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WEEKLY NEWS RELEASE SEPT. 29, 2009

Cincinnati Bengals (2-1) at Cleveland Browns (0-3)

Week 4, Game 4 Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009

at Cleveland Browns Stadium

Next up: Week 5, Game 5

Oct. 11 at Baltimore

Game information Kickoff: 1 p.m. EDT. Television: CBS broadcast with Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (analyst). The game will be aired in the Cincinnati home market on CBS affiliates WKRC-TV (Ch. 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV (Ch. 7) in Dayton and WKYT-TV (Ch. 27) in Lexington, Ky. Radio: Live coverage on the 28-station Bengals Radio Network, including in Cincinnati on flagships WCKY-AM (1530) “Homer” (all sports) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Brad Johansen (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst). Setting the scene: The Bengals are on an early season roll as they head into the first 2009 chapter of the “Battle of Ohio,” and QB Carson Palmer is quick to note the two-word modifier on the term “roll.” “It is huge to start off your home division schedule with a win over the defending world champions,” Palmer said after last week’s 23-20 comeback conquest of Pittsburgh, “and we’ll enjoy this one a short while. But then we’ve got to move past it, realize it was just one game and realize it was only Week 3. “We’re going to Cleveland to face a team that’s on the ropes, a team that’s at home, a team that can be dangerous. And we still have a lot to prove.” The Browns are 0-3 to the Bengals’ 2-1, and have lost their last two games by a combined score of 61-9. But in 2003, when Palmer was a non-playing rookie, a Cleveland team that would finish 5-11 essentially knocked the Bengals out of the playoffs with a 22-14 upset win at Paul Brown Stadium. And in 2007, a Bengals team that was out of the running dealt a crippling blow to the playoff-contending Browns with a 19-14 win in Game 15. Earlier in 2007, an 0-1 Browns team facing heavy criticism faced a 1-0 Bengals club that had opened the season with a tough Monday night win over defending division champion Baltimore. The Browns won that one, 51-45. Such is Ohio’s intrastate NFL rivalry. One thing for certain, however, is if this Bengals team finds itself in a tough spot in the fourth quarter at Cleveland, it won’t be short on confidence. Against the defending world champs last week, Cincinnati struggled mightily for three quarters but smoked the Steelers 14-0 in the final period. The Steelers made only one first down on a pair of fourth-quarter possessions, while Palmer led the Bengals on TD drives of 85 and 71 yards. Cincinnati converted two fourth-down plays on the winning, 71-yard TD march, which covered 16 plays. The winning TD came with 0:14 remaining on a four-yard pass from Palmer to WR Andre Caldwell. The Bengals made 11 first downs and gained 139 yards in the fourth quarter after mustering just eight first downs and 134 yards in the first three periods.

The fact the Bengals were within range of a comeback in the final period was much to the credit of the Cincinnati defense. Prior to holding the Steelers to 19 yards and one first down in the final period, the Bengals’ defense had rope-a-doped its way through a struggling first half, giving up 258 total yards and a touchdown. But on two of the other three first-half Steelers drives, which reached the six- and one-yard lines, it surrendered only FGs. It was the first Bengals win at home over the Steelers since 2001, a season when only two current players — LS Brad St. Louis and WR Chad Ochocinco — were on the team. In the locker room after last week’s win, Ochocinco commandeered the team sound system and put on crooner Sam Cooke’s “It’s Been a Long Time Coming.” “But now we have two straight division games on the road,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “It doesn’t mean a thing if we don’t come through in those.” The series: This is the 72nd staging of the “Battle of Ohio.” The Bengals lead, 36-35. The Browns lead 21-14 as the home team, but the Bengals have won four of their six Lake Erie trips under head coach Marvin Lewis. At the new Cleveland Browns Stadium, which opened in 1999, the Bengals have a 6-4 record. Overall, the Bengals have won seven of the last nine games in the series. Though the home team historically has had an edge in the series, the clubs spilt victories on each other’s turf last year, the Browns winning 20-12 at Cincinnati in September and the Bengals prevailing 14-0 at Cleveland in December. More series notes: ● The Bengals’ longest win streak over the Browns has been five games, posted from Game 2 of 2004 through Game 2 of 2006. ● The Browns’ longest win streak over Cincinnati has been seven games, extending from Game 2 of the 1992 season through Game 2 of ’95. ● The largest lead in series history has been five games by the Browns, who led 6-1 after the first meeting of 1973. Cincinnati’s largest lead has been four games, at 24-20 after the first game of the 1992 season. ● Since the Browns’ rebirth in 1999, the Bengals lead 12-8 overall. ● This week’s game will leave the Browns tied with the Tennessee Titans/Houston Oilers as the second-most frequent Bengals opponent, with 72 meetings. Pittsburgh (79) is Cincinnati’s most frequently played opponent. ● The Bengals are Cleveland’s second-most frequently played foe. The Browns have 114 all-time games against Pittsburgh. Complete Bengals-Browns series results are on page 157 of the Bengals 2009 Media Guide.

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(Game information, continued) Team bests from the series: Bengals — MOST POINTS: 58, in a 58-48 victory at Paul Brown Stadium in 2004. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 32, in a 48-16 win at Riverfront Stadium in 1978. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 0 (three times), most recently in last season’s 14-0 win at Cleveland. Browns — MOST POINTS: 51, in a 51-45 win at Cleveland in 2007. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 34, in a 34-0 victory at Cincinnati in 1987. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 0 (twice), most recently in an 18-0 win at Cleveland in 2001. The last meeting: Complete summaries of last season’s Bengals-Browns games are on page 15 of this release. Top cats in Ohio: For the third straight year, the Bengals enter the season enjoying the all-time lead in their “Battle of Ohio” rivalry with the Browns. Cincinnati now leads 36-35, thanks to last December’s 14-0 win at Cleveland. In both 2007 and ’08, the Browns tied the series by winning the first meeting, and the Bengals regained the lead by winning the second game. The Browns have not led the series since prior to the first meeting of 2006. Cleveland entered 2006 with a 33-32 lead, but the Bengals swept the two-game set in ’06 to go ahead by 34-33. Last year’s December game at Cleveland marked the 14th time that the series had been tied and looking for a leader. The Browns have won nine of those 14 tie-breaker games, but the Bengals have won the last three. Prior to the 2006 win that put Cincinnati ahead 34-33, the Bengals had gone some 13 years without enjoying a series lead. Cincinnati closed 1993 with a 24-23 lead, but the Browns went ahead 25-24 with a 1994 two-game sweep, and the Browns did not trail again until after the second game of 2006. NFL’s closest series: The “Battle of Ohio” between the Bengals and Browns is among the most tightly contested of all the NFL’s long-running series. With the Bengals leading at 36-35, it ranks third-closest among all series comprising 50 or more games. Below are the five closest NFL series with 50 or more games, based on the leader’s winning percentage (includes postseason):

SERIES LEADER WINNING PCT.

Cardinals vs. Eagles .......... Cardinals, 55-54-5 ........................ .504 Jets vs. Patriots ................. Jets, 50-49-1 ................................ .505 Bengals vs. Browns ........... Bengals, 36-35-0 .......................... .507 49ers vs. Bears ................. 49ers, 30-29-1 .............................. .508 Lions vs. Bucs ................... Lions, 27-26-0 .............................. .509 More Bengals-Browns facts: The first-ever Bengals-Browns meeting of any kind was Aug. 29, 1970. On that Saturday, the Browns were visitors for the second preseason game of Riverfront Stadium’s debut season. The Bengals won 31-24, moving to 2-0 in preseason in their new home. Also: ● The Bengals were 17-10 against the Browns at Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field. ● The Browns were 17-8 against the Bengals at the old Cleveland Stadium. ● The Bengals and Browns never played at Nippert Stadium, as Nippert was the Bengals’ American Football League home. ● In 36 previous seasons of playing each other twice in a campaign, each team has posted eight sweeps. The teams have split the season set 19 times. In 1982, they played only once, with the scheduled contest at Cleveland cancelled due to a players’ strike. ● The first Bengals-Browns regular-season game was a 30-27 Browns win at Cleveland on Oct. 11, 1970, and the attendance of 83,520 stood for some 34 years as the largest ever to see a Bengals regular-season game. It was not eclipsed until 2004, when 87,786 saw the Bengals win at Washington. ● The first Bengals-Browns regular-season game at Cincinnati — on Nov. 15, 1970 — drew the first home crowd of

60,000 in Bengals history (60,007 at Riverfront Stadium). The Bengals won 14-10 behind a 110-yard rushing effort from QB Virgil Carter, the only 100-yard rushing game by a QB in Bengals history. ● The Bengals-record crowd in the Riverfront Stadium/ Cinergy Field era was 60,284 for a 27-24 Browns victory on Oct. 17, 1971. ● The Bengals and Browns met three times in preseason at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, from 1972-74. All were Sunday afternoon games, and the Browns won two of the three. Blanking the Browns: The Bengals’ 14-0 win in their last meeting against Cleveland was the ninth shutout in Cincinnati franchise history, and the last three of those nine have come on the road against the Browns. Coach Sam Wyche’s Bengals posted a 21-0 win at the old Cleveland Stadium on Dec. 3, 1989, and Marvin Lewis directed his first shutout in the Nov. 26, 2006 game at Cleveland. The 30-0 score in 2006 produced the largest winning margin for a Lewis-coached Bengals team. Here’s a list of the nine shutout victories in Bengals history:

DATE OPPONENT SCORE BENGALS COACH

11-28-71 SAN DIEGO 31-0 Paul Brown 12-2-73 MINNESOTA 27-0 Paul Brown 9-28-75 @New Orleans 21-0 Paul Brown 12-7-75 @Philadelphia 31-0 Paul Brown 10-10-76 TAMPA BAY 21-0 Bill Johnson 10-19-80 MINNESOTA 14-0 Forrest Gregg 12-3-89 @Cleveland 21-0 Sam Wyche 11-26-06 @Cleveland 30-0 Marvin Lewis 12-14-08 @Cleveland 14-0 Marvin Lewis Coaches in the “BOH:” Marvin Lewis is the only Bengals head coach whose first victory came in the “Battle of Ohio.” Lewis took over as head coach in 2003, and his first win was a 21-14 decision at Cleveland on Sept. 28 of that year. The Bengals entered that game at 0-3, but went on to finish 8-8. The six-game improvement, after a 2-14 season in 2002, was the largest in the NFL for ’03, and Lewis finished second to Bill Belichick of Super Bowl champion New England in voting for the Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award. Forrest Gregg is the only head coach to pilot both teams in the Battle of Ohio series. Gregg was 1-5 as Browns coach against the Bengals from 1975-77, and he was 3-4 as Bengals coach against the Browns from 1980-83. Lewis is 8-4 overall against Cleveland. That ties him with Homer Rice (2-1) and Bruce Coslet (2-1) for best winning percentage among Bengals coaches against the Browns. Sam Wyche (10-6) is the Bengals coach with the most total wins against Cleveland. Here’s a full roundup of Bengals’ head coaches and their records in the Battle of Ohio: Paul Brown (5-7), Bill “Tiger” Johnson (3-2), Homer Rice (2-1), Forrest Gregg (3-4), Sam Wyche (10-6), Dave Shula (1-7), Bruce Coslet (2-1), Dick LeBeau (2-3), Marvin Lewis (8-4). Individually vs. Browns: In his only Bengals performance to date against the Browns, on Dec. 21 of last season at Cleveland, HB Cedric Benson rushed for his NFL career high of 171 yards. It was the most rushing yards by a Bengal since Rudi Johnson’s 202 vs. Cleveland in 2004, and the 38 carries tied for third-most in Bengals history. Benson was not signed by the Bengals until Sept. 30 of last year, two days after the first Bengals-Browns meeting of the season. Also in the Dec. 21 game last year, Bengals CB Leon Hall tied a team record with three interceptions, including a 50-yarder for a TD for a key early score in a 14-0 win played under difficult offensive conditions (18-degree temperature and zero wind chill). Hall’s performance earned him AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Other current Bengals’ career performances while playing for Cincinnati against the Browns include: ● QB Carson Palmer: Eight games; 6-2 won-lost record as starter; 174 completions in 269 attempts (64.7 percent), for an

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(Individually vs. Browns, continued) average of 239.4 yards per game (1915 total); 20 TD passes and 13 INTs; passer rating of 90.3. In 2007 against the Browns at Cleveland, Palmer threw for a Bengals-record six touchdowns. Palmer missed both Browns games last season due to an elbow injury. ● HB James Johnson (practice squad): One game; Three rushes for 10 yards (3.3); Three receptions for 27 yards (9.0). ● FB Jeremi Johnson: 10 games; five rushing attempts for 10 yards (2.0); six pass receptions for 30 yards (5.0), one TD. ● WR Chad Ochocinco: 15 games; 76 receptions for 1071 yards (14.1) and nine TDs; average of 5.1 catches and 71.4 yards per game; also three rushes for 32 yards (10.7). Ochocinco missed last year’s game at Cleveland due to a hamstring strain. ● WR Chris Henry: Five games; 11 receptions for 174 yards (15.8), three TDs. Henry scored the only offensive TD of last year’s 14-0 Bengals win at Cleveland, on a 20-yard reception in the second quarter. ● WR Andre Caldwell: One game; One reception for eight yards. ● WR Antonio Chatman (Reserve/Injured): One game; one reception for two yards. ● TE Daniel Coats: Four games; one catch for four yards. ● TE Reggie Kelly (Reserve/Injured): 11 games; 14 receptions for 122 yards (8.7) with one TD. Kelly’s one-yard TD catch in 2003 at Cleveland was the game’s final score, breaking a 14-14 tie in the third quarter and leading to Marvin Lewis’ first win as head coach. ● TE Ben Utecht (Reserve/Injured): One game; Two receptions for 10 yards (5.0). Records vs. Browns: The two highest-scoring games in Bengals history have each been against the Browns, both coming during Marvin Lewis’ tenure as head coach. On Nov. 28, 2004 at Paul Brown Stadium, the Bengals won 58-48, and the 106 total points rank second in NFL history, behind only 113 from Washington’s 72-41 win over the N.Y. Giants in 1966. And on Sept. 16, 2007, the Bengals and Browns combined for 96 points at Cleveland in a 51-45 Browns win. The highest total points figure in a Bengals game not involving the Browns has been 90, in a 49-41 Chargers win in 2006 at Cincinnati. Also on records against the Browns: ● The 58-48 Bengals win in 2004 stands as the only game in club history for Cincinnati to score in double figures in all four quarters (14-13-14-17 — 58). ● In the final Bengals game at Cinergy Field, on Dec. 12, 1999, Cincinnati limited the Browns to the fewest rushing yards ever by an opponent. Cleveland had only 11 net yards on 11 attempts. ● On Dec. 21, 1980 vs. Cleveland, DE Eddie Edwards set the Bengals record for sacks in a game with five. The mark stood unchallenged for 19 years, until DE Antwan Odom tied it on Sept. 20 of this season at Green Bay. ● On Nov. 25, 2001 at Cleveland, T.J. Houshmandzadeh set the Bengals record for punt return yards in a game with 126. His 86-yarder in that game ranks tied for third-longest in club history. Bengals-Browns connections: Bengals S Chris Crocker was a Browns 2003 draft choice and played for Cleveland

through 2005 ... Browns G Eric Steinbach played for the Bengals from 2003-06 ... Bengals S Chinedum Ndukwe and Browns QB Brady Quinn were teammates, and a top QB-to-WR combination, at Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio ... ... Browns WR Brian Robiskie played at Ohio State ... Browns P Dave Zastudil played at Ohio University ...Browns defensive coordinator Rob Ryan coached at Western Kentucky in 1987 and at Ohio State in 1988 ... Browns offensive line coach George Warhop played G/C at the University of Cincinnati in 1981-82 and coached at UC in 1983. Red-zone reports: The Bengals rank second in the NFL in red-zone touchdown percentage (75.0), having scored TDs on six of eight penetrations of the opponent’s 20-yard line. Tampa Bay leads at 83.3 percent (five of six). Cincinnati scored a TD and a field goal on two trips against Pittsburgh last week, after getting four TDs in four trips at Green Bay in Game 2. Defensively, the Bengals rank tied for 16th in TD percentage at 50.0. Both TD percentage figures show an improvement over 2008, when Cincinnati ranked 27th offensively at 45.5 and 26th defensively at 59.2. The Browns have battled the elemental problem of not being able to reach the red zone offensively or keep foes out of it defensively. Cleveland’s offense has the fewest red-zone penetrations (four), and the defense has allowed the league’s most (15).

Bengals red-zone report OFFENSE DEFENSE

Inside-20 poss.: 8 Inside-20 poss.: 6 Total scores: 7 (87.5%) Total scores: 5 (83.3%) TDs: 6 (75.0%) TDs: 3 (50.0%) FGs: 1 (12.5%) FGs: 2 (33.3%) TD% rank: 2nd TD% rank: T-16th No scores: 1 (12.5%) No scores: 1 (16.7%) Lost on downs: 1 (0.0%) End of game: 1 (16.7%)

Browns red-zone report OFFENSE DEFENSE

Inside-20 poss.: 4 Inside-20 poss.: 15 Total scores: 4 (100.0%) Total scores: 13 (86.7%) TDs: 1 (25.0%) TDs: 8 (53.3%) FGs: 3 (75.0%) FGs: 5 (33.3%) TD% rank: 31st TD% rank: 19th No scores: 0 (20.0%) No scores: 2 (13.3%)

Bengals-Browns NFL rankings BENGALS BROWNS

SCORING (AVG. POINTS): Points scored .......................... 15th (20.3) 31st (9.7) Points allowed ..................... T-13th (18.7) 32nd (31.7) NET OFFENSE (AVG. YARDS): Total ...................................... 24th (299.7) 32nd (218.0) Rushing ................................. 14th (112.3) 29th (71.3) Passing ................................ 22nd (187.3) 31st (146.7) NET DEFENSE (AVG. YARDS): Total ...................................... 16th (328.7) 30th (412.7) Rushing ................................... 11th (88.7) 30th (184.3) Passing ................................. 19th (240.0) 16th (228.3) TURNOVERS: Differential ...................... T-24th (minus-2) 31st (minus-7)

The head coaches Marvin Lewis is in his seventh season as Bengals head coach, one year from tying Paul Brown and Sam Wyche for the franchise’s longest tenure of eight seasons. In Bengals head coaching victories, he also ranks third (behind Wyche and Brown). Lewis’ Bengals record is 48-50-1 in the regular season, 0-1 in postseason and 48-51-1 overall. He needs seven victories to tie Paul Brown (55-59-1) in Bengals annals and is 16 wins behind Wyche (64-68). His Bengals log includes an AFC North Division championship in 2005, and he coached his first five years (2003-

07) without experiencing a losing season, the club’s longest such streak since a six-year span from 1972-77. Lewis enters 2009 tied for fifth in the NFL for current consecutive seasons as a head coach (seven). He has also cracked the active top 10 for most total seasons as an NFL head coach, sharing ninth place at seven with Jacksonville head coach Jack Del Rio. Lewis was named the ninth Bengals head coach on Jan. 14, 2003. In 2002, he directed the NFL’s fifth-ranked defense with

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(The head coaches, continued) Washington, serving as assistant head coach in addition to his role as defensive coordinator. Prior to his year with the Redskins, he was a record-setting defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens. His six seasons (1996-2001) with the Ravens included a Super Bowl victory following the 2000 season. In the 2000 regular season, Lewis’ Baltimore defense set the NFL record for fewest points allowed in a 16-game campaign (165). Lewis entered the NFL as linebackers coach with Pittsburgh from 1993-95, guiding the careers of Pro Bowl selections Kevin Greene, Chad Brown, Levon Kirkland and Greg Lloyd. Born Sept. 23, 1958, in McDonald, Pa., near Pittsburgh, Lewis played linebacker at Idaho State and earned All-Big Sky Conference honors in each of his three seasons (1978-80). He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Idaho State in 1981. Eric Mangini is in his first season as Browns head coach, following three years (2006-08) as head coach of the New York Jets. His record with the Jets was 23-26, including 0-1 in

postseason, and he is 23-29 overall, including 0-3 with the Browns. He led the Jets to a 10-6 record and a Wild Card playoff berth as a rookie head coach in 2006. Mangini joined the Jets following six seasons (2000-05) with the New England Patriots, the first five as defensive backs coach and the sixth as defensive coordinator. In his career, he has been a part of five division championships and three Super Bowl championships. He has been an NFL coach since 1995, when he was an assistant on Bill Belichick’s staff in Cleveland. A native of Hartford, Conn., Mangini played nose tackle at Wesleyan College (Middletown, CT), where he set a school record with 36.5 career sacks. Lewis vs. Browns: Lewis leads, 8-4. Lewis vs. Mangini: Tied, 1-1, from a Bengals home victory over the Jets in 2007 and a Jets home win over the Bengals last season. Mangini vs. Bengals: Tied, 1-1.

