Network: CBS
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Sam Wyche, Brent Jones
Format: DVD (3 disks)
Quality: 8.5 (Converted SLP/VHS Master)
Notes: Halftime edited out... Includes commercials... One play missed when Sunday Ticket scoreboard appears.

Bengals hold off the Patriots for a 23-17 win.

Cincinnati wins its 1st opener in 4 years withstanding a 4th quarter rally by New England. The Bengals get 3 FGs by Neil Rackers and Jon Kitna throws for 207 yards and 1 TD. Darnay Scott catches 5 passes for 104 yards.

Kitna hits Tony McGee with a 25-yard TD pass w/ :06 left in the 3rd quarter for a 23-10 lead. The Patriots draw within a score on Drew Bledsoe's 8-yard TD pass to Jermaine Wiggins w/ 5:29 to play, but New England's final possession in the final 2 minutes fades quietly.