Week 16, 1981

played in Detroit, MI

24 degrees, snow, 17 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	0	7	-	17
Detroit Lions	7	10	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:58 DET - Lawrence Gaines 3 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 01:14 CIN - Ronald Dunk 39 field goal
2Q: 08:35 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 23 field goal
2Q: 03:19 DET - Terdell Middleton 32 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 01:33 CIN - Drew Hill 42 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 04:55 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 54 field goal
4Q: 00:08 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 4 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:58 DET - Lawrence Gaines 3 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
1Q: 01:14 CIN - Ronald Dunk 39 field goal
2Q: 08:35 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 23 field goal
2Q: 03:19 DET - Terdell Middleton 32 run (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 01:33 CIN - Drew Hill 42 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 04:55 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 54 field goal
4Q: 00:08 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 4 pass from Doug Williams (Ronald Dunk extra point)

Team Statistics CIN DET
Record 8-6-1 4-11
First Downs 25 9
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 20 5
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 418 188
- Offensive Plays 74 55
- Yards per Play 5.65 3.42
Net Rushing Yards 39 90
- Rushing Attempts 15 32
- Yards per Rush 2.60 2.81
Net Passing Yards 379 98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 56 - 32 - 3 22 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 398 106
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.42 4.26
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/63 6/39
Punt Returns/Yards 6/24 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 5/100 3/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:07 30:53

Team Statistics	CIN	DET
Record	8-6-1	4-11
First Downs	25	9
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	20	5
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	418	188
- Offensive Plays	74	55
- Yards per Play	5.65	3.42
Net Rushing Yards	39	90
- Rushing Attempts	15	32
- Yards per Rush	2.60	2.81
Net Passing Yards	379	98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	56 - 32 - 3	22 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	398	106
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.42	4.26
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/63	6/39
Punt Returns/Yards	6/24	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	5/100	3/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	29:07	30:53

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 23	6	31	Punt
1	10:39	1:34	OWN 38	3	22	Interception
1	7:29	0:19	OWN 8	1	9	Fumble
1	5:50	4:42	OWN 29	9	49	Field Goal
2	13:41	1:20	OWN 39	3	9	Fumble
2	8:28	1:55	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
2	3:05	1:49	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 15	1	20	Half
3	13:04	3:50	OWN 37	10	52	Interception
3	7:38	1:30	OWN 16	3	-5	Punt
3	4:48	2:57	OWN 22	4	8	Punt
3	0:01	0:15	OWN 43	2	-2	Interception
4	11:10	1:38	OWN 9	3	8	Punt
4	7:39	3:02	OWN 30	11	68	Downs
4	2:14	2:14	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	1:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	9:05	1:36	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
1	7:10	1:20	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
1	1:08	2:27	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
2	12:21	3:53	OPP 48	8	42	Field Goal
2	6:33	3:28	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	1:16	1:14	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	9:14	1:36	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	6:08	1:20	OPP 37	3	0	Field Goal
3	1:51	1:50	OWN 34	3	-9	Punt
4	14:46	3:36	OWN 15	6	27	Punt
4	9:32	1:53	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	4:37	2:23	OWN 2	6	16	Punt

