2005 · Week 15
Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions
Dec 18, 2005 · Ford Field · dome · fieldturf
Recap
It wasn't close — Cincinnati Bengals beat Detroit Lions 41–17. ScoutIndex had favored Bengals (76%) going in. Bengals improve to 11-3; Lions fall to 4-10. Carson Palmer was the story of the game with 274 passing yards and 3 TDs; 8 rushing yards. Bengals out-gained the opponent 435–274 in total yards.
Team stats
| CIN | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | First downs | 13 |
| 435 | Total yards | 274 |
| 280 | Passing yards | 215 |
| 155 | Rushing yards | 59 |
| 30/42 | Comp / Att | 19/28 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 28/39 | 274 | 3 | 2 |
| Jon Kitna | 2/3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Rudi Johnson | 24 | 117 | 2 |
| Chad Johnson | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jon Kitna | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chad Johnson | 11 | 0 | 99 | 1 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
DET
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 13/21 | 138 | 1 | 3 |
| Joey Harrington | 6/7 | 77 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Garcia | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Artose Pinner | 15 | 55 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artose Pinner | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Shawn Bryson | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |