Week 1, 1984

played in Cleveland, OH

52 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	3	0	10	-	20
Cleveland Browns	0	3	14	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:34 CIN - Drew Hill 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 05:36 CLE - John Smith 18 field goal
2Q: 00:52 CIN - Gary Anderson 24 field goal
3Q: 10:05 CLE - Charles White 3 run (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 03:25 CLE - Charles White 43 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 08:53 CIN - Gary Anderson 28 field goal
4Q: 01:07 CIN - Drew Hill 20 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:34 CIN - Drew Hill 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 05:36 CLE - John Smith 18 field goal
2Q: 00:52 CIN - Gary Anderson 24 field goal
3Q: 10:05 CLE - Charles White 3 run (John Smith extra point)
3Q: 03:25 CLE - Charles White 43 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 08:53 CIN - Gary Anderson 28 field goal
4Q: 01:07 CIN - Drew Hill 20 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 354 330
- Offensive Plays 70 64
- Yards per Play 5.06 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 73 145
- Rushing Attempts 21 30
- Yards per Rush 3.48 4.83
Net Passing Yards 281 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 29 - 1 31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 307 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.73 5.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/2
Penalties/Yards 10/64 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/-5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:12 30:48

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	354	330
- Offensive Plays	70	64
- Yards per Play	5.06	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	73	145
- Rushing Attempts	21	30
- Yards per Rush	3.48	4.83
Net Passing Yards	281	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 29 - 1	31 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	307	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.73	5.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/2
Penalties/Yards	10/64	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/-5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:12	30:48

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	9:51	4:26	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
1	0:57	1:49	OWN 18	3	-7	Punt
2	12:50	1:28	OWN 39	3	-2	Interception
2	5:30	4:45	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
3	9:56	3:27	OWN 16	7	30	Punt
3	3:07	3:24	OWN 13	6	20	Punt
4	13:08	4:22	OPP 49	8	38	Field Goal
4	5:50	3:06	OWN 30	9	48	Downs
4	2:09	1:13	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 36	2	-3	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	3:27	OWN 17	6	46	Interception
1	5:25	4:28	OWN 20	8	24	Punt
2	14:08	1:18	OPP 48	4	9	Downs
2	11:22	5:52	OPP 48	11	47	Field Goal
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 31	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	5:04	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	6:29	3:22	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
4	14:43	1:35	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
4	8:46	2:56	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
4	2:44	0:35	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
4	0:56	0:45	OWN 18	5	18	Downs

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stanley Wilson	13	40	3.08	19	1
Allen Rice	5	28	5.60	19	1
Ken O'Brien	3	5	1.67	8	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charles White	14	103	7.36	43	2	2
Freeman McNeil	9	32	3.56	19	1	0
Vince Thompson	5	3	0.60	5	0	0
Gary Huff	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Steve Pleasant	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	45	29	307	4/26	2	31	1	89.8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	31	20	210	3/25	0	45	1	70.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Stanley Wilson	8	9	62	7.75	23	17	0
WR Larry Wilcox	7	8	67	9.57	5	21	0
WR Drew Hill	6	9	56	9.33	13	22	2
WR Willie Gault	4	6	76	19.00	13	31	0
WR Terry LeCount	2	6	28	14.00	9	14	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Leonard Thompson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Pete Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Michael Haddix	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Bennie Cunningham	6	6	50	8.33	7	16
RB Freeman McNeil	4	5	33	8.25	16	12
WR Charlie Wade	3	5	21	7.00	1	8
WR Kenny Jackson	3	5	72	24.00	0	45
WR Phil Epps	2	3	11	5.50	0	12
WR Wayne Capers	2	4	23	11.50	0	15
RB Charles White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Vince Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Stephen Starring	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB George Andrews	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Stanley Wilson	1	1	0	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bob Jury	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Ramsey	4	204	51.0	52.3	63	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bob Parsons	4	161	40.3	37.5	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	2	11	5.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Gray	1	-5	-5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	1	14	14.0	0
Randy Hughes	1	19	19.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Wade	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lyle Blackwood	9	0	0.0	26	29
ILB Lance Mehl	8	2	0.0	26	26
OLB Reggie Mathis	7	1	1.0	19	17
CB Mike Harden	5	1	0.0	14	24
DT Quenton Ballard	3	1	0.0	12	13
S Randy Hughes	3	0	0.0	24	30
CB Kevin Ross	3	0	0.0	22	25
DE Bubba Baker	2	0	1.0	25	26
ILB Rik Bonness	2	2	0.0	27	24
S Dextor Clinkscale	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Greg Meisner	2	0	0.0	15	16
OLB Ken Jolly	1	0	1.0	4	8
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	2	0.0	11	21
TE Keith Krepfle	1	0	---	---	---
DE Neil Elshire	1	0	0.0	19	25
DE Doug Barnett	1	0	0.0	11	8
DT Mike Perko	1	0	0.0	16	19
DT Bill Maas	0	2	0.0	17	17
S Barney Bussey	0	1	0.0	3	5

