Wilson: Mason itching for a rematch with Bengals

OWINGS MILLS. Md. -- Baltimore Ravens veteran wide receiver Derrick Mason is determined to prevent the Cincinnati Bengals from duplicating another shutout against him.

With the Bengals employing bracket coverage against Mason during a 17-14 win over Baltimore on Oct. 11 at M&T Bank Stadium, Mason was held without a single catch.

That has only happened one other time during Mason's five-year tenure in Baltimore.

Against the Denver Broncos, Mason defeated single coverage to catch four passes for 40 yards. That included a 20-yard touchdown catch.

"You can't cover me single coverage," Mason said. "You can't. It hasn't been done in 13 years, and it won't be done. But it is what it is. You try to take advantage of coverages and how they play you. Cincinnati did a good job, a very good job, the first game at totally taking me out of the game.

"In the back of my mind, I just need to go into this game, work a little bit harder, find a way to, if they choose to do that again, find a way to get open. If not, then other people will be open."

Offensive coordinator Cam Cameron joked that he didn't recall that Mason didn't catch a pass during the first meeting with Cincinnati.

"Oh, I had forgotten that," he said. "It seems like two World Series ago."

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