Bengals information Praise flows for Palmer: Two-time Pro Bowl selection Carson Palmer has been much higher in the NFL statistics derbies than he is presently, but he has never been higher in the esteem of his coaches or teammates. In the season opener, he rallied a struggling offense to a clutch 91-yard drive for an apparent victory, only to see it get away as Denver came back to win on one of the most improbable late scores in NFL history. After a good statistical in a win in Week 2 at Green Bay, Palmer again was struggling through three quarters against Pittsburgh last week. He had completed only half his passes (10-of-20) for a meager 87 yards, and the offense had only eight first downs. The Bengals trailed, 20-9, with their only TD coming courtesy of a Johnathan Joseph interception. But the fourth quarter against the defending world champions produced a double-dose of what Palmer pulled off against Denver. He led TD drives of 85 yards on six plays and 71 yards on 16 plays, and the Bengals were winners, 23-20. Though a significant number of Steelers fans were among the Paul Brown Stadium crowd of 64,538, one wouldn’t have known it when Palmer passed four yards to WR Andre Caldwell for the winning TD with 18 seconds to play. The house rocked as it hadn’t since the team’s divisional championship year of 2005. On the two fourth-quarter drives, Palmer logged a 100.0 passer rating, going 10-for-16 for 96 yards with one TD and no INTs. One of his incompletions was a spike to stop the clock. “I think it comes back to the quarterback,” said head coach Marvin Lewis, asked about the offense’s clutch play. “He feels comfortable, and he’s very collected at those points in a game. There’s a calmness about him, and it speaks to his maturity — his leadership abilities and his command of what we’re doing. When things could get a little chaotic, he knows exactly what’s going on and exactly where holes will be. Half the time, he tells me what we’re going to do, and he’ll be right.” “It was all Carson,” said WR Chad Ochocinco, speaking of the fourth quarter against the Steelers. “He had it the whole time. He calls touchdowns before they happen. On the last drive, he said ‘when’ we score a touchdown, we’re going for two. That’s what you want to hear in a huddle, and it’s only going to get better.” Best Palmer comeback? The Pittsburgh game marked the eighth time in QB Carson Palmer’s career in which he has rallied the team from behind to win in the fourth quarter. Given that the Bengals trailed by 11 points (20-9) and that the Steelers are the defending world champions, it may be deemed as the greatest comeback he has led. But another effort deserves mention. In 2004, his second year in the NFL and his first year to play, he had his career “breakout” game, leading Cincinnati from a 20-3 deficit after three quarters to

a 27-26 win at Baltimore. He threw three TD passes to put Cincinnati ahead 24-23, and after Baltimore regained the lead at 26-24, he led a 60-yard drive as time expired to set up Shayne Graham’s game-winning 24-yard field goal. Palmer was 10-for-13 passing for 200 yards in that fourth quarter, and two of his three incompletions were spikes to stop the clock. On two fourth-quarter TD drives last week against Pittsburgh, Palmer was 10-for-16 passing for 96 yards, with one TD. Two of his incompletions came on spikes. All Palmer’s comebacks: Carson Palmer’s first time to lead the Bengals to a victory from a fourth-quarter deficit came against Cleveland. Here’s a recap of all eight games in which he has led successful fourth-quarter comebacks:

DATE CLEVELAND *DEFICIT FINAL SCORE

9-19-04 CLEVELAND 44-48 Bengals, 58-48 12-5-04 @Baltimore 3-20 Bengals, 27-26 10-16-05 @Tennessee 17-20 Bengals, 31-23 9-24-06 @Pittsburgh 14-17 Bengals, 28-20 10-22-06 CAROLINA 10-14 Bengals, 17-14 9-10-07 BALTIMORE 19-20 Bengals, 27-20 10-21-07 N.Y. JETS 17-23 Bengals, 38-31 9-27-09 PITTSBURGH 9-20 Bengals, 23-20 * — Largest Bengals deficit in fourth quarter. Palmer on the comeback: QB Carson Palmer termed last week’s comeback fourth quarter over Pittsburgh as “a blast .. probably the most fun I’ve ever had playing.” But Palmer confirms that he never lets that show while he’s conducting business. “I’m not a big cheerleader,” he said. “It’s kind of business as usual. What I want to portray is, ‘We’ve got a job to do ... we just need to execute and do our jobs.’ When everybody handles their job, we’re going to score touchdowns.” Palmer did, however, take full enjoyment of the feeling after his game-winning TD pass to WR Andre Caldwell. “It was indescribable,” he said. “Our fans wanted it as bad as we did. To see everybody’s hands go up and signal ‘touchdown,’ and to feel that roar of the stadium, you feel blessed and lucky to be wearing that uniform.” Palmer praises his mates: Though the quarterback customarily gets most of the credit when the offense makes a fourth-quarter comeback, Carson Palmer characteristically dished praise others following last week’s win over Pittsburgh: ● On WR Andre Caldwell, whose four fourth-quarter

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(Palmer praises his mates, continued) receptions included the winning TD, Palmer said: “He doesn’t say much, but he goes out and does his job. If you ask him to go out and block a linebacker, he’ll block him. If you ask him to run a certain route versus a certain coverage, he’ll do it without whining or complaining. You never hear him say, ‘Well, I blocked all game and didn’t get the ball thrown my way.’ He understands that he is part of a team. He’s the ultimate team player. When his number is called, he makes plays.” ● Of HB Brian Leonard, who had receptions on the final possession to convert a fourth-and-10 play and a two-point conversion: “After the two-point conversion, he sprinted down to cover the kickoff because he’s on the kickoff team. He didn’t say a word. He didn’t smile or laugh. He’s a workhorse. I have a lot of trust in him, and I’ve only been working with him for a very short time. He’s always where he needs to be and he’s always picking up pressure when he needs to. When he needs to make big plays he consistently makes big plays with his spin moves and his leaping over defenders. That play on fourth down was just a football player making a football play.” ● On WR Laveranues Coles, who had receptions to convert a third down and a fourth down in the fourth quarter: “He’s a veteran you can go to in situations where you need a veteran to make a big play. He understands coverage, and he can break off of his route and convert a route versus a certain coverage. He was exactly where he needed to be. He’ll drop safeties on blocks or seal the end versus defensive linemen. When his number is called, he makes plays. Those are the guys you like having on your team.” Palmer rates with greats: The Bengals have looked with much anticipation to QB Carson Palmer’s full return in 2009, and a comparison of top Cincinnati QBs shows why. Despite not playing as a rookie in 2004, as well as playing only four games in 2008, Palmer already holds his own in team passing records against Ken Anderson and Boomer Esiason, the Bengals’ two Super Bowl quarterbacks. Palmer owns the franchise’s career records for passer rating and completion percentage, and he holds season marks for TD passes, rating, yards and completions. He also holds the game record for TD passes. Here’s how Anderson, Esiason and Palmer compare, with a chart of team records held by each player:

Career records (minimum 1000 passes)

ANDERSON ESIASON PALMER

Attempts (4475) Yds./att. (7.62) Comp. pct (63.6) Completions (2654) 300-yd. games (23) Rating (88.3) Yards (32,838) TD/INT ratio (1.6/1) TD passes (197)

Season records (minimum 350 passes)

ANDERSON ESIASON PALMER

Comp. pct. (70.6) 300-yd. games (5)* Completions (373) TD/INT ratio (2.9/1) Yards (4131) TD passes (32) Rating (101.1) 300-yd. games (5)* * — Esiason and Palmer share record.

Game records ANDERSON ESIASON PALMER

Completions (40) Yards (490) TD passes (6) Comp. pct. (90.9) Longest pass (94) Odom still holds sacks lead: Bengals DE Antwan Odom didn’t manage a sack against Pittsburgh last week, but he still leads the NFL through Week 3, with 7.0. DE Elvis Dumervil of Denver is second with 6.0, following a two-sack game at Oakland last week. DE Dwight Freeney of Indianapolis is third

with 4.0 sacks, and no other player has more than three. Odom had two sacks in the season opener vs. Denver, and on Sept. 20 at Green Bay, he tied Eddie Edwards’ Bengals record with five. Since 1982, when individual sacks became an official NFL statistic, no player has matched Odom’s total of seven for the first two games of a season. The previous record for Games 1-2 of a season was 6.5, by Detroit DE William Gay in 1983 (Gay finished ’83 with 13.5). Odom’s five sacks against the Packers stand as the most by an NFL player in any game since Sept. 30, 2007, when N.Y. Giants DE Osi Umenyiora had six against Philadelphia. The NFL record for sacks in a game is seven, by Kansas City LB Derrick Thomas vs. Seattle in 1990, and the league record for sacks in a season is 22.5, by DE Michael Strahan of the N.Y. Giants in 2001. The Bengals have compiled sacks records since 1976, and the franchise single-season record is 22.0 by DE Coy Bacon in 1976 (when the full season was only 14 games). Eddie Edwards is the franchise’s all-time sacks leader at 83.5, well ahead of LB Reggie Williams, who is second at 62.5. The highest a Bengal has finished in the NFL sacks race (since 1982) has been tied for ninth, by Edwards with 13 in 1983. Odom, a sixth-year NFL player, now has 22.5 career sacks, and 18 of those have come in the 31 games he has played since 2007. He played for Tennessee from 2004-07 before joining the Bengals last year as an unrestricted free agent. Heck of a comeback: DE Antwan Odom is the first to admit he had disappointing results in 2008, his first year as a Bengal. The high-profile free agent signee was limited by injuries to 12 games and eight starts. He managed just three sacks and seven QB pressures after getting eight sacks and 29 pressures for Tennessee in 2007. But in 2009, Odom posted the fastest two-game sacks start (seven) on record in the NFL. “You think you’re dreaming,” he said. “But this isn’t a dream.” A sixth-year NFL veteran from Alabama, Odom does not have the high-glitz personality that often accompanies those who trade in one of the NFL’s most hyped statistics. He’s a country guy from Bayou La Batre, Ala., where he formerly worked long hours in the area’s seafood industry and became a fan of NASCAR racing and pro wrestling. He’s basically a quiet sort, and he is quietly frank about owning up to his unease over the numbers he posted for Cincinnati last season. “When you get paid at a high level, you want to produce results,” he says. “I felt very deeply about the Bengals not getting what they had paid for last year. I felt like I was stealing money. Injuries were a part of it, for sure, but that was no excuse in my mind. I have set my mind on coming back and showing people that I’m not the type of guy who gets hurt and misses time.” A huge key for Odom, it appears, was offseason work that turned him from a 250 pounder in 2008 to a 280-pounder in ’09. “I felt like I was kind of pushed around last season,” he says, “and when you get pushed around, you get hurt. I didn’t want that to happen again. I don’t have to strain as much now to take on blocks, and I think my endurance and my speed are still just fine.” Another key, Odom says, was seeking treatment for a sleep apnea disorder he had struggled with for some time. He now is sleeping through each night and is fully rested heading into work each day. Agog about Antwan: DE Antwan Odom’s teammates — present and former — are raving about him. “He looks like a different player,” says DE Robert Geathers. “He’s bigger, stronger. He’s got different focus. To be the biggest free-agent signing (in Bengals history), he’s got a lot on his shoulders. He was hurt last year and it was a disappointment for him. We can all tell he has a little chip on his shoulder.” “He’s a whole different player,” agrees DT Domata Peko. “I remember at the bench (press) test last year at 225 pounds, he was struggling. But he had a hell of an offseason and he came in benching as much as D-tackles. He’s at 280 solid and he’s still got his quickness, but he’s got a lot more meat and a lot more muscle on him. I told him even before the Green Bay game, ‘You keep this stuff up and you’re going to have a helluva year.’ ” Former Bengals and Titans DT John Thornton, now working

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(Agog about Antwan, continued) in the Cincinnati media, notes that Odom’s added weight is part of his successful transition from Tennessee to the Cincinnati system. “Antwan fits this (Bengals) style better now,” Thornton says. “In Tennessee, it’s all about speed and being on the edge. There’s a different philosophy here. Here he has had to play more technique, and last year he was in front of a tight end a lot. I think the added weight has helped him.” Odom praises the Bengals line depth, with young veterans Jonathan Fanene and Pat Sims able to see plenty of action and give the starters some rest. “You get a blow,” Odom said, “and you get fresh in the fourth quarter, and you’re still able to rush.” Odom also likes moving inside to play a DT spot in some nickel situations, with rookie Michael Johnson putting his speed-rush talents to work at DE. “I like it inside; it’s good to mix it up,” Odom said. “We worked on pass rushing all offseason, and I think it’s paying off.” Team has share of sacks lead: The Bengals have 10 sacks as a team — seven by DE Antwan Odom, one each by DT Jonathan Fanene and LB Rey Maualuga, and a shared sack between DE Robert Geathers and DT Pat Sims. Cincinnati is tied for the NFL lead, as Denver and Philadelphia also have 10. Team sacks became an official statistic in 1963 in the NFL and in ’64 in the AFL. The Bengals’ highest finish for a full season was in 1973, when head coach Paul Brown and defensive coordinator Chuck Weber guided a unit that finished fourth with 43 sacks. In 2001, with Dick LeBeau as head coach and Mark Duffner as defensive coordinator, Cincinnati tied for fourth with 48. The 48 figure is the club record for sacks in a season. Four players in 2001 had six or more sacks — DE Reinard Wilson (9), DE Justin Smith (8.5), LB Brian Simmons (6.5) and LB Takeo Spikes (6). Bengals’ new breed: Head coach Marvin Lewis said it entering the season — “this is a really young team” — and the NFL’s annual analysis of Kickoff Weekend rosters confirmed it. The Bengals entered the 2009 season with an average of 3.77 years of NFL experience per player, the lowest among the 32 teams. Green Bay was second-lowest at 3.81. Cincinnati’s average age of players on the 53-player roster was 26.13, third-lowest in the AFC and tied for fifth-lowest in the league. And the Bengals have gotten a bit younger since Kickoff Weekend. Following the opener vs. Denver, Cincinnati released fourth-year HB DeDe Dorsey and replaced him with rookie OT Andre Smith, the club’s first-round choice in the 2009 draft. Smith had been on a roster exemption for Denver. “We’ve got athleticism and ability, but we have to set the goal of being the best-prepared team in the NFL,” Lewis has said. “We can’t afford lapses. We can’t leave a stone unturned. We have to make really good decisions all the time, and build a sharpness that’s going to snowball and get better and better every week. When Chad (Ochocinco) has one of our special parking places (reserved for players with the most NFL experience), that’s bad.” Lewis laughed, to indicate he didn’t literally mean “bad,” but he added: “It tells me this team has to play a little bit beyond its years.” Numbers good, but unit better? Bengals QB Carson Palmer, always quick to credit his teammates, doesn’t want anyone reading too much into the current rankings numbers of the Cincinnati defense. They’re not bad — 16th in yards allowed, tied for 13th in scoring — but the unit’s ultimate effectiveness has been better. ● In the season opener, the Denver Broncos had only 215 net offensive yards before adding 87 more on a once-in-a-football-lifetime play, a TD pass deflected by the Bengals to a receiver not designed to be a part of the play. It was Denver’s only TD. ● On Sept. 20 at Green Bay, said Palmer, “I gave away 14 points myself (with two interceptions, one returned for a TD and the other returned to the Bengals 11).” And though the Bengals allowed Green Bay to gain 311 net yards, 99 of those came in the

game’s final two minutes, when the Bengals, protecting the 31-21 lead they had established with 1:56 to play, were happy enough to give up some ground in exchange for time off the clock. The Packers had only 113 yards in the first half, when their 21 points included the two interception-related TDs. The Packers scored only three points after the teams entered halftime tied at 21. ● Last week against Pittsburgh, the defense scored Cincinnati’s first TD, on a 30-yard INT return by CB Johnathan Joseph. Otherwise against the Steelers, the Bengals were effective defensively in the clutch in the first half before being just plain effective in the second half. Though the Steelers romped for 258 yards in the first half, they settled for only 13 points, as the Bengals gave up only field goals on drives that had reached their one and six-yard lines. In the second half, the Steelers managed only 115 yards and six first downs, and that included a fourth quarter when Pittsburgh mustered only 19 yards and one first down. “We’ve got a long, long way to go in this season,” said defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, “but I’m confident in my guys. They come to play with all they’ve got, and that’s all you can ask. Dating back to the end of last year, through this preseason and up to now, they haven’t given me any reason to believe they’re not going to show up every week and give us a good performance.” ● Through three games, the Bengals rank 11th in the NFL in rushing defense, at 88.7 yards allowed per game. The club record for a full season is 93.7 yards in 1983. The last time the Bengals ranked as high as No. 11 for a full season was 2001, when the defense allowed 104.7 yards per game. Benson second in AFC: HB Cedric Benson, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft, sat healthy but unwanted by any team for almost four months last year. When the Bengals, with an injury depleted RB corps, ended his exile by signing him as a free agent on Sept. 30, 2008, no one knew what, if anything, to expect. By now, of course, the entire NFL knows what a good decision that was. Benson had a fine finish with the Bengals in ’08, and through Week 3 of this season, he ranks second in the AFC and third in the NFL with 293 rushing yards. He has a solid 4.4-yard average per rush, and filling the workhorse role the Bengals envision for him, he leads the NFL in carries (66). His 29 carries (for 141 yards) on Sept. 20 at Green Bay are the most in the NFL this season. Adrian Peterson of Minnesota leads the NFL with 357 rushing yards, and Chris Johnson of Tennessee leads the AFC at 351. Benson also has five receptions for 37 yards. He has led the Bengals in yards from scrimmage in all three games, and he ranks sixth in the NFL in yards from scrimmage at 330. In last week’s win over Pittsburgh, Benson’s 16-for-76 rushing performance included a 23-yard run for the fourth-quarter TD that cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 20-15. “Cedric’s will and his drive is something we feed off offensively,” says QB Carson Palmer. “The group we have in front of him is creating holes, and when you combine their power and Cedric’s will, speed, explosiveness, that’s what we expect. We’re going to expect that all year long.” Powerful projection: It’s still early, but HB Cedric Benson’s three-game average of 97.7 rushing yards per game projects to a full-season total of 1563. The Bengals record is 1458 yards by Rudi Johnson in 2005. Prior to the season, QB Carson Palmer opined on the chance of Benson becoming the first Bengal to hit the 1500-yard mark. “It’s easily doable if he stays healthy,” Palmer said. “He’s the type of guy that always falls forward, always lunges forward. There may not be a big hole, but he’ll get two or three yards out of it. If there is a big hole, he’s the type of guy that can go 80 yards and no one’s going to catch him from behind. That’s something we haven’t had in the past. He’s exciting to watch.” Twenty-five does the trick: The Bengals are 23-1 in 24 games under coach Marvin Lewis in which a rusher carries 25 or more times. HB Cedric Benson has added to the list in three of the last five games, dating back to last season. On Sept. 20 of this season, Benson had 29 carries (for 141 yards) in Cincinnati’s

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(Twenty-five does the trick, continued) 31-24 win at Green Bay. The Bengals are 3-0 when Benson has carried 25 or more times. Cincinnati was 18-1 when Rudi Johnson had 25 or more (his first such game came in 2003), and the Bengals were 2-0 when Kenny Watson had a pair of 25-plus games in 2007. “It’s not always the yardage total that’s most important,” says Lewis. “When your back is carrying 25 times, it means that even though the yardage will vary, you’re controlling the ball, controlling the clock, and keeping your defense off the field. As it shows for us, that is very likely going to be a winning combination.” Cincinnati’s only loss under Lewis with a 25-carry rusher was Dec. 24, 2006 at Denver, when the Broncos overcame a 30-for-129 day by Rudi Johnson in a 24-23 win. Factors that contributed to the game being the lone exception to the 25-carry formula included a minus-two turnover differential for the Bengals and a missed PAT in the closing seconds that kept Cincinnati from forcing an overtime. More on Benson’s comeback: HB Cedric Benson and the Bengals have been on roughly parallel paths since 2005. In 2005, the Bengals won a division championship, and Benson joined the Chicago Bears with high hopes as the No. 4 overall pick in the NFL draft. But the Bengals have been out of the playoffs since, and Benson has been largely out of the spotlight. He was released by the Bears after 2007, carrying mediocre numbers and a reputation of not being a good team player. But things started picking up again in 2008. An injury-ridden Bengals team rallied from a disastrous start to post a 4-3-1 record over the season’s second half, and Benson was a big part of it. Rescued from the ranks of the NFL unemployed in late September, he went on to post three 100-yard rushing games, to lead the team in rushing yards (747) and yards from scrimmage (932), and to earn a new reputation as a valued teammate and friendly figure to media. “Ced has not taken a play off since he’s been here,” says QB Carson Palmer, “in a game or in practice. Even in T-shirts and shorts, he’s going 100 miles an hour. Maybe some people wondered about him personally when he first got here, but he put that to rest in a hurry and earned everyone’s respect.” Benson was completely exonerated from off-field charges which had contributed to Chicago’s decision to release him in June of 2008. But he concedes he did not always carry himself or his emotions well while with Chicago. He says the rough period after his release helped effect the changes his teammates and Bengals fans have seen. “I’m proud to have gone through what I did, and to have turned things around,” he says. Rebuilt O-line looks good: Though top draft pick Andre Smith has yet to see action and RG Bobbie Williams is the only player in the same primary spot he played last year, the Bengals offensive line has battled its way to a good showing over the first three games. “I think the guys are doing a good job of really working together,” says head coach Marvin Lewis. “They keep growing, and keep getting better. We just have to keep working. I think they’re becoming more comfortable with each other, and that’s the way an offense line has to play — more as a unit than any other group on the football field.” The Bengals are averaging 299.7 net yards offensively — not a fearsome figure, but well above the 245.4 norm Cincinnati posted last year with QB Carson Palmer sidelined for 12 games. HB Cedric Benson ranks second in the AFC and third in the NFL in rushing yards (293), and Benson ranks sixth in the NFL in yards from scrimmage at 330. RG Williams LOT Andrew Whitworth are the veteran leaders of the group. Whitworth played G for most of last season, but he has past experience at OT. Last week against Pittsburgh, he did a creditable job against DE James Harrison, the 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Elsewhere on the starting five: ● Anthony Collins, a fourth-round 2008 draft pick, is at ROT.

