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WEEKLY NEWS RELEASE NOV. 17, 2009

Cincinnati Bengals (7-2) at Oakland Raiders (2-7)

Week 11, Game 10 Sunday, Nov. 22

at Oakland Coliseum

Next up: Week 12, Game 11

Nov. 29 vs. Cleveland

Game information Kickoff: 4:15 p.m. EST. Television: CBS broadcast with Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Solomon Wilcots (analyst). The game will be aired regionally on CBS affiliates WKRC-TV (Channel 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV (Channel 7) in Dayton and WKYT-TV (Channel 27) in Lexington, Ky. Radio: Coverage on the 28-station Bengals Radio Network, including a “triple-cast” in Cincinnati on flagships WLW-AM (700) “The Big One,” 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 this week head to Oakland — a city in which the Cincinnati franchise has never won — following a victory that may be long remembered as the “War of 18-12.” In the estimation of head coach Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati’s 18-12 victory at Pittsburgh last week was “the most physically grinding win I’ve ever been on the sidelines to experience.” The Steelers had been a landslide choice among pregame pundits, but the Bengals now appear to be done with their underdog image, at least for a while. “I feel like there’s a red dot on all our backs now,” said CB Johnathan Joseph. That’s because the Bengals are 7-2, with a “tiebreaker-enhanced” one-game lead in the AFC North, and they presently hold the No. 2 AFC playoff seed — which would come with a first-round bye. “Now we’re going to get the ‘pub,’ ” said Joseph, himself a legitimate Pro Bowl candidate, “and we’ve got to live up to it.” As noted above, the Bengals are winless (0-9) in Oakland. And though the Raiders are only 2-7, and though Cleveland (1-8) and Detroit (1-8) are next in line on the schedule, the road from here to early December looks “scary” to Cincinnati QB Carson Palmer. “We’re at a point where we’re going to be expected to win,” Palmer said, “but we can’t let that make us let up. We have to play to the same standard, because if we don’t ... these teams have pride and talent, and they’ll beat you. “We’re not good enough right now to win a Super Bowl,” Palmer continued. “We’re not good enough to make a dominant playoff run. We still have a lot of improving to do, and we’d better know that.” But after toughing out a hugely physical win at the defending NFL champions, the Bengals have multiple reasons to believe that hard work will continue producing positive results. Besides their one-game division lead over 6-3 Pittsburgh, they have: ● Head-to-head sweeps of the Steelers and the 5-4 Baltimore Ravens, insuring a tiebreaker win in any two-way tie.

● A 5-0 overall AFC North record, sure to be the division’s best and sure to prevail in any possible three-way tie. ● A performance record that goes beyond numbers. From winning in “cardiac comeback” fashion early in the year, to dominating favored Baltimore on Nov. 8, to beating Pittsburgh despite the injury loss of star HB Cedric Benson, the Bengals have done whatever it takes to reach center court for the playoff run. “This is not a situation where we’re just more athletically gifted than the other team when we step on the field,” said Palmer. “But I believe we want it more. This team works hard, and it has done what it takes to win. Now we need more hard work, more hard work than ever.” The series: The Raiders lead, 19-8, including 2-0 in postseason. Among teams that have not been division rivals of the Bengals, the Raiders hold the most victories. The Bengals won the last meeting, 27-10 in Cincinnati in 2006, but the Bengals are 1-13 on the road against the Raiders and have never won in Oakland (0-9). The Raiders were based in Los Angeles from 1982-94, and Cincinnati claimed its only road win in the series during the Bengals’ 1988 Super Bowl season, winning 45-21 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Bengals were 1-4 overall in Los Angeles. In all games, home and road, the Bengals are 4-13 against the Oakland Raiders and were 4-6 against the L.A. Raiders. The series includes two playoff games. The Raiders won 31-28 in a divisional game at Oakland in 1975, and won 20-10 in a divisional game at Los Angeles after the 1990 season. Team bests from the series: Bengals — MOST POINTS: 45, in a 45-21 win at Los Angeles in 1988. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 24, in the 45-21 game in ’88. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 10 (twice), most recently in 2006 at Paul Brown Stadium. Raiders — MOST POINTS: 38, in a 38-14 victory at Cincinnati in 1991. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 34, in a 34-0 win at Cincinnati in 1968. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 0, in the 34-0 win in ’68. The last meeting: Complete summaries of the two most recent Bengals-Raiders games — in 2003 at Oakland and in ’06 at Cincinnati — are on page 17 of this news release. Bid for a bye: If the regular season were over, the 7-2 Bengals would hold the No. 2 playoff seed in the AFC. Indianapolis is first at 9-0. But a long seven weeks remain, and a No. 2 seed is not an easy prize to hold. Four formidable teams — New England, Pittsburgh, San Diego and Denver — lurk just a game behind the Bengals at 6-3.

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(Bid for a bye, continued) Were the Bengals to finish in a two-way tie for second-best AFC record with New England, San Diego or Denver, the tie would be broken as follows: ● Head-to-head play: The possible scenarios for this to apply would be a tie with Denver or San Diego. Denver defeated the Bengals on Sept. 13. The Bengals and Chargers play at San Diego on Dec. 20. ● Conference record: This would be the first tiebreaker in the event of a two-way deadlock with New England. The Bengals are presently 5-2 in AFC play, and New England is 4-3. ● Record against common opponents: If the Bengals tied with New England and were also tied with the Patriots in conference record, the tiebreaking process would reach this stage. A two-way Bengals tie with Pittsburgh for the No. 2 seed would be broken first at the divisional level, and the Bengals hold all possible division tiebreakers against the Steelers. Bengals lead; lock tiebreakers: Last week’s Bengals win at Pittsburgh gave Cincinnati a one-game lead over Pittsburgh in the AFC Central Division that is really more like a game and a half. That’s because in the event of any possible tie for the title, the Bengals are assured of owning the tiebreaker advantage. Having authored head-to-head sweeps of Pittsburgh and Baltimore, the other two possible serious contenders, the Bengals would win the division in the event of a two-way tie with either of those teams. And with a 5-0 overall division record, the Bengals would have the best division record even if they were to lose to Cleveland in their final division game. The overall division record would hand them the division title in the event of a three-way tie. The Bengals started their run through the division in historically hair-raising fashion. In Weeks 3-5, they defeated each division rival by three points, becoming the first team since the 1970 merger to win division games that closely in three successive weeks. The Bengals have had at least a share of the AFC North lead after games of the last seven weeks, and this week marks their second time to have sole possession of the lead. Cincinnati first pulled into first place on Oct. 4, tying Baltimore at 3-1 by winning at Cleveland while the Ravens were losing at New England. The Bengals took sole possession of first place on Oct. 11, when they won at Baltimore to go 4-1. On Oct. 18, when the Bengals lost to Houston, Pittsburgh pulled into a first-place tie by beating Cleveland for its third straight win. The Bengals and Steelers remained tied until the Bengals moved ahead with their win at Heinz Field last week. The standings:

TEAM W-L DIVISION NEXT TWO

Cincinnati 7-2 5-0 at Oakland; vs. Cleveland Pittsburgh 6-3 1-2 at Kansas City; at Baltimore Baltimore 5-4 2-2 vs. Indianapolis; vs. Pittsburgh Cleveland 1-8 0-4 at Detroit; at Cincinnati Steelers, Bengals face similar roads: The remaining schedules for the Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers are a dead heat in difficulty, based on aggregate 2009 records of the two teams’ opponents. Both teams are scheduled against foes with a combined 24-38 record (winning percentage of .387). The Steelers have three games against teams with current winning records, and the Bengals have only two. But the Steelers do not play a team currently better than 5-4, while the Bengals have a tough two-week road trip to Minnesota (8-1) and San Diego (6-3). Take away common foes on their remaining schedules and the Bengals’ and Steelers’ schedules match up as follows: ● Cincinnati must play Detroit (1-8), Minnesota (8-1), San Diego (6-3) and the N.Y. Jets (4-5). Aggregate record: 19-17. ● Pittsburgh must play Baltimore (5-4), Green Bay (5-4), Baltimore (5-4) again and Miami (4-5). Aggregate record: 19-17.

Record on the road: The Bengals have won a franchise-record five consecutive road games, dating back to last season’s road finale at Cleveland. The Bengals previously had won four straight road games on four occasions — 1973-74, ’75, ’81 and 2005. If the Bengals defeat Oakland, they’ll establish a new record for consecutive road wins in the same season (five). With their 4-0 road record to date in 2009, they are on equal footing with some of the best clubs in Bengals annals for road win streaks within a season. The 1975 team finished 11-3, for the best regular-season winning percentage (.786) in franchise history. The 1981 team went 12-4 and reached Cincinnati’s first Super Bowl. The 2005 team went 11-5 and claimed the AFC North championship. The best full-season road record in Bengals history is 6-2, posted by the 1981 and 2005 teams. Red-zone reports: The battle of field goals won by the Bengals in Pittsburgh last week was not good for Cincinnati’s league standing in red-zone touchdown percentage. The Bengals settled for field goals on all three of their penetrations of the Pittsburgh 20, and after leading the NFL for two straight weeks in TD percentage, they now stand fifth at 62.1. But for the defense, last week’s game was a red-zone winner. The Bengals forced Pittsburgh to settle for field goals on four forays inside the 20, and the defense rose from eighth to third place in TD percentage, now at 39.1. Oakland has had the fewest total red-zone possessions in the NFL (12). The Raiders rank tied for 27th in offensive TD percentage (41.7). Defensively, the Raiders rank ninth in TD percentage (44.4).

Bengals red-zone report OFFENSE DEFENSE

Inside-20 poss.: 29 Inside-20 poss.: 23 Total scores: 26 (89.7%) Total scores: 18 (78.3%) TDs: 18 (62.1%) TDs: 9 (39.1%) FGs: 8 (27.6%) FGs: 9 (39.1%) TD% rank: 5th TD% rank: 3rd No scores: 3 (10.3%) No scores: 5 (21.7%) Missed FG: 2 (6.9%) Interceptions: 2 (8.7%) Lost on downs: 1 (3.4%) End of game: 1 (4.3%) Blocked FG: 1 (4.3%) Fumble: 1 (4.3%)

Raiders red-zone report OFFENSE DEFENSE

Inside-20 poss.: 12 Inside-20 poss.: 36 Total scores: 10 (83.3%) Total scores: 28 (77.8%) TDs: 5 (41.7%) TDs: 16 (44.4%) FGs: 5 (41.7%) FGs: 12 (33.4%) TD% rank: T-27th TD% rank: 9th No scores: 2 (16.7%) No scores: 6 (22.2%) A pair of 100s for Chad: WR Chad Ochocinco is the only current Bengal whose Cincinnati playing experience against the Raiders predates the teams’ 2006 meeting in Cincinnati. Ochocinco also played at Oakland in 2003, catching eight passes for 131 yards in a 23-20 losing effort. Ochocinco caught five-for-101 in the Bengals’ home victory over Oakland in the 2006 contest, giving him two-game totals against the Raiders of 13 catches for 234 yards (18.0 avg.). Other Bengals’ individual results from the ’06 game are included in the game summary on page 17 of this release. Records vs. Raiders: The two longest rushing gains ever against the Bengals were both by Bo Jackson of the Raiders. Jackson had a 92-yarder for a TD at Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 1989, and he had an 88-yarder (no score) on Dec. 16, 1990 at Los Angeles. Also: ● Four times, the Bengals have posted 5 interceptions against an opposing quarterback. The first of those instances came against Oakland’s Daryle Lamonica on Nov. 2, 1969. ● The second-longest rush in Bengals history was 87 yards

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(Records vs. Raiders, continued) for a TD by Paul Robinson at Oakland on Oct. 27, 1968. The Bengals record is 96 by Corey Dillon at Detroit in 2001. Bengals-Raiders connections: Bengals TE J.P. Foschi was with the Raiders from 2004-06 and also opened the 2009 preseason with Oakland ... Raiders LB Ricky Brown (Boston College) is from Cincinnati (Elder HS) ... Raiders DE Jay Richardson played at Ohio State ... Raiders S Mike Mitchell played at Ohio University and played in high school at Fort Thomas (Ky.) Highlands ... Raiders RB Michael Bush played at Louisville ... Bengals running backs coach Jim Anderson coached at Stanford from 1981-83 ... Raiders LBs coach Mike Haluchak was Bengals LBs coach in 1992-93 ... Ravens quality control coach Bert Leone attended Ohio State.

Bengals-Raiders NFL rankings BENGALS RAIDERS

SCORING (AVG. POINTS): Points scored .......................... 17th (22.0) 31st (9.8) Points allowed .......................... 2nd (16.3) 25th (24.1) NET OFFENSE (AVG. YARDS): Total ...................................... 19th (334.2) 31st (222.0) Rushing ................................. 11th (122.3) 20th (103.4) Passing ................................. 19th (211.9) 31st (118.6) NET DEFENSE (AVG. YARDS): Total ...................................... 11th (314.4) 24th (367.1) Rushing .................................... 2nd (83.4) 29th (155.6) Passing ................................. 21st (231.0) 14th (211.6) TURNOVERS: Differential ........................... T-8th (plus-3) 31st (minus-8)

The head coaches Marvin Lewis is in his seventh season as Bengals head coach, one year from tying former head coaches 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 53-51-1 in the regular season, 0-1 in postseason and 53-52-1 overall. He needs two victories to tie Paul Brown (55-59-1) in Bengals annals and is 11 wins behind Wyche (64-68). His Bengals log includes an AFC North Division championship in 2005. Lewis entered 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 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 at Idaho State University in 1981.

Lewis can pass P.B.: With 53 career wins as Bengals head coach, Marvin Lewis is three behind team founder Paul Brown, who won 55 while guiding the Bengals from expansion in 1968 through 1975. Lewis can tie Brown’s total as early as Nov. 29 vs. Cleveland, and he can pass it as early as Dec. 6 vs. Detroit. Brown is currently second in all-time Bengals wins behind Sam Wyche, who won 64 from 1984-91. Complete Bengals coaching records for Lewis, Brown and Wyche are in the previous item. Tom Cable is in his second season, and his first full season, as Raiders head coach. His record is 6-15. Cable took over as head coach upon Lane Kiffin’s release in 2008 and went 4-8 over the final 12 games. He was Raiders offensive line coach prior to his promotion, joining the team in 2007. Cable entered the NFL in 2006 as offensive line coach for Atlanta. He spent the previous 19 years in college coaching, beginning in 1987 at his alma mater, Idaho. He later coached at San Diego State, Cal State-Fullerton, Nevada-Las Vegas, California and Colorado, and he returned to Idaho as head coach from 2001-03. His last assignment before the NFL was at UCLA in 2004-05. Cable was an offensive lineman at Idaho and was signed for one year as a player by the Indianapolis Colts. He is a native of Merced, Calif. Lewis vs. Raiders: Tied 1-1, from a Raiders win at Oakland in 2003 and a Bengals win in Cincinnati in 2006. Lewis vs. Cable: No previous meetings. Cable vs. Bengals: No previous meetings.

Bengals information Thou shalt not score: The Bengals enter the Oakland game ranked second in the NFL in scoring defense, allowing only 16.3 points per game. The NFL leader is unbeaten Indianapolis at 12.0. The Bengals’ yield of only 12 points to Pittsburgh last week moved them up from a fifth-place ranking the previous week. The top five teams in scoring defense are all in the AFC. New England is third, Denver is fourth and Pittsburgh is fifth. And it should be no surprise that those five teams account for five of the top six won-lost records in the AFC, because scoring defense has proven a key barometer for Super Bowl runs. Of the last 25 Super Bowl champs, 15 ranked in the NFL’s top three in scoring defense. And 23 of the 25 ranked in the top 10. The Bengals have never ranked as high as second in scoring defense for a full season. Cincinnati’s best full-season ranking has been fifth, achieved in 1972. The ’72 club, which finished its 14-game season with an 8-6 record, allowed 16.4 points per game (229 total). The Bengals record for fewest points allowed per game for a season, however, is 15.0, set by the 1976 club that yielded 210

points in 14 games while posting a 10-6 record. But 1976 was a tough defensive year in the NFL, and that team’s ranking was only No. 7. The current Bengals team’s average of 16.3 points allowed would rank second in franchise history for a full season. The 2009 Bengals have allowed 147 total points, on pace for 261 at season’s end. That would be the team’s best-ever mark for a 16-game season, topping the 285 yield by a 1989 team that finished 8-8. Bengals still second against run: Stout rush defense has been a hallmark of the Pittsburgh and Baltimore clubs that together have captured six of the seven previous AFC North Division championships. And now the Bengals are in the club, ranking second in the NFL in rush defense for the second straight week. . Cincinnati dropped its season yield to 83.4 yards per game last week while holding Pittsburgh to 80 yards on 18 carries. That’s more than 10 yards better than the franchise record of 93.7, set in 1983. The Bengals’ No. 2 ranking also betters the top

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(Bengals still second against run, continued) full-season performance in franchise history, which was tied for second by the 1983 team. “Baltimore and Pittsburgh have set the tone in the AFC North,” said Bengals QB Carson Palmer. “They were the ones to come up with the formula, which is good solid defense, run the football, and control the field position. But now that’s something we’ve turned into. Our defense is giving us the chance to play that kind of game every week.” Pittsburgh leads the NFL in rushing defense at 69.3. “To continue to be good against the run,” says head coach Marvin Lewis, “we’ve got to do a great job of tackling and of letting guys work together. That’s how you play good run defense. It starts from the perimeter guys all the way through. Teams that don’t play the run very well usually have secondary guys who don’t tackle very well. It’s really never as much a reflection of the front guys as it is maybe of the perimeter players. You don’t see most teams rip up and down the middle of the field. What happens that the secondary guys don’t play the leverages and forces correctly.” ‘Scrap Iron’ is tough: It’s traditional for successful NFL defenses — and particularly for ones lacking superstar identity — to have a nickname. The 2009 Bengals defense is now in that category, as players are adopting the name ‘Scrap Iron Defense.’ The nickname fits because the Bengals were still considered hugely unproven entering 2009, and because they owe much of their high standing to players whose recent NFL resumes have been shaky. “We’ve got a lot of pieces that nobody wanted,” says LB Brandon Johnson, “but when we all come together, we’re a hell of a machine.” Johnson himself is a true piece of scrap iron. The fourth-year pro from Louisville, who has been a defensive leader since replacing injured starter Keith Rivers the last two weeks, was denied a relatively routine “tender offer” by Arizona in 2008, after two seasons in which he played only nine games, with no statistics on defense. The Bengals grabbed him as a free agent for ’08, and in a ‘prequel’ to this season, he came on strong after getting an opportunity via injury to Rivers. He wound up playing every game with nine starts last year, and he finished second on the team in tackles (112). For the nine games he started, he led the team. More on the ‘Scraps:’ Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has been playing the scrap-iron theme, without coining the nickname, since the preseason. “Nobody wanted us” has been his mantra to the group. Besides LB Brandon Johnson (see previous item), defenders who fit the ‘Scrap Iron’ mold include: ● MLB Dhani Jones was released and jobless for almost three weeks before the Bengals, racked by LB injuries, signed him in September of 2007. He was the team tackling leader in 2008 and is also in first place this year. ● FS Chris Crocker joined Cincinnati in midseason 2008, after being released by Miami. He has 43 tackles and two INTs, and he has been credited as a mentor to younger players in the secondary. ● Rookie SLB Rey Maualuga despite a stellar career at USC, was notably bypassed in the first round of the 2009 draft. ● Rookie DE Michael Johnson, seen as a playmaker in the making, was also drafted significantly lower (third round, 70th overall), than he had hoped. ● DE/DT Jonathan Fanene and DE Frostee Rucker, recently among the top playmakers on the defensive line, both entered this season with performance records that spelled ‘backup,’ Rucker in part due to injuries and Fanene in part to having entered the NFL with very little combined high school and college football experience. ● DT Tank Johnson, though coming to Cincinnati for 2009 as an unrestricted free agent, was not pursued aggressively by his former team (Dallas). ● Injured SS Roy Williams (out for the season) was released

