The Bengals offense decided this football game as the Cardinals returned two Carson Palmer pickoffs for TDs.  Palmer completed 37 of 52 passes for 329 yards with 2 TD passes and 4 interceptions.  Kenny Watson was effective with 9 carries for 45 yards (5.0 ypc) and he also caught 8 passes for 50 yards (6.3 avg).  Rudi Johnson pitched in with 8 carries for 25 yards (3.1 ypc).  T.J. Houshmandzadeh (8 rec, 87 yards, TD), Chad Johnson (8 rec, 86 yards) and Chris Henry (8 rec, 81 yards, TD) all played well for the Bengals when Carson Palmer was throwing to the players in the right color uniforms.  The Bengals finished with 72 yards rushing on 20 carries (3.6 ypc) and they also completed 37 of 52 passes for 324 yards.

DE Robert Geathers led a solid effort by the Bengals defense as he had 5 tackles and 1.5 sacks.  The Cardinals finished up with 50 yards rushing on 24 carries (2.1 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 28 passes for 197 yards.