Exhibition Week 4, 1995

played in Minnesota, MN

73 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	0	7	-	14
Minnesota Vikings	10	3	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 MIN - Charles Johnson 4 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 05:01 CIN - Tupac Shakur 11 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 00:22 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 25 field goal
3Q: 09:29 MIN - Jason Hanson 23 field goal
4Q: 10:53 CIN - Earnest Byner 73 pass from Rob Johnson (Cary Blanchard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 MIN - Charles Johnson 4 pass from Dan Marino (Jason Hanson extra point)
1Q: 05:01 CIN - Tupac Shakur 11 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 00:22 MIN - Jason Hanson 39 field goal
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Jason Hanson 25 field goal
3Q: 09:29 MIN - Jason Hanson 23 field goal
4Q: 10:53 CIN - Earnest Byner 73 pass from Rob Johnson (Cary Blanchard extra point)

Team Statistics CIN MIN
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 357 358
- Offensive Plays 54 69
- Yards per Play 6.61 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 116 117
- Rushing Attempts 24 36
- Yards per Rush 4.83 3.25
Net Passing Yards 241 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 16 - 1 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.03 7.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 7/59
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:21 33:39

Team Statistics	CIN	MIN
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	357	358
- Offensive Plays	54	69
- Yards per Play	6.61	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	116	117
- Rushing Attempts	24	36
- Yards per Rush	4.83	3.25
Net Passing Yards	241	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 16 - 1	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.03	7.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	7/59
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:21	33:39

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:48	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	10:36	5:43	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	0:14	1:37	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	10:46	1:46	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
2	6:23	3:18	OWN 13	6	16	Punt
2	1:50	1:03	OWN 24	4	15	Punt
3	9:24	4:06	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
3	3:27	2:06	OWN 33	5	10	Interception
4	12:19	1:46	OWN 8	3	92	Touchdown
4	6:11	2:42	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
4	1:56	1:06	OWN 27	5	44	Missed FG

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:12	3:36	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
1	4:53	4:39	OWN 43	9	35	Field Goal
2	13:37	2:51	OWN 32	5	17	Punt
2	9:00	2:37	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	3:05	1:15	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 7	5	85	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:36	OWN 20	13	74	Field Goal
3	5:18	1:51	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
3	1:21	4:02	OWN 33	7	12	Punt
4	10:33	4:22	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
4	3:29	1:33	OWN 10	5	16	Punt
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Craig Erickson, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	9	61	6.78	11	2	1
Larry Long	8	30	3.75	28	1	0
Heath Sherman	6	19	3.17	15	1	0
Rob Johnson	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Junior Tautalatasi	21	55	2.62	19	3
Robert Green	8	25	3.13	13	1
Craig Erickson	3	4	1.33	7	0
Jamal Anderson	3	28	9.33	14	1
Dan Marino	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Johnson	24	12	200	0/0	1	73	1	75.0
Rich Gannon	6	4	41	0/0	0	16	0	86.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Craig Erickson	21	14	153	0/0	0	35	0	88.0
Dan Marino	11	8	92	1/4	1	23	0	127.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Byner	4	6	85	21.25	47	73	1
WR Bruce Hill	3	7	44	14.67	4	20	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	4	43	21.50	30	37	0
TE Ryan Wetnight	2	2	21	10.50	10	16	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	19	19.00	18	19	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	16	16.00	11	16	0
WR Terry Obee	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Courtney Hawkins	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Mark Chmura	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tupac Shakur	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Brad Muster	4	4	55	13.75	34	23	0
TE Ben Coates	4	4	22	5.50	13	9	0
WR Sean Dawkins	4	5	29	7.25	0	8	0
WR Qadry Ismail	3	7	61	20.33	17	35	0
WR Charles Johnson	3	5	18	6.00	5	11	1
WR Herman Moore	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Robert Green	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Eric Blount	1	1	20	20.00	6	20	0
TE Ken Dilger	1	2	26	26.00	5	26	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devin Bush	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	7	312	44.6	40.6	54	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	340	48.6	41.9	54	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Hawkins	2	7	3.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Blount	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Qadry Ismail	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Oldham	7	0	0.0	32	32
OLB Randy Kirk	6	4	0.0	31	25
ILB Al Smith	5	3	0.0	12	16
S Toby Wright	5	3	0.0	34	27
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	4	3	0.0	22	15
CB Troy Vincent	4	1	0.0	31	31
DT Jon Hand	4	0	0.0	32	24
DT Warren Sapp	3	2	1.0	11	14
S Rich Miano	3	3	0.0	13	20
ILB Riki Ellison	3	0	0.0	6	9
OLB June Buenning	2	3	0.0	29	24
DE Ernie Logan	2	1	0.0	19	17
CB Randy Fuller	2	1	0.0	19	27
ILB Darrick Brownlow	2	0	0.0	15	3
CB Chris Barber	1	2	0.0	32	25
OLB John Johnson	1	1	0.0	12	10
WR Bruce Hill	1	0	---	---	---
DE Al Fontenot	1	0	0.0	22	18
DE Jeff Lageman	0	1	0.0	23	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Todd Jones	7	0	23	24
S John Lynch	4	1	8	16
OLB Frank Slade	3	1	18	25
CB Butler By'not'e	3	0	20	22
S Eric Turner	2	3	21	26
CB Eric Allen	2	1	13	26
DE Chidi Ahanotu	2	1	14	10
S Devin Bush	2	1	20	26
OLB Wardell Rouse	2	1	16	15
CB Darrell McClellan	2	0	24	29
DT Oliver Gibson	2	0	21	26
ILB Tracy Simien	1	2	7	9
DE Wayne Martin	1	1	3	6
DE Robert Porcher	1	1	10	20
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	3	4
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	7	4
ILB Tuineau Alipate	1	0	7	2
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	7	11
DE Jay Williams	0	2	21	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Warren Sapp	1.0	0	0	14
OLB Randy Kirk	0.0	1	0	25
OLB John Johnson	0.0	0	1	10
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	0.0	0	1	15
OLB June Buenning	0.0	0	1	24

