The Chiefs gave it everything they had yesterday before falling just a tad short.  Matt Cassel was so-so completing 23 of 37 passes for 180 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs.  He also carried the ball 3 times for 21 yards (7.0 ypc) yesterday.  Jamaal Charles had another effective game on the ground finishing with 102 yards rushing on 24 carries (4.3 ypc).  Dwayne Bowe led the way in the passing game for the Chiefs yesterday with 9 grabs for 61 yards (6.8 avg).  Fullback Tim Castille caught 1 pass for 20 yards and it went for a TD.  The Chiefs finished up with 295 total yards on offense (123 rushing, 172 passing) in this game. 

Safety Mike Brown (12 tackles) and linebacker Demorrio Williams (9 tackles) led the way for the Chiefs’ on D yesterday.  The Bengals finished up with 274 total yards on offense (144 rushing, 130 passing) in this game.  The Chiefs are now 3-12 on the year.

The Chiefs have shut down safety DaJuan Morgan (chest) and linebacker Justin Rogers (thigh) for the rest of the season.  Morgan played in 13 games for the Chiefs this season and he made 18 tackles while Rogers played in 1 game and he made 1 tackle.  The only area these injuries could possibly hurt the Chiefs is on special teams.

The Chiefs need 25-year old WR Dwayne Bowe to turn into the #1 WR that they think he should be.  He has played in 9 games this season for the Chiefs and he has caught 37 passes for 522 yards (14.1 avg) with 4 TD grabs.  Bowe needs to behave off the field and he needs to produce more on the field.  He has all of the tools to be a elite WR in the NFL but he needs to get motivated to reach that potential.

23-year old CB Brandon Flowers has played excellent football for the Chiefs this season.  He has played in 13 games for the Chiefs this year and he has made 56 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, forced 2 fumbles, defensed 17 passes and he has 4 interceptions.  Flowers is really developing into a pretty good football player for the Chiefs.

This is a bad match-up for the Chiefs this weekend in Cincinnati.  The Chiefs must attempt to run the ball to control the clock and this game will be a huge test for Jamaal Charles who has played great this season against a Bengals’ D that is only allowing 85.2 yards rushing per game and 3.8 yards per carry.  If the Chiefs can’t get a running game going then the Chiefs are in big trouble as CBs Jonathan Joseph and Leon Hall have 11 combined interceptions this season and the top receivers are likely Dwayne Bowe and Chris Chambers who will be covered by them.  Matt Cassel also has been forcing the football when he shouldn’t and he will likely be doing that again as the Bengals will be blitzing him a lot.

The Chiefs must go all out to stop Cedric Benson in this football game as the Chiefs can’t afford to have another back go off on them like Jerome Harrison of the Browns did last week.  Also, Larry Johnson will get some playing time in this game and you know damn well he’s going to be motivated to run all over his old team.  Carson Palmer will likely have a lot of time to throw the ball as the Chiefs only have 19 sacks this season and that is bad news as Chad Ocho Cinco will likely be dancing in the end zone a couple of times.

PREDICTION:  BENGALS 27, CHIEFS 13