Week 1, 1987

played in Cleveland, OH

74 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	3	0	10	-	20
Cleveland Browns	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 CIN - Willie Gault 38 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 01:04 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 10 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 13:15 CLE - Freeman McNeil 3 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 06:40 CIN - Gary Anderson 31 field goal
4Q: 13:46 CIN - Stanley Wilson 36 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 06:38 CIN - Gary Anderson 45 field goal
4Q: 02:29 CLE - Andre Reed 18 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 CIN - Willie Gault 38 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 01:04 CLE - Bennie Cunningham 10 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 13:15 CLE - Freeman McNeil 3 run (John Smith extra point)
2Q: 06:40 CIN - Gary Anderson 31 field goal
4Q: 13:46 CIN - Stanley Wilson 36 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 06:38 CIN - Gary Anderson 45 field goal
4Q: 02:29 CLE - Andre Reed 18 pass from Jim McMahon (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 292 306
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 4.56 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 134 113
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 6.09 2.90
Net Passing Yards 158 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 1 23 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 183 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.76 8.39
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/31 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 5/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 5/103
Interception Ret./Yards 2/12 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:51 30:09

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	292	306
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	4.56	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	134	113
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	6.09	2.90
Net Passing Yards	158	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 1	23 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	183	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.76	8.39
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/31	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	5/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	5/103
Interception Ret./Yards	2/12	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:51	30:09

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 27	4	-6	Punt
1	10:22	2:15	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
2	13:08	6:35	OWN 20	11	66	Field Goal
2	2:54	1:53	OWN 25	8	23	Punt
3	12:46	2:00	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
3	9:01	2:04	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
3	4:13	2:27	OWN 13	6	20	Punt
3	0:19	1:46	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
4	10:56	4:23	OWN 43	8	29	Field Goal
4	4:25	0:16	OWN 29	2	0	Interception
4	2:19	1:44	OWN 15	11	44	Downs

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	2:14	OWN 42	6	24	Missed FG
1	8:07	7:12	OWN 26	12	74	Touchdown
1	0:45	2:37	OPP 35	6	35	Touchdown
2	6:33	3:39	OWN 35	6	37	Interception
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 13	4	30	Half
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	10:46	1:45	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
3	6:57	2:44	50	5	22	Interception
3	1:46	1:27	OWN 34	3	12	Fumble
4	13:33	2:37	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	6:33	2:08	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
4	4:09	1:50	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 41	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Art Still, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	11	97	8.82	36	5	1
Allen Rice	7	27	3.86	14	1	0
Willie Gault	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
Michael Haddix	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Ken O'Brien	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freeman McNeil	25	67	2.68	13	3	1
Jim McMahon	8	29	3.63	17	1	0
Steve Strachan	6	17	2.83	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	37	21	183	5/25	1	38	1	67.7

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	23	17	193	0/0	2	25	2	91.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Willie Gault	4	7	62	15.50	29	38	1
RB Stanley Wilson	4	7	19	4.75	5	10	0
RB Allen Rice	3	3	26	8.67	0	11	0
WR Rod Barksdale	3	6	11	3.67	0	9	0
WR Walter Murray	3	6	37	12.33	5	20	0
FB Michael Haddix	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Clarence Weathers	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
C Cap Boso	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Aaron Tiller	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Rob Awalt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Reed	5	7	73	14.60	18	25	1
WR Walter Stanley	4	5	58	14.50	16	16	0
RB Freeman McNeil	3	3	11	3.67	0	7	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	1
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Phil Epps	1	1	19	19.00	3	19	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Steve Strachan	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Michael Knight	1	0	0.00	0
S Devon Mitchell	1	12	12.00	0

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

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ken O'Brien	1	0	0
Clarence Weathers	1	0	0
Kevin Ross	0	1	0
Darrick Brilz	0	1	0
Barney Bussey	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Andre Reed	1	0	0
Phil Epps	0	1	0
Patrick Allen	0	0	1
Tony Woods	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	5	214	42.8	38.0	50	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	4	187	46.8	41.8	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Weathers	3	20	6.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Epps	5	24	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Weathers	3	53	17.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Jury	3	58	19.3	0
Jimmy Rogers	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Devon Mitchell	7	3	0.0	29	13
S Barney Bussey	6	2	0.0	29	22
OLB Michael Knight	5	2	0.0	23	18
DT Bill Maas	4	1	0.0	23	9
CB Reggie Phillips	4	0	0.0	28	13
ILB Al Smith	4	0	0.0	18	10
ILB Cliff Thrift	3	0	0.0	13	11
DT Dean Hamel	3	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Ken Jolly	2	1	0.0	16	8
CB Kevin Ross	2	1	0.0	27	13
CB Ed Berry	2	1	0.0	21	18
DT Quenton Ballard	2	0	0.0	27	11
S Bret Clark	2	0	0.0	17	13
DT Tom Magee	2	0	0.0	22	17
OLB Alex Gordon	1	1	0.0	14	9
DE Neil Elshire	1	0	0.0	25	15
TE Rob Awalt	1	0	---	---	---

