Game: 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 |
Chad Johnson
| 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 |