Week 9, 1995

played in Buffalo, NY

57 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	10	10	0	7	-	27
Buffalo Bills	0	10	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 CIN - Cary Blanchard 19 field goal
1Q: 04:59 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 29 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 09:49 BUF - Jason Elam 24 field goal
2Q: 07:44 BUF - Gary Brown 3 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 03:08 CIN - Cary Blanchard 19 field goal
2Q: 00:43 CIN - Tupac Shakur 2 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 06:26 BUF - Tim Worley 6 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 14:22 BUF - Jason Elam 19 field goal
4Q: 11:21 CIN - Chris Oldham 43 interception return (Cary Blanchard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 CIN - Cary Blanchard 19 field goal
1Q: 04:59 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 29 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 09:49 BUF - Jason Elam 24 field goal
2Q: 07:44 BUF - Gary Brown 3 run (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 03:08 CIN - Cary Blanchard 19 field goal
2Q: 00:43 CIN - Tupac Shakur 2 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 06:26 BUF - Tim Worley 6 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 14:22 BUF - Jason Elam 19 field goal
4Q: 11:21 CIN - Chris Oldham 43 interception return (Cary Blanchard extra point)

Team Statistics CIN BUF
Record 4-4 4-5
First Downs 17 19
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 274 372
- Offensive Plays 60 72
- Yards per Play 4.57 5.17
Net Rushing Yards 90 114
- Rushing Attempts 27 30
- Yards per Rush 3.33 3.80
Net Passing Yards 184 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 0 39 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 204 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.5 4.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/60 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 4/65
Interception Ret./Yards 2/43 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 28:45 31:15

Team Statistics	CIN	BUF
Record	4-4	4-5
First Downs	17	19
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	274	372
- Offensive Plays	60	72
- Yards per Play	4.57	5.17
Net Rushing Yards	90	114
- Rushing Attempts	27	30
- Yards per Rush	3.33	3.80
Net Passing Yards	184	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 0	39 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	204	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.5	4.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/60	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	4/65
Interception Ret./Yards	2/43	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	28:45	31:15

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:41	4:16	OPP 49	9	47	Field Goal
1	7:16	2:27	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
1	1:59	2:07	OWN 13	5	18	Punt
2	9:43	0:47	OWN 29	3	-8	Fumble
2	7:34	4:33	OWN 26	9	72	Field Goal
2	1:15	0:38	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	6:18	1:29	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	14:16	2:55	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	9:16	3:58	OWN 44	7	11	Punt
4	3:33	1:11	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
4	0:08	0:08	OWN 17	1	-2	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:19	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	9:25	2:09	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
1	4:49	2:50	OWN 19	5	9	Punt
2	14:52	5:09	OWN 16	11	77	Field Goal
2	8:56	1:22	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
2	3:01	1:46	OWN 15	3	4	Interception
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:54	5:36	OWN 4	12	96	Touchdown
3	4:49	5:33	OWN 39	10	59	Field Goal
4	11:21	0:12	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
4	11:09	1:53	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	5:18	1:45	OWN 20	5	31	Fumble
4	2:22	2:14	OWN 3	12	80	Downs

Game MVP: Rich Gannon, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	18	47	2.61	11	1
Rich Gannon	4	33	8.25	13	3
Larry Long	4	10	2.50	6	0
Heath Sherman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tim Worley	16	73	4.56	18	1	0
Gary Brown	12	38	3.17	15	1	1
Drew Bledsoe	2	3	1.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	30	19	204	3/20	2	33	0	105.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	39	24	281	3/23	1	36	2	70.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	8	12	73	9.13	1	22	0
RB Tupac Shakur	4	7	33	8.25	5	16	1
WR Bruce Hill	3	5	23	7.67	2	9	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	4	62	31.00	53	33	1
RB Larry Long	2	2	13	6.50	15	16	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Timpson	10	14	146	14.60	38	36	0
WR Brian Blades	4	6	32	8.00	8	19	0
RB Tim Worley	4	7	47	11.75	28	32	1
TE Kendall Gammon	3	4	34	11.33	12	17	0
WR Brett Perriman	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Andrew Glover	1	3	10	10.00	1	10	0
RB Gary Brown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Eric Guliford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donald Frank	1	0	0.00	0
S Chris Oldham	1	43	43.00	1

