Week 17, 1988

played in Cleveland, OH

42 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	7	7	0	-	21
Cleveland Browns	10	3	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:56 CIN - Stanley Wilson 1 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 08:55 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 43 field goal
1Q: 05:37 CLE - Andre Reed 15 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 02:02 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 31 field goal
2Q: 00:14 CIN - Rod Barksdale 11 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 01:01 CIN - Michael Irvin 11 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:56 CIN - Stanley Wilson 1 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 08:55 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 43 field goal
1Q: 05:37 CLE - Andre Reed 15 pass from Dave Wilson (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 02:02 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 31 field goal
2Q: 00:14 CIN - Rod Barksdale 11 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 01:01 CIN - Michael Irvin 11 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 9-7 9-7
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 341 311
- Offensive Plays 66 66
- Yards per Play 5.17 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 92 84
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 3.68 3.11
Net Passing Yards 249 227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 1 39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 249 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.07 5.82
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 5/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 18/159 3/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:31 28:29

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	9-7	9-7
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	341	311
- Offensive Plays	66	66
- Yards per Play	5.17	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	92	84
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	3.68	3.11
Net Passing Yards	249	227
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 1	39 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	249	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.07	5.82
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	5/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	18/159	3/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:31	28:29

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:26	1:36	OPP 13	4	13	Touchdown
1	8:47	1:29	OWN 16	4	-8	Punt
1	5:29	3:33	OWN 31	6	47	Interception
2	13:28	6:46	OWN 31	11	36	Missed FG
2	1:54	1:50	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 30	4	17	Punt
3	11:46	1:58	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
3	6:51	5:57	OWN 27	14	73	Touchdown
4	9:06	4:32	OWN 29	7	27	Punt
4	3:51	1:11	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 37	3	3	Punt

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:34	OWN 24	2	2	Fumble
1	12:50	4:03	OWN 20	6	54	Field Goal
1	7:18	1:49	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
1	1:56	3:28	OWN 8	9	29	Punt
2	6:42	4:48	OWN 40	9	46	Field Goal
3	13:12	1:26	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
3	9:48	2:57	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	0:54	6:48	OWN 20	13	58	Missed FG
4	4:34	0:43	OWN 20	6	58	Fumble
4	2:40	1:27	OWN 15	9	48	Downs

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	18	60	3.33	14	1	1
Owen Gill	5	27	5.40	7	0	0
Ken O'Brien	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Steve Strachan	16	42	2.63	15	1
Jimmy Rogers	10	34	3.40	8	0
Dave Wilson	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	41	26	249	0/0	2	20	1	86.3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Wilson	39	21	227	0/0	1	34	0	79.7

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	6	8	50	8.33	21	12	1
WR Clarence Weathers	4	6	44	11.00	28	17	0
WR Willie Gault	3	5	23	7.67	4	15	0
RB Stanley Wilson	3	5	26	8.67	20	15	0
WR Rod Barksdale	3	6	35	11.67	0	20	1
TE Rob Awalt	3	4	34	11.33	1	14	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	3	22	11.00	0	13	0
RB Owen Gill	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	9	9.00	8	9	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Reed	8	12	90	11.25	19	34	1
WR Cris Collinsworth	4	7	62	15.50	20	26	0
TE Keith Jackson	3	8	21	7.00	8	13	0
WR Wayne Capers	2	3	26	13.00	0	18	0
WR Walter Stanley	2	4	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR John Kimbrough	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Steve Strachan	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Jimmy Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
C Clint Didier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roland James	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Quenton Ballard	1	0
Bret Clark	1	0
Bubba Baker	0	1
Ed Brady	0	1
Michael Knight	0	1
Cap Boso	0	1
Devon Mitchell	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
Steve Strachan	3	0
John Kimbrough	1	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	0
Jim Ritcher	0	1
Andre Reed	0	1
Jon Carter	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	284	47.3	38.5	53	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Johnson	3	115	38.3	33.0	41	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	2/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	2	16	8.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	3	64	21.3	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	2	36	18.0	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	7	3	0.0	24	34
DT Bill Maas	5	1	0.0	12	25
CB Kevin Ross	5	1	0.0	19	28
S Devon Mitchell	4	3	0.0	19	32
ILB Ty Allert	4	1	0.0	15	26
CB Ed Berry	4	1	0.0	10	27
S David Tate	4	0	0.0	21	28
OLB Ed Brady	2	2	0.0	18	14
S Kenneth Johnson	2	2	0.0	10	20
S Bret Clark	2	0	0.0	21	24
DE Tom Strauthers	1	2	0.0	19	27
DT Quenton Ballard	1	1	0.0	20	16
DE Bubba Baker	1	0	0.0	11	17
OLB Alex Gordon	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Les Miller	1	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	0.0	12	13
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	---	---	---
CB William White	1	0	0.0	16	28

