Fortunately, against the Cincinnati Bengals they might just have an opponent who can help.

Kansas City, with a mere nine sacks in its previous 15 games, seems likely to set an NFL record for fewest sacks in a 16-game season. Baltimore had only 13 in 1981. The all-time low is 11, which the Colts had in the strike-abbreviated nine-game season of 1982, and the Chiefs might make a run at that mark of futility.

--Neither team has won back-to-back games in this series since Kansas City won three straight from 1983 through 1986. Kansas City won the most recent game in 2007.

--The Chiefs, who will finish fourth in the AFC West, now know the identity of their opponents for 2009.

Kansas City will face everyone in the NFC East, including division champion New York and Dallas at home. Also coming to Arrowhead next year are AFC North champion Pittsburgh, as well as Buffalo and Cleveland and division rivals Denver, Oakland and San Diego. The Chiefs will travel to Baltimore, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Philadelphia and Washington in addition to playing their division opponents.

--The Chiefs have been outscored by just five points, 85-80, in their last four road games, during which they have a 1-3 record.

BY THE NUMBERS: 1984 -- The last year Kansas City defeated the Browns in Cincinnati.

3-1 -- Edwards' record in four games against the Bengals, three of them as coach of the Jets.

76 -- Different players active on the Chiefs' 53-man roster this year.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "Does it look like it? No, and I don't know where people get that from. I've got a lot of energy, and I think the thing that gives me the most energy is these young guys, their ability to recover after a bunch of hard losses. I think that will pay dividends next year." -- Herm Edwards, to media suggestions that the 2-13 season had him looking tired and burned out.