Post by schmel on Sept 11, 2006 19:29:43 GMT -5
Browns' next opponent: Cincinnati Bengals
By Doug Tucker
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Associated Press
Carson Palmer is all the way back and sharp as ever.
Sharper, maybe. Exactly eight months to the day after doctors rebuilt his mangled left knee, Palmer completed nine consecutive passes in one impressive stretch in the Cincinnati Bengals' 23-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, who lost quarterback Trent Green to injury.
Green, motionless on the field, was carefully wheeled off on a stretcher after his head was snapped back to the ground on a hit by Robert Geathers. Green was in a feet-first hook slide when Geathers came crashing in and hit him in the chest and head with his right shoulder.
The hit occurred on the sideline right in front of the Chiefs bench. There was no penalty on the third-quarter tackle, and the game was delayed 11 minutes while Green was taken away.
A Chiefs spokesman said later that Green was conscious and had feeling in his extremities, but no memory of the hit.
Once Palmer found his touch, Rudi Johnson and Kenny Watson scored touchdowns in a 17-point second-quarter. Palmer, who was injured in the opening minutes of the Bengals' playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last January, was 13-for-19 for 127 yards.
He appeared out of sync the first couple of possessions. After a Chiefs turnover, he underthrew a sure touchdown pass to Chad Johnson.
But then the Bengals' veteran offense found the rhythm of its no-huddle attack, and Palmer completed nine in a row, engineering touchdown drives of 88 and 37 yards. His 10th pass was dropped by Reggie Kelly in a heavy rain.
Palmer was 5-for-5 for 51 yards in the Bengals' first touchdown drive, capped by Johnson's 22-yard scamper through a gaping hole on the right side.
The Chiefs' revamped offensive line, which included two new tackles, had trouble all day. In one stretch, Green was sacked three out of four plays.
The Chiefs, in their first game under new coach Herm Edwards and offensive coordinator Mike Solari, looked bad. Dante Hall muffed a punt in the first quarter and Landon Johnson recovered for the Bengals on the Chiefs 14.
A moment later, Graham kicked a 37-yard field goal.
Graham added a 42-yard field goal for a 20-3 lead in the fourth quarter.
The Chiefs' Larry Johnson had 68 yards on 17 carries, snapping his string of nine consecutive 100-yard games.
Damon Huard, who had not completed a pass in the NFL since Dec. 24, 2000, came in for Green and connected with Tony Gonzalez for a 9-yard scoring pass late in the game.
By Doug Tucker
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Associated Press
Carson Palmer is all the way back and sharp as ever.
Sharper, maybe. Exactly eight months to the day after doctors rebuilt his mangled left knee, Palmer completed nine consecutive passes in one impressive stretch in the Cincinnati Bengals' 23-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, who lost quarterback Trent Green to injury.
Green, motionless on the field, was carefully wheeled off on a stretcher after his head was snapped back to the ground on a hit by Robert Geathers. Green was in a feet-first hook slide when Geathers came crashing in and hit him in the chest and head with his right shoulder.
The hit occurred on the sideline right in front of the Chiefs bench. There was no penalty on the third-quarter tackle, and the game was delayed 11 minutes while Green was taken away.
A Chiefs spokesman said later that Green was conscious and had feeling in his extremities, but no memory of the hit.
Once Palmer found his touch, Rudi Johnson and Kenny Watson scored touchdowns in a 17-point second-quarter. Palmer, who was injured in the opening minutes of the Bengals' playoff loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last January, was 13-for-19 for 127 yards.
He appeared out of sync the first couple of possessions. After a Chiefs turnover, he underthrew a sure touchdown pass to Chad Johnson.
But then the Bengals' veteran offense found the rhythm of its no-huddle attack, and Palmer completed nine in a row, engineering touchdown drives of 88 and 37 yards. His 10th pass was dropped by Reggie Kelly in a heavy rain.
Palmer was 5-for-5 for 51 yards in the Bengals' first touchdown drive, capped by Johnson's 22-yard scamper through a gaping hole on the right side.
The Chiefs' revamped offensive line, which included two new tackles, had trouble all day. In one stretch, Green was sacked three out of four plays.
The Chiefs, in their first game under new coach Herm Edwards and offensive coordinator Mike Solari, looked bad. Dante Hall muffed a punt in the first quarter and Landon Johnson recovered for the Bengals on the Chiefs 14.
A moment later, Graham kicked a 37-yard field goal.
Graham added a 42-yard field goal for a 20-3 lead in the fourth quarter.
The Chiefs' Larry Johnson had 68 yards on 17 carries, snapping his string of nine consecutive 100-yard games.
Damon Huard, who had not completed a pass in the NFL since Dec. 24, 2000, came in for Green and connected with Tony Gonzalez for a 9-yard scoring pass late in the game.