He started the last six games at LOT last season, as a replacement for injured Levi Jones. Also seeing action at ROT in the last two games, sometimes as an extra blocker and sometimes spelling Collins, has been second-year pro Dennis Roland. ROT had been the designated destination for Andre Smith, but Smith did not sign until Aug. 30, and he suffered a foot injury in his second practice, on Sept. 1. ● Second-year pro Nate Livings opened the season as the starting LG, but he suffered a knee injury vs. Denver and has been replaced by fifth-year pro Evan Mathis for the last two games. Livings saw his first NFL regular-season action in ’08, starting the final six games as an injury replacement, and he helped the club average 167.0 rushing yards over last season’s final three games. Mathis is a fifth-year NFL player, with 33 games of experience for Carolina and Miami prior to joining the Bengals. ● The center position is held by second-year pro Kyle Cook, who has added a more physical presence. “Kyle is a big, strong guy,” says Lewis, “and he has shown us that he’s smart and understands the game, able to make the calls and get people in the right spots.” On the line as a whole, Whitworth says: “I really believe we have talent and great chemistry, and that’s going to show. We came into this season with a lot to prove, but history shows that more often than not, the team that has something to prove is more successful than a team that doesn’t think it has a lot to prove. I like the mixture of guys we have. I’ll take it.” Big-play Rey: The second-round selection of LB Rey Maualuga “made” the Bengals 2009 draft in the eyes of many fans. With his wild hair, animated personality and reckless abandon on the field, the USC linebacker was a highly recognizable player. Many considered him a first-round talent, and the Bengals were lauded for a “steal” in getting him with the 38th overall pick. All of the above is still the case through the Bengals’ first three games. Maualuga is only rookie in the Cincinnati starting lineup on either side of the ball in 2009, having moved ahead of a tough veteran — Rashad Jeanty — into the No. 1 SLB spot. Maualuga showed his toughness in the Pittsburgh game, carted off the field with a knee strain in the late third quarter, only to return for almost a full fourth quarter of action. His six tackles against the Steelers included a stop for a two-yard loss against RB Willie Parker. Maualuga had a game-changing forced fumble at Green Bay, accomplished with one of his signature open-field hits against RB Ryan Grant. For the season, he has 17 tackles, including a sack, and he also has a team-leading two forced fumbles and a pass defensed. Maualuga reports that he has worked hard to turn his unexpectedly late draft selection into a motivational positive. “Hopefully — no, not hopefully, somewhere down the line — people are going to say, ‘OK, he’s a football player. We made a mistake, this guy can play,’ “ he said. “And so I’m going to show that. I’m just working my butt off to get out there as fast as possible.” Head coach Marvin Lewis says: “With Rey, you knew from the start that the game was not going to be too big for him. He loves the challenge, he does everything at full speed, and he does it with an impact.” J-Jo finds end zone again: Starting LCB Johnathan Joseph scored a touchdown for the third straight season in the Pittsburgh game, intercepting a Ben Roethlisberger pass in the third quarter and going 30 yards for the first Bengals TD. His score was the first significant strike in a game that had been dominated by the Steelers, and it closed the Pittsburgh lead to 13-9. “It was a hot read,” Joseph said. “I guess a miscommuni-cation on their part. The guy (intended receiver Santonio Holmes) was supposed to run a stop. That’s what it looked like, and I made a jump on the ball. It was a little confidence-booster for us, and definitely one for myself.” Joseph also had seven tackles in the game. Joseph scored last season on a 65-yard fumble return at

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(J-Jo finds end zone again, continued) Baltimore, and in 2007, he went 42 yards for a TD with his first pro INT, against Chad Pennington of the Jets. The TD against the Jets provided the eventual winning score in a 38-31 Bengals victory. Corner-stones: At the crucial position of cornerback, the Bengals are fortunate to have two young players, hitting their prime years, who have shown every indication of living up to their billing as first-round draft choices. Johnathan Joseph of South Carolina was the 24th overall pick in the 2006 draft, and Leon Hall of Michigan joined the Bengals as the 18th pick in the ’07 draft. And in 2009, says defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, it’s time for them to punch their tickets at a Pro Bowl level. “Those two cornerbacks, they’ve got to play good for us to be good,” Zimmer says. “If they don’t, we’re probably not going to be very good.” Hall has played in every game since joining the Bengals, and his 27 starts at RCB include the last 25 in a row. He leads the team in INTs (eight) and passes defensed (40) over his Bengals tenure. “There’s still room for improvement, but I think everything has carried over from last year,” Hall says. “We’ve been contesting balls and make sure there are no catches. The potential and expectations are very high.” Joseph has had a bit rockier a road as the LCB. The last two seasons, he has missed nine games — and played at less than 100 percent in some others — due to foot injuries. He enters 2009 feeling fully healed for the first time since his rookie year of 2006. “I’ve shown flashes, but I’m going to put it all together now and stay healthy for 16 full games,” he says. Zimmer is counting on Hall and Joseph to handle top receivers with minimal help, allowing the defense to focus on improving the pass rush. “It’s like always man-to-man,” Joseph says. “We have to stay on point all the time. Pressure is a big thing in this league, and there’s pressure on us.” Chad’s streak makes top five: WR Chad Ochocinco has caught at least one pass in 108 consecutive games, a Bengals record, and when Buffalo’s Terrell Owens had his streak of 185 snapped last week, Ochocinco’s run entered the top five active streaks in the NFL. Pittsburgh’s Hines Ward now leads at 165 games, followed by Jacksonville’s Torry Holt at 156, Atlanta’s Tony Gonzalez at 134 and Green Bay’s Donald Driver at 114. Ochocinco has the second-longest active streak accomplished all with one team, as Holt and Gonzalez have carried their streaks through free agency moves. Ochocinco first established a new Bengals mark at 94 on Sept. 14 of last season vs. Tennessee, breaking a tie at 93 with Carl Pickens. Ochocinco has played in 124 total Bengals games and has had a catch in all but four of them. His last game played without a catch was Game 4 of his second season, in 2002 vs. Tampa Bay. Chad keeps climbing: WR Chad Ochocinco led the Bengals in receiving yards for the third straight game in last week’s win over Pittsburgh, logging 54 on five catches. For the season, he leads the team with 234 receiving yards and is tied for the team lead in catches (14). He had one TD and is averaging 16.7 yards per catch. Though Ochocinco experienced the first down year of his career last season, set back by a chronic sore shoulder and the absence of QB Carson Palmer from the lineup, he has started 2009 in full health and is bent on further extending his already wide leads in Bengals all-time receptions and receiving yards. He will bid this year for his sixth selection for the Pro Bowl, which he missed last year after making the game the previous five seasons. Over the five seasons 2003-07, he posted the five highest receiving yards totals in Bengals history, topped by a record 1440 yards in ’07. Ochocinco’s five catches vs. Pittsburgh raised his career receptions total to 626 (all with Cincinnati). He is the only Bengal

to reach the 600 mark for a Cincinnati career and is now 96 catches ahead of second-place Carl Pickens. In receiving yards, his 9139 total is more than 2000 yards ahead of second-place Isaac Curtis (7101). And Ochocinco is just 31 years old, presumably with many more opportunities to fatten his leads. “By the time he’s through,” says QB Carson Palmer, “these records are going to be shattered.” The current top five for all-time Bengals receptions:

PLAYERS YEARS SEASONS RECEPTIONS

Chad Ochocinco *9 2001-09 626 Carl Pickens 8 1992-99 530 T.J. Houshmandzadeh 8 2001-08 507 Cris Collinsworth 8 1981-88 417 Isaac Curtis 12 1973-84 416 * — Three games into ninth season.

And the current top five for all-time Bengals receiving yards:

PLAYERS YEARS SEASONS REC. YARDS

Chad Ochocinco *9 2001-09 9139 Isaac Curtis 12 1973-84 7101 Carl Pickens 8 1992-99 6887 Cris Collinsworth 8 1981-88 6698 Eddie Brown 7 1985-91 6134 * — Three games into ninth season. Chad passes Curtis: WR Chad Ochocinco’s 13-yard TD catch on Sept. 20 at Green Bay put him into sole possession of second place all-time in Bengals receiving TDs (54). He snapped a tie with Isaac Curtis, who played 12 seasons (1973-84). Ochocinco is two games into his ninth season. Ochocinco is now within nine of the all-time Bengals leader in receiving TDs, Carl Pickens with 63. Pickens played eight seasons for Cincinnati (1992-99). Ochocinco also now has sole possession of fourth place in total Bengals TDs (54). The record is 70 by FB Pete Johnson, while Pickens shares second place with RB James Brooks at 64 each. Cosby vs. Cribbs: Bengals rookie punt returner Quan Cosby had a 17-yard gain on his only return of the Pittsburgh game and solidified his early standing among the league leaders. He is averaging 16.4 yards on 11 returns for the season, just three-tenths of a yard behind Cleveland’s Josh Cribbs, a fifth-year vet who currently leads the AFC at 16.7 and has for several years been recognized as one of the NFL’s best. Cribbs and Cosby rank 3-4 in the NFL, behind Philadelphia’s DeSean Jackson (22.2 on five returns) and Minnesota’s Darius Reynaud (17.3 on seven). Cribbs also has seven returns. Cosby’s 11 rank second in the NFL. Cosby leads the league in total punt return yards (180). After averaging a solid 9.8 yards on five returns in the season opener, Cosby sparkled on Sept. 20 at Green Bay. He had a 60-yarder to the Packers six that set up a second-quarter TD, and his 32-yarder in the fourth quarter carried to the Green Bay 29, setting up a field goal for a two-score Bengals lead at 31-21. He finished the day with a 22.8-yard average on five returns. Cosby’s 60-yard return at Green Bay was the longest by a Bengal since Nov. 16, 2003, when WR Peter Warrick took one 68 yards for a TD vs. Kansas City. The Bengals have not averaged 10 or more yards on punt returns for a full season since 2003, when Warrick (10.9) and Jeff Burris (11.6) combined for an 11.0 average. Cosby won the punt return job with an 11.9-yard average in preseason, including a 49-yarder for a TD. Huber pins ’em: Bengals rookie punter Kevin Huber is tied with Dallas’ Matt McBriar for the NFL in inside-20 kicks (eight). Huber has only two touchbacks, and his plus-six differential between inside-20s and touchbacks ranks tied for second in the league. McBriar leads at plus-seven. Huber, a 2009 fifth-round draft choice, is averaging 41.7 yards on 16 punts for the season and has a net average of 38.1

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(Bengals information, continued) Graham rises to third: Bengals K Shayne Graham rose from fourth to third place last week in the NFL’s all-time field goal accuracy standings, despite a one-for-two performance vs. Pittsburgh. His miss came from 52 yards. Chicago’s Robbie Gould also went one-for-two, but because he has 72 fewer career attempts than Graham, a miss has a greater negative effect on his percentage. At 85.37 percent for his career, Graham now leads Gould by slightly more than one percentage point. The top of the standings also flipped last week. After one week atop the list, San Diego’s Nate Kaeding fell back behind Matt Vanderjagt, who is no longer active. Kaeding went three-for-four against Miami, but that caused him to drop from 86.62 percent to 86.30. Graham has had only three FG attempts in three games this season, making two. Here’s the all-time top five through Week 3 play of 2009:

PLAYER FG FGA PCT.

Mike Vanderjagt ...................................... 230 266 86.47 Nate Kaeding ........................................... 126 146 86.30 Shayne Graham ...................................... 175 205 85.37 Robbie Gould .......................................... 112 133 84.21 Matt Stover .............................................. 462 552 83.70 Better than the best? As far as Bengals coaches are concerned, K Shayne Graham is the true No. 1 in all-time field goal accuracy. Though Graham (85.37) ranks third in career NFL percentage, his career totals (175-for-205) include a 19-for-26 performance in previous NFL stops at Buffalo and Carolina. As a Bengal, Graham is 156-for-179, an 87.15 percent accuracy rate which is Cincinnati’s all-time best and also tops NFL leader Matt Vanderjagt’s career mark of 86.47. Graham’s record case: K Shayne Graham is in his seventh Bengals season in 2009. He currently holds the following club records: ● Points in a season: 131 in 2005. ● Field goals in a season: 31 in 2007 ● Field goals in a game: Seven (in seven attempts), on Nov. 11, 2007 at Baltimore. ● Consecutive FGs made: 21, from Games 1-10 of 2007. ● Career FG percentage: 87.2, on 156 of 179. ● Season FG percentage: 91.2 (made 31 of 34 in 2007). ● Consecutive PATs made: 158, compiled from Game 1 of 2003 through Game 11 of 2006. ● Career PAT percentage: 99.1, on 225 of 227. ● Season PAT percentage: 100.0 (shares percentage record with other kickers, but his 47-for-47 in 2005 is the most attempts in a season by a Bengal without a miss). Team captains: Bengals players have voted five of their number as 2009 team captains. The captains are QB Carson Palmer and OT Andrew Whitworth on offense, LB Dhani Jones and DT Domata Peko on defense and S Kyries Hebert on special teams. “I congratulate these guys on earning the respect of their teammates for this leadership position,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “They will play an important role as the season goes on.” Return of Jeremi: When the Bengals released FB Jeremi Johnson in November of last season, it appeared his once-promising Cincinnati career had reached its end. Though Johnson had finished his rehab from a September knee injury, his prospects had faded due to two seasons which saw him get off to very slow starts due to weight and conditioning issues. It seemed he would be unable to regain the level of play that earned him first-alternate status for the Pro Bowl after the 2006 season. But Johnson, who held the team’s No. 1 FB job from his rookie season of 2003 through 2007, did not give up the quest. He convinced the Bengals to re-sign him as a free agent this past April, and on Aug. 10, with his weight not far from a goal of 265 pounds, he was moved to the No. 1 spot on the team’s depth

chart. He was the only FB to make the team’s 53-player roster out of preseason, and he has seen extensive action in each of the first three games. “I’m very pleased with what we’ve seen from Jeremi,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “He has re-dedicated himself, almost become a different person. I know he feels really good about it, too.” Of his several months as an unsigned player, Johnson said: “I knew I still had a love for football, and that the Bengals still needed me. They called and stayed in touch the whole time. I wasn’t going anywhere. You all just thought I was gone. I was never gone.” The Louisville, Ky., native says he was spurred to a more dedicated lifestyle by the birth last October of a daughter, Jai. “It helped a lot, a whole lot, I’m not going to lie,” Johnson said. “It makes you grow up. Even if you don’t want to.” Turnover tables are turned: Though the Bengals have started the 2009 season with a minus-two turnover differential, they rank tied for third-best in the NFL in differential during the tenure of head coach Marvin Lewis (2003-present). The Bengals are plus-38 under Lewis. Prior to 2003, Cincinnati had posted a minus differential for five straight years (1998-2002). Here are the top six teams in differential since 2003:

TEAM TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS DIFFERENTIAL

Indianapolis ...................... 190 ................... 114 ........................ +76 New England .................... 186 ................... 140 ........................ +46 Cincinnati ......................... 196 ................... 158 ........................ +38 San Diego ........................ 179 ................... 141 ........................ +38 Minnesota ......................... 190 ................... 170 ........................ +20 Baltimore .......................... 204 ................... 184 ........................ +20

Since 2003, Cincinnati has logged 196 takeaways, second in the league during that span to Baltimore (204). The Bengals have reached their 196 total with 116 interceptions and 80 fumble recoveries. In points off turnovers since 2003, Elias Sports Bureau reports that the Bengals rank third at 592. Baltimore leads the NFL during that span with 657, and Indianapolis ranks second at 604. A stat that matters: The Bengals were plus-one in turnover differential in their win over Pittsburgh, with one takeaway (an interception) and no giveaways. Cincinnati now is 33-5-1 under head coach Marvin Lewis when posting a plus. That’s a winning percentage of .859. Lewis’ record with a minus-differential is almost a mirror image at 6-32. The Bengals are 9-13 under Lewis (.409) when the differential has been even. It’s a sweep: Teams with a plus in turnover differential went 13-0 in Week 3 NFL play. Seven teams (including the Bengals) won at plus-one, three won at plus-two and three won at plus-three. Turnover differential was even in the other three games on the Week 3 card. Since the start of the 2000 season, here are the aggregate records of NFL teams with varying turnover differentials (minus differentials are not included because they are the exact reverse of the plus figure for the same numbers):

DIFFERENTIAL W-L PCT.

Plus-1 .......................................................... 546-244-1 .691 Plus-2 ................................................................461-88 .840 Plus-3 ............................................................ 282-39-1 .877 Plus-4 ..................................................................147-8 .948 Plus-5 or more ...................................................... 74-2 .974

Overall, combining the five differential levels listed above, NFL teams with any plus have a winning percentage of .798 since 2000. The combined W-L record is 1510-381-2. For the full 2009 season, teams with a plus-differential have posted a 32-5 record, a winning percentage of .865.

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(Bengals information, continued) Uniform watch: The Bengals will wear white jerseys and black pants at Cleveland. In 2004, when the Bengals’ uniforms were redesigned, a number of different color options became available. Below is the team record since 2004 in the different combinations:

JERSEY PANTS W-L PCT.