by Dallas last season, and after helping the defense get off to a good start, Williams has been effectively replaced by Chinedum Ndukwe, a seventh-round supplemental selection by Cincinnati in the 2007 draft. ● Rookie CB Morgan Trent, who has moved into the nickel back role, was a sixth-round choice (179th overall) by Cincinnati in the 2009 draft. More on the ‘castoffs:’ The Bengals defense (see previous items) is not the only side of the team which has prospered from the efforts of players coach Marvin Lewis has affectionately called “castoffs.” A roundup of that group on offense and on special teams would include: ● Running backs: HB Cedric Benson was released by Chicago in June of 2008 and out of football until the Bengals signed him in late September of ’08. FB Jeremi Johnson was released by Cincinnati in November of last year due to conditioning issues and not re-signed until this past April. HB Brian Leonard was traded to the Bengals by St. Louis last May for DT Orien Harris, and HB Bernard Scott was a sixth-round pick (209th overall) in the 2009 draft . ● Receivers: WR Laveranues Coles, despite a 70-for-850 season with the Jets in 2008, became a free agent by mutual consent with the team, due to a contract issue. TE J.P. Foschi was released in August by Oakland before joining the Bengals, and TE Daniel Coats entered the NFL as a college free agent. WR Chris Henry, whose promising season was ended Nov. 8 by a forearm fracture, was waived by the Bengals in April of 2008 before later being offered a final chance to resurrect his career from off-field problems. ● Offensive linemen: Starting C Kyle Cook entered the NFL undrafted, as a college free agent with Minnesota, and was cut by the Vikings before climbing onto the Bengals roster via the Cincinnati practice squad. Nate Livings, who started last week at LG, was a college free agent in 2006 and did not play until ’08. Evan Mathis, the starting LG for seven games this season, joined the Bengals last year after being waived by Miami. Dennis Roland, promoted to the starting lineup at ROT in Game 6, was a 2006 college free agent for Dallas who waited more than two years, mostly on practice squads, before playing. ● Specialists: K Shayne Graham, though a top performer since 2003, was released five times by NFL clubs before gaining a foothold. PR Quan Cosby was undrafted last April and joined the Bengals as a college free agent. Rashad Jeanty and Kyries Hebert, who share the team’s special teams tackles lead with LB Brandon Johnson, both started their careers in the Canadian Football League. A rapid rise: In their pivotal wins the last two weeks against AFC North contenders Baltimore and Pittsburgh, the Bengals have held the opposing offenses to a four-for-25 reading on third down conversions. That’s a 16.0 percent success rate. Baltimore went one-for-10, and Pittsburgh’s three-for-15 reading last week included a zero for its last 10 tries. Prior to the Baltimore game, the Bengals ranked tied for 21st in the NFL in defensive third-down percentage, at 39.6. Now the Bengals are at 34.5 and ranked tied for sixth. Since 1981, when third-down performance became a regularly recorded portion of team statistics, the Bengals have bettered a 34.5 defensive percentage only once for a full season. In the strike-shortened nine-game season of 1982, Cincinnati finished at 33.7 percent. Coincidentally, that team’s final record was 7-2, same as the current Bengals team. In the 28 seasons from 1981-2008, the Bengals were under 40 percent on defense only six times. In Marvin Lewis’ six previous seasons as head coach (2003-08), the Bengals were under 40 only once and at 41.3 or above the other five years. An excellent omen? Last week’s Bengals win at Pittsburgh not only put Cincinnati in early command of the AFC North Division race, it played into a historical pattern that bodes well for the Bengals. The game marked only the fourth time the division rivals have both had winning records when playing each other in the second half of the season. All four games have been in Pittsburgh, the

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(An excellent omen?, continued) Bengals have won all four, and though this season’s postseason picture is far from clear, the first three such Bengals wins proved to parts of successful Cincinnati playoff drives. Here’s a recap of those previous three big-game wins in Pittsburgh: ● On Dec. 4, 2005, the Bengals and Steelers each brought 7-3 records into their matchup at Heinz Field. The Bengals won, 38-31, and went on to win the AFC North championship at 11-5. ● On Dec. 2, 1990, the 6-5 Bengals met the 6-5 Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium. The Bengals’ 16-12 win helped them gain a three-way tie at season’s end for the AFC Central Division title. The Houston Oilers and Pittsburgh were also 9-7. Tiebreakers gave the Bengals the division title, gave Houston a wild card berth and left the Steelers out of the postseason. ● On Dec. 13, 1981, a 10-4 Bengals team won 17-10 against an 8-6 Steelers club, continuing it’s drive to the AFC Central title and an eventual AFC Championship. Seeking division perfection: The Bengals have started 5-0 in play inside their own division for the first time in franchise history. Prior to last week’s win over Pittsburgh, 4-0 was also a franchise first. The Bengals had a number of previous 3-0 starts, but none since 1989, and all the previous 3-0 starts were followed by a loss in the fourth division game. Cincinnati has already locked up best record within the division for the season, but the Bengals need a win Nov. 29 vs. Cleveland to post the first perfect division record in club annals. The best Bengals record for a full season in division play has been 5-1, most recently by the 2005 AFC North championship team. Cincinnati’s other 5-1 division records have come in 1984, 1989 and 1990. The Bengals are now 23-18 in division play under head coach Marvin Lewis. Accessing play-action: The Bengals are making play-action run fakes a bigger part or their passing game this season, and the move has been a hit, thanks in large part to the increased rushing threat presented by HB Cedric Benson. “The benefits are that it keeps the rush off you a little bit, and it gives you a different style of pass,” says quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese. “The pass rushers aren’t just up the field all the time. It holds the linebackers down a little bit. and having to attempt to throw it behind them instead of trying to just throw between guys on drop-back passes.” Zampese says the Bengals studied the success of other offenses using the same plan. “We looked around and said, ‘How are these guys able to stand back there forever and throw the ball on some of these actions? OK, which ones? There is something to those.’ Because if we get (Carson Palmer) time to stand down a little bit and we can suck up a few people with a run-fake, we’ve got a chance to be deadly.” QB Palmer says the play-fake is an art that must be practiced continuously. “You have to make it look real,” Palmer says. “It’s easy to do it halfway and not put all your effort into it. But you have to put all your effort into it and work on it over and over. We work on it every day. It’s never perfect. It can never be done, where you can say, ‘We’ve got this.’ ” Offensive linemen are also in on the deceptive act. “We’ve definitely gotten a lot better at it,” says LOT Andrew Whitworth. “We’ll continue to work at it and get better and better at it because it’s something that will help us down the road. It doesn’t matter if teams know you run play-actions. If they look just like your runs, it puts teams in tough situations.” Stepping up to the pressure: Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer opened the year by putting his starting cornerbacks — both Cincinnati first-round draft picks — on the spot. “Those two cornerbacks, they’ve got to play good for us to be good,” Zimmer said of LCB Johnathan Joseph and RCB Leon Hall. “If they don’t, we’re probably not going to be very good.”

What’s fact at the nine-game point is that the defense is playing very well, and that Joseph and Hall could be considered the foundation of that effort. They share second place in the AFC for the season with four picks each, and their overall play has made them both legitimate candidates for Pro Bowl honors. Last week at Pittsburgh, Joseph and Hall helped hold the Steelers to a three-for-15 reading on third down. Joseph had four passes defensed, a forced fumble and five tackles. Hall had seven tackles and a pass defensed. The previous week, on Nov. 8 against a Baltimore offense ranked 10th in the NFL in passing, Joseph and Hall led the way as no Ravens WR caught a ball of more than 15 yards, and Baltimore was held to one-for-10 on third-down conversions. “I don’t know of a better tandem,” said Bengals QB Carson Palmer. “The two guys in Green Bay are really good, but I don’t think I would take either of those guys over our guys. Our guys are young, fast and physical, and they both have been working on their hands to make big plays. Johnathan Joseph was always getting his hands on the ball, but he worked hard in the offseason and he is converting tipped balls and interceptions. I don’t think I would take any two corners over our guys.” Joseph, from South Carolina, was the Bengals’ first-round draft choice in 2006 (24th overall). Hall, from Michigan, was Cincinnati’s top pick in 2007 (18th overall). Hall has played in every game since joining the Bengals, and his 35 starts at RCB include the last 33 games in a row. He leads the team in INTs (12) and passes defensed (51) over his Bengals tenure. Joseph had one of his INT returns this season for a TD, a crucial score in the Sept. 27 win vs. Pittsburgh, and he has scored one TD in each of the last three seasons. “There’s still room for improvement, but I think everything has carried over from last year,” Hall says. “We’ve been contesting balls and making sure there are no catches. The potential and expectations are very high.” Joseph has had a bit rockier a road as the LCB. Over 2007-08, he missed nine games — and played at less than 100 percent in some others — due to foot injuries. He entered 2009 feeling fully healed for the first time since his rookie year of ’06. “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.” Coaches on the corners: Regarding CBs Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis has said: “They are playing both fundamentally sound and smart, and I put a big capital on ‘Smart.’ That’s key to playing cornerback in this league. Both guys have tremendous athleticism, speed and ability to play the ball in the air.” And from DBs coach Kevin Coyle: “Those two guys are tied at the hip. They’re in the meetings together, talking to each other, and I think they feed off each other. And now they’ve got a good, competitive deal going. Every time one makes a pick, the other one is going out there to make a pick.” More on the INTs race: Bengals starting CBs Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph did not manage an interception last week at Pittsburgh, but with four each for the season, they held their spot as the only two players tied for second in the AFC. Buffalo rookie Jairus Byrd leads the AFC, and the NFL, with eight. Joseph and Hall are among three players tied for sixth in the NFL interceptions race. The Bengals are one of only two NFL teams to have two players with at least four INTs. Philadelphia has CB Asante Samuel with five and CB Sheldon Brown with four. Sacks (by foes) are disappearing: The Bengals’ rebuilt offensive line had a middling start this season in leading the team’s efforts at pass protection. In the first four

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(Sacks (by foes) are disappearing, continued) games, Cincinnati gave up nine sacks. But in the last five games, the Bengals have allowed only five sacks. Through Week 10 play, the Bengals rank sixth in the NFL in fewest sacks allowed with 12. In sacks allowed per passing play, the Bengals rank eighth. Banged-up Benson dips to sixth: Bengals HB Cedric Benson had only 22 rushing yards (on seven carries) at Pittsburgh last week before he was sidelined in the second quarter with a hip flexor strain. He did not play in the second half, and he fell from second to sixth place in the NFL rushing race, with 859 yards for the season. Benson is only one yard out of a tie for fourth place however, as Maurice Jones-Drew of Jacksonville and DeAngelo Williams of Carolina are at 860. Benson ranks third in the AFC. Tennessee Chris Johnson leads the league and the AFC by a wide margin with 1091 yards. Jones-Drew of Jacksonville is second in the AFC. Johnson is averaging a scalding 6.4 yards per carry. He’s on pace for 1939 yards for the season, which would rank seventh in league history and would be the most since 2003, when Baltimore’s Jamal Lewis had 2066. Benson led the league in rushing through games of Week 5 and Week 7. He has an early listing of questionable for Oakland. “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.” Here’s a look at the NFL’s top six rushers through Week 10:

PLAYER, TEAM YARDS ATT. AVG. TDS

Chris Johnson, Tenn. ........................ 1091 170 6.4 8 Adrian Peterson, Minn. ........................ 917 181 5.1 11 Steven Jackson, StL. ........................... 915 191 4.8 2 DeAngelo Williams, Car. ..................... 860 168 5.1 7 Maurice Jones-Drew, Jax. ................... 860 169 5.1 12 Cedric Benson, Cin. ............................ 859 205 4.2 6 It would be a first: HB Cedric Benson (see previous item) is pursuing what would be the first AFC or NFL rushing championship by a Bengal. In 1968, Cincinnati’s Paul Robinson won the rushing title in the 10-team American Football League, with 1023 yards. But in NFL play (since 1970 for Cincinnati), no Bengal has finished higher than fifth for a full season. In 2000, Corey Dillon was fifth in the NFL with 1435 yards. In AFC rankings, the highest rushing yards finish for a Bengal has been second, by James Brooks in 1986 (1087 yards). Give him the ball: HB Cedric Benson has a solid 4.1-yard average per carry, and in filling the workhorse role the Bengals envision for him, he leads the NFL in carries (205), despite sitting out the second half at Pittsburgh last week with a hip flexor strain. Benson is on pace for a 364 total that would top the franchise record of 361, set by Rudi Johnson in 2004. Benson’s 37 carries on Oct. 25 vs. Chicago are the most by a rusher in an NFL game this season. Benson has 14 more carries than the second-place player, Steven Jackson of St. Louis at 191. The highest Bengals rank in NFL rush attempts for a full season has been second, by Corey Dillon in 2001 (340 attempts) and by Rudi Johnson in 2004. Paul Robinson led the AFL for the Bengals with 238 attempts in 1968, and Dillon was the AFC leader in 2001. Benson is averaging 22.8 carries per game, despite having had only seven last week. “I didn’t sign up for running back not to carry the football,” Benson has said. “I prepare well to be as fresh as I can going into every week. I love the ball in my hands. If it’s every play of the game or 30 times a game, so be it.” Benson also has 10 receptions for 66 yards. He has led the Bengals in yards from scrimmage in seven of the nine games. In the NFL scrimmage yards rankings through Week 10, he ranks

fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL with 925 yards (102.8 per game). Powerful projections: Nine games into the 2009 season, HB Cedric Benson has 859 rushing yards and is on pace for a season total of 1527, which would erase the current team record — 1458 yards by Rudi Johnson in ’05. To pass Johnson’s record by just one yard, with a 1459 total, Benson needs 600 yards in the last seven games. Presuming he plays all seven, that’s an average of 85.7 per outing, some 10 fewer yards per game than the 95.4 norm he has managed through Games 1-9. To become the first Bengal reaching 1500 rushing yards in a season, Benson needs 641 more yards, or 91.6 over the final seven games. 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.” Benson’s ratio tops the leaders: Cedric Benson is the 20th player in Bengals history to have rushed for 100 yards in a game, and he has seven total 100-yarders in 19 Cincinnati starts. That’s an average of one 100-yarder for every 2.7 starts, better than the ratios posted by Corey Dillon and Rudi Johnson, the players who rank 1-2 in most 100-yard rushing games for Cincinnati. Dillon got his team-record 28 games of 100 rushing yards in 96 starts, an average of one every 3.4 starts. Johnson got his 19 games of 100 in 59 starts, one for every 3.1 starts. Here’s a listing of the 20 Bengals players to rush for 100 yards in a game, with their number of 100-yarders in parentheses: ● Ten or more games — Corey Dillon (28), Rudi Johnson (19), James Brooks (17), Pete Johnson (14). ● Five-to-nine games — Harold Green (eight), Cedric Benson (seven), Paul Robinson (six), Essex Johnson (five), Ickey Woods (five). ● One-to-four games — Larry Kinnebrew (four), Boobie Clark (three), Archie Griffin (three), Jess Phillips (three), Kenny Watson (two), Ki-Jana Carter (one), Virgil Carter (one), Doug Dressler (one), Marc Logan (one), Deacon Turner (one), Stanley Wilson (one). Benson has eight 100-yard rushing games for his NFL career. He had two for Chicago, one in 2006 and one in ’07. Most 100-yarders in a season? Bengals HB Cedric Benson has four 100-yard rushing games in the season’s first nine contests, and he can manage two more in the last seven games, he’ll set a club record with six for the season. The current record of five 100-yard rushing games in a season has been reached eight times by five different players. Corey Dillon did it three times, Rudi Johnson twice, and it was accomplished once by James Brooks, Harold Green and Ickey Woods. 25 does the trick: The Bengals are 26-1 in 27 games under coach Marvin Lewis in which a rusher has carried 25 or more times. Cincinnati is 6-0 when HB Cedric Benson has turned the trick. Four of his six 25-carry games have occurred this season, including three times in the last five contests. Cincinnati was 18-1 when Rudi Johnson had 25 or more carries (over 2003-07), and the Bengals were 2-0 when Kenny Watson had a pair of 25-plus games in ‘07. “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

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(25 does the trick, continued) 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 overtime. 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. This season, of course, Benson has shot into contention for the NFL rushing lead while remaining a team leader, and the Bengals are 7-2. “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.” “I believed it myself,” OT Andrew Whitworth said of the reputation Benson brought to Cincinnati. “But he has taught us all a lesson about not judging people you don’t really know. Cedric is just a team guy who quietly does his job and works really hard.” 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. Keep the chip: Given his early career disappointments, including being released by Chicago in June of 2008, HB Cedric Benson has often been asked about playing with a “chip on the shoulder.” And though he made an emphatic statement to the Bears on Oct. 25, rushing for a career-high 189 yards, Benson has made clear he still values the motivational factor of his troubled start. “I kind of like the chip on my shoulder,” he said with a smile. “I think I’m going to keep it.” 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. “We have a great leader at quarterback, and the numbers don’t really concern me,” head coach Marvin Lewis said. “He is so poised, so calm under duress. When things start to break down and get chaotic, he’s lights out in the way he stays in control.” Four times in the first five games, while Cincinnati was posting a 4-1 start, Palmer drove the offense 70 yards or more for at least a tie in the last two minutes of regulation. But at that 4-1 point of the season, Palmer had a passer rating of only 76.9, ranked 24th in the NFL. In the three games since the 4-1 start, Palmer has brushed up his statistics a bit. Including a career-high 146.7 rating on Oct. 25 vs. Chicago, he has moved up to 16th in the NFL in passer rating, at 88.1. Minnesota’s Brett Favre leads at 107.5. Palmer’s comebacks: The Bengals’ wins in Weeks 3-5 over Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Baltimore marked the eighth, ninth and 10th times that QB Carson Palmer has rallied the team

from behind to win in the fourth quarter or overtime. Palmer has turned the trick twice against each of Cincinnati’s AFC North Division rivals. Here’s recap of all 10 games:

DATE CLEVELAND *DEFICIT FINAL SCORE

11-28-04 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 10-4-09 @Cleveland 14-20 Bengals, 23-20 (OT) 10-11-09 @Baltimore 10-14 Bengals, 17-14 * — Largest Bengals deficit in fourth quarter. Palmer rates with greats: The Bengals were looking forward to QB Carson Palmer’s full return in 2009, and a comparison of top team QBs shows why. Despite not playing as a rookie in 2004, as well as playing only four games in ’08, Palmer already stands tall in team passing records against Ken Anderson and Boomer Esiason, the Bengals’ two Super Bowl QBs. 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 (63.5) Completions (2654) 300-yd. games (23) Rating (88.8) 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) Palmer the rusher: Bengals QB Carson Palmer has rushed for 52 yards at the season’s halfway point, already the most in a season for his career. His previous high was 47 in 2004, when he played for the first time after seeing no action in his rookie year of 2003. More importantly, Palmer scrambles on fourth down were key plays in the Bengals’ wins Oct. 4 at Cleveland and Oct. 11 at Baltimore. On the winning FG drive in overtime against the Browns, Palmer converted a fourth-and-10 with a 16-yard run. On the winning TD drive at Baltimore, Palmer ran for six yards on fourth-and-one. Bengals QBs coach Ken Zampese doesn’t point to any scheme changes when discussing Palmer’s improved effectiveness as a rusher this season. “We’re not doing anything differently,” Zampese said. But Zampese does credit Palmer’s own adjustments within the scheme. “You saw that mobility on his college tape, but it kind of dried up here,” Zampese said. “But now he’s more comfortable in the offense, he’s had success with it, and he’s seen other guys do it,

