Cincinnati Bengals 20, Carolina Panthers 7

The Bengals hogged the ball on offense as they had possession of it for 36:22 yesterday.  Carson Palmer was so-so as he completed 19 of 37 passes for 195 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs.  Cedric Benson did the heavy lifting for the Bengals yesterday with 27 carries for 81 yards (3.0 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 9 yards (4.5 avg) with a TD grab.  Jermaine Gresham (4 rec, 59 yards), Terrell Owens (4 rec, 42 yards) and Chad Ocho Cinco (4 rec, 34 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Bengals yesterday.  The Bengals finished up with 120 yards rushing on 37 carries (3.2 ypc) and they also completed 19 of 37 passes for 185 yards in this game. The Bengals’ D was led by CB Leon Hall who had 6 tackles, 2 passes defensed and 1 QB hit.  Robert Geathers, Morgan Trent and Roy Williams each recovered 1 fumble apiece in this game.  The Panthers finished up with 87 yards rushing on 24 carries (3.6 ypc) and they also completed 16 of 33 passes for 180 yards yesterd...