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WEEKLY NEWS RELEASE
Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4)
at
Cincinnati Bengals (0-8)
Kickoff: 1 p.m. EST.
OCT. 28, 2008
Week 9, Game 9
Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008
at Paul Brown Stadium
Next up:
Bye Week
Game information
struggling Bengals. But at 3-4, the Jaguars will have much of their
playoff hopes clearly on the line. Jacksonville lost 23-17 at home
Television: CBS broadcast with Gus Johnson (play-by- last week to Cleveland.
play) and Steve Tasker (analyst). The game will air in the Bengals
home market on WKRC-TV (Channel 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV
The series: The Jaguars lead, 11-5 overall. The series
(Channel 7) in Dayton and on WKYT-TV (Channel 27) in is tied 4-4 in Cincinnati, but Jacksonville has won the last two
Lexington, Ky.
Cincinnati meetings, and the Jaguars have won four straight
overall.
Radio: Coverage on the 27-station Bengals Radio
The last meeting was a 23-20 Jaguars win in Jacksonville in
Network, including a “triple-cast” in Cincinnati on flagships WLW- 2005. It was the Bengals’ first loss after a 4-0 start, but they went
AM (700) “The Big One,” WCKY-AM (1530) “Homer” (all sports) on to finish 11-5 and win the AFC North championship.
and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Brad Johansen (playThe last meeting in Cincinnati was a 29-15 Jaguars win in
by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst).
2002.
The Bengals and Jaguars were rivals in the AFC Central
Setting the scene: Bengals head coach Marvin Division from 1995 through 2001, playing twice yearly. This
Lewis is fighting to hold his players’ spirits high as they prepare, week’s game is their third meeting since the 2002 realignment that
winless, to open the season’s second half against a Jacksonville put Cincinnati in the AFC North and Jacksonville in the AFC
team also badly in need of a win.
South.
“We’ve got to find a way to flip the psyche,” Lewis said after
last week’s 35-6 loss at Houston. “Our guys are going to feel beat
Team bests from the series:
down, but it’s our job to find a way out of that, to have a great
Bengals — MOST POINTS: 31, in a 31-26 victory at
week of practice, and to win a football game at home.”
Cincinnati in 1997. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 7 (twice),
Detailed analysis of the Houston game will not be a part of most recently in a 28-21 win in 1996 at Cincinnati. FEWEST
the plan.
POINTS ALLOWED: 13 (twice), most recently in a 13-0 loss at
“We’ll apply the 24-hour rule in this case,” Lewis said. “We’re Jacksonville in 2000.
going to flush this bad boy down. Not much good occurred in the
Jaguars — MOST POINTS: 41, in a 41-10 win in 1999 at
second half of that game.”
Cincinnati. LARGEST VICTORY MARGIN: 31, in the 41-10 win in
If there was a bright spot in the locker room after the Houston ’99. FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED: 0, in a 13-0 win at
loss, it was players not hiding from the media, players facing up to Jacksonville in 2000.
a bad situation with no apparent dissension.
“This team is not into finger-pointing,” said OT Levi Jones.
The last meetings: Complete summaries of the last
“I could never have believed we would be in this position,” two Bengals-Jaguars meetings — in 2005 at Jacksonville and ’02
said WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh. “But if you tuck your tail and give at Cincinnati — are on page 11 of this release.
up, it only gets worse.”
Against the Texans, the Bengals did manage their most yards
Individually vs. Jaguars: Bengals WR Chad Ocho
(253) in their four games under backup QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, who Cinco has played three career games against Jacksonville, with
will start again against Jacksonville as Carson Palmer continues 14 catches for 190 yards (13.6 avg.) and one TD. In the clubs’ last
to rest a sore elbow. The Bengals were eight-for-14 offensively on meeting, at Jacksonville in 2005, he caught five-for-52 with a 14third-down conversions, their best success rate (57.1 percent) in yard TD.
any game this year.
Other career performances by current Bengals while playing
“But this game was just like Pittsburgh the week before,” said for Cincinnati against Jacksonville include:
Fitzpatrick. “We went into halftime (down just 14-6) feeling like we
● QB Carson Palmer: One game; 22-of-33 passing for 239
were doing some good things. Then things fell apart in the second yards, two TDs and no INTs; passer rating of 108.2.
half again.”
● HB Chris Perry: One game, seven rushes for 55 yards
When it was noted to Chad Ocho Cinco that he and (7.9); two receptions for 21 yards (10.5).
Fitzpatrick missed by seemingly just inches on connecting for a
● WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh: Three games; nine receptions
TD pass just before halftime, the wide receiver replied:
for 103 yards (11.4).
“Close is not good enough. That’s the way it was last week
● WR Chris Henry: One game; three receptions for 85 yards
(on a near-miss bomb vs. Pittsburgh). That’s the way it’s been all (28.3); one TD; Henry had a 25-yard TD catch in the 2005 game
year. All I can do is stay positive and try to do my job.”
at Jacksonville.
Jacksonville enters this game in much better shape than the
● TE Reggie Kelly: One game; One reception for five yards.
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(Game information, continued)
Records vs. Jaguars: On Dec. 9, 2001 at Paul
Brown Stadium, the Bengals tied the club record with eight sacks.
Cincinnati’s other eight-sack game was at Pittsburgh on 10-16-94.
The Bengals record for most receiving touchdowns by a
player in a game is three, accomplished 11 times. WR Carl
Pickens did it against Jacksonville on Dec. 1, 1996.
Red zone reports: The Bengals defense is still
looking for its first true stop of an opponent inside the 20-yard line,
but Jacksonville’s offense has the NFL’s highest percentage of
failures to score inside the red zone. The Jaguars have been
unable to score on 26.3 percent of their chances (five of 19).
The Bengals have allowed scores on 27 of 28 defensive
chances, with the only stop coming as time ran out at Baltimore.
Bengals red-zone report
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
Inside-20 poss.: 16
Total scores: 13 (81.3%)
TDs: 7 (43.8%)
FGs: 6 (37.5%)
TD% rank: 25th
No scores: 3 (18.8%)
Interceptions: 1 (6.3%)
Missed FGs: 1 (6.3%)
Fumbles: 1: (6.3%)
Inside-20 poss.: 28
Total scores: 27 (96.4%)
TDs: 17 (60.7%)
FGs: 10 (35.7%)
TD% rank: 26th
No scores: 1 (3.6%)
End of game: 1 (3.6%)
Jaguars red-zone report
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
Inside-20 poss.: 19
Total scores: 14 (73.7%)
TDs: 9 (47.4%)
FGs: 5 (26.3%)
TD% rank: 20th
No scores: 5 (26.3%)
Inside-20 poss.: 22
Total scores: 21 (95.5%)
TDs: 15 (68.2%)
FGs: 6 (27.3%)
TD% rank: 31st
No scores: 1 (4.5%)
Bengals-Jaguars connections: Bengals head
coach Marvin Lewis and Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio were
together for three seasons (1999-2001) on the Baltimore Ravens
staff, Lewis as defensive coordinator and Del Rio as linebackers
coach ... Bengals WRs Chad Ocho Cinco and Glenn Holt are both
from Miami, Fla. ... Bengals S Corey Lynch (Reserve/Injured) is
from Cape Coral, Fla. ... Bengals LB Keith Rivers
(Reserve/Injured) is from Lake Mary, Fla. ... Bengals DT Pat Sims
is from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ... Bengals LB Rashad Jeanty played
at Central Florida and is from Miami ... Bengals S Dexter Jackson
played at Florida State and is from Quincy, Fla. ... Bengals WR
Andre Caldwell played at Florida and is from Tampa, Fla. ...
Bengals LB Abdul Hodge is from Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. ...
Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski was on the Miami
(Fla.) staff from 1989-91 ... Bengals staff assistant Paul Guenther
coached at Jacksonville University in 1997 ... Jaguars linebackers
coach Mark Duffner was on the Bengals staff from 1997-2002 and
coached in college at Ohio State from ’75-76 and at Cincinnati
from ’77-80 ... Jaguars quarterbacks coach Mike Shula is the
brother of former Bengals head coach Dave Shula ... Jaguars LB
Lamar Myles (practice squad) played at Louisville.
Bengals-Jaguars NFL rankings
BENGALS
SCORING (AVG. POINTS):
Points scored .........................32nd (13.0)
Points allowed.........................27th (27.1)
NET OFFENSE (AVG. YARDS):
Total .....................................32nd (229.0)
Rushing...................................30th (77.8)
Passing ................................. 31st (151.3)
NET DEFENSE (AVG. YARDS):
Total .....................................22nd (338.0)
Rushing.................................28th (146.9)
Passing ...................................8th (191.1)
TURNOVERS:
Differential................... T-28th (minus-six)
JAGUARS
25th (20.1)
14th (21.6)
20th(317.0)
14th (116.0)
20th (201.0)
23rd (338.6)
17th (108.0)
22nd (230.6)
T-14th (plus-one)
The head coaches
Marvin Lewis is in his sixth season as Bengals head
coach. Only Paul Brown and Sam Wyche have had longer tenures
(eight seasons each), or more career victories.
Lewis’ record is 42-46 in regular season, 0-1 in postseason
and 42-47 overall.
Lewis guided the franchise’s fourth season of 11 or more
wins in 2005, when his club captured the AFC North Division
championship with an 11-5 mark.
Lewis’ five previous teams have drawn the five highest
season attendances in Bengals history, and the Bengals have an
active sellout streak of 39 home games (regular and postseason).
In the last 59 TV ratings weeks in which there has been a Bengals
game (all during the Lewis era), the Bengals have been the
highest-rated show among all programming in the Cincinnati
market.
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
defensive coordinator’s role. 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 at Idaho State in 1981.
Jack Del Rio is in his sixth season as Jaguars head
coach. His record is 49-41, including 1-2 in postseason. He led
the team to Wild Card playoff berths in 2005 and ’07, and last
year’s team claimed the franchise’s first playoff win since 1999,
winning 31-29 at Pittsburgh.
Del Rio was Carolina’s defensive coordinator in 2002, and the
team’s defense ranked second in the league after ranking 31st in
’01. From 1999-2001, Del Rio was LBs coach for the Baltimore
Ravens, working under current Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis,
who was Ravens defensive coordinator from ’96-2001. Lewis and
Del Rio helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XXV, after the 2000
season.
After playing LB in the NFL from 1985-95 for New Orleans,
Kansas City, Dallas and Minnesota, Del Rio began his coaching
career from ’97-98 with the Saints.
He was a four-year starter at LB at the University of Southern
California, where he earned consensus All-America honors and
was runner-up for the Lombardi Award.
Lewis vs. Jaguars: Jacksonville leads, 1-0, from a
23-20 win at Jacksonville in 2005.
Lewis vs. Del Rio: Del Rio leads, 1-0.
Del Rio vs. Bengals: Del Rio leads, 1-0.
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Bengals information
Chad could hit 600: Bengals WR Chad Ocho Cinco
has not managed more than eight receptions in a game this
season, but if he could grab nine against the Jaguars, he would
become the only player to reach the 600 mark for a Cincinnati
career.
Ocho Cinco has had 11 games of nine or more catches in his
career.
Ocho Cinco and T.J. Houshmandzadeh rank first and third,
respectively, in Bengals all-time receptions.
Ocho Cinco rose to the 591 mark by grabbing five at Houston
last week, and Houshmandzadeh is at 469 after an eight-catch
game against the Texans. Houshmandzadeh has led the team or
tied for the team lead in catches for six consecutive games, and
he now is 61 catches behind second-place Carl Pickens on the
all-time list. Houshmandzadeh started this season in fifth place in
Bengals catches, but he has passed Cris Collinsworth and Isaac
Curtis.
The current top five for all-time Bengals receptions:
PLAYERS
YEARS
SEASONS
Chad Ocho Cinco
*8
Carl Pickens
8
T.J. Houshmandzadeh *8
Cris Collinsworth
8
Isaac Curtis
12
* — Eight games into eighth season.
2001-08
1992-99
2001-08
1981-88
1973-84
RECEPTIONS
591
530
469
417
416
T.J. holds second: WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s
eight-catch game against the Texans kept him in second place for
the second straight week in the NFL receptions race.
Houshmandzadeh is a defending co-champion after sharing the
lead last year.
With 54 catches this season, Houshmandzadeh trails only
Houston’s Andre Johnson (56). Johnson was tied for third place
last week, but he shot to the top with an 11-catch game against
the Bengals. Denver’s Brandon Marshall, whose 49 catches led
the league through Week 7, dropped to a tie for third place last
weekend as Denver had a bye. Also tied for third place at 49 is
New England’s Wes Welker, who shared the NFL lead with
Houshmandzadeh last season at 112.
Houshmandzadeh has the disadvantage at this point of
having only eight games left to play, while Johnson, Welker and
Marshall all have nine games. The Bengals will not have their bye
until Week 10, the last week for teams to have byes this season.
Houshmandzadeh’s 12 receptions on Sept. 21 at the N.Y.
Giants are the second-most in an NFL game this year, behind
only an 18-catch bonanza by Denver’s Marshall against San
Diego.
Another 100? Bengals WR Carl Pickens caught 100
passes in 1996, and he reigned for 11 years (through 2006) as the
only Bengal to reach triple figures. But WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh
is on pace at this season’s midway point to pass 100 for the
second consecutive year.
The eighth-year pro from Oregon State wiped out Pickens’
record with 112 catches last year, also becoming the first Bengal
to lead or tie for the lead in the NFL receptions race (he tied New
England’s Wes Welker). This year, with 54 catches through Week
8, Houshmandzadeh is on pace for 108 receptions.
Another 1000? In receiving yardage, Cincinnati’s T.J.
Houshmandzadeh has 512 and is on pace for 1024. That would
be his third straight 1000-yard season, making him the third
Bengal to accomplish that. Chad Ocho Cinco has an active streak
of six 1000-yarders (2002-07), but is on pace this year for only
624. Carl Pickens had three straight 1000-yarders from 1994-96.
T.J.’s TDs: T.J. Houshmandzadeh leads the Bengals in
touchdowns (three). His two TD catches on Oct. 5 at Dallas raised
his career total for receiving TDs to 36, pushing him into the
Bengals’ top five all-time. Cris Collinsworth and Darnay Scott also
have 36. The all-time leader is Carl Pickens at 63. Isaac Curtis is
second at 53, current Bengal Chad Ocho Cinco is third at 50, and
Eddie Brown is fourth at 41.
Houshmandzadeh has 37 TDs overall, having scored one
rushing in 2005.
Houshmandzadeh led the team last year with 12 TDs (all
receiving). That tied for the second-most receiving TDs by a
Bengal in a season.
Go-to guy: T.J. Houshmandzadeh is tied with Dallas TE
Jason Witten for the NFL lead in third-down receptions (20). He
leads the AFC by seven, as three players are tied for second at
13, and he leads all NFL wide receivers by six, as the next-highest
WRs in the league are Green Bay’s Greg Jennings and Atlanta’s
Roddy White at 14.
Houshmandzadeh is tied for second in the NFL in third-down
TD catches (three). The leader is Pittsburgh’s Hines Ward at four.
In total first downs, Houshmandzadeh ranks second in the
AFC with 33. Houston WR Andre Johnson leads at 41.
Dhani’s lead keeps growing: MLB Dhani Jones,
voted by his teammates as a 2008 team captain, was held to a
season-low five tackles in the Houston game. But he still
continued to widen his edge in the team tackles race. Jones has
86 tackles for the year, and he now leads by 32 over DT Domata
Peko (54). Entering the Houston game, Jones led by 31 over LB
Keith Rivers (81-50), but Rivers is out for the remainder of the
season after suffering a jaw fracture on Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh.
Jones has the team’s four highest tackle totals in a game this
year, with three 15-tackle outputs and one game of 13 tackles. No
other Bengal has had more than 11 tackles in a game this season.
Entering this season, Jones was credited for 665 career
tackles over eight seasons with three teams, but he never had led
his team in tackles for a full season. That appears likely to change
this year, of course.
Last year, Jones did not join the Bengals until Game 3, but he
finished second on the club with 111 stops. The University of
Michigan product was something of an emergency addition,
signed as a free agent when the Bengals were suffering with a
rash of injuries to linebackers. Jones had been released by
Philadelphia in April and by New Orleans in late August.
But, it goes without saying, the Bengals consider him to have
been a most fortunate find.
“Dhani is an excellent guy in the passing lanes and the
passing zones, whether it be zone or man,” says head coach
Marvin Lewis, “and he makes a lot of plays in preventing the ball
from going in some of the areas the offense is trying to get it in.
And he’s got a great command of what’s going on. He sees the
game as the coaches are seeing the game, which makes a big
difference when you’re out there in the huddle on game days.”
Seventh-round steal: S Chinedum Ndukwe was the
last Bengals draft choice in 2007, taken with a supplemental
selection. He was the 253rd of 255 draftees.
Can anyone say, “Big Value?”
The Ohio native (from Powell, near Columbus) was a
promising reserve player as a rookie out of Notre Dame,
contributing big plays in victories at Baltimore, vs. Cleveland and
at Miami. In 2008, he leads the secondary with 51 tackles (ranked
third on the team), and he is the only Bengal who has managed a
sack, an interception and a fumble recovery. He’s also third in
passes defensed (five).
He had his second career fumble return for a TD on Oct. 12
at the N.Y. Jets, going 15 yards with a Brett Favre fumble, and he
ranks second on the team in solo tackles (30).
Ndukwe missed the entire preseason schedule, and the
season opener, due to a foot injury suffered the first week of
training camp. But his return coincided with the loss of starting SS
Dexter Jackson to a thumb injury, and he has held the starting
spot for Games 2-8. Jackson returned to action on Oct. 19 vs.
Pittsburgh, but he was moved to FS while Ndukwe has stayed in
the SS spot.
“We knew Chinedum had the ability to come on for us this
year as a starting player,” says head coach Marvin Lewis. “He’s
smart and physical and comes from a great program. He’s still
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Thus far in 2008, here’s the Bengals’ top five:
(Seventh-round steal, continued)
learning, but he’s showing us he’s a factor.”
Ndukwe’s prime goal for the present is becoming a more
secure tackler. Though the 6-2, 220-pounder can unquestionably
deliver the big hit, he has had a couple of key missed tackles this
season.
“Sometimes you have to take a better angle or stay lower,”
Ndukwe says. “I just want to get them on the ground. I like to take
my shots when I can. That’s the kind of player I am. But I’ve got to
be a little smarter. If I don’t have anybody behind me, it’s probably
not the best time to take a shot. Coach Zim (defensive coordinator
Mike Zimmer) was telling me that good safeties are secure
tacklers. And that not every tackle has to be a big hit.”
Rivers lost for season: LB Keith Rivers, the
Bengals’ top draft pick, had a promising first six games, but was
lost for the remainder of the year on the fourth scrimmage play in
Game 7 vs. Pittsburgh. He suffered a broken jaw on a hit from
Pittsburgh WR Hines Ward.
Rivers led the Bengals in preseason tackles, and through
eight games of the regular season, he still ranks fourth on the club
with 50 stops. He also had a 39-yard INT return on Oct. 5 at
Dallas, a play on which he showed excellent hands and speed to
go along with his well-demonstrated tackling ability.
“I thought all along that Keith would hit the ground running,”
said head coach Marvin Lewis. “He did, and it’s a shame this year
has to end like this for him. But he’s shown us from the very start
that he knows how to be a pro, and he’ll work through this the
same way. He will just keep getting better and better.”
Chad logs 100 straight: With the first of his five
receptions last week at Houston, Chad Ocho Cinco extended to
100 his Bengals record for consecutive games with at least one
catch. Ocho Cinco first established a new Bengals benchmark at
94 on Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee, breaking a tie at 93 with Carl
Pickens.
Ocho Cinco has played in 116 total Bengals games and has
had a catch in all but four of them. His last game without a catch
was Game 4 of his second season, Sept. 29, 2002 vs. Tampa
Bay. His streak does not include carryover through any games
missed due to injury. He has played in 111 consecutive games.
Chad keeps churning: Playing through a sore
shoulder from a preseason injury, Bengals WR Chad Ocho Cinco
is approaching the hallowed ground of the top five in all-time
Bengals streaks of consecutive games played.
He ran his streak to a current team high of 111 last week at
Houston. He has not missed a contest since Game 9 of his rookie
2001 season. That was the fourth of a four-game absence due to
a fractured left clavicle. That is the only injury that has ever
caused Ocho Cinco to miss action.
If Ocho Cinco plays in every game this season, he’ll end the
year with a streak of 119 games. Fifth-place all-time on the
Bengals is currently held by former TE Tony McGee, who logged
117 in a row from 1993-2001.
The top spot on the all-time list is held by a former punter,
Lee Johnson, who played in 169 straight. Second place at 149
belongs to Pat McInally, who saw time as a Bengals receiver but
was primarily a punter for his 10 seasons (1976-85). The longest
Bengals streak of consecutive games by a non-kicker is 137, set
by LB Reggie Williams between 1980 and ’89.
Chad soars in career yards: Chad Ocho Cinco
continues to pad his margin as the Bengals’ all-time receiving
yards leader. His 44 yards last week pushed his career total to
8677, more than 1500 yards ahead of second-place Isaac Curtis.
Ocho Cinco has posted the top five receiving yards seasons in
Bengals history.
It is easy, at this point, to ponder if any Bengal other than
Ocho Cinco will ever wear the team’s career receiving yards
crown.
“Chad’s going to shatter this record,” says QB Carson
Palmer. “He’s just getting started.”
PLAYERS
YEARS
SEASONS
REC. YARDS
Chad Ocho Cinco
*8
Isaac Curtis
12
Carl Pickens
8
Cris Collinsworth
8
Eddie Brown
7
* — Still active in 2008.
2001-08
1973-84
1992-99
1981-88
1985-91
8677
7101
6887
6698
6134
WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s 54-yard receiving day at
Houston lifted him to 5390 yards for his career. He became the
sixth Bengal to hit the 5000 mark on Sept. 21 at the N.Y. Giants.
He is 744 yards from cracking the all-time Bengals top five in
receiving yards, with Eddie Brown (6134) as his target.
Dizzy heights from a numbers game:
Carson Palmer exaggerated a bit when he said (previous item)
that Chad Ocho Cinco is “just getting started.” Ocho Cinco is 30
years old as he plays through the 2008 season.
