Week 3, 1991

played in Houston, TX

92 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	3	3	7	-	16
Houston Oilers	7	0	0	14	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 00:07 CIN - Gary Anderson 44 field goal
2Q: 05:53 CIN - Gary Anderson 29 field goal
3Q: 04:39 CIN - Gary Anderson 46 field goal
4Q: 14:53 CIN - Erric Pegram 7 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 11:30 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 10:06 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 43 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 HOU - Herschel Walker 4 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 00:07 CIN - Gary Anderson 44 field goal
2Q: 05:53 CIN - Gary Anderson 29 field goal
3Q: 04:39 CIN - Gary Anderson 46 field goal
4Q: 14:53 CIN - Erric Pegram 7 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 11:30 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 10:06 HOU - Haywood Jeffires 43 pass from Neil Lomax (Norm Johnson extra point)

Team Statistics CIN HOU
Record 2-1 3-0
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 335 312
- Offensive Plays 74 63
- Yards per Play 4.53 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 94 159
- Rushing Attempts 26 29
- Yards per Rush 3.62 5.48
Net Passing Yards 241 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 27 - 2 32 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 241 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 4/43
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 1/7 2/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:27 25:33

Team Statistics	CIN	HOU
Record	2-1	3-0
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	335	312
- Offensive Plays	74	63
- Yards per Play	4.53	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	94	159
- Rushing Attempts	26	29
- Yards per Rush	3.62	5.48
Net Passing Yards	241	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 27 - 2	32 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	241	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	4/43
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	1/7	2/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:27	25:33

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
1	12:34	1:58	OWN 23	4	18	Punt
1	8:28	2:10	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	2:40	1:17	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
1	1:13	1:13	OPP 26	3	-1	Field Goal
2	13:34	7:48	OWN 17	13	71	Field Goal
2	2:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	11:47	2:33	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
3	8:03	3:31	OWN 37	9	34	Field Goal
3	3:27	3:41	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
4	11:20	1:07	OWN 31	3	2	Interception
4	9:52	2:26	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
4	4:53	2:49	OWN 37	8	59	Downs
4	1:28	1:03	OWN 43	5	44	Interception

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	0:57	OPP 7	3	7	Touchdown
1	10:36	2:08	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	6:18	3:38	OWN 35	6	39	Missed FG
1	1:23	0:10	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
2	15:00	1:26	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	5:46	3:46	OWN 20	10	40	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 45	3	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
3	9:14	1:11	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
3	4:32	1:05	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	14:46	3:26	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	10:13	0:21	OPP 43	2	43	Touchdown
4	7:26	2:33	OPP 46	5	16	Missed FG
4	2:04	0:36	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Herschel Walker, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Erric Pegram	19	81	4.26	23	1	1
Willard Reeves	7	13	1.86	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	19	91	4.79	13	3	2
Bartholomew Simpson	9	70	7.78	24	3	0
Neil Lomax	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	48	27	241	0/0	0	44	2	52.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	32	12	166	2/13	1	43	1	52.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alexander Wright	9	12	76	8.44	8	19
WR Michael Irvin	6	11	39	6.50	6	20
FB Dan Majerle	4	6	5	1.25	13	6
WR James Pruitt	2	5	58	29.00	42	44
C Rod Jones	2	3	10	5.00	1	7
RB Erric Pegram	2	3	15	7.50	11	14
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	3	24	24.00	9	24
RB Willard Reeves	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Keith McKeller	4	8	38	9.50	12	19	0
WR Louis Lipps	2	5	28	14.00	8	17	0
WR Jamie Holland	2	3	13	6.50	0	10	0
WR Henry Ellard	1	6	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	3	26	26.00	19	26	0
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	15	15.00	9	15	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	4	43	43.00	28	43	1
TE KD Dunn	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Ross	1	7	7.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mike Richardson	2	5	2.50	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willard Reeves	1	0	0
James Pruitt	0	1	0
Al Smith	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neil Lomax	1	0	0
Herschel Walker	0	1	0
KD Dunn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	7	251	35.9	29.7	50	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	7	310	44.3	38.4	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Perryman	2	1	0.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Green	4	43	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	3	51	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	1	15	15.0	0
Chris Green	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S David Tate	6	0	0.0	22	28
ILB Al Smith	4	3	1.0	23	32
CB William White	4	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Michael Knight	3	2	0.0	23	26
CB Kevin Ross	3	0	0.0	16	19
DT Curtis Green	2	1	0.5	12	18
DT Dean Hamel	2	0	0.0	25	23
S Felix Wright	2	0	0.0	23	28
OLB Carleton Bailey	2	0	0.0	6	8
CB Eric Everett	2	0	0.0	20	25
S Chris Oldham	2	0	0.0	8	9
DE Mike Jones	1	2	0.5	18	19
DE Les Miller	1	3	0.0	24	26
S Jim Perryman	1	1	0.0	14	23
ILB Richard Anderson	1	1	0.0	6	2
QB Ken O'Brien	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	0.0	16	23
DT Bill Maas	1	0	0.0	18	19
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	0	0.0	9	9
S Gene Carroll	0	1	0.0	12	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lloyd Burrus	8	3	0.0	19	39
ILB Pepper Johnson	6	3	0.0	25	44
CB Mike Richardson	5	3	0.0	21	39
CB James Hasty	4	0	0.0	17	36
S Mark Carrier	4	0	0.0	16	38
CB Chris Green	4	0	0.0	11	19
ILB Riki Ellison	3	2	0.0	7	8
CB Tim McKyer	3	1	0.0	18	40
DE Keith McCants	3	0	0.0	13	22
OLB Ed Reynolds	2	2	0.0	10	24
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	1	0.0	17	27
S David Greenwood	2	0	0.0	16	28
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1	1	0.0	13	26
DT Frank Bruno	1	1	0.0	15	27
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0.0	19	28
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0.0	4	7
S Martin Bayless	1	0	0.0	8	10
TE KD Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Martin Harrison	1	0	0.0	7	21
OLB Jamie Kimmel	0	1	0.0	17	23
OLB Chris Singleton	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE Mike Jones	0.5	1	2	0	19
DT Curtis Green	0.5	0	0	0	18
DT Bill Maas	0.0	0	4	1	19
DE Tom Strauthers	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT Dean Hamel	0.0	0	1	0	23

