Week 1, 1993

played in Cleveland, OH

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	3	3	7	-	16
Cleveland Browns	10	3	0	17	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 CIN - Cary Blanchard 44 field goal
1Q: 06:57 CLE - Cris Collinsworth 4 pass from Jim McMahon (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 00:54 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 47 field goal
2Q: 05:11 CIN - Cary Blanchard 40 field goal
2Q: 02:04 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 25 field goal
3Q: 04:34 CIN - Cary Blanchard 30 field goal
4Q: 12:31 CLE - Floyd Fields 66 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 08:21 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 43 field goal
4Q: 05:06 CIN - Michael Irvin 24 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 01:19 CLE - David Meggett 5 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 CIN - Cary Blanchard 44 field goal
1Q: 06:57 CLE - Cris Collinsworth 4 pass from Jim McMahon (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
1Q: 00:54 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 47 field goal
2Q: 05:11 CIN - Cary Blanchard 40 field goal
2Q: 02:04 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 25 field goal
3Q: 04:34 CIN - Cary Blanchard 30 field goal
4Q: 12:31 CLE - Floyd Fields 66 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
4Q: 08:21 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 43 field goal
4Q: 05:06 CIN - Michael Irvin 24 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 01:19 CLE - David Meggett 5 run (Chip Lohmiller extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 11
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 344 216
- Offensive Plays 74 56
- Yards per Play 4.65 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 132 67
- Rushing Attempts 29 25
- Yards per Rush 4.55 2.68
Net Passing Yards 212 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 24 - 3 28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/32
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/59
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/90
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 43
Time of Possession 33:26 26:34

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	11
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	344	216
- Offensive Plays	74	56
- Yards per Play	4.65	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	132	67
- Rushing Attempts	29	25
- Yards per Rush	4.55	2.68
Net Passing Yards	212	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 24 - 3	28 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/32
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/59
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/90
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 43
Time of Possession	33:26	26:34

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 16	8	57	Field Goal
1	7:55	0:17	OWN 21	2	1	Fumble
1	6:49	4:11	OWN 25	7	45	Missed FG
1	0:46	1:21	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	11:51	0:53	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
2	9:03	3:59	OWN 32	7	45	Field Goal
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 20	4	14	Half
3	13:09	3:16	OWN 32	6	18	Punt
3	8:35	4:06	OWN 43	10	44	Field Goal
3	3:44	1:54	OWN 32	5	17	Punt
4	14:22	2:03	OWN 36	4	21	Interception
4	12:19	0:40	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	8:13	3:20	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	2:16	0:35	OWN 31	4	0	Interception
4	1:09	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	2:31	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
1	7:38	0:49	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
1	2:38	1:52	OWN 38	4	32	Field Goal
2	14:25	2:34	OWN 38	5	11	Punt
2	10:58	1:55	OPP 25	3	0	Missed FG
2	5:04	3:07	OWN 20	9	72	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
3	9:53	1:18	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
3	4:29	0:45	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	1:50	2:28	OWN 18	6	13	Punt
4	11:39	3:26	OWN 49	5	25	Field Goal
4	4:53	2:37	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
4	1:41	0:32	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 30	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Jim McMahon, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	17	75	4.41	14	3
Erric Pegram	7	18	2.57	5	0
Rich Gannon	4	32	8.00	10	1
Sammie Smith	1	7	7.00	7	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eric Dickerson	10	37	3.70	12	1	0
David Meggett	10	24	2.40	10	1	1
Jim McMahon	4	1	0.25	5	0	0
Gary Brown	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	45	24	212	0/0	1	27	3	45.8

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim McMahon	28	16	168	3/19	1	36	0	86.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tupac Shakur	6	8	11	1.83	0	8	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	11	55	13.75	19	22	0
TE Mark Chmura	4	5	43	10.75	8	15	0
WR Michael Irvin	3	12	33	11.00	15	24	1
WR Bruce Hill	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
RB Erric Pegram	2	2	14	7.00	4	12	0
WR Courtney Hawkins	2	4	33	16.50	14	27	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	14	14.00	6	14	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terance Mathis	6	10	44	7.33	12	12	0
WR Andre Reed	3	6	31	10.33	5	14	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	2	3	27	13.50	12	23	1
FB Earl Ferrell	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Eric Dickerson	1	1	22	22.00	12	22	0
TE Keith Jackson	1	4	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR James Dixon	1	1	36	36.00	34	36	0
RB Gary Brown	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rick Grimes	1	24	24.00	0
OLB Terry Wooden	1	0	0.00	0
S Floyd Fields	1	66	66.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tupac Shakur	1	0	0	0
Erric Pegram	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Dixon	1	0	0
Rick Grimes	0	1	0
David Meggett	0	1	0
Rick Hamilton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	210	42.0	30.2	51	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harold Alexander	7	285	40.7	39.0	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	3/4	2/3	0/0	44	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	3/4	2/3	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill S Preston	1	6	6.0	0
Courtney Hawkins	1	6	6.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	3	59	19.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Brennan	1	15	15.0	0
Bill S Preston	1	19	19.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Dixon	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	5	0	1.0	15	16
S Chris Oldham	5	0	0.0	22	27
S Eugene Robinson	4	2	0.0	20	29
CB Issiac Holt	4	0	0.0	7	26
ILB Mike Reichenbach	3	2	1.0	18	5
ILB Al Smith	3	0	0.0	24	30
CB Troy Vincent	3	0	0.0	24	27
ILB Troy Benson	2	1	0.0	6	10
DT Erik Howard	2	1	0.0	18	23
CB William White	2	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Randy Kirk	2	0	0.0	18	23
DE Mike Jones	1	0	0.5	8	7
DT Bill Maas	1	1	0.0	20	23
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	---	---	---
S Terry Hoage	1	0	0.0	4	6
OLB Richard Tardits	1	0	0.0	17	13
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ron Rivera	0	1	0.5	8	8
DE Ray Agnew	0	1	0.0	17	24

