Week 16, 1990

played in Cincinnati, OH

27 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	7	0	8	-	15
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	3	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:12 CIN - Willie Gault 7 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 12:48 NOS - Ernest Givins 23 pass from Jay Schroeder (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:26 CIN - Stanley Wilson 11 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:40 CIN - Gary Anderson 25 field goal
3Q: 03:31 CIN - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
4Q: 07:15 CIN - Gary Anderson 39 field goal
4Q: 04:47 CIN - Stanley Wilson 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 00:45 NOS - Ernest Givins 2 pass from Jay Schroeder (Jay Schroeder pass to Jimmie Johnson for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:12 CIN - Willie Gault 7 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 12:48 NOS - Ernest Givins 23 pass from Jay Schroeder (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 08:26 CIN - Stanley Wilson 11 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:40 CIN - Gary Anderson 25 field goal
3Q: 03:31 CIN - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
4Q: 07:15 CIN - Gary Anderson 39 field goal
4Q: 04:47 CIN - Stanley Wilson 5 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 00:45 NOS - Ernest Givins 2 pass from Jay Schroeder (Jay Schroeder pass to Jimmie Johnson for conversion)

Team Statistics NOS CIN
Record 5-10 11-3-1
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 294 322
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 4.82 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 129 137
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 5.38 4.15
Net Passing Yards 165 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 17 - 1 30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 208 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/43 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.46 5.78
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/65 5/46
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/131 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 38
Time of Possession 26:50 33:10

Team Statistics	NOS	CIN
Record	5-10	11-3-1
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	294	322
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	4.82	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	129	137
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	5.38	4.15
Net Passing Yards	165	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 17 - 1	30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	208	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/43	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.46	5.78
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/65	5/46
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/131	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 38
Time of Possession	26:50	33:10

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	10:15	5:05	OWN 20	8	51	Missed FG
1	2:02	4:31	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
2	8:17	3:59	OWN 36	7	30	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 24	2	7	Half
3	13:33	2:36	OWN 26	4	12	Punt
3	3:24	3:40	OWN 41	7	8	Punt
4	10:55	1:22	OWN 34	3	-1	Interception
4	7:08	1:31	OWN 20	4	-4	Downs
4	4:38	3:08	OWN 14	12	78	Downs
4	0:50	0:12	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	3:03	OWN 29	6	18	Punt
1	5:10	3:08	OPP 48	7	48	Touchdown
2	12:31	4:14	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	4:18	3:45	OWN 20	8	72	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
3	10:57	7:33	OWN 11	15	58	Field Goal
4	14:44	1:58	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	12:46	1:51	OPP 32	3	5	Missed FG
4	9:33	2:25	OPP 37	5	15	Field Goal
4	5:37	0:59	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
4	1:30	0:40	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 40	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	18	114	6.33	37	2
Bill Johnson	4	12	3.00	5	0
Jay Schroeder	1	3	3.00	3	0
Ernest Givins	1	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	23	97	4.22	24	3	1
Owen Gill	9	41	4.56	14	1	0
Ken O'Brien	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Schroeder	30	17	208	7/43	2	39	1	86.5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	30	21	195	2/10	2	26	0	109.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Givins	5	9	55	11.00	11	23	2
RB Chris Warren	4	5	45	11.25	21	18	0
WR Odessa Turner	3	5	58	19.33	31	39	0
FB Craig Heyward	3	3	22	7.33	1	10	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	2	25	25.00	15	25	0
WR Rick Parros	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mike Alexander	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	8	13	100	12.50	26	26	0
WR Willie Gault	4	4	30	7.50	11	12	1
RB Stanley Wilson	3	3	20	6.67	0	11	1
WR Rod Barksdale	3	3	42	14.00	11	22	0
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
RB Owen Gill	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Bruce King	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dan Majerle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devon Mitchell	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Chris Warren	2	0
Jay Schroeder	1	0
Craig Heyward	0	1
Tony Jones	0	1

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Rob Awalt	1	0
Willie Gault	0	1
Dean Hamel	0	1
Alex Gordon	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	4	166	41.5	31.5	51	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	4	149	37.3	30.3	53	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	3/4	1/2	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Warren	1	8	8.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Parros	5	104	20.8	0
Gill Byrd	1	27	27.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Gault	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Tony Colorito	7	0	1.0	18	17
OLB Chip Banks	6	0	0.0	22	19
ILB Cliff Odom	5	2	0.0	27	29
CB Lee Davis	4	0	0.0	11	19
ILB Kurt Gouveia	4	0	0.0	6	3
S Marcus Paul	4	0	0.0	25	23
DE Pierce Holt	3	1	1.0	27	27
OLB Lawrence Taylor	3	0	0.0	21	14
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	0.0	28	17
CB John Mangum	3	0	0.0	8	16
S Carl Lews	2	1	0.0	10	14
CB Lorenzo Lynch	2	1	0.0	22	23
DE Clarence Goodburn	2	1	0.0	25	25
DT Andrew Provence	1	3	0.0	23	20
S Greg Jackson	1	1	0.0	25	25
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darryl Sims	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Kevin Fagan	1	0	0.0	26	27
OLB Wes Pritchett	0	3	0.0	7	9

