Exhibition Week 4, 1993

played in Atlanta, GA

78 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	0	3	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	3	0	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 CIN - Cary Blanchard 42 field goal
1Q: 03:18 ATL - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 14:31 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 10 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 14:15 ATL - John Kasay 29 field goal
4Q: 04:47 ATL - John Kasay 53 field goal
4Q: 00:04 CIN - Cary Blanchard 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 CIN - Cary Blanchard 42 field goal
1Q: 03:18 ATL - John Kasay 35 field goal
2Q: 14:31 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 10 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 14:15 ATL - John Kasay 29 field goal
4Q: 04:47 ATL - John Kasay 53 field goal
4Q: 00:04 CIN - Cary Blanchard 43 field goal

Team Statistics CIN ATL
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 263 285
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 4.46 4.38
Net Rushing Yards 37 166
- Rushing Attempts 20 42
- Yards per Rush 1.85 3.95
Net Passing Yards 226 119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 0 23 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 244 119
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 5.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 4/10
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:11 31:49

Team Statistics	CIN	ATL
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	263	285
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	4.46	4.38
Net Rushing Yards	37	166
- Rushing Attempts	20	42
- Yards per Rush	1.85	3.95
Net Passing Yards	226	119
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 0	23 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	244	119
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	5.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	4/10
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:11	31:49

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:01	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	12:49	4:45	OWN 34	10	41	Field Goal
1	3:12	3:48	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	11:45	7:59	OWN 6	16	83	Fumble
2	1:55	0:31	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	9:50	3:33	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
4	14:07	2:02	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	6:50	0:08	OWN 44	1	0	Fumble
4	4:39	2:29	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	1:16	1:16	OPP 40	4	14	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:59	1:10	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
1	8:04	4:52	OWN 28	7	54	Field Goal
2	14:24	2:39	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	3:46	1:51	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
2	1:24	1:03	OWN 29	5	25	Punt
3	15:00	5:10	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
3	6:17	7:10	OWN 20	14	68	Field Goal
4	12:05	5:15	OWN 9	11	54	Missed FG
4	6:42	2:03	OPP 44	5	8	Field Goal
4	2:10	0:54	OWN 19	4	20	Interception

Game MVP: Rich Gannon, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammie Smith	5	16	3.20	12	1
Tupac Shakur	5	12	2.40	8	0
John Friesz	4	0	0.00	4	0
Erric Pegram	4	4	1.00	4	0
Rich Gannon	1	6	6.00	6	0
Courtney Hawkins	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ostell Miles	19	67	3.53	11	2
Bill Jones	14	67	4.79	15	3
Thurman Thomas	6	26	4.33	10	1
Derrick Fenner	3	6	2.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Friesz	18	14	105	2/10	0	18	0	91.0
Rich Gannon	17	12	139	2/8	1	27	0	114.5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scott Mitchell	18	11	86	0/0	0	17	1	49.7
Chris Chandler	5	2	33	0/0	0	30	0	62.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brian Brennan	5	5	31	6.20	9	12	0
WR Michael Irvin	5	7	70	14.00	20	22	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	6	58	14.50	36	27	1
WR Bruce Hill	3	3	22	7.33	3	13	0
WR Courtney Hawkins	3	4	40	13.33	12	18	0
RB Erric Pegram	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	3	16	8.00	0	10	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	2	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
RB Sammie Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernie Mills	4	4	41	10.25	12	17
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	6	3.00	0	3
FB Derrick Fenner	2	3	13	6.50	10	14
WR Rob Moore	2	3	14	7.00	0	9
WR Stephone Paige	1	4	14	14.00	1	14
RB Thurman Thomas	1	2	1	1.00	1	1
WR Dave Groh	1	3	30	30.00	19	30
RB Bill Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Roger Patrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB William White	1	9	9.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bruce Hill	1	0	0	0
Sammie Smith	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Keith Hamilton	1	1
Bubba McDowell	1	0
Quintin Jones	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	249	49.8	43.8	62	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn McCarthy	5	221	44.2	35.0	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	2/2	2/2	0/0	43	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Kasay	3/4	1/2	1/2	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Hawkins	1	6	6.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	4	10	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Brennan	1	26	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Hoage	14	3	0.0	38	19
DT Erik Howard	7	2	0.0	38	17
ILB Troy Benson	5	4	0.0	29	16
ILB Al Smith	5	4	0.0	41	20
CB Troy Vincent	4	1	0.0	23	14
S Chris Oldham	3	2	0.0	40	21
OLB Randy Kirk	3	1	0.0	21	9
OLB Richard Tardits	3	1	0.0	21	10
S Gene Carroll	2	2	0.0	37	19
OLB Johnny Meads	2	1	0.0	15	10
S Eugene Robinson	2	0	0.0	14	10
DE Larry Roberts	1	2	0.0	38	17
DE Jeff Lageman	1	1	0.0	19	14
WR Brian Brennan	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bill Maas	1	0	0.0	4	6
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	0	0.0	4	3
CB Issiac Holt	1	0	0.0	39	22
DE Mike Jones	0	1	0.0	23	9