But in the numbers exercise that follows, we’ll float the idea of
Ocho Cinco becoming only the second NFL player to reach
15,000 career receiving yards. Here goes:
Ocho Cinco has not missed a game since a rookie shoulder
separation in 2001. If he keeps playing through 2013, when he’ll
be 35, he’ll have the chance (injury-free) to play in 88 more games
(rest of this season plus five more seasons).
Ocho Cinco has played 116 games to date, and has missed
only four games due to injuries. Allowing three more games
missed for injury, let’s say he’s fortunate enough to play 85 of
those possible 88 more games. If he were to play those 85 with
the 74.8-yard average he has posted through his first 116
contests, he would add 6358 yards to the 8677 he already has.
He then would have 15,035 career yards, surely in strong
contention for second-most in NFL history, no matter what others
may do in the meantime. The all-time NFL leader is Jerry Rice, at
a stratospheric 22,895 yards, but the second-place player is
currently Tim Brown at 14,934.
And no one is saying Ocho Cinco might not play beyond
2013.
Chad, Chad, Chad, Chad ... and Chad: In
most major categories, the Bengals’ official media guide record
pages note the top five performances. Such is the case in 2008 in
the category of Receiving Yards in a Season, but the entry lists
only one name — Chad Johnson (the guide was printed before
Johnson changed his surname to Ocho Cinco).
Ocho Cinco entered 2007 already claiming the top four
receiving yards seasons in club history. And during his seventh
season, he not only bumped Eddie Brown from the top five, he
broke his own Bengals record with 1440 yards (Brown had
claimed the No. 5 spot entering 2007, by virtue of a 1273-yard
year in 1988).
Here’s the listing entering 2008 (with surname updated):
PLAYER
SEASON
YARDS
Chad Ocho Cinco.................................................2007
Chad Ocho Cinco.................................................2005
Chad Ocho Cinco.................................................2006
Chad Ocho Cinco.................................................2003
Chad Ocho Cinco.................................................2004
1440
1432
1369
1355
1274
Chad and T.J. — sky’s the limit: Chad Ocho
Cinco and T.J. Houshmandzadeh joined the Bengals in the same
draft (2001) from the same school (Oregon State).
Though they and the offense are still looking to hit full stride
this season, they have become by far the most productive
receiving duo in Bengals history. And based on the last few years
leading up to 2008, they have been the NFL’s best:
● Houshmandzadeh was the only NFL player with 200
receptions from 2006-07. He caught 202 for a 12-catch margin
over second-place Reggie Wayne. Ocho Cinco ranked fourth for
’06-07 with 180 catches.
● Over the last three years (‘05-07), Houshmandzadeh was
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and strength,” said Paul Alexander, Bengals assistant head coach
and offensive line coach. “We knew we’d have to invest a lot of
second in catches (280) and Ocho Cinco was third (277). The time to make up for his lack of football experience, but we think
leader was Torry Holt of St. Louis at 288.
that’s paying off now.”
● Over the last four years (‘04-07), Ocho Cinco was second
in catches (372) and Houshmandzadeh was third (353). Holt of St.
A very tight race: Bengals K Shayne Graham made
Louis was the leader at 382.
both his field goal attempts (43 and 32 yards) at Houston last
Though Houshmandzadeh was not in the top five in receiving week. He improved his NFL career FG accuracy to 85.79 percent,
yards for the last two, three or four seasons, no other teams are good for third place all-time. He was unable, however, to gain any
represented twice, either. As for Ocho Cinco in receiving yards:
ground on No. 2 Nate Kaeding of San Diego, who went three-for● He ranked second the last two seasons (’06-07) with 2809, three against New Orleans and improved his percentage to 86.18.
behind 2820 by Indianapolis’ Reggie Wayne.
Kaeding and Graham are both closing in on all-time leader
● He ranked first over the last three years (’05-07) with 4241 Mike Vanderjagt, who has been out of the NFL for more than a
as well as first over the last four years (’04-07) with 5515.
year. They are both less than a full percentage point behind
One more note on T.J.:
Vanderjagt. If Kaeding makes his next three FG tries without a
● He ranked fifth in the league in touchdown catches for the miss, he will take over the all-time lead, at 86.51 compared to
last two years (’06-07) with 21 and also was fifth for the last three Vanderjagt’s static 86.47.
years (’05-07) with 28.
Graham had a long run in second place all-time before Week
In Bengals annals, Chad and T.J. hold the top three years by 5 play this season, when Kaeding debuted in the rankings at No. 2
a WR duo in catches, and four of the top five years. In receiving after reaching the minimum qualification of 100 made FGs.
yards by a Bengals duo, Chad and T.J. claim the top four years.
Here is the all-time NFL top five through Week 8:
(Chad and T.J. — sky’s the limit, continued)
Holt at No. 10: Bengals KOR Glenn Holt ranks 10th in
the NFL in kickoff return average at 25.8 yards. He dropped one
spot from ninth place after averaging 20.5 yards on four returns
last week. Holt suffered a shoulder injury at Houston, however,
and has an early listing of questionable for Jacksonville.
Were Holt to hold a 25.8-yard average for the full season, it
would rank third in Bengals history, behind only 27.1 by Tremain
Mack in 1999 and 25.9 by Mack in ’98.
A third-year pro from Kentucky, Holt joined the Bengals from
the humble beginnings of unsigned tryout player status at a rookie
minicamp. He has returned kickoffs in all three of his Bengals
seasons, and this is his second year as the primary KOR. In all of
his three seasons, he has been above average, based on the
NFL’s 22.6-yard average for KOR in 2007. Holt averaged 24.3
yards in ’07 and was at 24.6 yards for brief action in 2006.
Holt has one TD on a kickoff return, a 100-yarder last season
at Buffalo.
Holt’s totals: Glenn Holt leads the NFL in total kickoff
return yards (826) and ranks tied for first in number of returns (32)
with Dante Hall of St. Louis.
Holt’s pace projects to 64 returns and 1652 yards for the full
season, which would both be Bengals-record material. The 1652
yards would break Tab Perry’s 2005 record of 1562, and the 64
returns would tie the mark Perry set in ’05.
Holt’s 2007 totals of 59 returns and 1432 yards were both
second-most in club history.
Hold that ball: Despite his good numbers from 2006
and ’07 (see previous items), Bengals WR Glenn Holt entered ’08
with his kickoff return spot less than secure. The reason was his
three fumbles in ’07, two of which were recovered by the
opponent. But Holt outlasted his preseason competition to again
claim the job. He has not fumbled, and no NFL player has had
more opportunities to fumble this year, as Holt is tied for the
league lead in total returns (32).
PLAYER
FG
FGA
PCT.
Mike Vanderjagt ...................................... 230
Nate Kaeding .......................................... 106
Shayne Graham ...................................... 163
Matt Stover.............................................. 444
Phil Dawson ............................................ 194
266
123
190
531
234
86.47
86.18
85.79
83.62
82.91
Better than the best? As far as Bengals coaches
are concerned, K Shayne Graham is the true No. 1 in all-time field
goal accuracy.
Though Graham (85.79) trails Mike Vanderjagt (86.47) and
Nate Kaeding (86.18) in career percentage, Graham’s career
totals (163-for-190) include a 19-for-26 performance in previous
NFL stops at Buffalo and Carolina. As a Bengal, Graham is 144for-164, an 87.80 percent accuracy rate which is Cincinnati’s alltime best and also tops Vanderjagt’s and Kaeding’s career marks.
Comparing the big three: In his sixth NFL season
— and his fifth season of actually seeing action — Carson Palmer
is holding his own in team passing records against Ken Anderson
and Boomer Esiason, the Bengals’ two Super Bowl quarterbacks.
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)
Completions (2654)
Yards (32,838)
TD passes (197)
Yds./att. (7.62)
300-yd. games (23)
Comp. pct (63.7)
Rating (88.9)
TD/INT ratio (1.6/1)
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)
Stacy ready for spotlight: Heading into the 2008
TD passes (32)
season with the Bengals’ franchise player designation, ROT Stacy
Rating (101.1)
Andrews surely rated as one of the lesser-known NFL players to
300-yd.
games (5)*
wear that tag.
*
—
Esiason
and
Palmer
share
record.
Andrews is in his fifth NFL season, but became a starter only
Game records
last year. A fourth-round Bengals draft choice in 2004, the 6-7,
342-pounder was selected for his tremendous physical potential,
ANDERSON
ESIASON
PALMER
not for his college football resume. A nationally recognized track
Yards (490)
TD passes (6)
thrower at Ole Miss, he took up football late and played in only Completions (40)
Comp. pct. (90.9)
five Rebel games.
But the Bengals saw him as an excellent long-term prospect, Longest pass (94)
and when he became an unrestricted free agent after last season,
Strong fumbles pace takes a dip: In their first
the club utilized the franchise tag, proclaiming its belief that he is
now ready to fulfill his promise and become much more of a five seasons under Marvin Lewis, the Bengals averaged only 8.8
lost fumbles per year. That easily beat the NFL average of 12.0
household NFL name.
“Stacy is as athletic a guy as you’ll see for his level of size fumbles lost per team for the same period. Prior to Lewis’ tenure,
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available for this release.
The rating number indicates the percentage of market
the Bengals’ average for 16-game seasons was 13.9 fumbles lost. households tuned to the game — including those not watching TV
But Cincinnati has lost seven in eight games this season. at the time. The highest Bengals rating during the streak has been
That projects to a loss of 14 for the season, which would be the 45.5 for the Pittsburgh playoff game on Jan. 8, 2006.
most by a Lewis club, topping a final figure of 11 in 2006.
The high rating of Bengals games has occurred despite the
fact that most games are played in the afternoon, when overall TV
A stat that matters: The Bengals are 29-5 in viewership is not as high as it is during the evening.
regular-season play under head coach Marvin Lewis when logging
a plus in turnover differential. That’s an .853 winning percentage.
NFL’s medal sweep: Twice this season, during the
The Bengals are .429 (9-12) under Lewis when the weeks of Sept. 1-7 and Sept. 15-21, NFL games took the top
differential has been even, and are .121 (4-29) with a minus.
three ratings spots of all TV programming in Cincinnati. The
More extensive league-wide numbers also bear out the Bengals game was first each week, and other NFL games took
Bengals’ experience. Since the start of the 2000 season, here are the second and third spots.
the aggregate records of NFL teams with varying turnover
differentials (minus differentials are not included because they are
NFL tops baseball playoffs: Further illustrating
the exact reverse of the plus figure for the same numbers):
the NFL’s dominant position among TV sports fans, The New York
Times reported that on Oct. 5, NFL games easily outpaced major
DIFFERENTIAL
W-L
PCT. league baseball playoff games in four markets which had home
Plus-1 .......................................................... 496-226-1
.687 teams in each sport playing that day:
● In Milwaukee, the Packers-Falcons and Brewers-Phillies
Plus-2 ............................................................... 425-80
.842
games
aired simultaneously. The Packers drew a 28.7 rating to
Plus-3 ............................................................... 265-33
.889
the
Brewers’
12.7.
Plus-4 ................................................................. 136-8
.944
●
In
Philadelphia,
the Eagles-Redskins and Phillies-Brewers
Plus-5 or more...................................................... 70-2
.972
games aired simultaneously The Eagles drew a 22.7 rating to the
Overall, combining the five differential levels listed above, Phillies’ 13.2.
NFL teams with any plus have a winning percentage of .799 since
● In Chicago, the early afternoon Bears-Lions game out-rated
2000. The combined W-L record is 1392-349-1.
the late-afternoon White Sox-Rays game by 21.9 to 9.6.
In Week 8, teams with a turnover plus went 10-3 (.769). For
● In Boston, the late-afternoon Patriots-49ers game out-rated
the full season, teams with a plus have a 70-21 record (.769).
the prime-time Red Sox-Angels game by 30.7 to 24.7.
(Strong fumbles pace takes a dip, continued)
Foes have thrived on turnovers: Though the
Bengals are mired with a minus-six turnover differential this
season, they rank third in the NFL during Lewis’ tenure (2003present) with a plus-36 reading. For the same period, Jacksonville
ranks fifth in the league at plus-24.
Prior to Lewis’ tenure, the Bengals had posted a minus
differential for five straight years (1998-2002). Here are the top
five teams in differential since 2003:
Football (especially NFL) reigns again:
Pro football has long dominated all competition in major polls on
Americans’ favorite sports, and such was the case again during a
survey by Harris Interactive following the 2007 season.
The survey asked Americans who follow more than one sport
to identify one as their favorite. Pro football led at 30 percent,
double the total of the second-place sport, baseball, at 15 percent.
Close on the heels of baseball was college football (12 percent),
giving football overall a 42-15 percent margin over baseball.
TEAM
TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS DIFFERENTIAL
Since Harris Interactive began asking this question in 1985,
pro
football
has always been on top, and its popularity is now six
Indianapolis ...................... 170 ................... 104........................ +66
points
higher
than it was in ’85 (24 percent).
New England .................... 173 ................... 126........................ +47
Cincinnati.......................... 180 ................... 144........................ +36
None closer: The 41-year long “Battle of Ohio” between
San Diego......................... 159 ................... 127........................ +32
the
Bengals
and Cleveland Browns stands as the most tightly
Jacksonville...................... 146 ................... 122........................ +24
contested of all the NFL’s long-running series. The Browns tied
The Bengals lead the NFL in total takeaways (180) during the rivalry at 35-35 with their win Sept. 28 at Paul Brown Stadium.
Lewis’ tenure.
The Browns and Bengals will break the tie — unless they tie — on
In points off turnovers, Elias Sports Bureau credits the Dec. 21 of this season at Cleveland.
Bengals with 542 in the Lewis era, third-most in the NFL for that
Below are the five closest NFL series comprising 50 or more
span. Baltimore leads at 547, and Indianapolis is second at 545.
meetings, based on the leader’s winning percentage (includes
postseason play):
Record sellout streak in view: It should be
SERIES
LEADER
WINNING PCT.
over but the actual filing in. The Bengals’ 2008 home season is
sold out in advance, and the Dec. 28 finale against Kansas City Bengals vs. Browns.................. Tied, 35-35-0.......................... .500
will mark a franchise-record 44th straight sellout (including regular Cardinals vs. Eagles ........Cardinals, 54-53-5.......................... .504
Jets vs. Patriots...................Patriots, 49-48-1.......................... .505
season and postseason).
The streak began against Kansas City on Nov. 16, 2003. It 49ers vs. Bears ...................... 49ers, 30-29-1.......................... .508
Browns vs. Steelers ...........Steelers, 58-55-0.......................... .513
stands at 39 after a crowd of 65,860 on Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh.
The record 43-game streak that will be surpassed was set at
Team captains: Bengals players have voted five of
Riverfront Stadium from the 1988 opener through the ’92 finale.
Total home attendance (regular season) was 526,320 for the their number as 2008 team captains. The captains are WR T.J.
2007 campaign. That ranked third in club history, behind 527,870 Houshmandzadeh, S Dexter Jackson, LB Dhani Jones, QB
Carson Palmer and G Bobbie Williams.
in 2006 and 526,469 in ’05.
“This is a great representation of the veteran leadership of
TV streak goes to 59: For the last 59 TV ratings our team,” said head coach Marvin Lewis. “It represents a
weeks that have included a Bengals regular-season or diversity of positions, and we’ll be looking to these guys many
postseason game, the Bengals have been the top-rated show times for their professionalism in giving direction to the younger
segment of our roster.”
among all programming in the Cincinnati market.
The Bengals also will designate a special teams captain for
The streak began in 2004, and it hit 59 during the week of
Oct. 13-20 when the Oct. 19 Bengals-Steelers game drew a 23.6 each week’s game.
rating. The second-place program in Cincinnati was “CSI” at 17.9.
7-1 in orange: The Bengals are scheduled to wear
The streak could go to 60 with last week’s Bengals-Texans
game, but Cincinnati rankings for the week (Oct. 20-26) were not orange jerseys and white pants against Jacksonville. The Bengals
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(7-1 in orange, continued)
have worn orange jerseys twice each season since 2004 and
have posted a 7-1 record in orange. The orange jerseys are
designated by the NFL as a specialty jersey and may be worn
only twice per season.
Since 2004, when the Bengals’ uniforms were redesigned, a
number of different color options have been available. Below is
the team record since 2004 in the different combinations of
jerseys and pants:
JERSEY
PANTS
W-L
PCT.
Orange
Orange
Black
White
Black
White
Black.........................................................3-0
White ........................................................4-1
Black.........................................................6-5
Black.........................................................7-9
White ......................................................9-14
White ........................................................5-9
1.000
.800
.545
.438
.391
.357
Final four: Only four players remain on the Bengals from
the conclusion of the 2002 season, just before Marvin Lewis was
hired as head coach.
No players remain from the defense of the pre-Lewis era. The
four survivors are: WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, WR Chad Ocho
Cinco, OT Levi Jones and LS/TE Brad St. Louis.
Bengal bites: LS/TE Brad St. Louis is the current roster
leader for most Bengals career games played (131). WR Chad
Ocho Cinco is second at 116 games, followed by WR T.J.
Houshmandzadeh (98), K Shayne Graham (86) and DT John
Thornton (84) ... TE Reggie Kelly leads the Bengals roster in most
total NFL games (144), with DT Thornton second (135) and St.
Louis third (131) ... Kelly also leads the roster in career NFL starts
(126), with Thornton second (119) ... The heaviest Bengal on the
current roster is G Bobbie Williams at 345 pounds; the shortest
Bengal is WR Antonio Chatman (5-8); and Chatman is tied with
CB Jamar Fletcher for lightest Bengal (185) ... The tallest Bengals
are OT Stacy Andrews and G Andrew Whitworth, both at 6-7 ...
Half the Bengals’ regular-season games this year will be against
foes who finished in the NFL’s top 10 in rushing yards last season
... The Bengals were 2-0 in 2007 in games when one player had
25 or more rushing attempts, and they are 20-1 in the last 21
regular-season games with a 25-carry runner. Cincinnati has not
had a 25-carry rusher this season ... DT John Thornton holds the
unusual distinction of being the last Bengal to block an opponent’s
field goal, as well as being the last opponent to block a Bengals
field goal. He actually has authored the Bengals’ last two blocks, a
49-yard attempt by Seattle’s Josh Brown on 10-26-03 and a 48yarder by Pittsburgh’s Jeff Reed on 9-24-06. And the last
opponent to block a Bengals field goal attempt was Thornton,
playing for Tennessee against Bengals K Neil Rackers on a 35yard attempt on 10-8-00 ... Since 1994, when the two-point
conversion was added to the NFL rulebook, the Bengals are 13for-36 (36.1 percent), and opponents are 16-for-35 (45.7 percent).
The Bengals are zero-for-two on two-point tries this season, while
opponents are zero-for-one ... Two Bengals — LB Keith Rivers
and FB/TE Daniel Coats — have different uniform numbers than
they did when the Bengals’ 2008 Media Guide was published.
Rivers, who previously was assigned No. 58, now wears No. 55.
Coats, previously assigned No. 86, now wears No. 49.
Bengals quotes
Head coach Marvin Lewis, on the 0-8 start:
“In coaching, when you are calling plays and get things
matched up exactly, and then you don’t make the play ... that’s
disappointing. But nobody’s going to ride in and save you,
because we are playing with the best guys we’ve got. So we are
going to have to find a way to get these players better, and put
them in the right holes and the right gaps on offense, defense and
special teams.”
Houshmandzadeh, on battling through a thus-far winless
season:
“Sometimes your effort wavers here and there. That’s human
nature. You just have to fight against it. That’s all you can do.”
WR Chad Ocho Cinco, on the offense:
“It used to be, no matter what you did, we were going to get it
to whatever individual’s hands we wanted to get it to. We’re not at
that point where we can do that right now. What we have to do is
Lewis, on QB Carson Palmer’s possible return to action later stay basic and make the basic stuff work. Like I’m going to keep
this season:
saying every week, until we execute the basic stuff, we can’t go
“The timeline on Carson remains the same. He’ll continue to any further outside that general playbook. Like the first day of
follow the program of rehab. He will not throw on the field with us training camp.”
this week. At some point, they’ll try to evaluate him a little further.
Carson wants to play and says he’s feeling good. As soon as he Lewis, on HB Cedric Benson:
can progress back into throwing on the field, we’ll have a better
“He runs well behind his pads. He is decisive and quick at the
indication.”
cuts. We want to keep working hard with him in all the other
areas, but he’s done a good job as a ball carrier.”
Lewis, on the team’s continuing effort:
“I like the way our team works. I don’t have any malingerers, Offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski, on the
and people like that are tough to deal with on a day-to-day basis. team having allowed 28 sacks in eight games after posting a team
A lot of people have to deal with stuff like that in professional record with only 17 allowed all last season:
sports, and I don’t. When I come downstairs and it’s time to work,
“The protection issues have varied from week to week. The
people are ready. That’s a big point. But it doesn’t add up to backs have missed protections. Guys (receivers) haven’t shaken
anything yet, because the ultimate goal is to win football games, free, so the quarterback holds the ball longer. We’ve had issues in
and we are not doing that.”
individuals blocking people up front, or have had issues with
sometimes the ability of two or three people to work together on a
WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, on the offense’s certain pass-rush stunt teams have done.”
struggles:
“We worked so hard to reach the point where teams feared OT Levi Jones, on the 0-8 start:
us offensively. But it’s not been that way at all now. We’re just
“Of course there’s a lot of frustration. If there wasn’t, it would
worried about how far we’re off offensively. I’m sure Carson mean guys didn’t care. And that’s not what I see in this locker
(Palmer) feels like if he we’re playing, that he could make a room. Guys are out there fighting. Guys are trying to make plays.
difference. But this year? It’s tough.”
Guys are trying their hardest. So people are shoveling. It’s not just
a slogan. It’s not just a catch phrase. It’s what we’ve been doing.
Houshmandzadeh, on contending for a second straight People are out there playing extremely hard. Cedric Benson is
NFL receptions title:
running the ball hard. He’s a hard runner. Chicago let him go,
“It might be cool looking back on it, but when the game is we’re happy to have him.”
over, you don’t say ‘I had X amount of catches, X amount of
yards, X amount of touchdowns.’ All you’re thinking about is L. Jones, on slow starts and the accompanying criticism:
you’re (angry), you’re sad because you lost the game.”
“The first thing is not listening to the media, seriously. I get
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came to me and told me I’ve got to step up and just make plays,
and that’s what I’m trying to do. Each game you’ve got to just
back here and get back to work. This is the professional ranks. prove that you can do it, so every day I just try to show that I can
You have to keep composed. You just have to stay focused. do it in practice.”