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Patrick Allen	7	2	0.0	15	39
OLB George Andrews	5	1	0.0	12	37
OLB A.J. Duhe	5	0	0.0	14	27
CB Sid Justin	5	0	0.0	14	42
S Roland James	5	0	0.0	14	32
S Bob Jury	4	2	1.0	15	47
OLB Lucius Sanford	4	0	1.0	7	10
S Tim Gray	3	2	0.0	15	27
OLB Stan Holloway	3	1	0.0	13	21
DE Byron Darby	2	0	0.5	10	26
DT John Grant	2	0	0.0	15	34
CB Johnnie Poe	2	0	0.0	13	27
DT Mark Duda	1	1	0.5	17	42
S Todd Bell	1	1	0.0	10	33
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	0.0	8	17
RB Steve Pleasant	1	0	---	---	---
DE Art Still	0	1	0.5	12	32
DE William Fuller	0	1	0.5	5	6
DE John Lee	0	1	0.0	15	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Reggie Mathis	1.0	0	1	2	17
DE Bubba Baker	1.0	0	0	1	26
OLB Ken Jolly	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Frank Warren	0.0	1	0	0	9
ILB Rik Bonness	0.0	0	1	0	24

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Bob Jury	1.0	0	0	0	47
OLB Lucius Sanford	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Art Still	0.5	0	2	1	32
DT Mark Duda	0.5	0	2	0	42
DE Byron Darby	0.5	0	0	0	26
DE William Fuller	0.5	0	0	0	6
DT John Grant	0.0	1	0	0	34
DE John Lee	0.0	0	1	0	32
S Roland James	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Lance Mehl	5	0	0	26
CB Mike Harden	4	0	0	24
CB Kevin Ross	3	0	0	25
S Lyle Blackwood	2	0	0	29
CB Mike Reinfeldt	1	1	1	21
S Randy Hughes	1	1	0	30
OLB Reggie Mathis	1	0	0	17
S Dextor Clinkscale	1	0	0	8
DE Neil Elshire	1	0	0	25
DT Quenton Ballard	1	0	0	13
ILB Rik Bonness	0	1	0	24
CB Ken Coffey	0	1	0	19

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Allen	7	1	0	39
CB Sid Justin	4	2	0	42
OLB George Andrews	4	0	1	37
S Tim Gray	2	0	0	27
S Roland James	2	0	0	32
CB Johnnie Poe	2	0	0	27
ILB Ed Bradley	1	0	0	17
DE John Lee	1	0	0	32
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	0	27
S Bob Jury	1	0	0	47
OLB Lucius Sanford	1	0	0	10
OLB Stan Holloway	1	0	0	21
S Todd Bell	1	0	0	33
DE Byron Darby	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Donaldson	1	4	21	0	46
Darrell Austin	1	3	16	0	45
Steve Moore	1	1	7	0	5
Andrew Gissinger	0	7	20	0	33
Jay Hilgenberg	0	2	20	1	47
Tyrell Sampson	0	1	6	0	20
Keith Dorney	0	0	14	3	45

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Ayers	3	4	22	0	19
Keith Van Horne	2	4	17	0	20
Jim Clack	2	2	19	0	18
Jim Ritcher	1	9	19	0	20
Roy Foster	1	1	15	0	16
Leon Gray	0	5	30	1	34
Willie Parker	0	2	17	2	27
Vince Thompson	0	2	16	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dextor Clinkscale	2	13
Mike Harden	1	16

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Sid Justin	1	20
Stephen Starring	1	10
Vince Thompson	1	7
Johnnie Poe	1	5

