Week 12, 1993

played in Cincinnati, OH

42 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	3	10	0	10	-	23
Cincinnati Bengals	3	3	0	10	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:49 CIN - Cary Blanchard 38 field goal
1Q: 01:57 MIN - Jason Hanson 19 field goal
2Q: 11:44 MIN - Herman Moore 12 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Jason Hanson 34 field goal
2Q: 00:23 CIN - Cary Blanchard 35 field goal
4Q: 14:48 CIN - Cary Blanchard 19 field goal
4Q: 05:41 CIN - Tupac Shakur 19 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 00:58 MIN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
4Q: 00:28 MIN - Robert Green 5 run (Jason Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:49 CIN - Cary Blanchard 38 field goal
1Q: 01:57 MIN - Jason Hanson 19 field goal
2Q: 11:44 MIN - Herman Moore 12 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
2Q: 06:18 MIN - Jason Hanson 34 field goal
2Q: 00:23 CIN - Cary Blanchard 35 field goal
4Q: 14:48 CIN - Cary Blanchard 19 field goal
4Q: 05:41 CIN - Tupac Shakur 19 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 00:58 MIN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
4Q: 00:28 MIN - Robert Green 5 run (Jason Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 8-3 3-8
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 419 302
- Offensive Plays 63 60
- Yards per Play 6.65 5.03
Net Rushing Yards 147 142
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 5.25 5.92
Net Passing Yards 272 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 27 - 1 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 276 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 7.77 4.44
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/79 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/39 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:07 26:53

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	8-3	3-8
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	419	302
- Offensive Plays	63	60
- Yards per Play	6.65	5.03
Net Rushing Yards	147	142
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	5.25	5.92
Net Passing Yards	272	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 27 - 1	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	276	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	7.77	4.44
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/79	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/39	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:07	26:53

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	1:39	OWN 48	3	13	Punt
1	6:43	1:18	OWN 5	2	14	Interception
1	5:18	3:26	OWN 44	6	54	Field Goal
1	0:01	3:25	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	9:44	3:33	OWN 27	7	56	Field Goal
2	4:39	2:47	OWN 34	5	30	Missed FG
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:56	OWN 33	7	50	Missed FG
3	7:47	2:18	OWN 28	4	16	Punt
4	14:43	4:24	OWN 13	6	21	Punt
4	5:23	4:32	OWN 32	13	50	Field Goal
4	0:39	0:18	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
1	11:11	4:28	OWN 20	10	59	Field Goal
1	5:25	0:07	OPP 35	1	3	Fumble
1	1:52	1:51	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
2	11:36	1:52	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	6:11	1:32	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
2	1:52	1:37	OWN 43	7	39	Field Goal
3	10:04	2:17	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
3	5:29	5:46	OWN 14	13	84	Field Goal
4	10:19	4:56	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
4	0:51	0:12	OWN 20	1	-16	Fumble
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	3	11	Game

Game MVP: Dan Marino, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	18	82	4.56	17	3	0
Robert Green	8	68	8.50	47	1	1
Dan Marino	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Vai Sikahema	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	12	87	7.25	19	4	1
Erric Pegram	7	33	4.71	14	1	0
Sammie Smith	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
Rich Gannon	1	13	13.00	13	1	0
Dan Majerle	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Courtney Hawkins	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Marino	34	27	276	1/4	1	38	1	98.0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	33	19	182	3/22	0	31	0	73.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Moore	8	10	103	12.88	45	38	1
WR Herman Fontenot	6	9	60	10.00	26	27	0
TE Ben Coates	4	4	48	12.00	10	17	0
WR Sean Dawkins	4	6	48	12.00	11	22	0
FB Brad Muster	3	3	15	5.00	1	8	0
RB Robert Green	2	2	2	1.00	0	6	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Dan Majerle	4	5	26	6.50	23	19
WR Yancey Thigpen	3	5	30	10.00	6	11
TE Mark Chmura	3	3	27	9.00	5	12
WR Courtney Hawkins	3	8	28	9.33	6	16
WR Brian Brennan	2	3	33	16.50	8	21
RB Tupac Shakur	2	4	45	22.50	36	31
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
RB Erric Pegram	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Bruce Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bill S Preston	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Mitchell	1	0	0
Charles Haley	0	2	0
Dan Marino	0	1	0
Ken Harvey	0	0	1
Robert Porcher	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Force
Rich Gannon	1	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0
Mike Reichenbach	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Jett	3	129	43.0	36.3	48	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	5	195	39.0	31.2	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	3/5	0/1	0/1	35	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vai Sikahema	3	32	10.7	0
Eric Blount	1	7	7.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	3	74	24.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill S Preston	3	69	23.0	0
Wes Hopkins	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Holland	8	2	1.0	22	20
S John Lynch	7	1	0.0	23	36
ILB Tracy Simien	6	4	0.0	24	36
OLB Ken Harvey	5	0	0.0	23	32
CB Frank Minnifield	3	1	0.0	23	33
CB Eric Allen	3	1	0.0	24	33
DT Dan Saleaumula	3	0	0.0	9	19
DE Wayne Martin	2	3	1.0	19	29
DE Robert Porcher	2	0	1.0	16	22
DT Russell Maryland	2	0	0.0	17	18
CB Darrell McClellan	2	0	0.0	14	27
S Eric Turner	1	2	0.0	22	35
RB Brian Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Chidi Ahanotu	0	1	0.0	3	3

