Week 1, 1996

played in Cleveland, OH

70 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	10	3	-	16
Cleveland Browns	6	14	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 26 field goal
1Q: 03:07 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 24 field goal
2Q: 08:39 CIN - Cary Blanchard 21 field goal
2Q: 03:49 CLE - Dexter Bahr 72 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 00:40 CLE - Mike Alexander 4 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
3Q: 10:38 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 2 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 04:05 CIN - Cary Blanchard 42 field goal
4Q: 14:48 CIN - Cary Blanchard 22 field goal
4Q: 10:49 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 26 field goal
1Q: 03:07 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 24 field goal
2Q: 08:39 CIN - Cary Blanchard 21 field goal
2Q: 03:49 CLE - Dexter Bahr 72 interception return (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
2Q: 00:40 CLE - Mike Alexander 4 pass from Matt Dunigan (Chip Lohmiller extra point)
3Q: 10:38 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 2 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 04:05 CIN - Cary Blanchard 42 field goal
4Q: 14:48 CIN - Cary Blanchard 22 field goal
4Q: 10:49 CLE - Chip Lohmiller 20 field goal

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 467 286
- Offensive Plays 74 51
- Yards per Play 6.31 5.61
Net Rushing Yards 140 24
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 5.38 1.00
Net Passing Yards 327 262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 28 - 2 26 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 353 265
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.81 9.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 2/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/96
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:22 25:38

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	467	286
- Offensive Plays	74	51
- Yards per Play	6.31	5.61
Net Rushing Yards	140	24
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	5.38	1.00
Net Passing Yards	327	262
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 28 - 2	26 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	353	265
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.81	9.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	2/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/96
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:22	25:38

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	3:00	OWN 20	6	48	Missed FG
1	3:02	1:55	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	14:50	6:17	OWN 20	13	76	Field Goal
2	6:19	2:40	OWN 23	5	38	Interception
2	3:39	2:04	OWN 20	5	46	Missed FG
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 18	1	15	Half
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	8:13	4:16	OWN 25	11	50	Field Goal
3	1:42	2:00	OPP 46	5	41	Field Goal
4	10:42	1:31	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	7:49	2:43	OWN 32	5	45	Missed FG
4	2:23	2:23	OWN 18	11	23	Interception

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 20	11	71	Field Goal
1	7:56	4:54	OWN 39	9	54	Field Goal
1	1:07	1:17	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	8:33	2:14	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
2	1:35	1:03	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
3	10:27	2:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	3:57	2:15	OWN 20	5	8	Interception
4	14:42	4:00	OWN 20	7	77	Field Goal
4	9:11	1:22	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
4	5:06	2:43	OWN 30	5	7	Punt

Game MVP: Matt Dunigan, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	16	52	3.25	15	3
Larry Long	8	76	9.50	21	4
Rich Gannon	2	12	6.00	7	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Ron Rivers	16	18	1.13	9
Rod Bernstine	7	3	0.43	6
Matt Dunigan	1	3	3.00	3

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	44	28	353	4/26	1	41	2	77.2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Dunigan	26	22	265	1/3	1	43	1	105.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	8	10	130	16.25	76	38	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	7	10	67	9.57	41	41	1
RB Tupac Shakur	5	6	44	8.80	29	30	0
WR Earnest Byner	2	2	31	15.50	9	21	0
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	37	18.50	27	27	0
WR Ted Logan	2	5	17	8.50	1	19	0
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Ryan Wetnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Larry Long	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Reed	7	11	70	10.00	15	23	0
WR Mike Alexander	5	5	61	12.20	45	43	1
WR Terance Mathis	5	5	86	17.20	32	37	0
RB Ron Rivers	3	3	43	14.33	33	23	0
WR Bobby Howard	2	2	5	2.50	1	3	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Oldham	1	0	0.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Louis Riddick	1	24	24.00	0
CB Dexter Bahr	1	72	72.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	2	90	45.0	44.5	49	0

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	5	244	48.8	46.2	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	3/6	1/4	0/1	42	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chip Lohmiller	3/3	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Logan	2	13	6.5	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mat Hoffman	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	1	19	19.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Howard	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	10	2	0.0	24	27
OLB John Mobley	8	0	0.0	20	25
S Chris Oldham	5	5	0.0	24	27
CB Randy Fuller	5	0	0.0	21	26
S Zack de la Rocha	3	1	0.0	24	27
OLB June Buenning	2	3	0.5	20	19
ILB Jamal Brooks	2	2	0.0	16	6
DE Jumpy Geathers	2	0	0.0	14	20
DT Keith Hamilton	2	0	0.0	12	10
CB Troy Vincent	2	0	0.0	24	27
DT Warren Sapp	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Ernie Logan	1	0	0.5	12	17
CB Frank Robinson	1	1	0.0	10	21
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Shannon	0	1	0.0	10	7