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(Palmer the rusher, continued) too. You make it part of your game when your mind decides you can make it part of your game.” Strong on fourth down: The Bengals had no fourth-down conversion attempts last week at Pittsburgh, but they still rank highly in the NFL for season fourth-down performance. With an eight-for-12 reading on the year, Cincinnati ranks tied for fourth in conversion percentage (66.7) and third in total successful conversions. Chad’s push for 10,000: With 668 receiving yards through nine games, Chad Ochocinco is averaging 74.2 yards per game, on pace for a 16-game total of 1188. Ochocinco entered this season with 8905 career receiving yards, needing just 1095 to reach the 10,000 mark. His current pace for this season would put him at 10,093 if carried for the final seven games. Ochocinco now has 9573 career yards (all with the Bengals), and to reach just the 10,000 mark, he would need to average 61.0 yards over the last seven games (427 total). Ochocinco has been held to seven catches for 95 yards over the past two games. But he had season highs of 118 yards and 10 catches on Oct. 25 vs. Chicago, and had 103 yards the previous week vs. Houston, his first back-to-back 100-yard efforts since Games 2-3 of 2007. His 9573 career total has him more than 2400 yards ahead of second-place Isaac Curtis (7101). With two receptions (for 29 yards) at Pittsburgh last week, Ochocinco pushed his franchise-record receptions total to 658. He now is 128 ahead of the second-place player, Carl Pickens, who caught 530. 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 2001-09 658 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 * — Nine 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 9573 Isaac Curtis 12 1973-84 7101 Carl Pickens 8 1992-99 6887 Cris Collinsworth 8 1981-88 6698 Eddie Brown 7 1985-91 6134 * — Nine games into ninth season. Chad’s streak in top five: WR Chad Ochocinco has caught at least one pass in 114 straight games — a Bengals record — and his streak is the fifth-longest active one in the NFL. Pittsburgh’s Hines Ward leads at 171 games. Ward is followed by Jacksonville’s Torry Holt at 162, Atlanta’s Tony Gonzalez at 141 and Green Bay’s Donald Driver at 120. Ochocinco has the third-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 130 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’s 100-yarders: Chad Ochocinco’s 118-yard game on Oct. 25 vs. Chicago was his 28th career contest with 100

or more receiving yards. He is the club record-holder in the category, with Isaac Curtis ranked second at 20 and Carl Pickens third at 19. Ochocinco is a three-time holder of the Bengals record for most 100-yard games in a season — five. He shares it with Carl Pickens (twice), Eddie Brown (once) and Tim McGee (once). Chad moves toward TD crown: WR Chad Ochocinco has 58 career touchdown receptions (all with Cincinnati). He needs five more to tie all-time leader Carl Pickens (63). Ochocinco is nine games into his ninth season. Pickens played eight seasons for Cincinnati (1992-99). Ochocinco holds fourth place in total Bengals TDs (58). The record is 70 by FB Pete Johnson, while Pickens shares second place with RB James Brooks at 64 each. In addition to his 63 receiving TDs, Pickens had one on a punt return as a rookie. For the record: Here’s current list of the Bengals records held by WR Chad Ochocinco: ● Receptions, career: 658. ● Receiving yards, career: 9573. ● Receiving yards, season: 1440 in 2007. ● Receiving yards, game: 260 on 11-12-06 vs. San Diego. ● 100-yard games, career: 28. ● 100-yard games, season: Five (tied for record). ● Consecutive games with reception, career: 113 (streak is active). Only Chad predates Marvin: WR Chad Ochocinco is the only player on the Bengals roster whose Cincinnati tenure predates the 2003 arrival of Marvin Lewis as head coach. Ochocinco opened in 2001 under head coach Dick LeBeau, as a second-round draft choice (36th overall). Ochocinco became the lone player in this category on Oct. 13 of this year, when the Bengals released LS Brad St. Louis, a 10th-year vet. St. Louis had joined the Bengals in 2000, under head coach Bruce Coslet. At 31, Ochocinco is not the oldest Bengal. The team has several older players who began their NFL careers with other teams. Youth movement still in gear: Head coach Marvin Lewis said it entering the season — “this is a really young team.” Then the NFL’s annual analysis of Kickoff Weekend rosters confirmed it, and since that point, Cincinnati’s roster has gotten even more noticeably younger. The Bengals entered the 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 since Kickoff Weekend, the Bengals have made five roster moves that have heightened the youth factor: ● Following the season opener, Cincinnati released fourth-year HB DeDe Dorsey and replaced him with rookie OT Andre Smith. ● On Oct. 8, second-year CB Geoffrey Pope was waived and replaced by rookie LB Dan Skuta. ● On Oct. 13, tenth-year long snapper Brad St. Louis was released, and was replaced by first-year pro Clark Harris. ● On Oct. 20, second-year DT Orien Harris was signed to fill the roster spot of injured sixth-year DE Antwan Odom. ● Over Nov. 3-4, the Bengals released seventh-year G Scott Kooistra, filling his spot with rookie FB Fui Vakapuna. ● On Nov. 9, the experience level rose slightly when seventh-year vet Kooistra was re-signed and took the spot of injured fifth-year pro Chris Henry. ● But on Nov. 13, the youth factor increased again when eighth-year S Roy Williams went to Reserve/Injured, and his roster spot was taken by first-year WR Maurice Purify. The moves above have taken the average experience on the 53-player roster down to 3.49 years. “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

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(Youth movement still in gear, continued) 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.” They call ’em the ‘Cardiac Cats’ ... : Though Games 6-8 for Cincinnati featured double-digit point margins for the winner, the Bengals’ play during Weeks 1-5 justly earned them the nickname of “Cardiac Cats.” All five of those games were contested until inside the last minute of play, and the Bengals won four of the five. And last week at Pittsburgh, the Bengals won another game that was in doubt inside the two-minute mark. Here’s a recap of this season’s six close ones: ● On Sept. 13 vs. Denver, Cincinnati drove 91 yards for a go-ahead (7-6) TD with 0:38 remaining, only to see the Broncos score on the “Immaculate Deflection,” an 87-yard TD pass with 0:11 left. ● On Sept. 20 at Green Bay, the Packers were at the Bengals 10 seeking a tying touchdown when the clock ran out as they scrambled to make one more snap. ● On Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh, the Bengals rallied from a 20-9 fourth-quarter deficit. They got the TD for a 23-20 win at 0:14, when Carson Palmer passed for four yards to Andre Caldwell. ● On Oct. 4 at Cleveland, Cincinnati trailed 20-14 in the fourth quarter, tied the score at 20 with 1:55 to play, missed the ensuing PAT, and won in overtime with :04 left in the extra period on a 31-yard Shayne Graham field goal. ● On Oct. 11 at Baltimore, the Bengals saw a 10-7 lead become a 14-10 deficit with 6:59 to play, but they drove 80 yards to secure a 17-14 win, on Carson Palmer’s 20-yard pass to Andre Caldwell with 0:22 to play. ● Last week at Pittsburgh, the Steelers were a TD drive away from victory when they took possession at their 33-yard line with 1:49 left, trailing 18-12. But the Bengals snuffed the threat as the Steelers threw four straight incompletions, and QB Palmer was able to kneel on the ball three straight times to kill the final 1:26. O-line comes through: Entering this season, most analysis of the Bengals targeted the offensive line as the team’s key question mark. RG Bobbie Williams was to be the only player in the same primary spot he played last year, the two OTs had only 19 career OT starts between them, and the center was a second-year pro whose only action in five career games had been on special teams. And at the season’s halfway point, with the Bengals sporting a 7-2 record, it’s no surprise that the questions about the line have been answered in a mostly positive fashion. “I think we’ve been 60-75 percent satisfied,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “We have a ways to go, but we continue to play better each and every week, and they know they can play even better. We’ll push them to play better. We’re getting a lot of good snaps out of them. We’re not having the one or two-person breakdowns like we have in years past.” More on the O-line: Here’s a more detailed breakdown on the Bengals’ offensive line play through the first nine games of 2009: ● Right tackle: Second-year pro Dennis Roland has been moved into the No. 1 ROT spot for Games 6-9. Roland has tremendous size (6-9, 325) and has improved his mobility since joining the Bengals. He made his first NFL start in the last game of 2008, as an injury replacement, and he saw considerable action as a reserve in Games 1-5 this season. He has taken over the ROT job from Anthony Collins, a fourth-round 2008 draft pick who started Games 1-5 at ROT. Collins has continued to see some action on offense since losing the No. 1 job. Waiting in the wings for a shot at the ROT job is 2009 first-round draft pick Andre Smith, who suffered a foot injury in practice on Sept. 1. Smith has

yet to see action this season, but he has returned to practice and has been medically cleared to play since prior to the Nov. 8 Baltimore game. ● Left tackle: Fourth-year pro Andrew Whitworth has started every game. ● Right guard: Tenth-year vet Bobbie Williams has started every game. Williams’ only missed games since coming to the Bengals in 2004 have been three contests in 2006 that he missed due to an emergency appendectomy. ● Left guard: Second-year pro Nate Livings opened the season as the starter, but he suffered a knee injury in the season opener, and was unable to wrest the job back from fifth-year vet Evan Mathis, who started Games 2-8. Mathis, however, was sidelined with an ankle injury in the first quarter vs. Baltimore on Nov. 8, and Livings came in to replace him. Mathis was inactive due to the injury last week at Pittsburgh, and Livings returned to the starting lineup. ● Center: Second-year pro Kyle Cook has earned excellent reviews while starting every game. He has brought more power to the center spot. “Kyle is a big, strong guy,” says head coach Marvin 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.” Cosby still in top five: Bengals rookie Quan Cosby was held to an 6.7-yard average on three punt returns at Pittsburgh, but he still is in position to contend for the AFC and/or NFL punt return title. For the second straight week, he ranks third in the AFC and fifth in the NFL with an 11.7-yard average. Cosby has handled all 23 of Cincinnati’s punt returns on the season. New England’s Wes Welker is the AFC and NFL leader, well within range of being overtaken at 15.1. A Bengals college free agent signee for 2009, Cosby won the punt return job with an 11.9-yard average in preseason, including a 49-yarder for a TD. “For a young player, Quan has done a great job making correct decisions, based on the situation,” said Bengals special teams coach Darrin Simmons. “No punt returner is going to do anything without great blocking, so you have to credit the other 10 guys on the field, but Quan has also done a good job of just aggressively moving the ball up the field, north-south instead of east-west.” Punt returners must have cool heads and sure hands, and Cosby has had only one fumble. That occurred on Oct. 11 at Baltimore, and he instantly covered the ball himself. Cosby is one of only two rookies among the 27 players with enough returns to qualify for the league rankings. The other rookie is Carolina’s Captain Munnerlyn, who is averaging 9.6 yards. Cosby’s top game has been 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. 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. Cosby could be the third: With a third-place AFC ranking and a fifth-place NFL ranking (see previous item), Cincinnati’s Quan Cosby is in the race to claim the third league and/or conference punt return title in Bengals history. The last Bengal to claim a punt return crown was WR Mike Martin, whose 1984 average of 15.7 yards led the NFL as well as the AFC. The only other Bengal to lead the NFL or AFC has been Lemar Parrish, who led both categories in 1974 at 18.8 norm. Cosby has an 11.7-yard average. Since Martin’s 15.7 in 1984, the highest punt return average by a Bengal with enough attempts to qualify for the league rankings has been Corey Sawyer, who averaged 11.8 yards on 26 returns in 1994.

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(Cosby could be the third, continued) As a team, the Bengals have not averaged 10 or more yards on punt returns for a full season since 2003, when Peter Warrick (10.9) and Jeff Burris (11.6) combined for an 11.0 average. Opposing punts not a problem: The Bengals rank No. 2 in the NFL in fewest net yards allowed per punt by the opposition. Cincinnati foes have combined to average only 34.7 net yards per kick. Cleveland leads at 33.0 per opponent punt. “It’s not a stat you have full control of,” said special teams coach Darrin Simmons. “It depends on how good a day the other team’s punter is having. But we’ve influenced the number with Quan’s return average (PR Quan Cosby at 12.4 avg. yards), and the threat of what he can do is helping us, too. Some teams have tried to avoid him, and that can cause them to kick short. So even if he’s not making a return, he’s helping us.” Graham ranks fourth all-time: Bengals K Shayne Graham ranks fourth in the NFL in all-time field goal accuracy, having made 184 of 217 attempts for an 84.79 percent success rate. The top percentage FG kicker of all-time is Mike Vanderjagt (no longer active) at 86.47 percent. The top active kicker, in second place all-time, is Chicago’s Robbie Gould at 85.92. Graham made four of five FG attempts last week at Pittsburgh, scoring 12 of Cincinnati’s 18 points. His only miss was a 51-yard try that hit the right upright. Graham has had only 15 FG attempts in nine games this season, making 11. He has had two kicks blocked and missed another try from 52 yards. Here’s the all-time top five through Week 9 play of 2009:

PLAYER FG FGA PCT.

Mike Vanderjagt ...................................... 230 266 86.47 Robbie Gould .......................................... 122 142 85.92 Nate Kaeding ........................................... 134 156 85.90 Shayne Graham ...................................... 184 217 84.79 Rob Bironas ............................................. 123 146 84.25 The best Bengal: Though K Shayne Graham has a career FG percentage of 84.79, his career totals (184-for-217) include a 19-for-26 performance in previous NFL stops at Buffalo and Carolina. As a Bengal, Graham is 165-for-191, an 86.39 percent accuracy rate which is Cincinnati’s all-time best by a wide margin. The second-most accurate FG kicker in Bengals history is Doug Pelfrey at 77.3 percent. Pelfrey played from 1993-99. Graham’s record case: K Shayne Graham is in his seventh Bengals season. He 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: 86.5, on 160 of 185. ● 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 ‘06. ● Career PAT percentage: 98.8, on 239 of 242. ● 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 ’07, 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 eight games, helping HB Cedric Benson rank second in the NFL in rushing yards (837). “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 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.” TV streak should hit 77: In each of the last 76 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 at Pittsburgh, as Cincinnati rankings for the week (Nov. 9-15) were not available in time for this release. But the streak should reach 77, as the Steelers game drew a rating of 39.9, the highest for a Bengals game this season. The streak began on Dec. 5, 2004, when a wild Bengals win at Baltimore outpolled all other programs for the week. It hit 76 with the release of Cincinnati rankings for the week of Nov. 1-8. The Nov. 8 Bengals-Bears game led the way with a rating of 34.5. 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 on good side of turnovers: The Bengals are plus-three in turnover differential this season, and during the tenure of head coach Marvin Lewis (2003-present), the Bengals rank third in the NFL with a differential of plus-43. Prior to Lewis’ tenure, Cincinnati had posted a minus differential for five straight years (1998-2002). Here are the top five teams in differential since 2003:

TEAM TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS DIFFERENTIAL

Indianapolis ...................... 203 ................... 121 ........................ +82 New England .................... 200 ................... 147 ........................ +53 Cincinnati ......................... 209 ................... 166 ........................ +43 San Diego ........................ 186 ................... 147 ........................ +39 Minnesota ......................... 198 ................... 178 ........................ +20 Kansas City ...................... 181 ................... 161 ........................ +20

Since 2003, when Lewis took over as Bengals head coach, the Bengals rank second in the NFL in takeaways (209), two behind Baltimore (211). The Bengals have reached 209 with 126 interceptions and 83 fumble recoveries. In points off turnovers since 2003, Elias Sports Bureau reports that the Ravens lead the NFL with 684, and the Bengals are third at 629. Indianapolis is second at 641.

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(Bengals information, continued) A stat that matters: The Bengals are 36-5-1 under head coach Marvin Lewis when posting a plus in turnover differential. That’s a winning percentage of .869. The Bengals were plus-one in turnovers in last week’s win at Pittsburgh, with one takeaways (INT) and no giveaways. Lewis’ record with a minus differential is 6-33 (.154), and the Bengals are 11-13 under Lewis (.458) when the differential has been even. The Bengals’ experience with turnovers under Lewis is backed up by overall league numbers. Since the start of the 2000 season, here are the 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 .......................................................... 570-257-1 .689 Plus-2 ............................................................... 480-94 .836 Plus-3 ............................................................ 290-39-1 .880 Plus-4 ................................................................. 155-8 .951 Plus-5 or more ...................................................... 76-2 .974

Overall, combining the five differential levels listed above, NFL teams with any plus have a winning percentage of .797 since 2000. The combined W-L record is 1571-400-2. In Week 9 NFL play, teams with a plus went 10-3, a winning percentage of .769. The lowest weekly winning percentage this season for teams with a plus has been .636 in Week 8 (7-4 record). The best week of the season for plus-differential teams was Week 3, when those clubs went unbeaten at 13-0. For the full 2009 season, teams with a plus have posted an 93-24 record, a winning percentage of .795. Bengals bite champion Steelers: Last week’s Bengals-Steelers game marked the eighth time since 1979 that the Bengals have played a Pittsburgh team that was the defending NFL champion. In those meetings, Cincinnati has a 6-2 record, including this season’s two-game sweep of the Steelers club that defeated Arizona in Super Bowl XLIII. Last week’s game marked the 26th time overall in Cincinnati franchise history that the Bengals have played a regular-season game against the defending Super Bowl champion. Cincinnati shows an 9-17 record for the 26 contests. But after losing their first eight games against defending league champs, the Bengals have done better, posting a 9-9 mark over the last 18 instances. The last two Bengals losses to defending Super Bowl winners both went into overtime. 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 Nov. 15, 2009 ............................. Pittsburgh Bengals, 18-12 Uniform watch: The Bengals are scheduled to wear white jerseys and white pants at Oakland. Since 2004, when the Bengals’ uniforms were redesigned, a number of different options became available. Below is the team record since then in the

different combinations of jerseys and pants:

JERSEY PANTS W-L PCT.

Orange Black ...................................................... 3-0-0 1.000 Orange White ..................................................... 6-2-0 .750 Black Black ...................................................... 7-5-1 .577 White Black .................................................. 11-10-0 .524 Black White .................................................... 12-15 .444 White White ................................................... 6-11-0 .353 A few more facts: The Bengals’ 35-point victory margin in their 45-10 win Oct. 25 vs. Chicago was the largest since another 35-pointer, a 38-3 win at the Houston Texans in 2002. The Bengals have not had a victory margin higher than 35 since Dec. 17, 1989, when they set the club record at 54 in a 61-7 home romp over the Houston Oilers. Also: ● The 35-point victory margin was the largest of coach Marvin Lewis’ tenure (2003-present), topping a 30-pointer in a 30-0 win at Cleveland in 2006. ● The Bengals’ 31-point first half vs. Chicago was their largest in almost 20 years. Cincinnati scored 31 first-half points vs. New England in a 41-7 win on Sept. 23, 1990. The last time the Bengals scored 31 or more in either half was Nov. 28, 2004, when they scored 31 in the second half of a 58-48 win vs. Cleveland. Can sellout streak hit 50? The Nov. 8 home game against Baltimore was a sellout, the 49th in a row for the Bengals in regular-season and postseason play. But three of this season’s five sellouts have required the help of a 24-hour extension of the NFL’s sellout deadline for allowing local television coverage, and tickets remain available for the next home game, on Nov. 29 vs. Cleveland. The current sellout streak is a franchise record, topping a streak of 43 at Riverfront Stadium between 1988 and ’92. 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. NFC beware: The Oct. 25 Chicago game marked the first of two Paul Brown Stadium visits this season by NFC teams, and the Bengals are 11-2-1 in their last 14 home games against the NFC. That’s a winning percentage of .821. The last 13 of the 14 games have been played under head coach Marvin Lewis (10-2-1). The first game of the 13 was a home win over New Orleans on Dec. 22, 2002. Going back a bit farther, the Bengals are 22-9-1 (.703) at home against the NFC since 1993. The Detroit Lions will be the second NFC visitor to Cincinnati this season, playing at Paul Brown Stadium on Dec. 6. Here’s the Bengals’ 11-2-1 run against NFC visitors:

DATE OPP. SCORE COMMENT

12-22-02 N.O. Cin., 20-13 Bengals are playoff spoilers 10-26-03 Sea. Cin., 27-24 Five turnovers doom 5-1 Seahawks 12-14-03 S.F. Cin., 41-38 Rudi Johnson rushes for 174 11-7-04 Dall. Cin., 26-3 First time since 2000 holding foe without TD 12-26-04 NYG Cin., 23-22 Chad Ochocinco’s 2nd TD caps comeback 9-18-05 Minn. Cin., 37-8 Bengals tie team takeaway mark (plus-6) 10-30-05 G.B. Cin., 21-14 Bengals blitz Brett Favre for 5 INTs 10-22-06 Car. Cin., 17-14 Fourth-quarter rally with 86-yard TD drive 10-29-06 Atl. Atl., 29-27 Michael Vick passes for three TDs 11-18-07 Ariz. Ariz., 35-27 Carson Palmer’s only four-INT game 12-9-07 St. L. Cin., 19-10 Bengals defense allows no TDs 11-16-08 Phil. Tie, 13-13 First NFL tie since 2002 12-14-08 Wash. Cin., 20-13 Goal-line stand stops ’Skins comeback bid 10-25-09 Chi. Cin., 45-10 Benson burns ex-team for 189 rushing Lewis unbeaten vs. NFC North: In addition to his 10-2-1 record at home against NFC teams, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis sports a 6-0 record, home and road, against NFC North Division teams. The Bengals were last scheduled against the NFC North in 2005, and Cincinnati swept the four-game set en route to an 11-5 division championship season.