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	0	26
OLB Simon Fletcher	2	0	27
DE Dexter Manley	1	1	28
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	7
DE Martin Harrison	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	3	0	0	26
CB Eric Everett	2	0	0	25
S David Tate	2	0	0	28
S Felix Wright	1	2	0	28
CB William White	1	2	0	23
CB Kevin Ross	1	0	1	19
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	0	8
S Chris Oldham	1	0	0	9
ILB Al Smith	0	1	0	32
OLB Lamar Lathon	0	1	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	5	1	2	39
S Lloyd Burrus	4	1	0	39
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	1	0	44
S Mark Carrier	3	0	0	38
CB Tim McKyer	2	1	0	40
CB James Hasty	2	1	0	36
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	0	8
S David Greenwood	2	0	0	28
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	1	0	27
DE Keith McCants	1	1	0	22
OLB Rich Dixon	1	0	0	7
CB Chris Green	1	0	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dan Majerle	2	3	14	27
Monte Smith	2	2	9	12
Will Wolford	1	6	24	44
Leonard Mitchell	1	1	5	12
Mike Kelley	1	1	8	7
Leo Goeas	0	5	22	37
Jerry Crafts	0	4	20	42
Tim Grunhard	0	3	18	41
David Williams	0	1	24	45

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	3	6	2	25	0	28
Rob Taylor	3	4	0	22	1	30
Jessie Clark	1	3	0	12	0	7
Keith McKeller	1	2	0	15	0	15
Jeff Davidson	1	2	0	9	0	13
Rich Moran	1	1	0	2	0	0
Jeff Bostic	0	5	0	21	0	25
George Lilja	0	2	0	24	1	27
John Alt	0	1	0	23	0	24
John Clay	0	1	0	11	0	14
Ben Jefferson	0	1	0	8	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Everett	2	11
Felix Wright	1	24
Willard Reeves	1	19
Rod Jones	1	18
Dan Majerle	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
KD Dunn	2	16
Chris Green	1	24
Bartholomew Simpson	1	23
George Lilja	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Felix Wright	---	---	23	28	24	75
Ken O'Brien	26	48	---	---	---	74
Alexander Wright	26	44	---	---	3	73
David Williams	24	45	---	---	2	71
Will Wolford	24	44	---	---	---	68
Leo Goeas	22	37	---	---	8	67
Tim Grunhard	18	41	---	---	6	65
Jerry Crafts	20	42	---	---	---	62
Michael Irvin	21	40	---	---	---	61
Roy Jones Jr	19	29	---	---	11	59
Les Miller	---	---	24	26	8	58
Jim Perryman	---	---	14	23	20	57
Al Smith	---	---	23	32	2	57
Dean Hamel	---	---	25	23	8	56
Eric Everett	---	---	20	25	11	56
Michael Knight	---	---	23	26	5	54
Willard Reeves	7	27	---	---	19	53
David Tate	---	---	22	28	2	52
Dan Majerle	14	27	---	---	10	51
James Pruitt	11	26	---	---	12	49
William White	---	---	24	23	2	49
Tom Strauthers	---	---	16	23	2	41
Erric Pegram	19	21	---	---	---	40
Bill Maas	---	---	18	19	2	39
Mike Jones	---	---	18	19	1	38
Kevin Ross	---	---	16	19	1	36
Rod Jones	4	14	---	---	18	36
Carleton Bailey	---	---	6	8	18	32
Monte Smith	9	12	---	---	10	31
Curtis Green	---	---	12	18	---	30
Rod Barksdale	7	6	---	---	16	29
Leonard Mitchell	5	12	---	---	10	27
Mike Kelley	8	7	---	---	10	25
Gene Carroll	---	---	12	13	---	25
Greg Scales	0	4	---	---	19	23
Lamar Lathon	---	---	9	9	5	23
Chris Oldham	---	---	8	9	---	17
Michael Haddix	2	1	---	---	9	12
Richard Anderson	---	---	6	2	3	11
Charles Bowser	---	---	0	1	9	10
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Jordan	0	0	---	---	3	3
Reggie Barrett	0	1	---	---	1	2
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pepper Johnson	---	---	25	44	2	71
Tim McKyer	---	---	18	40	13	71
Neil Lomax	29	34	---	---	---	63
Mike Richardson	---	---	21	39	3	63
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	19	39	4	62
George Lilja	24	27	---	---	9	60
Brian Brennan	17	24	---	---	16	57
Mark Carrier	---	---	16	38	3	57
James Hasty	---	---	17	36	3	56
Chris Green	---	---	11	19	24	54
Jeff Bostic	21	25	---	---	7	53
Dennis McKnight	25	28	---	---	---	53
