2006 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 10, 2006 · Arrowhead Stadium
Cincinnati BengalsWinner
23
at
Kansas City Chiefs
10
CIN -1.5 ✓U 49.5 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 23–10.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · KC
12/20, 140 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-4.8 expected points added · +22.8% completion over expected
Passing · CIN
13/19, 127 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
-1.5 expected points added · +1.4% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 13/19 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 28 | 96 | 3.4 | 1 | -1.5 |
| Chad Johnson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Kenny Watson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Carson Palmer | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | -1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Simmons | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 5 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Landon Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Geathers | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter Jackson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Robinson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Thornton | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Domata Peko | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Huard | 12/20 | 140 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4.8 |
| Trent Green | 11/15 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -4.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Trent Green | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Eddie Kennison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Damon Huard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Jarrad Page | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Dante Hall | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Johnson | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamba Hali | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Reed | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Allen | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Surtain | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kawika Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ty Law | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrad Page | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrell Bell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -1.5
- Closing total
- 49.5
- CIN moneyline
- —
- KC moneyline
- —
Bengals closed -1.5 and covered, winning by 13.
Total closed 49.5; the game landed 33 — under by 16.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 67°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Larry Nemmers
- Rest
- CIN 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Marvin Lewis vs Herm Edwards