Kitna led the Bengals’ most dramatic moments of the season in a 24-20 victory on Nov. 30 at Pittsburgh, guiding the offense 52 yards in four plays for a game-deciding TD with 0:13 to play. The Bengals had led for the entire game before the Steelers struck an apparently decisive blow with a TD for a 20-17 lead with just 1:05 remaining. Kitna got the winning TD on an 18-yard pass to TE Matt Schobel. For the season, completed 324-of-520 (62.3 percent) for 3591 yards, and had only 15 INTs as compared to his 26 TD passes ... Fell 3 TD passes short of Ken Anderson’s Bengals-record 29 in 1981, but beat by 3 his own previous career high, which was 23 for Seattle in 1999 ... Had 23 TDs and just 10 INTs in the last 13 games, and had 20 TDs and only 1 INT in the eight Bengals victories ... Threw 137 straight passes with no INTs over span of more than 17 quarters from Nov. 9 Houston game through Dec. 7 contest at Baltimore ... The no-INT streak included three consecutive full games for first time in his pro career ... Ranked third in AFC in completions behind Peyton Manning (379) and Trent Green (330) ... Threw for 9 TD passes with no INTs during consecutive victories over Kansas City, San Diego and Pittsburgh in Games 10-12 ...Opened season Sept. 7 vs. Denver with 20-of-37 passing for 264 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs ... TD pass vs. Denver was 41 yards to Chad Johnson in fourth quarter ... Completed 25 of 41 on Sept. 14 at Oakland for season-high 303 yards, topping 250 for the second straight game and the ninth time in 11 games, dating back to last season ... Had an 8-yard TD pass to Peter Warrick in fourth quarter at Oakland, along with 2 INTs ... Completed 16 of 24 for 157-1-1 on Sept. 21 vs. Pittsburgh, with TD coming on a 5-yard pass to Warrick in fourth quarter ... Led victory Sept. 28 at Cleveland with 23-for-31 passing for 215 yards with 3 TDs and no INTs, posting a 125.1 passer rating ... Had a 55 yard TD pass to Chad Johnson in the second quarter at Cleveland, and also had 3-yard TD pass to Johnson in first quarter and 1-yard TD pass to TE Reggie Kelly in third quarter ... In victory Oct. 19 vs. Baltimore, had a career long 82 yard TD pass to Chad Johnson eight seconds into the second quarter ... The 82-yarder vs. Ravens was Bengals’ longest pass play since an 88-yarder from Jeff Blake to Darnay Scott on 9-17-95 at Seattle ... Also vs. Baltimore, completed a 45-yard TD pass to TE Matt Schobel, longest reception for a Bengals TE since Tony McGee caught a 54-yarder from Jeff Blake on Dec. 18, 1994 at Arizona ... Passing totals vs. Baltimore were 16-of-27 for 274 yards, with 3 TDs and no INTs, computing to 130.8 passer rating ...

Had his second straight plus-100 passer rating in victory Oct. 26 vs. Seattle, posting 106.9 on 19-of-31 passing for 240 yards with 2 TDs and no INTs ... Had 8-yard TD pass to Kelley Washington in the second quarter of the Seattle win, giving Cincinnati a 14-7 lead, and had a 53 yard TD pass to Chad Johnson with 8:03 left in the fourth quarter, giving Cincinnati the 27-24 victory ... Was 21-of-38 for 218 yards on Nov. 2 at Arizona, with 1 TD and 2 INTs ... TD pass at Arizona was 15-yarder to Peter Warrick in second quarter ... Completed 18 of 26 passes for 182 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT on Nov. 9 vs. Houston ... His TD pass was 6 yards to HB Brandon Bennett on the first drive of the game ... Posted his third plus-100 passer rating (102.7) of the season Nov. 16 vs. Kansas City, with 19 completions on 32 attempts for 233 yards, 2 TDs and no INTs ... Kitna’s TD passes vs. Chiefs were 13-yarder to FB Jeremi Johnson to put Cincinnati ahead 10-6 in the third quarter, and a 77-yarder to Peter Warrick in fourth quarter, giving Cincinnati a 24-12 lead ... Posted his fourth (second straight) plus-100 passer rating (116.4) of the season Nov. 23 at San Diego, with 24 completions on 38 attempts for 243 yards, a career-high tying 4 TDs and no INTs ... All 4 TDs at San Diego came in the first half, third time in Bengals history for QB to throw 4 in a half ... First 2 TD passes at San Diego were for 5 and 4 yards to Chad Johnson, and Kitna threw second-quarter TDs of 12 yards to Johnson and 4 yards to Kelley Washington ... Tied his season high accuracy at 74.2 percent on Dec. 7 at Baltimore, completing 23 of 31 for 214 yards with 1 TD and 2 INTs ... TD pass at Baltimore was 4 yards to Peter Warrick in second quarter ... Completed 18 of 25 passes for 189 yards with 2 TDs and no INTs Dec. 14 vs. San Francisco, to give him his sixth plus-100 passer rating of the season ... In the 49ers game, completed 10-yard pass to Chad Johnson for game’s first TD in first quarter, and his 31-yarder to Peter Warrick in second quarter put Cincinnati on top 21-14 ... Completed 16 of 29 passes for 202 yards with 1 TD and a season-high 3 INTs Dec. 21 at St. Louis ... His TD pass at St. Louis was a 2-yarder to WR Kelley Washington that tied the game at 7-7 in the second quarter.