When you stay composed and focused, you’re able to move on.
You have to have a short memory.”
K Shayne Graham, on his physical play as a coverage
player on kickoffs:
DT Pat Sims, on seeing his first NFL action the last three
“Guys will come to me and say, ‘Hey, I have a new respect
games, following a slow start due in part to a turf toe injury:
for you.’ Guys like to see that, because then they know I’m not just
“I was ready. I’ve been waiting. The more you wait, the more out there to kick the ball and collect a paycheck.”
you want to play, the more effort you’re going to give. It’s a
business; and I waited my turn. I was unhappy I wasn’t playing, Lewis, on K Shayne Graham taking on a leadership role:
but Coach (Jay Hayes) had just told me, when my time comes,
“I’ve been around few kickers and specialists, really, that
just be ready. Now I want to get back in the backfield and get a have taken the leadership role that Shayne has. Sometimes those
couple of sacks, put some pressure on the quarterback, make guys end up on the periphery, but Shayne takes advantage and
some tackles in the backfield.”
embraces his standing on the team.”
(Bengals quotes, continued)
DT John Thornton, on rookie DT Pat Sims:
“He’s going to be a good one. He doesn’t play like a typical
big guy. He can move a little bit. He’s got some shakes getting in
and out of blocks. I keep on him about his tempo. It has to be up
constantly; he can’t be lazy (on some snaps). Most young guys
take it easy sometimes. That’s the biggest thing. You don’t want to
slow up ever.”
Bratkowski, on working WR Chris Henry back into the
scheme:
“We’re bringing him along, and he’ll get more and more
playing time. Since day one, Chris has always been an extremely
coachable player. That means when you correct him or talk to him
about something, he takes it to heart and tries do it the right way.
That has never been an issue with him, and that helps him when
he gets in this situation to get himself back up to speed.”
LB Dhani Jones, on K Shayne Graham:
“I get nervous for the kicker, because when you go out there,
you really have to make that. You have no choice. I don’t think I
could really do that. But you can see Shayne’s confidence in the
way he walks, the way he talks. In turn, that translates to him
being that confident player when he steps on the field. When
everybody else might have butterflies in their stomach, his
stomach is like steel. And he kicks that ball through the uprights.”
Lewis, on QB Carson Palmer:
“Carson is so down-to-earth, you used to think it was almost
an act. And he’s never changed. He is what he is. That’s part of
his makeup, and it probably always has been. He’s so
unflappable. He can focus in and see right through the eye of that
storm, and that may be the greatest quality he has. I thinks
everybody around him feels the confidence that kind of oozes out
of him, and it makes them feel good about things.”
WR Antonio Chatman, on taking on a larger offensive
role in his third Bengals season:
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick, on Palmer:
“It was kind of hard to get going my first two years. The first
“He’s one of the most down-to-earth guys I’ve met in this
year, I had a sports hernia. The second year, both of my league, especially considering how high his station is. He could be
hamstrings. But this year, (offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski) such a pain if he wanted to be. But that’s just not him.”
Position-by-position roundup
Quarterbacks: Last week at Houston, fifth-year pro Carson
Palmer missed his fourth game of the last five. He continues to be held
out due to elbow soreness, and he will not play against Jacksonville.
Palmer entered this season with a Bengals-record 90.1 career passer
rating, but he is at 69.0 for this season, with 75 completions in 129
attempts (58.1 percent), for 731 yards with three TDs and four INTs.
Palmer is a two-time Pro Bowl selection, and last year he became the
fifth-fastest passer in NFL history to reach 100 TDs, hitting the century
mark in his 59th game played. Fourth-year vet Ryan Fitzpatrick made
his fourth start in the Texans game. He had a season-best completion
percentage of 62.5 (on 20-of-32), but he suffered two INTs and had no
TDs while totaling 155 yards. He also had a season-best 42 rushing
yards on seven carries (6.0). For the season, Fitzpatrick has a 61.5
passer rating, having completed 82 of 135 (60.7 percent) for 627 yards
with two TDs and five INTs. First-year pro Jordan Palmer was in the No.
2 QB role at Houston but did not play. Jordan Palmer made his NFL
debut in the Oct. 19 Pittsburgh game, relieving Fitzpatrick for the game’s
final series and passing three-for-four for 11 yards. Jordan Palmer was
the designated third QB on the inactive list for Games 1-3 and 5, and he
was active-DNP as the No. 2 QB for Games 4 and 5 as well as for the
Houston game.
Running backs: HB Cedric Benson made his second
straight Bengals start in the Houston game, leading the team with 49
rushing yards on 13 carries (3.8). He also had 20 yards on two
receptions and led the team in yards from scrimmage (69) for the second
straight week. The former Chicago Bear, who joined the NFL as a No. 4
overall draft selection, signed with the Bengals as a free agent on Sept.
30 and has played in the last four games. He has 137 rushing yards on
41 carries (3.3 avg.) and is averaging 10 yards per reception (three-for30). HB Kenny Watson had one rush for five yards against the Texans.
Watson has a 4.5-yard rushing average on the year (12-54). He also has
three catches for four yards. Watson led the Bengals in rushing last
season with 763 yards, and also posted career highs for receptions (52)
and receiving yards (374). Fifth-year pro Chris Perry started Games 1-5
at HB and is the Bengals’ leading rusher (96-for-253), but his low
average (2.6) and fumbling problems (five) have led to him getting only
limited action (no statistics) in the last two games. Perry does have two
rushing TDs on the year and is 14-for-47 receiving. Second-year pro
Daniel Coats was in the No. 1 FB role for the Houston game, and he
also saw action at TE. Coats has one catch for 11 yards on the season.
He has played in all eight games. Reagan Maui’a, waived Oct. 11 as the
Bengals made room for an extra kicker, was re-signed on Oct. 22 but
suffered a severe hamstring injury in practice on Oct. 23. He was placed
Oct. 24 on the Reserve/Injured list. He played in two games (Games 34), with no statistics.
Wide receivers: T.J. Houshmandzadeh, a Pro Bowler last
season, led the team in catches (eight) and receiving yards (54) in the
Houston game. He ranks second in the NFL for the season in catches,
and his midseason numbers (54-for-512) project to season totals of 108
catches and 1024 yards. He has led the team or tied for the team lead in
catches for the last six games. In addition to leading the team in catches
and receiving yards, he also leads the team in TDs (three). Last year,
Houshmandzadeh tied for the NFL receptions lead (112) and posted a
career-high 1143 yards. Houshmandzadeh missed all four preseason
games while rehabbing a hamstring pull. Chad Ocho Cinco, who has
played in the last five Pro Bowls, had five catches for 44 yards at
Houston. Ocho Cinco is 32-for-312 receiving on the year (9.8 avg.). At
Houston, he extended to 100 his Bengals record for consecutive games
with at least one reception, and he also made his 102nd Bengals start
(most on the current roster). He has not missed a game in 2008 despite
having missed the last two preseason games due to a shoulder injury
suffered Aug. 17 vs. Detroit, and he has played in 111 straight games.
Last season, he broke his own Bengals season receiving yards record,
posting 1440, and he is the franchise’s all-time leader in receptions (591)
and receiving yards (8677). Sixth-year pro Antonio Chatman is in the
No. 3 WR role but did not have a catch against the Texans. For the
season, he ranks third on the team in catches (19) and receiving yards
(181). Chatman is also the team’s No. 1 punt returner, with an 8.8-yard
average on 15 returns. Fourth-year pro Chris Henry played in his fourth
game of the year in the Texans contest. He served an NFL suspension
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in Games 1-4. He had one catch for three yards and is five-for-60 on the
season (12.0). Henry entered this season with 17 career TD catches in
35 games, but has no scores in his four games this year. Fourth-year pro
Glenn Holt has played in seven games. Holt does not have a reception
this season, but is also working as the team’s primary kickoff returner,
averaging 25.8 yards. He suffered a shoulder injury at Houston and has
an early rating of questionable for Jacksonville. Second-round draft pick
Jerome Simpson of Coastal Carolina was inactive at Houston. He has
played in four games, mostly on special teams, and has one catch for
two yards. Third-round draft choice Andre Caldwell was inactive at
Houston due to a foot injury suffered during his NFL debut on Oct. 19 vs.
Pittsburgh. Caldwell opened the season slowed by a foot injury
(unrelated to his present one) that he suffered in the second preseason
game. Caldwell has no receptions, but in the Pittsburgh game he
averaged 29.3 yards on three kickoff returns.
Tight ends: Ninth-year pro Reggie Kelly is the Bengals’ rock
at TE, a powerful blocker and a locker room leader. He had a seasonbest 34 receiving yards in the Houston game and tied his season high in
catches (four). He is 16-for-107 at the midway point of the season, just
five catches from tying his receptions high as a Bengal (21 in 2006).
Kelly has started all eight games and leads the current roster in most
total NFL games (144) and NFL starts (126). Ben Utecht was inactive
for the second straight game in the Houston contest, due to reaggravation of a chest injury suffered Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee. Utecht
has played in five games, with nine catches for 57 yards. He has started
all five of his games, as the Bengals have opened in a two-TE formation.
Utecht joined the Bengals this season as a restricted free agent from
Indianapolis. Nate Lawrie was signed to the roster on Oct. 17 from the
Bengals practice squad and has played in the last two games (no
statistics), primarily on special teams. Daniel Coats has played in every
game, with one catch for 11 yards. Ninth-year vet Brad St. Louis is on
the depth chart at TE, but his primary job is as the team’s long snapper.
St. Louis has six special teams tackles, ranked third on the team, and he
leads the current roster in most career Bengals games played (131).
Offensive linemen: All five Bengals OL starters have been
in full action for the first eight games. They also were the primary starters
last season. The ROT is fifth-year pro Stacy Andrews, who was
designated the team’s franchise player for 2008. An All-American track
thrower in college (Mississippi), Andrews had scant football experience
when the Bengals drafted him in 2004, but he has progressed steadily to
become a leading performer. Levi Jones, a former Bengals first-round
draft pick, is for his seventh season in the starting LOT spot, and is
enjoying a healthier ’08 after battling through soreness from knee
surgery rehab during much of ’07. The Bengals have two stout returning
performers at guard in ninth-year vet Bobbie Williams and third-year
pro Andrew Whitworth. Williams has started 70 of 73 games (including
postseason) since joining Cincinnati as a free agent in 2004, with no
football-related injuries. His three missed games were due to an
emergency appendectomy in 2006. Williams has been voted by his
teammates as a 2008 team captain. LG Whitworth missed only six of the
offense’s 1047 snaps last season and has proven to be a reliable frontliner at tackle as well as guard. He would move to the LOT spot in the
event of an injury to Jones. Eric Ghiaciuc played and started 12 games
at center last season and is in his sixth Bengals campaign in ’08. Sixthyear vet Scott Kooistra provides proven depth at both G and OT and
has played in all eight games, primarily on special teams. OT Anthony
Collins, Cincinnati’s fourth-round 2008 draft pick, has been active for all
eight games, and he played in his second contest of the year in the
Houston game, seeing action on special teams. Collins saw some action
as an extra blocker in short-yardage plays in Game 2 vs. Tennessee. G
Andrew Crummey was signed Oct. 21 off the Washington Redskins
practice squad, and he was inactive at Houston.
Defensive linemen: LDT Domata Peko made his eighth
start in the Texans game and led the line with seven tackles. He also
leads the line for the season in tackles (54), and rose last weekend to
second place on the team, behind only LB Dhani Jones. Peko has credit
for one shared sack. He is tied for second in QB hurries (four). Peko is a
third-year pro who signed a long-term Bengals contract extension in
June. RDT John Thornton started for the seventh time in the Houston
game (missed one game due to injury), and he had five tackles,
including his first sack of the year when he downed Matt Schaub for a
five-yard loss in the fourth quarter. Thornton also had his first pass
defensed of the year. He has 27 tackles on the year. Thornton is in his
10th NFL season and his sixth Bengals campaign. He has started 85 of
89 games (including postseason) since joining the Bengals. Antwan
Odom, Cincinnati’s top unrestricted free agent signee for 2008, made his
sixth straight start at RDE in the Texans game. He played as a reserve in
Games 1-2 after missing the entire preseason with a foot injury. Odom
had six tackles (five solo) at Houston, including a four-yard loss against
Steve Slaton on third down to force a Texans punt in the first quarter.
Odom leads the team in sacks (two), is tied for the team lead in forced
fumbles (two) and is tied for second in QB hurries (four). He has 27
tackles on the season, including three for losses. LDE Robert Geathers
has started all eight games this season and has a streak of 70 straight
games played. He had six tackles at Houston and has 45 for the season.
He leads the team for the season in both QB hurries (seven) and
tackles-for-loss (five). He has credit for one shared sack, plus a fumble
recovery. Rookie DT Pat Sims had a third straight solid week in the
Houston game. All five of his tackles were solos, and he led the line in
solos. The third-round draft pick from Auburn opened the season on the
injury list, due to a turf toe he suffered in the second preseason game,
and though he was cleared to return to practice prior to Game 3, he had
been inactive for the first five games. He has 17 tackles on the season,
including two for losses. Third-year pro Frostee Rucker has played in
every game at DE, including starts in Games 1-2. He had two tackles at
Houston. He has 30 tackles on the season, including a sack, and he is
tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (two). He ranks second in
tackles-for-loss (four) and has a pass defensed. Rucker was a thirdround Bengals draft pick in 2006, but was hampered by injuries in each
of his first two seasons. Fourth-year DE Jonathan Fanene has played in
every game and has 14 tackles on the year, including three for losses.
He did not have a tackle at Houston, playing only six snaps before being
sidelined with a hamstring injury. Orien Harris, an Aug. 31 waiver
acquisition from New Orleans, played in his seventh game in the
Houston contest and had one tackle. He has 15 tackles on the season.
Jason Shirley, a fifth-round ’08 draftee, has been a game-day inactive
every week this season.
Linebackers: Rashad Jeanty made his seventh start at SLB
in the Houston game and led the team in total tackles (10) and solos
(six). Jeanty has 47 tackles on defense for the year (fifth on the team),
plus a forced fumble, an onside kickoff recovery and a pass defensed.
Jeanty had no special teams tackles at Houston, but he ranks second for
the year in special teams stops (12). Third-year pro Brandon Johnson
has taken over as the starting WLB the last two games, and he logged
seven tackles at Houston after tying for the team lead the previous week
with 10. Johnson has played in every game, and he has 29 tackles and a
pass defensed on the year. Johnson has taken the starting WLB spot
from top draft pick Keith Rivers, who suffered a broken jaw early in the
first quarter on Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh. Rivers was placed Oct. 21 on the
Reserve/Injured list, ending his season. Rivers ranked second on the
team in tackles (50) when he was placed on Reserve/Injured, and he still
ranks fourth on the team through this week. Rivers also had an
interception, a fumble and a pass defensed. MLB Dhani Jones, voted by
his teammates as a 2008 team captain, was held to a season-low five
tackles in the Houston game, but he still leads the team by a wide
margin in tackles for the season with 86. He is 32 ahead of the secondplace player, DT Domata Peko (54). Jones has the team’s four highest
tackle totals in a game this year, with three 15-tackle games to go along
with a 13-stop effort. No other Bengal has more than 11 tackles in a
game this season. Jones also has four QB hurries, tied for second on the
team, and two passes defensed. Jones ranked second on the team with
111 tackles last season, despite not joining the Bengals until Game 3.
Backup MLB Corey Mays played in Games 1-4, but he has been
inactive for the last four games due to an ankle injury. Mays has two
tackles on defense and two special teams tackles. Abdul Hodge has
played in the last four games, primarily on special teams, since being
signed from the Bengals practice squad. He has no tackles on defense
and has two tackles on special teams. Second-year pro Eric Henderson
was signed to the roster from the Bengals practice squad on Oct. 24. He
made his NFL debut in the Houston game, seeing some action on
defense and logging one special teams tackle. OLB Darryl Blackstock
played in Games 1-5, with a start at SLB Game 2, but he is on NFL
suspension for Games 6-9 for using a nutritional supplement that
included a banned substance. He has four tackles on the season, plus
one on special teams. He is eligible to return to the roster for Game 10
on Nov. 16 vs. Philadelphia.
Defensive backs: Tenth-year veteran Dexter Jackson, a
2008 team captain, played in only his third game of the year in the
Houston contest. He has played in the last two games after missing
Games 2-6 with a thumb injury, and in each of the last two contests he
has led the secondary with eight tackles. He was second on the team at
Houston. Jackson has 21 tackles on the year. He opened the year as the
starting SS, but has started at FS the last two games. Second-year pro
Chinedum Ndukwe made his seventh straight start at SS in the Texans
game and had five tackles plus a pass defensed. He has 51 tackles on
the year, ranked third on the team, including a sack. He also has an INT
and a fumble return for a TD, and he ranks third in passes defensed
(five). He missed the season opener, as well as the entire preseason
schedule, due to a foot injury. Second-year pro Marvin White, who
started the first six games at FS before being displaced by Jackson’s
return, had three tackles at Houston. On the season, White has 46
tackles, ranked sixth on the team, and he also has one INT and two total
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practice squad.
Special teams: Record-setting Bengals K Shayne Graham
passes defensed. Rookie S Corey Lynch saw brief action on defense at returned to action in the Houston game after missing Games 6-7 due to
Houston (no statistics) and also had a special teams tackle, but he a groin injury he suffered Oct. 5 at Dallas. The two contests were the first
suffered a knee injury and was placed Oct. 27 on the Reserve/Injured missed games in six Bengals seasons for Graham. He made both his FG
list, ending his season. Lynch played in Games 2-8 after being inactive tries against the Texans (43, 32) and is 11-for-12 on FGs for the season.
for the opener. He had one INT, three tackles on defense and five on His only miss came on Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee, when he hit the right
special teams. First-year S Kyries Hebert played on special teams at upright on a 37-yarder in winds that were gusting up to 60 mph. Graham
Houston and had one tackle. He leads the special teams for the season holds the NFL’s No. 3 all-time rank in FG accuracy (85.79 percent on
with 14 tackles. He also has a fumble recovery on defense. Leon Hall 163-for-190). He has made all five of his PAT tries. He has seven
made his eighth start at RCB in the Houston game and had three touchbacks on 24 kickoffs for the season. Graham’s long list of Bengals
tackles. He had no passes defensed, but shares the team PD lead for records includes career FG accuracy (87.7 percent), points in a season
the season with eight. He has 27 tackles on the season. Hall does not (131), consecutive FGs made (21) FGs in a game (seven) and
have an INT this season, but he led the team as a rookie last season consecutive PATs made (158). Fourth-year NFL kicker Dave Rayner,
with five, tying the team rookie record and also tying for the NFL’s rookie signed to replace Graham for Games 6-7, was waived on Oct. 21. P
INT lead. Johnathan Joseph, the No. 1 LCB, made his third straight Kyle Larson averaged 42.3 yards on three punts against the Texans,
start (fifth start overall) in the Houston game. He missed Games 3-4 with with one inside-20 and no touchbacks. For the season, Larson is
an ankle injury suffered Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee, and he played as a averaging 41.9 yards, with a 33.3 net, with eight nside-20s and two
reserve in Game 5. Joseph had four tackles at Houston, and though he touchbacks. Seven of his eight inside-20s have been downed inside the
did not have a pass defensed, he shares the team PD lead at eight with 10. Larson is also the holder on place kicks. WR Glenn Holt is
Hall. He also tied for the team PD lead for the full 2007 season, with 16. averaging 25.8 yards on KOR returns, having made 32 of the team’s 39
He has 22 tackles on the season, plus a fumble recovery which he tries. But he suffered a shoulder injury in the Houston game and has an
returned 65 yards for a TD in the opener at Baltimore. Joseph was early listing of questionable for Jacksonville. He ranks 10th in the NFL in
Cincinnati’s top pick in the 2006 draft. Second-year pro David Jones KOR average. Holt is in his second year as the team’s primary KOR after
has played in every game, including starts for Joseph at LCB in Games averaging 24.3 yards on 59 returns last season. HB Kenny Watson
3-5. Jones had one tackles at Houston and has 26 stops on the season. relieved Holt in the Houston game and had a 20-yard return. WR
He has two passes defensed. Eighth-year pro Jamar Fletcher signed Antonio Chatman has made all 15 Bengals punt returns on the season
with Cincinnati as a free agent on Sept. 23 and played in Games 4-6, but and is averaging 8.8 yards. He had a 15-yard return against the Texans.
he suffered a hamstring injury on Oct. 12 at the Jets and has been Five players had one special teams tackle each at Houston, including S
inactive for the last two games. Fletcher has two tackles on the season, Kyries Hebert, who leads the team for the season with 14 tackles. LS
plus a fumble recovery. CB Geoffrey Pope was signed to the roster from Brad St. Louis is in his ninth Bengals season, and he and holder Larson
the Bengals practice squad on Oct. 17 and has played in the last two have helped Graham set his numerous team records. St. Louis had a
games (no statistics). Pope has played in three games on the season, special teams tackle against the Steelers and ranks third on the team for
with one special teams tackle. He has spent the other five games on the the season, with six.
Media schedule
Tues., Oct. 28
Wed., Oct. 29
— No media access.
— Locker room open from 11-11:45 a.m.; Ryan
Fitzpatrick news conference at 11 a.m.; Conference
call from Jacksonville Jaguars QB David Garrard at
11:35 a.m.; Marvin Lewis news conference at noon;
Conference call from Jacksonville Jaguars coach
Jack Del Rio at 12:15 p.m.; Practice from 1-3 p.m.
(open to media from 1-1:30 p.m.); Assistant
coaches available briefly coming off the practice
field; Player interviews after practice must have
been requested 24 hours in advance.
Thurs., Oct. 30 — Locker room open from 11-11:45 a.m.; Practice
from 1-3 p.m. (open to media from 1-1:30 p.m.);
Assistant coaches available briefly coming off the
practice field; Player interviews after practice must
have been requested 24 hours in advance.
Fri., Oct. 31
Sat., Nov. 1
Sun., Nov. 2
Mon., Nov. 3
Tues., Nov. 4
Wed., Nov. 5
Thurs., Nov.6
Fri., Nov. 7
Sat., Nov. 8
Sun., Nov. 9
Mon., Nov. 10
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— Locker room open from 10-10:45 a.m.; Practice
from 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m.; Practice open to media
from 11-11:30 a.m., but no cameras.
