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2009 HIGHLIGHTS: GENERAL: Ninth-year player, Bengals all-time leader in receptions (684) and receiving yards (9952), played in all 16 games, with 15 starts ... Led team by wide margins in receptions (72) and receiving yards (1047), and finished season just 48 yards short of becoming 33rd NFL player with 10,000 receiving yards ... Cracked the 1000-yard receiving mark for the seventh time in his nine-year career … Led team in TDs (nine), including a late fourth-quarter score at Cleveland that sent game into overtime ... Led team in receiving yards in 10 of 16 regular-season games ... Was held without a catch Jan. 3 at New York Jets, ending his Bengals-record streak of 120 consecutive games with at least one reception … Has moved to second place in all-time Bengals TD receptions (62), trailing only Carl Pickens (63) ...  Had three 100-yard receiving games this season, extending to 29 his club record in the category (Isaac Curtis is second with 20) ... In Games 6-7, posted his first back-to-back 100-yard receiving games since Games 2-3 of 2007 ... Also had three rushes for 32 yards.

GAME-BY-GAME: Had team-high 89 receiving yards (on five catches) Sept. 13 vs. Denver, plus an eight-yard rushing gain on a reverse ... Caught four-for-91 on Sept. 20 at Green Bay, including 13-yarder for TD that put Bengals ahead to stay at 28-21 in third quarter .... On Oct. 4 at Cleveland, his fourth-quarter TD catch on fourth-and-goal from the two sent the game into overtime, and his total of three-for-24 also included a five-yard TD catch in first quarter … Caught seven-for-94 on Nov. 8 at Baltimore, and drew 25 yards in Ravens penalties against him on Cincinnati’s game-winning TD drive in the fourth quarter … On Oct. 18 vs. Houston, recorded his first 100-yard receiving game since 2007 finale, gaining 103 on five catches, including personal season-long 50-yarder in the second quarter to set up a TD … Had second straight 100-yard receiving game in win Oct. 25 vs. Chicago, catching personal season-high 10, for 118 yards, including TDs of eight yards in first quarter and 13 yards in third quarter … Caught five-for-66 with one lost fumble in win Nov. 8 vs. Baltimore, and drew a critical third-down pass interference call in the first quarter to keep alive a Bengals drive that ended in a Cedric Benson TD … Led team in receiving yards (38) Nov. 29 vs. Cleveland, and tied for team high in catches (three) … Logged a personal season-high 137 receiving yards (on nine catches) Dec. 6 vs. Detroit, including a 36-yard TD in second quarter that put Cincinnati ahead for good at 14-7 … On Dec. 13 at Minnesota, his three-for-27 receiving included team’s only TD – a 15-yard reception in second quarter … On Dec. 20 at San Diego, caught three-for-79, including a 49-yarder for a TD in the second quarter to give the Bengals a 10-7 lead, and he had a 26-yard rush to the Chargers seven after taking a lateral from Carson Palmer, setting up a TD … Had just 31 yards on four catches Dec. 27 vs. Kansas City, but one was for the winning score – a six-yard TD with 2:03 left in the fourth quarter.

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2008 - Led team with four catches (for 37 yards) Sept. 14 vs. Tennessee ... His three-for-28 day Sept. 28 vs. Cleveland included four-yard TD catch from Ryan Fitzpatrick that closed Browns lead to 17-12 in fourth quarter ... Also vs. Browns, recovered fumble by CB Eric Wright (following an INT), setting up offense at Cleveland 45 for drive to a FG and 6-3 halftime lead ... On Oct. 19 vs. Pittsburgh, logged personal season best in receptions (eight) and had 52 yards, including five-yard TD catch from Fitzpatrick in second quarter ... In win Nov. 2 vs. Jacksonville, scored first two Bengals TDs on receptions of two yards (first quarter) and 10 yards (second quarter) ... On Dec. 7 at Indianapolis, registered a personal season-high 79 yards on five receptions, including a personal season-long 26-yarder.

