Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - Cedric Benson rushed for 111 yards on 25 carries and scored a touchdown while Shayne Graham booted three field goals as Cincinnati beat Kansas City, 16-6, at Paul Brown Stadium.

Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 18-of-30 passes for 129 yards for the Bengals (4-11-1), who completed the regular season with three wins in succession and emerged victorious despite playing without their two top receivers, Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh, due to injury.

Andre Caldwell led the Cincinnati receiving corps, catching five balls for 34 yards.

"A good way to finish the season," said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. "The defense of the football team did a good job and offensively we were able to do some things."

Tyler Thigpen threw for 191 yards and a score on 19-of-36 completions for the Chiefs (2-14), who finished the year by losing their final four contests and posted their least amount of wins since going 2-12 in 1977.

Dwayne Bowe recorded a game-best 10 catches for 103 yards and Tony Gonzalez had a late TD reception for Kansas City, which has dropped 23 of 25 games dating back to last season.

Cincinnati picked up the only points in the first quarter on a Graham 38-yard field goal, then forged ahead 10-0 early in the second as Benson completed an 87-yard drive with a two-yard plunge.

Graham provided a 13-0 lead for the Bengals just after the two-minute warning with a 30-yard make.

The Chiefs continued to stagnate on offense in the second half and Graham added a 43-yarder with 6:21 remaining in the fourth quarter for a 16-0 contest.

Bowe narrowly missed a touchdown reception with four minutes to play after a replay determined he did not get a foot and the ball over the goal line before falling out of bounds.

Later in the series, after another score by Bowe was nullified by a penalty, Thigpen found Gonzalez for a five-yard TD but a conversion pass failed.

Benson picked up a pair of first downs, the last one on a 13-yard gain to the Chiefs 15-yard-line after the two-minute warning. Fitzpatrick took a knee on the final two plays to ice the game.

"I thought early in the game we didn't have a lot of energy," admitted Chiefs head coach Herman Edwards. "This has been one of our worst offensive outings in a while."

Game Notes

Chiefs running back Larry Johnson was limited to 18 yards on 10 carries...Cincinnati held Kansas City to 31 rushing yards and outgained it overall by a 329-220 margin.

12/28 18:07:05 ET