Orange Black ......................................................3-0-0 1.000 Orange White .....................................................6-1-0 .833 Black Black ......................................................6-5-1 .542 White Black ....................................................8-10-0 .444 Black White .................................................... 11-15 .423 White White ...................................................6-11-0 .353 It’s a first: For the first time in the Marvin Lewis era (2003-09), two of the club’s originally signed college free agents have made the 53-player roster to open the season. In the previous six seasons under Lewis, it was either one or none. WR Quan Cosby of Texas and S Tom Nelson of Illinois State are the long-shot roster bid winners, after being passed over through 256 selections in the 2009 draft. Cosby did not have a reception in preseason, but he won the opening nod as the team’s punt returner, with an 11.9-yard average that included a 49-yarder for a TD. Nelson’s preseason contributions included seven tackles, including a sack, and a forced fumble that was a key play in Cincinnati’s win at New England. Nelson also showed potential as a punt returner, with a 10.8-yard average on six returns. Bengals bite champion Steelers: The Bengals’ 23-20 victory over Pittsburgh last week marked the seventh time since 1979 that the Bengals have played a Steelers team that was the defending NFL champion, and the Bengals have won five of those meetings. Last week’s game marked the 25th time overall in Cincinnati franchise history that the Bengals played a regular-season game against the defending Super Bowl champion. Cincinnati shows an 8-17 record for the 25 contests. But after losing their first eight games against defending league champs, the Bengals have done better, posting a 8-9 mark over the last 17 instances. Prior to beating Pittsburgh last week, Cincinnati had taken the previous two such meetings into overtime before losing. Here’s a recap of the last 17 Bengals games against defending Super Bowl winners:

DATE OPPONENT RESULT

Oct. 14, 1979 Pittsburgh ................................ Bengals, 34-10 Dec. 2, 1979 @Pittsburgh ............................ Steelers, 37-17 Sept. 21, 1980 Pittsburgh ................................ Bengals, 30-28 Oct. 12, 1980 @Pittsburgh ............................ Bengals, 17-16 Sept. 28, 1986 Chicago ......................................... Bears, 44-7 Dec. 17, 1988 Washington ..................... Bengals, 20-17 (OT) Dec. 9, 1990 San Francisco ..................... 49ers, 20-17 (OT) Dec. 1, 1991 NY Giants ................................ Bengals, 27-24 Oct. 30, 1994 Dallas .................................... Cowboys, 23-20 Nov. 1, 1998 Denver ..................................... Broncos, 33-26 Sept. 23, 2001 Baltimore ................................. Bengals, 21-10 Dec. 23, 2001 @Baltimore ................................ Ravens, 16-0 Dec. 12, 2004 @New England ........................ Patriots, 35-28 Sept. 24, 2006 @Pittsburgh ............................ Bengals, 28-20 Dec. 31, 2006 Pittsburgh ........................Steelers, 23-17 (OT) Sept. 21, 2008 @NY Giants ...................... Giants, 26-23 (OT) Sept. 27, 2009 Pittsburgh ................................ Bengals, 23-20 Sellout streak hits 46: With a sellout for last week’s game against Pittsburgh (attendance of 64,538), the Bengals extended to 46 their franchise-record streak for consecutive sellouts in regular and postseason play. The Bengals have not had a game blacked out on local television since Nov. 9, 2003. The sellout streak began with a game against Kansas City on Nov. 16, 2003. The second-longest sellout streak in franchise history was 43 games at Riverfront Stadium, running from the 1988 season opener through the conclusion of the 1992 season.

Bengals best ever on “Hard Knocks:” Steve Sabol, president of NFL Films, says that “ratings-wise, and from critical acclaim,” the Bengals were the biggest hit ever on “Hard Knocks,” the reality-based football series that has aired during five summers on the HBO television network. “We attribute it to the Bengals’ unprecedented access and honesty,” said Sabol, whose troops produce the series for HBO. Compared to 2008, when the Dallas Cowboys were featured, national household ratings for the five-show series were are up 57 percent in ratings and 66 percent in household impressions. The series — originally aired on Wednesday nights from Aug. 12 through Sept. 9 — was stronger than the 2008 version in all demographic groups, but especially so among males ages 18-34. It delivered a 1.82 coverage rating and 193,000 average impressions per episode, which was up 116 percent in rating and 121 percent in impressions compared to 2008. The numbers above do not include replays of the show, which aired eight-to-10 times per week. TV streak should hit 71: In each of the last 70 TV ratings weeks that have included a Bengals regular-season or postseason game — a period dating back to 2004 — the Bengals have ruled the Cincinnati airwaves. They have been the top-rated show among all programming in the Cincinnati market, and usually by a wide margin. The streak does not include last week’s game against Pittsburgh, as Cincinnati rankings for the week (Sept. 21-27) were not available in time for this release. But the Steelers game drew a very strong rating of 35.1, which based on recent results should be good enough to win the week with ease. The streak began on Dec. 5, 2004, when a wild Bengals win at Baltimore outpolled all other programs for the week. It hit 70 when the Sept. 20 game at Green Bay was an easy weekly winner (more detail in the following item). The rating number indicates the percentage of market households tuned to the game — including those not watching TV at the time. The highest Bengals rating during the streak has been 45.5 for the Pittsburgh playoff game on Jan. 8, 2006. The high rating of Bengals games has occurred despite the fact most games are played in the afternoon, when overall TV viewership is not as high as it is during the evening. Bengals lead two-week football sweep: Football was by far the favorite television fare in the Cincinnati market for the first two weeks of the NFL season. And the NFL was by far the favored form of football, and the Bengals were by far the favored NFL choice. For the week of Sept. 7-13, the Bengals-Denver game on Sept. 13 led all programming with a 27.7 rating. Two other NFL games finished 2-3, the higher of the two at 16.5. The Sept. 12 college game between USC and Ohio State ranked fourth at 12.0, and the highest-rated non-sports program was “Two and a Half Men” at 10.4, barely one-third the rating of the Bengals game. For the week of Sept. 14-20, football again took the top four spots in Cincinnati ratings, and the NFL had all four. The Bengals at Green Bay game was an easy winner at 30.8, and Pittsburgh-Chicago was second at 19.7. The Bengals game had a rating more than twice as high as the favorite non-sports program, which was “Jay Leno,” in fifth place overall at 14.4. Almost a half-century: For more than four decades, according to the highly respected Harris Poll, the NFL has been the most popular sport in America. In its most recent survey, released in January of this year, Harris reported that pro football is the favorite sport of more people (31 percent) than the combined total of the next three pro sports — baseball (16 percent), auto racing (eight percent) and men’s pro basketball (six percent). Pro football moved ahead of baseball as fans’ favorite in 1965 and has held the top spot ever since. Also, pro football has gained in popularity more than any other sport since 1985, with a seven percent increase (from 24 to 31 percent). The third-favorite sport in the January 2009 survey was college football at 12 percent, meaning that football is the favorite sport of 43 percent of America’s fans.

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(Bengals information, continued) Bengal bites: The Bengals’ two-point conversion last week vs. Pittsburgh (pass from Carson Palmer to Brian Leonard) was the first successful two-pointer by either side in a Bengals game since 2007. The Bengals are one-for-three this season, and their foes are zero-for-one. The 2008 season saw the Bengals go zero-for-two and opponents go zero-for-three. Since 1994, when the two-pointer was added to the NFL rule book, the Bengals are 14-for-39 (35.9 percent) and opponents are 16-for-38 (42.1 percent) ... The Bengals have not allowed an opponent to block a field goal in almost nine years. The last to do it was Tennessee DT John Thornton, on 10-8-00 against K Neil Rackers ... Thornton, who later joined the Bengals as a free agent, holds the

unusual distinction of also being the last Bengal to block an opponent’s field goal. He authored Cincinnati’s last two such blocks — against Seattle’s Josh Brown on 10-26-03 and against Pittsburgh’s Jeff Reed on 9-24-06 ... WR Chad Ochocinco and LS/TE Brad St. Louis are the only players on the Bengals roster whose Cincinnati tenure predates the 2003 arrival of Marvin Lewis as head coach; St. Louis began his career in 2000 under head coach Bruce Coslet, and Ochocinco opened in ’01 under Dick LeBeau ... Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis led the NFL last season in percentage of successful coaches’ replay challenges, upheld on six of seven tries (85.7 percent). He tied for third in most total plays reversed with six, just one off the league lead. Lewis has not made a replay challenge in the first three games this season.

Bengals quotes Head coach Marvin Lewis, assessing the win over Pittsburgh: “It was a great win for our team. We hung in there. But after looking at the tape, obviously there’s a lot of correction to be made. We were fortunate enough to make plays down the stretch to win. We made enough plays in the first half to stay in the game and limit their scores. But defensively, we didn’t play very well across the board, almost to a man. We did make some defensive plays late to get the ball back, stopped them on the third downs. On special teams, we need to do a better job. It wasn’t our best effort as far as execution. We did a good job on the one punt we had a chance to return. But we’ve still got to work on punting the football. We can still be a little more productive with that, with Kevin (Huber).” Lewis, on the Browns game: “It’s the first of two straight division games on the road. Our win over Pittsburgh doesn’t mean that much if we don’t perform the next two weeks. And we’ve had our share of surprising results, on both sides, against the Browns. These games are huge, so it will be a fun week.” Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski, on recovering from a poor start against Pittsburgh: “We struggled early, shot ourselves in the foot again and thrashed around. But we hung tough. This group is showing they are starting to become a very mentally tough team. You’ll be in a lot of games if you’re that way.” Assistant head coach Paul Alexander, on the comeback effort vs. Pittsburgh: “It was like a Rocky movie. We started out and we were not good. But by the end of the game we were battling pretty well. We grew up a lot. We started out tentative, but at some point we realized, ‘Hey, we can hang in there with them.’ That’s huge for those guys’ confidence. It’s really inspiring to watch as a coach.” WR Andre Caldwell, on the ‘diva’ reputation of top wide receivers: “The more you talk, the more pressure you put on yourself. I just go out there and do this job and help my team win.” Lewis, on the crucial aspect of limiting long gains on defense and posting them on offense: “It’s when they strike up that band, you know? When that big bird drops the bomb on you (as a defense), you know it’s over, and they’re striking up the fight song. It’s a bad day, it’s a bad deal. Those are the things that are important as an offense. Otherwise, you don’t put any fear in the defense. When I was coaching defense, if I didn’t think the other team could go over our heads, well, we’d just keep doing what we do and pressing them up front.” G Bobbie Williams, on the Pittsburgh win: “It was a big win, and one we needed because we hadn’t beaten them at home for a long time. But this is a new team, like I’ve said, and I didn’t hear one word about the past as we went

through the week. Everything’s a clean slate this year for this team. We knew we could beat Pittsburgh, and we kept believing it even when the game was not so good for us early. The past did not matter.” Lewis, on the “learning curve” facing first-round draft pick Andre Smith, due to his late signing and missed time due to a foot injury: “I don’t think it’s that big. He was here for every OTA, every coaching session and minicamp. He’s a smart guy, and he’s playing the position he’s played his whole life. His learning curve is just going to be on what happens with NFL defenses and the changes and so forth. He played at a very good school, very well coached there. It’s just a matter of repetition.” Lewis, on the development of second-year WR Andre Caldwell: “He’s done a good job vertically for us, which is what we’re looking to get from that position. Andre has been able to do that, and then get the tough catches and the tough yards, as well as getting dirty blocking in some situations. I really think Andre continues to get better and better in a lot of areas. So we’re getting a lot of quality snaps out of that position, maybe more than we were last year.” QB Carson Palmer, on WR Chad Ochocinco: “You have to be impressed with the way he works, the way he runs every single route in practice. In my seven years, we’ve had a lot of receivers come in that are in good shape, but I’ve never seen a receiver be able to take every rep. He just doesn’t get tired. He can run all day. And when he comes in with that focus and that determination to work that hard, his game consistently gets better each day. And just when you think he can’t run a route any better, he goes back and looks at it on film and finds a way to sink his hips a little bit more or to get his head around out of the top of the break. So when he comes in with that right focus and that work ethic, he’s got a good shot to take over that No. 1 spot (among wide receivers).” Palmer, with more on Chad Ochocinco “Chad does not age. He acts like he’s 19, and he plays like his body’s 20. He may be 31, but he doesn’t look it at all. He doesn’t act it, either. But the guy just doesn’t get tired, and he doesn’t get hurt.” Palmer, on the offensive options provided by HB Brian Leonard: “He’s really special. In those two-minute situations and third-down situations, he can pick up anybody in the pass protection because he’s a big, physical guy. But he has really good hands, surprisingly good hands. So it’s a good combination, being able to put him in there and pick up a 260-pound D-end or a big linebacker with a bull-rush, and then put him in with some screens because he can catch the ball and help you on check-downs. You’re so confident that he’ll catch the ball, and then you combine that with he’s got some speed and moves. He’s a big threat for us on third down.”

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(Bengals quotes, continued) WR Chad Ochocinco, on the Bengals defense: “They’re good. They finished 12th last year (in fewest yards allowed)? It can only get better. Especially with the draft we had, and some of the offseason acquisitions.” Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, on himself and his players: “Nobody wanted any of us. OK, Leon (Hall) and J-Joe (Johnathan Joseph) were first-round picks. (Keith) Rivers, too. And (Antwan) Odom was a free agent. Teams wanted him. But that’s it. Nobody wanted the rest of us.” OT Andrew Whitworth, on 2009: “The attitude is totally different. The thirst to be good, the hunger to be good, is dramatically different to me. Guys are staying after (hours). Guys are working out more. When you see guys at the facility every day, every hour, we’re here. The work being put in is dramatically different to me. What the result is, we don’t know yet, but we’ll see.” WR Laveranues Coles, on his role: “I’m here to be on the other side of this guy (nodding at Chad Ochocinco). And Chris (Henry). When teams start trying to lean towards them, I’ll just try to take away some of the attention from them. Balance the field back up so Chad he can get back to what he does best, and that’s scoring touchdowns and making plays. I believe they all can score. I asked them, ‘I don’t know what y’all need me for.’ ” Lewis, on the importance of blocking by wide receivers: “We’ve stressed it quite a bit. It’s going to be difficult to play much on Sundays if you don’t get in there and get dirty. That’s going to be important, and it becomes evident when you spend a lot of time standing beside me, or when you don’t even suit up. At the end of the day, I’ve got to count on who I can count on.” Lewis, on eliminating errors that plagued the Bengals in 2008: “Every team can be as good as any team. That’s why it’s called a football ‘team.’ The differences in talent are not that great. It’s a matter of making plays in critical moments. Don’t make critical errors. That’s how teams win.” Palmer, on premise that on a team with much to prove in ’09, he and Chad Ochocinco have “the most to prove:” “That’s fair. With me having been out with an injury and Chad having had a down year, we have a lot to work on.” Lewis, on rookie P Kevin Huber: “On a bad day, we’re going to be a better punting team than we’ve been in the last seven years. Kevin is doing a great job, and that will continue to help us as he becomes more and more confident in his abilities to keep doing it in that way.”

Lewis, on the defensive line: “There’s no doubt we should be better. Robert (Geathers) and Antwan (Odom) weren’t on the field at the same time hardly ever last year. I think one or two games. Tank (Johnson) will help upgrade the interior, Domata (Peko) has been a solid player, and Pat Sims got his nose wet at tackle last year. He understands what it’s all about. He had a really good offseason. He’s excited about the opportunity to show he can be an every down player.” Lewis, on second-year DT Pat Sims: “Pat came into training camp a more mature player, and I think he’s really going to help us down the line this year. He has a lot of ability, and he can’t get lost in the fact that we brought in another player (veteran Tank Johnson) ahead of him. We need to have all of those guys all the time. We need Pat to keep stepping up and keep playing. He’s a big, strong and physical guy, and he’s a guy who understands football.” DT Pat Sims, on learning from and competing with DT Tank Johnson: “He’s like my big brother. We’re just gelling together. It doesn’t matter who starts. Sometimes I’m going to play first and second downs and he’ll play third, and sometimes it will be the other way around. There are also going to be times when we’re going to be on the field at the same time. I’m just ready to play ball. It’s great, I love contact. It’s a physical game.” Lewis, on reserve DT Jonathan Fanene: “He has had a great summer. He has really come into his own, especially with his ability to play all defensive line spots. It’s been fun to watch Jon. He hadn’t played a lot of football when we drafted him a few years ago. He’s probably played more football here than he had in high school and college combined, and he should have a lot of good years ahead of him.” Lewis, on SS Roy Williams: “He’s been the player I expected. It was in ’02 when I was in Washington, and Roy came out (of college). He’s that guy. And I think he’ll be a good influence on this football team, which also will help. As we’re going right now, teamed up back there with Chris (Crocker), they’re a very good pair. An excellent pair, actually.” Zimmer, on core of ’08 defense which returns this season: “I’ve coached some really good defenses, but none that I respect more than these guys. I told them that the night before the last game. They came to work every single day, they listened to me, and they didn’t complain. I was on them pretty good, so I respect all of those guys.” S Roy Williams, on HB Cedric Benson: “He has deceiving speed. He hits that hole, and you think he’s jogging, and then he’s in another gear. He’s a great back. He’s got great vision. He has a nice punch. He has lot of (tough) dog in him. He doesn’t want to back down.”

Position-by-position roundup Quarterbacks: Two-time Pro Bowl selection Carson Palmer has played every offensive snap for the Bengals this season, and last week against Pittsburgh, he directed a pair of fourth-quarter TD drives to bring Cincinnati back from a 20-9 deficit to a 23-20 victory. A six-play, 85-yard drive closed the deficit to 20-15 with 9:14 to play, and with 0:14 remaining, Palmer’s four-yard TD pass to WR Andre Caldwell finished a 16-play, 71-yard march. Two Palmer passes converted fourth-down plays on the winning drive, and after the TD, Palmer’s two-point conversion pass to HB Brian Leonard provided the three-point margin. Palmer completed 20-of-37 passes on the day for 183 yards, with one TD and no INTs. For the season, Palmer is 56-of-93 passing (60.2 percent) for 615 yards with four TDs and four INTs. He also has a rushing TD. Palmer is back in the starting role after missing 12 games last season with an elbow injury. Seventh-year pro J.T. O’Sullivan is in the No. 2 spot on the depth chart, and he played in all four preseason games while starting the last three in place of Palmer. He has not played in the regular season. He finished preseason with a 125.8 passer rating. O’Sullivan was signed by the Bengals in March as an unrestricted free agent. He had his busiest pro season in ’08, starting eight games for San

Francisco. Against Pittsburgh, for the third straight game, Jordan Palmer was in uniform as the designated third QB on the inactive list. Jordan Palmer played in all four preseason games, with a passer rating of 70.9. Jordan Palmer is Carson Palmer’s younger brother. Running backs: Fifth-year pro Cedric Benson has led the Bengals in yards from scrimmage in every game this season. Last week against Pittsburgh, his 81 yards came on 16-for-76 rushing (4.8) and a five-yard reception. He broke a season-long run of 23 yards for a TD that closed Pittsburgh’s lead to 20-15 in the fourth quarter, and he had an eight-yard rush for a first down on the winning TD drive. Benson rushed for 141 yards the previous week at Green Bay. Benson has 293 rushing yards on 66 carries for the season, an average of 4.4 yards per carry, and he has scored two TDs. He also has five catches for 37 yards on the season. Seventh-year pro Jeremi Johnson is the No. 1 FB, and his only touch against Pittsburgh was a two-yard rush that converted a third-and-one situation in the second quarter. His lead blocking aided Benson’s 4.8-yard rushing average, and he aided in the offense allowing only two sacks for the second straight game. Johnson’s rushing attempt against Pittsburgh was his first of the season, and he also has a nine-yard

