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Henry had surgery the day after he fractured his left forearm during the second quarter of Sunday's 17-7 win over Baltimore. The fifth-year receiver ends the season with 12 receptions for 236 yards and two touchdowns. He led the team with a 19.7-yard average per catch.

Said coach Marvin Lewis about Henry's injury: "He was excited to play (Sunday). I don't know that I've ever seen him that excited to play, and it's unfortunate he got hurt. You could tell he felt good after the time off and getting his legs back under him."

The Bengals filled Henry's roster spot by re-signing offensive guard Scott Kooistra, who was released by the team last Tuesday.

With Henry out, that creates an opening for either Jerome Simpson or Maurice Purify to step into the fourth receiver spot. Simpson has been inactive for all eight games, while Purify is currently on the practice squad. That would require another roster move.

Quarterback Carson Palmer said Sunday on the Bengals' radio postgame show that he felt Purify was closer to making an impact than Simpson. Including punt returner Quan Cosby, there are five receivers currently on the 53-man roster.

"We could move Maurice (Purify) up," Lewis said. "We'll look at the best options, because with that, it's a matter of who can I get the most snaps out of on Sunday. That's the important part.

"But I'm not going to sit here and elaborate on why I make the decision. We'll make the decision at some point. We'll give Jerome a good opportunity to see whether or not he can be the guy we can count on."

That leaves as the only two possibilities the Dec. 13 game at Minnesota and the Jan. 3 game at the Jets. On Dec. 13, NBC has the Giants-Eagles game, and considering that those teams have large media markets, that is unlikely to be bounced.

--While the Bengals are 4-0 in division play for the first time in team history, coach Marvin Lewis is not getting caught up in numbers, especially with the Steelers looming on the schedule.

"It's one of our goals is to win the division, and in order to win the division, you need to beat the division teams," Lewis said. "We take pride in this division. It didn't surprise me that Baltimore beat Denver. ... We expect the teams in this division to play well when they go outside the division. You have to man up when you come over here, and that's the way it's going to be."

--LB Keith Rivers is week-to-week after injuring his right calf during the second half of Sunday's game.

--DE Michael Johnson, who was drafted in the third round this year, got his first NFL sack during the fourth quarter.

--OT Andre Smith was a healthy inactive Sunday, but coach Marvin Lewis is happy with his progress. When asked why Smith didn't make the game-day lineup, Lewis said: "He doesn't play guard."

--CB Johnathan Joseph has four interceptions this year, with all of them coming against AFC North teams.

REPORT CARD VS. RAVENS

PASSING OFFENSE: B -- Carson Palmer was 20 of 33 for 224 yards and a touchdown. There were a couple of passes off target during the second half, and the offense was inconsistent after the three scoring drives, which will be the focus of improvement going into the week. Chad Ochocinco (five catches, 66 yards) had two nice circus catches near the sideline, and Laveranues Coles (six catches, 72 yards) looks as if he is more comfortable in this offense. The bad things were drops in the second half and ball-security issues for Ochocinco.

RUSHING OFFENSE: A-minus -- Anytime a running back can get back-to-back 100-yard games against the Ravens, as Cedric Benson has done, it is a great achievement. Benson (117 yards, 34 carries) is the first back to have two straight 100-yard games against Baltimore since Ricky Williams (2002-03) and the first since Jerome Bettis in 1997 to do it in the same season. (Bettis also did it in 1996). Brian Leonard returned to the lineup and converted two key third downs, while both backs did a nice job blocking in pass protection.

PASS DEFENSE: A-minus -- The defensive line was able to get consistent pressure on Baltimore QB Joe Flacco, forcing four sacks and also not allowing much downfield. Only four passes were completed to receivers. Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph continue to get better, recording an interception apiece and not allowing anything deep until it was too late. Baltimore's Derrick Mason was targeted 13 times and had only three receptions. Besides the interception, Joseph also had four tackles and five passes defensed. Both safeties also had great games. Chinedum Ndukwe also had a team-high six tackles, including half a sack, a tackle for loss, a quarterback hit and two passes defended, while Chris Crocker had five stops.

RUSH DEFENSE: A-minus -- Tank Johnson and Domata Peko clamped down on Ray Rice, while the linebackers didn't allow Rice to get outside. They were also disciplined in sticking to their running routes. The Bengals had four tackles for loss and didn't allow Rice to get most of his yards until the fourth quarter, when the Bengals were up by 17 points.

SPECIAL TEAMS: C-plus -- Andre Caldwell continues to struggle on kick returns, and the coverage units are struggling, too. Kyries Hebert made a nice save on a Kevin Huber punt, pinning the ball on the Ravens 1.

COACHING: A-minus -- Mike Zimmer had another solid game plan to bottle up Baltimore's offense, while secondary coach Kevin Coyle continues to do a nice job with his unit. Off the bye week, Marvin Lewis and his staff took stock of the season to date and made the right changes while also keeping the team focused on the task at hand.