To a man, the Bengals believe they'll turn the season around.  "Yeah, there's time," linebacker Dhani Jones said. "The time's now."  Said head coach Marvin Lewis: "We're not walking around here as a team who has won one game. That's the approach we have to take, until we've won the second one, and then continue to go one after one after one."

Third-down demons:  One hundred nineteen minutes and 44 seconds.  From the fourth quarter at Seattle (Game 3) to the fourth quarter at Kansas City (Game 5).  That's how long the Bengals went without a third-down conversion — 0 for 17.  Third-down efficiency was a point of emphasis in practice all week.  "It's execution," wide receiver Chad Johnson said. "We haven't done well as a complete unit on third down. But we hit it pretty good in practice. Hopefully, we get out there and keep ourselves on the field, which is going to end up in points."

Controlled aggression:  Bengals middle linebacker Anthony Schlegel will be "amped" because he's playing against his former team.  Schlegel was a third-round draft pick by the Jets in 2006, but got released after his rookie season.  "We have to keep control — have that controlled rage," Lewis said.

Reg-gie! Reg-gie!:  Tight end Reggie Kelly (8 receptions, 111 yards) has emerged as the most reliable No. 3 receiver behind Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh.  His three catches for 45 yards at Kansas City were a plus.  "I appreciate it anytime Carson (Palmer) looks my way and throws me a ball," Kelly said. "There are times when they call upon me to do that and other times where I definitely have to be in the trenches with my hand in the dirt with my O-linemen. Either way, I have no problem with it."

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