Minnesota	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Todd Jones	2	24
DE Wayne Martin	1	6
DE Jay Williams	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Chris Oldham	4	1	32
CB Troy Vincent	4	0	31
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	2	1	15
S Rich Miano	2	0	20
CB Chris Barber	2	0	25
CB Randy Fuller	2	0	27
S Toby Wright	1	1	27
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	9
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	25
ILB Al Smith	1	0	16
OLB John Johnson	1	0	10
DE Al Fontenot	1	0	18

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Todd Jones	3	0	0	24
CB Butler By'not'e	3	0	0	22
S Devin Bush	2	0	1	26
CB Darrell McClellan	2	0	0	29
S John Lynch	2	0	0	16
CB Eric Allen	1	1	0	26
OLB Frank Slade	1	0	0	25
CB Aaron Glenn	1	0	0	11
OLB Wardell Rouse	1	0	0	15
S Eric Turner	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Larry Heck	2	6	22	17
Dan Majerle	2	2	11	10
Wayne Radloff	1	4	7	17
Henry Lush	1	4	23	27
Zack Freeman	1	3	17	14
Fred Lamson	1	2	20	21
David Williams	1	1	19	29
Ryan Wetnight	1	1	12	12

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Belin	4	8	27	0	21
Tony Boselli	3	7	31	0	28
Cory Raymer	2	3	22	0	25
Tom Nalen	1	4	21	0	11
Anthony Redmon	1	3	17	0	20
Bob Kochman	1	2	16	0	22
Brad Muster	1	1	19	0	11
Sean Lee	0	2	29	1	19
Keith Sims	0	2	17	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Sherman	2	22
Terry Obee	1	17