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Robertson	8	0	0.0	12	28
CB Quintin Jones	4	1	0.0	16	36
DT Cortez Kennedy	3	0	2.0	17	26
DE Dennis Byrd	3	0	1.0	9	17
S Bubba McDowell	3	2	0.0	13	25
ILB Walter Johnson	3	1	0.0	11	14
S John Booty	3	1	0.0	11	22
OLB Brett Faryniarz	3	0	0.0	12	19
OLB Derrick Thomas	3	0	0.0	6	15
S Dave Whitmore	2	1	0.0	13	26
ILB Chuck Powell	2	1	0.0	14	24
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	0.0	10	20
DT Israel Miller	1	1	1.0	4	4
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	0.0	9	25
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	0.0	14	35
FB Derrick Fenner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	13	29
DE John Copeland	1	0	0.0	5	3
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	0.0	14	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	14
DT Erik Howard	1	1	17
DE Larry Roberts	1	0	17
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	9

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Cortez Kennedy	2.0	0	1	2	26
DE Dennis Byrd	1.0	0	1	0	17
DT Israel Miller	1.0	0	0	0	4
OLB Derrick Thomas	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Curtis Maxie	0.0	0	2	0	35
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Troy Benson	4	0	0	16
S Terry Hoage	2	1	0	19
CB Troy Vincent	2	1	0	14
ILB Al Smith	2	0	0	20
S Chris Oldham	2	0	0	21
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	0	0	3
CB William White	0	0	1	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Quintin Jones	5	0	36
S Marcus Robertson	5	0	28
S John Booty	3	0	22
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	2	20
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	25
ILB Chuck Powell	2	0	24
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	14
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	0	25
OLB Brett Faryniarz	1	0	19
DE Curtis Maxie	1	0	35
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	15
S Dave Whitmore	1	0	26
CB Greg Jeffries	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	1	1	1	0	8
Will Wolford	1	1	8	0	11
Monte Smith	0	5	19	1	32
Jim Mills	0	2	13	1	30
David Williams	0	2	18	1	30
Rich Umphrey	0	1	7	1	11
Wayne Radloff	0	1	17	0	28
Jerry Crafts	0	1	14	0	34
Anthony Lynn	0	1	7	0	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Doug Widell	4	9	42	23
Dermontti Dawson	3	5	15	8
Tony Mayberry	2	7	27	15
Randy Shughart	2	5	24	15
Paul Bingham	1	6	42	23
Mark Stepnoski	1	5	31	12
Derrick Fenner	0	3	25	14
Richard Cooper	0	2	29	19

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Hoage	2	16
Johnny Meads	1	17
Mark Boyer	1	14
Roy Jones Jr	1	9

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Jones	1	16
Derrick Fenner	1	15