2007 - Led team with 95 receiving yards (on five catches) on Sept. 10 vs. Baltimore, including 39-yard TD catch in first quarter ... His 209 yards Sept. 16 at Cleveland came on 11 catches, and he scored TDs of 22 yards in second quarter and 14 yards in third quarter ... Had nine catches for 138 yards Sept. 23 at Seattle ... Three catches for 102 yards Oct. 21 vs. N.Y. Jets ... Three catches for 48 yards Nov. 4 at Buffalo, when he was sidelined late in fourth quarter with neck strain ... Was transported to hospital for examination of neck strain in Buffalo, but was cleared to return to play Nov. 11 at Baltimore, when he caught 4-for-73 ... Led team in receptions (six) and receiving yards (86) on Dec. 2 at Pittsburgh ... Led team in receiving yards (60) on Dec. 9 vs. St. Louis, and his two catches included a 52-yarder in third quarter that set up a field goal for 16-7 Bengals lead ... Led team in catches (six) and receiving yards (78) on Dec. 15 at San Francisco ... Led team in catches (four) and receiving yards (44) on Dec. 23 vs. Cleveland ... Had two TDs among his four catches Dec. 30 at Miami, and he led team in receiving yards (131) ... His TDs at Miami were from two and 70 yards, and the 70-yarder was the longest Bengals scrimmage play of the year.

2006 - Completed a singular NFL achievement in '06 - winning a fourth consecutive conference receiving yards title. He won the AFC race by the same three-yard margin (1369-1366) that he had in the NFL yards race, as the No. 2 league yardage-maker was Marvin Harrison of Indianapolis. Since the establishment of the American and National conferences in '70, no one else has led a conference four years in a row, and only two other players have won as many as three in a row. Tim Brown of Oakland and Jerry Rice of San Francisco posted three-year streaks, both from '93-95, Brown in the AFC and Rice in the NFC. Prior to the '70 realignment, one player won four straight league titles. Hall of Famer Don Hutson of Green Bay won the NFL crown from '41-44 ... Ochocinco's 1369 receiving yards ranked second in Bengals history, trailing only his own franchise-best total of 1432 in 2005 ... Posted four 100-yard receiving games, moving his career total to a Bengals-record 21, one more than Isaac Curtis ... His seven TDs tied him with Eddie Brown for third place on Bengals in career TD receptions (41) ... With at least one catch in all 16 games, extended his streak in that category to 76 games, second-longest streak in club history (Carl Pickens holds record at 93) ... His 74-yard TD on Nov. 12 vs. San Diego was Bengals' longest scrimmage play of the year, and his 11 catches vs. Chargers equaled his single-game career high ... Had six catches for 190 yards and three TDs on Nov. 19 at New Orleans, tying his career high for TDs and tying Bengals game-record for receiving TDs ... Had five catches for 101 yards Dec. 10 vs. Oakland, posting his Bengals-record 21st game of 100-plus receiving yards ... Set a Bengals single-game record for receiving yards (260) on Nov. 12 vs. San Diego, snapping an Eddie Brown mark of 216 that had stood since '88. And when Ochocinco added 190 yards the following week at New Orleans, he established an NFL record for receiving yards in consecutive games (450). He broke the two-game receiving yards mark of 448 set by San Francisco's John Taylor in '89. 

2005 - Won AFC receiving yards race by 286 over nearest competitor, Indianapolis' Marvin Harrison at 1146 ... Ranked third in NFL in receiving yards, behind Carolina's Steve Smith (1563) and Washington's Santana Moss (1483) ... Ochocinco's career-high 97 catches ranked fifth in NFL, six off league lead ... Caught seven for 139 yards Sept. 18 vs. Minnesota, with a 70-yard TD on game's second scrimmage play, opening door for 37-8 Bengals win ... Had only three catches Sept. 25 at Chicago, but two went for TDs, an 18-yarder that put the Bengals up 7-0 in the first quarter, and a 40-yarder that gave Cincinnati a 24-7 lead in the fourth quarter ... Had team-leading five catches (for 52 yards) Oct. 9 at Jacksonville, including a 14-yard TD in the second quarter ... Had eight receptions for team-leading 135 yards Oct. 16 at Tennessee, including 15-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter that put the Bengals ahead to stay at 24-20 ... Made his TD catch at Tennessee despite pass interference against him, and earlier on the drive, he drew a pass interference penalty against him for 34 yards ... Had five receptions for 91 yards on Nov. 6 at Baltimore, and his spectacular grab at Ravens 4 in fourth quarter was good for 48 yards, setting up the game-clinching TD ... Had career-high 189 receiving yards Nov. 20 vs. Indianapolis, while catching team-leading eight passes ... First catch vs. Indy was for TD of 68 yards in first quarter, putting him at exactly 5000 receiving yards for his career ... Caught 5-for-88 Nov. 27 vs. Baltimore, scoring on 54-yarder in second quarter ... Played key role in Cincinnati's game-winning fourth-quarter FG drive Dec. 11 vs. Cleveland, drawing two penalties against the Browns that turned third downs into first downs ... Caught career-high 11 passes (for 99 yards) Dec. 18 at Detroit and scored eighth TD of the season in second quarter, giving Bengals 17-0 lead ... Had nine catches for 117 yards Dec. 24 vs. Buffalo, including a 41-yard TD catch in second quarter that gave Bengals a 14-13 lead ... Caught 4-for-59 in Wild Card playoff 1-8-06 vs. Pittsburgh ... Had two catches for 15 yards in Pro Bowl on 2-12-06.