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	8	4	0.0	23	34
ILB Jim Eliopulos	4	0	0.0	8	10
CB Kevin Ross	4	0	0.0	17	25
DT Dean Hamel	4	0	0.0	9	11
S David Tate	4	0	0.0	19	23
DT Bill Maas	3	0	1.0	16	26
DE Les Miller	3	0	0.5	13	27
OLB Michael Knight	2	2	2.0	23	28
DT Tom Magee	2	0	1.0	11	11
S Devon Mitchell	2	3	0.0	17	32
CB Bill S Preston	2	0	0.0	8	14
OLB Alex Gordon	1	1	1.0	5	10
DE Jeff Lageman	1	1	1.0	17	24
DE Tom Strauthers	1	1	0.0	7	13
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	1	0.0	17	20
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0.0	15	29
S Kenneth Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	18
CB William White	1	0	0.0	17	27
OLB John McClane	1	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Lamar Lathon	0	1	0.5	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Colorito	1.0	1	0	17
DE Pierce Holt	1.0	0	1	27
DE Kevin Fagan	0.0	1	1	27

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	2.0	0	3	6	28
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	1	0	0	24
DT Bill Maas	1.0	0	1	1	26
DT Tom Magee	1.0	0	0	0	11
OLB Alex Gordon	1.0	0	0	0	10
DE Les Miller	0.5	0	0	0	27
OLB Lamar Lathon	0.5	0	0	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lee Davis	4	1	19
OLB Chip Banks	4	0	19
CB Gill Byrd	3	0	17
CB John Mangum	3	0	16
OLB Lawrence Taylor	2	0	14
S Marcus Paul	2	0	23
ILB Cliff Odom	1	3	29
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	6
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	23
S Carl Lews	0	1	14
S Greg Jackson	0	1	25

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	6	0	0	34
S Devon Mitchell	2	1	1	32
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	0	25
ILB Jim Eliopulos	1	0	0	10
DT Bill Maas	1	0	0	26
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0	29
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	0	20
S David Tate	1	0	0	23
OLB John McClane	1	0	0	8
CB Bill S Preston	1	0	0	14
CB William White	0	2	0	27
S Kenneth Johnson	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	3	5	19	1	28
Tony Jones	3	4	20	1	29
Todd Kalis	2	3	10	0	19
Jeff Dellenbach	1	4	21	0	32
Craig Heyward	1	1	16	0	26
David Jones	0	5	19	1	25
Jimmie Johnson	0	1	13	0	18
Ed Simmons	0	0	14	2	28
Mike Brennan	0	0	13	2	15

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Williams	2	5	0	26	1	28
Jay Hilgenberg	2	4	0	17	0	19
Don Mosebar	1	8	0	27	0	22
Lomas Brown	1	7	1	31	1	30
Dan Majerle	1	4	0	26	0	21
Leo Goeas	1	3	0	25	0	25
Tate Anders	0	1	0	25	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Davis	1	18

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Gault	3	17
John Jefferson	1	18
Rob Awalt	1	18
Titus Dixon	1	14
Kenneth Johnson	1	11