— No media access.
— Game 8, Bengals vs. Jacksonville at Paul Brown
Stadium, 1 p.m. EST.
— Marvin Lewis news conference at 3 p.m.; Locker
room open 3:15-4 p.m.
— No media access.
— Bye week; Schedule TBD.
— Bye week; Schedule TBD.
— Bye weekend; No media access.
— Bye weekend; No media access.
— Bye weekend; No media access.
— Schedule TBD.
The last two Bengals-Jaguars meetings
2005 SEASON, GAME 5
Jaguars 23, Bengals 20
Sunday night, Oct. 9, at ALLTEL Stadium
2002 SEASON, GAME 14
Jaguars 29, Bengals 15
Sunday, Dec. 15, at Paul Brown Stadium
Plagued by penalties (12 for 94 yards) and a blocked punt, the Bengals lost
the field position battle early at Jacksonville, and fell behind by 10-0 and later by
20-10 before mounting a rally that fell short. Cincinnati pulled within 23-20 with
5:16 to play on a 25-yard TD pass from Carson Palmer to WR Chris Henry, and
later the Bengals had a chance to drive for a go-ahead TD or tying FG. But with
just over a minute to play, QB Carson Palmer lost a fumble to a blind-side
Jaguars pass rush at the Jacksonville 45. The Jaguars beat the Bengals at
Jacksonville for a seventh straight time, led by RB Fred Taylor’s 132 rushing
yards. The Bengals fell to 4-1 on the season, while the Jaguars improved to 3-2.
A Bengals special teams penalty helped turn the tide after Cincinnati had
rallied from a 14-3 deficit to take a 15-14 lead in the third quarter. Holding the
lead, the Bengals forced a Jaguars punt, but the Bengals’ return team was
flagged for 12 men on the field. The five-yard walk-off presented Jacksonville
with a fourth-and-one situation at the Cincinnati 38, and after converting the
opportunity with an eight-yard run by RB Stacey Mack, the Jaguars scored a goahead TD four plays later on a fourth-down, 26-yard TD pass from QB Mark
Brunell to WR Jimmy Smith. Jacksonville drove 62 yards in nine plays for a Mack
TD run of three yards for the game’s final points early in the fourth quarter. The
Bengals trailed by only scant margins in first downs (20-19) and yards (321-300),
and were seven-for-17 on third downs compared to Jacksonville’s three-for-12.
But Cincinnati netted only one TD from four penetrations of the Jaguars’ 10-yard
line, twice settling for FGs and being stopped once on downs. The lone Bengals
TD came on a five-yard QB draw by Jon Kitna in the second quarter. The
Bengals fell to 1-13, their worst 14-game mark in franchise history, while the
Jaguars improved to 6-8.
SCORE BY PERIODS
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
Cincinnati ....................................................0
Jacksonville ..............................................10
7
3
6
7
7
3
—
—
20
23
TEAM — SCORING PLAY
QTR.-LEFT
Jax. — G.Wrighster 26 pass from B.Leftwich (J.Scobee kick)............... 1-10:31
Jax. — J.Scobee 32 field goal.................................................................. 1-0:50
Jax. — J.Scobee 51 field goal................................................................ 2-10:07
Cin. — C.Johnson 14 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick)................... 2-5:36
Jax. — E.Wilford 11 pass from B.Leftwich (J.Scobee kick) ................... 3-12:16
Cin. — S.Graham 31 field goal ................................................................ 3-7:05
Cin. — S.Graham 48 field goal ................................................................ 3-4:29
Jax. — J.Scobee 53 field goal.................................................................. 4-9:45
Cin. — C.Henry 25 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick)....................... 4-5:16
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 66,137. Time: 3:13.
TEAM STATISTICS
CIN.
JAX.
First downs .........................................................................................20
Third down conversions-attempts................................................... 4-13
Total net yards ..................................................................................364
Net yards rushing..............................................................................132
Net yards passing.............................................................................232
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................. 33-22-0
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................... 2-7
Punts-average ............................................................................. 6-36.0
Punt returns-yards ............................................................................ 2-8
Kickoff returns-yards....................................................................... 3-82
Penalties-yards ............................................................................. 12-94
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-1
Time of possession........................................................................30:35
19
2-11
342
181
161
24-10-0
0-0
5-39.8
1-8
4-73
10-98
1-1
29:25
Rushing
CIN.
ATT YDS
LG TD
R.Johnson
C.Perry
C.Palmer
18
7
1
76
55
1
14
13
1
0
0
0
TOTALS
26
132
14
0
JAX.
F.Taylor
G.Jones
A.Pearman
R.Williams
B.Leftwich
TOTALS
ATT YDS
24
4
3
1
5
37
132
24
15
10
0
181
LG TD
17
11
18
10
4
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
Passing
CIN.
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
C.Palmer
TOTALS
33
33
22
22
239
239
2-0
2-0
JAX.
B.Leftwich
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
24
24
10
10
161
161
2-0
2-0
Receiving
CIN.
C.Johnson
C.Henry
M.Schobel
K.Walter
K.Washington
C.Perry
R.Johnson
R.Kelly
J.Johnson
TOTALS
NO YDS
5
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
22
52
85
23
17
30
21
7
5
-1
239
LG TD
JAX.
14t
47
9
8
16
11
8
5
-1
47
J.Smith
R.Williams
G.Wrighster
A.Pearman
E.Wilford
K.Brady
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
TOTALS
Defense
NO YDS
LG TD
3
2
2
1
1
1
43
41
40
19
11
7
19
25
26t
19
11t
7
0
0
1
0
1
0
10
161
26
2
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: O.Thurman 5-5-10, T.James
5-2-7, J.Smith 6-0-6, K.Kaesviharn 4-2-6, I.Ohalete 2-4-6, L.Johnson 4-1-5,
B.Simmons 3-2-5, R.Geathers 2-2-4, K.Ratliff 3-0-3, D.O’Neal 2-0-2, A.Mitchell
1-1-2, J.Thornton 0-2-2, D.Pollack 1-0-1, C.Powell 1-0-1, B.Robinson 1-0-1,
S.Smith 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PBU: T.James 1,
K.Kaesviharn 1, D.O’Neal 1, D.Pollack 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
Jacksonville (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: J.Henderson 7-1-8,
D.Grant 6-0-6, K.Wright 5-1-6, D.Smith 5-0-5, T.Cousin 3-2-5, R.Mathis 4-0-4,
R.Hayward 4-0-4, A.Ayodele 3-1-4, M.Peterson 3-0-3, P.Spicer 1-2-3, D.Cooper
2-0-2, M.Stroud 1-1-2, R.Meier 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: M.Stroud 1-7, D.Smith 1-0.
INT.-YDS.: None. PD: K.Wright 2, A.Ayodele 1, T.Cousin 1, J.Henderson 1,
R.Mathis 1. FF: M.Peterson 1, D.Smith 1. FR-YDS.: A.Ayodele 1-0.
SCORE BY PERIODS
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
Jacksonville.................................................7
Cincinnati ....................................................3
7
9
8
3
7
0
—
—
29
15
TEAM — SCORING PLAY
QTR.-LEFT
Jax. — K.Lockett 12 pass from M.Brunell (D.Boyd kick)..........................1-9:08
Cin. — N.Rackers 51 field goal ................................................................1-1:54
Jax. — P.Mitchell 9 pass from M.Brunell (D.Boyd kick) .........................2-13:45
Cin. — N.Rackers 18 field goal ................................................................2-9:05
Cin. — J.Kitna 5 run (pass failed) ............................................................2-0:58
Cin. — N.Rackers 25 field goal ................................................................3-9:20
Jax. — J.Smith 26 pass from M.Brunell (F.Taylor run) ............................3-4:48
Jax. — S.Mack 3 run (D.Boyd kick)..........................................................4-9:52
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 42,092. Time: 3:04.
TEAM STATISTICS
JAX.
CIN.
First downs......................................................................................... 20
Third down conversions-attempts................................................... 3-12
Total net yards ................................................................................. 321
Net yards rushing............................................................................. 109
Net yards passing ............................................................................ 212
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................. 28-19-0
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................. 3-11
Punts-average.............................................................................. 5-42.0
Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 1-11
Kickoff returns-yards..................................................................... 5-113
Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 5-54
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 0-0
Time of possession....................................................................... 30:01
19
7-17
300
65
235
42-22-1
3-23
2-41.0
4-45
5-96
5-29
1-1
29:59
Rushing
JAX.
ATT YDS
F.Taylor
S.Mack
M.Brunell
TOTALS
18
9
3
30
71
31
7
109
LG TD
12
8
6
12
0
1
0
1
CIN.
C.Dillon
J.Kitna
B.Bennett
TOTALS
ATT YDS
21
2
1
24
59
5
1
65
LG TD
16
5t
1
16
0
1
0
1
Passing
JAX.
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
M.Brunell
TOTALS
28
28
19
19
223
223
3-0
3-0
CIN.
J.Kitna
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
42
42
22
22
258
258
0-1
0-1
Receiving
JAX.
LG TD
CIN.
J.Smith
F.Taylor
P.Mitchell
B.Shaw
K.Brady
K.Lockett
NO YDS
7
4
4
2
1
1
98
43
31
16
23
12
26t
20
12
9
23
12t
1
0
1
0
0
1
TOTALS
19
223
26
3
R.Dugans
6
C.Johnson
4
T.Houshmandzadeh
3
B.Bennett
3
M.Schobel
3
L.Neal
2
T.Stewart
1
TOTALS
22
Defense
NO YDS
LG TD
69
91
25
44
0
0
41
26
17
8
6
258
21
12
9
5
6
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jacksonville (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: D.Darius 5-1-6,
T.Slaughter 4-2-6, W.Rainer 3-3-6, J.Craft 5-0-5, D.Clark 4-1-5, F.Bryant 4-0-4,
J.Henderson 3-1-4, I.Charlton 3-0-3, P.Spicer 3-0-3, M.Stroud 1-2-3, M.McCree
1-0-1, E.Westmoreland 1-0-1, M.Coleman 1-0-1, A.Ayodele 0-1-1, R.Meier 0-1-1.
SKS.-YDS.: M.Coleman 1-7, P.Spicer 1-7, J.Henderson 0.5-4.5, M.Stroud 0.54.5. INT.-YDS.: J.Craft 1-0. PD: F.Bryant 2, J.Henderson 2, I.Charlton 1, J.Craft
1, M.McCree 1, W.Rainer 1, M.Stroud 1, E.Westmoreland 1. FF: M.Coleman 1.
FR-YDS.: J.Henderson 1-0.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: T.Spikes 13-1-14,
K.Kaesviharn 4-6-10, B.Simmons 4-4-8, C.Curtis 5-2-7, J.Burris 6-0-6, J.Armour
2-4-6, C.Hall 3-1-4, J.Smith 3-1-4, G.Steele 3-1-4, T.Williams 2-0-2, M.Manuel 10-1, M.Roman 1-0-1, R.Wilson 1-0-1, E.Ogbogu 0-1-1, B.Whittington 0-1-1.
SKS.-YDS.: C.Hall 2-6, J.Smith 1-5. INT.-YDS.: None. PBU: J.Armour 1,
K.Kaesviharn 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
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2008 game summaries
GAME 1
Ravens 17, Bengals 10
Sunday, Sept. 7, at M&T Bank Stadium
GAME 2
Titans 24, Bengals 7
Sunday, Sept. 14, at Paul Brown Stadium
Ending a streak of three straight opening-day victories, the Bengals could
not muster an offensive TD and were held to 154 net yards, their lowest total
since Game 3 of 2000. That contest was also at Baltimore, when Bengals head
coach Marvin Lewis was Ravens defensive coordinator. The Ravens burned the
Bengals for two long TDs — a 42-yard double reverse (WR Mark Clayton
scoring) and an unscripted 38-yard run by QB Joe Flacco. Trailing 17-3 in the
fourth quarter, the Bengals made a game of it on CB Johnathan Joseph’s 65yard return of a fumble forced by LB Rashad Jeanty. The Bengals lost for only
the second time in their last eight games against Baltimore.
The Bengals’ struggling offense scored its first TD of the season, tying the
score at 7-7 on Chris Perry’s 13-yard run in the second quarter. Overall,
however, it was a second straight game of offensive frustration for Cincinnati as
both teams played in exceptionally windy conditions (gusts up to 60 mph). The
Titans used a 51-yard rushing gain by Chris Johnson to take a 14-7 lead at
halftime, and the only TD of the second half came when Tennessee’s Keith
Bulluck blocked and recovered a Kyle Larson punt in the end zone. Bengals QB
Carson Palmer suffered two INTs with no TD passes, while Tennessee veteran
QB Kerry Collins, subbing for injured Vince Young, battled the wind conditions
for a TD pass and no INTs. The Bengals fell to 0-2 — their first 0-2 start since
2003 — and the Titans improved to 2-0.
SCORE BY PERIODS
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
Cincinnati ....................................................0
Baltimore.....................................................7
3
3
0
7
7
0
—
—
10
17
TEAM — SCORING PLAY
QTR.-LEFT
Balt. — M.Clayton 42 run (M.Stover kick)................................................. 1-2:12
Balt. — M.Stover 21 field goal .................................................................. 2-1:43
Cin. — S.Graham 43 field goal ................................................................ 2-0:05
Balt. — J.Flacco 38 run (M.Stover kick) ................................................... 3-0:15
Cin. — J.Joseph 65 fumble return (S.Graham kick) .............................. 4-10:15
Missed FGs: M.Stover (47WL). Attendance: 70,978. Time: 3:09.
TEAM STATISTICS
CIN.
BALT.
First downs ...........................................................................................8
Third down conversions-attempts................................................... 2-13
Total net yards ..................................................................................154
Net yards rushing................................................................................70
Net yards passing...............................................................................84
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................... 24-9-1
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................. 2-10
Punts-average ............................................................................. 7-45.1
Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 4-11
Kickoff returns-yards..................................................................... 4-118
Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 5-40
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 1-1
Time of possession........................................................................23:45
21
9-17
358
229
129
29-15-0
0-0
5-48.2
4-56
2-25
9-64
2-2
36:15
Rushing
CIN.
ATT YDS
LG TD
C.Perry
C.Palmer
K.Watson
19
3
2
42
15
13
9
9
7
TOTALS
24
70
9
0
0
0
0
BALT.
L.McClain
R.Rice
M.Clayton
J.Flacco
TOTALS
ATT YDS
19
22
1
4
46
86
64
42
37
229
LG TD
12
10
42t
38t
42
0
0
1
1
2
Passing
CIN.
C.Palmer
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
24
24
9
9
94
94
0-1
0-1
BALT.
J.Flacco
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
29
29
15
15
129
129
0-0
0-0
Receiving
CIN.
NO YDS
LG TD
T.Houshmandzadeh
3
B.Utecht
2
K.Watson
2
C.Ocho Cinco 1
R.Kelly
1
44
10
3
22
15
24
8
3
22
15
TOTALS
94
24
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
BALT.
D.Mason
M.Clayton
R.Rice
L.McClain
L.Neal
T.Heap
D.Williams
TOTALS
Defense
NO YDS
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
15
44
21
19
24
13
5
3
129
LG TD
15
8
8
13
13
5
3
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: K.Rivers 7-4-11, M.White 63-9, Dh.Jones 5-3-8, J.Joseph 5-3-8, D.Peko 3-5-8, F.Rucker 5-1-6, D.Jackson
3-2-5, L.Hall 2-2-4, J.Thornton 2-2-4, B.Johnson 3-0-3, S.Castille 2-1-3, R.Jeanty
1-2-3, O.Harris 2-0-2, C.Mays 2-0-2, J.Fanene 1-1-2, R.Geathers 1-1-2, A.Odom
1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: J.Joseph 3, L.Hall 1, B.Johnson
1, Dh.Jones 1. FF: R.Jeanty 1, F.Rucker 1. FR-YDS.: J.Joseph 1-65,
R.Geathers 1-0.
Baltimore (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: J.Johnson 5-1-6, R.Lewis 41-5, T.Suggs 4-0-4, D.Landry 4-0-4, C.McAlister 3-1-4, B.Scott 3-0-3, J.Bannan
2-1-3, H.Ngata 2-1-3, E.Reed 2-1-3, C.Ivy 2-0-2, M.Douglas 2-0-2, S.Rolle 1-1-2,
T.Pryce 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: J.Bannan 1-6, J.Johnson 1-4. INT.-YDS.: C.McAlister
1-16. PD: T.Suggs 2, C.McAlister 1, H.Ngata 1, E.Reed 1. FF: None. FR-YDS.:
C.McAlister 1-11.
SCORE BY PERIODS
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
Tennessee ..................................................0
Cincinnati ....................................................0
14
7
3
0
7
0
—
—
24
7
TEAM — SCORING PLAY
QTR.-LEFT
Tenn. — L.White 1 run (R.Bironas kick) ...................................................2-11:06
Cin. — C.Perry 13 run (S.Graham kick)...................................................2-3:16
Tenn. — J.Gage 11 pass from K.Collins (R.Bironas kick) ..........................2-0:38
Tenn. — R.Bironas 34 field goal .................................................................3-4:49
Tenn. — K.Bulluck blocked punt recovery in end zone (R.Bironas kick)..4-14:05
Missed FGs: Graham (37RU). Attendance: 64,540. Time: 2:55.
TEAM STATISTICS
TENN.
CIN.
First downs......................................................................................... 16
Third down conversions-attempts................................................... 4-13
Total net yards ................................................................................. 295
Net yards rushing............................................................................. 177
Net yards passing ............................................................................ 118
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................. 21-14-0
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................. 1-10
Punts-average.............................................................................. 6-48.0
Punt returns-yards ............................................................................ 2-6
Kickoff returns-yards....................................................................... 1-36
Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 5-25
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-1
Time of possession....................................................................... 32:34
11
3-13
215
88
127
27-16-2
1-7
7-30.9
2-42
3-92
5-35
3-0
27:26
Rushing
TENN.
ATT YDS
C.Johnson
L.White
A.Hall
C.Hentrich
TOTALS
19
18
3
1
41
109
59
9
0
177
LG TD
51
17
6
0
51
0
1
0
0
1
CIN.
ATT YDS
LG TD
C.Perry
K.Watson
D.Dorsey
21
4
3
64
14
10
13t
7
7
1
0
0
TOTALS
28
88
13t
1
Passing
TENN.
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
K.Collins
TOTALS
21
21
14
14
128
128
1-0
1-0
CIN.
C.Palmer
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
27
27
16
16
134
134
0-2
0-2
Receiving
TENN.
J.Gage
B.Jones
A.Crumpler
C.Johnson
J.McCareins
B.Scaife
TOTALS
NO YDS
LG TD
5
2
2
2
2
1
59
26
16
12
9
6
19
19
9
7
6
6
14
128
19
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
CIN.
NO YDS
C.Ocho Cinco 4
T.Houshmandzadeh
3
R.Kelly
3
D.Dorsey
2
A.Chatman
2
C.Perry
2
TOTALS
16
Defense
LG TD
37
13
0
26
14
49
16
-8
134
9
11
36
8
-3
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tennessee (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: C.Hope 4-4-8, R.Fowler 43-7, V.Fuller 3-3-6, N.Harper 4-1-5, K.Vanden Bosch 3-2-5, M.Griffin 4-0-4,
C.Finnegan 3-1-4, K.Bulluck 2-2-4, D.Thornton 2-1-3, J.Kearse 1-2-3, J.Jones 20-2, E.King 2-0-2, A.Haynesworth 1-0-1, T.Brown 1-0-1, S.Tulloch 0-1-1. SKS.YDS.: J.Kearse 0.5-3.5, K.Vanden Bosch 0.5-3.5. INT.-YDS.: M.Griffin 1-15,
C.Finnegan 1-0. PD: C.Finnegan 1, M.Griffin 1, N.Harper 1, C.Hope 1, J.Jones
1. FF: A.Haynesworth 1, N.Harper 1, J.Kearse 1. FR-YDS.: None.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: Dh.Jones 4-11-15, K.Rivers
5-6-11, M.White 5-6-11, R.Jeanty 7-2-9, C.Ndukwe 5-3-8, D.Peko 4-4-8,
F.Rucker 4-3-7, R.Geathers 2-4-6, J.Thornton 1-5-6, A.Odom 4-1-5, J.Fanene 04-4, L.Hall 3-0-3, J.Joseph 2-1-3, D.Blackstock 1-2-3, O.Harris 1-1-2. SKS.YDS.: A.Odom 1-10. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: L.Hall 1, J.Joseph 1, C.Ndukwe 1.
FF: A.Odom 1. FR-YDS.: K.Hebert 1-0.
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GAME 3
Giants 26, Bengals 23 (OT)
Sunday, Sept. 21, at Giants Stadium
GAME 4
Browns 20, Bengals 12
Sunday, Sept. 28, at Paul Brown Stadium
In a game with no turnovers or other sudden field position changes, the
Bengals’ offense played stride-for-stride with the defending world champions in
mounting methodical drives during regulation time. But the Giants had the
clincher, a 62-yard march for a FG on their second OT possession. The Bengals
took a 20-16 lead with 4:39 to play on a T.J. Houshmandzadeh TD catch, fell
behind 23-20 at the 1:50 mark, and then sent the game into overtime with a 71yard drive to a 21-yard Shayne Graham FG at the fourth-quarter gun. Cincinnati
forced a Giants punt to start OT, but could not muster a first down on its ensuing
possession. The Giants then drove in seven plays to set up K John Carney’s
game-winning 22-yard FG. The Bengals fell to 0-3 on the season, and the Giants
improved to 3-0.
Playing without QB Carson Palmer for the first time in 52 games, the
Bengals took a 6-3 lead into the fourth quarter against the Browns. But Cincinnati
saw the game get away on two Browns TDs within a span of just under two
minutes early in the fourth quarter. After Cleveland completed an 80-yard drive to
move ahead 10-6 with 13:05 remaining, the Bengals lost a Chris Perry fumble at
their 24. The Browns then moved 24 yards in four plays, going ahead 17-6 at the
11:06 mark. Backup QB Ryan Fitzpatrick played for Palmer, who was rested
after developing elbow soreness during the practice week. Fitzpatrick had a fouryard TD pass to WR Chad Ocho Cinco with 7:46 to play, but Fitzpatrick also
suffered three INTs. The Bengals managed just 211 net yards while holding the
Browns to 261. Cincinnati fell to 0-4, and the Browns improved to 1-3.
