Week 13, 1996

played in Buffalo, NY

38 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	6	7	10	0	-	23
Buffalo Bills	3	14	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:09 CIN - Cary Blanchard 47 field goal
1Q: 03:46 BUF - Jason Elam 48 field goal
1Q: 00:24 CIN - Cary Blanchard 44 field goal
2Q: 11:01 BUF - Brian Blades 24 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 07:06 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 4 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 01:16 BUF - Wayne Campbell 6 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 10:46 CIN - Rich Gannon 38 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 02:11 CIN - Cary Blanchard 47 field goal
4Q: 06:26 BUF - Eddie George 5 run (Jason Elam extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:09 CIN - Cary Blanchard 47 field goal
1Q: 03:46 BUF - Jason Elam 48 field goal
1Q: 00:24 CIN - Cary Blanchard 44 field goal
2Q: 11:01 BUF - Brian Blades 24 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 07:06 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 4 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 01:16 BUF - Wayne Campbell 6 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Jason Elam extra point)
3Q: 10:46 CIN - Rich Gannon 38 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 02:11 CIN - Cary Blanchard 47 field goal
4Q: 06:26 BUF - Eddie George 5 run (Jason Elam extra point)

Team Statistics CIN BUF
Record 2-10 3-9
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 293 325
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 4.51 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 107 65
- Rushing Attempts 29 21
- Yards per Rush 3.69 3.10
Net Passing Yards 186 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 0 37 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 210 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 6.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 3/69
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 31:44 28:16

Team Statistics	CIN	BUF
Record	2-10	3-9
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	293	325
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	4.51	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	107	65
- Rushing Attempts	29	21
- Yards per Rush	3.69	3.10
Net Passing Yards	186	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 0	37 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	210	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	6.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	3/69
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	31:44	28:16

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:57	OWN 20	13	50	Field Goal
1	3:41	3:25	OWN 29	6	44	Field Goal
2	10:46	3:47	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	4:45	1:23	OWN 33	3	-2	Punt
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	4	19	Half
3	13:03	2:30	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
3	7:45	0:50	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	3:59	1:53	OPP 31	3	1	Field Goal
4	14:00	1:43	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
4	11:17	2:32	OWN 16	4	13	Fumble
4	6:17	2:43	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
4	2:24	1:26	OWN 19	7	13	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:03	3:22	OWN 20	8	49	Field Goal
1	0:16	4:30	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	6:59	2:14	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	3:22	2:14	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	10:33	2:48	OWN 26	5	33	Punt
3	6:55	2:56	OWN 37	6	2	Fumble
3	2:06	3:06	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
4	12:17	1:00	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
4	8:45	2:28	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown
4	3:34	1:10	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 32	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	19	58	3.05	15	2	0
Heath Sherman	6	5	0.83	4	0	0
Rich Gannon	4	44	11.00	38	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	11	47	4.27	24	1	1
Gary Brown	7	15	2.14	7	0	0
Drew Bledsoe	3	3	1.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	32	19	210	4/24	1	36	0	89.3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	37	27	280	2/20	2	31	0	112.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	9	48	9.60	2	14	1
WR Earnest Byner	3	3	12	4.00	0	9	0
WR Michael Irvin	3	5	33	11.00	1	23	0
RB Tupac Shakur	3	4	36	12.00	28	25	0
RB Heath Sherman	2	2	23	11.50	11	13	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	6	37	18.50	29	36	0
WR Ted Logan	1	2	21	21.00	1	21	0
TE Scott Galbraith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	8	11	88	11.00	28	31	0
WR Brian Blades	5	9	65	13.00	25	24	1
TE Paul Green	4	4	52	13.00	23	29	0
RB Gary Brown	2	2	20	10.00	13	13	0
WR Wayne Campbell	2	2	5	2.50	0	6	1
FB Donnie McQuilken	2	2	16	8.00	13	13	0
TE Frank Hartley	2	2	23	11.50	0	19	0
TE Bill Elliot	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Eddie George	1	1	10	10.00	12	10	0
WR Quinn Early	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Eric Guliford	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Gannon	1	0	0
Ernie Logan	0	1	0
June Buenning	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Bledsoe	1	0	0
Mike Fox	0	1	0
Bob Joe	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	4	177	44.3	39.0	46	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	6	236	39.3	35.0	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	3/3	3/3	0/0	47	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Logan	3	6	2.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Early	1	10	10.0	0
Brian Washington	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	1	18	18.0	0
Curtis Duncan	1	17	17.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	3	69	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	7	1	0.0	21	39
OLB June Buenning	5	0	0.5	19	33
S Chris Oldham	5	3	0.0	21	39
ILB Al Smith	5	2	0.0	21	39
CB Randy Fuller	5	0	0.0	19	35
OLB Randy Kirk	3	2	1.5	17	25
DE Jumpy Geathers	3	2	0.0	16	29
DE Ernie Logan	3	0	0.0	17	27
CB Frank Robinson	2	2	0.0	12	30
DT Bryant Young	2	1	0.0	17	33
ILB Jamal Brooks	1	2	0.0	10	10
S Toby Wright	1	1	0.0	20	39
OLB William Wallace	1	1	0.0	2	3
DT Warren Sapp	1	0	0.0	4	6
S Greg Myers	1	0	0.0	1	12
OLB John Johnson	0	1	0.0	4	8