2004 - Led AFC in receiving yards (1274), and his 95 catches ranked third in NFL ... His nine TDs (all receiving), were second-most on team ... Voted to second straight Pro Bowl, and named to Pro Football Weekly All-AFC team and College & Pro Football Weekly All-Pro second team ... Won twice in weekly fan voting for the Levitra Play of the Week Award, joining Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb as only two-time winners ... Earned the Play of the Week for an acrobatic 36-yard TD catch Nov. 21 vs. Pittsburgh, and for his game-winning four-yard grab Dec. 26 vs. N.Y. Giants ... His diving 53-yard TD catch against double coverage on Sept. 12 at the N.Y. Jets was hailed by QB Carson Palmer as "the best catch I've ever seen on a ball I threw in my entire football career" ... In Cincinnati's showcase Monday night win Oct. 25 vs. Denver, Ochocinco caught 7-for-149, including a pair of 50-yard gains ... On Dec. 5 at Baltimore, Ochocinco made a tough, over-the-head catch for 22-yard gain to the Ravens 9-yard line with 30 seconds remaining, setting up Shayne Graham's game-winning FG ... Also at Ravens, had season-high 161 yards on 10 catches (tied for season high) ... On Sept. 19 vs. Miami, his 20-yard catch to Dolphins 30 was the big play in setting up Shayne Graham's 39-yard game-winning FG ... Caught 10-for-117 Nov. 28 vs. Cleveland, including 46-yard TD ... Led team with eight catches Dec. 26 vs. N.Y. Giants, and scored two TDs, including game-winner on a three-yard toss from Jon Kitna with 44 seconds to play.

2003 - Ochocinco's AFC-leading 1355 receiving yards set Bengals season record at the time, breaking Eddie Brown mark of 1273 that had stood since 1988 ... Had 90 catches, led team with career-high 10 TDs, and earned his first Pro Bowl berth ... Tied club record for TD receptions in a game with three on Nov. 23 at San Diego ... Had eight catches for season-high 131 yards Sept. 14 at Oakland ... Had the first two-TD game of his career in Sept. 28 win at Cleveland, on three-yard reception in first quarter and 55-yarder with 0:20 left in first half ... Had 130 yards, including career-long 82-yard TD, in victory Oct. 19 vs. Baltimore ... His 53-yard TD catch Oct. 26 vs. Seattle lifted Bengals from 24-20 deficit to 27-24 win ... Had five catches for 156 yards and one TD in Pro Bowl, including 90-yard TD ... In Pro Bowl, had the second-most receiving yards (156) in game history, and his 90-yard TD catch from Tennessee's Steve McNair was second-longest TD pass in game annals (longest was 93 yards from Bengals QB Jeff Blake to Steelers WR Yancey Thigpen in Feb., 1996).

2002 - Played every game, and started the last 14 ... His 1166 receiving yards ranked fifth in team history through '02, and still stands as the most ever by a first or second-year Bengal ... Led the team in receptions (69) and yards per catch (16.9), as well as in yards ... Tied club record with five 100-yard receiving games, including only the third instance in Bengals history of three straight 100-yarders ... His five TDs ranked second among the receivers and third on the team ... Burned opponents for three 100-yard games in a row, going 7-for-110 on Nov. 10 at Baltimore, 4-for-103 on Nov. 17 vs. Cleveland and 7-for-152 on Nov. 24 at Pittsburgh ... Joined Carl Pickens (1994-95), Tim McGee ('89) and Eddie Brown ('88) in the ranks of Bengals with five 100-yard receiving games in a season ... On Nov. 17 vs. Cleveland, his 4-for-103 day included a 72-yard TD reception from QB Jon Kitna early in first quarter, the longest Bengals scrimmage play of the season ... Johnson recorded his third consecutive game with 100 receiving yards Nov. 24 at Pittsburgh, getting career-high 152 on seven catches ... Recorded his fourth 100-yard receiving game in five games with 114 yards on six catches Dec. 8 at Carolina ... Closed season Dec. 29 at Buffalo with his Bengals-record tying fifth 100-yard game of the year (6-123).