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	1	23
Butler By'not'e	1	15

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Barber	---	---	32	25	24	81
Troy Vincent	---	---	31	31	14	76
Toby Wright	---	---	34	27	13	74
Chris Oldham	---	---	32	32	3	67
Jon Hand	---	---	32	24	10	66
Randy Kirk	---	---	31	25	3	59
June Buenning	---	---	29	24	1	54
Henry Lush	23	27	---	---	---	50
Randy Fuller	---	---	19	27	3	49
David Williams	19	29	---	---	---	48
Jeff Lageman	---	---	23	22	1	46
Larry Heck	22	17	---	---	7	46
Fred Lamson	20	21	---	---	2	43
Clarence Kay	12	14	---	---	15	41
Al Fontenot	---	---	22	18	1	41
John Johnson	---	---	12	10	18	40
Heath Sherman	6	11	---	---	22	39
Ernie Logan	---	---	19	17	3	39
Rob Johnson	14	24	---	---	1	39
Courtney Hawkins	14	18	---	---	6	38
Adimchinobe Macklin	---	---	22	15	---	37
Rich Miano	---	---	13	20	3	36
Earnest Byner	10	17	---	---	8	35
Mark Chmura	12	13	---	---	9	34
Bruce Hill	6	15	---	---	12	33
Ryan Wetnight	12	12	---	---	9	33
Wayne Radloff	7	17	---	---	8	32
Zack Freeman	17	14	---	---	---	31
Larry Long	9	14	---	---	7	30
Al Smith	---	---	12	16	1	29
Bill Hitchcock	4	15	---	---	8	27
Darrick Brownlow	---	---	15	3	8	26
Warren Sapp	---	---	11	14	1	26
Dan Majerle	11	10	---	---	4	25
Andrew Peterson	8	10	---	---	7	25
Terry Obee	1	2	---	---	17	20
Yancey Thigpen	9	10	---	---	---	19
Michael Irvin	9	9	---	---	---	18
Rich Gannon	10	6	---	---	---	16
Riki Ellison	---	---	6	9	---	15
Tupac Shakur	9	5	---	---	---	14
Tom Magee	---	---	1	4	7	12
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Junior Tautalatasi	28	24	---	---	23	75
Tony Boselli	31	28	---	---	10	69
Darrell McClellan	---	---	24	29	15	68
Ken Dilger	29	13	---	---	17	59
Sean Lee	29	19	---	---	10	58
Qadry Ismail	23	25	---	---	9	57
Butler By'not'e	---	---	20	22	15	57
Chuck Belin	27	21	---	---	8	56
Eric Turner	---	---	21	26	8	55
Cory Raymer	22	25	---	---	6	53
Jay Williams	---	---	21	24	8	53
Todd Jones	---	---	23	24	4	51
Devin Bush	---	---	20	26	5	51
Craig Erickson	29	21	---	---	---	50
Eric Blount	17	13	---	---	20	50
Sean Dawkins	23	27	---	---	---	50
Oliver Gibson	---	---	21	26	1	48
Brad Muster	19	11	---	---	17	47
Wardell Rouse	---	---	16	15	15	46
Frank Slade	---	---	18	25	1	44
Anthony Redmon	17	20	---	---	5	42
Eric Allen	---	---	13	26	1	40
Bob Kochman	16	22	---	---	---	38
Keith Sims	17	19	---	---	---	36
Ben Coates	7	17	---	---	11	35
Tom Nalen	21	11	---	---	---	32
Robert Porcher	---	---	10	20	---	30
Charles Johnson	8	11	---	---	10	29
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	14	10	2	26
Robert Green	10	10	---	---	5	25
John Lynch	---	---	8	16	---	24
Herman Moore	13	9	---	---	1	23
Tracy Simien	---	---	7	9	6	22
Dan Marino	7	12	---	---	---	19
Aaron Glenn	---	---	7	11	1	19
Shannon Briggs	---	---	1	5	7	13
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	3	4	6	13
Jamir Miller	---	---	7	4	---	11
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wayne Martin	---	---	3	6	---	9
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	7	2	---	9
Jamal Anderson	3	5	---	---	---	8
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Vlasic	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Gerak	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	10	68	6.8
Right	12	35	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	34	4.3
Middle	20	57	2.9
Right	6	29	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Johnson	24	12	3	3	3	2	3	0	1
Rich Gannon	6	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Craig Erickson	21	14	3	0	3	2	2	0	0
Dan Marino	11	8	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	93	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	59	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	89	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	61	15.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bruce Hill	7	3	1	44	1	15
WR Earnest Byner	6	4	1	85	1	17
WR Michael Irvin	4	1	1	1	0	9
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	2	0	43	1	10
WR Courtney Hawkins	2	1	0	9	0	18
TE Ryan Wetnight	2	2	0	21	0	12
TE Clarence Kay	1	1	0	19	0	14
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0	16	0	10
WR Terry Obee	1	1	0	3	0	2
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Tupac Shakur	1	0	1	0	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Qadry Ismail	7	3	2	61	1	25
WR Sean Dawkins	5	4	1	29	0	27
WR Charles Johnson	5	3	0	18	0	11
FB Brad Muster	4	4	0	55	1	11
TE Ben Coates	4	4	0	22	0	17
WR Herman Moore	3	1	0	11	0	9
TE Ken Dilger	2	1	0	26	1	13
RB Robert Green	1	1	0	3	0	10
WR Eric Blount	1	1	0	20	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	1	11	11.00	6.78
Larry Long	1	4	4.00	3.75

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Junior Tautalatasi	4	-3	-0.75	2.62
Jamal Anderson	1	14	14.00	9.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Craig Erickson	2	1	6	3.00	7.29
Dan Marino	1	1	4	4.00	8.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Brad Muster	1	1	6	6.00	13.75
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Charles Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	3.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	2	2
Rob Johnson	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Junior Tautalatasi	2	0
Robert Green	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Johnson	7	2	1
Rich Gannon	2	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Craig Erickson	6	5	1
Dan Marino	3	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Hill	3	1	1
WR Earnest Byner	1	1	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0
WR Terry Obee	1	1	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	0	0
WR Courtney Hawkins	1	0	0
RB Tupac Shakur	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Brad Muster	2	2	1
TE Ben Coates	2	2	1
WR Charles Johnson	2	1	0
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	1
WR Sean Dawkins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,600)
End Zone 13,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,500 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,600)
End Zone	13,400 (14,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,500)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	9,200 (9,900)