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roland James	9	3	0.0	22	40
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	5	2	0.0	18	24
OLB George Andrews	5	0	0.0	20	31
CB Kevin Walker	4	2	0.0	18	26
S Clinton Burrell	4	0	0.0	17	33
CB Rick Grimes	4	0	0.0	20	33
DT Mark Duda	3	2	0.0	16	20
CB Cedrick Brown	3	1	0.0	14	23
T Irv Eatman	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Rick Graf	2	0	0.0	8	19
OLB Sean Scott	1	2	0.0	3	5
DE Byron Darby	1	1	0.0	15	29
DE William Fuller	1	1	0.0	12	23
DE Art Still	1	0	0.0	13	19
DT Tony Casillas	1	0	0.0	8	13
CB Chris Sheffield	1	0	0.0	9	9
ILB Eugene Seale	1	0	0.0	7	17
DE Tony Woods	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dean Hamel	1	2	0	28
DT Quenton Ballard	1	0	0	16
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	0	27
DE Bubba Baker	0	2	1	17
DT Bill Maas	0	2	1	25
ILB Ty Allert	0	1	0	26
DE Les Miller	0	1	0	22

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Charles Lee Ray	1	0	35
DE Art Still	0	2	19
DT Tony Casillas	0	2	13
DE William Fuller	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ed Berry	5	0	27
OLB Michael Knight	3	0	34
ILB Ty Allert	3	0	26
S Devon Mitchell	3	0	32
CB Kevin Ross	2	1	28
CB William White	1	1	28
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	14
S Bret Clark	1	0	24
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	20
S David Tate	1	0	28

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cedrick Brown	4	1	0	23
CB Rick Grimes	4	0	0	33
S Roland James	3	1	1	40
OLB George Andrews	2	1	0	31
CB Kevin Walker	2	1	0	26
S Clinton Burrell	2	0	0	33
ILB Jim Fahnhorst	2	0	0	24
DE William Fuller	2	0	0	23
OLB Rick Graf	2	0	0	19
ILB Eugene Seale	2	0	0	17
OLB Sean Scott	1	0	0	5
CB Terry Lewis	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Will Wolford	4	5	25	41
Don Mosebar	4	4	21	32
Jay Hilgenberg	2	5	24	41
Roberto Rohrer	1	4	23	40
Don Laster	1	1	25	41
Dan Majerle	0	3	11	21
Rob Awalt	0	1	16	21

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Greg Jarvis	2	4	21	32
Jim Ritcher	1	4	25	39
David Viaene	1	2	21	33
Jim Rourke	1	1	8	14
Irv Eatman	0	7	25	33
Keith Van Horne	0	5	26	37
Billy Bryan	0	3	9	7

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Cap Boso	2	15
Bret Clark	1	22
Owen Gill	1	9
Stanley Wilson	1	2

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Steve Strachan	1	20
Clint Didier	1	13
Cedrick Brown	1	11
Steve Gage	1	11
Billy Bryan	1	5