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roland James	6	2	0.0	19	36
S Bob Jury	5	0	0.0	12	30
CB Rick Grimes	5	0	0.0	14	32
OLB George Andrews	4	2	0.0	16	32
ILB Eugene Seale	4	0	0.0	12	28
CB Terry Lewis	3	0	1.0	12	26
DE Art Still	2	0	2.0	7	16
DE William Fuller	2	0	1.0	11	21
DT Mark Duda	2	2	0.0	14	29
DE Byron Darby	2	1	0.0	15	26
CB Patrick Allen	2	1	0.0	19	33
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	0.0	6	10
DT Donnie Humphrey	2	0	0.0	13	26
DE Tony Woods	1	2	1.0	11	21
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	3	0.0	10	14
S Clinton Burrell	1	1	0.0	11	18
DT Tony Casillas	1	1	0.0	17	23
WR Andre Reed	1	0	---	---	---
WR Walter Stanley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Walker	1	0	0.0	18	33
OLB Rick Graf	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mike Perko	0.0	1	0	0	6
DT Dean Hamel	0.0	0	1	0	12

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Art Still	2.0	0	16
DE Tony Woods	1.0	1	21
DE William Fuller	1.0	0	21
CB Terry Lewis	1.0	0	26
DE Byron Darby	0.0	1	26
DT Tony Casillas	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	3	0	1	18
S Barney Bussey	3	0	0	22
CB Kevin Ross	2	1	0	13
S Bret Clark	2	0	0	13
CB Reggie Phillips	2	0	0	13
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	1	13
ILB Cliff Thrift	1	0	0	11
CB Ed Berry	1	0	0	18
OLB Alex Gordon	1	0	0	9
ILB Al Smith	1	0	0	10

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rick Grimes	5	0	0	32
CB Patrick Allen	3	0	0	33
CB Terry Lewis	2	2	0	26
OLB A.J. Duhe	2	0	0	10
S Roland James	2	0	0	36
S Bob Jury	1	1	0	30
CB Kevin Walker	1	1	0	33
ILB Eugene Seale	1	1	0	28
OLB George Andrews	1	0	1	32
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	1	0	0	14
DE Byron Darby	1	0	0	26
DT Donnie Humphrey	1	0	0	26
DE Art Still	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jay Hilgenberg	2	4	13	0	28
Lomas Brown	2	4	17	0	26
Roberto Rohrer	2	2	14	1	31
Damian Johnson	1	4	13	2	28
Will Wolford	1	3	13	0	28
Darrick Brilz	1	1	9	0	14
Michael Haddix	0	2	8	0	16
Keith Dorney	0	1	14	2	30

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Ayers	4	7	36	23
Irv Eatman	2	5	31	17
Greg Jarvis	1	6	34	20
Jim Ritcher	0	5	34	22
Bennie Cunningham	0	2	16	10
Max Montoya	0	2	12	4
Keith Van Horne	0	2	36	20
Joel Patten	0	1	12	9
Calvin Magee	0	1	20	12

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Wilson	2	11
Devon Mitchell	2	10
Allen Rice	1	19
Rod Barksdale	1	15
Willie Gault	1	14
Clarence Weathers	1	13
Cap Boso	1	13
Will Wolford	1	7

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Strachan	2	16
Jimmy Rogers	1	14
Clint Didier	1	14
Patrick Allen	1	11
Max Montoya	1	5

