Coach Marvin Lewis had this to say upon the conclusion of the preseason:  “It’s real bullets now.”

WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh dressed but didn’t play; “I guess they wanted to be cautious; fine with me,” he said. “I’m ready to lock and load.”

RB Rudi Johnson, on his uncertain status in Cincinnati:  “Stay tuned.  Make sure you pay your cable bill.”

RB DeDe Dorsey could be cut if Johnson remains with the team.

Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer was pleased with the effort in a 20-point win over the Colts:  “We played hard tonight,” he said. “We flew around the football.  Hopefully, we can do that in the regular season.”

The Bengals gained almost twice as many yards as the Colts.

LB Ahmad Brooks, a third-round supplemental pick in 2006, could lose his roster spot to Jim Maxwell