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Gannon	1	0	0
Donald Frank	0	1	0
Rich Miano	0	0	1
Ernie Logan	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tim Worley	1	0	0
Andrew Glover	1	0	0
Bob Dahl	0	1	0
Ren Hoek	0	1	0
Robert Jones	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	6	280	46.7	43.0	55	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	4	153	38.3	35.0	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	2/2	0/0	0/0	19	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/2	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	2	13	6.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	2	40	20.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Spikes	4	65	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Oldham	6	1	0.0	25	39
S Toby Wright	6	0	0.0	12	20
OLB Randy Kirk	5	0	1.5	28	35
ILB Al Smith	5	3	0.0	28	36
ILB Riki Ellison	4	0	0.0	14	5
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	4	0	0.0	18	13
CB Troy Vincent	3	1	0.0	25	38
CB Randy Fuller	3	1	0.0	16	37
S Rich Miano	3	0	0.0	27	39
CB Chris Barber	3	0	0.0	6	12
DE Jeff Lageman	3	0	0.0	18	24
DE Al Fontenot	2	1	0.5	16	28
DT Warren Sapp	2	2	0.0	18	26
OLB June Buenning	1	0	0.5	4	10
CB Donald Frank	1	2	0.0	28	37
QB Rich Gannon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB John Johnson	1	0	0.0	8	11
DE Ernie Logan	1	0	0.0	12	18
DT Craig Veasley	0	1	0.5	14	14
DT Jon Hand	0	2	0.0	12	16

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tory Smith	6	0	0.0	16	18
S Brian Washington	5	4	0.0	24	33
ILB Winston Moss	5	2	0.0	26	27
CB Phillippi Sparks	4	2	0.0	27	32
OLB Robert Jones	3	0	3.0	26	24
ILB Kevin Walker	3	1	0.0	20	20
DT Bill Goldberg	3	1	0.0	16	24
CB Jason Sehorn	3	1	0.0	25	33
DT Gary Hadd	3	0	0.0	14	15
DE Ren Hoek	3	0	0.0	13	23
S Kurt Schultz	3	0	0.0	27	26
DE Mike Fox	1	1	0.0	19	22
ILB Lou Offord	1	1	0.0	2	13
S Mike Prior	1	0	0.0	2	11
WR Michael Timpson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Carlton Gray	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Ta'ase Faumui	1	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Bob Joe	0	1	0.0	10	8
ILB Jerrott Willard	0	1	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Randy Kirk	1.5	0	0	35
DT Craig Veasley	0.5	0	0	14
DE Al Fontenot	0.5	0	0	28
OLB June Buenning	0.5	0	0	10
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	3	2	24

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	3.0	2	3	24
DE Mike Fox	0.0	1	0	22
DE Ren Hoek	0.0	1	0	23
DE Ta'ase Faumui	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	3	2	0	36
S Chris Oldham	3	0	1	39
CB Chris Barber	3	0	0	12
S Toby Wright	3	0	0	20
CB Troy Vincent	2	2	0	38
CB Donald Frank	2	0	1	37
S Rich Miano	2	0	0	39
OLB Randy Kirk	2	0	0	35
OLB Adimchinobe Macklin	2	0	0	13
CB Randy Fuller	2	0	0	37
DE Al Fontenot	0	1	0	28

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tory Smith	4	0	18
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	0	32
ILB Winston Moss	2	0	27
ILB Kevin Walker	2	0	20
DT Bill Goldberg	2	0	24
CB Jason Sehorn	2	0	33
S Mike Prior	1	0	11
DT Gary Hadd	1	0	15
S Brian Washington	1	0	33
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	26
DE Mike Fox	0	1	22
OLB Robert Jones	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Heck	2	7	0	27	0	33
Wayne Radloff	2	3	0	27	1	33
Henry Lush	1	5	0	27	0	33
Fred Lamson	1	2	0	27	2	33
David Williams	0	3	1	27	0	33
Dan Majerle	0	2	0	15	0	20
Clarence Kay	0	1	0	13	0	18

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Habib	5	7	1	30	0	42
Chris Gray	2	6	0	30	1	42
Bob Dahl	2	3	0	30	1	42
Oliver North	0	7	0	30	0	42
Matt Willig	0	3	0	30	1	42
Kendall Gammon	0	2	0	22	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Sherman	3	23
Bruce Hill	1	19
Scott Galbraith	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Glover	2	17
Gary Brown	1	22
Wayne Campbell	1	16