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Barney Bussey	---	---	29	22	14	65
Ken O'Brien	22	42	---	---	---	64
Stanley Wilson	17	32	---	---	11	60
Rod Barksdale	11	31	---	---	15	57
Devon Mitchell	---	---	29	13	10	52
Reggie Phillips	---	---	28	13	9	50
Keith Dorney	14	30	---	---	5	49
Willie Gault	12	23	---	---	14	49
Damian Johnson	13	28	---	---	7	48
Will Wolford	13	28	---	---	7	48
Bubba Baker	---	---	26	20	1	47
Mark Bortz	17	25	---	---	4	46
Roberto Rohrer	14	31	---	---	1	46
Clarence Weathers	12	19	---	---	13	44
Cap Boso	10	21	---	---	13	44
Jay Hilgenberg	13	28	---	---	2	43
Allen Rice	9	15	---	---	19	43
Lomas Brown	17	26	---	---	---	43
Tom Magee	---	---	22	17	4	43
Neil Elshire	---	---	25	15	2	42
Kevin Ross	---	---	27	13	2	42
Michael Knight	---	---	23	18	---	41
Quenton Ballard	---	---	27	11	2	40
Ed Berry	---	---	21	18	---	39
Rob Awalt	7	18	---	---	14	39
Walter Murray	15	22	---	---	---	37
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	24	10	1	35
Cliff Thrift	---	---	13	11	10	34
Bill Maas	---	---	23	9	1	33
Norwood Vann	---	---	16	5	11	32
Bret Clark	---	---	17	13	1	31
Michael Haddix	8	16	---	---	5	29
Dean Hamel	---	---	14	12	3	29
Darrick Brilz	9	14	---	---	5	28
Al Smith	---	---	18	10	---	28
Aaron Tiller	9	13	---	---	6	28
Ken Jolly	---	---	16	8	2	26
Alex Gordon	---	---	14	9	3	26
Mike Perko	---	---	17	6	---	23
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Long	0	0	---	---	---	0
Les Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Ayers	36	23	---	---	5	64
Patrick Allen	---	---	19	33	11	63
Jim McMahon	39	23	---	---	---	62
Terry Lewis	---	---	12	26	24	62
Jim Ritcher	34	22	---	---	4	60
Andre Reed	35	20	---	---	4	59
Roland James	---	---	19	36	2	57
Keith Van Horne	36	20	---	---	---	56
Greg Jarvis	34	20	---	---	1	55
Kevin Walker	---	---	18	33	1	52
George Andrews	---	---	16	32	3	51
Bob Jury	---	---	12	30	8	50
Irv Eatman	31	17	---	---	---	48
Freeman McNeil	31	16	---	---	---	47
Rick Grimes	---	---	14	32	1	47
Byron Darby	---	---	15	26	3	44
Mark Duda	---	---	14	29	1	44
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	13	26	3	42
Tony Casillas	---	---	17	23	2	42
Eugene Seale	---	---	12	28	2	42
Wayne Capers	18	12	---	---	10	40
Ted McKnight	17	7	---	---	13	37
Calvin Magee	20	12	---	---	5	37
Tony Woods	---	---	11	21	4	36
Walter Stanley	20	15	---	---	---	35
William Fuller	---	---	11	21	1	33
Bennie Cunningham	16	10	---	---	5	31
Steve Strachan	8	7	---	---	16	31
A.J. Duhe	---	---	6	10	14	30
Clinton Burrell	---	---	11	18	1	30
Jimmy Rogers	9	7	---	---	14	30
Art Still	---	---	7	16	4	27
Joel Patten	12	9	---	---	5	26
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	10	14	1	25
Cris Collinsworth	16	8	---	---	---	24
Phil Epps	5	1	---	---	17	23
Max Montoya	12	4	---	---	5	21
Clint Didier	0	0	---	---	14	14
Lucius Sanford	---	---	2	4	5	11
Rick Graf	---	---	3	4	2	9
John Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
Greg Johnson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Gene Chilton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	80	10.0
Middle	8	28	3.5
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	51	3.6
Middle	14	41	2.9
Right	9	24	2.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	37	21	2	0	6	6	3	0	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	23	17	1	0	1	1	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	58	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	102	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	53	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	140	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willie Gault	7	4	2	62	1	23
RB Stanley Wilson	7	4	1	19	0	32
WR Rod Barksdale	6	3	1	11	0	31
WR Walter Murray	6	3	1	37	1	22
RB Allen Rice	3	3	0	26	0	15
FB Michael Haddix	2	1	0	-3	0	16
C Cap Boso	2	1	0	8	0	21
TE Aaron Tiller	2	1	1	6	0	13
WR Clarence Weathers	1	1	0	17	0	19
TE Rob Awalt	1	0	0	0	0	18

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	7	5	0	73	1	20
WR Walter Stanley	5	4	0	58	0	15
RB Freeman McNeil	3	3	0	11	0	16
TE Bennie Cunningham	2	1	1	10	0	10
WR Wayne Capers	2	1	0	4	0	12
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	1	0	8	0	8
WR Phil Epps	1	1	0	19	0	1
RB Steve Strachan	1	1	0	10	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	1	0	0.00	8.82

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Freeman McNeil	5	22	4.40	2.68
Jim McMahon	1	4	4.00	3.63
Steve Strachan	1	1	1.00	2.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.95

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	2	2	28	14.00	8.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.83
C Cap Boso	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	10	10.00	5.00
WR Andre Reed	1	1	18	18.00	10.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Willie Gault	1	0
Stanley Wilson	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Freeman McNeil	4	2
Jim McMahon	2	1
Steve Strachan	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	9	6	5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Stanley Wilson	2	1	1
RB Allen Rice	2	2	2
C Cap Boso	2	1	0
WR Willie Gault	1	1	1
WR Rod Barksdale	1	0	0
WR Walter Murray	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Capers	2	1	0
WR Andre Reed	2	2	1
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	1
WR Phil Epps	1	1	1
WR Walter Stanley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)