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(Lewis unbeaten vs. NFC North, continued) This season, the schedule rotation again pits the AFC North against the NFC North, and the Bengals are 2-0, having won at Green Bay and vs. Chicago. The Bengals still have Detroit at home on Dec. 6 and Minnesota on the road on Dec. 13. Odom’s record rampage: The Bengals suffered their most damaging injury of 2009 on Oct. 18 vs. Houston, when DE Antwan Odom suffered a torn right Achilles tendon. The injury will sideline him for the remainder of the season. Odom had entered the game tied for the NFL lead in sacks (8.0), and he had set a new NFL standard for fast starts to a season. 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. 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. Odom was the second Bengals starter to be felled in 2009 by an Achilles tear. TE Reggie Kelly was lost to a similar injury during training camp. 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 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. Since the season began, a third college free agent has made the roster. LB Dan Skuta was signed from the Bengals practice squad on Oct. 8. Top cats in Ohio by two: For the first time since after the first meeting of 1993, the Bengals have a two-game lead in their “Battle of Ohio” series against the Cleveland Browns. Cincinnati leads by 37-35 after a 23-20 overtime victory in Cleveland on Oct. 4. The most recent previous two-game lead by the Bengals in the series was in 1993, when a Browns victory in the first game of the year dropped Cincinnati’s edge to 24-22. The Browns also won the next three, going ahead by 25-24, and the Bengals went until 2006 without any lead in the series. The Bengals finally climbed back on top again in 2006, when they gained a 34-33 edge with a two-game sweep. The Browns have since pulled into a couple of ties, but they have not led the series since prior to the first meeting of 2006. 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. That’s no misprint: In Games 3 and 4 this season, the Bengals won vs. Pittsburgh and at Cleveland by the same score — 23-20 — and yes, that is unusual. It marked the first time in franchise history for the team to win consecutive games or lose consecutive games by the same score in the same season. Only once previously had the same score been repeated in a season with different sides winning. In October of 1996, the Bengals followed a 28-21 loss at San Francisco with a 28-21 win vs. Jacksonville. And only once previously has the same winning or losing score shown up in two straight games spanning two seasons. The 1999 Bengals lost their season finale 24-7 to Jacksonville, and the 2000 club opened with a 24-7 loss to Cleveland.

The longest victory: The Bengals’ 23-20 win at Cleveland on Oct. 4 was the longest game the Bengals ever won. Four seconds remained in the overtime period when Shayne Graham kicked a 31-yard FG. The previous longest Bengals win was 34-31 in a road game against the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 7, 1990. Jim Breech’s 44-yard field goal ended that game with 3:04 remaining in overtime. The previous longest Bengals game not to end in a tie was a Bengals loss on Sept. 23, 1979 against the Houston Oilers at Riverfront Stadium. The Oilers won 30-27 on a 29-yard Toni Fritsch field goal with 0:32 left in the extra period. The only 75-minute game in Bengals history was last year’s 13-13 tie against Philadelphia. The only other tie in team history — a 31-31 deadlock in 1969 at Houston — took place before overtime was instituted in the regular season. The Bengals are 15-11-1 all-time in OT. 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. 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. Bengal bites: Rookie HB Bernard Scott’s 96-yard kickoff return at Pittsburgh was the first Bengals KOR for a TD since Nov. 4, 2007, when WR Glenn Holt went 100 yards at Buffalo ... Scott’s 206 total yards (on five returns) ranks third in team history, behind Brandon Bennett’s 228 on 11-10-02 at Baltimore and Tremain Mack’s 212 on 11-1-98 vs. Denver ... The Bengals’ wins on Oct. 25 vs. Chicago and Nov. 8 vs. Baltimore marked the first time for the franchise to win on both ends of a bye week ... Robert Geathers’ 75-yard fumble return for a TD on Oct. 4 at Cleveland tied the longest fumble return in Bengals history. The only other 75-yarder was one for a TD by LB Ray Bentley at Seattle on Sept. 6, 1992 ... WR Laveranues Coles leads the Bengals’ active roster in career NFL games (146) and starts (131) ... TE Reggie Kelly has 152 NFL games and 133 starts, but he is on the Reserve/Injured list ... WR Chad Ochocinco leads the roster in career Bengals games (130) and Bengals starts (113) ... The tallest Bengal on the roster is OT Dennis Roland (6-9), and the heaviest is G Bobbie Williams (345) ... The shortest Bengal is HB Bernard Scott (5-10), and the lightest is WR Chad Ochocinco (192) ... The oldest Bengal is G Bobbie Williams (turned 33 on Sept. 25), and the youngest Bengal is DE Michael Johnson (22, turns 23 on Feb. 7) ... The Bengals’ two-point conversion on Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh (pass from Carson Palmer to Brian Leonard)

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(Bengal bites, continued) was the only 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) ... Prior to Cleveland’s Shaun Rogers blocking a Shayne Graham field goal attempt on Oct. 4, the Bengals had not had a field goal blocked since Oct. 8, 2000, when Tennessee DT John Thornton blocked a Neil Rackers try ... One Bengal on the 53-player roster — LB Dan Skuta — is assigned a uniform number that is different from the number he was assigned at the time the Bengals’ 2009 media guide was published. Skuta, previously assigned No. 46, now wears No. 51.

Bengals quotes Head coach Marvin Lewis, on the Raiders: “They are a very physically talented football team. Obviously, they’re not happy with how many wins they have. They’ve got some explosive players offensively. On defense, this is as good a secondary group as we’ll play, in their skills and abilities. They can rush the passer, they can do a lot of things.” Lewis, on avoiding a letdown after a key division wins over Baltimore and Pittsburgh: “The last couple of weeks will be all for naught if we don’t take care of our business. We have to have a great week of planning, a great week of preparation for our players and coaches, and we need to get locked in as we travel out to Oakland this weekend. So it’s big. Our guys will be excited to play and go, and we’ll regroup and recharge and get moving forward. This is a big week.” Lewis, on the Pittsburgh game: “Watching the tape, you could see the effort from our players and the poise, and their staying on track was great. I was very pleased with that. Obviously, a lot of people contributed to the win. There were big contributions throughout from some young players, and as we go forward, it’s going to be important for those young guys, when opportunity arises, to make big, productive plays and contribute like they did yesterday. Lewis, on the status of HB Cedric Benson, who was sidelined in Pittsburgh with a hip strain: “Cedric has an opportunity to play this week. He has an abductor strain, what he had last week a little bit. He re-aggravated it early in the (Pittsburgh) game, and we were able to get him shut down. He really doesn’t feel much worse for the wear. He has an opportunity this week. We’ll be real cautious with him as we approach the game. If he’s not healthy, he would not go. Well see how he is as goes through the week. Hopefully, he can make a comeback on this.” NFL Network analyst Brian Billick, on the Bengals’ improvement for 2009: “They’re running the same plays. They’re doing the same things with Carson Palmer. It’s just that now they have a better defense. You play to your strengths. You control the ball, help your defense, play field position.” Lewis, on defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer: “He sees the entire picture. As Ozzie (Newsome) would say, soup to nuts. Front to back. And we see it out of the same eyes. We can have a conversation on the sidelines during practice, the game, during halftime, whenever it is, we see it through the same eyes. That’s helpful because it enables me to do the other things I end up doing. And if we see it differently, he’s thorough enough to convince me this is the way he would like to do it.” Lewis, explaining what he means when he compliments a player by saying the player “practices on Wednesday”: “It means that even if he has a few nicks and bruises, he practices. That’s good. You have to play as a team and practice as a team. We’ve got a running back like that. Our tackles are like that. We’ve got a defensive front group like that. We’ve got a wide receiver in Laveranues (Coles) who works like that and makes other people better. That’s good.”

Lewis, on the most pleasant surprises of the 7-2 start: “The most pleasant surprise has been the execution of our offensive line group. The second is the execution of the defensive line group. Those are two areas that coming into the season, we knew were going to be big for us. The other areas were pretty well settled. We had to do it through competition and depth with those two groups, and those players have gone above and beyond to build a bond between themselves and a sense of toughness. A sense of spirit and just toughness and grit, that’s their battle cry.” Lewis, on Bengals’ fans: “They love their football here. They’re very passionate about it. They want to enjoy their Mondays at lunch, in the coffee room, around the water cooler. They look forward to that, and our team has given them something to talk about every Monday. It’s not always as good as we would like, but for the most part it’s been entertaining, and we’ve got a lot of football left. We’re going to work to keep it on track and keep it entertaining.” Lewis, on C Kyle Cook’s role in the offensive line’s continuously improving play: “He’s been the glue of all that. He’s been the biggest part of that. He’s getting us in the right spots and right places, and has done a great job. Collectively, the group together has done a great job, and Kyle is a lot responsible for that.” Lewis, on DE Jonathan Fanene replacing the injured Antwan Odom in the starting lineup: “Jon has probably improved as much as any football player I’ve been around in the National Football League, from the time we got him until now. He doesn’t always do things exactly the way they’re supposed to be. In fact, he got a sack (against Houston) in an error. But he got a sack. He kept coming and he made the best out of it. Jon hadn’t played a lot of football prior to going to the University of Utah, so he’s probably got more time in the NFL than he had prior to that in football. He keeps learning, he keeps getting better.” S Chris Crocker, on defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer’s attitude toward mistakes: “There are no mulligans on this side of the ball.” Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, on mistakes: “You only get 16 chances, that’s all. We’re a good defensive football team, but we’ve given up too many big plays. We’ve gotten away with some of it by playing well in the red zone, but that’s not good enough. At times we can be a dominating defensive team, but our ‘times’ have not been enough.” QB Carson Palmer, on displaying very little outward emotion while leading the Bengals to a string of comeback victories earlier this season: “I’m not a big cheerleader. It’s 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.” Quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese, on Carson Palmer emerging from injuries as an improved threat in both rushing and passing on the run:

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(Bengals quotes, continued) “I’m real excited about it. It keeps plays alive, and it’s a killer for a defense.” Palmer, on the evolution of the offense: “Our mindset is run first. Years ago, we used to be big-play first. The way our defense plays now, and as well as they’re holding people down to 17-20 points a game, we need to run the ball. We need to keep them off the field, keep them fresh, so they can keep attacking and keep doing what they do. We’re still capable of the big plays, but we probably won’t take as many chances as we used to because we have to control the clock and wear down the clock a little bit more and win games defensively sometimes. Because were capable of doing that.” WR Andre Caldwell, on the ‘diva’ reputation of top WRs: “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.” Lewis, on the “learning curve” facing first-round draft pick Andre Smith, due to his late signing and missed time due to 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 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.” 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 league 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.” 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.” 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.” 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.”

Position-by-position roundup Quarterbacks: Two-time Pro Bowl selection Carson Palmer led the Bengals back from a 9-6 halftime deficit at Pittsburgh, directing four field-goal drives while keeping the offense turnover-free. He completed 18 of 30 passes for 178 yards, with no TDs and no INTs, for a passer rating of 76.8. Palmer has suffered only three interceptions in the last seven games after being picked off four times in the first two games. He has played every offensive snap in every game except a blowout win vs. Chicago, and in Games 3-5, he led the team to wins after trailing in the fourth quarter. For the season, Palmer has a passer rating to 88.2, completing 178-of-290 (61.4 percent) for 2010 yards with 14 TDs and seven INTs. Palmer also has 19 rushes for 52 yards with 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 has played in one game, Oct. 25 vs. Chicago, relieving Palmer in the fourth quarter. He did not throw a pass, but was two-for-nine rushing. O’Sullivan 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 2008, starting eight games for San Francisco. At Pittsburgh, for the ninth straight game, Jordan Palmer was in uniform as the inactive designated third QB. 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 entered the Pittsburgh game as the NFL’s second-leading rusher, but he suffered a hip flexor strain against the Steelers and did not play in the second half, after rushing seven-for-22 in the first half. He has an early listing of questionable for Oakland. Benson has 859 yards on 205 carries (4.2) for the season, with a team-leading six touchdowns (all rushing). In October Benson became the first back in 40 games to rush for 100 yards against Baltimore, and on Nov. 8, he became the first back to record consecutive

100-yard games against the Ravens since Miami’s Ricky Williams in 2002-03. Benson’s 859-yard total now ranks sixth in the NFL. Benson had no receptions at Pittsburgh, but he has 10 receptions for 66 yards on the season. He has led the team in yards from scrimmage in seven of the nine games this season. He is one 100-yard rushing game away from tying the Bengals record for 100-yarders in a season (five). Seventh-year pro Jeremi Johnson is the No. 1 FB, and his lead blocking has helped fuel Benson’s big year. Johnson has also aided pass protection that has allowed only five sacks in the last five games. Johnson had no touches at Pittsburgh, but is two-for-six rushing on the season and has three receptions for 25 yards. 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. Rookie Bernard Scott saw action for the eighth ninth game in the Pittsburgh contest and did yeoman work both on special teams and in filling in for the injured Benson. His 96-yard kickoff return in the first quarter was the only TD of the game by either team. He led the Bengals in rushes (13) and rushing yards (33), and he also had a 21-yard reception. Scott is 29-for-95 rushing on the season, including two key gains in the fourth quarter in the win at Cleveland. He also has two receptions for 35 yards. He had five kickoff returns for the game, averaging 41.2 yards, and his 206 total KOR yards for the game ranks third in Bengals history. HB Brian Leonard, obtained by the Bengals in a May trade with St. Louis, continued his role as a key third-down player in the Pittsburgh game, with a 17-yard receiving gain on a third-and-five play in the fourth quarter as the Bengals drove to take the lead for good at 15-12. For the game, Leonard was four-for-eight rushing and three-for-24 receiving. Leonard has played in seven games, and for the season, he is 20-for-153 receiving, leading the RBs in both categories. He is 11-for-30 rushing.

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(Position-by-position roundup, continued) Rookie FB Fui Vakapuna, who had been with the Bengals in training camp, was signed to the roster off the Arizona Cardinals practice squad on Nov. 4. He has been inactive for Games 8-9. Wide receivers: Unrestricted free agent signee Laveranues Coles made his ninth straight Cincinnati start in the Pittsburgh game and led the team in receptions (six), receiving yards (67) and scrimmage yards (67). He had a 25-yard gain on a third-and-three play in the second quarter. Coles has 27 catches for 294 yards and three TDs on the season, plus a fumble recovery that preserved a TD drive. Coles has been a consistently productive NFL player over nine previous seasons, with six career campaigns of 70 or more catches. Five-time Bengals Pro Bowler Chad Ochocinco has led the Bengals in receiving yards in six of this season’s nine games, but he was limited to two catches for 29 yards at Pittsburgh. Ochocinco has pledged a big comeback in 2009 after posting uncharacteristically low numbers in 2008, and for the season he leads the Bengals in catches (46) and receiving yards (668) by a wide margin. He is second on the team in touchdowns (five). 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 (658) and receiving yards (9573). He ranks second in club history in receiving TDs (58). Second-year pro Andre Caldwell caught four passes for 23 yards at Pittsburgh. Caldwell ranks second on the team for the season in catches (33) and receiving yards (295). Caldwell has had game-winning, fourth-quarter TD catches vs. Pittsburgh and in the first game against Baltimore. Caldwell also has 26 kickoff returns on the year and is averaging 18.6 yards. First-year pro Maurice Purify was signed to the roster from the Bengals practice squad on Nov. 13, and he saw action on offense (no receptions) and special teams at Pittsburgh. Rookie Quan Cosby has played on special teams in the first nine games and has all 23 of the team’s punt returns, with an 11.7-yard avg. Tight ends: Third-year pro J.P. Foschi has taken over the No. 1 TE role, and at Pittsburgh, he tied his season receptions high with three, gaining 14 yards. Foschi’s blocking has helped HB Cedric Benson rush for 859 yards this season, and he has aided pass protection which has allowed only five sacks in the last five games. Foschi has played in all nine games. Signed Aug. 17 as a free agent when injuries depleted the TE position, he has proven to be an excellent August find. He is 13-for-120 receiving on the season, with one TD. He has previous NFL game experience for Oakland and Kansas City. Third-year pro Daniel Coats did not have a reception at Pittsburgh, but aided in the blocking effort. Coats has 12 catches for 118 yards on the season. Coats has played in 39 of a possible 40 games since making the roster as a college free agent in 2007. Rookie Chase Coffman, a fourth-round Bengals draft choice, was inactive for the ninth 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. First-year pro Clark Harris works in practice with the tight ends, but his primary job is long snapper. He joined the team as a free agent Oct. 13 and has played in the last four games, with no errant snaps. The Bengals had significant injury losses in preseason at TE, as veterans Reggie Kelly (Achilles) and Ben Utecht (concussion) were placed on the Reserve/Injured list. Offensive linemen: At Baltimore, the line led the way in the fourth quarter as the Bengals mounted FG drives of 50 and 54 yards against the tough Steelers defense to get Cincinnati’s winning six-point margin. QB Carson Palmer was sacked only twice, and the Bengals have allowed only five sacks in their last five games. The starting line features a new look this season at the tackle positions. Holding the key LOT spot for every game has been 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 has experience at LOT from both 2006 and ’07. A second-round Bengals draft choice in 2006, he had not missed a game and had started 38 of 42 contests before being injured last season. Second-year Pro Dennis Roland has held the No. 1 ROT spot for Games 6-9, wrestling the job from second-year player Anthony Collins, who started Games 1-5. Roland and Collins have been in the lineup together periodically, in formations where one serves as an extra blocking TE. The veteran mainstay of the Bengals line is RG Bobbie Williams, who has started 87 of a possible 90 games since joining the Bengals in 2004. His only missed games were due to an emergency appendectomy in 2006. Fifth-year pro Evan Mathis and second-year pro Nate Livings have shared the LG position. Livings opened the year as the starter, but suffered a knee strain in the season opener. Mathis replaced him in the opener and played well enough that he could not be dislodged, starting Games 2-8. But Mathis suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter on Nov. 8 vs. Baltimore. Livings replaced him against the Ravens and was the starter at Pittsburgh, as Mathis was inactive. Mathis joined the Bengals as a free agent last November, bringing 33 games of previous NFL experience with Carolina and Miami. Livings started the

