The Bengals swore up and down that Chris Henry was done with the Bengals due to his off the field actions.  But, with Chad Johnson’s shoulder banged up and none of the rookie WRs really stepping up the Bengals have re-signed Chris Henry.  Henry will have to sit out the first four games of the NFL season due to an NFL suspension.  The 25-year old Henry played in 8 games for the Bengals last season and he caught 21 passes for 343 yards (15.6 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  No one questions Henry’s talent on the field as he’s good enough to be a #1 WR for some teams and that’s why the Bengals bit the bullet and re-signed him.  Henry has now played in 35 games in his NFL career and he has caught 88 passes for 1,370 yards (15.6 avg) with 17 TD grabs.  If Henry sees the light and behaves the Bengals made a good move here but if he acts up Cincinnati will wish they never bothered with him.

The Bengals didn’t look too bad in the first three quarters but they were outscored 17-0 in the 4th quarter which cost them this game.  Carson Palmer was not at his best on Sunday Night as he completed 6 of 13 passes for 50 yards with 1 interceptions.  Backup QB Ryan Fitzpatrick was awesome in this game as he completed 11 of 14 passes for 111 yards with a 12-yard TD pass to WR Glenn Holt.  Fitzpatrick also carried the football 3 times for 31 yards (10.3 ypc) in this game.  Jeff Rowe finished up the game completing 8 of 14 passes for 101 yards.  Kenny Watson led the Bengals in rushing Sunday Night with 31 yards on 5 carries (6.2 ypc).  Chris Perry was also busy with 23 yards rushing on 7 carries (3.3 ypc) against the Lions.  Rookie WR Jerome Simpson led the Bengals in receiving in this game with 5 grabs for 114 yards (22.8 avg).  The Bengals finished up with 100 yards on 21 carries (4.8 ypc) in this game and they also completed 25 of 41 passes for 224 yards.

Linebackers Corey Mays (5 tackles) and Darryl Blackstock (4 tackles, sack) led the way for the Bengals’ defense in this game.  The Lions finished with 112 yards rushing on 31 carries (3.6 ypc) against the Bengals and they also completed 16 of 27 passes for 263 yards.