Game MVP: Ronnie Lott, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Kotar	8	16	2.00	4	0
Kenny Lewis	5	3	0.60	2	0
Terry LeCount	1	20	20.00	20	1
Ron Springs	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terdell Middleton	20	74	3.70	32	2	1
Lawrence Gaines	11	19	1.73	5	0	1
Mosi Tatupu	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Williams	56	32	398	3/19	2	42	3	68.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Hipple	22	12	106	1/8	0	27	0	67.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ahmad Rashad	10	13	146	14.60	46	37	1
WR Drew Hill	9	14	128	14.22	19	42	1
WR Terry LeCount	3	6	52	17.33	17	19	0
TE Keith Krepfle	2	3	10	5.00	2	7	0
WR Leonard Thompson	2	3	18	9.00	7	11	0
TE Don Hasselbeck	2	6	30	15.00	14	19	0
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Pete Johnson	1	4	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Ron Springs	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	3	10	10.00	3	10	0
WR Chy Davidson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	3	43	14.33	4	24
TE Jerome Moriarty	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	-1
WR Ken Margerum	2	3	41	20.50	2	27
TE J.T. Galles	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Jim Robinson	1	2	10	10.00	12	10
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Preston Dennard	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Leo Lewis	1	5	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ronnie Lott	2	16	8.00	0
CB Norm Thompson	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Kotar	1	0	0	0
Doug Williams	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Recov	Force
Mike St. Clair	1	0
Herb Williams	1	0
Dino Mangiero	0	1
Ronnie Lott	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	5	235	47.0	38.2	60	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	10	451	45.1	42.7	65	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	2/2	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	6	24	4.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	1	15	15.0	0
Mike Franckowiak	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	5	100	20.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Thompson	3	64	21.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Bubba Baker	6	2	0.0	24	21
S Dwayne Crump	5	1	0.0	21	21
ILB Cliff Thrift	4	1	1.0	15	15
CB Ray Griffin	4	0	0.0	32	23
S Lyle Blackwood	3	1	0.0	31	18
ILB Pat Hughes	3	1	0.0	17	8
DE Jeff Yeates	3	0	0.0	27	22
DT R.J. Crozier	3	0	0.0	18	8
ILB Rik Bonness	2	2	0.0	20	10
ILB Reggie Wilkes	2	2	0.0	17	15
CB Mike Reinfeldt	2	1	0.0	15	16
DT Steve Furness	2	0	0.0	14	15
S Randy Hughes	2	0	0.0	16	6
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	0	---	---	---
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Jerry Blanton	1	0	0.0	9	4
WR Terry LeCount	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	0.0	18	12
OLB Bob Brudzinski	0	2	0.0	20	17
S Mike Burns	0	1	0.0	2	5

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	6	2	0.0	12	49
CB Maurice Spencer	6	1	0.0	14	45
ILB Matt Millen	6	1	0.0	11	36
CB Bobby Butler	5	2	0.0	12	47
S Ronnie Lott	4	4	1.0	14	54
CB Herb Williams	3	2	0.0	11	49
S Ralph McGill	3	0	0.0	11	44
CB Norm Thompson	3	0	0.0	9	40
ILB Jeff Siemon	2	1	0.0	7	27
OLB Mike McGraw	2	0	0.0	2	16
OLB Curtis Townsend	2	0	0.0	2	2
DT Dino Mangiero	2	0	0.0	6	19
DT Herb Orvis	1	4	1.0	10	31
DE Mike St. Clair	1	0	1.0	6	29
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0.0	12	47
DE Gary Hrivnak	0	2	0.0	10	40
S Billy Thompson	0	1	0.0	3	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Cliff Thrift	1.0	0	0	0	15

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Herb Orvis	1.0	0	0	1	31
DE Mike St. Clair	1.0	0	0	0	29
S Ronnie Lott	1.0	0	0	0	54
DE Gary Hrivnak	0.0	1	1	0	40
DT Dino Mangiero	0.0	0	1	0	19
ILB Matt Millen	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ray Griffin	3	1	23
S Dwayne Crump	3	0	21
S Lyle Blackwood	1	1	18
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	1	16
DT Steve Furness	1	0	15
ILB Rik Bonness	1	0	10
ILB Reggie Wilkes	1	0	15
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	15
CB Mike Harden	0	1	14