2002 GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Opened season as No. 2 QB behind Gus Frerotte … Played one snap Sept. 15 at Cleveland when Frerotte was briefly shaken up … Saw extensive action Sept. 22 at Atlanta, inserted in second quarter when Frerotte was benched … Completed 18 of 35 passes at Atlanta for 136 yards, no TDs and 1 INT … In Kitna’s first start of season, Oct. 6 at Indianapolis, he posted what would be the team season high in completions (31) while passing for 244 yards … Had 30-yard TD pass to Peter Warrick in fourth quarter of the Indy game, and 2 of his 3 INTs glanced off Bengal receivers’ hands … Posted 127.6 passer rating on Oct. 27 vs. Tennessee, completing 17-of-23 (74%) for 193 yards, with 2 TDs and no INTs … In victory Nov. 3 at Houston, Kitna had career-high 4 TDs with no INTs, completing 22-of-27 for 263 yards … Threw second-quarter TDs at Houston of 26 yards to Michael Westbrook and 33 yards to Peter Warrick, and had fourth-quarter TD throws of 12 yards to Westbrook and 10 yards to Chad Johnson … Completion percentage in Houston game (81.5) was Kitna’s career high (minimum 10 passes) … On Nov. 10 at Baltimore, passed for 272 yards, completing 28-of-41, including 39-yard TD pass to Chad Johnson in second quarter, tying score at 14-14 … Also at Baltimore, connected with Peter Warrick for 3-yard score in fourth quarter … Was 17-of-30 for 258 yards, 1 TD and no INTs Nov. 17 vs. Cleveland, and his 72-yard TD pass to Chad Johnson was longest of Kitna’s NFL career, topping a 71-yarder he threw to Darrell Johnson for Seattle at Atlanta on Dec. 3, 2000 … Was 22-of-39 for 298 yards, 1 TD and no INTs Nov. 24 at Pittsburgh, with a 20-yard TD pass to TE Matt Schobel to put Bengals ahead 21-20 in fourth quarter … On Dec. 1 vs. Baltimore, was 30-of-46 for season-high 308 yards, with 2 TDs and 1 INT … Produced game’s first score vs. Baltimore when he passed 4 yards to T.J. Houshmandzadeh, and also had 35-yard TD pass to Chad Johnson to put Bengals ahead 23-14 in third quarter … Passed 25-of-37 for 295 yards, 2 TDs and no INTs on Dec. 8 at Carolina … Also at Carolina, had a 12-yard TD run late in third quarter to bring Bengals within six at 37-31 … .Had a 37-yard TD pass to Peter Warrick for first score of game at Carolina, and threw a 3-yard TD pass to Warrick in second quarter to bring Bengals within two at 16-14 … On Dec. 22 vs. New Orleans, directed offense on fourth-quarter TD drives of 13 plays (69 yards) and 12 plays (64 yards), rallying Bengals from 13-7 deficit to 20-13 win … Passed 20-for-40 for 190-1-2 in New Orleans game, with his TD pass a 30-yarder to WR Peter Warrick to finish opening drive of game.