SCORE BY PERIODS
SCORE BY PERIODS
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
Cincinnati ....................................................3
N.Y. Giants .................................................0
10
10
0
3
10
10
0
3
23
26
TEAM — SCORING PLAY
TEAM STATISTICS
CIN.
NYG
First downs .........................................................................................24
Third down conversions-attempts................................................. 10-17
Total net yards ..................................................................................347
Net yards rushing..............................................................................102
Net yards passing.............................................................................245
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................. 39-27-0
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................. 6-41
Punts-average ............................................................................. 5-46.6
Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 2-31
Kickoff returns-yards..................................................................... 6-114
Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 8-57
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-0
Time of possession........................................................................33:15
24
5-12
406
117
289
43-26-0
0-0
4-43.8
5-48
4-112
6-40
0-0
33:06
ATT YDS
20
3
1
1
2
27
74
23
5
2
-2
102
C.Palmer
TOTALS
27
27
NO YDS
T.Houshmandzadeh
12
A.Chatman
6
R.Kelly
4
C.Ocho Cinco 3
C.Perry
2
TOTALS
27
146
70
22
29
19
286
PTS.
—
—
20
12
TEAM STATISTICS
CLE.
CIN.
First downs......................................................................................... 19
Third down conversions-attempts................................................... 5-13
Total net yards ................................................................................. 261
Net yards rushing............................................................................. 134
Net yards passing ............................................................................ 127
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................. 24-15-1
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................. 1-11
Punts-average.............................................................................. 4-43.0
Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 2-10
Kickoff returns-yards....................................................................... 3-58
Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 9-52
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-1
Time of possession....................................................................... 34:02
14
4-13
211
69
142
35-21-3
3-14
4-43.3
1-9
4-122
6-55
2-2
25:58
Rushing
CLE.
D.Ward
B.Jacobs
A.Bradshaw
9
14
2
80
35
2
22
9
4
0
1
0
TOTALS
25
117
22
1
CLE.
ATT YDS
LG TD
286
286
1-0
1-0
NYG
E.Manning
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
43
43
26
26
289
289
1-0
1-0
LG TD
26
25
12
16
12
26
1
0
0
0
0
1
NYG
NO YDS
S.Smith
7
A.Toomer
5
K.Boss
3
P.Burress
3
D.Hixon
3
D.Ward
3
M.Hedgecock 1
A.Bradshaw
1
TOTALS
26
Defense
60
64
51
45
29
26
9
5
289
LG TD
15
31
26
28
15
9
9
5
31
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: Dh.Jones 10-5-15, Da.Jones
7-3-10, R.Jeanty 5-4-9, C.Ndukwe 7-1-8, D.Peko 2-6-8, M.White 5-2-7, K.Rivers
2-3-5, R.Geathers 2-2-4, J.Thornton 2-2-4, L.Hall 3-0-3, S.Castille 2-1-3,
F.Rucker 2-1-3, O.Harris 1-2-3, B.Johnson 1-1-2, A.Odom 1-1-2, C.Lynch 1-0-1.
SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: L.Hall 2, Da.Jones 1. FF: None. FRYDS.: None.
N.Y. Giants (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: A.Pierce 10-3-13,
K.Dockery 8-1-9, C.Webster 8-0-8, A.Ross 5-0-5, J.Butler 3-2-5, D.Clark 3-2-5,
M.Johnson 2-3-5, K.Phillips 4-0-4, B.Cofield 3-1-4, J.Tuck 2-2-4, F.Robbins 3-03, M.Kiwanuka 2-1-3, D.Tollefson 2-1-3, S.Madison 2-1-3, R.Wynn 2-0-2,
J.Alford 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: F.Robbins 2-16, M.Kiwanuka 1-8, D.Tollefson 1-8,
B.Cofield 1-6, C.Webster 1-3. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: K.Dockery 2, J.Butler 1,
B.Cofield 1, F.Robbins 1, S.Madison 1, K.Phillips 1, C.Webster 1. FF: C.Webster
1. FR-YDS.: None.
QTR.-LEFT
Cle. — P.Dawson 25 field goal ................................................................1-9:29
Cin. — S.Graham 42 field goal ..............................................................2-10:22
Cin. — S.Graham 45 field goal ................................................................2-0:08
Cle. — B.Edwards 4 pass from D.Anderson (P.Dawson kick)...............4-13:05
Cle. — J.Lewis 1 run (P.Dawson kick)...................................................4-11:06
Cin. — C.Ocho Cinco 4 pass from R.Fitzpatrick (pass failed) .................4-7:46
Cle. — P.Dawson 29 field goal ................................................................4-0:32
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 65,541. Time: 2:57.
NYG
1
0
0
0
0
1
Receiving
CIN.
OT
17
6
25t
15
5
2
2
25t
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
39
39
4
0
0
LG TD
Passing
CIN.
3
0
6
J.Lewis
J.Harrison
J.Wright
D.Anderson
L.Vickers
J.Cribbs
TOTALS
Rushing
C.Perry
C.Palmer
K.Watson
A.Chatman
D.Dorsey
TOTALS
2
QTR.-LEFT TEAM — SCORING PLAY
Cin. — S.Graham 22 field goal ................................................................ 1-0:38
NYG — B.Jacobs 1 run (J.Carney kick) .................................................. 2-10:36
Cin. — C.Perry 25 run (S.Graham kick)................................................... 2-7:20
NYG — J.Carney 24 field goal .................................................................. 2-3:55
Cin. — S.Graham 30 field goal ................................................................ 2-0:32
NYG — J.Carney 46 field goal .................................................................. 3-6:23
NYG — J.Carney 26 field goal ................................................................ 4-11:32
Cin. — T.Houshmandzadeh 17 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick).... 4-4:39
NYG — K.Boss 4 pass from E.Manning (J.Carney kick) .......................... 4-1:50
Cin. — S.Graham 21 field goal ................................................................ 4-0:00
NYG — J.Carney 22 field goal .................................................................. 5-8:39
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 79,276. Time: 3:21.
CIN.
1
Cleveland ....................................................3
Cincinnati ....................................................0
ATT YDS
25
4
5
4
1
1
40
79
20
18
11
6
0
134
LG TD
18
12
9
11
6
0
18
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
CIN.
ATT YDS
LG TD
R.Fitzpatrick
C.Perry
4
12
41
28
13
12
0
0
TOTALS
16
69
13
0
Passing
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
D.Anderson
TOTALS
24
24
15
15
138
138
1-1
1-1
CIN.
R.Fitzpatrick
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
35
35
21
21
156
156
1-3
1-3
Receiving
CLE.
K.Winslow
B.Edwards
S.Steptoe
J.Lewis
J.Wright
L.Vickers
J.Harrison
TOTALS
NO YDS
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
15
54
22
24
15
10
8
5
138
LG TD
20
12
17
9
10
8
5
20
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
CIN.
NO YDS
T.Houshmandzadeh
6
C.Perry
5
C.Ocho Cinco 3
R.Kelly
3
A.Chatman
2
B.Utecht
2
TOTALS
21
Defense
50
15
28
21
32
10
156
LG TD
15
9
13
8
22
9
22
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Cleveland (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: B.McDonald 7-0-7, E.Wright
5-2-7, T.Cousin 5-1-6, L.Williams 5-1-6, S.Rogers 3-1-4, D.Jackson 1-3-4,
K.Wimbley 3-0-3, C.Williams 2-0-2, M.Adams 1-1-2, A.Hall 1-0-1, S.Thomas 1-01, B.Pool 1-0-1, A.Davis 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: A.Hall 1-7, S.Rogers 1-5, K.Wimbley
1-2. INT.-YDS.: M.Adams 1-18, E.Wright 1-17, T.Cousin 1-4. PD: E.Wright 2,
M.Adams 1, T.Cousin 1, B.McDonald 1. FF: A.Hall 1, K.Wimbley 1. FR-YDS.:
M.Adams 1-0, C.Williams 1-0.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: Dh.Jones 5-10-15, K.Rivers
9-2-11, R.Jeanty 5-3-8, R.Geathers 3-5-8, C.Ndukwe 3-4-7, M.White 6-0-6,
Da.Jones 3-2-5, J.Thornton 1-4-5, D.Peko 0-5-5, J.Fanene 3-1-4, O.Harris 2-2-4,
F.Rucker 1-2-3, B.Johnson 2-0-2, C.Lynch 2-0-2, A.Odom 1-1-2, J.Fletcher 1-01. SKS.-YDS.: C.Ndukwe 1-11. INT.-YDS.: C.Ndukwe 1-12. PD: C.Ndukwe 3,
L.Hall 2. FF: None. FR-YDS.: None.
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GAME 5
Cowboys 31, Bengals 22
Sunday, Oct. 5, at Texas Stadium
GAME 6
Jets 26, Bengals 14
Sunday, Oct. 12, at The Meadowlands
Bengals fans were contemplating a tie for the team’s second-biggest road
comeback win ever when LB Rashad Jeanty covered an onside kick at the
Bengals 48 with 14:02 still remaining. After trailing 17-0, the Bengals had scored
16 unanswered points. But the Cowboys turned matters back in their favor on the
next play, recovering a fumble by HB Chris Perry. Dallas scored in two plays for
a 24-16 lead, and though the Bengals rebounded to within 24-22 on WR T.J.
Houshmandzadeh’s second TD catch of the day, Cincinnati failed on a two-point
conversion try. Dallas then drove for a clinching TD, getting the score on a 15yard pass from QB Tony Romo to WR Patrick Crayton. The Bengals fell to 0-5
on the season, and the Cowboys improved to 4-1.
The Bengals scored just 1:24 into the game when S Chinedum Ndukwe ran
15 yards with a Brett Favre fumble forced by DE Antwan Odom, and Cincinnati’s
defense allowed a season-low 252 yards. But the struggling Bengals offense
could muster only 171 yards, and Jets RB Thomas Jones provided all the points
his team needed by scoring three TDs. He found the end zone on a two-yard
reception in the first quarter, a seven-yard run in the second quarter and a oneyard run in the fourth quarter. Ryan Fitzpatrick started at QB for Cincinnati,
subbing for the second time in three games for injured Carson Palmer (elbow).
Fitzpatrick led a 14-play, 66-yard drive that brought the Bengals to within 17-14
at halftime, but the Bengals did not again reach Jets territory until their final
possession of the game. Jets QB Brett Favre ran his career record against
Cincinnati to 4-1 (first four games with Green Bay), and the Bengals fell to 0-10
all-time at the Meadowlands/Giants Stadium. The Bengals fell to 0-6 on the
season, while the Jets improved to 3-2.
SCORE BY PERIODS
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
Cincinnati ....................................................0
Dallas........................................................10
6
7
7
0
9
14
—
—
22
31
TEAM — SCORING PLAY
QTR.-LEFT SCORE BY PERIODS
Dall. — N.Folk 30 field goal .................................................................... 1-13:06
Dall. — F.Jones 33 run (N.Folk kick) ........................................................ 1-6:00
Dall. — J.Witten 4 pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick) ............................... 2-12:12
Cin. — S.Graham 41 field goal ................................................................ 2-8:15
Cin. — S.Graham 31 field goal ................................................................ 2-0:34
Cin. — T.Houshmandzadeh 18 pass from C.Palmer (S.Graham kick).... 3-7:59
Cin. — S.Graham 40 field goal .............................................................. 4-14:02
Dall. — T.Owens 57 pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick)............................ 4-11:46
Cin. — T.Houshmandzadeh 10 pass from C.Palmer (pass failed).......... 4-7:39
Dall. — P.Crayton 15 pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick) ............................ 4-1:52
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 62,655. Time: 3:07.
TEAM STATISTICS
CIN.
DALL.
First downs .........................................................................................18
Third down conversions-attempts................................................... 6-14
Total net yards ..................................................................................269
Net yards rushing................................................................................61
Net yards passing.............................................................................208
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................. 39-23-1
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................... 2-9
Punts-average ............................................................................. 4-46.3
Punt returns-yards ............................................................................ 1-8
Kickoff returns-yards..................................................................... 6-177
Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 7-44
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 1-1
Time of possession........................................................................28:15
18
9-15
373
198
175
23-14-1
1-1
3-55.3
2-15
3-67
6-52
2-1
31:45
Rushing
CIN.
ATT YDS
LG TD
C.Perry
C.Benson
13
10
31
30
10
10
0
0
TOTALS
23
61
10
0
DALL.
F.Jones
M.Barber
T.Owens
T.Romo
D.Anderson
TOTALS
ATT YDS
9
23
1
4
1
38
96
84
8
7
3
198
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
Cincinnati ....................................................7
N.Y. Jets .....................................................7
7
10
0
3
0
6
—
—
14
26
TEAM — SCORING PLAY
TEAM STATISTICS
CIN.
NYJ
First downs......................................................................................... 13
Third down conversions-attempts................................................... 5-15
Total net yards ................................................................................. 171
Net yards rushing............................................................................... 43
Net yards passing ............................................................................ 128
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................. 33-20-0
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................. 5-24
Punts-average.............................................................................. 7-41.7
Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 1-10
Kickoff returns-yards..................................................................... 5-121
Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 4-23
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-1
Time of possession....................................................................... 24:42
19
7-14
252
86
166
33-25-2
2-23
2-37.0
5-77
2-56
4-25
1-1
35:18
Rushing
LG TD
33t
16
8
6
3
33t
1
0
0
0
0
1
CIN.
ATT YDS
LG TD
R.Fitzpatrick
C.Perry
C.Benson
6
11
4
23
14
6
10
4
3
TOTALS
21
43
10
1
0
0
Passing
CIN.
C.Palmer
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
39
39
23
23
217
217
2-1
2-1
DALL.
T.Romo
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
23
23
14
14
176
176
3-1
3-1
Receiving
CIN.
NO YDS
T.Houshmandzadeh
7
A.Chatman
7
C.Ocho Cinco 3
C.Perry
3
D.Coats
1
B.Utecht
1
R.Kelly
1
TOTALS
23
85
55
43
19
11
3
1
217
LG TD
25
18
19
12
11
3
1
25
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
DALL.
NO YDS
LG TD
J.Witten
T.Owens
M.Barber
P.Crayton
F.Jones
8
2
2
1
1
79
67
8
15
7
29
57t
6
15t
7
1
1
0
1
0
TOTALS
14
176
57t
3
Defense
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: C.Ndukwe 7-4-11, K.Rivers
5-3-8, Dh.Jones 3-4-7, R.Geathers 3-3-6, L.Hall 3-3-6, D.Peko 1-4-5, Da.Jones
4-0-4, F.Rucker 3-1-4, A.Odom 2-2-4, M.White 3-0-3, J.Fanene 2-1-3, R.Jeanty
2-1-3, D.Blackstock 1-0-1, O.Harris 1-0-1, B.Johnson 1-0-1, J.Thornton 1-0-1,
J.Fletcher 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: R.Geathers 0.5-0.5, D.Peko 0.5-0.5. INT.-YDS.:
K.Rivers 1-39. PD: K.Rivers 1, M.White 1. FF: K.Rivers 1, F.Rucker 1. FR-YDS.:
J.Fletcher 1-0.
Dallas (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: A.Jones 5-1-6, D.Ware 4-1-5,
J.Ratliff 3-2-5, Z.Thomas 3-2-5, M.Spears 2-3-5, O.Scandrick 4-0-4, B.James 40-4, A.Henry 4-0-4, K.Hamlin 3-1-4, K.Davis 2-0-2, C.Canty 1-1-2, J.Hatcher 1-12, T.Johnson 1-0-1, M.Jenkins 1-0-1, K.Burnett 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: J.Ratliff 1-6,
D.Ware 1-3. INT.-YDS.: G.Ellis 1-11. PD: A.Jones 2, K.Burnett 1, G.Ellis 1,
K.Hamlin 1, M.Spears 1. FF: T.Johnson 1. FR-YDS.: A.Spencer 1-0.
QTR.-LEFT
Cin. — C.Ndukwe 15 fumble return (D.Rayner kick) .............................1-13:36
NYJ — T.Jones 2 pass from B.Favre (J.Feely kick).................................1-7:44
NYJ — J.Feely 38 field goal ...................................................................2-10:56
NYJ — T.Jones 7 run (J.Feely kick) .........................................................2-7:57
Cin. — R.Fitzpatrick 1 run (D.Rayner kick) ..............................................2-0:08
NYJ — J.Feely 43 field goal .....................................................................3-5:36
NYJ — T.Jones 1 run (pass failed)...........................................................4-2:22
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 78,161. Time: 2:56.
1
NYJ
ATT YDS
T.Jones
17
B.Smith
1
L.Washington 5
L.Coles
1
C.Stuckey
1
J.Chatman
1
B.Favre
1
TOTALS
27
65
11
7
3
1
0
-1
86
LG TD
8
11
3
3
1
0
-1
11
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Passing
CIN.
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
R.Fitzpatrick
TOTALS
33
33
20
20
152
152
0-0
0-0
NYJ
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
B.Favre
TOTALS
33
33
25
25
189
189
1-2
1-2
Receiving
CIN.
NO YDS
T.Houshmandzadeh
7
C.Ocho Cinco 5
B.Utecht
4
C.Perry
2
C.Henry
1
R.Fitzpatrick
1
TOTALS
20
49
57
34
2
13
-3
152
LG TD
13
16
12
2
13
-3
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
NYJ
J.Cotchery
L.Coles
L.Washington
T.Jones
C.Baker
J.Chatman
TOTALS
Defense
NO YDS
LG TD
8
8
4
3
1
1
85
61
22
13
6
2
23
29
12
6
6
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
25
189
29
1
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: Dh.Jones 8-5-13, D.Peko 73-10, P.Sims 4-3-7, M.White 4-3-7, C.Ndukwe 4-1-5, L.Hall 3-2-5, R.Jeanty 3-25, A.Odom 4-0-4, K.Rivers 3-1-4, F.Rucker 2-2-4, B.Johnson 0-4-4, J.Joseph 30-3, R.Geathers 2-1-3, O.Harris 1-1-2, Da.Jones 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: Odom 1-16,
F.Rucker 1-7. INT.-YDS.: C.Lynch 1-6, M.White 1-0. PD: J.Joseph 3, R.Jeanty 1,
Da.Jones 1, Dh.Jones 1, C.Lynch 1, M.White 1. FF: A.Odom 1. FR-YDS.:
C.Ndukwe 1-15.
N.Y. Jets (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: A.Elam 5-1-6, D.Harris 2-4-6,
D.Revis 5-0-5, K.Jenkins 4-0-4, C.Pace 4-0-4, D.Coleman 3-1-4, K.Coleman 3-03, S.Ellis 3-0-3, H.Poteat 3-0-3, D.Lowery 2-1-3, K.Rhodes 2-1-3, M.Devito 1-23, E.Barton 2-0-2, D.Bowens 1-1-2, B.Thomas 1-1-2, S.Pouha 1-1-2, D.Barrett 10-1, C.Mosley 1-0-1. SKS.-YDS.: C.Pace 1-6, H.Poteat 1-6, S.Ellis 1-4, E.Barton
1-0, D.Harris 0.5-4, B.Thomas 0.5-4. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: D.Lowery 2,
D.Coleman 1, D.Bowens 1. FF: C.Pace 1, H.Poteat 1. FR-YDS.: C.Pace 1-0.
— Page 14 —
GAME 7
Steelers 38, Bengals 10
Sunday, Oct. 19, at Paul Brown Stadium
GAME 8
Texans 35, Bengals 6
Sunday, Nov. 9, at Reliant Stadium
The Bengals trailed the division-leading Steelers by only 17-10 entering the
fourth quarter, and with 12:28 remaining in the final period they were driving for a
potential tying TD, with a first down at the Pittsburgh 37. But the Steelers turned
Cincinnati away, forcing a punt, and Pittsburgh scored TDs on its final three
possessions to win by a four-TD margin. It was Pittsburgh’s eighth straight win at
Paul Brown Stadium, including a 2005 season playoff game. Ben Roethlisberger
threw a pair of TD passes for Pittsburgh and finished the day with a 108.6 passer
rating, and RB Mewelde Moore rushed for 120 yards with a pair of scores. LB
Keith Rivers, the Bengals’ first-round 2008 draft pick, suffered a broken jaw early
in the first quarter and was lost for the remainder of the season. The Bengals fell
to 0-7 on the year while Pittsburgh improved to 5-1.
The Bengals suffered their most lopsided defeat of a nightmare season,
falling to 0-8 for the first time since 1994. They suffered their first loss to the
Texans in four all-time meetings. Cincinnati trailed by a seemingly manageable
14-6 at halftime, but had been forced to settle for a FG just before the half
despite having reached a second-and-two situation at the Texans’ 14-yard line.
Houston put the game away early in the second half, opening the third quarter
with an 84-yard TD drive and following with a 53-yard TD drive on its second
possession. Texans QB Matt Schaub finished the contest with a near-perfect
144.0 passer rating, completing 24 of 28 throws for 280 yards, three TDs and no
INTs. Bengals WR Chad Ocho Cinco had five receptions, catching at least one
pass for the 100th straight game, extending his Bengals record in the category.
The Texans improved to 3-4 on the season, posting the first three-game win
streak in franchise history.
SCORE BY PERIODS
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
Pittsburgh..................................................10
Cincinnati ....................................................0
0
7
7
3
21
0
—
—
38
10
TEAM — SCORING PLAY
QTR.-LEFT
Pitt. — M.Moore 2 pass from B.Roethlisberger (Je.Reed kick) ............... 1-9:56
Pitt. — Je.Reed 21 field goal ................................................................... 1-0:42
Cin. — C.Ocho Cinco 5 pass from R.Fitzpatrick (D.Rayner kick)............ 2-0:36
Pitt. — M.Moore 13 run (Je.Reed kick).................................................... 3-8:29
Cin. — D.Rayner 26 field goal ................................................................. 3-2:38
Pitt. — N.Washington 50 pass from B.Roethlisberger (Je.Reed kick) .... 4-8:17
Pitt. — M.Moore 2 run (Je.Reed kick)...................................................... 4-5:17
Pitt. — H.Ward 16 pass from B.Leftwich (Je.Reed kick) ......................... 4-1:54
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 65,860. Time: 3:00.
TEAM STATISTICS
PITT.
CIN.
