Kerry Collins.
So how's he been doing since he left the Giants? Lets just say that he threw a touchdown pass last week for the first time in 2 years. Kerry is the backup quarterback for the Titans and he was playing only because starter Vince Young was out with a knee injury. Kerry had a nice game in adverse weather conditions, dealing with 60-mph wind gusts. With Vince still hurting, Kerry will be the starter again this week and head coach Jeff Fisher said they are sticking with him as their starting quarterback as long as the team keeps winning. So Kerry Collins will get the 151st start of his career as the Titans try to extend their 2-0 win streak against Houston this Sunday.

Cincinnati Offense.
The offensive unit has scored just one touchdown in two games. It must have been mind boggling to them watching the Dallas 41-37 win over the Eagles last Monday night. Quarterback Carson Palmer has thrown for over 4000 yards the past two seasons, but his QB rating is slipping. He threw 26 touchdowns but also a career high 20 interceptions last year, and is off to a bad start this year with no touchdowns and 3 interceptions. The offensive linemen have kept the sacks low, but Palmer gets a lot of pressure and gets hit. He broke his nose in the third preseason game and sprained his left ankle last week. Chad Ocho Cinco and T.J. Houshmandzadeh are Pro Bowl receivers but they both had preseason injuries too and are off to slow starts. The running game is averaging just 3 yards a carry. This group is only 5 of 26 on third-down conversions, and are ranked 31st in the NFL in yards per game.

Ocho Cinco.
If you occasionally follow the Cincinnati Bengals and somehow don't recognize that name, good news You're not senile again! It's really Chad Johnson. He wears number 85 and has changed his name to Ocho Cinco. He'll be running around the field with the Johnson name on his jersey this week. You still might not notice him though, because to date he's had only five catches even though he's one of the Bengals leading receivers. Even though Chad Ocho Cinco legally changed his name, Reebok won't let him change the jersey because they'll be stuck with the leftovers. He wanted to be traded. Was it because he doesn't want to play on a losing team? It would be one way to settle the jersey issue. Who knows with this guy? His head coach has called him Ocho Psycho. Will he show up for this game and be a factor?

Cincinnati Defense.
Cincinnati's defense is ranked 30th in the NFL with 203 yards allowed per game. They were last in the NFL with 22 sacks in 2007, and are still there, having recorded just one sack this year. They'll be facing a tough Giants rushing attack from Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw, who rushed for a combined 203 yards last week. They'll also have to deal with the fact that the Giants are continually working at perfecting a big passing game, and they will be at a disadvantage if one of their top cornerbacks, Johnathan Joseph (ankle), can't play.

Former Giant - Dhani Jones.
He was a linebacker with the Giants from 2000-2003, then played with Philadelphia before joining the Bengals in 2007. He was second on the team in tackles, and has averaged 10 tackles a game these past two outings Dhani is familiar with a Steve Spagnuolo style of defense from his time with the Eagles.

Former Giant - Geoffrey Pope.
He was a cornerback with the Giants this past postseason and played in the win over the Cowboys and Green Bay. Pope was waived on final-cut day and then was waived off the practice squad and signed by the Bengals to their practice squad. He's been moved up to the active roster and may see some playing time against the Giants. His recent knowledge of the Giants defense could help the Bengals figure a few things out for this game.

Big Plays.
It seems the Giants are tuning up on these early season games against weaker teams, trying to perfect their 'Big Play' skills. Eli did pretty well last week in Sunday's 41-13 win over the Rams. He completed 20 of 29 passes for 260 yards and had a passer rating of 131.4, which was his highest in any regular-season game.

Tight ends -No catches.
Is this a problem or not? The Giants are the only team in the NFL without a catch by a tight end. Well, as you read above, the Giants are looking for big plays and seem to be willing to experiment at this early stage of the season against weaker opponents. They are going for the gold, and gambling on the deep throws against the sure short pass completions. Other times, according to Eli Manning, some of the shots that might be headed to tight ends are going to Steve Smith instead, and he has done quite well with them..

The NFC East.
Just as in the week before, the only team able to beat an NFC East team is an NFC East team. They are 6-2 as a division with the only losses being to Washington playing the Giants, and Philadelphia playing Dallas. Coming up, is Arizona at Washington, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Dallas at Green Bay.

Notes.
Bengals lost their only two road games against the Giants in 1994 and 1997.
Bengals are 5-2 all-time against the Giants.

Bengals Carson Palmer was the only NFL quarterback to take every one of his teams offensive snaps last season.

Bengals third string quarterback is Jordan Palmer, Carson's younger brother.

Bengals at 0-2 are off to their worst start since Marvin Lewis became their head coach in 2003.

Giants have allowed just 20 points, their lowest total two games into a season since 1952, when they gave up 13.

Giants have a bye next week.

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