last six games of 2008 as an injury replacement. Second-year pro Kyle Cook has started all nine games at center. The 312-pounder has brought more power and good line management to the spot in 2009. A new prospect at center is fourth-round draft pick Jonathan Luigs, a three-time finalist for college football’s Rimington Award (top center). He won the award in 2007. Luigs was active but did not play for the first two games, but he has played on special teams in Games 3-9, and he made his debut with the offense in Game 7. Seventh-year pro Scott Kooistra has played both G and OT in his Bengals career. He played in his third game of the season in the Pittsburgh game, seeing action on special teams. Kooistra was released on Nov. 3, but was re-signed on Nov. 9. OT Andre Smith of Alabama, the Bengals’ top pick in the 2009 draft (sixth overall), signed and reported 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 opener and has been inactive the last eight games. He has been medically cleared to play, however, and has been practicing for the last three weeks. Seventh-year pro Scott Kooistra, released by the Bengals on Nov. 3, was re-signed on Nov. 9. Kooistra was on the roster for Games 1-7 of this season and played in two games. Defensive linemen: Fifth-year pro Jonathan Fanene has taken over the RDE spot that came open when Antwan Odom was forced to the Reserve/Injured list on Oct. 19, and last week at Pittsburgh, in his third start, Fanene led the line with six tackles, including a team-high two sacks. He dropped Ben Roethlisberger for a five-yard loss in the first quarter, and in the second quarter, with the Steelers enjoying third-and-goal from the Bengals eight, Fanene forced Pittsburgh to settle for a field goal by downing Roethlisberger for a seven-yard loss to the 15. Fanene leads the active roster for the season with 5.0 sacks (Odom has 8.0), and Fanene has 27 tackles. Fanene also had his first pass defensed of the year in the Pittsburgh game, helping force the Steelers to settle for a field goal in the fourth quarter. LDE Robert Geathers had three tackles with a sack at Pittsburgh. He downed Roethlisberger for a nine-yard loss on a first-and-goal play from the eight late in the second quarter, and the Steelers wound up setting for a field goal. Geathers leads the line in tackles for the season with 39, and he has 2.5 sacks. Geathers also has 75-yard fumble return for a TD, a forced fumble and two passes defensed. Fourth-year DE Frostee Rucker played in his fifth game of the year in the Pittsburgh contest, and he had a key play early in the third quarter when he intercepted a deflected pass and returned 26 yards to the Steelers 14, setting up a field goal that tied the score at 9-9. It was his first pro INT. Rucker also had three tackles at Pittsburgh, and his 11 tackles for the season include one sack. Domata Peko has started the first nine games at LDT, and he has been back to a full complement of snaps in the last two games. He had played only three snaps Oct. 18 vs. Houston before being sidelined with a knee injury, and his action was also limited in the Oct. 25 Chicago game due to the injury. Peko had four tackles at Pittsburgh and has 25 tackles on the season. He has seen action as a blocking fullback in goal line play in one game — Oct. 25 vs. Chicago — and he aided a Cedric Benson one-yard TD run. Peko has been voted by players as a team captain for 2009. He has started the last 41 games at LDT. Tank Johnson, an unrestricted free agent signee from Dallas, has returned to the starting lineup at RDT for the last three games. T. Johnson started Games 1-3, but suffered a foot injury Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh and missed Games 4-5 before returning to action in a reserve role in Game 6. T. Johnson had two tackles at Pittsburgh and has 18 for the season, including one sack. Second-year DT Pat Sims has played in every game, and he started Games 4-6 at RDT in place of T. Johnson. Sims had three tackles at Pittsburgh, and for the season he has 25 tackles, with a shared sack, and he also has a fumble recovery. Rookie DE Michael Johnson has played in the first nine games, and he has joined Fanene in filling in for the injured Odom. M. Johnson had no tackles at Pittsburgh, but he had two QB pressures in playing what head coach Marvin Lewis said was “his best game of the season.” M. Johnson has 11 tackles on the season, including one sack, and he leads the line in passes defensed (three). M. Johnson also ranks tied for fourth on the special teams with seven tackles. On Oct. 20, the Bengals signed free agent DT Orien Harris, a second-year NFL player who was also with the Bengals in 2008. Harris played on special teams on Oct. 25 vs. Chicago and has been inactive for the last two games. Linebackers: MLB Dhani Jones, the Bengals’ tackling leader by a wide margin in 2008, is in sole possession of the 2009 team lead for the fourth straight week. Jones led the team with nine tackles at Pittsburgh, and his total included a seven-yard sack of Ben Roethlisberger in the second quarter. Jones has 81 tackles with two sacks on the year, and he also has a fumble recovery. A 10th-year vet, Jones 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. WLB Brandon Johnson started his first game of the season last week, as an injury replacement, but since taking over for injured Keith Rivers on Nov. 8 vs. Baltimore, Johnson has shown once again that he puts up

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(Position-by-position roundup, continued) numbers when he gets extensive time on the field. He wound up leading the team in tackles (9) vs. Baltimore, after entering the base lineup in the third quarter, and in his start at Pittsburgh, he had seven tackles with a third-down pass defensed. Johnson replaced Rivers in the base defense last season after Rivers suffered a jaw fracture, and over the nine games Johnson started (Games 8-16), his tackle total of 90 was tops on the team. Johnson has played in every game this season, and for the year he has 38 tackles on defense, with 15 sacks. He also has two passes defensed and a fumble recovery, and he is tied for the team lead in special teams tackles (eight). Rivers, who suffered a calf injury vs. Baltimore, was inactive at Pittsburgh and has an early listing of doubtful for Oakland. For the season, Rivers ranks second on the team with 67 tackles. Rivers’ 14 tackles on Oct. 4 at Cleveland is tied for the team high for the season, and he also has a pass defensed. Second-round draft pick Rey Maualuga is the starting SLB. He had seven tackles at Pittsburgh, his second-highest total of the season, and he ranks third on the team for the season with 47 stops. He is tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (two), and he has one sack. He also has a pass defensed and 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. Fourth-year vet Rashad Jeanty, last season’s SLB starter, has played in eight games, mostly on special teams. He missed Game 5 with a finger injury he suffered Oct. 4 at Cleveland. Jeanty led the team in special teams tackles (three) at Pittsburgh, and has moved into a tie for the team season lead, with eight. Jeanty has two tackles on defense for the year. 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 in every game and is tied for fourth with seven tackles. He had two special teams stops at Pittsburgh. For the season, he also has a special teams forced fumble and one tackle on defense. Rookie Dan Skuta, signed on Oct. 8 from the Bengals’ practice squad, played in his third game in the Pittsburgh contest and had two special teams tackles. He has three special teams stops for the year. Defensive backs: LCB Johnathan Joseph started his ninth game of the year in the Pittsburgh contest and led the team with four passes defensed, moving into the team PD lead for the year at 15. He has had nine passes defensed in the last two games, including a team season-high five on Nov. 8 vs. Baltimore. Joseph also had a forced fumble last week against TE Matt Spaeth (Steelers recovered), and he is tied for the team season lead in forced fumbles (two). Joseph has four INTs, tied for the team lead and tied for second in the AFC, and his five tackles at Pittsburgh pushed his season total to 46, tied for fourth on the team and tied for the secondary lead. In Games 3-5, Joseph became the first Bengal to intercept a pass in three straight games since CB Deltha O’Neal had one in four straight in 2005. Joseph’s first INT of the year went for a TD on Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh, and he has scored a TD in each of the last three seasons. RCB Leon Hall also started his ninth game of the year in the Pittsburgh contest, logging seven tackles and an end-zone pass defensed. For the season, he is tied for the team lead in INTs (four, also tied for second in AFC). His 46 tackles tie for fourth on the team and tie for the secondary lead. He is tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (two), and he ranks second in passes defensed (14). One of Hall’s forced fumbles was returned by DE Robert Geathers for a 75-yard TD. Hall’s 14 tackles on Oct. 18 vs. Houston is tied for the team season-high for tackles in a game. Hall’s 11 solo stops vs. Houston are the most by a Bengal this season. Hall has not missed a game since joining the Bengals as a first-round draft pick in 2007. Over his tenure, he leads the team in INTs (12) and passes defensed (51). Hall also had a special teams tackle at Pittsburgh Baltimore and has five on the season. The No. 1 FS is seventh-year vet Chris Crocker, who had four tackles and two passes defensed at Pittsburgh. Crocker has 43 tackles on the season, tied for sixth on the team, and he has two INTs while ranking third on the team in total passes defensed (nine). He has started

every game, and in addition to playing safety, he has seen some action as a nickel CB. Five-time Pro Bowl selection Roy Williams was placed Nov. 13 on the Reserve/Injured list, due to a forearm injury suffered Sept. 30 during practice. Williams signed with Cincinnati in May as a free agent, after seven seasons with Dallas. He played in four games as the starting SS, with 30 tackles. He also had three passes defensed. Third-year pro Chinedum Ndukwe has replaced Williams in the base defense and made his fifth start in the Pittsburgh game. He ranked second on the team at Pittsburgh with eight tackles and also had a pass defensed. Ndukwe has played in every game and has 43 tackles on the season, including 1.5 sacks. He has three passes defensed on the year. Rookie Morgan Trent of Michigan has steadily increased his playing time on defense as the season has progressed, and he now serves as the nickel CB. He had one tackle and a pass defensed at Pittsburgh. He has 14 tackles and three passes defensed on the season. Third-year CB David Jones has played in the last five games, mostly on special teams, but he had his first defensive statistic of the year in the Pittsburgh game, with a third-down pass defensed to force a second-quarter punt. 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 plus the first four regular-season games. He has one special teams tackle on the season. S Kyries Hebert played on special teams for the ninth straight week in the Pittsburgh game. He had one special teams tackle and moved into a tie for the team season lead, with eight. Hebert was chosen by Bengals coaches as the team’s coverage team nominee on the fans’ Pro Bowl ballot. Hebert led the 2008 Bengals in special teams tackles (23). Rookie S Tom Nelson, who made the roster as a college free agent, saw action in his fifth NFL game in the Baltimore contest. He had no statistics against the Steelers, but he has three special teams tackles on the season. Special teams: Record-setting K Shayne Graham had a near-perfect day in helping lead the Bengals to their victory at Pittsburgh. After missing a 51-yard FG try in the first quarter — when his kick took an unforgiving bounce off the right upright — he came back to make each of his next four attempts — from 23 and 32 yards in the third quarter and from 32 and 43 yards in the fourth quarter. On the season, he is 11-for-15 on FGs (two blocked) and is 19-for-20 on PATs (one blocked). He also handles kickoffs. Graham is in his seventh Bengals season in 2009. He ranks fourth all-time in the NFL in career field goal accuracy (84.79 percent), and his Bengals-only percentage is even better at 86.39, 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 41.5 yards on four punts at Pittsburgh, with a 34.0 net. Over his first nine NFL games, Huber has averaged 43.5 yards with a 37.3 net, and he has had 14 inside-20 kicks with just three 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 placekicks. Rookie WR Quan Cosby has an 11.7-yard punt return average for the season after averaging 6.7 yards on three returns at Pittsburgh. He has all 23 of the team’s punt returns on the season. Cosby also threw multiple key blocks on Bernard Scott’s 96-yard kickoff return. Rookie HB Scott took over the No. 1 KOR job at Pittsburgh and was one of the game’s stars. His 96-yard return for a TD in the first quarter gave the Bengals a 6-3 lead and was the only TD by either side in the game. He averaged a strong 27.5 yards on four other KOR for the day and finished with five for a 41.2 avg. His 206 total KOR yards for the game ranks third in Bengals history. For the season, Scott has seven KOR for a 37.3 avg. WR Andre Caldwell has handled 26 kickoff returns this season, with an 18.6-yard average. LB Rashad Jeanty led the special teams with three tackles at Pittsburgh. He is tied for the team season lead, at eight, with S Kyries Hebert and LB Brandon Johnson. First-year pro Clark Harris, signed on Oct. 13 to replace released veteran Brad St. Louis, played his fourth game as Cincinnati’s LS in the Pittsburgh contest. He has not had an errant snap.

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The last Bengals-Raiders meetings 2003 SEASON

WEEK 2, GAME 2 Raiders 23, Bengals 20

Sunday, Sept. 14, at Network Associates Coliseum The Bengals rallied to tie from deficits of 10-0 and 20-13 against the defending AFC Champions, but Oakland drove 55 yards in eight plays to break a 20-20 tie on Sebastian Janikowski’s 39-yard field goal with 0:09 to play. The Raiders had gone ahead 20-13 on Phillip Buchanon’s 83-yard INT return with 3:46 to play, but the Bengals responded with a 46-yard Brandon Bennett kickoff return and a 53-yard drive that ended with Jon Kitna’s 8-yard TD pass to Peter Warrick. The Bengals lost despite outgaining the Raiders 416 yards to 237, making 27 first downs to Oakland’s 12 and posting 39:24 minutes in possession time. Cincinnati got a tough break when an apparent fumble recovery by CB Tory James was ruled not subject to instant replay challenge because the runner was whistled down by contact. The ruling extended an Oakland possession at the Cincinnati 15-yard line and helped the Raiders score their first TD. The Bengals fell to 0-9 in games against the Raiders at Oakland, and fell to 0-2 on the season. The Raiders improved to 1-1.

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

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Oak. — S.Janikowski 40 field goal .......................................................... 1-12:12 Oak. — T.Wheatley 2 run (S.Janikowski kick) .......................................... 1-9:27 Cin. — S.Graham 31 field goal ................................................................ 1-5:14 Cin. — C.Dillon 1 run (S.Graham kick) .................................................. 2-11:46 Oak. — S.Janikowski 26 field goal ............................................................ 3-8:18 Cin. — S.Graham 22 field goal ................................................................ 3-0:30 Oak. — P.Buchanon 83 interception return (S.Janikowski kick) ............... 4-3:46 Cin. — P.Warrick 8 pass from J.Kitna (S.Graham kick) .......................... 4-1:18 Oak. — S.Janikowski 39 field goal ............................................................ 4-0:09

Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 50,135. Time: 3:13.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. OAK. First downs ......................................................................................... 27 12 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 9-18 2-10 Total net yards .................................................................................. 416 237 Net yards rushing.............................................................................. 129 134 Net yards passing ............................................................................. 287 103 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 41-25-2 28-13-0 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................. 2-16 0-0 Punts-average ............................................................................. 6-38.5 6-54.2 Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 3-56 5-81 Kickoff returns-yards ..................................................................... 5-128 5-100 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 7-65 6-59 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 0-0 0-0 Time of possession ........................................................................ 39:24 20:36

Rushing CIN. ATT YDS LG TD OAK. ATT YDS LG TD C.Dillon 19 84 18 1 C.Garner 13 63 21 0 B.Bennett 19 43 9 0 J.Fargas 2 56 53 0 P.Warrick 1 2 2 0 T.Wheatley 4 14 7 1 R.Gannon 1 1 1 0 TOTALS 39 129 18 1 TOTALS 20 134 53 1

Passing CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I OAK. ATT CMP YDS TD-I J.Kitna 41 25 303 1-2 R.Gannon 28 13 103 0-0 TOTALS 41 25 303 1-2 TOTALS 28 13 103 0-0

Receiving CIN. NO YDS LG TD OAK. NO YDS LG TD C.Ochocinco 8 131 34 0 C.Garner 5 39 24 0 P.Warrick 8 109 30 1 J.Rice 4 40 18 0 R.Kelly 3 24 9 0 T.Johnson 1 9 9 0 J.Johnson 2 1 1 0 D.Jolley 1 8 8 0 B.Bennett 1 16 16 0 T.Brown 1 7 7 0 M.Schobel 1 13 13 0 Z.Crockett 1 0 0 0 C.Dillon 1 6 6 0 T.Stewart 1 3 3 0 TOTALS 25 303 34 1 TOTALS 13 103 24 0

Defense Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: K.Hardy 5-2-7, J.Thornton 3-3-6, B.Simmons 2-4-6, T.Williams 3-1-4, J.Burris 2-2-4, D.Clemons 2-2-4, R.Beckett 1-3-4, A.Ross 1-3-4, J.Smith 3-0-3, T.James 2-0-2, M.Roman 2-0-2, A.Hawkins 1-1-2, K.Kaesviharn 1-0-1, C.Powell 1-0-1, G.Steele 1-0-1, O.Gibson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PBU: T.James 2, R.Beckett 1, K.Kaesviharn 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Oakland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: D.Gibson 7-3-10, B.Romanowski 8-1-9, P.Buchanon 8-0-8, E.Barton 7-1-8, N.Harris 4-4-8, C.Woodson 6-1-7, J.Parrella 6-1-7, D.Stubblefield 3-2-5, T.Brayton 2-3-5, D.Grant 2-3-5, N.Asomugha 4-0-4, T.Shaw 3-1-4, T.Armstrong 2-1-3, T.Smith 2-0-2, R.Coleman 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: N.Harris 1-10, B.Romanowski 1-6. INT.-YDS.: P.Buchanon 1-83, C.Woodson 1-0. PD: C.Woodson 2, E.Barton 1, P.Buchanon 1, C.Love 1, T.Shaw 1, D.Stubblefield 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

2006 SEASON WEEK 14, GAME 13

Bengals 27, Raiders 10 Sunday, Dec. 10, at Paul Brown Stadium

The Bengals rode to their fourth straight win with an unprecedented performance. HB Rudi Johnson and WRs T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Ochocinco each gained more than 100 yards, marking the first game in club history with two receivers and one rusher in triple digits. Rudi Johnson scored 2 of Cincinnati’s 4 TDs and pushed his season total to 10. Defensively, the Bengals held the Raiders to 223 yards and 14 first downs, and DE Robert Geathers had 2 sacks, raising his total to 10.5 and becoming the first Cincinnati double-digit sacker since LB/DE Alfred Williams in 1992. Oakland became the third opponent in Bengals history to be held to no first downs rushing. The final score left the Bengals with only 17 points allowed in the last three games, fewest in team history for such a stretch. The Bengals improved to 8-5. The Raiders fell to 2-11.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Oakland ....................................................... 0 3 0 7 — 10 Cincinnati .................................................. 14 0 13 0 — 27

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — C.Henry 8 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ......................... 1-8:34 Cin. — R.Johnson 9 run (S.Graham kick) ................................................ 1-2:27 Oak. — S.Janikowski 33 field goal ............................................................ 2-0:22 Cin. — R.Johnson 6 run (S.Graham kick) ................................................ 3-5:31 Cin. — T.Houshmandzadeh 20 pass from C.Palmer (kick failed)............ 3-0:59 Oak. — R.Curry 5 pass from A.Brooks (S.Janikowski kick) .................... 4-11:26

Missed FGs: S.Janikowski (51LU). Attendance: 65,882. Time: 2:49.

TEAM STATISTICS OAK. CIN. First downs ......................................................................................... 14 28 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 7-14 7-11 Total net yards ................................................................................. 223 439 Net yards rushing ............................................................................... 45 136 Net yards passing ............................................................................ 178 303 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 39-23-1 29-21-3 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................. 4-21 0-0 Punts-average.............................................................................. 2-51.0 0-0.0 Punt returns-yards ............................................................................ 0-0 2-10 Kickoff returns-yards ..................................................................... 5-132 3-70 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 6-38 5-40 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-1 1-1 Time of possession ....................................................................... 24:15 35:45

Rushing OAK. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD J.Fargas 13 37 7 0 R.Johnson 30 117 11 2 A.Brooks 2 11 9 0 K.Watson 5 22 9 0 R.Lee 1 -3 -3 0 J.Johnson 1 0 0 0 A.Wright 3 -3 -1 0 TOTALS 16 45 9 0 TOTALS 39 136 11 2

Passing OAK. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I A.Brooks 39 23 199 1-1 C.Palmer 28 20 297 2-3 A.Wright 1 1 6 0-0 TOTALS 39 23 199 1-1 TOTALS 29 21 303 2-3

Receiving OAK. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD R.Curry 8 99 35 1 T.Houshmandzadeh A.Whitted 5 34 19 0 8 118 36 1 R.Moss 2 28 16 0 C.Ochocinco 5 101 42 0 J.Madsen 2 12 6 0 J.Johnson 3 23 17 0 J.Fargas 2 2 3 0 C.Henry 2 31 23 1 C.Anderson 1 12 12 0 K.Watson 2 25 16 0 R.Lee 1 6 6 0 R.Johnson 1 5 5 0 R.Williams 1 5 5 0 Z.Crockett 1 1 1 0 TOTALS 23 199 35 1 TOTALS 21 303 42 2

Defense Oakland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: K.Morrison 8-5-13, T.Howard 4-5-9, M.Huff 4-3-7, T.Kelly 2-4-6, S.Schweigert 4-1-5, T.Sands 1-4-5, F.Washington 4-0-4, S.Williams 3-1-4, T.Brayton 2-2-4, D.Burgess 1-2-3, N.Asomugha 2-0-2, A.Hawthorne 2-0-2, K.Huntley 0-2-2, R.Thomas 0-2-2, T.Poole 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: N.Asomugha 2-16, F.Washington 1-0. PD: N.Asomugha 3, F.Washington 2. FF: K.Morrison 1. FR-YDS.: S.Schweigert 1-0. Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Jeanty 6-1-7, J.Joseph 6-1-7, T.James 5-2-7, L.Johnson 4-3-7, B.Simmons 2-4-6, R.Geathers 2-3-5, J.Smith 2-2-4, K.Ratliff 3-0-3, D.Jackson 2-1-3, K.Kaesviharn 2-0-2, S.Adams 1-1-2, D.Peko 1-1-2, J.Thornton 0-2-2, C.Miller 1-0-1, B.Robinson 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: R.Geathers 2-10, K.Kaesviharn 1-7, D.Jackson 1-4. INT.-YDS.: B.Simmons 1-0. PD: B.Simmons 3, D.Jackson 1, T.James 1, J.Joseph 1, K.Kaesviharn 1, S.Smith 1, J.Thornton 1. FF: C.Miller 1. FR-YDS.: J.Joseph 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 deflected 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, Sept. 27, 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.

