Ludwig's three keys to success are protecting Palmer, slowing Jamal Lewis and being special on special teams. I wanted to focus on Lewis' historical performances against the Bengals (note, 2006 and earlier he was with the Baltimore Ravens... and the result is from a Bengals perspective). Lewis, in his career, has played in 13 games against the Bengals, nine of which are 100-yard-or-more performances (Bengals are 2-7 when Lewis rushes for 100 yards or more), sporting a career 5.46 yards-per-carry average.
| Date | Result | Carries | Yards | TDs |
| December 23, 2007 | W, 14-19 | 21 | 92 | 0 |
| September 16, 2007 | L, 45-51 | 27 | 216 | 1 |
| November 30, 2006 | W, 13-7 | 17 | 61 | 0 |
| November 5, 2006 | W, 26-20 | 24 | 72 | 1 |
| November 27, 2005 | W, 42-29 | 23 | 113 | 1 |
| November 6, 2005 | W, 21-9 | 15 | 49 | 0 |
| September 26, 2004 | L, 9-23 | 18 | 186 | 1 |
| December 7, 2003 | L, 13-31 | 30 | 180 | 3 |
| October 19, 2003 | W, 34-26 | 19 | 101 | 0 |
| December 1, 2002 | L, 23-27 | 22 | 121 | 0 |
| November 10, 2002 | L, 27-38 | 21 | 135 | 2 |
| November 5, 2000 | L, 7-27 | 22 | 109 | 0 |
| September 24, 2000 | L, 0-37 | 25 | 116 | 1 |
| 284 | 1,551 | 10 |
Moving on.
Chinedum Ndukwe and Brady Quinn are close friends.
Some are suggesting that Levi Jones could be in a fight to keep his job as the team's starting left tackle.
Bobbie Williams: "That ain't a sight I want to see, my quarterback with a bloody nose. It kind of makes me feel like I'm not really doing my job."
PFW says that a lack of passing rush hurts the Bengals. Really?
The state of Ohio and the state of Missouri are 0-12 when it comes to NFL teams.
Chris is putting his faith behind Derek Anderson.