Visitor:  Cincinnati Bengals

Home:  Kansas City Chiefs

Date:  January 1, 2006

 

Scoring:

Team                1          2          3          4          Final

CIN                 3          0          0          0             3

KC                  3          17        10        7            37

 

Visitor playmakers:

None

 

Home playmakers:

RB Larry Johnson, S Sammy Knight, CB Patrick Surtain

 

Network:  CBS (KCTV Kansas City)

Announcers:  Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, Armen Keteyian

 

Pregame:  Yes – Chiefs Gameday, Chiefs Kickoff Show

Halftime:  Yes – Sprint Halftime Report

Postgame:  Yes – Subway Postgame Show, Chiefs Endzone Show, NFL Primetime

Commercials:  Yes (between quarters)

 

Grade:  Superior

 

Notes:

The Chiefs send Head Coach Dick Vermeil off to retirement with a stunning blowout of the AFC North champion Bengals.  RB Larry Johnson runs over the Cincinnati defenders on his way to his ninth consecutive 100-plus rushing yards game and the Chiefs single season rushing record.  Tony Gonzalez sets a team record with his 84^th straight game with a reception.

 

Running time:  3:56  (2 discs)