Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is optimistic that he'll remain with the team past this season. Asked if he felt as if the end of his eight-year tenure was near, Lewis replied, "I don't think so. That's not the plan." Lewis did say that he has talked with Mike Brown about his the future but that no decisions have been made. "My plan is to beat the San Diego Chargers and beyond that time will take care of itself," Lewis said. "Our team has hung in there, kept playing and kept practicing and preparing."

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis strongly shut down any talk of his comments about Chad Ochocinco to San Diego media on Wednesday. "This is stupid," said Lewis. "Don't let someone else lead you down that path." He said his comments about Ochocinco were not meant to be taken as a negative or any different than previous comments he has made about the receiver. Lewis was asked during Wednesday's conference call by a San Diego reporter how Chad was doing. He responded by saying: "Well, he's being his mopey self. Hopefully, he can pull himself out of it and move forward ... When things don't go Chad's way, that's kinda how it happens." Ochocinco heard about the comments and responded via his Twitter account. "Since when the (heck) am I ever mopey? I'm injured for the 1st time in 9 years and it's called being mopey, unless I'm dead then I get respect... Did anyone get the license plate to the bus I was just threw under?"

Chad Ochocinco said Wednesday that his left ankle has bone spurs that severely limit him and will require surgery in the offseason. The Bengals wide receiver didn't practice Wednesday and expects to have a reduced role in the last two games.

Chad Ochocinco wants to have Terrell Owens back as a teammate next season. Owens underwent season-ending knee surgery earlier this week and sources indicate that the Bengals aren't interested in re-signing the receiver. "I would love to see Terrell come back next year," Ochocinco said while hosting Versus' "The T.Ocho Show" without his usual sidekick.. "As far as myself, I don't even know if I'll be back next year."

Terrell Owens is likely done in Cincinnati. The Bengals aren't expected to re-sign Owens, according to a league source. Owens decided to have knee surgery Monday, two weeks after tearing cartilage in his left knee. He signed a one-year deal with a $2 million base salary at the start of training camp.

Terrell Owens is done for the season after undergoing knee surgery on Monday. He tore cartilage in his left knee two weeks ago, but kept playing. He aggravated the injury on Sunday during Cincinnati's first offensive series and hobbled off. Owens signed a one-year deal with a $2 million base salary at the start of training camp. He leads the team with 72 catches for 983 yards and nine touchdowns.

Bengals receiver Terrell Owens left Sunday's game against the Browns after aggravating his sore left knee. Owens missed practice last week because of the knee, but was on the field for the opening drive. He ran a long pass route on Cincinnati's sixth play, then hobbled off the field and didn't return.

It's highly unlikely that Carson Palmer will take a pay cut to remain with the Bengals past this season. Palmer is projected to be one of the NFL's highest-paid players in 2011 with a base salary of $11.5 million, which leads many to believe the two sides will part ways. Cincinnati has yet to discuss its offseason plans with Palmer, but if he's unwilling to accept a pay cut that minimizes the team's options.

Terrell Owens is blaming Cincinnati's coaching staff for the team's lousy season. Fellow Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco asked Owens during "The T.Ocho Show" on Tuesday night why he thinks the team is 2-11. "I think there's underachieving from the top down," Owens said. "You start with the owner, you start with the coaches. And obviously we as players, we are a product of what the coaches are coaching us throughout the course of the week. "Of course, we have to go out there and play the game. But in order for us to do what we're allowed to do at the best of our abilities, the coaches have to put the players in the best position."