WEEK 4, GAME 4 Bengals 23, Browns 20 (OT)

Sunday, Oct. 4, at Cleveland Browns Stadium The Bengals went to the last play of the overtime period in claiming their first OT victory since 2001. K Shayne Graham’s 31-yard FG put down the Browns and ended a drought of four OT games in which the Bengals had lost three and tied one. Cincinnati jumped to a 14-0 first-half lead, but saw the Browns go ahead 20-14 early in the fourth quarter. The Bengals tied the score at 20 with 1:55 left, on the second of two TD passes from QB Carson Palmer to WR Chad Ochocinco, but Cleveland NT Shaun Rogers blocked the ensuing PAT try, sending the game into OT. Each team had three OT possessions before Cincinnati drove 67 yards for Graham’s winning FG. The key play on the winning drive was a 15-yard scramble by Palmer on a fourth-and-11 play from the Cleveland 41. Had the Bengals not converted that fourth down, Cleveland could have had good field position for a run at a game-winning play. The Bengals improved to 3-1 on the season, with all four of their games being decided in the last minute of play. The Browns fell to 0-4.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati .................................................... 7 7 0 6 3 23 Cleveland .................................................... 0 7 7 6 0 20

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — C.Ochocinco 5 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) .................. 1-0:35 Cin. — R.Geathers 75 fumble return (S.Graham kick) .......................... 2-14:10 Cle. — S.Heiden 1 pass from D.Anderson (B.Cundiff kick) ..................... 2-1:26 Cle. — D.Anderson 1 run (B.Cundiff kick)................................................ 3-1:37 Cle. — B.Cundiff 26 field goal ................................................................ 4-14:58 Cle. — B.Cundiff 31 field goal .................................................................. 4-6:34 Cin. — C.Ochocinco 2 pass from C.Palmer (kick blocked) ...................... 4-1:55 Cin. — S.Graham 31 field goal ................................................................ 5-0:04

Missed FGs: S.Graham (23B). Attendance: 69,844. Time: 3:50.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. CLE. First downs ......................................................................................... 21 22 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 5-18 6-19 Total net yards ................................................................................. 375 395 Net yards rushing ............................................................................. 154 146 Net yards passing ............................................................................ 221 249 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 44-23-1 48-26-1 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................... 2-9 2-20 Punts-average.............................................................................. 9-45.1 9-43.7 Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 3-17 6-120 Kickoff returns-yards ..................................................................... 6-123 4-119 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 6-46 5-44 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-1 1-1 Time of possession ....................................................................... 36:01 38:55

Rushing CIN. ATT YDS LG TD CLE. ATT YDS LG TD C.Benson 18 74 21 0 J.Harrison 29 121 21 0 B.Scott 6 41 16 0 J.Cribbs 1 15 15 0 C.Palmer 3 20 15 0 C.Jennings 1 8 8 0 A.Caldwell 1 11 11 0 D.Anderson 2 2 1t 1 J.Johnson 1 4 4 0 B.Leonard 1 4 4 0 TOTALS 30 154 21 0 TOTALS 33 146 21 1

Passing CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CLE. ATT CMP YDS TD-I C.Palmer 44 23 230 2-1 D.Anderson 48 26 269 1-1 TOTALS 44 23 230 2-1 TOTALS 48 26 269 1-1

Receiving CIN. NO YDS LG TD CLE. NO YDS LG TD B.Leonard 6 28 9 0 M.Massaquoi 8 148 30 0 D.Coats 4 36 19 0 S.Heiden 5 33 14 1 J.Foschi 3 44 27 0 J.Harrison 5 31 18 0 C.Ochocinco 3 24 17 2 M.Furrey 4 37 14 0 C.Henry 2 36 20 0 R.Royal 2 13 7 0 A.Caldwell 2 26 24 0 J.Cribbs 1 5 5 0 L.Coles 2 24 20 0 C.Jennings 1 2 2 0 C.Benson 1 12 12 0 TOTALS 23 230 27 2 TOTALS 26 269 30 1

Defense Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: K.Rivers 7-7-14, Dh.Jones 9-4-13, C.Crocker 6-1-7, R.Geathers 5-2-7, C.Ndukwe 4-3-7, L.Hall 6-0-6, B.Johnson 6-0-6, R.Maualuga 4-2-6, D.Peko 1-5-6, A.Odom 5-0-5, J.Joseph 2-2-4, P.Sims 1-2-3, M.Trent 1-1-2, M.Johnson 1-0-1, F.Rucker 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Ndukwe 1-12, A.Odom 1-8. INT.-YDS.: J.Joseph 1-32. PD: J.Joseph 2, R.Geathers 1, L.Hall 1, M.Johnson 1. FF: L.Hall 1. FR-YDS.: R.Geathers 1-75. Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: D.Jackson 13-1-14, E.Barton 6-3-9, M.Adams 6-1-7, K.Wimbley 5-2-7, B.Pool 6-0-6, A.Elam 4-1-5, C.Williams 3-0-3, K.Coleman 2-1-3, D.Bowens 2-0-2, B.McDonald 2-0-2, H.Poteat 1-1-2, S.Rogers 1-1-2, R.Smith 1-0-1, E.Wright 1-0-1, A.Hall 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: K.Wimbley 1-6, C.Williams 1-3. INT.-YDS.: B.Pool 1-0. PD: B.Pool 4, M.Adams 1, M.Furrey 1, D.Jackson 1, C.Williams 1, E.Wright 1. FF: D.Jackson 1. FR-YDS.: None.

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WEEK 5, GAME 5 Bengals 17, Ravens 14

Sunday, Oct. 11, at M&T Bank Stadium The Bengals continued the storybook start of their season, winning for the third straight game after trailing in the fourth quarter. Down 14-10 with 2:15 to play, Cincinnati went 80 yards in 11 plays to notch the winning TD on a 20-yard pass from QB Carson Palmer to WR Andre Caldwell with 0:22 remaining. The Cincinnati defense, inspired to support coordinator Mike Zimmer, whose wife died suddenly the previous Thursday, limited the Ravens to one TD and 257 net yards. Zimmer brought three close family members with him on the trip and coached the game. Heading into the contest, Baltimore’s offense had ranked third in the NFL in both average points per game (31.0) and average net yards (413.5). HB Cedric Benson rushed for 120 yards on 27 carries for the Bengals, becoming the first back in 40 games to rush for 100 yards against Baltimore. In the third quarter, Benson scored the first Cincinnati TD on a 28-yard run, running free after breaking several tackles. The Ravens had taken a 14-10 lead on a 48-yard pass to RB Ray Rice with 6:59 to play prior to the Bengals’ game-winning drive. Cincinnati improved to 4-1 and secured sole possession of first place in the AFC North Division. Baltimore fell to 3-2.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati .................................................... 0 3 7 7 — 17 Baltimore ..................................................... 0 7 0 7 — 14

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Balt. — E.Reed 52 interception return (S.Hauschka kick) ...................... 2-12:17 Cin. — S.Graham 32 field goal .............................................................. 2-10:11 Cin. — C.Benson 28 run (S.Graham kick) ............................................... 3-0:52 Balt. — R.Rice 48 pass from J.Flacco (S.Hauschka kick) ........................ 4-6:59 Cin. — A.Caldwell 20 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ................... 4-0:22

Missed FGs: S.Graham (32B). Attendance: 71,161. Time: 2:58.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. BALT. First downs ......................................................................................... 22 12 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 5-13 3-11 Total net yards .................................................................................. 403 257 Net yards rushing.............................................................................. 142 82 Net yards passing ............................................................................. 261 175 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 31-18-1 31-22-2 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................. 1-10 2-11 Punts-average ............................................................................. 4-40.0 6-45.3 Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 3-26 2-1 Kickoff returns-yards ....................................................................... 3-59 3-85 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 7-39 10-76 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 3-1 0-0 Time of possession ........................................................................ 34:19 25:41

Rushing CIN. ATT YDS LG TD BALT. ATT YDS LG TD C.Benson 27 120 28t 1 R.Rice 14 69 21 0 C.Palmer 5 18 8 0 J.Flacco 1 9 9 0 B.Scott 1 3 3 0 L.McClain 2 6 5 0 B.Leonard 1 1 1 0 W.McGahee 1 -2 -2 0 TOTALS 34 142 28t 1 TOTALS 18 82 21 0

Passing CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I BALT. ATT CMP YDS TD-I C.Palmer 31 18 271 1-1 J.Flacco 31 22 186 1-2 TOTALS 31 18 271 1-1 TOTALS 31 22 186 1-2

Receiving CIN. NO YDS LG TD BALT. NO YDS LG TD C.Ochocinco 7 94 21 0 R.Rice 7 74 48t 1 C.Henry 3 92 73 0 T.Heap 7 41 11 0 B.Leonard 3 30 10 0 M.Clayton 3 36 23 0 A.Caldwell 2 33 20t 1 L.McClain 3 10 9 0 C.Benson 2 16 11 0 K.Washington 1 21 21 0 J.Foschi 1 6 6 0 W.McGahee 1 4 4 0 TOTALS 18 271 73 1 TOTALS 22 186 48t 1

Defense Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: Dh.Jones 7-3-10, R.Maualuga 4-6-10, K.Rivers 1-8-9, C.Crocker 5-1-6, C.Ndukwe 5-1-6, J.Joseph 4-1-5, P.Sims 4-1-5, R.Williams 2-3-5, R.Geathers 2-2-4, D.Peko 2-2-4, J.Fanene 1-2-3, L.Hall 2-0-2, A.Odom 2-0-2, M.Johnson 1-1-2, F.Rucker 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: Dh.Jones 1-6, J.Fanene 1-5. INT.-YDS.: J.Joseph 1-21, L.Hall 1-0. PD: L.Hall 1, M.Johnson 1, J.Joseph 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Baltimore (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Lewis 10-0-10, E.Reed 6-0-6, J.Johnson 5-1-6, T.Suggs 3-3-6, F.Washington 5-0-5, D.Landry 2-3-5, C.Carr 3-0-3, D.Foxworth 3-0-3, T.Gooden 3-0-3, H.Ngata 2-1-3, K.Gregg 1-2-3, J.Bannan 2-0-2, T.Pryce 1-0-1, J.McClain 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: J.Johnson 1-10. INT.-YDS.: E.Reed 1-52. PD: R.Lewis 2, T.Gooden 1, D.Foxworth 1, D.Landry 1, E.Reed 1, F.Washington 1. FF: E.Reed 1. FR-YDS.: D.Foxworth 1-0.

WEEK 6, GAME 6 Texans 28, Bengals 17

Sunday, Oct. 18, at Paul Brown Stadium After a run of four straight stirring victories not decided until inside the final minute, the Bengals came down to earth with a hard landing against the Texans. Houston, badly in need of a win with a 2-3 mark entering the game, logged 26 first downs and 472 net yards while limiting the Bengals to 14 first downs and 296 yards. The Bengals managed a 17-point second quarter and went into halftime leading 17-14, but they were blanked in the second half, managing just six net yards in the third quarter. Most of their meager 78-yard total for the second half came late in the fourth quarter, with Houston playing conservatively to protect a two-score lead. For the Texans, QB Matt Schaub threw four TD passes. Furthering the Bengals’ bad day, DE Antwan Odom was lost for the season to a torn Achilles tendon in the first quarter. Odom, the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for September, had entered the game tied for the NFL lead in sacks at 8.0. The Bengals dropped to 4-2 on the season while Houston improved to 3-3.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Houston ....................................................... 7 7 14 0 — 28 Cincinnati .................................................... 0 17 0 0 — 17

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Hou. — O.Daniels 12 pass from M.Schaub (K.Brown kick) ...................... 1-0:48 Cin. — C.Benson 10 run (S.Graham kick) ............................................. 2-11:33 Hou. — S.Slaton 38 pass from M.Schaub (K.Brown kick) ........................ 2-7:59 Cin. — L.Coles 8 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) .......................... 2-0:48 Cin. — S.Graham 50 field goal ................................................................ 2-0:00 Hou. — J.Jones 23 pass from M.Schaub (K.Brown kick) ....................... 3-11:23 Hou. — O.Daniels 7 pass from M.Schaub (K.Brown kick) ........................ 3-2:29

Missed FGs: K.Brown (28B). Attendance: 64,019. Time: 2:56.

TEAM STATISTICS HOU. CIN. First downs ......................................................................................... 26 14 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 7-14 5-12 Total net yards ................................................................................. 472 296 Net yards rushing ............................................................................... 87 46 Net yards passing ............................................................................ 385 250 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 40-28-1 35-23-1 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................... 2-7 1-9 Punts-average.............................................................................. 5-35.0 7-47.9 Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 5-47 0-0 Kickoff returns-yards ....................................................................... 3-57 5-85 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 7-60 4-45 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 3-1 2-2 Time of possession ....................................................................... 36:15 23:45

Rushing HOU. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD C.Brown 9 45 10 0 C.Benson 16 44 10t 1 S.Slaton 19 43 12 0 C.Palmer 1 2 2 0 M.Schaub 3 -1 1 0 TOTALS 31 87 12 0 TOTALS 17 46 10t 1

Passing HOU. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I M.Schaub 40 28 392 4-1 C.Palmer 35 23 259 1-1 TOTALS 40 28 392 4-1 TOTALS 35 23 259 1-1

Receiving HOU. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD A.Johnson 8 135 59 0 A.Caldwell 6 57 14 0 O.Daniels 7 78 18 2 C.Ochocinco 5 103 50 0 S.Slaton 6 102 38t 1 L.Coles 4 40 18 1 K.Walter 3 29 13 0 D.Coats 4 32 9 0 J.Jones 2 29 23t 1 C.Benson 2 1 6 0 D.Anderson 1 12 12 0 C.Henry 1 20 20 0 V.Leach 1 7 7 0 J.Foschi 1 6 6 0 TOTALS 28 392 59 4 TOTALS 23 259 50 1

Defense Houston (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: D.Ryans 8-4-12, B.Cushing 6-3-9, B.Pollard 4-2-6, Du.Robinson 4-1-5, G.Quin 2-1-3, M.Williams 2-1-3, E.Wilson 2-1-3, C.Barwin 1-0-1, J.Zgonina 1-0-1, T.Bulman 0-1-1, Z.Diles 0-1-1, A.Okoye 0-1-1, A.Smith 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Barwin 1-9. INT.-YDS.: B.Cushing 1-0. PD: B.Cushing 2, G.Quin 1, J.Reeves 1, Du.Robinson 1. FF: B.Cushing 2. FR-YDS.: A.Smith 1-2, B.Pollard 1-0. Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: L.Hall 11-3-14, Dh.Jones 8-4-12, C.Ndukwe 7-4-11, K.Rivers 4-4-8, R.Geathers 3-5-8, B.Johnson 3-3-6, M.Trent 2-3-5, T.Johnson 4-0-4, J.Fanene 3-1-4, C.Crocker 2-2-4, J.Joseph 1-3-4, P.Sims 3-0-3, R.Maualuga 1-1-2, M.Johnson 1-0-1, T.Nelson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: J.Fanene 1-7, T.Johnson 1-0. INT.-YDS.: C.Crocker 1-18. PD: C.Crocker 2, L.Hall 2, R.Geathers 1, M.Johnson 1, J.Joseph 1. FF: R.Geathers 1, L.Hall 1. FR-YDS.: B.Johnson 1-0.

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WEEK 7, GAME 7 Bengals 45, Bears 10

Sunday, Oct. 25, at Paul Brown Stadium After an early season filled with hair-raising finishes, the Bengals romped over Chicago, scoring six TDs and a FG on their first seven possessions. QB Carson Palmer posted a career-high 146.7 passer rating with a performance that included five TD passes and no INTs. Former Bear Cedric Benson rushed for 189 yards against his former team and scored a TD. Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco scored two TDs while getting season-bests to date in catches (10) and receiving yards (118). The Bengals also burned the Bears in turnovers, with four takeaways and no giveaways. CB Leon Hall had two INTs for Cincinnati, with returns for 48 yards. The Bengals ran their record under head coach Marvin Lewis against NFC teams at home to 10-2-1, and Lewis improved his record in all games against NFC North teams to 6-0. The Bengals improved to 5-2, holding a share of first place with Pittsburgh in the AFC North. The Bears fell to 3-3.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Chicago ....................................................... 0 3 0 7 — 10 Cincinnati .................................................. 14 17 7 7 — 45

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — C.Henry 9 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ....................... 1-11:00 Cin. — C.Ochocinco 8 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ................. 1-1:07 Cin. — J.Foschi 3 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ....................... 2-11:14 Cin. — L.Coles 8 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) .......................... 2-2:49 Cin. — S.Graham 29 field goal ................................................................ 2-1:10 Chi. — R.Gould 22 field goal ................................................................... 2-0:00 Cin. — C.Ochocinco 13 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ............... 3-4:48 Cin. — C.Benson 1 run (S.Graham kick) ............................................... 4-14:57 Chi. — D.Hester 5 pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) ............................ 4-11:48

Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 64,900. Time: 2:53.

TEAM STATISTICS CHI. CIN. First downs ......................................................................................... 15 30 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 5-10 8-12 Total net yards .................................................................................. 279 448 Net yards rushing................................................................................ 35 215 Net yards passing ............................................................................. 244 233 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 39-27-3 24-20-0 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................. 1-10 0-0 Punts-average ............................................................................. 3-39.0 1-36.0 Punt returns-yards ............................................................................ 0-0 0-0 Kickoff returns-yards ..................................................................... 7-151 2-35 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 6-44 3-20 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 3-1 0-0 Time of possession ........................................................................ 23:38 36:22

Rushing CHI. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD M.Forte 6 24 10 0 C.Benson 37 189 26 1 G.Wolfe 3 7 4 0 B.Scott 6 17 11 0 J.Cutler 3 4 2 0 J.O’Sullivan 2 9 6 0 TOTALS 12 35 10 0 TOTALS 45 215 26 1

Passing CHI. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I J.Cutler 37 26 251 1-3 C.Palmer 24 20 233 5-0 C.Hanie 2 1 3 0-0 TOTALS 39 27 254 1-3 TOTALS 24 20 233 5-0

Receiving CHI. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD D.Hester 8 101 18 1 C.Ochocinco 10 118 19 2 E.Bennett 4 48 26 0 L.Coles 2 37 29 1 J.Knox 4 42 16 0 C.Henry 2 26 17 1 M.Forte 4 25 18 0 A.Caldwell 2 19 12 0 G.Olsen 4 24 8 0 J.Johnson 2 16 9 0 D.Clark 3 14 8 0 B.Scott 1 14 14 0 J.Foschi 1 3 3t 1 TOTALS 27 254 26 1 TOTALS 20 233 29 5

Defense Chicago (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: L.Briggs 7-6-13, D.Manning 7-3-10, A.Afalava 4-4-8, N.Roach 2-6-8, M.Harrison 5-2-7, A.Brown 2-3-5, I.Idonije 3-1-4, C.Tillman 1-3-4, H.Hillenmeyer 3-0-3, Z.Bowman 2-0-2, A.Adams 1-1-2, K.Payne 1-1-2, G.Adams 0-2-2, A.Ogunleye 0-2-2, M.Anderson 1-0-1, J.Williams 1-0-1, D.McClover 0-1-1, N.Vasher 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: G.Adams 1, C.Tillman 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None. Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: J.Joseph 7-0-7, L.Hall 5-1-6, Dh.Jones 5-0-5, K.Rivers 3-2-5, C.Crocker 3-1-4, R.Maualuga 2-1-3, R.Geathers 1-2-3, C.Ndukwe 1-2-3, B.Johnson 2-0-2, M.Johnson 2-0-2, F.Rucker 2-0-2, M.Trent 1-1-2, J.Fanene 0-2-2, K.Hebert 1-0-1, T.Johnson 1-0-1, A.Hodge 0-1-1, R.Jeanty 0-1-1, T.Nelson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: F.Rucker 1-10. INT.-YDS.: L.Hall 2-48, C.Crocker 1-20. PD: L.Hall 4, C.Crocker 2, M.Trent 1. FF: J.Joseph 1. FR-YDS.: Dh.Jones 1-0.