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	8	2	27	39
OLB Terry Wooden	6	4	25	40
ILB Eugene Seale	6	0	8	11
S Floyd Fields	5	1	26	40
ILB Rick Hamilton	5	1	27	41
CB Richard Shelton	4	2	19	33
S Bennie Thompson	3	2	8	20
OLB Steve Hendrickson	3	0	18	28
CB Rick Grimes	2	3	24	44
DT John Jurkovic	2	1	15	19
CB Jim Lyles	2	0	28	42
OLB Johnny Rembert	1	1	9	8
DE Darren Mickell	1	1	12	21
DE Joe Campbell	1	0	18	25
DE Tim Edwards	1	0	11	20
DE Daryl King	1	0	17	24
CB Vito McKeever	0	1	4	8
DT Mike Lodish	0	1	14	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1.0	0	0	5
DE Jeff Lageman	1.0	0	0	16
OLB Ron Rivera	0.5	0	0	8
DE Mike Jones	0.5	0	0	7
DT Erik Howard	0.0	1	0	23
DE Ray Agnew	0.0	0	2	24
DT Bill Maas	0.0	0	1	23
ILB Al Smith	0.0	0	1	30

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Jurkovic	1	1	19
DE Tim Edwards	0	2	20
OLB Steve Hendrickson	0	1	28
OLB Terry Wooden	0	1	40
DE Darren Mickell	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Issiac Holt	3	0	26
CB Troy Vincent	2	2	27
ILB Troy Benson	2	1	10
S Chris Oldham	2	1	27
S Eugene Robinson	2	0	29
ILB Al Smith	2	0	30
ILB Mike Reichenbach	1	0	5
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	23
CB William White	1	0	30

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	5	0	0	39
OLB Terry Wooden	4	0	1	40
S Floyd Fields	3	1	1	40
ILB Rick Hamilton	3	0	0	41
ILB Eugene Seale	2	1	0	11
CB Richard Shelton	2	1	0	33
CB Rick Grimes	2	0	1	44
S Bennie Thompson	1	0	0	20
OLB Steve Hendrickson	1	0	0	28
DT John Jurkovic	1	0	0	19
CB Jim Lyles	0	3	0	42
CB Vito McKeever	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Jim Mills	3	6	29	45
Jerry Crafts	2	5	29	45
Larry Heck	1	6	29	45
Dan Majerle	1	3	19	24
Wayne Radloff	0	3	29	45
David Williams	0	1	29	45
Mark Chmura	0	1	22	25

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Greg Jarvis	3	7	0	25	2	31
Lenny Robinson	1	3	0	25	0	31
Earl Ferrell	1	2	1	18	0	20
Irv Eatman	1	2	0	25	0	31
Mike Utley	0	5	0	25	1	31
Keith Jackson	0	1	0	23	0	26
Mike Gesler	0	1	0	25	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Erric Pegram	2	5
Bruce Hill	1	24
Mark Boyer	1	21
Terry Hoage	1	18
Monte Smith	1	9

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Waddle	2	18
Vito McKeever	1	20
Frank Wainright	1	13

