DETROIT (2-9) At CINCINNATI (8-3)
1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE – Bengals by 13
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Detroit 2-8-1; Cincinnati 6-5
SERIES RECORD – Bengals lead 6-3
LAST MEETING – Bengals beat Lions 41-17, Dec. 18, 2005
LAST WEEK – Lions lost to Packers 34-12; Bengals beat Browns 16-7
LIONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (26), RUSH (25), PASS (19)
LIONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (32), RUSH (19), PASS (32)
BENGALS OFFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (7), PASS (21)
BENGALS DEFENSE – OVERALL (6), RUSH (3), PASS (16)
Bengals can clinch only second winning season in last 19 years. … With win, Marvin Lewis (54-53-1) would tie franchise founder Paul Brown (55-59-1) for second-most coaching wins in team history. Sam Wyche won 64. … Bengals are giving up 15.8 points per game, fewest in league. … RB Cedric Benson expected to start after missing two games with sprained hip. Bengals have had three RBs top 100 yards this season – Benson, Bernard Scott and Larry Johnson. Only other time three different players had 100-yard games was 1970, when RB Jess Phillips, RB Paul Robinson and QB Virgil Carter did it. … Cincinnati hasn\’t allowed opposing team to rush for 100 yards in last seven games, a team record.
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