WEEK 9, GAME 8 Bengals 17, Ravens 7

Sunday, Nov. 8, at Paul Brown Stadium The Bengals started strong against Baltimore, scoring two TDs and a FG on their first three possessions for a 17-0 lead, and they held on with relative ease to claim a season sweep over their division rival. The Ravens closed the gap to 17-7 with 12:54 to play, and they gained possession at the Bengals’ 47 with 7:56 still remaining, after recovering a Chad Ochocinco fumble. But Cincinnati’s defense stepped up to force a 38-yard Ravens FG try — which was missed — and the Bengals were not again seriously threatened. Bengals HB Cedric Benson rushed for 117 yards and a TD on 34 carries, and combined with his 120-yard rushing effort at Baltimore on Oct. 11, he became the first player to rush 100-plus against the Ravens in two straight games since Miami’s Ricky Williams, who did over 2002 and ’03. The Bengals defense held Baltimore to one-for-10 on third-down conversions, and starting CBs Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph each had INTs for Cincinnati. The Bengals improved to 6-2 on the season while Baltimore fell to 4-4.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Baltimore ..................................................... 0 0 0 7 — 7 Cincinnati .................................................. 14 3 0 0 — 17

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Cin. — A.Caldwell 6 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick) ..................... 1-8:55 Cin. — C.Benson 1 run (S.Graham kick) ................................................. 1-2:23 Cin. — S.Graham 23 field goal ................................................................ 2-7:45 Balt. — R.Rice 2 run (S.Hauschka kick) ................................................. 4-12:54

Missed FGs: S.Hauschka (38WL). Attendance: 64,313. Time: 3:10.

TEAM STATISTICS BALT. CIN. First downs ......................................................................................... 16 20 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 1-10 8-18 Total net yards ................................................................................. 215 369 Net yards rushing ............................................................................... 55 146 Net yards passing ............................................................................ 160 223 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 32-18-2 33-20-0 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................. 4-35 1-1 Punts-average.............................................................................. 5-49.8 5-46.4 Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 3-12 3-25 Kickoff returns-yards ....................................................................... 4-85 2-17 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 7-80 6-40 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 1-0 1-1 Time of possession ....................................................................... 20:00 40:00

Rushing BALT. ATT YDS LG TD CIN. ATT YDS LG TD R.Rice 12 48 10 1 C.Benson 34 117 21 1 J.Flacco 2 3 2 0 B.Leonard 3 11 11 0 L.McClain 2 2 2 0 C.Palmer 1 10 10 0 D.Mason 1 2 2 0 L.Coles 1 8 8 0 TOTALS 17 55 10 1 TOTALS 39 146 21 1

Passing BALT. ATT CMP YDS TD-I CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I J.Flacco 32 18 195 0-2 C.Palmer 33 20 224 1-0 TOTALS 32 18 195 0-2 TOTALS 33 20 224 1-0

Receiving BALT. NO YDS LG TD CIN. NO YDS LG TD R.Rice 8 87 35 0 L.Coles 6 72 32 0 D.Mason 3 31 13 0 C.Ochocinco 5 66 21 0 T.Heap 3 28 15 0 B.Leonard 3 19 10 0 L.McClain 2 24 19 0 A.Caldwell 3 15 9 1 M.Clayton 1 15 15 0 J.Foschi 2 32 20 0 K.Washington 1 10 10 0 C.Henry 1 20 20 0 TOTALS 18 195 35 0 TOTALS 20 224 32 1

Defense Baltimore (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: D.Edwards 7-1-8, R.Lewis 6-2-8, D.Landry 5-3-8, L.Webb 6-0-6, D.Foxworth 4-1-5, E.Reed 3-2-5, K.Gregg 3-2-5, T.Gooden 1-4-5, T.Suggs 3-1-4, J.Bannan 1-3-4, J.Bannan 1-3-4, T.Pryce 0-4-4, F.Washington 2-0-2, C.Carr 2-0-2, E.Ellerbe 1-1-2, J.Johnson 0-2-2, J.McClain 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: T.Suggs 1-1. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: D.Landry 1, F.Washington 1, L.Webb 1. FF: E.Reed 1. FR-YDS.: E.Reed 1-13, C.Carr 0-4. Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: B.Johnson 6-3-9, Dh.Jones 4-3-7, K.Rivers 3-3-6, C.Ndukwe 4-1-5, C.Crocker 3-2-5, J.Joseph 3-1-4, F.Rucker 2-2-4, J.Fanene 1-2-3, T.Johnson 1-2-3, D.Peko 1-2-3, L.Hall 2-0-2, M.Johnson 2-0-2, P.Sims 2-0-2, M.Trent 2-0-2, R.Maualuga 1-1-2, R.Geathers 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: B.Johnson 1.5-11.5, R.Geathers 1-10, J.Fanene 0.5-4.5, M.Johnson 0.5-4.5, C.Ndukwe 0.5-4.5. INT.-YDS.: J.Joseph 1-0, L.Hall 1-(-2). PD: J.Joseph 5, L.Hall 2, C.Ndukwe 2. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

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WEEK 10, GAME 9 Bengals 18, Steelers 12

Sunday, Nov. 15, at Heinz Field In a game that head coach Marvin Lewis called “the most physically grinding win I’ve ever been on the sidelines to experience,” the Bengals won a battle of 6-2 teams to take a one-game lead in the AFC North Division race. The winning formula included stout defense, four FGs by K Shayne Graham and a 96-yard kickoff return for a TD by rookie HB Bernard Scott. It was the only TD by either side in the game. The Bengals allowed only 226 yards to a Pittsburgh offense that had entered the game averaging 382.0, and Pittsburgh’s three-for-15 performance on third-down conversions included a zero-for-10 finish. The Bengals trailed 9-6 at halftime, but got a quick tying FG after DE Frostee Rucker made the game’s only takeaway, intercepting a deflected Ben Roethlisberger pass at the Pittsburgh 40 and returning 26 yards to the 14. In the game’s last 11:20, after the Steelers had tied the score at 12-12, the Bengals mounted drives of 50 and 54 yards for FGs while the Steelers failed to make another first down.

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. Cincinnati .................................................... 6 0 6 6 — 18 Pittsburgh .................................................... 3 6 0 3 — 12

TEAM — SCORING PLAY QTR.-LEFT Pitt. — J.Reed 28 field goal ..................................................................... 1-4:43 Cin. — B.Scott 96 kickoff return (pass failed) .......................................... 1-4:26 Pitt. — J.Reed 33 field goal ..................................................................... 2-4:13 Pitt. — J.Reed 35 field goal ..................................................................... 2-0:12 Cin. — S.Graham 23 field goal .............................................................. 3-11:19 Cin. — S.Graham 32 field goal ................................................................ 3-6:41 Pitt. — J.Reed 34 field goal ................................................................... 4-11:20 Cin. — S.Graham 32 field goal ................................................................ 4-7:29 Cin. — S.Graham 43 field goal ................................................................ 4-1:56

Missed FGs: S.Graham (51RU). Attendance: 65,392. Time: 3:03.

TEAM STATISTICS CIN. PITT. First downs ......................................................................................... 14 16 Third down conversions-attempts ................................................... 4-14 3-15 Total net yards .................................................................................. 218 226 Net yards rushing................................................................................ 61 80 Net yards passing ............................................................................. 157 146 Pass attempts-completions-interceptions .................................. 30-18-0 40-20-1 Sacks against-yards lost ................................................................. 2-21 4-28 Punts-average ............................................................................. 4-41.5 5-43.4 Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 3-20 2-30 Kickoff returns-yards ..................................................................... 5-206 6-138 Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 7-87 5-50 Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 0-0 1-0 Time of possession ........................................................................ 29:08 30:52

Rushing CIN. ATT YDS LG TD PITT. ATT YDS LG TD B.Scott 13 33 9 0 R.Mendenhall 13 36 10 0 C.Benson 7 22 9 0 M.Moore 2 21 12 0 B.Leonard 4 8 3 0 B.Roethlisberger C.Palmer 5 -2 3 0 2 16 15 0 W.Parker 1 7 7 0 TOTALS 29 61 9 0 TOTALS 18 80 15 0

Passing CIN. ATT CMP YDS TD-I PITT. ATT CMP YDS TD-I C.Palmer 30 18 178 0-0 B.Roethlisberger 40 20 174 0-1 TOTALS 30 18 178 0-0 TOTALS 40 20 174 0-1

Receiving CIN. NO YDS LG TD PITT. NO YDS LG TD L.Coles 5 67 25 0 S.Holmes 7 88 21 0 A.Caldwell 4 23 8 0 H.Miller 4 26 11 0 B.Leonard 3 24 17 0 H.Ward 4 24 11 0 J.Foschi 3 14 6 0 M.Moore 2 14 11 0 C.Ochocinco 2 29 16 0 M.Wallace 1 16 16 0 B.Scott 1 21 21 0 R.Mendenhall 1 5 5t 0 M.Spaeth 1 1 1 0 TOTALS 18 178 25 0 TOTALS 20 174 21 0

Defense Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: Dh.Jones 6-3-9, C.Ndukwe 6-2-8, L.Hall 5-2-7, B.Johnson 5-2-7, R.Maualuga 3-4-7, J.Fanene 4-2-6, J.Joseph 3-2-5, C.Crocker 3-1-4, D.Peko 2-2-4, R.Geathers 2-1-3, F.Rucker 2-1-3, P.Sims 0-3-3, T.Johnson 0-2-2, M.Trent 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: J.Fanene 2-12, R.Geathers 1-9, Dh.Jones 1-7. INT.-YDS.: F.Rucker 1-26. PD: J.Joseph 4, C.Crocker 2, J.Fanene 1, L.Hall 1, B.Johnson 1, Da.Jones 1, C.Ndukwe 1, F.Rucker 1, M.Trent 1. FF: J.Joseph 1. FR-YDS.: None. Pittsburgh (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: J.Farrior 4-5-9, W.Gay 5-3-8, L.Timmons 4-4-8, R.Clark 6-0-6, T.Carter 2-3-5, L.Woodley 3-1-4, B.Keisel 3-1-4, N.Eason 3-0-3, C.Hampton 1-2-3, J.Harrison 1-2-3, E.Hood 1-1-2, I.Taylor 1-1-2, T.Polamalu 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: L.Woodley 1-11, J.Harrison 1-10. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: W.Gay 2, R.Clark 1, B.Keisel 1, I.Taylor 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.

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In 2009, the Bengals are: 3-2 at home 4-0 on the road 4-0 when scoring first 3-2 when opponent scores first 3-0 in games decided by three points or fewer 5-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer 3-1 when leading at halftime 1-0 when tied at halftime 3-1 when trailing at halftime 5-0 when leading after three quarters 1-0 when tied after three quarters 1-2 when trailing after three quarters 6-0 when rushing for 100 net yards

5-2 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards 4-0 with plus turnover differential 2-0 with even turnover differential 1-2 with minus turnover differential 1-1 when passing for 250 net yards 1-1 when opponent passes for 250 net yards 4-0 when scoring 20 points or more 3-1 when opponent scores 20 points or more 7-2 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof) 0-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof) 3-0 on natural grass 4-2 on synthetic surface 4-2 with fewer penalty yards

Under Marvin Lewis,

the Bengals are: 30-22-1 at home 23-29-0 on the road 34-18-1 when scoring first 19-33-0 when opponent scores first 11-8-1 in games decided by three points or fewer 27-21-1 in games decided by seven points or fewer 38-12-1 when leading at halftime 5-1-0 when tied at halftime 10-38-0 when trailing at halftime 43-6-1 when leading after three quarters 3-2-0 when tied after three quarters 7-43-0 when trailing after three quarters 36-17-0 when rushing for 100 net yards

31-10-1 when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards 36-5-1 with plus turnover differential 11-13-0 with even turnover differential 6-33-0 with minus turnover differential 17-16-0 when passing for 250 net yards 16-17-1 when opponent passes for 250 net yards 41-18-0 when scoring 20 points or more 20-45-0 when opponent scores 20 points or more 51-48-1 when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof) 2-3-0 when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof) 22-19-0 on natural grass 31-32-1 on synthetic surface 32-27-1 with fewer penalty yards

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Best performances Rushing yards 189 — Cedric Benson, Oct. 25 vs. Chicago 141 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 120 — Cedric Benson, Oct. 11 at Baltimore Rushing attempts 37 — Cedric Benson, Oct. 25 vs. Chicago 34 — Cedric Benson, Nov. 8 vs. Baltimore 29 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 20 at Green Bay Longest rushes 28 — Cedric Benson, Oct. 11 at Baltimore (TD) 26 — Cedric Benson, Oct. 25 vs. Chicago 23 — (two times) Receptions 10 — Chad Ochocinco, Oct. 25 vs. Chicago 7 — Chad Ochocinco, Oct. 11 at Baltimore 6 — (five times) Receiving yards 118 — Chad Ochocinco, Oct. 25 vs. Chicago 103 — Chad Ochocinco, Oct. 18 vs. Houston 94 — Chad Ochocinco, Oct. 11 at Baltimore Passing yards 271 — Carson Palmer, Oct. 11 at Baltimore 259 — Carson Palmer, Oct. 18 vs. Houston 247 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 13 vs. Denver Pass attempts 44 — Carson Palmer, Oct. 4 at Cleveland 37 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh 35 — Carson Palmer, Oct. 18 vs. Houston

Pass completions 23 — Carson Palmer, Oct. 4 at Cleveland 23 — Carson Palmer, Oct. 18 vs. Houston 21 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 13 vs. Denver Longest passes 73 — Carson Palmer to Chris Henry, Oct. 11 at Baltimore 50 — Carson Palmer to Chad Ochocinco, Oct. 18 vs. Houston 44 — Carson Palmer to Chad Ochocinco, Sept. 20 at Green Bay Yards from scrimmage 189 — Cedric Benson, Oct. 25 vs. Chicago 141 — Cedric Benson, Sept. 20 at Green Bay 136 — Cedric Benson, Oct. 11 at Baltimore Longest kickoff return 96 — Bernard Scott, Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh (TD) 39 — Andre Caldwell, Sept. 27 vs. Pittsburgh 34 — Bernard Scott, Nov. 15 at Pittsburgh 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) 14 — Keith Rivers, Oct. 4 at Cleveland 14 — Leon Hall, Oct. 18 vs. Houston 13 — Dhani Jones, Oct. 4 at Cleveland Solo tackles (coaches’ statistics based on film review) 11 — Leon Hall, Oct. 18 vs. Houston 9 — Dhani Jones, Oct. 4 at Cleveland 8 — Dhani Jones, Oct. 18 vs. Houston

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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. Oct. 8 — Signed LB Dan Skuta from the practice squad; Waived CB Geoffrey Pope. Oct. 9 — Signed CB Geoffrey Pope to the practice squad. Oct. 19 — Placed DE Antwan Odom on the Reserve/Injured list. Oct. 20 — Signed DT Orien Harris (FA). Oct. 28 — FB Chris Pressley signed off practice squad by Tampa Bay. Nov. 3 — Terminated the contract of G Scott Kooistra; Signed OT Gerald Cadogan to the practice squad. Nov. 4 — Signed FB Fui Vakapuna off the Arizona practice squad. Nov. 9 — Signed G Scott Kooistra; Place WR Chris Henry on the Reserve/Injured list. Nov. 10 — Signed WR Freddie Brown to the practice squad; Released OT Gerald Cadogan from the practice squad. Nov. 13 — Signed WR Maurice Purify from the practice squad; Placed S Roy Williams on the Reserve/Injured list. * 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 ................ 9-9 HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB HB Brown, Freddie ................ 0-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS Cadogan, Gerald ............. 0-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT PS NWT Caldwell, Andre ................ 9-1 P P P P P P P P 3rdWR Chatman, Antonio ............ 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Coats, Daniel ................... 9-6 TE TE TE TE TE TE P P P Coffman, Chase ............... 0-0 IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL Coles, Laveranues ........... 9-9 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR Collins, Anthony ............... 9-7 ROT ROT ROT ROT ROT P ROT ROT P Cook, Kyle ....................... 9-9 C C C C C C C C C Cosby, Quan .................... 9-0 P P P P P P P P P Crocker, Chris .................. 9-9 FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS Dorsey, DeDe .................. 0-0 IL NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Fanene, Jonathan ............ 9-3 P P P P P P RDE RDE RDE Foschi, J.P. ...................... 9-5 P 2ndTE 2ndTE 2ndTE P P P TE TE Geathers, Robert ............. 9-9 LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE LDE Graham, Shayne.............. 9-0 P P P P P P P P P Hall, Leon ......................... 9-9 RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB RCB Harris, Clark ..................... 4-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT P P P P Harris, Orien .................... 1-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT P IL IL Hebert, Kyries .................. 9-0 P P P P P P P P P Henry, Chris ..................... 8-0 P P P P P P P P RI Hill, Darius ....................... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Hodge, Abdul ................... 9-0 P P P P P P P P P Huber, Kevin .................... 9-0 P P P P P P P P P Jeanty, Rashad ................ 8-0 P P P P IL P P P P Johnson, Brandon............ 9-1 P P P P P P P P WLB Johnson, James............... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Johnson, Jeremi .............. 9-4 FB P P P FB FB FB P P Johnson, Michael ............. 9-0 P P P P P P P P P Johnson, Tank ................. 7-6 RDT RDT RDT IL IL P RDT RDT RDT Jones, David .................... 5-0 IL IL IL IL P P P P P Jones, Dhani .................... 9-9 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB Joseph, Johnathan .......... 9-9 LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB LCB Kelly, Reggie .................... 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Kooistra, Scott ................. 3-0 IL P P IL IL IL IL NWT P Leonard, Brian ................. 7-0 P P P P P IL IL P P Livings, Nate .................... 7-2 LG IL IL P P P P P LG Luigs, Jonathan ............... 7-0 DNP DNP P P P P P P P Lynch, Corey .................... 0-0 PS PS NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT Mathis, Evan .................... 8-7 P LG LG LG LG LG LG LG IL Maualuga, Rey ................. 9-9 SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB SLB McDonald, Clinton ........... 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Murray, Rico .................... 0-0 NWT NWT PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Ndukwe, Chinedum ......... 9-5 P P P SS P SS SS SS SS Nelson, Tom .................... 5-0 IL IL IL P IL P P P P Ochocinco, Chad ............. 9-8 WR WR WR P WR WR WR WR WR Odom, Antwan ................. 6-6 RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RDE RI RI RI O’Sullivan, J.T. ................. 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP P DNP DNP Palmer, Carson ................ 9-9 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB Palmer, Jordan ................ 0-0 IL* IL* IL* IL* IL* IL* IL* IL* IL* Peko, Domata .................. 9-9 LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT LDT Pope, Geoffrey ................. 4-0 P P P P PS PS PS PS PS Pressley, Chris ................. 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS NWT NWT Purify, Maurice ................. 1-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS P Rivers, Keith .................... 8-8 WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB IL Roland, Dennis ................ 9-5 P P P 3rdTE P ROT TE 2ndTE ROT Rucker, Frostee ............... 5-0 IL IL IL P P IL P P P St. Louis, Brad ................. 5-0 P P P P P NWT NWT NWT NWT Santucci, Dan .................. 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Scott, Bernard .................. 9-0 P P P P P P P P P Sherry, Matt ..................... 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Shirley, Jason .................. 0-0 PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS PS Simpson, Jerome ............. 0-0 IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL Sims, Pat ......................... 9-3 P P P RDT RDT RDT P P P Skuta, Dan ....................... 3-0 PS PS PS PS P P IL IL P Smith, Andre .................... 0-0 REX IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL Trent, Morgan .................. 9-0 P P P P P P P P P Utecht, Ben ...................... 0-0 RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI RI Vakapuna, Fui .................. 0-0 NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT NWT IL IL Whitworth, Andrew........... 9-9 LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT LOT Williams, Bobbie .............. 9-9 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG Williams, Roy ................... 4-4 SS SS SS IL SS IL IL IL RI