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(Position-by-position roundup, continued) reception. Johnson did not play last season, released after rehabbing from a preseason knee injury, but he was re-signed in April after showing hard work in losing weight, and has reclaimed the No. 1 Bengals FB job that he held from 2003-07. HB Brian Leonard, obtained by the Bengals in a May trade with St. Louis, had two key plays against Pittsburgh. His 11-yard reception converted a fourth-and-10 play from the Steelers 15 on the winning TD drive, and after the Bengals had taken a 21-20 lead, he caught a two-point conversion pass. For the season Leonard is five-for-52 receiving and two-for-six rushing. Sixth-round draft choice Bernard Scott played against Pittsburgh but did not have an offensive touch. Scott as played in all three games and is three-for-one rushing with two special teams tackles. Wide receivers: Rapidly developing second-year pro Andre Caldwell stepped to the forefront in last week’s win over Pittsburgh. He led the team in catches for the second game this season, snaring six, and his final grab was a four-yarder for the winning TD with 0:14 to play. It was his first career TD catch. Caldwell also had receptions of eight and nine yards on the winning drive, and he had a 14-yard catch to launch the team’s first TD drive of the final period. For the season, Caldwell is tied for the team lead with 14 catches and is second in receiving yards (122). Caldwell is also the team’s No. 1 kickoff returner, with a 21.9-yard average. Unrestricted free agent signee Laveranues Coles had his best game as a Bengal in the Pittsburgh win. His five receptions for 34 yards included the longest play of the winning TD drive, a 17-yarder, and later on the drive, he had a five-yard catch to the Steelers 15 to convert a fourth-and-two. Coles has eight catches for 54 yards and a TD on the season, plus a fumble recovery that preserved a TD drive. Coles has been a consistently productive NFL player over nine previous seasons. He caught 70-for-850 with a team-high seven TD catches for the N.Y. Jets last season, and he has six career seasons of 70 or more catches. He now has 45 career TDs, and he has started 16 games in seven of the last eight seasons. Five-time Bengals Pro Bowler Chad Ochocinco led the Bengals in receiving yards for the third straight game in the Pittsburgh contest, totaling 54 on five catches. Ochocinco has pledged a big comeback in 2009 after posting uncharacteristically low numbers in 2008, and for the season he leads the Bengals by a wide margin in receiving yards (234). He is tied for the team lead in receptions (14) and has a 16.7-yard avg. He has one TD this season. In the five seasons from 2003-07, Ochocinco posted the five highest season receiving yards totals in Bengals history, making the Pro Bowl each year. By wide margins, he is the Bengals’ all-time leader in receptions (626) and receiving yards (9139). Fifth-year pro Chris Henry had a 19-yard catch against Pittsburgh. For the season, Henry has three catches for 42 yards with a TD. Henry is a rangy (6-4, 200) and abundantly talented player who looks to fulfill his immense potential after being held back by off-field problems earlier in his career. Rookie Quan Cosby has played on special teams in the first three games. He gained 17 yards on his only punt return against Pittsburgh and is averaging 16.4 yards on the season. Second-year pro Jerome Simpson was inactive for the third straight week in the Pittsburgh game. Tight ends: Third-year pro Daniel Coats was in the starting lineup for the third straight week in the Pittsburgh game, and third-year pro J.P. Foschi got credit for his second start as the Bengals opened in a two-TE formation. Coats had an eight-yard catch, and both players contributed to HB Cedric Benson’s 4.8-yard rushing average while also helping the offense allow only two sacks for the second straight game. Coats, who also has played FB for Cincinnati, has played in 34 of a possible 35 games since making the roster as a college free agent in 2007. Coats is four-for-50 receiving on the season. Foschi, signed Aug. 17 as a free agent, is two-for-15 receiving over the first three games. He has previous NFL game experience for Oakland and Kansas City. Rookie Chase Coffman, a fourth-round Bengals draft choice, was inactive for the third straight week in the Pittsburgh game. Coffman closed his Missouri career as the all-time NCAA receptions leader (247) among tight ends, and he won the John Mackey Award as the nation’s best at his position. Veteran Brad St. Louis works in practice with the tight ends, but his primary job is as the team’s long snapper. The Bengals had significant injury losses in preseason at TE, as veterans Reggie Kelly (Achilles) and Ben Utecht (concussion) were forced to the Reserve/Injured list. Offensive linemen: Against Pittsburgh, the line supported a 4.8-yard rushing average for HB Cedric Benson and led the effort to allow only two sacks for the second straight week. The starting line features a new look this season at the tackle positions. Opening at the key LOT spot is fourth-year pro Andrew Whitworth. Whitworth started Games 1-10 at LG last season, missing the last six games due to an ankle injury, but he is fully recovered and has experience at LOT from both 2006 and ’07. A second-round Bengals draft choice in ’06, he had not missed a game and had started 38 of 42 contests before being injured last season. Second-year pro Anthony Collins holds the No. 1

ROT spot. Collins earned good reviews as a rookie last season, called on to start the last six games at LOT as an injury replacement. Also seeing action at ROT for the last two games has been second-year pro Dennis Roland. He has been used as an extra blocker in short-yardage situations and has also spelled Collins for some snaps with the base offense. The veteran mainstay of the Bengals line is RG Bobbie Williams, who has started 81 of a possible 84 games since joining the Bengals in 2004. His only missed games were due to an emergency appendectomy in 2006. Nate Livings opened the season as the starting LG but suffered a knee injury against Denver and has been inactive the last two games. He has an early listing of questionable for Cleveland. A second-year NFL player, Livings started the last six games of 2008 as an injury replacement. Livings was replaced in the Denver game and in the last two games by Evan Mathis, a fifth-year pro who joined the Bengals as a free agent last November. Mathis had 33 games of NFL experience with Carolina and Miami before joining the Bengals. Second-year pro Kyle Cook has started the first three games at center. The 312-pounder has brought more power and good line management to the spot in 2009. Scott Kooistra, a valuable and versatile line member, is listed as the No. 2 ROT, but the seventh-year pro has seen action at both guard and tackle during his Bengals career. Kooistra suffered a knee injury in the preseason finale and was inactive for Denver, but he has returned to action on special teams in the last two games. A new prospect at center is fourth-round draft pick Jonathan Luigs, a three-time finalist for college football’s Rimington Award (top center), and the winner of the award in 2007. Luigs was active but did not play for the first two games, but he made his NFL debut against Pittsburgh, seeing action on special teams. OT Andre Smith of Alabama, the Bengals’ top pick in the 2009 draft (sixth overall), signed and reported to the team on Aug. 30, but on Sept. 1 in practice, he suffered a small fracture in his left foot. He was on a roster exemption for the season opener and has been inactive the last two games. He has an early listing of doubtful for Cleveland. Defensive linemen: LDE Robert Geathers had eight tackles vs. Pittsburgh, leading the line and tying for second on the team. His total included a shared sack that forced a Steelers punt in the fourth quarter, setting up the Bengals’ winning TD drive. Geathers has 13 tackles and three QB hits on the season. Geathers missed five games with a knee injury last year but has 23.5 career sacks, and he looks to replicate his 2006 performance of 10.5 sacks, most by a Bengal since 1983. RDE Antwan Odom joined Geathers in starting for the third straight game in the Pittsburgh contest. He had three tackles. He had no sacks, but with seven for the season, he leads the NFL for the second straight week. He was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his five-sack effort at Green Bay on Sept. 20. For the season, Odom leads the line with 16 tackles. Domata Peko has started the first three games at LDT, and his six tackles vs. Pittsburgh was his season high. He has eight tackles on the season. Peko, voted by players as a team captain, started every game at LDT for the second straight year in 2008, and he led the line in tackles (108), ranked third on the team. Tank Johnson, an unrestricted free agent signee from Dallas, started his third straight game at RDT in the Pittsburgh contest but was sidelined by a foot injury after logging two tackles. Johnson has an early listing of questionable for Cleveland. He has eight tackles on the season. Also solid in the DT rotation is Pat Sims, who started six of the last seven games as a rookie last season. Sims’ four tackles vs. Pittsburgh included the shared sack with Geathers that stopped a key Pittsburgh drive in the fourth quarter. Sims has nine tackles and a fumble recovery on the season. Fifth-year pro Jonathan Fanene is listed as a DT to open this season but can also play DE. His tackles vs. Pittsburgh included a key stop in the first quarter, when he teamed with S Roy Williams to stop RB Willie Parker for no gain on a third-and-goal play from the one, forcing the Steelers to settle for a field goal. Fanene has nine tackles, including a sack, on the season. Rookie DE Michael Johnson has played in the first three games and has had one tackle on defense and one on special teams in each contest. His three special teams tackles leads the team for the season. The Bengals are looking for bigger things down the road from Johnson, a 6-7, 265-pounder who was an impressive player in preseason work and figures as a potential force as a situational pass rusher while he develops into a larger role. Fourth-year DE Frostee Rucker has been inactive for the first three games. Rucker has battled injury problems in his pro career, but the former third-round draft pick has been a playmaker when healthy in past regular-season action. He has five fumble plays (three forced, two recovered) in just 16 career games. Linebackers: WLB Keith Rivers led the team with 12 tackles in the win over Pittsburgh. He is in a three-way tie for the team lead on the season, with 25 stops, and he has one pass defensed. He was Cincinnati’s top pick in the 2008 draft, and he looks for his first full season of action in 2009. He was able to play in only seven games last season, due to a broken jaw suffered in Game 7 vs. Pittsburgh. MLB Dhani Jones, the Bengals’ tackling leader by a wide margin in 2008, also has 25 tackles this season, tied with Rivers and S Roy Williams for

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(Position-by-position roundup, continued) the team lead. Jones had six tackles vs. Pittsburgh while starting his third straight game. The 10th-year vet has been an impact player since jump-starting his career as a Bengals free agent signee during the 2007 season. He led the Bengals with 165 tackles last year, and his margin of 53 over the second place player was the largest during Marvin Lewis’ tenure as head coach. Second-round draft pick Rey Maualuga is the starting SLB. He left the Pittsburgh game in the third quarter, carted to the locker room to check out a knee injury, but he returned by the early fourth quarter. He had six tackles for the game, including one for a two-yard loss on Willie Parker. For the season, he has 17 tackles, one sack, a team-leading two forced fumbles and a pass defensed. He also has two special teams tackles. Maualuga was rated by many analysts as a first-round talent, boasting great speed and a reputation as a devastating hitter. No. 2 WLB Brandon Johnson, who sees action in nickel situations, had three tackles vs. Pittsburgh. He has eight tackles and a pass defensed on the season. Johnson replaced the injured Rivers in the base defense last season, and over the nine games he started (Games 8-16), his tackle total of 90 was tops on the team. Fourth-year vet Rashad Jeanty, last season’s SLB starter, saw brief action on defense vs. Pittsburgh and also played on special teams. He has two special teams tackles on the season. Jeanty started 15 games last season and ranked fourth on the team with 97 tackles. The No. 2 MLB is Abdul Hodge, a fourth-year pro in his first full Bengals campaign. Hodge has played on special teams (no statistics) in the first three games. Defensive backs: Five-time Pro Bowl selection Roy Williams signed with Cincinnati in May as a free agent, after seven seasons with Dallas, and as the starting SS, he ranks tied for the team lead with 25 tackles. He also is tied for the team lead in passes defensed with three. Williams led the secondary vs. Pittsburgh with eight tackles, including a key stop in the first quarter when he teamed with DT Jonathan Fanene to stop Willie Parker for no gain on a third-and-goal play from the one, forcing the Steelers to settle for a field goal. Williams was limited by injuries to three games for Dallas last season, but has earned recognition as one of the NFL’s most powerful hitters among secondary players. The No. 1 FS is seventh-year vet Chris Crocker, who had six tackles and a pass defensed vs. Pittsburgh. Crocker shares the team lead in passes defensed for the season (three), and he has 13 tackles. Crocker also has seen some action as a nickel CB. Crocker had had a highly productive second half of the ’08 season for Cincinnati after signing as a free agent. LCB Johnathan Joseph, the Bengals’ first-round draft pick in 2006, keyed the comeback win over Pittsburgh with a 30-yard INT for the Bengals’ first TD, closing the deficit to 13-9 early in the third quarter. Joseph also had seven tackles in the game. For the season, he has 17 tackles and two passes defensed. RCB Leon Hall started his third straight game in the Pittsburgh contest. He was temporarily sidelined with a knee strain but returned to action. He has not missed a game since joining the Bengals as a first-round draft pick in 2007. Hall leads the team in INTs (eight) and passes defensed (40) over his tenure. He had two tackles vs. Pittsburgh and led the special teams

with two tackles. For the season, he has nine tackles and shares the team lead in passes defensed (three). Third-year S Chinedum Ndukwe saw significant action on defense vs. Pittsburgh but had no statistics. He has three tackles on the season. Ndukwe missed five games due to injuries last year, but the 2007 seventh-round draft choice had 25 games with 13 starts over his first two seasons, and his five sacks over 2007-08 ranked second on the team for that period. Rookie Morgan Trent of Michigan, a fifth-round draft pick, saw brief action on defense for the third straight week in the Pittsburgh game (no statistics). He has also played on special teams. Trent led the CBs in preseason with 13 tackles and also had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Second-year CB Geoffrey Pope saw brief action on defense and played on special teams vs. Pittsburgh. He has played in all three games (no statistics). Pope is in his first full Bengals campaign after joining Cincinnati just before the ’08 regular season. Third-year CB David Jones opened preseason in the nickel CB position, but he suffered a foot injury in an early training camp practice and missed all four preseason games. He has been inactive for the first three games and has an early listing of questionable for Cleveland. S Kyries Hebert played on special teams for the third straight week in the Pittsburgh game. He has one special teams stop on the season. Hebert led the 2008 Bengals in special teams tackles (23). Rookie S Tom Nelson, who made the roster as a college free agent, has been inactive in each of the first three games. Special teams: The Bengals surprised the Steelers in the third quarter last week with a 21-yard gain for a first down by S Chris Crocker on a fake punt. Crocker took a direct snap from center. Record-setting K Shayne Graham was one-for-two on field goals against Pittsburgh, hitting from 34 yards before going wide left on a 52-yard try. Graham also handles kickoffs. Graham is in his seventh Bengals season in 2009. He ranks third all-time in the NFL in career field goal accuracy (85.37 percent), and his Bengals-only percentage is even better at 87.15 by far the best in franchise history. His list of club records also includes points in a season (131), consecutive FGs made (21) and most FGs in a game (seven). Rookie P Kevin Huber averaged 40.8 yards on five punts against Pittsburgh, with a net average of 36.8. He had one inside-20 kick and one touchback. Over his first three NFL games, Huber has averaged 41.7 yards with a 38.1 net, and he has had eight inside-20 kicks with just two touchbacks. Huber, a Cincinnati native who played at the University of Cincinnati, was the Bengals’ fifth-round draft pick. He led the nation in net punting in each of his last two college seasons and also led the nation in gross punting average (46.9) in 2007. Huber is also the holder on place kicks. Rookie WR Quan Cosby continued his strong debut as the Bengals punt returner in the Pittsburgh game, gaining 17 yards on his only return. On the season, Cosby is averaging 16.4 yards on 10 returns. Cosby had a 49-yard return for a TD in preseason. WR Andre Caldwell is the No. 1 kickoff returner, after finishing his 2008 rookie season in that role. Caldwell averaged 20.8 yards on three returns against Pittsburgh, including a season-best 39-yarder, and his is averaging 21.9 yards on 10 returns for the season. CB Leon Hall led the special teams in tackles (two) against Pittsburgh. For the season, rookie DE Michael Johnson leads the special teams with three tackles.

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2008 Bengals-Browns meetings WEEK 4, GAME 4

Browns 20, Bengals 12 Sunday, Sept. 28, at Paul Brown Stadium

Playing without QB Carson Palmer for the first time in 52 games, the Bengals took a 6-3 lead into the fourth quarter against the Browns. But Cincinnati saw the game get away on two Browns TDs within a span of just under two minutes early in the fourth quarter. After Cleveland completed an 80-yard drive to move ahead 10-6 with 13:05 remaining, the Bengals lost a Chris Perry fumble at their 24. The Browns then moved 24 yards in four plays, going ahead 17-6 at the 11:06 mark. Backup QB Ryan Fitzpatrick played for Palmer, who was rested after developing elbow soreness during the practice week. Fitzpatrick had a four-yard TD pass to WR Chad Ochocinco with 7:46 to play, but Fitzpatrick also suffered three INTs. The Bengals managed just 211 net yards while holding the Browns to 261. Cincinnati fell to 0-4, and the Browns improved to 1-3.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cleveland .................................................... 3 0 0 17 — 20 Cincinnati .................................................... 0 6 0 6 — 12

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cle. — P.Dawson 25 field goal ................................................................ 1-9:29 Cin. — S.Graham 42 field goal .............................................................. 2-10:22 Cin. — S.Graham 45 field goal ................................................................ 2-0:08 Cle. — B.Edwards 4 pass from D.Anderson (P.Dawson kick) ............... 4-13:05 Cle. — J.Lewis 1 run (P.Dawson kick) ................................................... 4-11:06 Cin. — C.Ochocinco 4 pass from R.Fitzpatrick (pass failed) ................... 4-7:46 Cle. — P.Dawson 29 field goal ................................................................ 4-0:32

Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 65,541. Time: 2:57.

TEAM STATISTICS CLE. CIN. First downs ......................................................................................... 19 14 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 5-13 4-13 Total net yards .................................................................................. 261 211 Net yards rushing.............................................................................. 134 69 Net yards passing ............................................................................. 127 142 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 24-15-1 35-21-3 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................. 1-11 3-14 Punts-average ............................................................................. 4-43.0 4-43.3 Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 2-10 1-9 Kickoff returns-yards ....................................................................... 3-58 4-122 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 9-52 6-55 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-1 2-2 Time of possession ........................................................................ 34:02 25:58

Rushing CLE. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD J.Lewis 25 79 18 1 R.Fitzpatrick 4 41 13 0 J.Harrison 4 20 12 0 C.Perry 12 28 12 0 J.Wright 5 18 9 0 D.Anderson 4 11 11 0 L.Vickers 1 6 6 0 J.Cribbs 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 40 134 18 1 TOTALS 16 69 13 0

Passing CLE. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I D.Anderson 24 15 138 1-1 R.Fitzpatrick 35 21 156 1-3 TOTALS 24 15 138 1-1 TOTALS 35 21 156 1-3

Receiving CLE. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD K.Winslow 5 54 20 0 T.Houshmandzadeh B.Edwards 3 22 12 1 6 50 15 0 S.Steptoe 2 24 17 0 C.Perry 5 15 9 0 J.Lewis 2 15 9 0 C.Ochocinco 3 28 13 1 J.Wright 1 10 10 0 R.Kelly 3 21 8 0 L.Vickers 1 8 8 0 A.Chatman 2 32 22 0 J.Harrison 1 5 5 0 B.Utecht 2 10 9 0 TOTALS 15 138 20 1 TOTALS 21 156 22 1

Defense Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: B.McDonald 7-0-7, E.Wright 5-2-7, T.Cousin 5-1-6, L.Williams 5-1-6, S.Rogers 3-1-4, D.Jackson 1-3-4, K.Wimbley 3-0-3, C.Williams 2-0-2, M.Adams 1-1-2, A.Hall 1-0-1, B.Pool 1-0-1, S.Thomas 1-0-1, A.Davis 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: A.Hall 1-7, S.Rogers 1-5, K.Wimbley 1-2. INT.-YDS.: M.Adams 1-18, E.Wright 1-17, T.Cousin 1-4. PD: E.Wright 2, M.Adams 1, T.Cousin 1, B.McDonald 1. FF: A.Hall 1, K.Wimbley 1. FR-YDS.: M.Adams 1-0, C.Williams 1-0. Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: Dh.Jones 5-10-15, K.Rivers 9-2-11, R.Jeanty 5-3-8, R.Geathers 3-5-8, C.Ndukwe 3-4-7, M.White 6-0-6, Da.Jones 3-2-5, J.Thornton 1-4-5, D.Peko 0-5-5, J.Fanene 3-1-4, O.Harris 2-2-4, F.Rucker 1-2-3, B.Johnson 2-0-2, C.Lynch 2-0-2, A.Odom 1-1-2, J.Fletcher 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Ndukwe 1-11. INT.-YDS.: C.Ndukwe 1-12. PD: C.Ndukwe 3, L.Hall 2. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

WEEK 16, GAME 15 Bengals 14, Browns 0

Sunday, Dec. 21, at Cleveland Browns Stadium The Bengals posted the ninth shutout win in franchise history and their second shutout win at Cleveland in the last three seasons. Cincinnati had four INTs, including a club-record tying three by CB Leon Hall, and allowed a season-low 182 yards. Hall scored the game’s first TD with a 50-yard INT in the first quarter. Offensively, on a cold and windy day (18 degrees, zero wind chill), the Bengals attempted only nine passes, the club’s fewest since 1974. But HB Cedric Benson rushed for a career-high 171 yards, most by a Bengal since Rudi Johnson’s 202 vs. Cleveland in 2004, and QB Ryan Fitzpatrick capped a 15-play, 89-yard drive for the game’s only offensive TD with a 20-yard scoring pass to WR Chris Henry. The Bengals regained the lead (36-35) in the “Battle of Ohio” series against the Browns and improved to 3-11-1 on the season. Cleveland fell to 4-10.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati .................................................... 7 7 0 0 — 14 Cleveland .................................................... 0 0 0 0 — 0

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — L.Hall 50 interception return (S.Graham kick) .............................. 1-8:30 Cin. — C.Henry 20 pass from R.Fitzpatrick (S.Graham kick) .................. 2-8:02

Missed FGs: S.Graham (48SH). Attendance: 72,361. Time: 2:44.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. CLE. First downs ......................................................................................... 12 13 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 7-14 4-12 Total net yards ................................................................................. 246 182 Net yards rushing ............................................................................. 191 141 Net yards passing .............................................................................. 55 41 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions ...................................... 9-5-0 22-12-4 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................... 0-0 3-31 Punts-average.............................................................................. 6-32.2 5-49.4 Punt returns-yards ............................................................................ 0-0 3-12 Kickoff returns-yards ....................................................................... 1-13 2-24 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 2-20 9-65 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 3-1 0-0 Time of possession ....................................................................... 31:47 28:13

Rushing CIN. ATT YDS LG TD CLE. ATT YDS LG TD C.Benson 38 171 46 0 J.Lewis 16 76 15 0 R.Fitzpatrick 5 10 7 0 J.Cribbs 5 36 14 0 Ja.Johnson 3 10 12 0 J.Wright 7 30 8 0 J.Harrison 1 -1 -1 0 TOTALS 46 191 46 0 TOTALS 29 141 15 0

Passing CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CLE. ATT CMP YDS TD-I R.Fitzpatrick 9 5 55 1-0 K.Dorsey 17 10 64 0-3 B.Gradkowski 5 2 8 0-1 TOTALS 9 5 55 1-0 TOTALS 22 12 72 0-4

Receiving CIN. NO YDS LG TD CLE. NO YDS LG TD Ja.Johnson 3 27 16 0 J.Wright 6 33 9 0 C.Henry 1 20 20t 1 B.Edwards 4 31 12 0 A.Caldwell 1 8 8 0 D.Dinkins 1 4 4 0 D.Stallworth 1 4 4 0 TOTALS 5 55 20t 1 TOTALS 12 72 12 0

Defense Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: Dh.Jones 6-9-15, B.Johnson 5-10-15, C.Ndukwe 6-3-9, D.Peko 5-4-9, Da.Jones 5-2-7, J.Thornton 6-0-6, C.Crocker 4-1-5, L.Hall 4-1-5, R.Jeanty 3-2-5, J.Fanene 1-2-3, P.Sims 1-2-3, J.Fletcher 1-1-2, A.Odom 0-2-2. SKS.-YDS.: J.Thornton 2-20, C.Ndukwe 1-11. INT.-YDS.: L.Hall 3-87, B.Johnson 1-0. PD: L.Hall 3, B.Johnson 3, C.Crocker 1, Dh.Jones 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: A.Davis 6-1-7, C.Williams 5-1-6, D.Jackson 5-0-5, S.Jones 4-1-5, W.McGinest 4-1-5, S.Rogers 4-1-5, A.Rubin 4-1-5, B.Pool 4-0-4, E.Wright 3-1-4, K.Wimbley 3-1-4, B.McDonald 2-0-2, S.Thomas 2-0-2, M.Adams 1-0-1, N.Sorensen 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: W.McGinest 1. FF: E.Wright 1. FR-YDS.: E.Wright 1-0.