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Oldham	---	---	40	21	14	75
Terry Hoage	---	---	38	19	16	73
Issiac Holt	---	---	39	22	11	72
Gene Carroll	---	---	37	19	14	70
Al Smith	---	---	41	20	4	65
Larry Roberts	---	---	38	17	8	63
Erik Howard	---	---	38	17	4	59
Monte Smith	19	32	---	---	7	58
Troy Benson	---	---	29	16	7	52
Jerry Crafts	14	34	---	---	4	52
David Williams	18	30	---	---	---	48
Bruce Hill	11	19	---	---	16	46
Courtney Hawkins	11	24	---	---	11	46
Wayne Radloff	17	28	---	---	---	45
Jim Mills	13	30	---	---	---	43
Johnny Meads	---	---	15	10	17	42
Troy Vincent	---	---	23	14	4	41
Mark Boyer	8	18	---	---	14	40
Jeff Lageman	---	---	19	14	5	38
Brian Brennan	8	18	---	---	10	36
Sammie Smith	5	14	---	---	17	36
Roy Jones Jr	8	18	---	---	9	35
Mike Jones	---	---	23	9	3	35
Richard Tardits	---	---	21	10	2	33
Yancey Thigpen	11	21	---	---	1	33
John Friesz	12	20	---	---	---	32
Randy Kirk	---	---	21	9	1	31
Michael Irvin	9	21	---	---	---	30
Mark Chmura	8	15	---	---	7	30
Eugene Robinson	---	---	14	10	3	27
Rich Gannon	8	19	---	---	---	27
Will Wolford	8	11	---	---	7	26
William White	---	---	14	11	1	26
Rich Umphrey	7	11	---	---	7	25
Erric Pegram	7	12	---	---	2	21
Dean Caliguire	3	11	---	---	3	17
Anthony Lynn	7	7	---	---	3	17
Tupac Shakur	7	8	---	---	---	15
Ray Agnew	---	---	4	6	2	12
Bill Maas	---	---	4	6	---	10
Ron Solt	1	8	---	---	---	9
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	4	3	---	7
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ty Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Widell	42	23	---	---	9	74
Paul Bingham	42	23	---	---	5	70
Greg Jeffries	---	---	14	35	12	61
Roger Patrick	32	13	---	---	14	59
Quintin Jones	---	---	16	36	4	56
Marcus Robertson	---	---	12	28	16	56
Derrick Fenner	25	14	---	---	15	54
Mark Stepnoski	31	12	---	---	9	52
Richard Cooper	29	19	---	---	4	52
Curtis Maxie	---	---	14	35	2	51
Bill Jones	22	12	---	---	16	50
Scott Mitchell	32	18	---	---	---	50
Stephone Paige	25	16	---	---	8	49
Cortez Kennedy	---	---	17	26	4	47
Michael Strahan	---	---	17	26	4	47
Ernie Mills	24	11	---	---	11	46
John Booty	---	---	11	22	12	45
Tony Mayberry	27	15	---	---	3	45
Chuck Powell	---	---	14	24	7	45
Keith Hamilton	---	---	13	29	2	44
Bubba McDowell	---	---	13	25	2	40
Dave Whitmore	---	---	13	26	1	40
Randy Shughart	24	15	---	---	---	39
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	10	20	6	36
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	12	19	4	35
Ostell Miles	20	9	---	---	6	35
Walter Johnson	---	---	11	14	9	34
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	9	25	---	34
Brian Kinchen	15	10	---	---	7	32
Dermontti Dawson	15	8	---	---	6	29
Dennis Byrd	---	---	9	17	3	29
Todd Kinchen	8	2	---	---	12	22
Derrick Thomas	---	---	6	15	---	21
Rob Moore	13	8	---	---	---	21
Dave Groh	12	7	---	---	---	19
Robb Thomas	8	8	---	---	---	16
Chris Chandler	10	5	---	---	---	15
Israel Miller	---	---	4	4	5	13
Thurman Thomas	6	5	---	---	1	12
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Copeland	---	---	5	3	1	9
Eric Moore	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nick Bell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Footman	---	---	0	0	2	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	9	32	3.6
Right	5	7	1.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	48	3.4
Middle	14	53	3.8
Right	14	65	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Friesz	18	14	0	0	2	1	1	2	0
Rich Gannon	17	12	3	0	0	1	3	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scott Mitchell	18	11	0	0	2	1	3	1	1
Chris Chandler	5	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	92	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	92	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	27	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	7	5	1	70	2	21
WR Yancey Thigpen	6	4	0	58	1	21
WR Brian Brennan	5	5	0	31	0	18
WR Courtney Hawkins	4	3	0	40	0	24
WR Bruce Hill	3	3	0	22	0	19
RB Erric Pegram	3	2	0	9	0	12
TE Mark Chmura	3	2	0	16	0	15
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	1	0	-1	0	18
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	0	-1	0	18
RB Sammie Smith	1	0	1	0	0	14

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephone Paige	4	1	1	14	0	16
WR Ernie Mills	4	4	0	41	0	11
FB Derrick Fenner	3	2	0	13	0	14
WR Rob Moore	3	2	0	14	0	8
WR Dave Groh	3	1	0	30	1	7
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	0	6	0	10
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	0	1	0	5
RB Bill Jones	1	0	1	0	0	12
TE Roger Patrick	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	2	7	3.50	2.40
Courtney Hawkins	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ostell Miles	2	5	2.50	3.53
Bill Jones	1	1	1.00	4.79

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Friesz	2	1	7	3.50	5.83
Rich Gannon	1	1	10	10.00	8.18

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
Scott Mitchell	1	0	0	0.00	4.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	7	7.00	7.33
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	1	10	10.00	9.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bill Jones	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dave Groh	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
John Friesz	1	0
Erric Pegram	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Ostell Miles	5	1
Bill Jones	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Friesz	6	5	3
Rich Gannon	4	3	3

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scott Mitchell	5	4	2
Chris Chandler	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Brennan	3	3	1
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	1	1
WR Courtney Hawkins	2	1	1
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	1
RB Erric Pegram	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Groh	2	1	1
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
RB Thurman Thomas	1	1	0
FB Derrick Fenner	1	1	0
WR Rob Moore	1	0	0
WR Ernie Mills	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,300 (17,100)
End Zone 9,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine 5,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (10,900)
Club Seats 12,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,300 (17,100)
End Zone	9,600 (12,400)
Mezzanine	5,400 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (10,900)
Club Seats	12,100 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (7,500)