Primer: Cleveland Browns (5-8) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-11)

Game: Cleveland Browns (5-8) at Cincinnati Bengals (2-11)
Series Leader: Bengals, 38-36
Streak: Bengals have won nine of the past 12 games.
Coaches vs. Opponent: Lewis: 10-5. Mangini: 2-3
Broadcast: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Don Criqui, Steve Beuerlein. SIRIUS: 130 (Cle.), 91 (Cin.). XM: 108 (Cin.).
SB Nation: Dawgs by Nature
NFL.com: Game Center
Weather: Mostly cloudy with a high of 27 degrees. [Weather.com]
Uniform: Black

CINCINNATI BENGALS

• The Bengals have won five of the past six home games when hosting the Cleveland Browns
• Bengals look to record their fourth straight win against the Browns in December
• Quarterback Carson Palmer is 5-0 at home against the Browns.
• In his last game against Cleveland, Palmer completed 25 of 36 passes for 371 yards passing, two touchdowns and a 121.4 passer rating.
• Palmer (149) just needs one touchdown to reach the 150-touchdown club, joining Ken Anderson (197) and Boomer Esiason (187) as the only players in franchise history to reach that milestone.
• Cedric Benson needs 144 yards rushing to reach 1,000 yards rushing in consecutive seasons for the first time in his career.
• In his previous three starts against the Browns, Benson averaged 101.7 yards rushing per game.
• Terrell Owens had 10 receptions for 222 yards receiving and a touchdown in his previous meeting against the Browns and became the first and only player in NFL history to record a 200-yard receiving game with three different teams.
• Owens needs 17 yards receiving to join Jerry Rice and Randy Moss as the only players in NFL history with at least ten 1,000-yard seasons.
• Owens needs just one touchdown to record 10 touchdown catches in nine seasons.
• Chad Ochocinco has 11 touchdowns receiving against the Browns, most against any team.
• Carlos Dunlap has 3.5 quarterback sacks in his past three games.
• Leon Hall has five interceptions against the Browns, most against any team.

CLEVELAND BROWNS

• The Browns are 4-2 in December under Eric Mangini.
• Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy has a passer rating of 80 or better in four of his five career starts.
• In his only start against the Bengals (with the Panthers on October 22, 2006), quarterback Jake Delhomme completed 20 of 34 passes for 238 yards passing and two touchdowns.
• Peyton Hillis joined Jim Brown and LeRoy Kelly as the only Browns players in franchise history to record 1,000 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns.
• Hillis recorded 102 yards rushing and a touchdown in his previous games against the Bengals.
• Tight end Benjamin Watson needs 62 yards receiving to surpass a career-high 643 yards in 2006.
• Rookie cornerback Joe Haden has an interception in four of the previous five games.
• Haden is tied for second among all NFL rookies with five interceptions.
• Linebacker Matt Roth has three sacks in his previous two games against the Bengals.

TEAM RANKINGS

2010 STATISTICAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

CAREER AGAINST THE BROWNS

Carson Palmer

Chad Ochocinco

Terrell Owens

Jordan Shipley

Jermaine Gresham

Cedric Benson