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	5	1	0	49
CB Maurice Spencer	5	1	0	45
CB Bobby Butler	5	1	0	47
S Ronnie Lott	3	0	2	54
ILB Matt Millen	3	0	0	36
CB Herb Williams	2	1	0	49
CB Norm Thompson	2	0	1	40
S Ralph McGill	2	0	0	44
ILB Jeff Siemon	2	0	0	27
OLB Mike McGraw	1	2	0	16
DE Dennis Boyd	1	0	0	47
DT Dino Mangiero	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyrell Sampson	1	4	14	0	51
George Starke	1	1	7	0	18
Darrell Austin	0	4	14	0	55
Dennis Swilley	0	2	13	1	50
Dave Studdard	0	1	10	1	48
Andrew Gissinger	0	1	13	1	48
Keith Krepfle	0	1	8	0	43
Pete Johnson	0	1	8	0	28

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Anthony Munoz	3	10	30	1	21
Rufus Mayes	1	4	28	0	22
Jerome Moriarty	1	1	14	0	14
Steve Young	1	1	7	0	8
Ken Long	0	7	31	0	20
Brad Benson	0	6	27	0	21
Ken Mendenhall	0	2	26	0	18
Cody Risien	0	1	2	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Pete Johnson	3	8
Ron Springs	1	12
Randy Hughes	1	9

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Townsend	4	18
Norm Thompson	3	26
Mike Franckowiak	1	24
J.T. Galles	1	20
Lawrence Gaines	1	16
Mosi Tatupu	1	10

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Williams	15	59	---	---	---	74
Darrell Austin	14	55	---	---	2	71
Tyrell Sampson	14	51	---	---	4	69
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	31	18	18	67
Dennis Swilley	13	50	---	---	3	66
Keith Krepfle	8	43	---	---	10	61
Andrew Gissinger	13	48	---	---	---	61
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	15	16	29	60
Doug Kotar	10	25	---	---	24	59
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	17	15	27	59
Dave Studdard	10	48	---	---	---	58
Ray Griffin	---	---	32	23	2	57
Drew Hill	9	43	---	---	---	52
Ahmad Rashad	8	42	---	---	1	51
Jeff Yeates	---	---	27	22	1	50
Bubba Baker	---	---	24	21	3	48
Dwayne Crump	---	---	21	21	3	45
Pete Johnson	8	28	---	---	8	44
Terry LeCount	8	31	---	---	4	43
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	20	17	3	40
Rik Bonness	---	---	20	10	9	39
Kenny Lewis	5	34	---	---	---	39
Mike Harden	---	---	23	14	1	38
Leonard Thompson	6	12	---	---	18	36
Steve Furness	---	---	14	15	4	33
Cliff Thrift	---	---	15	15	2	32
Lance Mehl	---	---	18	12	2	32
George Starke	7	18	---	---	6	31
Randy Hughes	---	---	16	6	9	31
Ron Springs	3	14	---	---	12	29
Pat Hughes	---	---	17	8	3	28
Don Hasselbeck	6	18	---	---	3	27
R.J. Crozier	---	---	18	8	---	26
Jerry Blanton	---	---	9	4	12	25
David Carter	2	13	---	---	6	21
Ray Donaldson	2	12	---	---	6	20
Curtis McGriff	---	---	8	2	10	20
Chy Davidson	4	4	---	---	9	17
Joe Senser	0	1	---	---	14	15
Neil Elshire	---	---	5	1	8	14
Mike Burns	---	---	2	5	---	7
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lemar Parrish	---	---	0	0	---	0
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Norm Thompson	---	---	9	40	26	75
Ronnie Lott	---	---	14	54	5	73
Herb Williams	---	---	11	49	8	68
Ed O'Neil	---	---	12	49	1	62
Ken Long	31	20	---	---	10	61
Dennis Boyd	---	---	12	47	2	61
Maurice Spencer	---	---	14	45	1	60
Bobby Butler	---	---	12	47	1	60
Ralph McGill	---	---	11	44	3	58
Rufus Mayes	28	22	---	---	6	56
Matt Millen	---	---	11	36	9	56
Eric Hipple	32	23	---	---	---	55
Gary Hrivnak	---	---	10	40	1	51
Anthony Munoz	30	21	---	---	---	51
Brad Benson	27	21	---	---	---	48
Mosi Tatupu	25	12	---	---	10	47
Jeff Siemon	---	---	7	27	12	46
Jerome Moriarty	14	14	---	---	18	46
Ken Mendenhall	26	18	---	---	1	45
Herb Orvis	---	---	10	31	2	43
Jacob Green	---	---	8	35	---	43
Terdell Middleton	20	18	---	---	2	40
Ozzie Newsome	23	11	---	---	5	39
Leo Lewis	13	15	---	---	11	39
Mike St. Clair	---	---	6	29	1	36
Lawrence Gaines	13	6	---	---	16	35
Preston Dennard	17	16	---	---	2	35
J.T. Galles	5	3	---	---	20	28
Billy Thompson	---	---	3	24	---	27
Barry Bennett	---	---	5	15	7	27
Dino Mangiero	---	---	6	19	1	26
Ken Margerum	17	9	---	---	---	26
Mike Franckowiak	0	0	---	---	24	24
Steve Young	7	8	---	---	9	24
Curtis Townsend	---	---	2	2	18	22
Mike McGraw	---	---	2	16	1	19
Jim Robinson	7	10	---	---	---	17
Jim Jensen	6	1	---	---	10	17
Ron Wooten	4	1	---	---	12	17
Cody Risien	2	2	---	---	12	16
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	12	12
Kent Uribe	5	2	---	---	---	7
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bill Demory	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom MacLeod	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	21	10.5
Middle	8	12	1.5
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	59	4.9
Middle	11	17	1.5
Right	9	14	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Williams	56	32	4	3	7	6	3	1	3