2001 - Drafted by Cincinnati in second round (36th overall) ... Entered draft after his junior season at Oregon State ... Signed July 18 ... Finished third on team in receiving yards (329) despite missing four games with fractured left clavicle he suffered after making a catch in the third quarter Oct. 14 vs. Cleveland ... Missed Games 6-9 ... Made his first two NFL catches Sept. 30 at San Diego, including an eight-yard TD reception from Jon Kitna late in the second quarter that tied the score at 7-7 ... Led the team in victory Oct. 14 vs. Cleveland with five catches (for 68 yards) despite being sidelined in third quarter with collarbone fracture ... Returned to action Nov. 25 at Cleveland and had one catch for seven yards ... Was 2-for-34 receiving on Jan. 6 at Tennessee, and in the fourth quarter, drew a 14-yard pass interference penalty against Michael Booker that put the offense in range for game-winning FG.

NAME CHANGE: Ochocinco played as “Chad Johnson” for the first seven years of his Bengals career. He changed his last name to Ochocinco prior to the 2008 season. The Bengals now use the name Ochocinco for all references to him, including notations of statistics and records he posted prior to the change.

CHAD'S RECORD FILE: Following is a list of Bengals records held by Ochocinco:
» Receptions/career: 612
» Receiving yards/career: 8905
» Receiving yards/game: 260 on Nov. 12, 2006 at New Orleans
» Receiving yards/season: 1440 in 2007 (Ochocinco has the top five seasons in club history)
» Receiving yards/consecutive games: 450, at New Orleans and vs. San Diego in 2006 (also an NFL record)
» 100-yd. receiving games/career: 26
» 90+ receptions seasons: Four
» 100-yd. receiving games/season: Five (shared)
» Receiving TDs/game: Three (shared)

NOBODY BUT CHAD: Ochocinco is the only NFL player to lead his conference (AFC or NFC) in receiving yards for four consecutive seasons. He turned the trick from 2003 through ’06. Only two other players, Tim Brown of Oakland and Jerry Rice of San Francisco, have been conference leaders for even three consecutive seasons. They both did three straight from 1993-95, Brown in the AFC and Rice in the NFC.

BACK-TO-BACK BONANZA: Ochocinco set a Bengals single-game record for receiving yards (260) on Nov. 12, 2006 vs. San Diego, snapping an Eddie Brown mark of 216 that had stood since '88. And when Ochocinco added 190 yards the following week at New Orleans, he established an NFL record for receiving yards in two consecutive games (450). He broke the two-game receiving yards mark of 448 set by San Francisco's John Taylor in '89.

DUAL LEADS ARE DAZZLING: In 2005, Ochocinco led the AFC in both receptions (career-high 97) and receiving yards (career-high 1432). It stands as the only time for a Bengal to lead the conference in both categories, even in different years. Isaac Curtis (1973) and Eddie Brown ('88) each led the AFC in receiving yards once, but neither won a catches title. Carl Pickens led the conference in receptions in 1995 and '96, but never led the AFC in yards.

COLLEGE: Averaged 21.8 yards per catch in 2000 as he helped boost Oregon State to a No. 4 national ranking and a Fiesta Bowl victory over Notre Dame ... Caught touchdown passes of four and 74 yards in the Fiesta Bowl ... Set OSU school record with a 97-yard TD reception vs. Stanford ... Finished the 2000 season, including the Fiesta Bowl, with 37 catches for 806 yards and eight TDs ... College teammate of Bengals WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, with both players chosen by Cincinnati in the 2001 NFL Draft ... Ochocinco played in 1997 and '99 at Santa Monica (CA) College, sitting out '98 to concentrate on academics ... In 20 games at Santa Monica, he caught 120 passes for 2100 yards and 23 touchdowns.

PERSONAL: Hometown is Miami, Fla. … Attended Miami Beach High School … Physical education major at Oregon State … Attended Langston University (Okla.) in 1996, but did not play football … Enjoys following international soccer … Last name is pronounced “O-cho-SEEN-ko.”