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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. Roland(3rdTE) Whitworth Mathis Cook B.Williams Collins Coats Coles C.Palmer Benson Foschi(2ndTE) 10-11 @Balt. Ochocinco Whitworth Mathis Cook B.Williams Collins Coats Coles C.Palmer Benson Je.Johnson 10-18 HOU. Ochocinco Whitworth Mathis Cook B.Williams Roland Coats Coles C.Palmer Benson Je.Johnson 10-25 CHI. Ochocinco Whitworth Mathis Cook B.Williams Collins Roland Coles C.Palmer Benson Je.Johnson 11-1 (BYE) 11-8 BALT. Ochocinco Whitworth Mathis Cook B.Williams Collins Foschi Coles C.Palmer Benson Roland(2ndTE) 11-15 @Pitt. Ochocinco Whitworth Livings Cook B.Williams Roland Foschi Coles C.Palmer Benson Caldwell(3rdWR) 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. Geathers Peko Sims Odom Maualuga Dh.Jones Rivers Joseph Hall Ndukwe Crocker 10-11 @Balt. Geathers Peko Sims Odom Maualuga Dh.Jones Rivers Joseph Hall R.Williams Crocker 10-18 HOU. Geathers Peko Sims Odom Maualuga Dh.Jones Rivers Joseph Hall Ndukwe Crocker 10-25 CHI. Geathers Peko T.Johnson Fanene Maualuga Dh.Jones Rivers Joseph Hall Ndukwe Crocker 11-1 (BYE) 11-8 BALT. Geathers Peko T.Johnson Fanene Maualuga Dh.Jones Rivers Joseph Hall Ndukwe Crocker 11-15 @Pitt. Geathers Peko T.Johnson Fanene Maualuga Dh.Jones B.Johnson Joseph Hall Ndukwe Crocker 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 Nov. 17, 2009

OFFENSE WR 85 CHAD OCHOCINCO 89 Jerome Simpson 14 Maurice Purify LOT 77 ANDREW WHITWORTH 73 Anthony Collins LG 66 EVAN MATHIS 62 Nate Livings C 64 KYLE COOK 50 Jonathan Luigs RG 63 BOBBIE WILLIAMS 75 Scott Kooistra ROT 74 DENNIS ROLAND 71 Andre Smith TE 88 J.P. FOSCHI 86 Daniel Coats 80 Chase Coffman 46 Clark Harris 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 37 Fui Vakapuna

DEFENSE LDE 91 ROBERT GEATHERS 92 Frostee Rucker LDT 94 DOMATA PEKO 95 Orien Harris RDT 99 TANK JOHNSON 90 Pat Sims RDE 68 JONATHAN FANENE 93 Michael Johnson SLB 58 REY MAUALUGA 53 Rashad Jeanty MLB 57 DHANI JONES 52 Abdul Hodge 51 Dan Skuta WLB 55 KEITH RIVERS 59 Brandon Johnson LCB 22 JOHNATHAN JOSEPH 20 David Jones RCB 29 LEON HALL 25 Morgan Trent SS 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 46 Clark Harris 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 Orien Harris ................................................................................ OR-ee-un 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 (Reserve/Injured).................................. AN-twahn O-duhm Domata Peko ......................................................... DOE-mah-tah PECK-o Dan Santucci (Reserve/Injured) ......................................... san-TOO-chee Dan Skuta .................................................................................. SKOO-tuh Bob Surace (assistant offensive line coach) ............................. suh-RACE Ben Utecht (Reserve/Injured)....................................................... YEW-tek Fui Vakapuna .................................................. FOO-ee vah-kuh-POO-nuh Ken Zampese (quarterbacks coach) .................................... zam-PEE-zee

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Alphabetical roster Nov. 17, 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 .......................... DE/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 46 Harris, Clark .................................... LS/TE 6-5 257 7-10-84 1 Rutgers Manahawkin, N.J. FA’09 95 Harris, Orien ........................................ DT 6-3 300 6-3-83 2 Miami (Fla.) Newark, Del. FA’09 34 Hebert, Kyries ......................................... S 6-3 220 10-9-80 2 Louisiana-Lafayette Lafayette, 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 ....................................... G 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 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 14 Purify, Maurice .................................... WR 6-3 226 1-17-86 1 Nebraska Eureka, Calif. CFA’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 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 51 Skuta, Dan ............................................ LB 6-2 251 4-21-86 R Grand Valley State Flint, Mich. CFA’09 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 37 Vakapuna, Fui....................................... FB 6-0 260 3-9-84 R Brigham Young Glendale, Utah PS(Ariz.)’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

Practice Squad NO. NAME (DATE) POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 84 Brown, Freddie (Nov. 10) ................... WR 6-4 210 6-24-86 R Utah La Verne, Calif. FA’09 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 24 Pope, Geoffrey (Oct. 9) ....................... CB 6-0 186 6-21-84 2 Howard Detroit, Mich. FA’08 70 Shirley, Jason (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. 83 Chatman, Antonio (Sept. 5; ankle) ..... WR 5-8 185 2-12-79 7 Cincinnati Los Angeles, Calif. FA’06 15 Henry, Chris (Nov. 9; forearm) ........... WR 6-4 200 5-17-83 5 West Virginia Belle Chasse, La. FA’08 82 Kelly, Reggie (Aug. 5; Achilles) ............ TE 6-4 256 2-22-77 11 Mississippi State Aberdeen, Miss. UFA(Atl.)’03 98 Odom, Antwan (Oct. 19; Achilles) ....... DE 6-5 280 9-24-81 6 Alabama Bayou La Batre, Ala. UFA(Tenn.)’08 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 31 Williams, Roy (Nov. 13; forearm) ............ S 6-0 222 8-14-80 8 Oklahoma Union City, Calif. 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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Numerical roster Nov. 17, 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 14 Maurice Purify ..................................... WR 6-3 226 1-17-86 1 Nebraska Eureka, Calif. CFA’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 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 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 37 Fui Vakapuna........................................ FB 6-0 260 3-9-84 R Brigham Young Glendale, Utah PS(Ariz.)’09 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 46 Clark Harris ..................................... LS/TE 6-5 257 7-10-84 1 Rutgers Manahawkin, N.J. FA’09 50 Jonathan Luigs ....................................... C 6-4 315 8-11-86 R Arkansas Little Rock, Ark. D4’09 51 Dan Skuta ............................................. LB 6-2 251 4-21-86 R Grand Valley State Flint, Mich. CFA’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 ........................... DE/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 ........................................ G 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 95 Orien Harris ......................................... DT 6-3 300 6-3-83 2 Miami (Fla.) Newark, Del. FA’09 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. 24 Geoffrey Pope (Oct. 9) ........................ CB 6-0 186 6-21-84 2 Howard Detroit, Mich. FA’08 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 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 84 Freddie Brown (Nov. 10) .................... WR 6-4 210 6-24-86 R Utah La Verne, Calif. FA’09

Reserve/Injured NO. NAME (DATE; INJURY) POS. HT. WT. BORN EXP. COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. 15 Chris Henry (Nov. 9; forearm) ............ WR 6-4 200 5-17-83 5 West Virginia Belle Chasse, La. FA’08 31 Roy Williams (Nov. 13; forearm) ............. S 6-0 222 8-14-80 8 Oklahoma Union City, Calif. FA’09 45 Matt Sherry (Sept. 1; shoulder) ............ TE 6-4 250 12-11-84 2 Villanova Rumford, R.I. FA’09 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 98 Antwan Odom (Oct. 19; Achilles) ........ DE 6-5 280 9-24-81 6 Alabama Bayou La Batre, Ala. UFA(Tenn.)’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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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. 375 30-154 221 23-44 2/1 2-9 21 5-18 2-1 36:01 10-11 @Balt. 403 34-142 261 18-31 1/1 1-10 22 5-13 3-1 34:19 10-18 HOU. 296 17-46 250 23-35 1/1 1-9 14 5-12 2-2 23:45 10-25 CHI. 448 45-215 233 20-24 5/0 0-0 30 8-12 0-0 36:22 11-1 (BYE) 11-8 BALT. 369 39-146 223 20-33 1/0 1-1 20 8-18 1-1 40:00 11-15 @Pitt. 218 29-61 157 18-30 0/0 2-21 14 4-14 0-0 29:08 11-22 @Oak. 11-29 CLE. 12-6 DET. 12-13 @Minn. 12-20 @S.D. 12-27 K.C. 1-3 @NYJ TOTALS 3008 274-1101 1907 178-290 14/7 14-103 175 52-128 11-5 31:35

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. 395 33-146 249 26-48 1/1 2-20 22 6-19 1-1 38:55 10-11 @Balt. 257 18-82 175 22-31 1/2 2-11 12 3-11 0-0 25:41 10-18 HOU. 472 31-87 385 28-40 4/1 2-7 26 7-14 3-1 36:15 10-25 CHI. 279 12-35 244 27-39 1/3 1-10 15 5-10 3-1 23:38 11-1 (BYE) 11-8 BALT. 215 17-55 160 18-32 0/2 4-35 16 1-10 1-0 20:00 11-15 @Pitt. 226 18-80 146 20-40 0/1 4-28 16 3-15 1-0 30:52 11-22 @Oak. 11-29 CLE. 12-6 DET. 12-13 @Minn. 12-20 @S.D. 12-27 K.C. 1-3 @NYJ TOTALS 2830 195-751 2079 201-328 10/11 25-171 156 40-116 12-4 28:25

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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. Dhani Jones ............................................. 53 28 81 2-13 0-0 0 0 1-0 2. Keith Rivers .............................................. 34 33 67 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 3. Rey Maualuga .......................................... 28 19 47 1-8 0-0 1 2 0-0 4. Leon Hall .................................................. 36 10 46 0-0 4-46 14 2 0-0 Johnathan Joseph .................................... 29 17 46 0-0 4-83 15 2 0-0 6. Chris Crocker ........................................... 31 12 43 0-0 2-38 9 0 0-0 Chinedum Ndukwe ................................... 30 13 43 1.5-16.5 0-0 3 0 0-0 8. Robert Geathers ....................................... 23 16 39 2.5-21.5 0-0 2 1 1-75 9. Brandon Johnson ..................................... 28 10 38 1.5-11.5 0-0 2 0 1-0 10. Roy Williams ............................................ 20 10 30 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0 11. Jonathan Fanene ..................................... 14 13 27 5-28 0-0 1 0 0-0 12. Pat Sims ................................................... 14 11 25 0.5-2.5 0-0 0 0 1-0 Domata Peko ............................................. 9 16 25 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 14. Antwan Odom .......................................... 20 3 23 8-51 0-0 2 0 0-0 15. Tank Johnson ........................................... 10 8 18 1-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 16. Morgan Trent .............................................. 9 5 14 0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0 17. Michael Johnson ........................................ 8 3 11 1-9 0-0 3 0 0-0 Frostee Rucker ........................................... 8 3 11 1-10 1-26 1 0 0-0 19. Rashad Jeanty ........................................... 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Tom Nelson ................................................ 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 21. Kyries Hebert ............................................. 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 Abdul Hodge .............................................. 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 23. David Jones ............................................... 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0

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

1. Rashad Jeanty ..................................... 7 1 8 0 0-0 0 0 0 Kyries Hebert ........................................ 5 3 8 0 0-0 0 0 0 Brandon Johnson ................................. 5 3 8 0 0-0 0 0 0 4. Abdul Hodge ......................................... 5 2 7 1 0-0 0 0 0 Michael Johnson .................................. 5 2 7 0 0-0 0 0 0 6. Leon Hall .............................................. 5 0 5 0 0-0 0 0 0 7. Morgan Trent ........................................ 3 1 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 8. Tom Nelson .......................................... 3 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 Bernard Scott ....................................... 2 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 Dan Skuta............................................. 2 1 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 11. Kevin Huber .......................................... 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Rey Maualuga ...................................... 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Roy Williams ......................................... 2 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Chris Crocker ....................................... 1 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 Keith Rivers .......................................... 1 1 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 16. Quan Cosby ......................................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Shayne Graham ................................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Clark Harris .......................................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 David Jones .......................................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Johnathan Joseph ................................ 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Brian Leonard ....................................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Maurice Purify ...................................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Brad St. Louis ....................................... 1 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 24. Antwan Odom ....................................... 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 1 0

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Team statistics Record: 7-2

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 W 23-20 (OT) at Cleveland 69,844 10-11 W 17-14 at Baltimore 71,161 10-18 L 17-28 HOUSTON 64,019 10-25 W 45-10 CHICAGO 64,900 11-1 — BYE — 11-8 W 17-7 BALTIMORE 64,313 11-15 W 18-12 at Pittsburgh 65,392 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 ............................................................... 175 156 Rushing ................................................................................. 55 46 Passing ............................................................................... 103 103 Penalty .................................................................................. 17 7 3rd Down: Made-Att. ...................................................... 52-128 40-116 3rd Down Pct. .................................................................... 40.6 34.5 4th Down: Made-Att. .......................................................... 8-12 4-9 4th Down Pct...................................................................... 66.7 44.4 POSSESSION AVG. ................................................................ 31:35 28:25 TOTAL NET YARDS ................................................................. 3008 2830 Avg. Per Game ................................................................ 334.2 314.4 Total Plays .......................................................................... 578 548 Avg. Per Play ....................................................................... 5.2 5.2 NET YARDS RUSHING ............................................................ 1101 751 Avg. Per Game ................................................................ 122.3 83.4 Total Rushes ....................................................................... 274 195 NET YARDS PASSING ............................................................. 1907 2079 Avg. Per Game ................................................................ 211.9 231.0 Sacked-Yards Lost ........................................................ 14-103 25-171 Gross Yards ...................................................................... 2010 2250 Att.-Completions .......................................................... 290-178 328-201 Completion Pct................................................................... 61.4 61.3 Had Intercepted ...................................................................... 7 11 PUNTS-AVG. ......................................................................... 46-43.5 49-43.0 Net Punting Avg. ........................................................... 46-37.3 49-34.7 PENALTIES-YARDS .............................................................. 54-434 62-520 FUMBLES-BALLS LOST ............................................................ 11-5 12-4 TOUCHDOWNS ............................................................................ 24 16 Rushing ................................................................................... 7 4 Passing ................................................................................. 14 10 Returns ................................................................................... 3 2

SCORE BY PERIODS 1 2 3 4 OT PTS. BENGALS ................................................. 48 64 33 50 3 198 OPPONENTS ........................................... 34 43 31 39 0 147

SCORING TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt. K-PAT FG S PTS. Shayne Graham 0 0 0 0 19-20 11-15 0 52 Cedric Benson 6 6 0 0 — — 0 36 Chad Ochocinco 5 0 5 0 — — 0 30 Andre Caldwell 3 0 3 0 — — 0 18 Laveranues Coles 3 0 3 0 — — 0 18 Chris Henry 2 0 2 0 — — 0 12 J.P. Foschi 1 0 1 0 — — 0 6 Robert Geathers 1 0 0 1 — — 0 6 Johnathan Joseph 1 0 0 1 — — 0 6 Carson Palmer 1 1 0 0 — — 0 6 Bernard Scott 1 0 0 1 — — 0 6 Brian Leonard 0 0 0 0 — — 0 2 BENGALS 24 7 14 3 19-20 11-15 0 198 OPPONENTS 16 4 10 2 15-15 12-16 0 147 Two-point conversions: BENGALS 1-4 (0-1 R, 1-3 P), OPPONENTS 0-1 (0-0 R, 0-1 P). Sacks-yards: Antwan Odom 8-51, Jonathan Fanene 5-28, Robert Geathers 2.5-21.5, Dhani Jones 2-13, Chinedum Ndukwe 1.5-16.5, Brandon Johnson 1.5-11.5, Frostee Rucker 1-10, Michael Johnson 1-9, Rey Maualuga 1-8, Tank Johnson 1-0, Pat Sims 0.5-2.5. BENGALS 25-171, OPPONENTS 14-103. Fumbles-lost: Chad Ochocinco 2-2, Daniel Coats 2-1, Carson Palmer 2-0, Andre Caldwell 1-1, J.P. Foschi 1-1, Cedric Benson 1-0, Quan Cosby 1-0, Kevin Huber 1-0. BENGALS 11-5, OPPONENTS 12-4.

RUSHING ATT. YDS. AVG. LG. TD Cedric Benson .......................................... 205 859 4.2 28t 6 Bernard Scott .............................................. 29 95 3.3 16 0 Carson Palmer ............................................ 19 52 2.7 15 1 Brian Leonard ............................................. 11 30 2.7 11 0 Chris Crocker ................................................ 1 21 21.0 21 0 Andre Caldwell .............................................. 1 11 11.0 11 0 Laveranues Coles ......................................... 2 10 5.0 8 0 J.T. O’Sullivan ............................................... 2 9 4.5 6 0 Chad Ochocinco ........................................... 1 8 8.0 8 0 Jeremi Johnson............................................. 2 6 3.0 4 0 Kevin Huber .................................................. 1 0 0.0 0 0 BENGALS ................................................. 274 1101 4.0 28t 7 OPPONENTS ........................................... 195 751 3.9 24 4

RECEIVING REC. YDS. AVG. LG. TD Chad Ochocinco ......................................... 46 668 14.5 50 5 Andre Caldwell ............................................ 33 295 8.9 24 3 Laveranues Coles ....................................... 27 294 10.9 32 3 Brian Leonard ............................................. 20 153 7.7 18 0 J.P. Foschi .................................................. 13 120 9.2 27 1 Chris Henry ................................................. 12 236 19.7 73 2 Daniel Coats ............................................... 12 118 9.8 23 0 Cedric Benson ............................................ 10 66 6.6 19 0 Jeremi Johnson............................................. 3 25 8.3 9 0 Bernard Scott ................................................ 2 35 17.5 21 0 BENGALS ................................................. 178 2010 11.3 73 14 OPPONENTS ........................................... 201 2250 11.2 87t 10

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS. AVG. LG. TD Johnathan Joseph ........................................ 4 83 20.8 32 1 Leon Hall ....................................................... 4 46 11.5 26 0 Chris Crocker ................................................ 2 38 19.0 20 0 Frostee Rucker ............................................. 1 26 26.0 26 0 BENGALS ................................................... 11 193 17.5 32 1 OPPONENTS ............................................... 7 116 16.6 52t 2

PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. NET TB IN-20 LG. BLK. Kevin Huber ................... 46 2002 43.5 37.3 3 14 61 0 BENGALS ...................... 46 2002 43.5 37.3 3 14 61 0 OPPONENTS ................ 49 2107 43.0 34.7 7 17 60 0

PUNT RETURNS NO. FC YDS. AVG. LG. TD Quan Cosby .................................... 23 12 268 11.7 60 0 BENGALS ....................................... 23 12 268 11.7 60 0 OPPONENTS ................................. 21 9 227 10.8 50 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YDS. AVG. LG. TD Andre Caldwell ............................................ 26 483 18.6 39 0 Bernard Scott ................................................ 7 261 37.3 96t 1 BENGALS ................................................... 33 744 22.5 96t 1 OPPONENTS ............................................. 38 875 23.0 58 0

FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Shayne Graham ................................... 0-0 3-4 5-6 2-2 1-3 BENGALS ............................................ 0-0 3-4 5-6 2-2 1-3 OPPONENTS ...................................... 1-1 4-5 4-5 2-2 1-3 Shayne Graham: (—), (40G), (34G, 52WL), (23B, 31G), (32B, 32G), (50G), (29G), (23G), (51RU, 23G, 32G, 32G, 43G). Opponents: (48G, 50G), (55WL, 45G), (19G, 24G, 52WL), (26G, 31G), (—), (28B), (22G), (38WL), (28G, 33G, 35G, 34G).

PASSING ATT. CMP. YDS. CMP.% YDS./ATT. TD TD% INT. INT.% LG SKD.-YDS. RAT. Carson Palmer ................... 290 178 2010 61.4 6.93 14 4.8 7 2.4 73 14-103 88.1 BENGALS .......................... 290 178 2010 61.4 6.93 14 4.8 7 2.4 73 14-103 88.1 OPPONENTS .................... 328 201 2250 61.3 6.86 10 3.0 11 3.4 87t 25-171 77.9