Lewis: Browns no extra motivation

The Cleveland Browns will bring their 9-5 record to Cincinnati on Sunday needing only a
victory against the Bengals to qualify for the AFC playoffs.

The Bengals are four games worse than the Browns, at 5-9. The Bengals are headed home and with a losing record for the first time since 2002, which was the last time the Browns went
to the playoffs.Do the Bengals find any additional motivation in spoiling the Browns postseason invitation for even one more week?

"You have to be motivated to win the football game," Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said
Monday. "The things they have going on is their deal. The big thing is just that we want to
win the football game."

No revenge, like when the Bengals entered the regular-season finale in 2003 needing a
victory against the Browns – plus some help – to make the playoffs in Lewis’ first season as
Bengals coach? The Browns upset the Bengals, 22-14, at Paul Brown Stadium.

No.

What about some pay-back for the butt-whipping, 51-45, the Browns laid on the Bengals
defense in Week 2 at Cleveland?

"There has been a lot of football, so it’s hard to put it on one game," Lewis said. "But we
lost the football game up there. We had the opportunity to put them away, and we didn’t."

The Bengals allowed 554 yards in total offense to Cleveland, including 216 rushing yards to
Jamal Lewis. Would you like to shut him down?

"He had a good game the last time, but the two or three previous (while with the Baltimore
Ravens), not as good," Marvin Lewis said.

In Game 8 of 2006, Jamal Lewis ran for 72 yards and one touchdown against the Bengals and
followed it with 17 attempts for 61 yards in Game 12.

But Jamal Lewis, in his first season in Cleveland, has found new life. He has rushed for 1,084 yards (4.3 average) and nine touchdowns.