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2009 game summaries WEEK 1, GAME 1

Broncos 12, Bengals 7 Sunday, Sept. 13, at Paul Brown Stadium

The Bengals suffered one of the most stunning losses in franchise history, as the Broncos scored an 87-yard game-winning touchdown with 11 seconds to play on a pass that was deflected by the Cincinnati defense to WR Brandon Stokley, who was not the intended receiver. It was the longest game-winning touchdown play from scrimmage in the final minute of the fourth quarter in NFL history. The Bengals had taken a 7-6 lead with 38 seconds remaining on a Cedric Benson one-yard TD run that completed a 91-yard drive. The Bengals had held the Broncos to 215 net yards and nine first downs until the game-winning pass to Stokley.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Denver ........................................................ 0 3 3 6 — 12 Cincinnati .................................................... 0 0 0 7 — 7

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Den. — M.Prater 48 field goal ................................................................... 2-0:00 Den. — M.Prater 50 field goal ................................................................... 3-0:14 Cin. — C.Benson 1 run (S.Graham kick) ................................................. 4-0:38 Den. — B.Stokley 87 pass from K.Orton (pass failed) .............................. 4-0:11

Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 62,831. Time: 3:02.

TEAM STATISTICS DEN. CIN. First downs ......................................................................................... 10 16 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 3-12 5-15 Total net yards .................................................................................. 302 307 Net yards rushing................................................................................ 75 86 Net yards passing ............................................................................. 227 221 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 28-17-0 33-21-2 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................. 3-16 3-26 Punts-average ............................................................................. 8-42.5 7-39.7 Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 3-17 5-49 Kickoff returns-yards ....................................................................... 2-17 2-48 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 6-39 4-27 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 1-0 1-0 Time of possession ........................................................................ 26:33 33:27

Rushing DEN. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD C.Buckhalter 8 46 14 0 C.Benson 21 76 20 1 K.Moreno 8 19 8 0 C.Ochocinco 1 8 8 0 L.Jordan 2 5 4 0 B.Leonard 2 6 5 0 K.Orton 1 3 3 0 C.Palmer 1 2 2 0 P.Hillis 1 2 2 0 K.Huber 1 0 0 0 B.Scott 1 -6 -6 0 TOTALS 20 75 14 0 TOTALS 27 86 20 1

Passing DEN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I K.Orton 28 17 243 1-0 C.Palmer 33 21 247 0-2 TOTALS 28 17 243 1-0 TOTALS 33 21 247 0-2

Receiving DEN. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD B.Marshall 4 27 9 0 A.Caldwell 6 54 14 0 D.Graham 3 40 20 0 C.Ochocinco 5 89 34 0 J.Gaffney 3 25 21 0 C.Benson 4 32 19 0 E.Royal 2 18 11 0 B.Leonard 2 24 18 0 C.Buckhalter 2 11 7 0 C.Henry 1 18 18 0 B.Stokley 1 87 87t 1 D.Coats 1 16 16 0 T.Scheffler 1 29 29 0 L.Coles 1 11 11 0 P.Hillis 1 6 6 0 J.Foschi 1 3 3 0 TOTALS 17 243 87t 1 TOTALS 21 247 34 0

Defense Denver (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: B.Dawkins 7-4-11, D.Williams 3-4-7, A.Davis 5-4-9, C.Bailey 1-6-7, R.Hill 1-6-7, A.Smith 4-1-5, A.Goodman 3-1-4, M.Haggan 2-1-3, E.Dumervil 2-0-2, R.Fields 1-1-2, R.McBean 1-1-2, W.Woodyard 1-1-2, K.Peterson 0-2-2, V.Holliday 1-0-1, L.Jordan 1-0-1, D.Reid 1-0-1, M.Thomas 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: A.Davis 1-10, M.Haggan 1-10, D.Reid 1-6. INT.-YDS.: T.Scheffler 1-5, W.Woodyard 1-0. PD: C.Bailey 1, E.Dumervil 1, A.Goodman 1, T.Scheffler 1, A.Smith 1, D.Williams 1, W.Woodyard 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Williams 7-2-9, A.Odom 5-2-7, K.Rivers 4-3-7, Dh.Jones 1-6-7, R.Maualuga 5-0-5, J.Fanene 4-0-4, R.Geathers 3-1-4, J.Joseph 2-2-4, P.Sims 3-0-3, C.Crocker 2-1-3, L.Hall 2-1-3, B.Johnson 2-1-3, T.Johnson 2-1-3, C.Ndukwe 2-0-2, M.Johnson 1-0-1, R.Jeanty 0-1-1, D.Peko 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: A.Odom 2-12, J.Fanene 1-4. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: C.Crocker 1, L.Hall 3, B.Johnson 1, J.Joseph 1, A.Odom 1, K.Rivers 1, R.Williams 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

WEEK 2, GAME 2 Bengals 31, Packers 24 Sunday, Sept. 20, at Lambeau Field

The Bengals overcame deficits of 14-7 and 21-14 in securing the franchise’s first-ever win at Lambeau Field, and Cincinnati took a 6-5 lead in its overall series with the Packers. The Cincinnati defense played more effectively than Green Bay’s 24 points would indicate, as the Packers returned one Bengals INT for a TD and returned a second pass theft to the Bengals’ 11, setting up another TD. The leader of Cincinnati’s defensive charge was DE Antwan Odom, who tied the Bengals single-game record with five sacks. Odom raised his season sacks total to seven, most in the NFL in the first two games of a season since 1982, when individual sacks became an official statistic. The Bengals took the lead for good at 28-21 late in the third quarter, on the third of Carson Palmer’s three TD passes, a 13-yarder to WR Chad Ochocinco. The Packers used an onside kickoff recovery to keep things interesting until the final gun, but time expired after a 25-yard pass to the Bengals’ 10. The result left both teams with 1-1 records.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati .................................................... 7 14 7 3 — 31 Green Bay ................................................. 14 7 0 3 — 24

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — L.Coles 5 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) .......................... 1-8:31 G.B. — D.Driver 3 pass from A.Rodgers (M.Crosby kick) ........................ 1-3:23 G.B. — R.Grant 4 run (M.Crosby kick) ..................................................... 1-2:22 Cin. — C.Palmer 1 run (S.Graham kick) ................................................ 2-10:21 G.B. — C.Woodson 37 interception return (M.Crosby kick) ..................... 2-7:46 Cin. — C.Henry 5 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ......................... 2-1:24 Cin. — C.Ochocinco 13 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ................ 3-1:09 Cin. — S.Graham 40 field goal ................................................................ 4:1:56 G.B. — M.Crosby 45 field goal ................................................................. 4-0:45

Missed FGs: M.Crosby (55WL). Attendance: 70,678. Time: 3:21.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. G.B. First downs ......................................................................................... 19 22 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 9-14 6-13 Total net yards ................................................................................. 319 311 Net yards rushing ............................................................................. 151 89 Net yards passing ............................................................................ 168 222 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 23-15-2 39-21-0 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................. 2-17 6-39 Punts-average.............................................................................. 4-46.3 6-43.2 Punt returns-yards ........................................................................ 5-114 0-0 Kickoff returns-yards ....................................................................... 3-67 5-113 Penalties-yards ........................................................................... 13-100 11-76 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-0 2-1 Time of possession ....................................................................... 33:48 26:12

Rushing CIN. ATT YDS LG TD G.B. ATT YDS LG TD C.Benson 29 141 14 0 R.Grant 14 46 8 1 B.Scott 2 7 6 0 A.Rodgers 4 43 16 0 L.Coles 1 2 2 0 C.Palmer 2 1 1t 1 TOTALS 34 151 14 1 TOTALS 18 89 16 1

Passing CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I G.B. ATT CMP YDS TD-I C.Palmer 23 15 185 3-2 A.Rodgers 39 21 261 1-0 TOTALS 23 15 185 3-2 TOTALS 39 21 261 1-0

Receiving CIN. NO YDS LG TD G.B. NO YDS LG TD C.Ochocinco 4 91 44 1 D.Driver 6 99 26 1 D.Coats 2 26 23 0 J.Finley 4 56 22 0 B.Leonard 2 17 11 0 D.Lee 4 28 11 0 A.Caldwell 2 16 8 0 R.Grant 3 22 13 0 L.Coles 2 9 5t 1 J.Jones 2 24 16 0 J.Foschi 1 12 12 0 S.Havner 1 21 21 0 Je.Johnson 1 9 9 0 J.Nelson 1 11 11 0 C.Henry 1 5 5t 1 TOTALS 15 185 44 3 TOTALS 21 261 26 1

Defense Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: Dh.Jones 7-5-12, R.Williams 6-2-8, A.Odom 6-0-6, K.Rivers 6-0-6, J.Joseph 3-3-6, R.Maualuga 3-3-6, C.Crocker 2-2-4, L.Hall 1-3-4, J.Fanene 1-2-3, T.Johnson 1-2-3, B.Johnson 1-1-2, P.Sims 0-2-2, R.Geathers 1-0-1, D.Peko 1-0-1, C.Ndukwe 1-0-1, M.Trent 1-0-1, M.Johnson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: Odom 5-31, R.Maualuga 1-8. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: R.Williams 2, C.Crocker 1, A.Odom 1. FF: R.Maualuga 2. FR-YDS.: P.Sims 1-0. Green Bay (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: C.Woodson 9-1-10, A.Rouse 7-2-9, N.Collins 5-2-7, A.Kampman 5-2-7, B.Poppinga 1-4-5, A.Harris 3-1-4, N.Barnett 3-0-3, A.Hawk 2-1-3, J.Bush 2-0-2, C.Jenkins 2-0-2, B.Chillar 1-1-2, J.Jolly 1-1-2, C.Matthews 1-0-1, M.Montgomery 1-0-1, T.Williams 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Matthews 1-9, C.Jenkins 1-8. INT.-YDS.: C.Woodson 2-59. PD: Woodson 2, N.Collins 1, C.Matthews 1, T.Williams 1. FF: C.Jenkins 1. FR-YDS.: None.

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WEEK 3, GAME 3 Bengals 23, Steelers 20

Sunday, Dec. 28, at Paul Brown Stadium The Bengals rallied from a 20-9 deficit after three quarters to post their first home victory over Pittsburgh since 2001. QB Carson Palmer led the Cincinnati offense on TD drives of 85 and 71 yards in the fourth quarter. HB Cedric Benson’s 23-yard TD run closed the gap to 20-15 with 9:14 to play, and the Bengals got the game-winning score with 14 seconds left on a four-yard pass from Palmer to WR Andre Caldwell. Cincinnati’s defense scored the first Bengals TD, on a 30-yard INT return by CB Johnathan Joseph in the third quarter, and the defense limited Pittsburgh to 19 yards and one first down in the fourth quarter. The defense allowed 258 Pittsburgh yards in the first half, but kept the game within comeback reach by forcing the Steelers to settle for FGs on drives which reached the Bengals one- and six-yard lines. The Bengals improved to 2-1 on the season, and the Steelers fell to 1-2.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Pittsburgh .................................................. 10 3 7 0 — 20 Cincinnati .................................................... 0 3 6 14 — 23

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Pitt. — J.Reed 19 field goal ..................................................................... 1-6:55 Pitt. — W.Parker 27 pass from B.Roethlisberger (J.Reed kick) .............. 1-1:02 Pitt. — J.Reed 24 field goal ................................................................... 2-12:44 Cin. — S.Graham 34 field goal ................................................................ 2-0:00 Cin. — J.Joseph 30 interception return (kick aborted) ........................... 3-13:35 Pitt. — B.Roethlisberger 1 run (J.Reed kick) ........................................... 3-3:00 Cin. — C.Benson 23 run (pass failed) ..................................................... 4-9:14 Cin. — A.Caldwell 4 pass from C.Palmer (C.Palmer-B.Leonard pass) ... 4-0:14

Missed FGs: J.Reed (52WL), S.Graham (52WL). Attendance: 64,538. Time: 2:54.

TEAM STATISTICS PITT. CIN. First downs ......................................................................................... 17 19 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 6-12 3-12 Total net yards .................................................................................. 373 273 Net yards rushing.............................................................................. 102 100 Net yards passing ............................................................................. 271 173 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 31-22-1 37-20-0 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................... 1-5 2-10 Punts-average ............................................................................. 2-42.5 5-40.8 Punt returns-yards ............................................................................ 0-0 1-17 Kickoff returns-yards ..................................................................... 4-110 5-104 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 5-51 4-30 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 0-0 0-0 Time of possession ........................................................................ 34:42 25:18

Rushing PITT. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD W.Parker 25 93 24 0 C.Benson 16 76 23t 1 M.Moore 1 6 6 0 C.Crocker 1 21 21 0 B.Roethlisberger J.Johnson 1 2 2 0 2 3 2 1 C.Palmer 1 1 1 0 TOTALS 28 102 24 1 TOTALS 19 100 23t 1

Passing PITT. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I B.Roethlisberger C.Palmer 37 20 183 1-0 31 22 276 1-1 TOTALS 31 22 276 1-1 TOTALS 37 20 183 1-0

Receiving PITT. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD M.Wallace 7 102 51 0 A.Caldwell 6 52 14 1 H.Miller 5 20 7 0 C.Ochocinco 5 54 21 0 H.Ward 4 82 41 0 L.Coles 5 34 17 0 W.Parker 2 36 27t 1 C.Henry 1 19 19 0 S.Holmes 1 18 18 0 B.Leonard 1 11 11 0 M.Spaeth 1 7 7 0 D.Coats 1 8 8 0 M.Moore 1 6 6 0 C.Benson 1 5 5 0 L.Sweed 1 5 5 0 TOTALS 22 276 51 1 TOTALS 20 183 21 1

Defense Pittsburgh (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Clark 7-0-7, I.Taylor 1-5-6, J.Harrison 3-2-5, J.Farrior 2-3-5, W.Gay 3-1-4, L.Timmons 2-2-4, T.Carter 3-0-3, B.Keisel 2-1-3, D.Townsend 1-2-3, C.Hampton 2-0-2, L.Sweed 1-0-1, L.Woodley 1-0-1, J.Burnett 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Hampton 1-10, J.Harrison 1-0. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: I.Taylor 4, R.Clark 1, J.Farrior 1, J.Harrison 1, L.Timmons 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: K.Rivers 6-6-12, R.Geathers 5-3-8, R.Williams 5-3-8, J.Joseph 4-3-7, Dh.Jones 6-0-6, C.Crocker 5-1-6, R.Maualuga 5-1-6, D.Peko 2-4-6, P.Sims 1-3-4, B.Johnson 3-0-3, A.Odom 2-1-3, L.Hall 2-0-2, T.Johnson 1-1-2, J.Fanene 0-2-2, M.Johnson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: R.Geathers 0.5-2.5, P.Sims 0.5-2.5. INT.-YDS.: J.Joseph 1-30. PD: C.Crocker 1, J.Joseph 1, R.Maualuga 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

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In 2009, the Bengals are: 1-1 at home 1-0 on the road 1-0 when scoring first 1-1 when opponent scores first 1-0 in games decided by three points or fewer 2-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer 0-0 when leading at halftime 1-0 when tied at halftime 1-1 when trailing at halftime 1-0 when leading after three quarters 0-0 when tied after three quarters 1-1 when trailing after three quarters 2-0 when rushing for 100 net yards

1-1 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards 1-0 with plus turnover differential 0-0 with even turnover differential 1-1 with minus turnover differential 0-0 when passing for 250 net yards 1-0 when opponent passes for 250 net yards 2-0 when scoring 20 points or more 2-0 when opponent scores 20 points or more 2-1 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof) 0-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof) 1-0 on natural grass 1-1 on synthetic surface 1-1 with fewer penalty yards

Under Marvin Lewis,

the Bengals are: 28-21-1 at home 20-29-0 on the road 31-18-1 when scoring first 17-32-0 when opponent scores first 9-8-1 in games decided by three points or fewer 24-21-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer 35-11-1 when leading at halftime 5-1-0 when tied at halftime 8-38-0 when trailing at halftime 39-6-1 when leading after three quarters 2-2-0 when tied after three quarters 7-42-0 when trailing after three quarters 32-17-0 when rushing for 100 net yards

27-9-1 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards 33-5-1 with plus turnover differential 9-13-0 with even turnover differential 6-32-0 with minus turnover differential 16-15-0 when passing for 250 net yards 16-16-1 when opponent passes for 250 net yards 39-18-0 when scoring 20 points or more 19-44-0 when opponent scores 20 points or more 46-47-1 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof) 2-3-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof) 20-19-0 on natural grass 28-31-1 on synthetic surface 29-26-1 with fewer penalty yards

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Best performances Rushing yards 141 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 76 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 76 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh Rushing attempts 29 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 21 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 16 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh Longest rushes 23 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh (TD) 21 — Chris Crocker, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh 20 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 13 vs. Denver Receptions 6 — Andre Caldwell, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 6 — Andre Caldwell, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh 5 — (three times) Receiving yards 91 — Chad Ochocinco, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 89 — Chad Ochocinco, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 54 — (two times) Passing yards 247 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 185 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 183 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh Pass attempts 37 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh 33 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 23 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 20 at Green Bay

Pass completions 21 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 20 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh 15 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 20 at Green Bay Longest passes 44 — Carson Palmer-to-Chad Ochocinco, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 34 — Carson Palmer-to-Chad Ochocinco, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 23 — (three times) Yards from scrimmage 141 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 108 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 97 — Chad Ochocinco, Sept. 13 vs. Denver Longest kickoff return 39 — Andre Caldwell, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh 29 — Andre Caldwell, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 29 — Andre Caldwell, Sept. 20 at Green Bay Longest punt return 60 — Quan Cosby, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 32 — Quan Cosby, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 17 — Quan Cosby, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh Total tackles (coaches’ statistics based on film review) 12 — Dhani Jones, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 12 — Keith Rivers, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh 9 — Roy Williams, Sept. 13 vs. Denver Solo tackles (coaches’ statistics based on film review) 7 — Roy Williams, Sept. 13 vs. Denver 7 — Dhani Jones, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 6 — (five times)

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Transactions (Transactions prior to June 22 can be found on pages 138-139 of the Bengals’ 2009 media guide.)