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken O'Brien	21	49	---	---	---	70
Darrell Austin	16	45	---	---	6	67
Ray Donaldson	21	46	---	---	---	67
Jay Hilgenberg	20	47	---	---	---	67
Keith Dorney	14	45	---	---	6	65
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	26	29	9	64
Randy Hughes	---	---	24	30	6	60
Stanley Wilson	16	40	---	---	1	57
Bubba Baker	---	---	25	26	3	54
Mike Harden	---	---	14	24	16	54
Rik Bonness	---	---	27	24	2	53
Drew Hill	17	36	---	---	---	53
Lance Mehl	---	---	26	26	1	53
Andrew Gissinger	20	33	---	---	---	53
Kevin Ross	---	---	22	25	1	48
Terry LeCount	15	29	---	---	1	45
Larry Wilcox	13	31	---	---	---	44
Neil Elshire	---	---	19	25	---	44
Michael Haddix	8	29	---	---	7	44
Ken Coffey	---	---	23	19	1	43
Mike Reinfeldt	---	---	11	21	9	41
Pete Johnson	11	24	---	---	5	40
Keith Krepfle	7	17	---	---	14	38
Willie Gault	8	18	---	---	12	38
Reggie Mathis	---	---	19	17	1	37
Bill Maas	---	---	17	17	3	37
Mike Perko	---	---	16	19	---	35
Greg Meisner	---	---	15	16	3	34
Tyrell Sampson	6	20	---	---	6	32
Dextor Clinkscale	---	---	5	8	13	26
Quenton Ballard	---	---	12	13	1	26
Doug Barnett	---	---	11	8	5	24
Leonard Thompson	3	6	---	---	11	20
Ken Jolly	---	---	4	8	8	20
Bob Brudzinski	---	---	4	5	10	19
Steve Moore	7	5	---	---	6	18
Kevin Mack	0	0	---	---	18	18
Frank Warren	---	---	7	9	---	16
Barney Bussey	---	---	3	5	8	16
Speedy Neal	2	6	---	---	8	16
Allen Rice	5	9	---	---	---	14
Ted Fritsch	1	4	---	---	6	11
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chuck Ramsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carlos Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Jury	---	---	15	47	14	76
Sid Justin	---	---	14	42	20	76
Leon Gray	30	34	---	---	---	64
Gary Huff	30	34	---	---	---	64
Mark Duda	---	---	17	42	2	61
Bennie Cunningham	24	26	---	---	7	57
Patrick Allen	---	---	15	39	2	56
John Grant	---	---	15	34	3	52
Tim Gray	---	---	15	27	10	52
George Andrews	---	---	12	37	1	50
John Lee	---	---	15	32	1	48
Roland James	---	---	14	32	2	48
Todd Bell	---	---	10	33	5	48
Willie Parker	17	27	---	---	2	46
Art Still	---	---	12	32	2	46
John Ayers	22	19	---	---	4	45
Johnnie Poe	---	---	13	27	5	45
A.J. Duhe	---	---	14	27	3	44
Stan Holloway	---	---	13	21	9	43
Jim Ritcher	19	20	---	---	4	43
Jim Clack	19	18	---	---	5	42
Charlie Wade	11	18	---	---	13	42
Freeman McNeil	11	14	---	---	16	41
Byron Darby	---	---	10	26	5	41
Charles White	19	19	---	---	2	40
Phil Epps	20	19	---	---	---	39
Vince Thompson	16	15	---	---	7	38
Keith Van Horne	17	20	---	---	---	37
Wayne Capers	16	21	---	---	---	37
Kenny Jackson	14	18	---	---	5	37
Roy Foster	15	16	---	---	5	36
Ed Bradley	---	---	8	17	10	35
Francis Hartings	10	10	---	---	14	34
Kelvin Clark	11	16	---	---	5	32
Stephen Starring	5	7	---	---	10	22
Lucius Sanford	---	---	7	10	1	18
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	7	8	2	17
William Fuller	---	---	5	6	2	13
Steve Pleasant	4	3	---	---	4	11
John Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eugene Marve	---	---	0	0	5	5
Bob Parsons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Leo Barker	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jim McMahon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Kruczek	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irv Eatman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	10	59	5.9
Right	4	7	1.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	67	6.7
Middle	18	77	4.3
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	45	29	5	2	4	3	5	2	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	31	20	2	2	1	4	2	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	119	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	88	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	93	18.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	66	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Hill	9	6	1	56	2	36
RB Stanley Wilson	9	8	0	62	0	40
WR Larry Wilcox	8	7	0	67	1	31
WR Terry LeCount	6	2	2	28	0	29
WR Willie Gault	6	4	1	76	2	18
TE Keith Krepfle	2	1	0	15	0	17
WR Leonard Thompson	2	1	0	3	0	6
TE Pete Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	24
FB Michael Haddix	1	0	0	0	0	29

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Bennie Cunningham	6	6	0	50	0	26
WR Charlie Wade	5	3	0	21	0	18
RB Freeman McNeil	5	4	0	33	0	14
WR Kenny Jackson	5	3	0	72	2	18
WR Wayne Capers	4	2	0	23	0	21
WR Phil Epps	3	2	0	11	0	19
RB Charles White	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	15
WR Stephen Starring	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	4	8	2.00	3.08

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charles White	2	6	3.00	7.36
Freeman McNeil	1	1	1.00	3.56
Vince Thompson	1	5	5.00	0.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	7	3	42	6.00	6.82

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	2	1	12	6.00	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Hill	3	2	25	8.33	6.22
TE Pete Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Willie Gault	1	0	0	0.00	12.67
FB Michael Haddix	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	17	17.00	6.89

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Charles White	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	12	12.00	6.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	16	9	8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Wilcox	4	3	3
WR Terry LeCount	3	1	1
TE Keith Krepfle	2	1	1
WR Drew Hill	2	1	0
WR Willie Gault	2	1	1
RB Stanley Wilson	2	2	2
TE Pete Johnson	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Freeman McNeil	3	3	2
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	0
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)