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The Bengals were playing it safe in the final seconds of the first half and still it back-fired. Palmer flipped a pass to Brian Leonard.

It's a good bet Brett Favre doesn't know Jonathan Fanene. At least not by name. The former is, well, Brett Favre, legendary survivor of 283 consecutive NFL games dating back to 1992.

Did you know that injecting nutmeg intravenously is extremely poisonous? Did you know there are people with nutmeg track marks all over Pittsburgh this morning after the Raiders beat the Steelers yesterday for just the second time since 1990? Now, we can't be sure, but we don't think this is what Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had in mind when he said ...

Here is your football quiz for the day: Name the NFL's top scoring defense, and name me four of the starters on that defense.

His team is "not playing playoff football for sure right now," Chad Ochocinco said as he sat at his dressing stall afterward, but there's no denying the Cincinnati Bengals already are into the Christmas spirit.

Lions coach Jim Schwartz, on whether he saw progress: "No. We lost. Progress is winning games.

Beating bad teams doesn't tell you much about who you are. The Bengals beat the Lions Sunday.

Cedric Benson ran himself into a little bit of Cincinnati Bengals history.The running back returned from a two-game layoff because of an injured hip and tied the team record with his fifth 100-yard game of the season on Sunday, setting up a 23-13 victory over the Detroit Lions that had even greater significance for the franchise.The Bengals assured ...

It's a different knee but the same timetable for Domata Peko. The Bengals defensive tackle suffered an MCL sprain to his right knee Sunday and says that he is day-to-day for this week's game against Cleveland.

On the edge of the mayhem, but also deeply entrenched in the middle of it, stands the Bengals' Jonathan Fanene, the indomitable defensive end from American Samoa.

That annoying story just won't go away. What story. That story. It's the same story leading up to the game against the Denver Broncos ... and the Houston Texans ... and the Baltimore Ravens .

The Bengals were fortunate enough to come away from Sunday's game without any major injuries.

Oakland Raiders vs Cincinnati Bengals live stream >> Cincinnati Bengals Vs Oakland Raiders Arena: Oakland Coliseum Time: 22 Nov 2009 at 4:15 PM League: NFL - United States of America The Bengals have a chance to win five road games in a row for the first time in club history.

Marvin Lewis' Bengals beat the Steelers 18-12 on Sunday, giving Cincinnati a sweep of its season series against the Ravens and Pittsburgh - the AFC Championship Game participants last January.

We all know the script. The Steelers get the football while tied or trailing late in the game.

There may be no greater compliment to a defense than to call it "no-name," because it invariably means it is winning football games.

Bernard Scott out with what looks to be a leg cramp. Brian Leonard now at RB. A personal foul call against James Harrison pushes the Bengals to the 49 yard line.

GENERAL: Eighth-year pro and five time Pro-Bowl selection signed with Bengals as free agent on May 7 ... Played his first seven seasons with Dallas ... Has started Games 1-3 and 5 at SS, and was inactive for Games 4, and 6-8 due to forearm injury suffered Sept.

The changing of the guard is complete atop the AFC North Division. With a 17-7 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in week nine, the Cincinnati Bengals supplanted the Ravens as the top challenger to the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers in the notoriously competitive division.

Bengals RB Cedric Benson topped the century mark against the Ravens for the second time this season.