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Oldham	7	4	0.0	27	32
ILB Al Smith	6	2	0.0	27	31
OLB Lamar Lathon	5	0	1.0	18	23
CB Bill S Preston	5	3	0.0	28	35
S Eugene Robinson	5	1	0.0	27	33
S Wes Hopkins	5	0	0.0	15	28
DT Bill Maas	4	0	0.0	26	22
OLB Richard Tardits	4	0	0.0	17	21
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	1	0.0	13	8
OLB Randy Kirk	2	1	0.0	10	13
DE Jeff Lageman	2	1	0.0	17	24
DT Erik Howard	2	0	0.0	14	24
S Terry Hoage	2	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Ron Rivera	1	0	0.0	5	5
C Dean Caliguire	1	0	---	---	---
CB Troy Vincent	1	0	0.0	27	29
DE Ray Agnew	0	1	0.0	19	22
DE Mike Jones	0	1	0.0	9	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Wayne Martin	1.0	1	2	29
ILB Johnny Holland	1.0	0	1	20
DE Robert Porcher	1.0	0	0	22
OLB Ken Harvey	0.0	1	2	32
DE Charles Haley	0.0	0	1	18
ILB Tracy Simien	0.0	0	1	36

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamar Lathon	1.0	0	1	1	23
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	1	0	0	24
DT Erik Howard	0.0	0	2	1	24
DT Bill Maas	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S John Lynch	5	1	36
ILB Johnny Holland	4	0	20
CB Frank Minnifield	3	1	33
ILB Tracy Simien	2	1	36
CB Eric Allen	1	1	33
S Eric Turner	1	1	35
DT Dan Saleaumula	1	0	19
OLB Ken Harvey	1	0	32
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	5

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bill S Preston	5	1	1	35
S Wes Hopkins	5	0	0	28
S Chris Oldham	4	0	0	32
S Eugene Robinson	3	0	0	33
ILB Al Smith	2	0	0	31
S Terry Hoage	2	0	0	12
OLB Richard Tardits	2	0	0	21
CB Troy Vincent	2	0	0	29
DT Erik Howard	1	0	0	24
DE Jeff Lageman	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	5	9	28	0	35
Bart Oates	3	5	28	1	35
John Gerak	1	5	28	0	35
Antone Davis	0	5	28	0	35
John Wojciechowski	0	2	28	0	35
Brad Muster	0	1	17	0	15

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Solt	5	11	24	0	36
David Williams	2	3	24	0	36
Dean Caliguire	2	2	24	1	36
Jim Mills	1	2	24	1	36
Larry Heck	0	3	24	1	36
Mark Chmura	0	2	20	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vai Sikahema	1	23
Ben Coates	1	13
Scott Cater	1	12
Eric Turner	1	11

