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Chiefs 27, Bengals 20: No reason to panic?
Lewis keeps stiff upper lip despite discouraging loss
Monday, October 15, 2007 3:29 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Charlie Riedel Associated Press
Chiefs running back Larry Johnson breaks away from Bengals linebacker Anthony Schlegel for 15 of his 119 rushing yards.
Ed Zurga Associated Press
Coach Marvin Lewis liked what he saw in the second half, although the Bengals never threatened to take the lead.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Marvin Lewis sounded more like the coach of an expansion team than of one with Super Bowl aspirations.
The Cincinnati Bengals had just lost 27-20 to the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday and Lewis was reduced to complimenting his team for progress.
This wasn't like the previous two losses in what is now a four-game losing streak. Losing in Seattle is no disgrace, nor is losing to unbeaten New England.
But the Chiefs? This was a team that hadn't scored in the first quarter, has a journeyman quarterback and whose running game gained 10 yards last week.
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