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Heck	29	45	---	---	9	83
Jim Mills	29	45	---	---	---	74
Wayne Radloff	29	45	---	---	---	74
Rich Gannon	29	45	---	---	---	74
David Williams	29	45	---	---	---	74
Jerry Crafts	29	45	---	---	---	74
Al Smith	---	---	24	30	18	72
Yancey Thigpen	20	38	---	---	9	67
Michael Irvin	26	38	---	---	---	64
William White	---	---	23	30	4	57
Troy Vincent	---	---	24	27	4	55
Mark Chmura	22	25	---	---	7	54
Chris Oldham	---	---	22	27	4	53
Eugene Robinson	---	---	20	29	3	52
Erik Howard	---	---	18	23	10	51
Dan Majerle	19	24	---	---	8	51
Bill Maas	---	---	20	23	4	47
Issiac Holt	---	---	7	26	14	47
Tupac Shakur	20	27	---	---	---	47
Randy Kirk	---	---	18	23	4	45
Ray Agnew	---	---	17	24	4	45
Bruce Hill	7	13	---	---	24	44
Courtney Hawkins	10	25	---	---	9	44
Richard Tardits	---	---	17	13	7	37
Jeff Lageman	---	---	15	16	2	33
Sammie Smith	2	2	---	---	28	32
Mark Boyer	3	6	---	---	21	30
Bill S Preston	---	---	2	5	22	29
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	18	5	5	28
Ron Rivera	---	---	8	8	12	28
Roy Jones Jr	9	11	---	---	8	28
Terry Hoage	---	---	4	6	18	28
Erric Pegram	7	16	---	---	5	28
Troy Benson	---	---	6	10	7	23
Mike Jones	---	---	8	7	7	22
Gene Carroll	---	---	4	9	8	21
Brian Brennan	0	0	---	---	13	13
Will Wolford	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	9	9
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Monte Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dean Caliguire	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ty Detmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Lyles	---	---	28	42	3	73
Rick Grimes	---	---	24	44	4	72
Rick Hamilton	---	---	27	41	4	72
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	---	---	27	39	4	70
Floyd Fields	---	---	26	40	4	70
Terry Wooden	---	---	25	40	3	68
Mike Utley	25	31	---	---	11	67
Jim McMahon	25	31	---	---	---	56
Irv Eatman	25	31	---	---	---	56
Greg Jarvis	25	31	---	---	---	56
Lenny Robinson	25	31	---	---	---	56
Richard Shelton	---	---	19	33	4	56
Mike Gesler	25	31	---	---	---	56
Terance Mathis	22	26	---	---	4	52
Steve Hendrickson	---	---	18	28	5	51
Earl Ferrell	18	20	---	---	12	50
Andre Reed	24	26	---	---	---	50
Keith Jackson	23	26	---	---	---	49
Mike Lodish	---	---	14	26	6	46
Daryl King	---	---	17	24	5	46
Joe Campbell	---	---	18	25	2	45
David Meggett	11	6	---	---	28	45
Johnny Rembert	---	---	9	8	23	40
Tim Edwards	---	---	11	20	7	38
John Jurkovic	---	---	15	19	2	36
Darren Mickell	---	---	12	21	---	33
Vito McKeever	---	---	4	8	20	32
Eric Dickerson	13	17	---	---	---	30
Tom Waddle	4	8	---	---	18	30
Bennie Thompson	---	---	8	20	1	29
Gary Brown	2	11	---	---	16	29
Dwayne Harper	---	---	5	2	21	28
Cris Collinsworth	1	7	---	---	17	25
Frank Wainright	7	4	---	---	13	24
Deems May	0	1	---	---	23	24
Eugene Seale	---	---	8	11	4	23
James Dixon	0	3	---	---	17	20
Rob McGovern	---	---	4	4	5	13
Todd Kalis	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	11	11
Craig Thompson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Marc Raab	0	0	---	---	11	11
Joe Moorehead	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harold Alexander	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	4	4
Doug Pederson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	58	4.8
Middle	17	74	4.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	35	3.2
Middle	6	19	3.2
Right	5	17	3.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	45	24	3	3	1	7	6	0	3

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim McMahon	28	16	3	0	3	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	100	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	103	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	100	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	51	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	12	3	0	33	1	38
WR Yancey Thigpen	11	4	1	55	1	38
RB Tupac Shakur	8	6	0	11	0	27
TE Mark Chmura	5	4	0	43	0	25
WR Courtney Hawkins	4	2	0	33	1	25
WR Bruce Hill	2	2	0	9	0	13
RB Erric Pegram	2	2	0	14	0	16
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0	14	0	11

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terance Mathis	10	6	3	44	0	26
WR Andre Reed	6	3	0	31	0	26
TE Keith Jackson	4	1	0	-1	0	26
WR Cris Collinsworth	3	2	0	27	1	7
FB Earl Ferrell	2	1	0	6	0	20
RB Eric Dickerson	1	1	0	22	1	17
WR James Dixon	1	1	0	36	1	3
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0	3	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erric Pegram	1	0	0.00	2.57

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Dickerson	2	10	5.00	3.70
David Meggett	1	5	5.00	2.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	2	1	0	0.00	4.71

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim McMahon	5	2	16	3.20	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Courtney Hawkins	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
RB Tupac Shakur	1	1	0	0.00	1.38

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terance Mathis	3	1	12	4.00	4.40
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	1	4	4.00	9.00
TE Keith Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	-0.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Smith	1	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
David Meggett	3	1
Jim McMahon	1	0
Gary Brown	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	11	5	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim McMahon	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	3	0	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	3	1	1
RB Erric Pegram	2	2	1
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1
WR Courtney Hawkins	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	2	0	0
TE Keith Jackson	2	1	0
WR Cris Collinsworth	1	0	0
FB Earl Ferrell	1	0	0
WR James Dixon	1	1	1
WR Terance Mathis	1	0	0
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)