Week 16, 1989

played in Cincinnati, OH

47 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	3	0	7	-	13
Cincinnati Bengals	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 CIN - Willie Gault 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 03:07 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 59 field goal
2Q: 12:21 CIN - Carleton Bailey 54 fumble return (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 05:48 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 28 field goal
3Q: 05:34 CIN - Michael Irvin 3 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 12:44 CIN - Roy Jones Jr 9 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 03:53 DET - Wesley Walls 8 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 00:07 CIN - Gary Anderson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:27 CIN - Willie Gault 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 03:07 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 59 field goal
2Q: 12:21 CIN - Carleton Bailey 54 fumble return (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 05:48 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 28 field goal
3Q: 05:34 CIN - Michael Irvin 3 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 12:44 CIN - Roy Jones Jr 9 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 03:53 DET - Wesley Walls 8 pass from Doug Flutie (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 00:07 CIN - Gary Anderson 19 field goal

Team Statistics DET CIN
Record 11-4 11-4
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 278 295
- Offensive Plays 69 62
- Yards per Play 4.03 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 32 104
- Rushing Attempts 13 33
- Yards per Rush 2.46 3.15
Net Passing Yards 246 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 51 - 29 - 0 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/84 8/64
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 2/28
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 37
Time of Possession 27:56 32:04

Team Statistics	DET	CIN
Record	11-4	11-4
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	278	295
- Offensive Plays	69	62
- Yards per Play	4.03	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	32	104
- Rushing Attempts	13	33
- Yards per Rush	2.46	3.15
Net Passing Yards	246	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	51 - 29 - 0	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/84	8/64
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	2/28
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 37
Time of Possession	27:56	32:04

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 9	6	21	Punt
1	5:16	2:16	OWN 38	4	20	Field Goal
1	0:34	3:19	OWN 4	8	50	Fumble
2	12:15	6:33	OWN 40	11	49	Field Goal
2	3:56	2:49	OWN 26	7	38	Missed FG
3	12:08	1:50	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	5:25	2:40	OWN 27	4	6	Punt
4	14:05	1:13	OWN 10	3	1	Punt
4	12:37	1:35	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
4	7:34	3:48	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	2:17	0:32	OWN 6	4	0	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	6:44	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown
1	3:00	2:26	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	5:42	1:46	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 43	3	15	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 18	6	22	Punt
3	10:18	4:53	OWN 43	11	57	Touchdown
3	2:45	3:40	OWN 12	8	34	Punt
4	12:52	0:15	OWN 41	1	59	Touchdown
4	11:02	3:28	OWN 39	6	14	Punt
4	3:46	1:29	OPP 44	3	0	Punt
4	1:45	1:45	OPP 6	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Michael Knight, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Crash Davis	5	13	2.60	5
Billy Sims	3	3	1.00	2
Marion Butts	3	9	3.00	6
Doug Flutie	1	2	2.00	2
Ron Wolfley	1	5	5.00	5

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Owen Gill	23	80	3.48	18	1
Bruce King	7	20	2.86	6	0
Ken O'Brien	3	4	1.33	3	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	51	29	280	5/34	1	39	0	78.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	29	17	191	0/0	3	29	0	112.8

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Carson	7	13	90	12.86	14	39	0
WR Quinn Early	5	8	45	9.00	14	18	0
TE Wesley Walls	4	6	22	5.50	5	9	1
FB Ron Wolfley	3	3	4	1.33	0	4	0
WR Darren Flutie	3	6	33	11.00	14	12	0
TE Mike Mularkey	2	5	20	10.00	3	12	0
WR Phil McConkey	2	2	42	21.00	0	29	0
RB Crash Davis	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Don Beebe	1	6	16	16.00	3	16	0
RB Marion Butts	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Roy Jones Jr	5	5	87	17.40	30	29	1
WR Willie Gault	3	6	32	10.67	2	19	1
WR Rod Barksdale	3	7	20	6.67	10	13	0
WR Michael Irvin	3	6	26	8.67	0	14	1
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	7	3.50	3	4	0
RB Owen Gill	1	3	19	19.00	17	19	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ron Wolfley	1	0	0	0
Billy Sims	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Willie Gault	1	0	0	0
Carleton Bailey	0	1	0	1
Ed Brady	0	1	0	0
Kenneth Johnson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	5	210	42.0	39.8	48	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	270	45.0	39.0	53	5

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	2/3	1/2	1/2	59	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil McConkey	3	34	11.3	0
Don Beebe	1	2	2.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	2	9	4.5	0
Owen Gill	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Beebe	3	74	24.7	0
Ronnie Lott	1	24	24.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	2	28	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Spielman	8	1	29	27
S Ronnie Lott	7	2	32	25
OLB Kurt Cobain	4	3	26	26
CB Duane Galloway	3	1	23	20
DT Emanuel Weaver	3	0	14	11
DT Brian Sochia	3	0	16	19
S Tom Flynn	3	0	12	16
CB Ron Francis	2	2	16	16
CB Anthony Parker	2	1	18	17
DE Jacob Green	2	0	19	14
OLB Duane Bickett	2	0	18	12
DE Jason Buck	2	0	25	20
S Fred Marion	1	3	28	22
DT Jerome Sally	1	1	23	18
DE Bruce Clark	1	0	12	11
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	4	2
CB Reyna Thompson	1	0	18	18
OLB Jeff Rohrer	0	1	4	5
DE Randy Edwards	0	1	18	16