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Hoage	3	16
Anthony Morgan	2	15
Sammie Smith	1	22
Wes Hopkins	1	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	28	35	---	---	8	71
Eric Allen	---	---	24	33	12	69
Eric Turner	---	---	22	35	11	68
Dan Marino	28	35	---	---	---	63
Bart Oates	28	35	---	---	---	63
John Wojciechowski	28	35	---	---	---	63
Antone Davis	28	35	---	---	---	63
Tracy Simien	---	---	24	36	3	63
John Gerak	28	35	---	---	---	63
John Lynch	---	---	23	36	4	63
Ben Coates	21	27	---	---	13	61
Frank Minnifield	---	---	23	33	3	59
Ken Harvey	---	---	23	32	3	58
Brad Muster	17	15	---	---	22	54
Herman Fontenot	24	29	---	---	---	53
Herman Moore	22	30	---	---	---	52
Wayne Martin	---	---	19	29	3	51
Johnny Holland	---	---	22	20	4	46
Robert Porcher	---	---	16	22	5	43
Darrell McClellan	---	---	14	27	1	42
Sean Dawkins	16	17	---	---	5	38
Russell Maryland	---	---	17	18	1	36
Brian Mitchell	18	17	---	---	---	35
Charles Haley	---	---	10	18	6	34
Dan Saleaumula	---	---	9	19	4	32
Qadry Ismail	6	8	---	---	16	30
Chuck Banks	2	8	---	---	19	29
Vai Sikahema	1	3	---	---	23	27
Larry Kelm	---	---	8	5	12	25
Scott Cater	---	---	1	12	12	25
Robert Green	9	12	---	---	2	23
Sean Lumpkin	---	---	2	9	12	23
Shannon Briggs	---	---	3	5	15	23
Eric Blount	1	4	---	---	17	22
Adrian Cooper	3	5	---	---	6	14
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Derrick Graham	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darion Conner	---	---	1	4	3	8
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Grecni	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Jett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	3	3	1	7
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Stams	---	---	0	0	---	0
James Adams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill S Preston	---	---	28	35	17	80
Larry Heck	24	36	---	---	8	68
Eugene Robinson	---	---	27	33	4	64
Chris Oldham	---	---	27	32	5	64
Al Smith	---	---	27	31	4	62
Troy Vincent	---	---	27	29	6	62
Jim Mills	24	36	---	---	---	60
Ron Solt	24	36	---	---	---	60
Rich Gannon	24	36	---	---	---	60
David Williams	24	36	---	---	---	60
Dean Caliguire	24	36	---	---	---	60
Wes Hopkins	---	---	15	28	15	58
Courtney Hawkins	18	33	---	---	3	54
Bill Maas	---	---	26	22	4	52
Yancey Thigpen	17	31	---	---	---	48
Erik Howard	---	---	14	24	7	45
Lamar Lathon	---	---	18	23	4	45
Jeff Lageman	---	---	17	24	3	44
Ray Agnew	---	---	19	22	3	44
Mark Chmura	20	21	---	---	3	44
Richard Tardits	---	---	17	21	3	41
Brian Brennan	11	15	---	---	14	40
Tupac Shakur	14	26	---	---	---	40
Dan Majerle	14	18	---	---	7	39
Terry Hoage	---	---	6	12	16	34
Randy Kirk	---	---	10	13	8	31
Roy Jones Jr	4	14	---	---	12	30
Mark Boyer	5	5	---	---	19	29
Sammie Smith	3	3	---	---	22	28
Mike Jones	---	---	9	13	5	27
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	13	8	4	25
Ron Rivera	---	---	5	5	12	22
Bruce Hill	6	7	---	---	9	22
Gene Carroll	---	---	1	6	10	17
Anthony Morgan	1	0	---	---	15	16
Erric Pegram	7	7	---	---	---	14
Troy Benson	---	---	1	4	7	12
Wayne Radloff	0	0	---	---	8	8
Will Wolford	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Crafts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	8	8
William White	---	---	1	0	---	1
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Friesz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	11	11.0
Middle	19	92	4.8
Right	7	45	6.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	65	6.5
Middle	11	54	4.9
Right	3	23	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Marino	34	27	4	0	0	1	4	2	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	33	19	2	0	0	5	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	123	9.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	82	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	38	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	49	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Moore	10	8	103	2	30
WR Herman Fontenot	9	6	60	1	29
WR Sean Dawkins	6	4	48	1	17
TE Ben Coates	4	4	48	0	27
FB Brad Muster	3	3	15	0	15
RB Robert Green	2	2	2	0	12

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Courtney Hawkins	8	3	28	0	33
FB Dan Majerle	5	4	26	0	18
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	3	30	0	31
RB Tupac Shakur	4	2	45	1	26
WR Brian Brennan	3	2	33	1	15
TE Mark Chmura	3	3	27	0	21
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	0	0	0	14
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	-4	0	5
WR Bruce Hill	1	0	0	0	7
RB Erric Pegram	1	1	-3	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	4	-1	-0.25	4.56
Vai Sikahema	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Robert Green	1	5	5.00	8.50

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	3	32	10.67	7.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Marino	5	3	19	3.80	8.12

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	6	1	5	0.83	5.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Moore	3	3	19	6.33	10.30
WR Herman Fontenot	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	0	0.00	5.20
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	5	5.00	9.00
WR Courtney Hawkins	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
RB Tupac Shakur	1	0	0	0.00	11.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	2	0
Robert Green	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Smith	1	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Marino	11	9	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	4	2	0
WR Herman Moore	3	3	2
FB Brad Muster	2	2	1
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1
RB Robert Green	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tupac Shakur	3	2	2
WR Courtney Hawkins	2	0	0
WR Brian Brennan	1	1	1
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	1	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (19,000)
End Zone 13,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 7,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (19,000)
End Zone	13,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	7,800 (9,900)