David Greenwood	---	---	16	28	9	53
Rob Taylor	22	30	---	---	---	52
Bartholomew Simpson	13	15	---	---	23	51
Dexter Manley	---	---	19	28	3	50
Louis Lipps	25	25	---	---	---	50
Frank Bruno	---	---	15	27	6	48
Henry Ellard	17	27	---	---	3	47
John Alt	23	24	---	---	---	47
Simon Fletcher	---	---	17	27	3	47
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	17	23	6	46
Herschel Walker	21	20	---	---	5	46
Keith McCants	---	---	13	22	11	46
KD Dunn	12	16	---	---	16	44
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	13	26	2	41
Keith McKeller	15	15	---	---	11	41
Ed Reynolds	---	---	10	24	2	36
Jessie Clark	12	7	---	---	16	35
Chris Singleton	---	---	2	1	30	33
Jamar Harris	---	---	11	21	---	32
Jeff Davidson	9	13	---	---	9	31
Martin Harrison	---	---	7	21	1	29
Haywood Jeffires	10	15	---	---	3	28
Martin Bayless	---	---	8	10	8	26
John Clay	11	14	---	---	---	25
Ben Jefferson	8	9	---	---	7	24
Riki Ellison	---	---	7	8	6	21
Rich Dixon	---	---	4	7	9	20
Jamie Holland	3	6	---	---	11	20
Rich Moran	2	0	---	---	9	11
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Haverdink	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Ortego	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	36	3.6
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	64	5.8
Middle	5	27	5.4
Right	12	70	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	48	27	3	5	0	7	7	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	32	12	2	1	3	6	8	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	51	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	14	62	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	128	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	7	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	81	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alexander Wright	12	9	76	0	44
WR Michael Irvin	11	6	39	1	40
FB Dan Majerle	6	4	5	0	27
WR James Pruitt	5	2	58	1	26
RB Willard Reeves	4	0	0	0	27
C Rod Jones	3	2	10	0	14
TE Roy Jones Jr	3	1	24	1	29
RB Erric Pegram	3	2	15	0	21
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	14	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Keith McKeller	8	4	0	38	0	15
WR Henry Ellard	6	1	0	3	0	27
WR Louis Lipps	5	2	1	28	0	25
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	1	0	43	1	15
WR Brian Brennan	3	1	1	26	1	24
WR Jamie Holland	3	2	1	13	0	6
TE KD Dunn	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Herschel Walker	1	1	0	15	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willard Reeves	3	4	1.33	1.86
Erric Pegram	2	7	3.50	4.26

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	4	18	4.50	4.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	7	2	13	1.86	5.02

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	1	0	0	0.00	5.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR James Pruitt	2	1	14	7.00	11.60
WR Alexander Wright	2	0	0	0.00	6.33
RB Willard Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.55
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	0	0.00	0.83

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Keith McKeller	1	0	0	0.00	4.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Erric Pegram	2	0
Willard Reeves	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Herschel Walker	5	3
Bartholomew Simpson	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	13	7	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	7	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	4	1	0
WR Alexander Wright	3	3	2
RB Willard Reeves	2	0	0
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	1
WR James Pruitt	1	0	0
RB Erric Pegram	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Keith McKeller	3	1	1
WR Jamie Holland	2	2	1
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)