NO MORE UNBEATENS Bengals uphold Johnson's bold prediction, upset Chiefs, 24-19

The 24-19 victory also put Cincinnati into a first place tie in the AFC North.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The upset was boldly predicted. The upshot was highly preposterous.
The Cincinnati Bengals are in first place.
By taking down the NFL's last undefeated team, the league's worst team finally shed its reputation -- everywhere but in the Kansas City Chiefs' locker room, that is.
A 24-19 victory on Sunday emphatically ended the Chiefs' run of perfection and the Bengals' run of ineptitude. There's no question about which result was more shocking.
"Nobody in the world thought we'd be at this point right now," Bengals offensive tackle Willie Anderson said.
Tied with Baltimore
The Bengals (5-5) are a contender for the first time since 1990, the last time they had a winning record and made the playoffs. They moved into a first-place tie with Baltimore atop the AFC North, the only division without a winning team.
And they did it at the expense of the league's premier team. Peter Warrick's 68-yard punt return and 77-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter left the Chiefs (9-1) stewing.
"I respect their players, but I don't respect the organization," Chiefs running back Priest Holmes said. "They've never won anything."
Largest crowd in history
In front of the biggest crowd in Paul Brown Stadium history, the Bengals got their biggest win in 13 years. A stout defense and Warrick's two big plays backed up receiver Chad Johnson's boast that victory was guaranteed.
"These are the things we need to do to get the respect we deserve -- beat the Kansas City Chiefs, beat all those big teams and let people know it's not the same old Bengals," Johnson said.
They weren't the same old Bengals. And the Chiefs weren't themselves, either.
Determined to make Johnson look bad for guaranteeing a win, the Chiefs instead made themselves look like the team with something to prove. Despite good field position all day, their offense didn't get moving until it was too late.
It was their worst game of the year by far.
"If they would have beat us at our best, I think it might have been a little easier to swallow," kick returner Dante Hall said. "They just outplayed us, and it's tough."
Added Trent Green, who threw two late touchdown passes, "We never said we were going to go undefeated. Hopefully, guys aren't moping around and understand we're in a great position right now."
They were one victory away from becoming the first team to open 10-0 since the 1998 Broncos, who went on to win the Super Bowl. Warrick prevented them from getting it.
The first-round draft pick from 2000 had become a symbol of the Bengals' dismal dozen years, a highly regarded playmaker who couldn't make a dent in the franchise's futility.
Before he went out to field a punt with the Bengals clinging to a 10-6 lead, he told teammate T.J. Houshmandzadeh to watch closely.
"I told T.J. on the sideline, 'I'm about to seal this with a kiss,' " Warrick said.
After one cut, Warrick was on his way to the end zone.