Primer: Kansas City Chiefs (3-11) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-5)
by Josh Kirkendall on Dec 23, 2009 11:21 AM EST
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PrintGame: Kansas City Chiefs (3-11) at Cincinnati Bengals (9-5)
Series Leader: Chiefs, 13-12
Streak: Bengals have won three of the past five
Coaches vs. Opponent: Lewis: 3-2. Haley: 0-0
Broadcast: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker. SIRIUS: 155 (KC), 129 (Cin.). XM: 109 (Cin.).
SB Nation: Arrowhead Pride
NFL.com: Game Center
Weather: Flurries, 10-plus MPH winds and a high of 35 [Weather.com]
Uniform: Black
Television Coverage: Southwest Ohio, parts of Indiana and Kentucky. Kansas, Nebraska and parts of Iowa and Missouri. [506]
Cincinnati Bengals
- Bengals can clinch the AFC North with a win (shocking!)
- Team looks to record their fourth straight win against Kansas City in Cincinnati.
- With a win, head coach Marvin Lewis will surpass Paul Brown for second most wins in franchise history.
- In three career starts against the Chiefs, quarterback Carson Palmer has completed 44 of 70 passes for 501 yards passing, two touchdowns and two picks.
- Palmer needs 45 yards passing to record his fourth career 3,000-yard passing season.
- Palmer has ten touchdowns and 5 interceptions with an 88.4 passer rating at home.
- Cedric Benson looks to record his third straight 100-yard rushing game against the Chiefs. In two career games, he's averaging 106 yards rushing.
- Larry Johnson, 6,015 yards rushing with Kansas City, will play against the Chiefs for the first time in his career.
- Chad Ochocinco looks to record a touchdown in his fourth straight game.
- Johnathan Joseph leads the team with a career-high six interceptions.
Kansas City Chiefs
- Quarterback Matt Cassel is tied for an NFL-best nine touchdown passes in the fourth quarter.
- Last week, Cassel posted a Chiefs-career high 331 yards passing.
- Cassel has 932 yards passing with five touchdown and two interceptions (82.5 passer rating) on the road this season.
- Since week 14, running back Jamaal Charles leads the NFL with 297 yards rushing on 45 attempts.
- In his past two games, Charles is averaging 148.5 yards rushing and aims for a third straight 100-yard rushing performance.
- With a touchdown, Charles looks to record a touchdown in seven straight games.
- Wide receiver Chris Chambers recorded his second 100-yard receiving game with the Chiefs in 2009 -- averaging 17.6 yards per reception.
- Linebacker Tamba Hali needs one sack to surpass a career high of eight in 2006.
- Cornerback Brandon Flowers looks for a third straight game with an interception.
- Place kicker Ryan Succop (21) needs one field goal to set the franchise rookie record.
TEAM RANKINGS
| Offense | Bengals | Chiefs |
| Total | 328.6 (19th) | 288.0 (27th) |
| Scoring | 20.6 (17th) | 17.1 (26th) |
| Third Downs | 42 (11th) | 26 (31st) |
| Rushing | 131.4 (6th) | 106.4 (22nd) |
| Rushing TDs | 9 (t-19th) | 5 (30th) |
| Passing | 197.1 (21st) | 181.6 (26th) |
| Passing TDs | 19 (t-15th) | 17 (t-20th) |
| Sacks Allowed | 25 (t-9th) | 44 (t-30th) |
| 20-yard Passes | 35 (t-21st) | 37 (t-16th) |
| Defense | Bengals | Chiefs |
| Total | 300.5 (5th) | 387.5 (30th) |
| Scoring | 17.4 (3rd) | 27.4 (31st) |
| 3rd Downs Allowed | 36 (8th) | 37 (12th) |
| Rushing | 85.2 (3rd) | 162.6 (31st) |
| Rushing TDs | 8 (t-7th) | 16 (t-26th) |
| Passing | 215.3 (15th) | 224.9 (19th) |
| Passing TDs | 17 (11th) | 22 (t-20th) |
| Sacks | 33 (t-11th) | 19 (31st) |
| QB Rating | 75.2 (10th) | 89.6 (22nd) |
| 20-Yard Passes Allowed | 40 (t-13th) | 35 (t-8th) |
| Interceptions | 17 (t-8th) | 11 (t-23rd) |
| Special Teams | Bengals | Chiefs |
