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Bengals receiver Chris Henry received a two-game suspension Friday from the NFL for violating its conduct and substance abuse policies, making him the second Cincinnati player suspended this season for misconduct. The second-year receiver also was fined $20,000 by the league. The Bengals have their bye this weekend, so Henry will sit out games against Tampa Bay and Carolina later this month.

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - Marvin Lewis held Chris Henry out of the Cincinnati Bengals' last game for his off-field behavior. The NFL now will keep the troubled young receiver out of the next two.

A number of Super Bowl contenders have already hurt their championship chances by giving in to temptation.

After dismantling the Seahawks on Sunday, the undefeated Bears are atop the rankings for the first time.

Chris Henry sure could have helped the Cincinnati Bengals' faltering offense. Instead of catching passes over a beat-up New England secondary, the troubled receiver was on the sideline in a warmup outfit Sunday -- his coach's way of saying he needs to shape up. Coach Marvin Lewis thinks it worked out well.

RB Laurence Maroney is the latest example of how good the Patriots are at building their team through the NFL draft.

Rookie running back Laurence Maroney got New England's offense rolling like old times. Maroney ran for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns Sunday, restoring balance to the Patriots' off-keel offense and setting up a 38-13 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals that had a familiar feel. "Kind of like the Patriots you guys were used to seeing," smiling quarterback Tom Brady said.

Chris Henry was inactive Sunday for the Cincinnati Bengals' game against New England, the second time coach Marvin Lewis has disciplined the receiver for an off-field problem. It was the Bengals' first game since linebacker Odell Thurman was arrested and charged with drunken driving. Henry was a passenger in the vehicle, which was stopped by police early Monday morning.

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Hey, Chad Johnson, Bill Belichick can talk trash, too. New England's normally dour coach stepped out of character Thursday to playfully jab at Johnson, a day after the Bengals wide receiver vowed to wreak havoc on the Patriots' secondary when the teams meet Sunday in Cincinnati. Johnson specifically pleaded with "Mr.

Seattle's running game faces a major roadblock as RB Shaun Alexander is expected to miss at least two weeks.

NEW YORK (Ticker) - Three-time MVP Brett Favre earned his 10th NFC Offensive Player of the Week award, the NFL announced on Wednesday.

The surprising thrashing of the Falcons on Monday night has catapulted the Saints into the rankings' top 12.

If the Giants continue to struggle with their pass rush, it will be a long season for the defense.

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - Troubled Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman will not get on the field this season.

Carson Palmer made no secret of his hatred for the Pittsburgh Steelers during his rehab. After the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback sent the defending Super Bowl champions to a 1-2 start, the feeling might be mutual. Alternating between brilliant and awful, Palmer threw two touchdown passes to T.J. Houshmandzadeh less than a minute apart midway through the fourth quarter following Steelers turnovers...

PITTSBURGH – The Bengals continue to mature, winning a game at Pittsburgh they normally would have lost.

Carson Palmer wasn't about to lose this one. Not against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team he says he hates -- the team he spent eight exhausting months rehabilitating his mangled knee mostly for the chance to face. Alternating between brilliant and awful, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback threw two touchdown passes to T.J.

He hated the eight months of exhausting rehabilitation, and the team that made him go through it. Carson Palmer didn't play the way he wanted against the team he dislikes the most, but the result couldn't have been more satisfying. Alternating between brilliant and awful, the Cincinnati quarterback threw two touchdown passes to T.J.