Bengals at Chiefs - Stars and trivia
Chad Johnson #85, WR, Bengals
In his fifth season in the league, Johnson was last week named to the AFC Pro Bowl squad for the third time, only in part because he is third in the league with 1,377 receiving yards. Johnson is one of the biggest characters in the league and his touchdown celebrations have become legend. Two years ago he guaranteed victory over unbeaten Kansas City, and helped to deliver for the mediocre Bengals. In September he performed a Riverdance jig after scoring against the Bears. In November, he proposed to a cheerleader after getting through the Colts' defense and last weekend he pulled championship tee-shirts, caps and footballs out of a Santa bag and threw then into the crowd. Facing a defense that has struggled against the pass, Johnson could warm up for the playoffs in style.
Trent Green #10, QB, Chiefs
Despite the focus on their running game, KC are seventh in the league in terms of passing yards, and much of that is down to Green, a low-profile passer playing for his fourth team. Green's patient approach makes the most of a mediocre receiving corps. Eddir Kennison and tight end Tony Gonzalez are his two most dependable receivers, forcing defenses to stay balanced when they want to "cheat" up to stop Johnson and the running game.
Interesting trivia
Bengals trigger man Carson Palmer is the most accurate passer in the league this year, with 67.9% of his throws completed.
One of Kansas City's assistant coaches is Charlie Joiner, the Hall of Fame receiver who made his name with San Diego from 1976 to '86, after spending three years with the Bengals.
Despite the Chiefs' outstanding record at home in December, they don't look so good in January. In fact they have only played one home regular season game in the first month of the year, a 38-41 loss to the Oakland Raiders in 1999.
NFLBriefing.com
In his fifth season in the league, Johnson was last week named to the AFC Pro Bowl squad for the third time, only in part because he is third in the league with 1,377 receiving yards. Johnson is one of the biggest characters in the league and his touchdown celebrations have become legend. Two years ago he guaranteed victory over unbeaten Kansas City, and helped to deliver for the mediocre Bengals. In September he performed a Riverdance jig after scoring against the Bears. In November, he proposed to a cheerleader after getting through the Colts' defense and last weekend he pulled championship tee-shirts, caps and footballs out of a Santa bag and threw then into the crowd. Facing a defense that has struggled against the pass, Johnson could warm up for the playoffs in style.
Trent Green #10, QB, Chiefs
Despite the focus on their running game, KC are seventh in the league in terms of passing yards, and much of that is down to Green, a low-profile passer playing for his fourth team. Green's patient approach makes the most of a mediocre receiving corps. Eddir Kennison and tight end Tony Gonzalez are his two most dependable receivers, forcing defenses to stay balanced when they want to "cheat" up to stop Johnson and the running game.
Interesting trivia
Bengals trigger man Carson Palmer is the most accurate passer in the league this year, with 67.9% of his throws completed.
One of Kansas City's assistant coaches is Charlie Joiner, the Hall of Fame receiver who made his name with San Diego from 1976 to '86, after spending three years with the Bengals.
Despite the Chiefs' outstanding record at home in December, they don't look so good in January. In fact they have only played one home regular season game in the first month of the year, a 38-41 loss to the Oakland Raiders in 1999.
NFLBriefing.com
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