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thomas Everett	9	2	0.0	26	46
S Louis Riddick	8	0	0.0	23	47
ILB Sam Mills	6	5	0.0	26	45
OLB Terry Wooden	6	0	0.0	24	42
CB Dexter Bahr	6	0	0.0	26	46
OLB Terry Irving	4	0	2.0	16	25
CB Mat Hoffman	4	0	0.0	17	37
CB Sammy Lilly	3	0	0.0	23	42
OLB Steve Grant	2	0	1.0	8	15
DE Vaughn Booker	2	0	1.0	18	42
DT Frank Bruno	2	3	0.0	14	23
S Scott Cater	2	0	0.0	11	25
DT John Jurkovic	1	1	0.0	15	28
WR Andre Reed	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jamal Duff	1	0	0.0	13	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ernie Logan	0.5	0	0	17
OLB June Buenning	0.5	0	0	19
DT Bryant Young	0.0	1	1	15
DE Jumpy Geathers	0.0	0	1	20

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Terry Irving	2.0	0	1	0	25
DE Vaughn Booker	1.0	1	0	0	42
OLB Steve Grant	1.0	0	0	0	15
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	1	1	23
OLB Terry Wooden	0.0	0	0	1	42

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Mobley	5	0	25
ILB Al Smith	4	0	27
CB Randy Fuller	4	0	26
S Chris Oldham	2	1	27
CB Troy Vincent	2	0	27
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	10
CB Frank Robinson	1	0	21
ILB Jamal Brooks	1	0	6
S Zack de la Rocha	1	0	27
OLB June Buenning	1	0	19

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Thomas Everett	6	1	0	46
CB Dexter Bahr	6	0	1	46
S Louis Riddick	4	0	1	47
CB Sammy Lilly	3	1	0	42
ILB Sam Mills	3	0	0	45
OLB Terry Wooden	3	0	0	42
CB Mat Hoffman	3	0	0	37
S Scott Cater	0	1	0	25
DE Vaughn Booker	0	1	0	42

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Lush	3	5	26	0	48
David Williams	3	4	26	1	48
Zack Freeman	2	6	26	1	48
Eric Moore	2	5	26	0	48
Dan Majerle	1	2	18	0	28
Larry Heck	0	2	26	2	48

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joey Banes	2	4	24	0	27
Bill Hitchcock	1	3	15	0	18
David Diaz-Infante	1	2	9	1	9
Jeff Thomason	1	2	17	0	11
Darian Rose	0	7	24	0	27
Willie Hennings	0	3	24	0	27
Tommy Bailey	0	1	24	0	27
Ray Zellars	0	1	14	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Galbraith	1	11
Larry Long	1	7

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Worley	2	12
Scott Cater	1	15