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Sam Seale	6	2	0.0	11	43
OLB Michael Knight	4	1	3.0	12	38
CB Bill S Preston	4	2	0.0	7	36
OLB Carleton Bailey	4	1	0.0	10	31
CB Kevin Williams	4	0	0.0	6	29
ILB Al Smith	3	1	0.0	7	48
S David Tate	3	1	0.0	13	45
S Devon Mitchell	3	0	0.0	3	12
OLB John McClane	2	0	1.0	1	18
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	1.0	4	39
DE Les Miller	2	1	0.0	10	33
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	0	0.0	5	16
DT Dean Hamel	1	1	0.0	7	31
CB William White	1	1	0.0	8	41
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Ed Brady	1	0	0.0	3	12
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	0.0	0	9
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	0.0	10	48

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jacob Green	1	1	1	14
DT Emanuel Weaver	1	0	0	11
DT Jerome Sally	0	2	1	18
DE Jason Buck	0	1	0	20

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	3.0	0	0	38
OLB John McClane	1.0	1	1	18
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	0	0	39
DE Tom Strauthers	0.0	1	0	17
DT Tom Magee	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Anthony Parker	2	1	17
OLB Jeff Rohrer	2	0	5
DT Emanuel Weaver	2	0	11
S Tom Flynn	2	0	16
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	20
CB Ron Francis	2	0	16
ILB Chris Spielman	1	1	27
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	2
OLB Duane Bickett	1	0	12
CB Reyna Thompson	1	0	18
DE Jason Buck	1	0	20

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Sam Seale	6	0	43
OLB Carleton Bailey	4	1	31
ILB Al Smith	3	2	48
CB Kevin Williams	3	0	29
S Kenneth Johnson	2	2	48
CB Bill S Preston	2	1	36
ILB Jim Eliopulos	2	0	16
S David Tate	2	0	45
CB William White	1	1	41
S Jeff Donaldson	1	0	9
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	12
OLB John McClane	1	0	18
DE Jeff Lageman	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cody Risien	2	4	9	1	40
Mike Mularkey	1	2	6	0	18
Guy McIntyre	1	2	13	0	56
Tom Newberry	0	2	9	0	30
Paul Jetton	0	1	10	1	49
Randy Grimes	0	1	9	0	48
Ron Wolfley	0	1	6	0	15
Anthony Munoz	0	0	12	3	53

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jay Hilgenberg	4	5	31	27
Don Mosebar	1	6	28	26
Roberto Rohrer	1	6	27	20
Gregg Swartwoudt	1	5	14	14
Lomas Brown	1	3	14	10
Roy Jones Jr	1	1	22	23
Will Wolford	0	2	27	28
Michael Haddix	0	1	22	10
David Williams	0	1	24	20

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Sims	2	17
Reyna Thompson	2	15
Kurt Cobain	1	12

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Roy Jones Jr	2	16
Michael Haddix	1	17
Drew Hill	1	14
Jim Eliopulos	1	10
Don Mosebar	1	8
Sam Seale	1	8
Jeff Donaldson	1	7