First downs .........................................................................................20
Third down conversions-attempts................................................... 6-12
Total net yards ..................................................................................375
Net yards rushing..............................................................................125
Net yards passing.............................................................................250
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................. 31-20-0
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................... 0-0
Punts-average ............................................................................. 5-40.8
Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 3-21
Kickoff returns-yards....................................................................... 3-70
Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 3-15
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 2-0
Time of possession........................................................................30:35
16
4-16
212
84
128
39-24-0
7-47
8-37.9
3-6
6-129
4-55
2-1
29:25
Rushing
PITT.
ATT YDS
M.Moore
20
N.Washington 1
G.Russell
4
B.Roethlisberger
2
TOTALS
27
LG TD
CIN.
ATT YDS
LG TD
120
6
0
24
6
3
2
0
0
C.Benson
K.Watson
R.Fitzpatrick
14
4
4
52
17
15
15
6
10
0
0
0
-1
125
-0
24
0
2
TOTALS
22
84
15
0
Passing
PITT.
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
B.Roethlisberger
28
B.Leftwich
3
TOTALS
31
17
3
20
216
34
250
2-0
1-0
3-0
CIN.
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
R.Fitzpatrick
J.Palmer
35
4
21
3
164
11
1-0
0-0
TOTALS
39
24
175
1-0
Receiving
PITT.
S.Holmes
M.Moore
H.Ward
N.Washington
H.Miller
L.Sweed
M.Spaeth
TOTALS
NO YDS
LG TD
CIN.
T.Houshmandzadeh
8
C.Ocho Cinco 8
C.Henry
3
A.Chatman
2
C.Benson
1
J.Simpson
1
K.Watson
1
TOTALS
24
5
5
4
2
2
1
1
89
14
60
57
13
11
6
32
7
29
50t
7
11
6
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
20
250
50t
3
Defense
NO YDS
58
52
44
8
10
2
1
175
LG TD
19
9
18
5
10
2
1
19
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Pittsburgh (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: J.Farrior 6-5-11,
L.Timmons 6-3-9, R.Clark 4-1-5, B.McFadden 4-1-5, J.Harrison 3-2-5,
T.Polamalu 2-3-5, L.Woodley 2-2-4, I.Taylor 3-0-3, C.Hoke 3-0-3, T.Kirschke 11-2, O.Roye 1-1-2, W.Gay 1-0-1, Aa.Smith 1-0-1, B.Keisel 1-0-1, D.Townsend 10-1, A.Madison 1-0-1, L.Foote 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: J.Harrison 2-21, L.Timmons 212, L.Woodley 2-12, J.Farrior 1-2. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: I.Taylor 2, T.Carter 1,
J.Farrior 1, J.Harrison 1. FF: L.Woodley 1. FR-YDS.: L.Woodley 1-0.
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Geathers 7-3-10,
B.Johnson 6-4-10, D.Jackson 4-4-8, Dh.Jones 4-4-8, C.Ndukwe 4-3-7, Da.Jones
3-2-5, P.Sims 2-3-5, J.Joseph 3-1-4, L.Hall 2-1-3, A.Odom 1-2-3, D.Peko 1-2-3,
J.Thornton 0-2-2, J.Fanene 1-0-1, F.Rucker 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: None. INT.YDS.: None. PD: L.Hall 2, J.Joseph 1, F.Rucker 1. FF: J.Joseph 1. FR-YDS.:
None.
SCORE BY PERIODS
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
Cincinnati ....................................................3
Houston.......................................................7
3
7
0
14
0
7
—
—
6
35
TEAM — SCORING PLAY
QTR.-LEFT
Hou. — J.Jones 73 punt return (K.Brown kick) .......................................1-12:42
Cin. — S.Graham 43 field goal ................................................................1-6:24
Hou. — D.Anderson 6 pass from M.Schaub (K.Brown kick).....................2-3:23
Cin. — S.Graham 32 field goal ................................................................2-0:50
Hou. — K.Walter 7 pass from M.Schaub (K.Brown kick) ..........................3-9:19
Hou. — K.Walter 39 pass from M.Schaub (K.Brown kick) ........................3-6:30
Hou. — S.Slaton 20 run (K.Brown kick) ....................................................4-9:54
Missed FGs: None. Attendance: 70,112. Time: 2:59.
TEAM STATISTICS
CIN.
HOU.
First downs......................................................................................... 16
Third down conversions-attempts................................................... 8-14
Total net yards ................................................................................. 253
Net yards rushing........................................................................ 22-105
Net yards passing ............................................................................ 148
Pass attempts-completions-interceptions.................................. 32-20-2
Sacks against-yards lost................................................................... 2-7
Punts-average.............................................................................. 3-42.3
Punt returns-yards .......................................................................... 1-15
Kickoff returns-yards..................................................................... 5-102
Penalties-yards ............................................................................... 7-51
Fumbles-lost ..................................................................................... 1-1
Time of possession....................................................................... 24:49
23
10-13
384
31-109
275
28-24-0
1-5
2-29.5
1-73
3-58
7-55
0-0
35:11
Rushing
CIN.
ATT YDS
C.Benson
13
49
R.Fitzpatrick
7
42
T.Houshmandzadeh
1
9
K.Watson
1
5
TOTALS
22 105
LG TD
12
11
0
0
9
5
12
0
0
0
HOU.
ATT YDS
LG TD
S.Slaton
A.Green
R.Moats
M.Schaub
15
9
3
4
53
41
17
-2
20t
11
9
2
1
0
0
0
TOTALS
31
109
20t
1
Passing
CIN.
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
R.Fitzpatrick
TOTALS
32
32
20
20
155
155
0-2
0-2
HOU.
M.Schaub
TOTALS
ATT CMP YDS TD-I
28
28
24
24
280
280
3-0
3-0
Receiving
CIN.
NO YDS
T.Houshmandzadeh
8
C.Ocho Cinco 5
R.Kelly
4
C.Benson
2
C.Henry
1
TOTALS
20
54
44
34
20
3
155
LG TD
11
14
13
14
3
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
HOU.
A.Johnson
K.Walter
O.Daniels
D.Anderson
S.Slaton
A.Green
TOTALS
Defense
NO YDS
11
5
3
2
2
1
24
143
70
21
28
13
5
280
LG TD
27
39t
9
22
7
5
39t
0
2
0
1
0
0
3
Cincinnati (coaches’ stats) — ST-AT-TT: R.Jeanty 6-4-10, D.Jackson
5-3-8, B.Johnson 2-5-7, D.Peko 2-5-7, A.Odom 5-1-6, R.Geathers 1-5-6, P.Sims
5-0-5, J.Thornton 3-2-5, C.Ndukwe 2-3-5, Dh.Jones 1-4-5, J.Joseph 3-1-4, L.Hall
3-0-3, M.White 2-1-3, F.Rucker 1-1-2, Da.Jones 1-0-1, O.Harris 0-1-1. SKS.YDS.: J.Thornton 1-5. INT.-YDS.: None. PD: C.Ndukwe 1, J.Thornton 1. FF:
None. FR-YDS.: None.
Houston (press box stats) — ST-AT-TT: Z.Diles 7-5-12, D.Robinson 72-9, N.Ferguson 5-2-7, E.Wilson 2-3-5, F.Bennett 2-2-4, M.Williams 3-0-3,
J.Reeves 3-0-3, D.Faggins 3-0-3, J.Zgonina 2-1-3, D.Ryans 1-2-3, T.Johnson 11-2, T.Bulman 1-1-2, A.Weaver 1-1-2, M.Greenwood 1-0-1, B.Harrison 1-0-1,
De.Robinson 0-1-1. SKS.-YDS.: M.Williams 1-4, T.Johnson 1-3. INT.-YDS.:
E.Wilson 1-17, Du.Robinson 1-0. PD: Du.Robinson 2, E.Wilson 2, E.Cochran 1,
T.Johnson 1, J.Reeves 1. FF: M.Williams 1. FR-YDS.: A.Okoye 1-0.
— Page 15 —
In 2008, the Bengals are:
0-3
0-5
0-2
0-6
0-1
0-2
0-2
0-0
0-6
0-1
0-1
0-6
0-2
24-19
18-27
26-17
16-29
7-8
20-20
31-11
4-1
7-34
34-6
2-2
6-38
26-17
at home
on the road
when scoring first
when opponent scores first
in games decided by three points or fewer
in games decided by seven points or fewer
when leading at halftime
when tied at halftime
when trailing at halftime
when leading after three quarters
when tied after three quarters
when trailing after three quarters
when rushing for 100 net yards
0-1
0-1
0-3
0-4
0-0
0-3
0-2
0-7
0-8
0-0
0-1
0-7
0-4
when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards
with plus turnover differential
with even turnover differential
with minus turnover differential
when passing for 250 net yards
when opponent passes for 250 net yards
when scoring 20 points or more
when opponent scores 20 points or more
when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof)
when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof)
on natural grass
on synthetic surface
with fewer penalty yards
Under Marvin Lewis,
the Bengals are:
at home
on the road
when scoring first
when opponent scores first
in games decided by three points or fewer
in games decided by seven points or fewer
when leading at halftime
when tied at halftime
when trailing at halftime
when leading after three quarters
when tied after three quarters
when trailing after three quarters
when rushing for 100 net yards
24-7
29-5
9-12
4-29
16-15
15-14
35-18
17-41
40-44
2-2
18-18
24-28
24-23
— Page 16 —
when opponent rushes for less than 100 net yards
with plus turnover differential
with even turnover differential
with minus turnover differential
when passing for 250 net yards
when opponent passes for 250 net yards
when scoring 20 points or more
when opponent scores 20 points or more
when game is outdoors (open-air/open retractable roof)
when game is inside (dome/closed retractable roof)
on natural grass
on synthetic surface
with fewer penalty yards
Best performances
Rushing yards
74 — Chris Perry, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
64 — Chris Perry, Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee
52 — Cedric Benson, Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh
Pass completions
27 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
23 — Carson Palmer, Oct. 5 at Dallas
21 — (two times)
Rushing attempts
21 — Chris Perry, Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee
20 — Chris Perry, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
19 — Chris Perry, Sept. 7 at Baltimore
Longest passes
36 — Carson Palmer to DeDe Dorsey, Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee
26 — Carson Palmer to T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
25 — (two times)
Longest rushes
25 — Chris Perry, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants (TD)
15 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
15 — Cedric Benson, Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh
Yards
146 —
93 —
85 —
Receptions
12 — T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
8
— (three times)
Longest kickoff return
60 — Glenn Holt, Oct. 5 at Dallas
46 — Glenn Holt, Oct. 5 at Dallas
44 — Glenn Holt, Sept. 7 at Baltimore
Receiving yards
146 — T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
85 — T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Oct. 5 at Dallas
70 — Antonio Chatman, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
Passing yards
286 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
217 — Carson Palmer, Oct. 5 at Dallas
164 — Ryan Fitzpatrick, Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh
Pass attempts
39 — Carson Palmer, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
39 — Carson Palmer, Oct. 5 at Dallas
35 — (two times)
from scrimmage
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
Chris Perry, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Oct. 5 at Dallas
Longest punt return
34 — Antonio Chatman, Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee
21 — Antonio Chatman, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
15 — Antonio Chatman, Oct. 26 at Houston
Total tackles (coaches’ statistics based on film review)
15 — Dhani Jones, Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee
15 — Dhani Jones, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
15 — Dhani Jones, Sept. 28 vs. Cleveland
Solo tackles (coaches’ statistics based on film review)
10 — Dhani Jones, Sept. 21 at N.Y. Giants
9
— Keith Rivers, Sept. 28 vs. Cleveland
8
— Dhani Jones, Oct. 12 at N.Y. Jets
— Page 17 —
Transactions
(Transactions prior to July 7 can be found on pages 142-143 of the Bengals’ 2008 media guide.)
July 7
July 15
July 17
July 22
July 24
July 25
July 27
July 28
Aug. 4
Aug. 5
Aug. 6
Aug. 14
Aug. 15
Aug. 19
Aug. 20
Aug. 21
Aug. 22
Aug. 30
Aug. 31
— Waived DT Titus Adams, CB Jerrid
Gaines and DT Michael Marquardt.
— Signed DT Jason Shirley (D5); Acquired LB
Carl-Johan Bjork as an international
practice squad player.
— Signed TE Matt Sherry (D6b) and DE
Angelo Craig (D7a).
— Signed WR Mario Urrutia (D7b).
— Terminated the contract of CB Blue Adams.
— Waived HB Kenny Irons (failed physical).
— Signed G/OT Andrew Whitworth* to a
contract extension; Signed WR Jerome
Simpson (D2), DT Pat Sims (D3a), WR
Andre Caldwell (D3b), OT Anthony
Collins (D4) and S Corey Lynch (D6a).
— Signed CB Jonathan Zenon (CFA,
Louisiana State); Placed LB David Pollack
on the Reserve/Did Not Report list; HB Kenny
Irons cleared waivers and reverted to
Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list.
— Waived HB Kenny Irons from the
Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list.
— Signed LB Keith Rivers (D1); Signed CB
Jerrid Gaines (FA); Waived FB Tyler
Whaley; Waived CB Jonathan Zenon
(injury settlement).
— Waived WR Travis Brown.
— Waived G Justin Britt (injured).
— G Justin Britt clear waivers and reverted to
Reserve/Injured list.
— Signed WR Chris Henry(FA); Waived CB
Jerrid Gaines.
— Waived FB Bradley Glatthaar (injury
settlement) and CB Ethan Kilmer (injured).
— Waived WR Marcus Maxwell (injured); CB
Ethan Kilmer cleared waivers and reverted to
Reserve/Injured list.
— WR Marcus Maxwell cleared waivers and
reverted to Reserve/Injured list.
— Terminated the contracts of OT Willie
Anderson, HB Rudi Johnson, TE Nate
Lawrie, LB Jim Maxwell and CB
Deltha O’Neal; Placed TE Matt Sherry
on the Reserve/Injured list; Placed WR Chris
Henry on the Reserve/Suspended by
Commissioner list; Waived G James Blair, LB
Ahmad Brooks, DE Antwon Burton,
S John Busing, DE Angelo Craig, DE
Eric Henderson, LB Anthony Hoke,
LB Dan Howell, HB James Johnson,
G Nate Livings, WR Clyde Logan, WR
Maurice Purify, QB Jeff Rowe, OT
Dane Uperesa, WR Mario Urrutia.
— Acquired G Frank Davis on waivers from
Detroit and DT Orien Harris on waivers from
New Orleans; Terminated the contract of DT
Michael Myers; Placed C Dan
Santucci on the Reserve/Injured list; Signed
five players to the practice squad: LB Dan
Howell, HB James Johnson, G Nate
Livings, WR Maurice Purify and WR
Mario Urrutia; Placed LB Carl-Johan
Bjork on the Practice Squad as an International
Sept. 1
Sept. 3
Sept. 4
Sept. 11
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 24
Sept. 29
Sept. 30
Oct. 3
Oct. 4
Oct. 7
Oct. 9
Oct. 11
Oct. 14
Oct. 17
Oct. 21
Oct. 22
Oct. 24
Oct. 27
Practice Squad Player.
— Signed DE Eric Henderson to the practice
squad.
— Signed FB Reagan Maui’a (FA); Placed FB
Jeremi Johnson on the Reserve/Injured list;
Signed CB Geoffrey Pope (FA) and OT
Dennis Roland (FA) to the practice squad.
— Recognized the change of WR Chad
Johnson’s surname to Ocho Cinco.
— Signed TE Nate Lawrie to the practice squad;
Released OT Dennis Roland from the
practice squad.
— Signed CB Geoffrey Pope from the practice
squad; Waived G Frank Davis; Signed OT
Dennis Roland (FA) and LB Abdul
Hodge (FA) to the practice squad; Released LB
Dan Howell from the practice squad.
— Signed CB Jamar Fletcher (FA); Waived
CB Geoffrey Pope; Released WR
Maurice Purify from the practice squad.
— Signed CB Geoffrey Pope to the practice
squad.
— WR Chris Henry completed four-game
suspension and was granted a roster exemption of
up to one week.
— Signed HB Cedric Benson (FA); Placed HB
DeDe Dorsey on the Reserve/Injured list.
— Signed LB Abdul Hodge from practice squad;
Waived CB Simeon Castille.
— Removed roster exemption from WR Chris
Henry and added him to active roster;
Terminated the contract of HB Kenny
Watson.
— Signed HB Kenny Watson; Placed LB
Darryl Blackstock on the
Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list; Signed
CB Simeon Castille to the practice squad.
— Waived CB Ethan Kilmer from the
Reserve/Injured list.
— Signed K Dave Rayner; Waived FB
Reagan Maui’a.
— Waived WR Marcus Maxwell from the
Reserve/Injured list.
— Signed TE Nate Lawrie and CB Geoffrey
Pope from the practice squad; Placed C Kyle
Cook and S Herana-Daze Jones on the
Reserve/Injured list; Signed QB Jeff Rowe to
the practice squad.
— Signed G Andrew Crummey from
Washington practice squad; Placed LB Keith
Rivers on Reserve/Injured list; Waived K Dave
Rayner.
— Signed FB Reagan Maui’a; Signed WR
Maurice Purify to the practice squad.
— Signed LB/DE Eric Henderson from the
practice squad; Placed FB Reagan Maui’a
on the Reserve/Injured list.
— Placed S Corey Lynch on the Reserve/Injured
list.
* NOTE: Signed a new contract before finishing the final season(s) of
existing contract.
— Page 18 —
Participation chart
Legend
(position abbreviation indicates start)
P
DNP
IL
*
PS
NAME
—
—
—
—
—
PSI
—
IPSP —
RPUP —
RI
—
RSBC —
played as a substitute
did not play
inactive list
designated third quarterback
practice squad
Cin.
G-S
Andrews, Stacy................ 8-8
Benson, Cedric ................ 4-2
Bjork, Carl-Johan............. 0-0
Blackstock, Darryl............ 5-1
Britt, Justin ....................... 0-0
Caldwell, Andre................ 1-0
Castille, Simeon............... 4-0
Chatman, Antonio............ 8-1
Coats, Daniel ................... 8-0
Collins, Anthony............... 2-0
Cook, Kyle ....................... 5-0
Crummey, Andrew........... 0-0
Davis, Frank..................... 0-0
Dorsey, DeDe .................. 4-0
Fanene, Jonathan............ 8-0
Fitzpatrick, Ryan.............. 5-4
Fletcher, Jamar................ 3-0
Geathers, Robert ............. 8-8
Ghiaciuc, Eric................... 8-8
Graham, Shayne.............. 6-0
Hall, Leon......................... 8-8
Harris, Orien .................... 7-1
Hebert, Kyries .................. 8-0
Henderson, Eric ............... 1-0
Henry, Chris..................... 4-1
Hodge, Abdul ................... 4-0
Holt, Glenn....................... 7-0
Houshmandzadeh, T.J. ... 8-8
Howell, Dan ..................... 0-0
Jackson, Dexter ............... 3-3
Jeanty, Rashad................ 8-7
Johnson, Brandon............ 8-1
Johnson, James............... 0-0
Johnson, Jeremi .............. 0-0
Jones, David .................... 8-3
Jones, Dhani.................... 8-8
Jones, Herana-Daze........ 3-0
Jones, Levi....................... 8-8
Joseph, Johnathan .......... 6-5
Kelly, Reggie.................... 8-8
Kilmer, Ethan ................... 0-0
Kooistra, Scott ................. 8-0
Larson, Kyle..................... 8-0
Lawrie, Nate..................... 2-0
Livings, Nate .................... 0-0
Lynch, Corey.................... 7-0
Maui’a, Reagan................ 2-2
Maxwell, Marcus .............. 0-0
Mays, Corey..................... 4-0
Ndukwe, Chinedum ......... 7-7
Ocho Cinco, Chad ........... 8-7
Odom, Antwan................. 8-6
Palmer, Carson................ 4-4
Palmer, Jordan ................ 1-0
Peko, Domata .................. 8-8
Perry, Chris...................... 8-6
Pope, Geoffrey................. 3-0
Purify, Maurice................. 0-0
Rayner, Dave................... 2-0
Rivers, Keith .................... 7-7
Roland, Dennis ................ 0-0
Rowe, Jeff........................ 0-0
Rucker, Frostee ............... 8-2
St. Louis, Brad ................. 8-0
Santucci, Dan .................. 0-0
Sherry, Matt ..................... 0-0
Shirley, Jason .................. 0-0
Simpson, Jerome............. 4-0
Sims, Pat ......................... 3-0
Thornton, John................. 7-7
Urrutia, Mario ................... 0-0
Utecht, Ben ...................... 5-5
Watson, Kenny ................ 6-0
White, Marvin................... 8-6
Whitworth, Andrew........... 8-8
Williams, Bobbie .............. 8-8
practice squad/injured list
international practice squad player
reserve/physically unable to perform list
reserve/injured list
reserve/suspended by commissioner list
1
2
3
4
@Balt. TENN. @NYG CLE.
5
6
7
8
9
@Dall. @NYJ PITT. @Hou. JAX.