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Hipple	22	12	2	2	4	4	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	144	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	163	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	68	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	3	0.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	42	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Hill	14	9	0	128	1	43
WR Ahmad Rashad	13	10	0	146	3	42
TE Don Hasselbeck	6	2	2	30	0	18
WR Terry LeCount	6	3	0	52	0	31
TE Pete Johnson	4	1	2	-4	0	28
TE Keith Krepfle	3	2	1	10	0	43
WR Leonard Thompson	3	2	0	18	0	12
RB Kenny Lewis	3	1	2	10	0	34
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	0	1	0	25
FB Ron Springs	1	1	0	7	0	14
WR Chy Davidson	1	0	0	0	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Lewis	5	1	0	3	0	15
WR Preston Dennard	4	1	2	3	0	16
TE Jerome Moriarty	3	2	1	-2	0	14
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	3	0	43	1	11
WR Ken Margerum	3	2	1	41	1	9
WR Jim Robinson	2	1	0	10	0	10
TE J.T. Galles	1	1	0	-1	0	3
RB Lawrence Gaines	1	1	0	9	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	1	3	3.00	2.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Gaines	3	3	1.00	1.73
Terdell Middleton	3	11	3.67	3.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Williams	12	4	25	2.08	7.11

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Hipple	2	1	16	8.00	4.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ahmad Rashad	4	3	18	4.50	11.23
TE Keith Krepfle	2	1	7	3.50	3.33
TE Pete Johnson	2	0	0	0.00	-1.00
RB Kenny Lewis	2	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Terry LeCount	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	1	16	16.00	14.33
WR Ken Margerum	1	0	0	0.00	13.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Kotar	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Terdell Middleton	3	2
Lawrence Gaines	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Williams	11	5	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Hipple	9	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Hill	3	1	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	2	2	2
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	0	0
TE Don Hasselbeck	1	0	0
TE Pete Johnson	1	0	0
WR Terry LeCount	1	0	0
RB Kenny Lewis	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Preston Dennard	2	1	0
WR Leo Lewis	2	0	0
WR Ken Margerum	2	1	1
TE Jerome Moriarty	1	1	0
TE J.T. Galles	1	1	0
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)