--WR Laveranues Coles might be limited in practices this week after injuring his shoulder on the first series vs. Cleveland.

--LB Keith Rivers, who has missed the last three games with a calf injury, is expected to return to practice and play against Detroit.

--WR Chad Ochocinco has caught a pass in 116 consecutive games.

--K Shayne Graham tied a career high against Cleveland with a 53-yard field goal. He is now 2 of 4 from 50 yards and beyond this year.

REPORT CARD VS. BROWNS

PASSING OFFENSE: C -- It's difficult to evaluate Carson Palmer's performance against Browns. The fact is he didn't have many opportunities to throw the ball but when he did there were a number of times when things were not in synch. He did have a season-low 110 yards but there were few opportunities to throw down field. Chad Ochocinco had three receptions for 38 yards and almost made a nice catch in traffic late in the second quarter. Andre Caldwell (three receptions, 33 yards) bounced back while Laveranues Coles (two catches, 24 yards) struggled after not practicing for most of the week. Pass protection was not good as the line allowed two sacks with the third being a coverage sack.

RUSHING OFFENSE: A -- When Bernard Scott had turf toe in the second half, Larry Johnson picked up the slack in the second half and had a 107-yard game less than two weeks after signing with the Bengals. Scott ran for 87 yards and had some nice runs, including a 21-yarder in the second quarter where he had a nice stiff-arm for Mike Adams. Even more impressive - the run game averaged 4.7 yards per game and there were no runs that resulted in negative yards. The line was a lot better run blocking, especially in unbalanced formations.

PASS DEFENSE: B -- No sacks for the second straight game, but they were able to hurry Brady Quinn on a lot of his passes and weren't fazed by the Browns' no-huddle. The line is one of the biggest reasons why the Bengals have not allowed 100 rushing yards in a team-record seven straight games. Jonathan Fanene (four tackles) and Tank Johnson (three tackles) had solid games. Only five completions were to wide receivers and Mohamed Massaquoi, who had a field day against Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph in the first game, had only one catch for 12 yards. Morgan Trent also did a nice job on the corner blitz on the first drive that ended up forcing the Browns to punt.

RUSH DEFENSE: B -- Brandon Johnson continues to step in nicely in place of the injured Keith Rivers with eight tackles. Safeties Chris Crocker and Chinedum Ndukwe also stepped up with four tackles apiece. It is a team record seventh straight game that the Bengals have not allowed a 100-yard rusher.

SPECIAL TEAMS: A-minus -- After Josh Cribbs nearly won the game for the Browns in the first meeting in the return game, the Bengals didn't even allow Cribbs the chance to do any damage. Kevin Huber averaged 38.7 net yards with three of the punts going out of bounds, one downed and one going into the end zone. Maurice Purify also had a nice open field tackle of Cribbs on a kick return during the second quarter, when the Browns started from their own 14. The only concern right now is punt returner Quan Cosby (9.8 yard average on four returns), who is struggling to break one.

COACHING: B -- The team returned on track after the disappointing loss in Oakland. The script was to ground it out, not make any mistakes and emerge with a win. It should be the same script next week against Detroit (a little more of the passing game though would be nice) before two tough road games at Minnesota and San Diego.