Jeremi Johnson News

So, I don't really have anything to say about this one. We dominated every phase of the game but turned the ball over at some very inopportune times, including Andre Caldwell 's fumble kickoff, and Jeremi Johnson 's fumble in the red zone.

OAKLAND - Let them loiter long enough, fate will drop a quarter in their cup. Fumble enough - does five times qualify? - violate enough rules, play long enough like you're the team with seven losses in nine games, and the real losers of seven out of nine will find some inspiration in their desperation.

Before the season even started, the Oakland Raiders picked this week's game to dedicate to Marquis Cooper, their former special teams star who died in a boating accident earlier this year.

The Bengals lost a Super Bowl with 34 seconds left. On Sunday their chance to match that teama s 8-2 start disappeared in the final 33 seconds when the Raiders stunned them with 10 points in a 20-17 loss that left Bengaldom dazed just a week after the delight of the Steelers Sweep.

The Cincinnati Bengals fell to the Oakland Raiders 20-17 Sunday. The Bengals had a chance to give themselves some breathing room in the AFC North with Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Cleveland all losing Sunday afternoon.

Larry Johnson is a Cincinnati Bengal. It was obvious that he'd land on his feet after the Chiefs cut him, but the expectation was that he'd have a decent-sized role.

Bengals rookie halfback Bernard Scott was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week by the NFL Wednesday.

CINCINNATI - Following Sunday's 18-12 win over the Steelers, the AFC North-leading Bengals were greeted with long-sleeve shirts in the locker room with the initials "N.D.C.Q". Rey Maualuga has talked about the theme repeatedly during the season.

Taking on the champs This is the eighth time since 1979 that the Bengals face a Pittsburgh team that was the defending NFL champion.

TV: CBS team of Jim Nantz , and Phil Simms . Live on Channel 12 in Cincinnati, Channel 10 in Columbus, OH, Channel 7 in Dayton, OH, Channel 27 in Lexington, KY, and Channel 32 in Louisville, KY.

After going full go with his forearm injury on Wednesday, he wasn't dressed Thursday and there appears to be concern that the pain just isn't going away and what that means for the rest of the season since it is the same arm that he fractured last season in Dallas.

It has taken a few years, but the Cincinnati Bengals are all grown up. Once known more for what they did off the field rather than on it, the Bengals, after a 4-11-1 season last year, have flown under the radar for most of this season while keeping out of trouble.

TV: CBS team of Dick Enberg and Dan Fouts . If sold out, live on Channel 12 in Cincinnati, Channel 10 in Columbus, OH, Channel 7 in Dayton, OH, Channel 27 in Lexington, KY, and Channel 32 in Louisville, KY.

Le'Ron McClain News: McClain practiced fully Friday and is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Bengals, the Ravens' official site reports.

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Here are the final injury reports for Sunday's AFC North game between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals .

Baltimore Ravens veteran wide receiver Derrick Mason is determined to prevent the Cincinnati Bengals from duplicating another shutout against him.

Before the first full-scale practice since the bye, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said Wednesday that his team is as healthy as it has been this season and that he expected all his players to be on the field.

The agent for former Bengals fullback Fui Vakapuna said Tuesday his client has agreed to re-sign with the club.

The Cincinnati Bengals' top three running backs are moving much better after a 4-day break.

Jeremi Johnson knows better than anyone what it is like to be cast aside. Last November, the Bengals reached an injury settlement and released him after two years of weight problems and a knee injury.