ROT
NWT
IPSP
P
RI
IL
P
P
P
DNP
DNP
NWT
IL
P
P
DNP
NWT
LDE
C
P
RCB
P
P
PS
RSBC
NWT
P
WR
PS
SS
SLB
P
PS
RI
P
MLB
P
LOT
LCB
TE
RI
P
P
NWT
PS
IL
IL
RI
P
IL
WR
P
QB
IL*
LDT
HB
PS
PS
NWT
WLB
PS
NWT
RDE
P
RI
RI
IL
P
IL
RDT
PS
2ndTE
P
FS
LG
RG
ROT
P
IPSP
P
RI
IL
NWT
P
P
DNP
P
NWT
NWT
RI
P
DNP
P
LDE
C
P
RCB
P
P
PS
P
P
P
WR
NWT
IL
SLB
P
PS
RI
LCB
MLB
P
LOT
P
TE
RI
P
P
PS
PS
P
IL
RI
IL
SS
WR
RDE
QB
IL*
LDT
HB
PS
NWT
NWT
WLB
PS
NWT
P
P
RI
RI
IL
IL
IL
RDT
PS
2ndTE
NWT
FS
LG
RG
ROT
NWT
IPSP
SLB
RI
IL
P
P
P
P
P
NWT
IL
P
P
P
NWT
LDE
C
P
RCB
P
P
PS
RSBC
NWT
P
WR
PS
IL
P
P
PS
RI
P
MLB
IL
LOT
LCB
TE
RI
P
P
PS
PS
P
IL
RI
P
SS
WR
P
QB
IL*
LDT
HB
PS
PS
NWT
WLB
NWT
NWT
RDE
P
RI
RI
IL
P
IL
RDT
PS
2ndTE
P
FS
LG
RG
ROT
NWT
IPSP
P
RI
DNP
P
P
P
DNP
P
NWT
NWT
P
P
DNP
NWT
LDE
C
P
RCB
P
P
PS
RSBC
PS
P
WR
NWT
IL
SLB
P
PS
RI
LCB
MLB
IL
LOT
IL
TE
RI
P
P
PS
PS
P
FB
RI
P
SS
WR
RDE
QB
IL*
LDT
HB
P
PS
NWT
WLB
PS
NWT
P
P
RI
RI
IL
IL
IL
RDT
PS
IL
P
FS
LG
RG
ROT
NWT
IPSP
P
RI
IL
P
P
P
DNP
P
NWT
NWT
P
P
QB
P
LDE
C
P
RCB
P
P
PS
RSBC
PS
P
WR
NWT
IL
SLB
P
PS
RI
LCB
MLB
IL
LOT
IL
TE
RI
P
P
PS
PS
P
FB
RI
P
SS
P
RDE
IL*
DNP
LDT
HB
PS
NWT
NWT
WLB
PS
NWT
P
P
RI
RI
IL
P
IL
RDT
PS
2ndTE
IL
FS
LG
RG
ROT
P
IPSP
RSBC
RI
IL
PS
P
P
DNP
P
NWT
NWT
RI
P
QB
P
LDE
C
IL
RCB
RDT
P
PS
P
P
P
WR
NWT
IL
SLB
P
PS
RI
P
MLB
P
LOT
LCB
TE
NWT
P
P
PS
PS
P
NWT
RI
IL
SS
WR
RDE
IL*
DNP
LDT
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PS
NWT
P
WLB
PS
NWT
P
P
RI
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IL
IL
P
IL
PS
2ndTE
P
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LG
RG
ROT
HB
IPSP
RSBC
RI
P
PS
3rdWR
P
DNP
RI
NWT
NWT
RI
P
QB
IL
LDE
C
IL
RCB
IL
P
PS
P
P
IL
WR
NWT
FS
SLB
P
PS
RI
P
MLB
RI
LOT
LCB
TE
NWT
P
P
P
PS
P
NWT
NWT
IL
SS
WR
RDE
IL*
P
LDT
P
P
NWT
P
WLB
PS
PS
P
P
RI
RI
IL
P
P
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PS
IL
P
P
LG
RG
ROT
HB
IPSP
RSBC
RI
IL
PS
P
P
P
RI
IL
NWT
RI
P
QB
IL
LDE
C
P
RCB
P
P
P
3rdWR
P
P
WR
NWT
FS
SLB
WLB
PS
RI
P
MLB
RI
LOT
LCB
TE
NWT
P
P
P
PS
P
RI
NWT
IL
SS
WR
RDE
IL*
DNP
LDT
P
P
PS
NWT
RI
PS
PS
P
P
RI
RI
IL
IL
P
RDT
PS
IL
P
P
LG
RG
— Page 19 —
RNFI — reserve/non-football injury list
REX — roster exemption
NWT — not with team
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
PHIL. @Pitt. BALT. @Ind. WASH. @Cle. K.C.
Starting lineups
Offense
GAME
WR
LOT
LG
C
RG
ROT
TE
WR
QB
HB
FB
9-7 @Balt.
9-14 TENN.
9-21 @NYG
9-28 CLE.
10-5 @Dall.
10-12 @NYJ
10-19 PITT.
10-26 @ Hou.
11-2 JAX.
11-9 (BYE)
11-16 PHIL.
11-20 @Pitt.
11-30 BALT.
12-7 @Ind.
12-14 WASH.
12-21 @Cle.
12-28 K.C.
Ocho Cinco
Ocho Cinco
Ocho Cinco
Utecht(2ndTE)
Ocho Cinco
Ocho Cinco
Ocho Cinco
Ocho Cinco
L.Jones
L.Jones
L.Jones
L.Jones
L.Jones
L.Jones
L.Jones
L.Jones
Whitworth
Whitworth
Whitworth
Whitworth
Whitworth
Whitworth
Whitworth
Whitworth
Ghiaciuc
Ghiaciuc
Ghiaciuc
Ghiaciuc
Ghiaciuc
Ghiaciuc
Ghiaciuc
Ghiaciuc
Williams
Williams
Williams
Williams
Williams
Williams
Williams
Williams
Andrews
Andrews
Andrews
Andrews
Andrews
Andrews
Andrews
Andrews
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly
Kelly
Houshmandzadeh
Houshmandzadeh
Houshmandzadeh
Houshmandzadeh
Houshmandzadeh
Houshmandzadeh
Houshmandzadeh
Houshmandzadeh
C.Palmer
C.Palmer
C.Palmer
Fitzpatrick
C.Palmer
Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Perry
Perry
Perry
Perry
Perry
Perry
Benson
Benson
Utecht(2ndTE)
Utecht(2ndTE)
Maui’a
Maui’a
Utecht(2ndTE)
Utecht(2ndTE)
Chatman(3rdWR)
Henry(3rdWR)
Defense
GAME
LDE
LDT
RDT
RDE
SLB
MLB
WLB
LCB
RCB
SS
FS
9-7 @Balt.
9-14 TENN.
9-21 @NYG
9-28 CLE.
10-5 @Dall.
10-12 @NYJ
10-19 PITT.
10-26 @Hou.
11-2 JAX.
11-9 (BYE)
11-16 PHIL.
11-20 @Pitt.
11-30 BALT.
12-7 @Ind.
12-14 WASH.
12-21 @Cle.
12-28 K.C.
Geathers
Geathers
Geathers
Geathers
Geathers
Geathers
Geathers
Geathers
Peko
Peko
Peko
Peko
Peko
Peko
Peko
Peko
Thornton
Thornton
Thornton
Thornton
Thornton
Harris
Thornton
Thornton
Rucker
Rucker
Odom
Odom
Odom
Odom
Odom
Odom
Jeanty
Blackstock
Jeanty
Jeanty
Jeanty
Jeanty
Jeanty
Jeanty
Dh.Jones
Dh.Jones
Dh.Jones
Dh.Jones
Dh.Jones
Dh.Jones
Dh.Jones
Dh.Jones
Rivers
Rivers
Rivers
Rivers
Rivers
Rivers
Rivers
B.Johnson
Joseph
Joseph
Da.Jones
Da.Jones
Da.Jones
Joseph
Joseph
Joseph
Hall
Hall
Hall
Hall
Hall
Hall
Hall
Hall
Jackson
Ndukwe
Ndukwe
Ndukwe
Ndukwe
Ndukwe
Ndukwe
Ndukwe
White
White
White
White
White
White
Jackson
Jackson
— Page 20 —
Depth chart
Oct. 28, 2008
OFFENSE
WR
85 CHAD OCHO CINCO
89 Jerome Simpson
LOT
LG
C
RG
ROT
TE
76
77
53
63
79
82
LEVI JONES
ANDREW WHITWORTH
ERIC GHIACIUC
BOBBIE WILLIAMS
STACY ANDREWS
REGGIE KELLY
73
75
60
75
75
81
WR
QB
HB
FB
84
9
32
49
T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH
CARSON PALMER
CEDRIC BENSON
DANIEL COATS
83 Antonio Chatman
11 Ryan Fitzpatrick
23 Chris Perry
Anthony Collins
Scott Kooistra
Andrew Crummey
Scott Kooistra
Scott Kooistra
Ben Utecht
16 Glenn Holt
15 Chris Henry
80
49
48
87
5
33
Nate Lawrie
Daniel Coats
Brad St. Louis
Andre Caldwell
Jordan Palmer
Kenny Watson
DEFENSE
LDE
LDT
RDT
RDE
SLB
MLB
WLB
LCB
RCB
SS
FS
91
94
97
98
93
57
59
22
29
41
28
ROBERT GEATHERS
DOMATA PEKO
JOHN THORNTON
ANTWAN ODOM
RASHAD JEANTY
DHANI JONES
BRANDON JOHNSON
JOHNATHAN JOSEPH
LEON HALL
CHINEDUM NDUKWE
DEXTER JACKSON
68
95
90
92
50
52
51
25
20
34
26
Jonathan Fanene
Orien Harris
Pat Sims
Frostee Rucker
Eric Henderson
Abdul Hodge
Corey Mays
Jamar Fletcher
David Jones
Kyries Hebert
Marvin White
99 Jason Shirley
24 Geoffrey Pope
SPECIAL TEAMS
P
K
KO
PR
KOR
LS
H
19
17
17
83
16
48
19
Kyle Larson
Shayne Graham
Shayne Graham
Antonio Chatman
Glenn Holt
Brad St. Louis
Kyle Larson
84 T.J. Houshmandzadeh
87 Andre Caldwell
81 Ben Utecht
29 Leon Hall
NOTE: Players whose names are CAPITALIZED are anticipated starters. Rookies and first-year players are underlined.
Pronunciation guide
Carl-Johan Bjork (international PS player) .....CARL-YO-hahn bee-YORK
Bob Bratkowski (offensive coordinator) .............................brat-COW-skee
Simeon Castille (practice squad) .............................SIM-ee-in KASS-steel
Louie Cioffi (assistant defensive backs coach)............................ CHO-fee
Jonathan Fanene...................................................................fuh-NAY-nay
Robert Geathers ...............................................(pronounced as “gathers”)
Eric Ghiaciuc............................................................................ GUY-check
Paul Guenther (asst. special teams/asst. LBs coach) ................ GUN-thur
Orien Harris ................................................................................OR-ee-un
Kyries Hebert................................................................. KYE-riss AY-bear
T.J. Houshmandzadeh................. hoosh(rhymes w/ “push”)-mahn-ZAH-duh
Rashad Jeanty ............................................................ ruh-SHAHD JENN-tee
Jeremi Johnson (reserve/injured) ..................... (pronounced as “Jeremy”)
Dhani Jones..........................................................................duh-HAH-nee
Herana-Daze Jones (Reserve/Injured list) ........ (pronounced as “Hernandez”)
Levi Jones.....................................................................................LEE-vye
Scott Kooistra............................................................................KOO-struh
Nate Lawrie..................................................................................LAW-ree
Reagan Maui’a (Reserve/Injured list)..........mow(rhymes w/ “cow”)-EE-uh
Chinedum Ndukwe..................................... CHIN-uh-doom en-DUKE-way
Chad Ocho Cinco..............................................................O-cho SEEN-ko
Antwan Odom .............................................................. AN-twahn O-duhm
Domata Peko ......................................................... DOE-mah-tah PECK-o
Jeff Rowe (practice squad) .....................................RO (rhymes with “go”)
Dan Santucci (reserve/injured)........................................... san-TOO-chee
Bob Surace (assistant offensive line coach) ............................. suh-RACE
Mario Urrutia (practice squad)......................................... yew-ROO-tee-uh
Ben Utecht ................................................................................... YEW-tek
Ken Zampese (quarterbacks coach).................................... zam-PEE-zee
— Page 21 —
Alphabetical roster
Oct. 28, 2008
NO. NAME
79
32
87
83
49
73
60
68
11
25
91
53
17
29
95
34
50
15
52
16
84
28
93
59
20
57
76
22
82
75
19
80
51
41
85
98
9
5
94
23
24
92
48
99
89
90
97
81
33
26
77
63
POS.
Andrews, Stacy.................................... OT
Benson, Cedric .................................... HB
Caldwell, Andre................................... WR
Chatman, Antonio............................... WR
Coats, Daniel .................................. FB/TE
Collins, Anthony................................... OT
Crummey, Andrew..................................C
Fanene, Jonathan................................ DE
Fitzpatrick, Ryan.................................. QB
Fletcher, Jamar.................................... CB
Geathers, Robert ................................. DE
Ghiaciuc, Eric..........................................C
Graham, Shayne ....................................K
Hall, Leon............................................. CB
Harris, Orien ........................................ DT
Hebert, Kyries.........................................S
Henderson, Eric....................................LB
Henry, Chris........................................ WR
Hodge, Abdul........................................LB
Holt, Glenn.......................................... WR
Houshmandzadeh, T.J. ...................... WR
Jackson, Dexter......................................S
Jeanty, Rashad.....................................LB
Johnson, Brandon ................................LB
Jones, David........................................ CB
Jones, Dhani.........................................LB
Jones, Levi........................................... OT
Joseph, Johnathan .............................. CB
Kelly, Reggie.........................................TE
Kooistra, Scott ................................. G/OT
Larson, Kyle............................................P
Lawrie, Nate..........................................TE
Mays, Corey..........................................LB
Ndukwe, Chinedum ................................S
Ocho Cinco, Chad .............................. WR
Odom, Antwan..................................... DE
Palmer, Carson.................................... QB
Palmer, Jordan .................................... QB
Peko, Domata...................................... DT
Perry, Chris.......................................... HB
Pope, Geoffrey..................................... CB
Rucker, Frostee ................................... DE
St. Louis, Brad ................................ LS/TE
Shirley, Jason ...................................... DT
Simpson, Jerome................................ WR
Sims, Pat ............................................. DT
Thornton, John..................................... DT
Utecht, Ben...........................................TE
Watson, Kenny .................................... HB
White, Marvin..........................................S
Whitworth, Andrew ................................ G
Williams, Bobbie .................................G/C
HT. WT.
6-7
5-11
6-0
5-8
6-3
6-5
6-5
6-4
6-2
5-10
6-3
6-4
6-0
5-11
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-4
6-0
6-1
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-5
6-0
6-1
6-5
5-11
6-4
6-6
6-1
6-6
6-1
6-2
6-1
6-5
6-5
6-5
6-3
6-0
6-0
6-3
6-3
6-5
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-6
6-0
6-1
6-7
6-4
342
220
204
185
264
317
301
295
225
185
272
303
205
199
300
220
256
200
236
193
199
210
245
245
196
240
307
193
256
335
204
255
245
220
192
260
230
232
325
224
186
280
243
338
195
320
297
250
220
199
330
345
BORN
EXP.
6-2-81
12-28-82
4-15-85
2-12-79
4-16-84
11-2-85
10-22-84
3-19-82
11-24-82
8-28-79
8-11-83
5-28-81
12-9-77
12-9-84
6-3-83
10-9-80
1-8-83
5-17-83
9-9-82
7-31-84
9-26-77
7-28-77
4-17-83
4-5-83
9-19-85
2-22-78
8-24-79
4-16-84
2-22-77
10-14-80
9-2-80
10-7-81
11-27-83
3-4-85
1-9-78
9-24-81
12-27-79
5-30-84
11-27-84
12-27-81
6-21-84
9-14-83
8-19-76
9-30-85
2-4-86
11-29-85
10-2-76
6-30-81
3-13-78
12-5-83
12-12-81
9-25-76
5
4
R
6
2
R
R
4
4
8
5
4
8
2
1
1
2
4
3
3
8
10
3
3
2
9
7
3
10
6
5
4
3
2
8
5
6
1
3
5
1
3
9
R
R
R
10
4
7
2
3
9
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Mississippi
Texas
Florida
Cincinnati
Brigham Young
Kansas
Maryland
Utah
Harvard
Wisconsin
Georgia
Central Michigan
Virginia Tech
Michigan
Miami (Fla.)
Louisiana-Lafayette
Georgia Tech
West Virginia
Iowa
Kentucky
Oregon State
Florida State
Central Florida
Louisville
Wingate
Michigan
Arizona State
South Carolina
Mississippi State
North Carolina State
Nebraska
Yale
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Oregon State
Alabama
Southern California
Texas-El Paso
Michigan State
Michigan
Howard
Southern California
Southwest Missouri State
Fresno State
Coastal Carolina
Auburn
West Virginia
Minnesota
Penn State
Texas Christian
Louisiana State
Arkansas
Camden, Ark.
D4c’04
Midland, Texas
FA’08
Tampa, Fla.
D3b’08
Los Angeles, Calif.
FA’06
Layton, Utah
CFA’07
Beaumont, Texas
D4’08
Van Wert, Ohio
PS(Wash.)’08
Pago Pago (American Samoa)
D7’05
Gilbert, Ariz.
T(StL.)’07
St. Louis, Mo.
FA’08
Georgetown, S.C.
D4b’04
Oxford, Mich.
D4’05
Dublin, Va.
W(Car.)’03
Vista, Calif.
D1’07
Newark, Del.
W(N.O.)’08
Lafayette, La.
FA’08
New Orleans, La.
CFA’06
Belle Chasse, La.
FA’08
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.
FA’08
Miami, Fla.
CFA’06
Barstow, Calif.
D7’01
Quincy, Fla.
UFA(T.B.)’06
Miami, Fla.
FA’06
Birmingham, Ala.
FA’08
Greenville, S.C.
W(N.O.)’07
Potomac, Md.
FA’07
Eloy, Ariz.
D1’02
Rock Hill, S.C.
D1’06
Aberdeen, Miss.
UFA(Atl.)’03
Cary, N.C.
D7a’03
Funk, Neb.
CFA’04
Indianapolis, Ind.
FA’07
Chicago, Ill.
W(N.E.)’07
Powell, Ohio
D7b’07
Miami, Fla.
D2’01
Bayou La Batre, Ala.
UFA(Tenn.)’08
Mission Viejo, Calif.
D1’03
Mission Viejo, Calif.
FA’08
Pago Pago (American Samoa)
D4’06
Advance, N.C.
D1’04
Detroit, Mich.
FA’08
Tustin, Calif.
D3’06
Belton, Mo.
D7’00
Fontana, Calif.
D5’08
Reidsville, N.C.
D2’08
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
D3a’08
Philadelphia, Pa.
UFA(Tenn.)’03
Hastings, Minn.
RFA(Ind.)’08
Harrisburg, Pa.
FA’03
Port Barre, La.
D4’07
West Monroe, La.
D2’06
Jefferson, Texas
UFA(Phil.)’04
HOW ACQ.
Practice Squad
NO. NAME (DATE)
POS.
45 = Bjork, Carl-Johan (Aug. 31) ..................LB
21
Castille, Simeon (Oct. 7)...................... CB
39
Johnson, James (Aug. 31)................... HB
62
Livings, Nate (Aug. 31) .......................... G
14
Purify, Maurice (Oct. 22)..................... WR
74
Roland, Dennis (Sept. 16) ................... OT
3
Rowe, Jeff (Oct. 17)............................. QB
18
Urrutia, Mario (Aug. 31) ...................... WR
HT. WT.
6-0
6-0
5-11
6-5
6-3
6-9
6-5
6-5
250
195
202
335
224
325
221
232
BORN
EXP.
2-26-82
10-12-85
9-6-84
3-16-82
1-17-86
3-10-83
3-21-84
1-18-86
1
R
R
1
R
1
2
R
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
(none)
Alabama
Kansas State
Louisiana State
Nebraska
Georgia
Nevada
Louisville
Stockholm (Sweden)
Birmingham, Ala.
Port Arthur, Texas
Lake Charles, La.
Eureka, Calif.
Bolivar, Mo.
Reno, Nev.
Louisville, Ky.
HOW ACQ.
IPS’08
CFA’08
CFA’08
CFA’06
CFA’08
FA’08
D5’07
D7b’08
Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner
NO. NAME (DATE)
56
POS.
Blackstock, Darryl (Oct. 7)....................LB
HT. WT.
6-3
255
BORN
EXP.
5-30-83
4
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Virginia
Newport News, Va.
HOW ACQ.
FA’08
Reserve/Injured
NO. NAME (DATE; INJURY)
POS.
HT. WT.
BORN
EXP.
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
HOW ACQ.
72
Britt, Justin (Aug. 15; shoulder) ............. G
6-4
302
10-12-85
R Alabama
Cullman, Ala.
CFA’08
64
Cook, Kyle (Oct. 17; toe) ........................C
6-3
306
7-25-83
1 Michigan State
Macomb, Mich.
FA’07
27
Dorsey, DeDe (Sept. 30; hamstring) ... HB
5-11
203
8-1-84
3 Lindenwood
Broken Arrow, Okla.
FA’07
31
Johnson, Jeremi (Sept. 3; knee)...........FB
5-11
270
9-4-80
6 Western Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.
D4b’03
44
Jones, Herana-Daze (Oct. 17; hamstring)S 5-11
205
4-15-82
3 Indiana
Louisville, Ky.
CFA’05
47
Lynch, Corey (Oct. 27; knee)..................S
6-0
206
5-7-85
R Appalachian State
Cape Coral, Fla.
D6a’08
36
Maui’a, Reagan (Oct. 24; hamstring)....FB
6-0
260
7-6-84
2 Hawaii
Lodi, Calif.
FA’08
55
Rivers, Keith (Oct. 21; jaw)...................LB
6-2
241
5-5-86
R Southern California
Lake Mary, Fla.
D1’08
65
Santucci, Dan (Aug. 31; ankle)...............C
6-4
304
9-6-83
2 Notre Dame
Harwood Heights, Ill.
PS(Ind.)’07
88
Sherry, Matt (Aug. 30; shoulder) ..........TE
6-4
250
12-11-84
R Villanova
Rumford, R.I.
D6b’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).
NOTE: An equals sign (=) indicates an International Practice Squad Player.
— Page 22 —
Numerical roster
Oct. 28, 2008
NO. NAME
5
9
11
15
16
17
19
20
22
23
24
25
26
28
29
32
33
34
41
48
49
50
51
52
53
57
59
60
63
68
73
75
76
77
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
87
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
97
98
99
POS.
Jordan Palmer ..................................... QB
Carson Palmer..................................... QB
Ryan Fitzpatrick................................... QB
Chris Henry......................................... WR
Glenn Holt........................................... WR
Shayne Graham .....................................K
Kyle Larson.............................................P
David Jones ......................................... CB
Johnathan Joseph ............................... CB
Chris Perry........................................... HB
Geoffrey Pope...................................... CB
Jamar Fletcher..................................... CB
Marvin White...........................................S
Dexter Jackson.......................................S
Leon Hall.............................................. CB
Cedric Benson ..................................... HB
Kenny Watson ..................................... HB
Kyries Hebert..........................................S
Chinedum Ndukwe .................................S
Brad St. Louis ................................. LS/TE
Daniel Coats ................................... FB/TE
Eric Henderson.....................................LB
Corey Mays...........................................LB
Abdul Hodge.........................................LB
Eric Ghiaciuc...........................................C
Dhani Jones..........................................LB
Brandon Johnson .................................LB
Andrew Crummey...................................C
Bobbie Williams ..................................G/C
Jonathan Fanene................................. DE
Anthony Collins.................................... OT
Scott Kooistra .................................. G/OT
Levi Jones............................................ OT
Andrew Whitworth ................................. G
Stacy Andrews..................................... OT
Nate Lawrie...........................................TE
Ben Utecht............................................TE
Reggie Kelly..........................................TE
Antonio Chatman................................ WR
T.J. Houshmandzadeh ....................... WR
Chad Ocho Cinco ............................... WR
Andre Caldwell.................................... WR
Jerome Simpson................................. WR
Pat Sims .............................................. DT
Robert Geathers .................................. DE
Frostee Rucker .................................... DE
Rashad Jeanty......................................LB
Domata Peko....................................... DT
Orien Harris ......................................... DT
John Thornton...................................... DT
Antwan Odom...................................... DE
Jason Shirley ....................................... DT
HT. WT.