| Kickoff Return | 21.1 (27th) | 21.7 (t-23rd) |
| Punt Return | 11.2 (5th) | 6.6 (26th) |
| Punting (Net) | 36.9 (23rd) | 40.5 (6th) |
| Punts Inside the 20 | 20 (t-22nd) | 36 (3rd) |
2009 STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
| Carson Palmer | Stat | Ranking |
| Quarterback Rating | 85.9 | 17th |
| Yards Passing | 2,955 | 18th |
| Touchdowns | 19 | t-12th |
| First Downs | 150 | 15th |
| Average Yards/Att | 6.9 | t-18th |
| Completions | 264 | 17th |
| Interceptions | 11 | t-14th |
| Times Sacked | 25 | 21st |
| Cedric Benson | Stat | Ranking |
| Yards Rushing | 1,118 | 7th |
| Attempts / Game | 22.7 | 1st |
| Touchdowns | 6 | t-19th |
| First Downs | 50 | 10th |
| Chad Ochocinco | Stat | Ranking |
| Receptions | 68 | 14th |
| Yards Receiving | 1,016 | 14th |
| Touchdowns | 8 | t-8th |
| 20-yard receptions | 15 | t-10th |
| First Downs | 53 | t-9th |
CAREER AGAINST THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Carson Palmer
| Date | Result | Comp. | Att. | Yards | TDs | Int |
| 10.14.1007 | L, 20-27 | 26 | 43 | 320 | 2 | 2 |
| 9.10.2006 | W, 23-10 | 13 | 19 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1.2006 | L, 3-37 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Result | Rec | Yards | TDs |
| 10.14.1007 | L, 20-27 | 8 | 83 | 0 |
| 9.10.2006 | W, 23-10 | 5 | 48 | 0 |
| 1.1.2006 | L, 3-37 | 4 | 55 | 0 |
| 11.16.2003 | W, 24-19 | 7 | 74 | 0 |
Cedric Benson
| Date | Rushes | Yards | TDs |
| 12.28.2008 | 25 | 111 | 1 |
| 9.16.2007 | 24 | 101 | 0 |
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We better win out...
ESPN has us going 10-6 _ hell no!
11-5 baby! come on
Who Dey!
That paints a nice picture
"The way this works is you string together some good games, some good practices and you get momentum and you gain confidence," linebacker Mike Vrabel said. "It can be a real positive for your team. It builds on itself."
The monkey piss
Nice.
" I don't lie, I tell a different version of the truth."
by Purple City Middie on Dec 24, 2009 5:41 AM EST up reply actions
This is a statement game
None of that 23-20 crap…we need to blow these guys out.
Slim 15, you will be missed. RIP Chris Henry
by Danimal, Destroyer of Worlds on Dec 23, 2009 3:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
You probably will and Chiefs fans would be fine with that at this point...
except we need to beat either you or Denver to get out of the top 5 of the draft. We would prefer to be somewhere between 6-10.
"The way this works is you string together some good games, some good practices and you get momentum and you gain confidence," linebacker Mike Vrabel said. "It can be a real positive for your team. It builds on itself."
Who will play RB
With benson the starter, Scott healthy and good to go, and Brian the third down back and good on ST, will the bengals activate larry? marvin never had a problem before now because someone was always injured. Or should they go with 4 backs. To me that would be pointless.
Colts fan here
I was playing with the playoff simulator and i see that if you win this game ,you will have the last word on who you want to face on the divisional round if you win the wild card game, If you chose to face the Colts you’ll have to lose the last one against Jets. I was thinking that NE was the one that could pick who to play but it is your team the one with the last word.
Who do you prefer to face in the divisional round the Colts or SD?
for no reason pertaining to the Colts,
I’d like to have a rematch with the Bolts. Not happy with the first result..
by IgnatiusJReilly on Dec 23, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
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