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Don Laster	25	41	---	---	7	73
Roberto Rohrer	23	40	---	---	7	70
Bret Clark	---	---	21	24	22	67
Ken O'Brien	25	41	---	---	---	66
Will Wolford	25	41	---	---	---	66
Jay Hilgenberg	24	41	---	---	---	65
Michael Knight	---	---	24	34	3	61
Don Mosebar	21	32	---	---	7	60
Stanley Wilson	18	33	---	---	2	53
Dean Hamel	---	---	20	28	4	52
Devon Mitchell	---	---	19	32	1	52
David Tate	---	---	21	28	2	51
Tom Strauthers	---	---	19	27	3	49
Kevin Ross	---	---	19	28	2	49
Rob Awalt	16	21	---	---	12	49
William White	---	---	16	28	2	46
Clarence Weathers	13	22	---	---	9	44
Rod Barksdale	16	22	---	---	5	43
Les Miller	---	---	16	22	5	43
Ty Allert	---	---	15	26	1	42
Michael Irvin	12	21	---	---	9	42
Ed Brady	---	---	18	14	9	41
Ed Berry	---	---	10	27	3	40
Quenton Ballard	---	---	20	16	3	39
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	10	20	9	39
Dan Majerle	11	21	---	---	7	39
Allen Rice	8	13	---	---	17	38
Bill Maas	---	---	12	25	---	37
Roy Jones Jr	8	21	---	---	8	37
Willie Gault	10	14	---	---	10	34
Bubba Baker	---	---	11	17	3	31
Owen Gill	9	11	---	---	9	29
Carleton Bailey	---	---	12	13	3	28
Cap Boso	4	6	---	---	15	25
Neil Elshire	---	---	8	12	---	20
Gregg Swartwoudt	5	7	---	---	7	19
Alex Gordon	---	---	3	5	10	18
John McClane	---	---	3	3	3	9
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	6	6
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Damian Johnson	2	3	---	---	---	5
Scott Secules	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Ritcher	25	39	---	---	6	70
Dave Wilson	27	39	---	---	3	69
Steve Strachan	19	30	---	---	20	69
Keith Van Horne	26	37	---	---	5	68
Roland James	---	---	22	40	1	63
Irv Eatman	25	33	---	---	2	60
Clint Didier	19	27	---	---	13	59
Andre Reed	24	33	---	---	---	57
Keith Jackson	20	27	---	---	10	57
Charles Lee Ray	---	---	20	35	2	57
David Viaene	21	33	---	---	2	56
George Andrews	---	---	20	31	3	54
Greg Jarvis	21	32	---	---	---	53
Rick Grimes	---	---	20	33	---	53
Jimmy Rogers	15	23	---	---	14	52
Clinton Burrell	---	---	17	33	1	51
Cedrick Brown	---	---	14	23	11	48
Byron Darby	---	---	15	29	3	47
Jim Fahnhorst	---	---	18	24	4	46
Walter Stanley	15	17	---	---	14	46
Kevin Walker	---	---	18	26	2	46
Mark Duda	---	---	16	20	3	39
William Fuller	---	---	12	23	4	39
Cris Collinsworth	14	23	---	---	1	38
Rick Graf	---	---	8	19	10	37
Terry Lewis	---	---	12	21	2	35
Wayne Capers	8	13	---	---	12	33
Art Still	---	---	13	19	---	32
Steve Gage	---	---	8	13	11	32
Jim Rourke	8	14	---	---	6	28
Eugene Seale	---	---	7	17	3	27
Chris Sheffield	---	---	9	9	8	26
Tony Casillas	---	---	8	13	4	25
Tony Woods	---	---	10	12	2	24
Billy Bryan	9	7	---	---	5	21
John Kimbrough	0	2	---	---	17	19
Jon Carter	---	---	5	6	3	14
Sean Scott	---	---	3	5	3	11
Mike Curico	---	---	0	0	8	8
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Freeman McNeil	0	0	---	---	3	3
Lee Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Phil Epps	1	0	---	---	---	1
Jeff Komlo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim McMahon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	46	4.2
Middle	4	17	4.3
Right	9	30	3.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	12	46	3.8
Right	7	15	2.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	41	26	1	1	2	5	5	0	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Wilson	39	21	2	3	2	2	8	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	50	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	61	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	118	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	91	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	6	104	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	8	6	1	50	0	21
WR Clarence Weathers	6	4	0	44	0	22
WR Rod Barksdale	6	3	0	35	1	22
WR Willie Gault	5	3	0	23	0	14
RB Stanley Wilson	5	3	0	26	0	33
TE Rob Awalt	4	3	0	34	0	21
RB Owen Gill	3	1	0	6	0	11
TE Roy Jones Jr	3	2	1	22	0	21
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0	9	0	21

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	12	8	0	90	1	33
TE Keith Jackson	8	3	0	21	0	27
WR Cris Collinsworth	7	4	2	62	1	23
WR Walter Stanley	4	2	0	13	0	17
WR Wayne Capers	3	2	0	26	0	13
RB Steve Strachan	2	1	0	7	0	30
WR John Kimbrough	1	1	0	8	0	2
RB Jimmy Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	23
C Clint Didier	1	0	0	0	0	27

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	2	3	1.50	3.33
Owen Gill	1	3	3.00	5.40

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Rogers	2	7	3.50	3.40
Steve Strachan	1	3	3.00	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	9	5	48	5.33	6.07

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Wilson	3	1	15	5.00	5.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Stanley Wilson	3	1	9	3.00	5.20
WR Rod Barksdale	2	1	11	5.50	5.83
WR Michael Irvin	2	2	19	9.50	6.25
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	1	9	4.50	7.33

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith Jackson	2	0	0	0.00	2.63
WR Andre Reed	1	1	15	15.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	3	1
Ken O'Brien	1	0
Owen Gill	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Strachan	2	1
Jimmy Rogers	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	9	5	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Wilson	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barksdale	3	1	1
TE Rob Awalt	2	1	0
WR Michael Irvin	2	1	1
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	1
RB Owen Gill	1	1	1

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	5	4	3
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	1	0
WR Walter Stanley	2	1	0
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	0
WR Wayne Capers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)