6-5
6-5
6-2
6-4
6-1
6-0
6-1
6-0
5-11
6-0
6-0
5-10
6-1
6-0
5-11
5-11
6-0
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-4
6-1
6-5
6-5
6-4
6-4
6-5
6-6
6-5
6-7
6-7
6-6
6-6
6-4
5-8
6-1
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-3
6-5
6-5
232
230
225
200
193
205
204
196
193
224
186
185
199
210
199
220
220
220
220
243
264
256
245
236
303
240
245
301
345
295
317
335
307
330
342
255
250
256
185
199
192
204
195
320
272
280
245
325
300
297
260
338
BORN
EXP.
5-30-84
12-27-79
11-24-82
5-17-83
7-31-84
12-9-77
9-2-80
9-19-85
4-16-84
12-27-81
6-21-84
8-28-79
12-5-83
7-28-77
12-9-84
12-28-82
3-13-78
10-9-80
3-4-85
8-19-76
4-16-84
1-8-83
11-27-83
9-9-82
5-28-81
2-22-78
4-5-83
10-22-84
9-25-76
3-19-82
11-2-85
10-14-80
8-24-79
12-12-81
6-2-81
10-7-81
6-30-81
2-22-77
2-12-79
9-26-77
1-9-78
4-15-85
2-4-86
11-29-85
8-11-83
9-14-83
4-17-83
11-27-84
6-3-83
10-2-76
9-24-81
9-30-85
1
6
4
4
3
8
5
2
3
5
1
8
2
10
2
4
7
1
2
9
2
2
3
3
4
9
3
R
9
4
R
6
7
3
5
4
4
10
6
8
8
R
R
R
5
3
3
3
1
10
5
R
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Texas-El Paso
Southern California
Harvard
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia Tech
Nebraska
Wingate
South Carolina
Michigan
Howard
Wisconsin
Texas Christian
Florida State
Michigan
Texas
Penn State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Notre Dame
Southwest Missouri State
Brigham Young
Georgia Tech
Notre Dame
Iowa
Central Michigan
Michigan
Louisville
Maryland
Arkansas
Utah
Kansas
North Carolina State
Arizona State
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Yale
Minnesota
Mississippi State
Cincinnati
Oregon State
Oregon State
Florida
Coastal Carolina
Auburn
Georgia
Southern California
Central Florida
Michigan State
Miami (Fla.)
West Virginia
Alabama
Fresno State
Mission Viejo, Calif.
FA’08
Mission Viejo, Calif.
D1’03
Gilbert, Ariz.
T(StL.)’07
Belle Chasse, La.
FA’08
Miami, Fla.
CFA’06
Dublin, Va.
W(Car.)’03
Funk, Neb.
CFA’04
Greenville, S.C.
W(N.O.)’07
Rock Hill, S.C.
D1’06
Advance, N.C.
D1’04
Detroit, Mich.
FA’08
St. Louis, Mo.
FA’08
Port Barre, La.
D4’07
Quincy, Fla.
UFA(T.B.)’06
Vista, Calif.
D1’07
Midland, Texas
FA’08
Harrisburg, Pa.
FA’03
Lafayette, La.
FA’08
Powell, Ohio
D7b’07
Belton, Mo.
D7’00
Layton, Utah
CFA’07
New Orleans, La.
CFA’06
Chicago, Ill.
W(N.E.)’07
Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.
FA’08
Oxford, Mich.
D4’05
Potomac, Md.
FA’07
Birmingham, Ala.
FA’08
Van Wert, Ohio
PS(Wash.)’08
Jefferson, Texas
UFA(Phil.)’04
Pago Pago (American Samoa)
D7’05
Beaumont, Texas
D4’08
Cary, N.C.
D7a’03
Eloy, Ariz.
D1’02
West Monroe, La.
D2’06
Camden, Ark.
D4c’04
Indianapolis, Ind.
FA’07
Hastings, Minn.
RFA(Ind.)’08
Aberdeen, Miss.
UFA(Atl.)’03
Los Angeles, Calif.
FA’06
Barstow, Calif.
D7’01
Miami, Fla.
D2’01
Tampa, Fla.
D3b’08
Reidsville, N.C.
D2’08
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
D3a’08
Georgetown, S.C.
D4b’04
Tustin, Calif.
D3’06
Miami, Fla.
FA’06
Pago Pago (American Samoa)
D4’06
Newark, Del.
W(N.O.)’08
Philadelphia, Pa.
UFA(Tenn.)’03
Bayou La Batre, Ala.
UFA(Tenn.)’08
Fontana, Calif.
D5’08
HOW ACQ.
Practice Squad
NO. NAME (DATE)
POS.
3
Jeff Rowe (Oct. 17).............................. QB
14
Maurice Purify (Oct. 22)...................... WR
18
Mario Urrutia (Aug. 31) ....................... WR
21
Simeon Castille (Oct. 7)....................... CB
39
James Johnson (Aug. 31).................... HB
45 = Carl-Johan Bjork (Aug. 31) ...................LB
62
Nate Livings (Aug. 31) ........................... G
74
Dennis Roland (Sept. 16) .................... OT
HT. WT.
6-5
6-3
6-5
6-0
5-11
6-0
6-5
6-9
221
224
232
195
202
250
335
325
BORN
EXP.
3-21-84
1-17-86
1-18-86
10-12-85
9-6-84
2-26-82
3-16-82
3-10-83
2
R
R
R
R
1
1
1
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Nevada
Nebraska
Louisville
Alabama
Kansas State
(none)
Louisiana State
Georgia
Reno, Nev.
Eureka, Calif.
Louisville, Ky.
Birmingham, Ala.
Port Arthur, Texas
Stockholm (Sweden)
Lake Charles, La.
Bolivar, Mo.
HOW ACQ.
D5’07
CFA’08
D7b’08
CFA’08
CFA’08
IPS’08
CFA’06
FA’08
Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner
NO. NAME (DATE)
56
POS.
Darryl Blackstock (Oct. 7).....................LB
HT. WT.
6-3
255
BORN
EXP.
5-30-83
4
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Virginia
Newport News, Va.
HOW ACQ.
FA’08
Reserve/Injured
NO. NAME (DATE; INJURY)
POS.
HT. WT.
BORN
EXP.
COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
HOW ACQ.
27
DeDe Dorsey (Sept. 30; hamstring) .... HB
5-11
203
8-1-84
3 Lindenwood
Broken Arrow, Okla.
FA’07
31
Jeremi Johnson (Sept. 3; knee)............FB
5-11
270
9-4-80
6 Western Kentucky
Louisville, Ky.
D4b’03
36
Reagan Maui’a (Oct. 24; hamstring).....FB
6-0
260
7-6-84
2 Hawaii
Lodi, Calif.
FA’08
44
Herana-Daze Jones (Oct. 17; hamstring)S 5-11
205
4-15-82
3 Indiana
Louisville, Ky.
CFA’05
47
Corey Lynch (Oct. 27; knee)...................S
6-0
206
5-7-85
R Appalachian State
Cape Coral, Fla.
D6a’08
55
Keith Rivers (Oct. 21; jaw)....................LB
6-2
241
5-5-86
R Southern California
Lake Mary, Fla.
D1’08
64
Kyle Cook (Oct. 17; toe) .........................C
6-3
306
7-25-83
1 Michigan State
Macomb, Mich.
FA’07
65
Dan Santucci (Aug. 31; ankle)................C
6-4
304
9-6-83
2 Notre Dame
Harwood Heights, Ill.
PS(Ind.)’07
72
Justin Britt (Aug. 15; shoulder) .............. G
6-4
302
10-12-85
R Alabama
Cullman, Ala.
CFA’08
88
Matt Sherry (Aug. 30; shoulder) ...........TE
6-4
250
12-11-84
R Villanova
Rumford, R.I.
D6b’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).
NOTE: An equals sign (=) indicates an International Practice Squad Player.
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Game-by-game
team statistics
Bengals
GAME
9-7 @Balt.
9-14 TENN.
9-21 @NYG
9-28 CLE.
10-5 @Dall.
10-12 @NYJ
10-19 PITT.
10-26 @Hou.
11-2 JAX.
11-9 (BYE)
11-16 PHIL.
11-20 @Pitt.
11-30 BALT.
12-7 @Ind.
12-14 WASH.
12-21 @Cle.
12-28 K.C.
TOTALS
YDS.
154
215
347
211
269
171
212
253
RUSH-YDS.
24-70
28-88
27-102
16-69
23-61
21-43
22-84
22-105
PASS YDS.
84
127
245
142
208
128
128
148
COMP.-ATT.
9-24
16-27
27-39
21-35
23-39
20-33
24-39
20-32
TD-P/INT.
0/1
0/2
1/0
1/3
2/1
0/0
1/0
0/2
1832
183-622
1210
160-268
5/9
SKD.-YDS.
2-10
1-7
6-41
3-14
2-9
5-24
7-47
2-7
1D
8
11
24
14
18
13
16
16
3D-CONV.
2-13
3-13
10-17
4-13
6-14
5-15
4-16
8-14
F-FL
1-1
3-0
2-0
2-2
1-1
2-1
2-1
1-1
POSS.
23:45
27:26
33:15
25:58
28:15
24:42
29:25
24:49
28-159 120
42-115
14-7
26:51
1D
21
16
24
19
18
19
20
23
3D-CONV.
9-17
4-13
5-12
5-13
9-15
7-14
6-12
10-13
F-FL
2-2
2-1
0-0
2-1
2-1
1-1
2-0
0-0
POSS.
36:15
32:34
33:06
34:02
31:45
35:18
30:35
35:11
6-50 160
55-109
11-6
33:09
Opponents
GAME
9-7 @Balt.
9-14 TENN.
9-21 @NYG
9-28 CLE.
10-5 @Dall.
10-12 @NYJ
10-19 PITT.
10-26 @Hou.
11-2 JAX.
11-9 (BYE)
11-16 PHIL.
11-20 @Pitt.
11-30 BALT.
12-7 @Ind.
12-14 WASH.
12-21 @Cle.
12-28 K.C.
TOTALS
YDS
358
295
406
261
373
252
375
384
RUSH-YDS.
46-229
41-177
25-117
40-134
38-198
27-86
27-125
31-109
PASS YDS.
129
118
289
127
175
166
250
275
COMP.-ATT.
15-29
14-21
26-43
15-24
14-23
25-33
20-31
24-28
TD-P/INT.
0/0
1/0
1/0
1/1
3/1
1/2
3/0
3/0
2704
275-1175
1529
153-232
13/4
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SKD.-YDS.
0-0
1-10
0-0
1-11
1-1
2-23
0-0
1-5
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
1. Dhani Jones ............................................. 40
2. Domata Peko ........................................... 20
3. Chinedum Ndukwe................................... 32
4. Keith Rivers.............................................. 31
5. Rashad Jeanty ......................................... 29
6. Marvin White ............................................ 31
7. Robert Geathers....................................... 21
8. Frostee Rucker......................................... 18
9. Brandon Johnson ..................................... 15
10. Leon Hall .................................................. 19
Antwan Odom .......................................... 19
John Thornton .......................................... 10
13. David Jones ............................................. 19
14. Johnathan Joseph.................................... 16
15. Dexter Jackson ........................................ 12
16. Pat Sims................................................... 11
17. Orien Harris................................................8
18. Jonathan Fanene ....................................... 7
19. Simeon Castille ..........................................4
20. Darryl Blackstock .......................................2
21. Corey Lynch ...............................................3
22. Corey Mays ................................................2
Jamar Fletcher ...........................................1
24. Kyries Hebert .............................................0
AT
46
34
19
19
18
15
24
12
14
8
8
17
7
6
9
6
7
7
2
2
0
0
1
0
TT
86
54
51
50
47
46
45
30
29
27
27
27
26
22
21
17
15
14
6
4
3
2
2
0
SKS-YDS
0-0
0.5-0.5
1-11
0-0
0-0
0-0
0.5-0.5
1-7
0-0
0-0
2-26
1-5
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
INT-YDS
0-0
0-0
1-12
1-39
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-6
0-0
0-0
0-0
PD
2
0
5
1
1
2
0
1
1
8
0
1
2
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
FF
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Special teams
RANK BY TT/PLAYER
ST
1. Kyries Hebert........................................ 7
2. Rashad Jeanty ..................................... 8
3. Brad St. Louis....................................... 5
4. Herana-Daze Jones ............................. 3
Corey Lynch ......................................... 3
6. Dhani Jones ......................................... 2
Abdul Hodge......................................... 1
8. Shayne Graham ................................... 2
Leon Hall .............................................. 2
Corey Mays .......................................... 2
Marvin White ........................................ 2
Brandon Johnson ................................. 1
Kyle Larson .......................................... 1
14. Darryl Blackstock.................................. 1
Daniel Coats......................................... 1
Geoffrey Pope ...................................... 1
Keith Rivers .......................................... 1
Eric Henderson..................................... 0
Glenn Holt ............................................ 0
AT
7
4
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
TT
14
12
6
5
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
FF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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FR-YDS
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
BP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
BFG
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
BXP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
FR-YDS
0-0
0-0
1-15
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-65
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
Team statistics
Record: 0-8
DATE
9-7
9-14
9-21
9-28
10-5
10-12
10-19
10-26
11-2
11-9
11-16
11-20
11-30
12-7
12-14
12-21
12-28
W-L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
SCORE
10-17
7-24
23-26 (OT)
12-20
22-31
14-26
10-38
6-35
OPPONENT
ATTENDANCE
at Baltimore
TENNESSEE
at N.Y. Giants
CLEVELAND
at Dallas
at N.Y. Jets
PITTSBURGH
at Houston
JACKSONVILLE
—BYE—
PHILADELPHIA
at Pittsburgh
BALTIMORE
at Indianapolis
WASHINGTON
at Cleveland
Kansas City
TEAM STATISTICS
70,978
64,540
79,276
65,541
62,655
78,161
65,860
70,112
CIN.
OPP.
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS............................................................... 120
Rushing................................................................................. 31
Passing ................................................................................. 81
Penalty .................................................................................... 8
3rd Down: Made-Att....................................................... 42-115
3rd Down Pct. .................................................................... 36.5
4th Down: Made-Att. ............................................................ 6-9
4th Down Pct...................................................................... 66.7
POSSESSION AVG. ................................................................ 26:51
TOTAL NET YARDS ................................................................. 1832
Avg. Per Game ................................................................ 229.0
Total Plays .......................................................................... 479
Avg. Per Play ....................................................................... 3.8
NET YARDS RUSHING .............................................................. 622
Avg. Per Game .................................................................. 77.8
Total Rushes....................................................................... 183
NET YARDS PASSING ............................................................. 1210
Avg. Per Game ................................................................ 151.3
Sacked-Yards Lost ........................................................ 28-159
Gross Yards...................................................................... 1369
Att.-Completions .......................................................... 268-160
Completion Pct................................................................... 59.7
Had Intercepted ...................................................................... 9
PUNTS-AVG.......................................................................... 45-41.0
Net Punting Avg............................................................ 45-33.3
PENALTIES-YARDS .............................................................. 46-360
FUMBLES-BALLS LOST............................................................ 14-7
TOUCHDOWNS ............................................................................ 10
Rushing................................................................................... 3
Passing ................................................................................... 5
Returns ................................................................................... 2
160
62
85
13
55-109
50.5
2-6
33.3
33:09
2704
338.0
513
5.3
1175
146.9
275
1529
191.1
6-50
1579
232-153
65.9
4
31-44.5
31-37.0
48-322
11-6
26
11
13
2
SCORE BY PERIODS
1
2
3
4
OT
PTS.
BENGALS.................................................13
OPPONENTS ...........................................44
49
51
10
37
32
82
0
3
104
217
SCORING
TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt. K-PAT
FG S PTS.
Shayne Graham
0
0
0
0
5-5 11-12 0
38
T.J. Houshmandzadeh 3
0
3
0
—
— 0
18
Chad Ocho Cinco
2
0
2
0
—
— 0
12
Chris Perry
2
2
0
0
—
— 0
12
Ryan Fitzpatrick
1
1
0
0
—
— 0
6
Johnathan Joseph
1
0
0
1
—
— 0
6
Chinedum Ndukwe
1
0
0
1
—
— 0
6
Dave Rayner
0
0
0
0
3-3
1-1 0
6
BENGALS
10
3
5
2
8-8 12-13 0 104
OPPONENTS
26
11
13
2
25-25 12-13 0 217
Two-point conversions: BENGALS 0-2 (0-0 R, 0-2 P), OPPONENTS
0-1 (0-0 R, 0-1 P).
Sacks-yards: Antwan Odom 2-26, Chinedum Ndukwe 1-11, Frostee
Rucker 1-7, John Thornton 1-5, Robert Geathers 0.5-0.5, Domata Peko 0.5-0.5.
BENGALS 6-50, OPPONENTS 28-159.
Fumbles-lost: Ryan Fitzpatrick 6-4, Chris Perry 5-3, Carson Palmer 2-0,
Eric Ghiaciuc 1-0. BENGALS 14-7, OPPONENTS 11-6.
PASSING
RUSHING
ATT.
YDS.
AVG.
LG.
TD
Chris Perry .................................................. 96
Cedric Benson ............................................ 41
Ryan Fitzpatrick .......................................... 21
Kenny Watson............................................. 12
Carson Palmer .............................................. 6
T.J. Houshmandzadeh.................................. 1
DeDe Dorsey ................................................ 5
Antonio Chatman .......................................... 1
BENGALS................................................. 183
OPPONENTS ........................................... 275
253
137
121
54
38
9
8
2
622
1175
2.6
3.3
5.8
4.5
6.3
9.0
1.6
2.0
3.4
4.3
25t
15
13
7
15
9
7
2
25t
51
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
11
RECEIVING
REC.
YDS.
AVG.
LG.
TD
T.J. Houshmandzadeh................................ 54
Chad Ocho Cinco ....................................... 32
Antonio Chatman ........................................ 19
Reggie Kelly................................................ 16
Chris Perry .................................................. 14
Ben Utecht .................................................... 9
Chris Henry ................................................... 5
Cedric Benson .............................................. 3
Kenny Watson............................................... 3
DeDe Dorsey ................................................ 2
Daniel Coats ................................................. 1
Jerome Simpson........................................... 1
Ryan Fitzpatrick ............................................ 1
BENGALS................................................. 160
OPPONENTS ........................................... 153
512
312
181
107
47
57
60
30
4
49
11
2
-3
1369
1579
9.5
9.8
9.5
6.7
3.4
6.3
12.0
10.0
1.3
24.5
11.0
2.0
-3.0
8.6
10.3
26
22
25
15
12
12
18
14
3
36
11
2
-3
36
57t
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
13
INTERCEPTIONS
NO.
YDS.
AVG.
LG.
TD
Keith Rivers................................................... 1
Chinedum Ndukwe ....................................... 1
Corey Lynch.................................................. 1
Marvin White................................................. 1
BENGALS..................................................... 4
OPPONENTS ............................................... 9
39
12
6
0
57
98
39.0
12.0
6.0
0.0
14.3
10.9
39
12
6
0
39
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
PUNTING
NO. YDS. AVG. NET TB IN-20 LG. BLK.
Kyle Larson....................44
BENGALS......................45
OPPONENTS ................31
1845
1845
1379
PUNT RETURNS
82
75
3
160
153
627
731
11
1369
1579
60.7
58.1
75.0
59.7
65.9
33.3
33.3
37.0
2
2
5
8
8
8
57
57
70
1
1
0
NO.
FC
YDS.
AVG.
LG.
TD
Antonio Chatman ............................15
BENGALS.......................................15
OPPONENTS .................................24
3
3
8
132
132
306
8.8
8.8
12.8
34
34
73t
0
0
1
NO.
YDS.
AVG.
LG.
TD
Glenn Holt ................................................... 32
Andre Caldwell.............................................. 3
Kenny Watson............................................... 2
Daniel Coats ................................................. 1
Jerome Simpson........................................... 1
BENGALS................................................... 39
OPPONENTS ............................................. 21
826
88
35
18
8
975
491
25.8
29.3
17.5
18.0
8.0
25.0
23.4
60
36
20
18
8
60
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40-49
50+
KICKOFF RETURNS
FIELD GOALS
1-19
20-29
30-39
Shayne Graham................................... 0-0
2-2
3-4
6-6
0-0
Dave Rayner ........................................ 0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
BENGALS............................................ 0-0
3-3
3-4
6-6
0-0
OPPONENTS ...................................... 0-0
7-7
3-3
2-3
0-0
Shayne Graham: (43G), (37RU), (22G, 30G, 21G), (42G, 45G), (41G,
31G, 40G), (—), (—), (43G, 32G).
Dave Rayner: (—), (—), (—), (—), (—), (—), (26G), (—).
Opponents: (47WL, 21G), (34G), (24G, 46G, 26G, 22G), (25G, 29G),
(30G), (38G, 43G), (21G), (—).
ATT. CMP. YDS. CMP.% YDS./ATT. TD TD% INT. INT.%
Ryan Fitzpatrick.................135
Carson Palmer...................129
Jordan Palmer .......................4
BENGALS..........................268
OPPONENTS ....................232
41.9
41.0
44.5
4.64
5.67
2.75
5.11
6.81
2
3
0
5
13
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1.5
2.3
0.0
1.9
5.6
5
4
0
9
4
3.7
3.1
0.0
3.4
1.7
LG SKD.-YDS. RAT.
22
36
8
36
57t
17-92
11-67
0-0
28-159
6-50
61.6
69.0
77.1
65.3
96.9