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Moore	26	48	---	---	8	82
Rich Gannon	26	48	---	---	---	74
David Williams	26	48	---	---	---	74
Henry Lush	26	48	---	---	---	74
Larry Heck	26	48	---	---	---	74
Zack Freeman	26	48	---	---	---	74
Yancey Thigpen	21	41	---	---	5	67
Troy Vincent	---	---	24	27	8	59
Michael Irvin	20	37	---	---	1	58
Dan Majerle	18	28	---	---	12	58
Ted Logan	12	29	---	---	16	57
Mark Chmura	21	36	---	---	---	57
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	24	27	4	55
Al Smith	---	---	24	27	3	54
Chris Oldham	---	---	24	27	3	54
Frank Robinson	---	---	10	21	23	54
Tupac Shakur	18	32	---	---	1	51
Randy Fuller	---	---	21	26	3	50
John Mobley	---	---	20	25	2	47
June Buenning	---	---	20	19	1	40
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	14	20	5	39
Earnest Byner	3	12	---	---	16	31
Ernie Logan	---	---	12	17	2	31
Larry Long	8	16	---	---	7	31
Bryant Young	---	---	11	15	3	29
Warren Sapp	---	---	13	12	3	28
Keith Hamilton	---	---	12	10	5	27
Scott Galbraith	8	7	---	---	11	26
Heath Sherman	1	0	---	---	24	25
Jamal Brooks	---	---	16	6	1	23
Curtis Duncan	0	1	---	---	19	20
Randy Kirk	---	---	4	4	12	20
Ryan Wetnight	0	1	---	---	19	20
John Johnson	---	---	4	2	13	19
Toby Wright	---	---	1	5	12	18
John Shannon	---	---	10	7	---	17
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	11	11
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jesse James	0	0	---	---	8	8
Keno Hills	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Sherman Klump	---	---	0	0	4	4
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Fields	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dexter Bahr	---	---	26	46	18	90
Thomas Everett	---	---	26	46	6	78
Sam Mills	---	---	26	45	6	77
Louis Riddick	---	---	23	47	6	76
Sammy Lilly	---	---	23	42	6	71
Terry Wooden	---	---	24	42	5	71
Vaughn Booker	---	---	18	42	8	68
Mat Hoffman	---	---	17	37	11	65
Matt Dunigan	24	27	---	---	---	51
Joey Banes	24	27	---	---	---	51
Darian Rose	24	27	---	---	---	51
Tommy Bailey	24	27	---	---	---	51
Scott Cater	---	---	11	25	15	51
Willie Hennings	24	27	---	---	---	51
Andre Reed	21	27	---	---	1	49
Terry Irving	---	---	16	25	5	46
John Jurkovic	---	---	15	28	2	45
Jamal Duff	---	---	13	28	3	44
Frank Bruno	---	---	14	23	6	43
Bill Hitchcock	15	18	---	---	7	40
Rod Bernstine	7	11	---	---	21	39
Mike Alexander	10	18	---	---	11	39
Terance Mathis	14	25	---	---	---	39
Steve Grant	---	---	8	15	16	39
Jeff Thomason	17	11	---	---	6	34
Mike Gray	---	---	10	17	3	30
Ron Rivers	17	13	---	---	---	30
Ray Zellars	14	8	---	---	6	28
Eddie Brown	4	10	---	---	13	27
Rick Hamilton	---	---	7	14	6	27
Derek Tennell	11	3	---	---	11	25
Bobby Howard	0	3	---	---	19	22
Tim Worley	5	4	---	---	12	21
Billy Shinners	0	2	---	---	18	20
David Diaz-Infante	9	9	---	---	1	19
Dennis Byrd	---	---	8	6	---	14
Chip Lohmiller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tom Baugh	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Wojciechowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
George Thornbladh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tony Berti	0	0	---	---	8	8
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Barry Rostosky	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tuineau Alipate	---	---	1	0	---	1
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	58	7.3
Middle	14	66	4.7
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	16	16	1.0
Right	7	3	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	44	28	7	0	5	4	2	2	2

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Dunigan	26	22	7	0	0	0	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	120	15.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	9	97	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	12	136	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	117	10.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	69	34.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	10	8	2	130	3	37
WR Yancey Thigpen	10	7	0	67	1	41
RB Tupac Shakur	6	5	1	44	1	32
WR Ted Logan	5	2	1	17	0	29
TE Mark Chmura	4	1	0	15	0	36
WR Earnest Byner	2	2	0	31	1	12
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	0	37	1	28
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	0	12	0	1
TE Ryan Wetnight	1	0	1	0	0	1
RB Larry Long	1	0	0	0	0	16

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Reed	11	7	70	2	27
WR Mike Alexander	5	5	61	1	18
WR Terance Mathis	5	5	86	2	25
RB Ron Rivers	3	3	43	2	13
WR Bobby Howard	2	2	5	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	5	23	4.60	3.25

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Rivers	4	7	1.75	1.13
Rod Bernstine	2	4	2.00	0.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	7	5	24	3.43	8.02

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Dunigan	5	4	4	0.80	10.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Yancey Thigpen	3	2	5	1.67	6.70
WR Earnest Byner	1	1	10	10.00	15.50
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
WR Ted Logan	1	1	-2	-2.00	3.40
RB Tupac Shakur	1	1	11	11.00	7.33

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Alexander	2	2	10	5.00	12.20
WR Andre Reed	1	0	0	0.00	6.36
WR Terance Mathis	1	1	-4	-4.00	17.20
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	-2	-2.00	14.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	2	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Rivers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	13	9	5

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Dunigan	11	11	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	3	2	2
WR Ted Logan	2	1	1
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	2	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	1	1
WR Earnest Byner	1	1	1
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0
RB Tupac Shakur	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Reed	5	5	2
WR Bobby Howard	2	2	1
WR Terance Mathis	2	2	1
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	0
RB Ron Rivers	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)