Aug 18th 2008 2:23AM by Sportz Assassin (author feed)
Filed under: Bengals, Lions, AFC North, NFC North, NFL InjuriesThe Cincinnati Bengals offense looked poor … again … in their 27-10 loss to the Detroit Lions.

The bigger news coming from the game is that Chad Johnson left the game after injuring his shoulder. He injured his shoulder on the Bengals first series when he attempted to catch a Carson Palmer pass. Detroit CB Brian Kelly laid a hit on Ocho Cinco (forcing a tipped interception) that landed him awkwardly on the field:The Pro Bowl receiver rolled around on the field in pain for several seconds, then got up and went to the sideline. Trainers examined the shoulder on the field before Johnson went to the locker room for further examination and treatment. He was ruled out for the rest of the game.

After the game, ESPN’s Bob Holtzman was told by the team that Johnson suffered a sprained shoulder and would not play next week.

Johnson had a different take, however, telling ESPN that he would return next week against New Orleans.
This is big news since Cincinnati’s other Pro-Bowl receiver, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, has been slowed by a hamstring injury. After T.J. and Chad, no other wide-out has made any kind of positive impression (though rookie Jerome Simpson came alive in this game).

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