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cliff Odom	---	---	27	29	5	61
Jay Schroeder	24	37	---	---	---	61
Kevin Fagan	---	---	26	27	4	57
Pierce Holt	---	---	27	27	3	57
Clarence Goodburn	---	---	25	25	7	57
Gill Byrd	---	---	28	17	11	56
Jeff Dellenbach	21	32	---	---	2	55
Ernest Givins	19	34	---	---	2	55
Craig Heyward	16	26	---	---	11	53
Buster Rhymes	13	24	---	---	14	51
Greg Jackson	---	---	25	25	1	51
Marcus Paul	---	---	25	23	3	51
Ethan Horton	18	21	---	---	10	49
Tony Jones	20	29	---	---	---	49
David Jones	19	25	---	---	4	48
Lee Davis	---	---	11	19	18	48
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	22	23	3	48
Rick Donnalley	19	28	---	---	---	47
Chris Warren	20	23	---	---	4	47
Andrew Provence	---	---	23	20	3	46
Chip Banks	---	---	22	19	4	45
Jimmie Johnson	13	18	---	---	13	44
Ed Simmons	14	28	---	---	---	42
Bill Johnson	5	16	---	---	19	40
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	21	14	3	38
Tony Colorito	---	---	18	17	2	37
Carl Lews	---	---	10	14	11	35
Todd Kalis	10	19	---	---	5	34
John Mangum	---	---	8	16	8	32
Mike Brennan	13	15	---	---	2	30
Mike Alexander	7	9	---	---	13	29
Wes Pritchett	---	---	7	9	11	27
Bob Orlando	---	---	10	11	5	26
Odessa Turner	9	11	---	---	---	20
Darryl Sims	---	---	10	8	1	19
Dan Fike	4	8	---	---	5	17
Issiac Holt	---	---	9	6	1	16
Rick Parros	0	3	---	---	12	15
Kurt Gouveia	---	---	6	3	6	15
Emanuel King	---	---	3	0	9	12
Keith Slough	0	1	---	---	5	6
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Galvin	---	---	0	0	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Majerle	26	21	---	---	20	67
Ken O'Brien	33	32	---	---	---	65
Michael Irvin	33	32	---	---	---	65
Roy Jones Jr	28	19	---	---	15	62
Lomas Brown	31	30	---	---	---	61
Sam Seale	---	---	15	29	15	59
Al Smith	---	---	23	34	2	59
Leo Goeas	25	25	---	---	8	58
David Williams	26	28	---	---	---	54
Stanley Wilson	24	23	---	---	6	53
Michael Knight	---	---	23	28	1	52
Rod Barksdale	28	24	---	---	---	52
Devon Mitchell	---	---	17	32	1	50
Tate Anders	25	24	---	---	1	50
Don Mosebar	27	22	---	---	---	49
William White	---	---	17	27	1	45
Jay Hilgenberg	17	19	---	---	8	44
David Tate	---	---	19	23	2	44
Bill Maas	---	---	16	26	---	42
Kevin Ross	---	---	17	25	---	42
Les Miller	---	---	13	27	2	42
Jeff Lageman	---	---	17	24	1	42
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	12	18	11	41
Carleton Bailey	---	---	17	20	---	37
Willie Gault	7	11	---	---	17	35
Owen Gill	9	9	---	---	17	35
Rob Awalt	5	11	---	---	18	34
Ronnie Lee	14	11	---	---	8	33
Alex Gordon	---	---	5	10	17	32
Tom Magee	---	---	11	11	5	27
Jim Eliopulos	---	---	8	10	5	23
Bill S Preston	---	---	8	14	1	23
Tom Strauthers	---	---	7	13	1	21
Dean Hamel	---	---	9	11	1	21
John Jefferson	0	0	---	---	18	18
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	4	13	1	18
John McClane	---	---	5	8	3	16
Titus Dixon	0	0	---	---	14	14
Bruce King	5	8	---	---	---	13
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dean Steinkuhler	0	1	---	---	8	9
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lamar Lathon	---	---	1	4	2	7
Michael Haddix	0	2	---	---	4	6
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	4	25	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	89	5.9
Middle	4	12	3.0
Right	13	37	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Schroeder	30	17	3	1	2	4	4	7	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	30	21	2	0	1	6	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	105	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	60	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	126	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	39	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Givins	9	5	0	55	1	34
WR Odessa Turner	5	3	0	58	1	11
RB Chris Warren	5	4	0	45	0	23
FB Craig Heyward	3	3	0	22	0	26
RB Bill Johnson	2	1	0	3	0	16
WR Buster Rhymes	2	1	0	25	1	24
WR Mike Alexander	2	0	1	0	0	9
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	18

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	13	8	1	100	1	32
WR Willie Gault	4	4	0	30	0	11
RB Stanley Wilson	3	3	0	20	0	23
RB Owen Gill	3	1	0	1	0	9
WR Rod Barksdale	3	3	0	42	1	24
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	0	0	0	2
RB Bruce King	1	1	0	2	0	8
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	0	0	0	0	19
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	0	0	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stanley Wilson	3	17	5.67	4.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Schroeder	6	3	18	3.00	6.93

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	8	5	30	3.75	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Givins	2	2	13	6.50	6.11
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	5	5.00	7.33
WR Mike Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Chris Warren	1	0	0	0.00	9.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Willie Gault	2	2	11	5.50	7.50
RB Stanley Wilson	2	2	16	8.00	6.67
WR Michael Irvin	2	1	3	1.50	7.69
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Ernest Givins	1	0
Chris Warren	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Owen Gill	3	0
Stanley Wilson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Schroeder	10	4	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Givins	3	2	2
WR Mike Alexander	2	0	0
WR Rick Parros	1	0	0
RB Bill Johnson	1	0	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	1
WR Odessa Turner	1	0	0
RB Chris Warren	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	4	4	3
RB Owen Gill	3	1	0
WR Willie Gault	2	2	1
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	1
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,300)