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Bengals look to rebound from dismal defensive effort

Sep 23, 2007 - 12:16 PM Cincinnati (1-1) at Seattle (1-1) Sunday 4:05 pm EDT

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Cincinnati Bengals' defense should have plenty to work on this week.

The Bengals try to rebound from one of the worst defensive efforts in franchise history when they visit the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Cincinnati suffered a 51-45 loss to the Cleveland Browns last week, surrendering the second-most points in the team's 37-year history. The Bengals barely avoided their record high, which came in a 52-31 loss at Carolina in 2002.

In a game that featured 1,085 yards of total offense, the Bengals allowed Derek Anderson to throw five touchdown passes and Jamal Lewis to rush for 216 yards.

The 216 rushing yards by Lewis was the second-most ever allowed by the Bengals. Priest Holmes of Kansas City holds the mark with 227, achieved in 1998.

Cincinnati came up short despite a record-tying six touchdown passes by Carson Palmer, who completed 33-of-50 passes for 401 yards. Chad Johnson caught 11 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns to break Issac Curtis' franchise mark for career receiving.

Johnson leads the NFL in receiving yards with 304 yards, increasing his career mark to 7,279 yards.

The Seahawks also are coming off a tough loss as a late turnover led to a heartbreaking 23-20 defeat at Arizona.

After a hand-off between Seattle quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and halfback Shaun Alexander was fumbled with just under two minutes left, the Cardinals drove 21 yards on four plays into field goal range. That set the stage for Neil Rackers, who drilled a 43-yarder with one second left.

Hasselbeck completed 22-of-36 passes for 281 yards while Alexander was held to 70 yards on 18 carries after running for 105 yards the week before in a 20-6 win over Tampa Bay.