June 22 — Signed DT Clinton McDonald (D7b). July 9 — Signed FB Fui Vakapuna (D7a). July 16 — Signed P Kevin Huber (D5). July 21 — Signed C Jonathan Luigs (D4); Waived CB Simeon Castille. July 28 — Signed TE Chase Coffman (D3b). July 29 — Signed LB Rey Maualuga (D2) and DE Michael Johnson (D3a). July 31 — Waived G Colin Dow. Aug. 2 — Signed CB Jamar Fletcher (FA). Aug. 3 — Signed OT Augustus Parrish (FA). Aug. 5 — Placed TE Reggie Kelly on the Reserve/Injured list. Aug. 6 — Signed TE Matt Sherry (FA). Aug. 10 — Terminated the contract of HB Kenny Watson; Waived FB J.D. Runnels Jr. Aug. 17 — Signed TE J.P. Foschi (FA) and TE Kolomona Kapanui (FA). Aug. 18 — Waived C Dan Santucci (injured). Aug. 19 — C Dan Santucci cleared waivers and reverted to the Reserve/Injured list. Aug. 22 — Waived HB Marlon Lucky and WR David Richmond. Aug. 23 — Signed K Sam Swank (FA). Aug. 24 — Signed DT Langston Moore (FA). Aug. 25 — Signed DT Ventrell Jenkins (FA). Aug. 29 — Terminated the contract of CB Jamar Fletcher; Waived WR Greg Orton and DT Pernell Phillips. Aug. 30 — Signed OT Andre Smith (D1) (roster exemption applied). Aug. 31 — Placed TE Ben Utecht on the Reserve/Injured list; Waived TE Matt Sherry (injured).

Sept. 1 — TE Matt Sherry cleared waivers and reverted to the Reserve/Injured list. Sept. 5 — Placed WR Antonio Chatman on the Reserve/Injured list; Terminated the contracts of LB Darryl Blackstock, LB Jim Maxwell and DT Langston Moore; Waived WR Freddie Brown, G Andrew Crummey, DE Chris Harrington, TE Darius Hill, DT Ventrell Jenkins, HB James Johnson, TE Kolomona Kapanui, S Corey Lynch, DT Clinton McDonald, CB Rico Murray, OT Augustus Parrish, FB Chris Pressley, WR Maurice Purify, G Jason Shirley, LB Dan Skuta, K Sam Swank, FB Fui Vakapuna, S Marvin White. Sept. 6 — Signed eight players to the practice squad: TE Darius Hill, HB James Johnson, S Corey Lynch, DT Clinton McDonald, FB Chris Pressley, WR Maurice Purify, G Jason Shirley, LB Dan Skuta. Sept. 14 — Activated OT Andre Smith to the 53-player roster (exemption expired); Waived HB DeDe Dorsey. Sept. 23 — Signed CB Rico Murray to the practice squad; S Corey Lynch signed off practice squad by Tampa Bay. * NOTE: Signed a new contract before finishing the final season(s) of existing contract.

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Participation chart Legend

(position abbreviation indicates start)

P — played as a substitute DNP — did not play IL — inactive list * — designated third quarterback PS — practice squad

PSI — practice squad/injured list IPSP — international practice squad player RPUP — reserve/physically unable to perform list RI — reserve/injured list RSBC — reserve/suspended by commissioner list

RNFI — reserve/non-football injury list REX — roster exemption NWT — not with team

Cin. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NAME G-S DEN. @G.B. PITT. @Cle. @Balt. HOU. CHI. BALT. @Pitt. @Oak. CLE. DET. @Minn. @S.D. K.C. @NYJ

Benson, Cedric ................ 3-3 HB HB HB Caldwell, Andre ................ 3-0 P P P Chatman, Antonio ............ 0-0 RI RI RI Coats, Daniel ................... 3-3 TE TE TE Coffman, Chase ............... 0-0 IL IL IL Coles, Laveranues ........... 3-3 WR WR WR Collins, Anthony ............... 3-3 ROT ROT ROT Cook, Kyle ....................... 3-3 C C C Cosby, Quan .................... 3-0 P P P Crocker, Chris .................. 3-3 FS FS FS Dorsey, DeDe .................. 0-0 IL NWT NWT Fanene, Jonathan ............ 3-0 P P P Foschi, J.P. ...................... 3-2 P 2ndTE 2ndTE Geathers, Robert ............. 3-3 LDE LDE LDE Graham, Shayne.............. 3-0 P P P Hall, Leon ......................... 3-3 RCB RCB RCB Hebert, Kyries .................. 3-0 P P P Henry, Chris ..................... 3-0 P P P Hill, Darius ....................... 0-0 PS PS PS Hodge, Abdul ................... 3-0 P P P Huber, Kevin .................... 3-0 P P P Jeanty, Rashad ................ 3-0 P P P Johnson, Brandon............ 3-0 P P P Johnson, James............... 0-0 PS PS PS Johnson, Jeremi .............. 3-1 FB P P Johnson, Michael ............. 3-0 P P P Johnson, Tank ................. 3-3 RDT RDT RDT Jones, David .................... 0-0 IL IL IL Jones, Dhani .................... 3-3 MLB MLB MLB Joseph, Johnathan .......... 3-3 LCB LCB LCB Kelly, Reggie .................... 0-0 RI RI RI Kooistra, Scott ................. 2-0 IL P P Leonard, Brian ................. 3-0 P P P Livings, Nate .................... 1-1 LG IL IL Luigs, Jonathan ............... 1-0 DNP DNP P Lynch, Corey .................... 0-0 PS PS NWT Mathis, Evan .................... 3-2 P LG LG Maualuga, Rey ................. 3-3 SLB SLB SLB McDonald, Clinton ........... 0-0 PS PS PS Murray, Rico .................... 0-0 NWT NWT PS Ndukwe, Chinedum ......... 3-0 P P P Nelson, Tom .................... 0-0 IL IL IL Ochocinco, Chad ............. 3-3 WR WR WR Odom, Antwan ................. 3-3 RDE RDE RDE O’Sullivan, J.T. ................. 0-0 DNP DNP DNP Palmer, Carson ................ 3-3 QB QB QB Palmer, Jordan ................ 0-0 IL* IL* IL* Peko, Domata .................. 3-3 LDT LDT LDT Pope, Geoffrey ................. 3-0 P P P Pressley, Chris ................. 0-0 PS PS PS Purify, Maurice ................. 0-0 PS PS PS Rivers, Keith .................... 3-3 WLB WLB WLB Roland, Dennis ................ 3-0 P P P Rucker, Frostee ............... 0-0 IL IL IL St. Louis, Brad ................. 3-0 P P P Santucci, Dan .................. 0-0 RI RI RI Scott, Bernard .................. 3-0 P P P Sherry, Matt ..................... 0-0 RI RI RI Shirley, Jason .................. 0-0 PS PS PS Simpson, Jerome ............. 0-0 IL IL IL Sims, Pat ......................... 3-0 P P P Skuta, Dan ....................... 0-0 PS PS PS Smith, Andre .................... 0-0 REX IL IL Trent, Morgan .................. 3-0 P P P Utecht, Ben ...................... 0-0 RI RI RI Whitworth, Andrew........... 3-3 LOT LOT LOT Williams, Bobbie .............. 3-3 RG RG RG Williams, Roy ................... 3-3 SS SS SS

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Starting lineups Offense

GAME WR LOT LG C RG ROT TE WR QB HB FB 9-13 DEN. Ochocinco Whitworth Livings Cook B.Williams Collins Coats Coles C.Palmer Benson Je.Johnson 9-20 @G.B. Ochocinco Whitworth Mathis Cook B.Williams Collins Coats Coles C.Palmer Benson Foschi(2ndTE) 9-27 PITT. Ochocinco Whitworth Mathis Cook B.Williams Collins Coats Coles C.Palmer Benson Foschi(2ndTE) 10-4 @Cle. 10-11 @Balt. 10-18 HOU. 10-25 CHI. 11-1 (BYE) 11-8 BALT. 11-15 @Pitt. 11-22 @Oak. 11-29 CLE. 12-6 DET. 12-13 @Minn. 12-20 @S.D. 12-27 K.C. 1-3 @NYJ

Defense GAME LDE LDT RDT RDE SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB SS FS 9-13 DEN. Geathers Peko T.Johnson Odom Maualuga Dh.Jones Rivers Joseph Hall R.Williams Crocker 9-20 @G.B. Geathers Peko T.Johnson Odom Maualuga Dh.Jones Rivers Joseph Hall R.Williams Crocker 9-27 PITT. Geathers Peko T.Johnson Odom Maualuga Dh.Jones Rivers Joseph Hall R.Williams Crocker 10-4 @Cle. 10-11 @Balt. 10-18 HOU. 10-25 CHI. 11-1 (BYE) 11-8 BALT. 11-15 @Pitt. 11-22 @Oak. 11-29 CLE. 12-6 DET. 12-13 @Minn. 12-20 @S.D. 12-27 K.C. 1-3 @NYJ

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Depth chart Sept. 29, 2009

OFFENSE WR 85 CHAD OCHOCINCO 15 Chris Henry 89 Jerome Simpson LOT 77 ANDREW WHITWORTH 74 Dennis Roland LG 62 NATE LIVINGS 66 Evan Mathis C 64 KYLE COOK 50 Jonathan Luigs RG 63 BOBBIE WILLIAMS ROT 73 ANTHONY COLLINS 75 Scott Kooistra 71 Andre Smith TE 86 DANIEL COATS 88 J.P. Foschi 80 Chase Coffman 48 Brad St. Louis WR 11 LAVERANUES COLES 87 Andre Caldwell 12 Quan Cosby QB 9 CARSON PALMER 4 J.T. O’Sullivan 5 Jordan Palmer HB 32 CEDRIC BENSON 28 Bernard Scott 40 Brian Leonard FB 23 JEREMI JOHNSON

DEFENSE LDE 91 ROBERT GEATHERS 92 Frostee Rucker LDT 94 DOMATA PEKO 68 Jonathan Fanene RDT 99 TANK JOHNSON 90 Pat Sims RDE 98 ANTWAN ODOM 93 Michael Johnson SLB 58 REY MAUALUGA 53 Rashad Jeanty MLB 57 DHANI JONES 52 Abdul Hodge WLB 55 KEITH RIVERS 59 Brandon Johnson LCB 22 JOHNATHAN JOSEPH 24 Geoffrey Pope 20 David Jones RCB 29 LEON HALL 25 Morgan Trent SS 31 ROY WILLIAMS 41 Chinedum Ndukwe 34 Kyries Hebert FS 42 CHRIS CROCKER 43 Tom Nelson

SPECIAL TEAMS P 10 Kevin Huber K 17 Shayne Graham KO 17 Shayne Graham PR 12 Quan Cosby 29 Leon Hall 43 Tom Nelson KOR 87 Andre Caldwell 28 Bernard Scott 12 Quan Cosby LS 48 Brad St. Louis 64 Kyle Cook H 10 Kevin Huber NOTE: Players whose names are CAPITALIZED are anticipated starters. Rookies and first-year players are underlined.

Pronunciation guide Bob Bratkowski (offensive coordinator) ............................. brat-COW-skee Louie Cioffi (assistant defensive backs coach) ............................ CHO-fee Laveranues Coles ............................................................. luh-VER-nee-us Quan Cosby .................................................................................. KWAHN Jonathan Fanene ................................................................... fuh-NAY-nay J.P. Foschi ................................................................................. FAH-shee Robert Geathers ............................................... (pronounced as “gathers”) Paul Guenther (asst. special teams/asst. LBs coach) ................ GUN-thur Kyries Hebert ................................................................. KYE-riss AY-bear Rashad Jeanty ............................................................ ruh-SHAHD JENN-tee Jeremi Johnson ................................................ (pronounced as “Jeremy”) Dhani Jones .......................................................................... duh-HAH-nee

Scott Kooistra ............................................................................ KOO-struh Jonathan Luigs .............................................................................. LOO-igs Rey Maualuga .......................... RAY mow(rhymes w/ “now”)-uh-LOO-guh Chinedum Ndukwe ..................................... CHIN-uh-doom en-DUKE-way Chad Ochocinco................................................................ o-cho-SEEN-ko Antwan Odom .............................................................. AN-twahn O-duhm Domata Peko ......................................................... DOE-mah-tah PECK-o Brad St. Louis ............................................ (pronounced as “Saint Lewis”) Dan Santucci (Reserve/Injured list).................................... san-TOO-chee Bob Surace (assistant offensive line coach) ............................. suh-RACE Ben Utecht (Reserve/Injured list) ................................................. YEW-tek Ken Zampese (quarterbacks coach) .................................... zam-PEE-zee

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Alphabetical roster Sept. 29, 2009

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 32 Benson, Cedric .................................... HB 5-11 225 12-28-82 5 Texas Midland, Texas FA’08 87 Caldwell, Andre................................... WR 6-0 200 4-15-85 2 Florida Tampa, Fla. D3b’08 86 Coats, Daniel ........................................ TE 6-3 264 4-16-84 3 Brigham Young Layton, Utah CFA’07 80 Coffman, Chase .................................... TE 6-6 257 11-10-86 R Missouri Peculiar, Mo. D3b’09 11 Coles, Laveranues .............................. WR 5-11 200 12-29-77 10 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. UFA(NYJ)’09 73 Collins, Anthony ................................... OT 6-5 315 11-2-85 2 Kansas Beaumont, Texas D4’08 64 Cook, Kyle .............................................. C 6-3 312 7-25-83 2 Michigan State Macomb, Mich. FA’07 12 Cosby, Quan ....................................... WR 5-9 196 12-23-82 R Texas Mart, Texas CFA’09 42 Crocker, Chris ......................................... S 5-11 200 3-9-80 7 Marshall Chesapeake, Va. FA’08 68 Fanene, Jonathan ................................ DT 6-4 292 3-19-82 5 Utah Pago Pago (American Samoa) D7’05 88 Foschi, J.P. ........................................... TE 6-3 265 5-19-82 3 Georgia Tech Queens, N.Y. FA’09 91 Geathers, Robert ................................. DE 6-3 280 8-11-83 6 Georgia Georgetown, S.C. D4b’04 17 Graham, Shayne .................................... K 6-0 205 12-9-77 9 Virginia Tech Dublin, Va. W(Car.)’03 29 Hall, Leon ............................................. CB 5-11 199 12-9-84 3 Michigan Vista, Calif. D1’07 34 Hebert, Kyries ......................................... S 6-3 220 10-9-80 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. FA’08 15 Henry, Chris ........................................ WR 6-4 200 5-17-83 5 West Virginia Belle Chasse, La. FA’08 52 Hodge, Abdul ........................................ LB 6-0 240 9-9-82 4 Iowa Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. FA’08 10 Huber, Kevin ........................................... P 6-1 210 7-16-85 R Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio D5’09 53 Jeanty, Rashad ..................................... LB 6-2 247 4-17-83 4 Central Florida Miami, Fla. FA’06 59 Johnson, Brandon ................................ LB 6-5 243 4-5-83 4 Louisville Birmingham, Ala. FA’08 23 Johnson, Jeremi ................................... FB 5-11 275 9-4-80 7 Western Kentucky Louisville, Ky. FA’09 93 Johnson, Michael ................................. DE 6-7 260 2-7-87 R Georgia Tech Selma, Ala. D3a’09 99 Johnson, Tank ..................................... DT 6-3 305 12-7-81 6 Washington Tempe, Ariz. UFA(Dall.)’09 20 Jones, David ........................................ CB 6-0 196 9-19-85 3 Wingate Greenville, S.C. W(N.O.)’07 57 Jones, Dhani ......................................... LB 6-1 240 2-22-78 10 Michigan Potomac, Md. FA’07 22 Joseph, Johnathan .............................. CB 5-11 193 4-16-84 4 South Carolina Rock Hill, S.C. D1’06 75 Kooistra, Scott ..................................... OT 6-6 335 10-14-80 7 North Carolina State Cary, N.C. D7a’03 40 Leonard, Brian ..................................... HB 6-1 230 2-3-84 3 Rutgers Gouverneur, N.Y. T(StL.)’09 62 Livings, Nate .......................................... G 6-5 330 3-16-82 2 Louisiana State Lake Charles, La. CFA’06 50 Luigs, Jonathan ...................................... C 6-4 315 8-11-86 R Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. D4’09 66 Mathis, Evan .......................................... G 6-5 295 11-1-81 5 Alabama Homewood, Ala. FA’08 58 Maualuga, Rey...................................... LB 6-2 255 1-20-87 R Southern California Eureka, Calif. D2’09 41 Ndukwe, Chinedum ................................ S 6-2 224 3-4-85 3 Notre Dame Powell, Ohio D7b’07 43 Nelson, Tom ........................................... S 5-11 203 12-4-86 R Illinois State Arlington Heights, Ill. CFA’09 85 Ochocinco, Chad ................................ WR 6-1 192 1-9-78 9 Oregon State Miami, Fla. D2’01 98 Odom, Antwan ..................................... DE 6-5 280 9-24-81 6 Alabama Bayou La Batre, Ala. UFA(Tenn.)’08 4 O’Sullivan, J.T...................................... QB 6-2 230 8-25-79 7 California, Davis Burbank, Calif. UFA(S.F.)’09 9 Palmer, Carson .................................... QB 6-5 235 12-27-79 7 Southern California Mission Viejo, Calif. D1’03 5 Palmer, Jordan .................................... QB 6-5 235 5-30-84 2 Texas-El Paso Mission Viejo, Calif. FA’08 94 Peko, Domata ...................................... DT 6-3 318 11-27-84 4 Michigan State Pago Pago (American Samoa) D4’06 24 Pope, Geoffrey..................................... CB 6-0 186 6-21-84 2 Howard Detroit, Mich. FA’08 55 Rivers, Keith ......................................... LB 6-2 240 5-5-86 2 Southern California Lake Mary, Fla. D1’08 74 Roland, Dennis .................................... OT 6-9 325 3-10-83 2 Georgia Bolivar, Mo. FA’08 92 Rucker, Frostee ................................... DE 6-3 285 9-14-83 4 Southern California Tustin, Calif. D3’06 48 St. Louis, Brad ................................ LS/TE 6-3 243 8-19-76 10 Southwest Missouri State Belton, Mo. D7’00 28 Scott, Bernard ...................................... HB 5-10 200 2-10-84 R Abilene Christian Vernon, Texas D6b’09 89 Simpson, Jerome ................................ WR 6-2 195 2-4-86 2 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, N.C. D2’08 90 Sims, Pat ............................................. DT 6-2 325 11-29-85 2 Auburn Fort Lauderdale, Fla. D3a’08 71 Smith, Andre ........................................ OT 6-4 335 1-25-87 R Alabama Birmingham, Ala. D1’09 25 Trent, Morgan ...................................... CB 6-1 195 12-14-85 R Michigan San Diego, Calif. D6a’09 77 Whitworth, Andrew .............................. OT 6-7 335 12-12-81 4 Louisiana State West Monroe, La. D2’06 63 Williams, Bobbie .................................... G 6-4 345 9-25-76 10 Arkansas Jefferson, Texas UFA(Phil.)’04 31 Williams, Roy .......................................... S 6-0 222 8-14-80 8 Oklahoma Union City, Calif. FA’09

Practice Squad NO. NAME (DATE) POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 49 Hill, Darius (Sept. 6) ............................. TE 6-7 245 8-26-85 R Ball State Blue Springs, Mo. CFA’09 39 Johnson, James (Sept. 6) .................... HB 5-11 205 9-6-84 1 Kansas State Port Arthur, Texas CFA’08 69 McDonald, Clinton (Sept. 6) ................ DT 6-2 290 1-6-87 R Memphis Jacksonville, Ark. D7b’09 44 Murray, Rico (Sept. 23) ....................... CB 5-11 202 8-21-87 R Kent State Cincinnati, Ohio CFA’09 36 Pressley, Chris (Sept. 6) ....................... FB 5-11 260 8-8-86 R Wisconsin Woodbury, N.J. CFA’09 14 Purify, Maurice (Sept. 6) ..................... WR 6-3 226 1-17-86 1 Nebraska Eureka, Calif. CFA’08 70 Shirley, Jason (Sept. 6) ......................... G 6-5 338 9-30-85 2 Fresno State Fontana, Calif. D5’08 46 Skuta, Dan (Sept. 6) ............................. LB 6-2 251 4-21-86 R Grand Valley State Flint, Mich. CFA’09

Reserve/Injured NO. NAME (DATE; INJURY) POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 83 Chatman, Antonio (Sept. 5; ankle) ..... WR 5-8 185 2-12-79 7 Cincinnati Los Angeles, Calif. FA’06 82 Kelly, Reggie (Aug. 5; Achilles) ............ TE 6-4 256 2-22-77 11 Mississippi State Aberdeen, Miss. UFA(Atl.)’03 65 Santucci, Dan (Aug. 19; foot) ................. C 6-4 304 9-6-83 3 Notre Dame Harwood Heights, Ill. PS(Ind.)’07 45 Sherry, Matt (Sept. 1; shoulder) ........... TE 6-4 250 12-11-84 2 Villanova Rumford, R.I. FA’09 81 Utecht, Ben (Aug. 31; concussion) ....... TE 6-6 245 6-30-81 5 Minnesota Hastings, Minn. RFA(Ind.)’08

COACHING STAFF: Head coach: Marvin Lewis. Assistants: Paul Alexander (assistant head coach/offensive line), Jim Anderson (running backs), Bob Bratkowski (offensive coordinator), Louie Cioffi (assistant defensive backs), Kevin Coyle (defensive backs), Jeff FitzGerald (linebackers), Paul Guenther (assistant special teams/assistant linebackers), Jay Hayes (defensive line), Jonathan Hayes (tight ends), Chip Morton (strength and conditioning), Ray Oliver (associate strength and conditioning), Mike Sheppard (wide receivers), Darrin Simmons (special teams), Bob Surace (assistant offensive line), Ken Zampese (quarterbacks), Mike Zimmer (defensive coordinator).

