BENGALS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Joe Mixon managed just 43 yards on 11 carries and caught two passes for 7 yards in last week's loss to Pittsburgh. He will try to bounce back against a Kansas City defense that did not allow a pass completion after the first quarter last week but did allow Raiders backup Zamir White to run for 145 yards. CHIEFS PLAYER TO WATCH: Travis Kelce needs 32 yards receiving to reach the 1,000-yard mark for the eighth consecutive season, extending his franchise record and the NFL record for tight ends.
At the urging of the kid’s father, T.J. Houshmandzadeh talked to an LSU freshman wide receiver and counseled him to never get outworked. Five years later Houshmandzadeh is urging Ja’Marr Chase to break his single-season Bengals record of 112 catches.
A few words of encouragement from the Bengals' greatest backup quarterback as they head into Monday night's game (8:15-Cincinnati's Channel 9 and ESPN) at Jacksonville.
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