Visitor:  Cincinnati Bengals

Home:  Kansas City Chiefs

Date:  September 10, 2006

 

Scoring:

Team                1          2          3          4          Final

CIN                 0          17        0          6            23

KC                  3          0          0          7            10

 

Visitor playmakers:

RB Rudi Johnson, RB Kenny Watson, S Madieu Williams, DE Justin Smith

 

Home playmakers:

TE Tony Gonzalez, DE Jared Allen, LB Derrick Johnson

 

Network:  CBS (KCTV Kansas City)

Announcers:  Gus Johnson, Randy Cross

 

Pregame:  Yes – Chiefs Insider, Chiefs Kickoff Show  (KCTV)

Halftime:  Yes – Sprint Halftime Report  (CBS)

Postgame:  Yes – The NFL Today  (CBS)

Commercials:  Yes

 

Grade:  Excellent.  Recorded straight to digital.

 

Notes:  The Bengals come back to avenge their final game loss from 2005.  Carson Palmer is healed, but his game is unimpressive in the downpour at Arrowhead Stadium.  DE Robert Geathers gets away unpenalized with a hit on a sliding Trent Green that knocked the quarterback unconscious and out of the game.  Backup QB Damon Huard is unable to lead the Chiefs to a score until late in the fourth quarter, hitting Tony Gonzalez in quadruple coverage on a 9-yard strike.  Offensive Coordinator Mike Solari’s game plan fails to take advantage of one of the league’s best running backs, as Larry Johnson rushes 17 times for a mere 68 yards.  The Chiefs defense gives up 7 sacks by 4 Cincinnati players.

 

Running time:  3:55 (2 discs)