Bengals' receiver Chad "Ocho Cinco" Johnson told the media on Wednesday that he didn't learn anything from his benching last week against the Steelers. Coach Marvin Lewis sent the receiver home after he showed up late for a team meeting, exchanged words with a coach and then left the meeting. "I put [Lewis] in a tough position, and he made a call he had to make," Ocho Cinco said. "It is what it is. "I didn't get a chance to play. My dad [Lewis] deactivated me, punishment for his son. Other than that, I'm back this week, ready to have some fun against some very good friends of mine. I'm looking forward to spoiling their playoff chances or whatever we have the chance to spoil."

Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer will test his elbow on Dec. 7 against the Colts to help decide whether or not he needs reconstructive surgery. Palmer admitted on Monday that the ligament and tendon in his right elbow are partially torn from the bone.

Until Chad Johnson's episode Wednesday that led to his suspension in Thursday's game against the Steelers, the wide receiver had been reportedly great in the Bengals' locker room. "He has been on his best behavior," said one team source. "It's probably the best he's ever been here, or at least since his first year or so. He's been unbelievable."

Bengals' receiver Chad "Ocho Cinco" Johnson returned to the team on Friday, a day after being sent home for disciplinary reasons. Johnson was late for a team meeting Wednesday night and then had a verbal altercation with a coach. "I think, yeah, any time a player has a thing that occurs like that, you let your teammates down," Coach Marvin Lewis said. "I think any time that you have to sit a player down, it sends a message to players, because that's the only thing they get and understand." Lewis said he expects Ocho Cinco to playing against Baltimore on Nov. 30, the Bengals' next game.

After Chad 'Ocho Cinco' Johnson was deactivated for Cincinnati's game against Pittsburgh on Thursday night, agent Drew Rosenhaus says that the receiver's fate is in the team's hands. "We know we're not going to bully our way out of Cincinnati," Rosenhaus said. "It's going to be [owner] Mike Brown's way or no way at all. It's going to be up to Mike Brown. He's going to decide whether or not Chad's going to be with the team in the future and we're going to basically take a low-key approach to that."

The Steelers limited the Bengals to six first downs following an early touchdown drive and found just enough offense themselves to control the clock behind QB Ben Roethlisberger and beat the Bengals 27-10 on Thursday night, as reported by the Associated Press.

Chad Ocho Cinco has been deactivated for Thursday night's game by against the Pittsburgh Steelers by the Cincinnati Bengals for violation of a team rule. Reserve receiver Chris Henry likely will start in place of Ocho Cinco. Adam Schefter of NFL.com reports that he got into some sort of altercation at a team function on Wednesday night.

Steelers' wide receiver Hines Ward knows that the Bengals might want retribution for what took place the last time the two teams met. Ward broke linebacker Keith Rivers' jaw last month. "I always keep my head on a swivel," Ward said Tuesday. "It's football. ... Their heads should be on a swivel." Some Bengals' players hinted at payback after Ward's block ended Rivers' season during Pittsburgh's victory on Oct. 19. "You reap what you sow. What goes around comes around," Rivers said.

Bengals' cornerback Jonathan Joseph claims that the Eagles have been predictable on offense this season. "From watching film, other teams in the league have been successful against them," said Joseph, who recorded one of the three Bengals' interceptions in the 13-13 tie. "They may have a lot of yards or whatever, but teams have been successful getting them off the field. They have tendencies you can pick up on, and you have a good idea of what's going on." The Eagles were 3-for-18 on third down against the Bengals on Sunday. "They run those 14-yard curl routes - they ran them like four or five times today - so when they do that, the safeties were going to be aggressive and the corners were going to be over the top," Joseph said. "On that particular play, that's what happened. He overthrew it a little bit, and I had a chance to make a play on the ball. I just took my eyes off it. It's one of those things that you think is an easy play, and the ball goes through your hands."

Bengals receiver Antonio Chatman suffered a neck injury and was wheeled off the field as a precaution Sunday during the second quarter against the Eagles. Chatman was hit hard by safety Quintin Mikell after he made a catch. Chatman fumbled the ball as Mikell brought him down with an arm around his neck. X-rays were normal and Chatman had full movement in his arms and legs. He was taken for more diagnostic tests.