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Miano	---	---	27	39	8	74
Larry Heck	27	33	---	---	8	68
Donald Frank	---	---	28	37	2	67
Al Smith	---	---	28	36	2	66
Randy Kirk	---	---	28	35	2	65
Chris Oldham	---	---	25	39	1	65
Troy Vincent	---	---	25	38	2	65
Randy Fuller	---	---	16	37	9	62
Wayne Radloff	27	33	---	---	---	60
Rich Gannon	27	33	---	---	---	60
David Williams	27	33	---	---	---	60
Henry Lush	27	33	---	---	---	60
Fred Lamson	27	33	---	---	---	60
Bruce Hill	13	20	---	---	19	52
Michael Irvin	22	25	---	---	---	47
Yancey Thigpen	22	25	---	---	---	47
Tupac Shakur	22	24	---	---	1	47
Al Fontenot	---	---	16	28	3	47
Toby Wright	---	---	12	20	14	46
Warren Sapp	---	---	18	26	2	46
Jeff Lageman	---	---	18	24	3	45
Dan Majerle	15	20	---	---	6	41
Clarence Kay	13	18	---	---	4	35
Heath Sherman	6	4	---	---	23	33
John Johnson	---	---	8	11	14	33
Craig Veasley	---	---	14	14	4	32
Ernie Logan	---	---	12	18	1	31
Adimchinobe Macklin	---	---	18	13	---	31
Scott Galbraith	10	9	---	---	11	30
Jon Hand	---	---	12	16	1	29
Chris Barber	---	---	6	12	11	29
Earnest Byner	7	6	---	---	15	28
Larry Long	5	9	---	---	11	25
Riki Ellison	---	---	14	5	4	23
Ryan Wetnight	0	2	---	---	19	21
Terry Obee	0	3	---	---	15	18
Darrick Brownlow	---	---	1	4	11	16
June Buenning	---	---	4	10	1	15
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zack Freeman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Hanshaw	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Dahl	30	42	---	---	6	78
Brian Habib	30	42	---	---	---	72
Oliver North	30	42	---	---	---	72
Drew Bledsoe	30	42	---	---	---	72
Chris Gray	30	42	---	---	---	72
Matt Willig	30	42	---	---	---	72
Michael Timpson	28	41	---	---	---	69
Jason Sehorn	---	---	25	33	11	69
Kendall Gammon	22	30	---	---	15	67
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	27	32	2	61
Andrew Glover	18	25	---	---	17	60
Brian Washington	---	---	24	33	2	59
Brett Perriman	25	33	---	---	---	58
Winston Moss	---	---	26	27	4	57
Kurt Schultz	---	---	27	26	4	57
Tim Worley	18	31	---	---	6	55
Robert Jones	---	---	26	24	3	53
Gary Brown	12	11	---	---	22	45
Kevin Walker	---	---	20	20	4	44
Ta'ase Faumui	---	---	19	18	7	44
Mike Fox	---	---	19	22	2	43
Tory Smith	---	---	16	18	8	42
Bill Goldberg	---	---	16	24	1	41
Ren Hoek	---	---	13	23	1	37
Brian Blades	14	21	---	---	1	36
Gary Hadd	---	---	14	15	7	36
Wayne Campbell	6	10	---	---	16	32
Dwight Hollier	---	---	4	6	16	26
Irving Spikes	3	4	---	---	18	25
Lou Offord	---	---	2	13	10	25
Bob Joe	---	---	10	8	5	23
Eric Guliford	2	2	---	---	17	21
Carlton Gray	---	---	3	4	14	21
Bob Mrosko	2	2	---	---	13	17
Mike Prior	---	---	2	11	---	13
Jerrott Willard	---	---	1	6	5	12
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Riehm	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brent Novoselsky	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billy Taylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Visanthe Hall	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jason Belser	---	---	3	0	1	4
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Elkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	15	76	5.1
Right	9	9	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	57	6.3
Middle	15	50	3.3
Right	5	9	1.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	30	19	3	2	2	2	5	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	39	24	4	1	3	5	3	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	53	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	49	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	80	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	119	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	56	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	12	8	0	73	1	25
RB Tupac Shakur	7	4	0	33	0	24
WR Bruce Hill	5	3	1	23	0	20
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	2	1	62	2	25
RB Larry Long	2	2	0	13	0	9

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Timpson	14	10	1	146	3	41
RB Tim Worley	7	4	1	47	1	31
WR Brian Blades	6	4	0	32	0	21
TE Kendall Gammon	4	3	0	34	0	30
TE Andrew Glover	3	1	0	10	0	25
WR Brett Perriman	2	2	0	12	0	33
RB Gary Brown	1	0	0	0	0	11
WR Eric Guliford	1	0	1	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	3	9	3.00	2.61
Larry Long	1	3	3.00	2.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Brown	6	17	2.83	3.17
Tim Worley	1	0	0.00	4.56
Drew Bledsoe	1	5	5.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	8	5	34	4.25	6.80

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	6	3	15	2.50	7.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Irvin	3	2	7	2.33	6.08
WR Bruce Hill	2	1	9	4.50	4.60
RB Tupac Shakur	2	2	18	9.00	4.71
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	0	0	0.00	15.50

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tim Worley	3	1	6	2.00	6.71
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Kendall Gammon	1	1	3	3.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	2	0
Rich Gannon	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Tim Worley	2	1
Gary Brown	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	9	7	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Hill	3	2	1
WR Michael Irvin	3	3	1
RB Tupac Shakur	2	2	1
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tim Worley	3	2	2
WR Michael Timpson	3	2	2
TE Andrew Glover	2	1	0
TE Kendall Gammon	2	2	1
RB Gary Brown	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)