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Week 6 Game Recap: Cincinnati Bengals 20, Kansas City Chiefs 27
What you need to know
| Cincinnati Bengals |
QB Carson Palmer had problems getting in rhythm throughout the game. He had success on the first drive of the game and in the fourth quarter, but in between was less than stellar. The Bengals seemed to get unlucky a couple of times, having a couple of questionable penalties and a missed call on a catch called by the referee crew. The Bengals were one of 11 on third down conversions.
RB Kenny Watson looked good, but the Bengals were down early and were terrible on third down, so they could not keep many drives going. RB Rudi Johnson played, but looked to be cautious while he was running, so they did not play him very much.
WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh had a great game, busting open a curl route for a touchdown on the first drive and then in the fourth quarter catching a 30 yard touchdown. Chad Johnson was covered physically all day by Ty Law and it seemed like it bothered him, although he did end up with 83 yards receiving.
| Kansas City Chiefs |
RB Larry Johnson finally had a quality game. He would have had another touchdown but he fumbled a long run he broke open at the two yard line and kicked it out of the back of the end zone for a touchback. He still ended the game with 119 yards and a touchdown.
QB Damon Huard was very solid on the day, getting the ball out under pressure accurately. He had his best game of the year, but it was against the Bengals defense who have made everyone they have played against look amazing as of late.
TE Tony Gonzalez caught two touchdowns setting the record for the tight end with the most touchdown receptions. WR Jeff Webb was targeted frequently and showed good hands. Dwayne Bowe could not get open often, because the Cincinnati defense focused on him.
What you ought to know
| QB Carson Palmer, Pass: 26 - 43 - 320 - 2 TD / 2 INT, Rush: 1 - 2 - 0 |
Palmer struggled, as shown by the 26 completions out of 43 attempts effort he produced. He rarely completed consecutive passes, and had a tough time getting in rhythm particularly after the first drive. On two separate occasions, it looked like Palmer was going to get going again and a penalty and a questionable call stopped any rhythm he had.
| RB Kenny Watson, Rush: 13 - 68 - 0, Rec: 3 - 14 - 0 (5 targets) |
Watson was sporadic on the day. He had a run of 19 yards, but still averaged over four yards a carry on his other 12 runs. He did fail to gain yards on a couple of big plays, including a fourth and one in the third quarter. Watson also had problems with pass protection, failing to block his man a few times.
| RB Rudi Johnson, Rush: 4 - 8 - 0 |
Johnson played the second and third series of the game, and then did not play much after that. He looked timid while he was in, only gaining eight yards on four carries.
| WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Rec: 8 - 145 - 2 (15 targets) |
Houshmandzadeh had another stellar game, finding the end zone twice on the day. He capped a nice opening drive by the Bengals with a 42 yard reception on a medium curl, beating the two defenders that were nearby.
| WR Chad Johnson, Rec: 8 - 83 - 0 (12 targets) |
Johnson was targeted early and often, but failed to get into the end zone. He was covered tightly for most of the game, and could not break free for any huge gains. Johnson showed off his synergy with Carson Palmer, still catching eight balls with the tight coverage.
| WR Antonio Chatman, Rec: 2 - 19 - 0 (4 targets) |
Chatman served as the third option at wide receiver, getting four targets. He made an amazing play on the sidelines that most people (including the announcers) said he was in bounds but the referees disagreed and upheld their incomplete call.
| WR Skyler Green, Rec: 1 - 7 - 0 (1 targets) |
Green saw limited playing time and caught the only ball thrown his way.
| WR Glenn Holt, Rec: 1 - 7 - 0 (2 targets) |
Holt did not play many downs, and caught one of the two balls thrown his way.
| TE Reggie Kelly, Rec: 3 - 45 - 0 (4 targets) |
Kelly caught three of the four balls thrown his way. Due to the pressure the Kansas City defense, he was forced to stay in and block fairly often.
| TE Dan Coats (1 targets) |
Coats was the backup tight end, and he failed to catch the only ball thrown his way.
| PK Shayne Graham 2 - 2 FG, 2 - 2 XP, 8 points |
Graham made both of the field goals he attempted.
| CIN Rush Defense |
The Cincinnati rush defense was actually very good, despite giving up 119 yards. They were on the field for long stretches and Larry Johnson ran the ball 31 times, one of them for 34 yards that should have been a touchdown, but Johnson fumbled out of the back of the end zone. If you take away the 34 yard run, the Bengals held Larry Johnson to 2.8 yards per carry.
| CIN Pass Defense |
The Cincinnati pass defense had trouble with Tony Gonzalez and Jeff Webb. They did not get consistent pressure on the quarterback. They converted on third down 42 percent of the time, mostly through the air.
| QB Damon Huard, Pass: 25 - 35 - 264 - 2 TD / 0 INT, Rush: 1 - -1 - 0 |
Huard played a very efficient game against the Bengals pass defense. He did a good job of reading where he was supposed to throw the ball. Huard did get sacked nearly every time he was pressured, failing to show any mobility.
| RB Larry Johnson, Rush: 31 - 119 - 1, Rec: 2 - 24 - 0 (3 targets) |
Johnson had his breakout fantasy day all Larry Johnson owners were waiting for. He should have had another touchdown but he fumbled on the two yard line on a long run he broke open when he got hit from behind. He had trouble closing out the game against the Cincinnati defense, failing to end the game by getting a couple of running first downs.
| RB Michael Bennett, Rush: 2 - 3 - 0, Rec: 2 - 6 - 0 (4 targets) |
Bennett was the backup running back, and saw little action on all but one series, where he got three of his four targets in the middle of the second quarter.
| WR Jeff Webb, Rec: 7 - 78 - 0 (8 targets) |
Webb caught seven of the eight balls thrown his way, giving the Chiefs a little depth at wide receiver. He was able to find space frequently, and Huard rewarded him for doing so.
| WR Dwayne Bowe, Rec: 4 - 46 - 0 (7 targets) |
Bowe did not have much success against the Cincinnati secondary, only catching four balls for 46 yards. He caught a few passes for first downs, but failed to get into the end zone or make much of an impact like he has done in previous weeks.
| WR Samie Parker, Rec: 1 - 8 - 0 (2 targets) |
Parker was the third option at wide out, catching one of the two balls thrown his way. The pass he dropped was due to a helmet to ball hit by the defender, and it was ruled incomplete.
| TE Tony Gonzalez, Rec: 9 - 102 - 2 (10 targets) |
Gonzalez beat the Bengals defense several times. He was too big and quick for them to handle, shown by his two red zone touchdown receptions. He caught nine balls while being targeted ten times.
| PK Dave Rayner 2 - 2 FG, 3 - 3 XP, 9 points |
Rayner was perfect on the day, making both of his field goal attempts.
| KC Rush Defense |
The Kansas City rush defense was not great, but since their offense got them out to a big lead they were focused on the pass. Kenny Watson found some big holes in their defense, but they stopped Cincinnati when it counted, on fourth and one in the third quarter they crushed all momentum Cincinnati might have had by stopping Watson behind the line of scrimmage.
| KC Pass Defense |
The Kansas City pass defense held together against one of the better passing attacks in the NFL. Palmer did have 320 yards passing, but he also had two interceptions which swung the game in favor of Kansas City. They did an okay job of pressuring Palmer, sacking him five times and forcing a fumble once.