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Numerical roster Sept. 29, 2009

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 4 J.T. O’Sullivan...................................... QB 6-2 230 8-25-79 7 California, Davis Burbank, Calif. UFA(S.F.)’09 5 Jordan Palmer ..................................... QB 6-5 235 5-30-84 2 Texas-El Paso Mission Viejo, Calif. FA’08 9 Carson Palmer ..................................... QB 6-5 235 12-27-79 7 Southern California Mission Viejo, Calif. D1’03 10 Kevin Huber ............................................ P 6-1 210 7-16-85 R Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio D5’09 11 Laveranues Coles ............................... WR 5-11 200 12-29-77 10 Florida State Jacksonville, Fla. UFA(NYJ)’09 12 Quan Cosby ........................................ WR 5-9 196 12-23-82 R Texas Mart, Texas CFA’09 15 Chris Henry ......................................... WR 6-4 200 5-17-83 5 West Virginia Belle Chasse, La. FA’08 17 Shayne Graham ..................................... K 6-0 205 12-9-77 9 Virginia Tech Dublin, Va. W(Car.)’03 20 David Jones ......................................... CB 6-0 196 9-19-85 3 Wingate Greenville, S.C. W(N.O.)’07 22 Johnathan Joseph ............................... CB 5-11 193 4-16-84 4 South Carolina Rock Hill, S.C. D1’06 23 Jeremi Johnson .................................... FB 5-11 275 9-4-80 7 Western Kentucky Louisville, Ky. FA’09 24 Geoffrey Pope...................................... CB 6-0 186 6-21-84 2 Howard Detroit, Mich. FA’08 25 Morgan Trent ....................................... CB 6-1 195 12-14-85 R Michigan San Diego, Calif. D6a’09 28 Bernard Scott ....................................... HB 5-10 200 2-10-84 R Abilene Christian Vernon, Texas D6b’09 29 Leon Hall .............................................. CB 5-11 199 12-9-84 3 Michigan Vista, Calif. D1’07 31 Roy Williams ........................................... S 6-0 222 8-14-80 8 Oklahoma Union City, Calif. FA’09 32 Cedric Benson ..................................... HB 5-11 225 12-28-82 5 Texas Midland, Texas FA’08 34 Kyries Hebert .......................................... S 6-3 220 10-9-80 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, La. FA’08 40 Brian Leonard ...................................... HB 6-1 230 2-3-84 3 Rutgers Gouverneur, N.Y. T(StL.)’09 41 Chinedum Ndukwe ................................. S 6-2 224 3-4-85 3 Notre Dame Powell, Ohio D7b’07 42 Chris Crocker .......................................... S 5-11 200 3-9-80 7 Marshall Chesapeake, Va. FA’08 43 Tom Nelson ............................................ S 5-11 203 12-4-86 R Illinois State Arlington Heights, Ill. CFA’09 48 Brad St. Louis ................................. LS/TE 6-3 243 8-19-76 10 Southwest Missouri State Belton, Mo. D7’00 50 Jonathan Luigs ....................................... C 6-4 315 8-11-86 R Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. D4’09 52 Abdul Hodge ......................................... LB 6-0 240 9-9-82 4 Iowa Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. FA’08 53 Rashad Jeanty ...................................... LB 6-2 247 4-17-83 4 Central Florida Miami, Fla. FA’06 55 Keith Rivers .......................................... LB 6-2 240 5-5-86 2 Southern California Lake Mary, Fla. D1’08 57 Dhani Jones .......................................... LB 6-1 240 2-22-78 10 Michigan Potomac, Md. FA’07 58 Rey Maualuga....................................... LB 6-2 255 1-20-87 R Southern California Eureka, Calif. D2’09 59 Brandon Johnson ................................. LB 6-5 243 4-5-83 4 Louisville Birmingham, Ala. FA’08 62 Nate Livings ........................................... G 6-5 330 3-16-82 2 Louisiana State Lake Charles, La. CFA’06 63 Bobbie Williams ..................................... G 6-4 345 9-25-76 10 Arkansas Jefferson, Texas UFA(Phil.)’04 64 Kyle Cook ............................................... C 6-3 312 7-25-83 2 Michigan State Macomb, Mich. FA’07 66 Evan Mathis ........................................... G 6-5 295 11-1-81 5 Alabama Homewood, Ala. FA’08 68 Jonathan Fanene ................................. DT 6-4 292 3-19-82 5 Utah Pago Pago (American Samoa) D7’05 71 Andre Smith ......................................... OT 6-4 335 1-25-87 R Alabama Birmingham, Ala. D1’09 73 Anthony Collins .................................... OT 6-5 315 11-2-85 2 Kansas Beaumont, Texas D4’08 74 Dennis Roland ..................................... OT 6-9 325 3-10-83 2 Georgia Bolivar, Mo. FA’08 75 Scott Kooistra ...................................... OT 6-6 335 10-14-80 7 North Carolina State Cary, N.C. D7a’03 77 Andrew Whitworth ............................... OT 6-7 335 12-12-81 4 Louisiana State West Monroe, La. D2’06 80 Chase Coffman ..................................... TE 6-6 257 11-10-86 R Missouri Peculiar, Mo. D3b’09 85 Chad Ochocinco ................................. WR 6-1 192 1-9-78 9 Oregon State Miami, Fla. D2’01 86 Daniel Coats ......................................... TE 6-3 264 4-16-84 3 Brigham Young Layton, Utah CFA’07 87 Andre Caldwell.................................... WR 6-0 200 4-15-85 2 Florida Tampa, Fla. D3b’08 88 J.P. Foschi ............................................ TE 6-3 265 5-19-82 3 Georgia Tech Queens, N.Y. FA’09 89 Jerome Simpson ................................. WR 6-2 195 2-4-86 2 Coastal Carolina Reidsville, N.C. D2’08 90 Pat Sims .............................................. DT 6-2 325 11-29-85 2 Auburn Fort Lauderdale, Fla. D3a’08 91 Robert Geathers .................................. DE 6-3 280 8-11-83 6 Georgia Georgetown, S.C. D4b’04 92 Frostee Rucker .................................... DE 6-3 285 9-14-83 4 Southern California Tustin, Calif. D3’06 93 Michael Johnson .................................. DE 6-7 260 2-7-87 R Georgia Tech Selma, Ala. D3a’09 94 Domata Peko ....................................... DT 6-3 318 11-27-84 4 Michigan State Pago Pago (American Samoa) D4’06 98 Antwan Odom ...................................... DE 6-5 280 9-24-81 6 Alabama Bayou La Batre, Ala. UFA(Tenn.)’08 99 Tank Johnson ...................................... DT 6-3 305 12-7-81 6 Washington Tempe, Ariz. UFA(Dall.)’09

Practice Squad NO. NAME (DATE) POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 14 Maurice Purify (Sept. 6) ...................... WR 6-3 226 1-17-86 1 Nebraska Eureka, Calif. CFA’08 36 Chris Pressley (Sept. 6) ........................ FB 5-11 260 8-8-86 R Wisconsin Woodbury, N.J. CFA’09 39 James Johnson (Sept. 6) ..................... HB 5-11 205 9-6-84 1 Kansas State Port Arthur, Texas CFA’08 44 Rico Murray (Sept. 23) ........................ CB 5-11 202 8-21-87 R Kent State Cincinnati, Ohio CFA’09 46 Dan Skuta (Sept. 6) .............................. LB 6-2 251 4-21-86 R Grand Valley State Flint, Mich. CFA’09 49 Darius Hill (Sept. 6) .............................. TE 6-7 245 8-26-85 R Ball State Blue Springs, Mo. CFA’09 69 Clinton McDonald (Sept. 6) ................. DT 6-2 290 1-6-87 R Memphis Jacksonville, Ark. D7b’09 70 Jason Shirley (Sept. 6) .......................... G 6-5 338 9-30-85 2 Fresno State Fontana, Calif. D5’08

Reserve/Injured NO. NAME (DATE; INJURY) POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 65 Dan Santucci (Aug. 19; foot) .................. C 6-4 304 9-6-83 3 Notre Dame Harwood Heights, Ill. PS(Ind.)’07 81 Ben Utecht (Aug. 31; concussion) ........ TE 6-6 245 6-30-81 5 Minnesota Hastings, Minn. RFA(Ind.)’08 82 Reggie Kelly (Aug. 5; Achilles) ............. TE 6-4 256 2-22-77 11 Mississippi State Aberdeen, Miss. UFA(Atl.)’03 83 Antonio Chatman (Sept. 5; ankle) ...... WR 5-8 185 2-12-79 7 Cincinnati Los Angeles, Calif. FA’06 45 Matt Sherry (Sept. 1; shoulder) ............ TE 6-4 250 12-11-84 2 Villanova Rumford, R.I. FA’09

COACHING STAFF: Head coach: Marvin Lewis. Assistants: Paul Alexander (assistant head coach/offensive line), Jim Anderson (running backs), Bob Bratkowski (offensive coordinator), Louie Cioffi (assistant defensive backs), Kevin Coyle (defensive backs), Jeff FitzGerald (linebackers), Paul Guenther (assistant special teams/assistant linebackers), Jay Hayes (defensive line), Jonathan Hayes (tight ends), Chip Morton (strength and conditioning), Ray Oliver (associate strength and conditioning), Mike Sheppard (wide receivers), Darrin Simmons (special teams), Bob Surace (assistant offensive line), Ken Zampese (quarterbacks), Mike Zimmer (defensive coordinator).

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Game-by-game team statistics

Bengals GAME YDS. RUSH-YDS. PASS YDS. COMP.-ATT. TD-P/INT. SKD.-YDS. 1D 3D-CONV. F-FL POSS. 9-13 DEN. 307 27-86 221 21-33 0/2 3-26 16 5-15 1-0 33:27 9-20 @G.B. 319 34-151 168 15-23 3/2 2-17 19 9-14 2-0 33:48 9-27 PITT. 273 19-100 173 20-37 1/0 2-10 19 3-12 0-0 25:18 10-4 @Cle. 10-11 @Balt. 10-18 HOU. 10-25 CHI. 11-1 (BYE) 11-8 BALT. 11-15 @Pitt. 11-22 @Oak. 11-29 CLE. 12-6 DET. 12-13 @Minn. 12-20 @S.D. 12-27 K.C. 1-3 @NYJ TOTALS 899 80-337 562 56-93 4/4 7-53 54 17-41 3-0 30:51

Opponents GAME YDS RUSH-YDS. PASS YDS. COMP.-ATT. TD-P/INT. SKD.-YDS. 1D 3D-CONV. F-FL POSS. 9-13 DEN. 302 20-75 227 17-28 1/0 3-16 10 3-12 1-0 26:33 9-20 @G.B. 311 18-89 222 21-39 1/0 6-39 22 6-13 2-1 26:12 9-27 PITT. 373 28-102 271 22-31 1/1 1-5 17 6-12 0-0 34:42 10-4 @Cle. 10-11 @Balt. 10-18 HOU. 10-25 CHI. 11-1 (BYE) 11-8 BALT. 11-15 @Pitt. 11-22 @Oak. 11-29 CLE. 12-6 DET. 12-13 @Minn. 12-20 @S.D. 12-27 K.C. 1-3 @NYJ TOTALS 986 66-266 720 60-98 3/1 10-60 49 15-37 3-1 29:09

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2009 defensive statistics (The following defensive statistics were compiled by Bengals coaches while reviewing game film.

They may differ from the totals listed in the play-by-play reports produced at the games.)

Defense RANK BY TT/PLAYER ST AT TT SKS-YDS INT-YDS PD FF FR-YDS 1. Roy Williams ............................................ 18 7 25 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0 Keith Rivers .............................................. 16 9 25 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 Dhani Jones ............................................. 14 11 25 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 4. Rey Maualuga .......................................... 13 4 17 1-8 0-0 1 2 0-0 Johnathan Joseph ...................................... 9 8 17 0-0 1-30 2 0 0-0 6. Antwan Odom .......................................... 13 3 16 7-43 0-0 2 0 0-0 7. Chris Crocker ............................................. 9 4 13 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0 Robert Geathers ......................................... 9 4 13 0.5-2.5 0-0 0 0 0-0 9. Jonathan Fanene ....................................... 5 4 9 1-4 0-0 0 0 0-0 Leon Hall .................................................... 5 4 9 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0 Pat Sims ..................................................... 4 5 9 0.5-2.5 0-0 0 0 1-0 12. Brandon Johnson ....................................... 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 Tank Johnson ............................................. 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Domata Peko ............................................. 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 15. Chinedum Ndukwe ..................................... 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Michael Johnson ........................................ 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 17. Morgan Trent .............................................. 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Rashad Jeanty ........................................... 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

Special teams RANK BY TT/PLAYER ST AT TT FF FR-YDS BP BFG BXP

1. Michael Johnson .................................. 3 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 2. Leon Hall .............................................. 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Rashad Jeanty ..................................... 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Rey Maualuga ...................................... 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Bernard Scott ....................................... 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Roy Williams ......................................... 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 7. Brad St. Louis ....................................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Kyries Hebert ........................................ 0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0 0

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Team statistics Record: 2-1

DATE W-L SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 9-13 L 7-12 DENVER 62,831 9-20 W 31-24 at Green Bay 70,678 9-27 W 23-20 PITTSBURGH 64,538 10-4 at Cleveland 10-11 at Baltimore 10-18 HOUSTON 10-25 CHICAGO 11-1 — BYE — 11-8 BALTIMORE 11-15 at Pittsburgh 11-22 at Oakland 11-29 CLEVELAND 12-6 DETROIT 12-13 at Minnesota 12-20 at San Diego 12-27 KANSAS CITY 1-3 at N.Y. Jets

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. OPP. TOTAL FIRST DOWNS ................................................................. 54 49 Rushing ................................................................................. 16 15 Passing ................................................................................. 34 30 Penalty .................................................................................... 4 4 3rd Down: Made-Att. ........................................................ 17-41 15-37 3rd Down Pct. .................................................................... 41.5 40.5 4th Down: Made-Att. ............................................................ 4-5 0-1 4th Down Pct...................................................................... 80.0 0.0 POSSESSION AVG. ................................................................ 30:51 29:09 TOTAL NET YARDS ................................................................... 899 986 Avg. Per Game ................................................................ 299.7 328.7 Total Plays .......................................................................... 180 174 Avg. Per Play ....................................................................... 5.0 5.7 NET YARDS RUSHING .............................................................. 337 266 Avg. Per Game ................................................................ 112.3 88.7 Total Rushes ......................................................................... 80 66 NET YARDS PASSING ............................................................... 562 720 Avg. Per Game ................................................................ 187.3 240.0 Sacked-Yards Lost ............................................................ 7-53 10-60 Gross Yards ........................................................................ 615 780 Att.-Completions .............................................................. 93-56 98-60 Completion Pct................................................................... 60.2 61.2 Had Intercepted ...................................................................... 4 1 PUNTS-AVG. ......................................................................... 16-41.7 16-42.8 Net Punting Avg. ........................................................... 16-38.1 16-31.5 PENALTIES-YARDS .............................................................. 21-157 22-166 FUMBLES-BALL LOST ................................................................ 3-0 3-1 TOUCHDOWNS .............................................................................. 8 6 Rushing ................................................................................... 3 2 Passing ................................................................................... 4 3 Returns ................................................................................... 1 1

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. BENGALS ................................................... 7 17 13 24 0 61 OPPONENTS ........................................... 24 13 10 9 0 56

SCORING TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt. K-PAT FG S PTS. Cedric Benson 2 2 0 0 — — 0 12 Shayne Graham 0 0 0 0 5-5 2-3 0 11 Andre Caldwell 1 0 1 0 — — 0 6 Laveranues Coles 1 0 1 0 — — 0 6 Chris Henry 1 0 1 0 — — 0 6 Johnathan Joseph 1 0 0 1 — — 0 6 Chad Ochocinco 1 0 1 0 — — 0 6 Carson Palmer 1 1 0 0 — — 0 6 Brian Leonard 0 0 0 0 — — 0 2 BENGALS 8 3 4 1 5-5 2-3 0 61 OPPONENTS 6 2 3 1 5-5 5-7 0 56 Two-point conversions: BENGALS 1-3 (0-1 R, 1-2 P), OPPONENTS 0-1 (0-0 R, 0-1 P). Sacks-yards: Antwan Odom 7-43, Rey Maualuga 1-8, Jonathan Fanene 1-4, Robert Geathers 0.5-2.5, Pat Sims 0.5-2.5. BENGALS 10-60, OPPONENTS 7-53. Fumbles-lost: Daniel Coats 1-0, Kevin Huber 1-0, Carson Palmer 1-0. BENGALS 3-0, OPPONENTS 3-1.

RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. LG. TD Cedric Benson ............................................ 66 293 4.4 23t 2 Chris Crocker ................................................ 1 21 21.0 21 0 Chad Ochocinco ........................................... 1 8 8.0 8 0 Brian Leonard ............................................... 2 6 3.0 5 0 Carson Palmer .............................................. 4 4 1.0 2 1 Laveranues Coles ......................................... 1 2 2.0 2 0 Jeremi Johnson............................................. 1 2 2.0 2 0 Bernard Scott ................................................ 3 1 0.3 6 0 Kevin Huber .................................................. 1 0 0.0 0 0 BENGALS ................................................... 80 337 4.2 23t 3 OPPONENTS ............................................. 66 266 4.0 24 2

RECEIVING REC. YDS. AVG. LG. TD Chad Ochocinco ......................................... 14 234 16.7 44 1 Andre Caldwell ............................................ 14 122 8.7 14 1 Laveranues Coles ......................................... 8 54 6.8 17 1 Brian Leonard ............................................... 5 52 10.4 18 0 Cedric Benson .............................................. 5 37 7.4 19 0 Daniel Coats ................................................. 4 50 12.5 23 0 Chris Henry ................................................... 3 42 14.0 19 1 Dan Foschi .................................................... 2 15 7.5 12 0 Jeremi Johnson............................................. 1 9 9.0 9 0 BENGALS ................................................... 56 615 11.0 44 4 OPPONENTS ............................................. 60 780 13.0 87t 3

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS. AVG. LG. TD Johnathan Joseph ........................................ 1 30 30.0 30t 1 BENGALS ..................................................... 1 30 30.0 30t 1 OPPONENTS ............................................... 4 64 16.0 37t 1

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. NET TB IN-20 LG. BLK. Kevin Huber ................... 16 667 41.7 38.1 2 8 61 0 BENGALS ...................... 16 667 41.7 38.1 2 8 61 0 OPPONENTS ................ 16 684 42.8 31.5 0 5 56 0

PUNT RETURNS NO. FC YDS. AVG. LG. TD Quan Cosby .................................... 11 4 180 16.4 60 0 BENGALS ....................................... 11 4 180 16.4 60 0 OPPONENTS ................................... 3 4 17 5.7 10 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. LG. TD Andre Caldwell ............................................ 10 219 21.9 39 0 BENGALS ................................................... 10 219 21.9 39 0 OPPONENTS ............................................. 11 240 21.8 56 0

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Shayne Graham ................................... 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 BENGALS ............................................ 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 OPPONENTS ...................................... 1-1 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-3 Shayne Graham: (—), (40G), (34G, 52WL). Opponents: (48G, 50G), (55WL, 45G), (19G, 24G, 52WL).

PASSING ATT. CMP. YDS. CMP.% YDS./ATT. TD TD% INT. INT.% LG SKD.-YDS. RAT. Carson Palmer ..................... 93 56 615 60.2 6.61 4 4.3 4 4.3 44 7-53 76.2 BENGALS ............................ 93 56 615 60.2 6.61 4 4.3 4 4.3 44 7-53 76.2 OPPONENTS ...................... 98 60 780 61.2 7.96 3 3.1 1 1.0 87t 10-60 92.2