Bengals 35,
Titans 6
CINCINNATI - Chad Johnson got into the end zone at long last, then celebrated his breakthrough by squatting behind a television camera, spinning it around and aiming it at the field.
What he saw: A downcast Tennessee Titans team playing itself out of contention.
Johnson had a career-high 12 catches, set the Cincinnati record for career receptions, scored three touchdowns and steadied the Bengals to a victory over the fast-fading Titans.
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After emerging as one of the NFL's first-half surprises, Tennessee has lost three in a row to slip back into the pack. The offense has been sloppy and the defense has suddenly lost its ability to stop anybody, giving up 28, 34 and 35 points during the slide.
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Cin-R.Johnson 5 run (Graham kick)
Ten-FG Bironas 28
Cin-C.Johnson 10 pass from Palmer (Graham kick)
Ten-FG Bironas 23
Cin-Watson 6 run (Graham kick)
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Cin-C.Johnson 2 pass from Palmer (Graham kick)
Cin-C.Johnson 3 pass from Palmer (Graham kick) TenCin First downs 1030Total Net Yards 305426Rushes-yards 18-6136-148Passing 244278Punt Returns 1-01-2Kickoff Returns 6-1233-86Interceptions Ret. 1-171-4Comp-Att-Int 19-31-132-38-1Sacked-Yards Lost 1-21-5Punts 3-32.72-43.5Fumbles-Lost 1-11-0Penalties-Yards 6-554-35Time of Possession 21:3038:30
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Tennessee, C.Brown 8-28, White 8-27, Young 2-6. Cincinnati, R.Johnson 25-88, Dorsey 5-42, Watson 4-17, Chatman 1-5, Houshmandzadeh 1-(minus 4).
PASSING-Tennessee, Young 19-31-1-246. Cincinnati, Palmer 32-38-1-283.
RECEIVING-Tennessee, Scaife 5-33, Gage 4-98, Moulds 2-54, R.Williams 2-9, White 2-(minus 1), Hartsock 1-27, Troupe 1-13, C.Brown 1-7, Barclay 1-6. Cincinnati, C.Johnson 12-103, Houshmandzadeh 7-66, Watson 5-32, Henry 3-41, Kelly 3-35, Coats 1-6, Dorsey 1-0.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-Cincinnati, Graham 26 (WL).