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Guy McIntyre	13	56	---	---	---	69
Doug Flutie	13	56	---	---	---	69
Anthony Munoz	12	53	---	---	1	66
Paul Jetton	10	49	---	---	7	66
Randy Grimes	9	48	---	---	8	65
Ronnie Lott	---	---	32	25	7	64
Wesley Walls	9	49	---	---	6	64
Kurt Cobain	---	---	26	26	12	64
Chris Spielman	---	---	29	27	3	59
Carlos Carson	8	40	---	---	10	58
Cody Risien	9	40	---	---	8	57
Fred Marion	---	---	28	22	2	52
Reyna Thompson	---	---	18	18	15	51
Jason Buck	---	---	25	20	4	49
Tom Newberry	9	30	---	---	8	47
Duane Galloway	---	---	23	20	1	44
Jerome Sally	---	---	23	18	1	42
Ron Francis	---	---	16	16	10	42
Brian Sochia	---	---	16	19	5	40
Anthony Parker	---	---	18	17	5	40
Tom Flynn	---	---	12	16	10	38
Quinn Early	7	24	---	---	6	37
Jacob Green	---	---	19	14	3	36
Randy Edwards	---	---	18	16	2	36
Ron Wolfley	6	15	---	---	14	35
Billy Sims	3	14	---	---	17	34
Duane Bickett	---	---	18	12	3	33
Tim Spencer	5	24	---	---	3	32
Darren Flutie	5	27	---	---	---	32
Matt Millen	---	---	7	3	21	31
Mike Mularkey	6	18	---	---	6	30
Emanuel Weaver	---	---	14	11	4	29
Crash Davis	5	22	---	---	---	27
Don Beebe	4	18	---	---	5	27
Phil McConkey	2	7	---	---	17	26
Marion Butts	5	20	---	---	---	25
Bruce Clark	---	---	12	11	1	24
Ozzie Newsome	0	2	---	---	17	19
Monte Smith	3	4	---	---	8	15
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	4	5	5	14
Niko Noga	---	---	4	2	5	11
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	7	7
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bobby Butler	---	---	1	1	---	2
Vinny Testaverde	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Owen Gill	26	23	---	---	22	71
Jay Hilgenberg	31	27	---	---	5	63
Don Mosebar	28	26	---	---	8	62
Ken O'Brien	33	29	---	---	---	62
Sam Seale	---	---	11	43	8	62
Michael Irvin	33	29	---	---	---	62
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	10	48	3	61
David Tate	---	---	13	45	3	61
Roy Jones Jr	22	23	---	---	16	61
Al Smith	---	---	7	48	3	58
Will Wolford	27	28	---	---	2	57
Rod Barksdale	29	26	---	---	---	55
Roberto Rohrer	27	20	---	---	6	53
Michael Knight	---	---	12	38	2	52
William White	---	---	8	41	3	52
Michael Haddix	22	10	---	---	17	49
Bill S Preston	---	---	7	36	5	48
Kevin Williams	---	---	6	29	12	47
Les Miller	---	---	10	33	4	47
Carleton Bailey	---	---	10	31	4	45
Jeff Lageman	---	---	4	39	2	45
David Williams	24	20	---	---	---	44
Rob Awalt	13	10	---	---	16	39
Dean Hamel	---	---	7	31	---	38
Gregg Swartwoudt	14	14	---	---	8	36
Bill Maas	---	---	6	25	3	34
Willie Gault	9	15	---	---	8	32
Lomas Brown	14	10	---	---	8	32
Tom Magee	---	---	3	23	6	32
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	5	16	10	31
Tom Strauthers	---	---	9	17	3	29
Ty Allert	---	---	8	13	5	26
John McClane	---	---	1	18	6	25
Ed Brady	---	---	3	12	9	24
Bruce King	7	6	---	---	11	24
Drew Hill	4	3	---	---	14	21
John Jefferson	0	0	---	---	17	17
Jeff Donaldson	---	---	0	9	7	16
Devon Mitchell	---	---	3	12	1	16
Raphel Cherry	---	---	0	9	1	10
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alex Gordon	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	1	2	2.0
Right	5	15	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	60	4.0
Middle	5	9	1.8
Right	12	36	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	51	29	2	8	4	7	3	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	29	17	1	2	2	2	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	36	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	79	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	8	97	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	68	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	25	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	79	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	25	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	62	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Carson	13	7	1	90	1	40
WR Quinn Early	8	5	0	45	0	24
WR Darren Flutie	6	3	1	33	0	27
WR Don Beebe	6	1	0	16	0	18
TE Wesley Walls	6	4	1	22	0	49
TE Mike Mularkey	5	2	1	20	0	18
FB Ron Wolfley	3	3	0	4	0	15
WR Phil McConkey	2	2	0	42	1	7
RB Crash Davis	1	1	0	5	0	22
RB Marion Butts	1	1	0	3	0	20

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barksdale	7	3	0	20	0	26
WR Willie Gault	6	3	1	32	0	15
WR Michael Irvin	6	3	0	26	0	29
TE Roy Jones Jr	5	5	0	87	1	23
RB Owen Gill	3	1	1	19	0	23
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	0	7	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Crash Davis	1	2	2.00	2.60

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Owen Gill	3	10	3.33	3.48
Ken O'Brien	2	1	0.50	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	8	5	25	3.13	5.49

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	3	3	31	10.33	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wesley Walls	2	1	8	4.00	3.67
WR Carlos Carson	1	1	6	6.00	6.92
TE Mike Mularkey	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
FB Ron Wolfley	1	1	0	0.00	1.33
WR Quinn Early	1	0	0	0.00	5.63
WR Don Beebe	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
RB Marion Butts	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Gault	1	1	19	19.00	5.33
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	3	3.00	4.33
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	9	9.00	17.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Wolfley	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	2	1
Owen Gill	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	16	11	7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	12	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Flutie	4	2	2
TE Wesley Walls	4	3	2
WR Carlos Carson	3	2	1
FB Ron Wolfley	2	2	0
WR Quinn Early	1	1	1
WR Don Beebe	1	0	0
RB Marion Butts	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willie Gault	3	2	2
WR Rod Barksdale	3	2	1
RB Owen Gill	2	0	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	2	2
TE Rob Awalt	1	1	1
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)