CINCINNATI - The Bengals brushed up their vaunted no-huddle defense against the Kansas City Chiefs this weekend by limiting them to 37 points. 

"The no-huddle is a no-brainer," Coach Marvin Lewis said. "It wins games. Period."

Lewis paused. "Usually. Semi-colon."

In the past 7 games, the no-huddle defense has held opponents to 45, 29, 31, 20, 17, 32 and 37 respectively.  

What appears to be chaos on the field is actually a carefully orchestrated lack of any plan whatsoever.

"Without a playbook, the defense can adjust to any offensive scheme," said Chuck Bresnahan, inventor of the no-huddle defense. 

In a strategy reminiscent of the playground, defensive players call out who they're going to take at the line of scrimmage.

"I've got number 27," Kevin Kaesviharn called out in the first half. Larry Johnson, number 27, scored on the very next play lending credence to the single criticism of the no-huddle defense, a lack of team support.

However, by allowing opposing teams to run whatever they want, the Bengals' no-huddle defense typically wears out offenses by the 4th quarter.

"You can see it in their eyes," said Odell Thurman, "they simply get tired of scoring. That's when we know we've got them."

In related news, the Bengals signed quarterback Carson Palmer to a 9-year deal reportedly worth "whatever he wanted."