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	6	3	0.0	29	36
S Keith Bostic	6	2	0.0	17	18
S Gene Carroll	6	0	0.0	28	36
CB Jason Sehorn	5	3	0.0	27	33
ILB Eric Hill	4	2	0.0	29	36
CB Carlton Gray	4	0	0.0	15	28
DT Bill Goldberg	3	2	1.0	13	26
DE Mike Fox	3	1	0.5	24	24
OLB Bob Joe	2	1	1.5	8	11
DT Craig Veasley	2	0	1.0	17	10
S Brian Washington	2	1	0.0	17	28
DE Ren Hoek	2	1	0.0	16	23
OLB Ron George	2	1	0.0	17	15
ILB Dino Hackett	1	1	0.0	12	8
CB Jeremy Lincoln	1	0	0.0	4	4
C Visanthe Hall	1	0	---	---	---
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0.0	13	13
DT George Thornton	0	2	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Randy Kirk	1.5	0	0	25
OLB June Buenning	0.5	0	0	33
DE Ernie Logan	0.0	1	0	27
DT Bryant Young	0.0	1	0	33
DE Jumpy Geathers	0.0	0	1	29
DE Ta'ase Faumui	0.0	0	1	10

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bob Joe	1.5	0	0	11
DT Bill Goldberg	1.0	3	0	26
DT Craig Veasley	1.0	1	1	10
DE Mike Fox	0.5	0	0	24
DE Ren Hoek	0.0	1	1	23
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	1	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	8	0	39
CB Randy Fuller	5	1	35
ILB Al Smith	3	0	39
S Chris Oldham	2	0	39
OLB June Buenning	2	0	33
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	25
DE Ernie Logan	1	0	27
ILB Jamal Brooks	1	0	10
DT Bryant Young	1	0	33
S Toby Wright	1	0	39
OLB William Wallace	1	0	3
S Greg Myers	1	0	12

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	1	36
S Gene Carroll	4	0	36
CB Jason Sehorn	2	2	33
CB Carlton Gray	2	0	28
ILB Eric Hill	2	0	36
S Keith Bostic	1	0	18
ILB Dino Hackett	1	0	8
DE Mike Fox	1	0	24
OLB Ron George	1	0	15
S Brian Washington	0	1	28
CB Jeremy Lincoln	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Freeman	2	7	29	1	36
Mike Keim	2	4	29	1	36
Eric Moore	2	4	29	0	36
Larry Heck	1	5	29	1	36
Mike Martin	0	2	29	1	36
Dan Majerle	0	2	20	0	24
Mark Chmura	0	1	21	0	29

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Habib	2	4	21	0	39
Chris Gray	1	6	21	1	39
Matt Willig	1	4	21	1	39
Visanthe Hall	1	2	21	0	39
Bob Dahl	0	1	21	0	39
Donnie McQuilken	0	1	10	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Wetnight	2	17
Scott Galbraith	2	12
Curtis Duncan	1	18

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	2	20
Wayne Campbell	1	21
Quinn Early	1	14
Eric Mahlum	1	7

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Moore	29	36	---	---	7	72
Troy Vincent	---	---	21	39	7	67
Frank Robinson	---	---	12	30	24	66
Rich Gannon	29	36	---	---	---	65
Mike Keim	29	36	---	---	---	65
Larry Heck	29	36	---	---	---	65
Mike Martin	29	36	---	---	---	65
Zack Freeman	29	36	---	---	---	65
Toby Wright	---	---	20	39	3	62
Al Smith	---	---	21	39	1	61
Dan Majerle	20	24	---	---	17	61
Chris Oldham	---	---	21	39	1	61
Randy Fuller	---	---	19	35	1	55
June Buenning	---	---	19	33	1	53
Michael Irvin	23	26	---	---	1	50
Mark Chmura	21	29	---	---	---	50
Bryant Young	---	---	17	33	---	50
Tupac Shakur	23	26	---	---	---	49
Yancey Thigpen	22	26	---	---	---	48
Ted Logan	12	18	---	---	17	47
Ernie Logan	---	---	17	27	3	47
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	16	29	1	46
Randy Kirk	---	---	17	25	---	42
Heath Sherman	6	10	---	---	24	40
Scott Galbraith	10	10	---	---	12	32
Earnest Byner	4	8	---	---	17	29
Greg Myers	---	---	1	12	12	25
John Johnson	---	---	4	8	12	24
Keith Hamilton	---	---	5	12	6	23
Ryan Wetnight	3	2	---	---	17	22
Jamal Brooks	---	---	10	10	1	21
William Wallace	---	---	2	3	16	21
Curtis Duncan	0	1	---	---	18	19
Ta'ase Faumui	---	---	5	10	---	15
Warren Sapp	---	---	4	6	1	11
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	9	9
Larry Long	1	0	---	---	7	8
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Henry Lush	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Roberts	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jesse James	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	4	4
Sherman Klump	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Fields	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	29	36	3	68
Eric Hill	---	---	29	36	3	68
Gene Carroll	---	---	28	36	3	67
Chris Gray	21	39	---	---	7	67
Jason Sehorn	---	---	27	33	7	67
Robert Jones	---	---	28	32	3	63
Carlton Gray	---	---	15	28	20	63
Brian Habib	21	39	---	---	---	60
Bob Dahl	21	39	---	---	---	60
Drew Bledsoe	21	39	---	---	---	60
Matt Willig	21	39	---	---	---	60
Visanthe Hall	21	39	---	---	---	60
Brian Blades	17	39	---	---	1	57
Mike Fox	---	---	24	24	4	52
Wayne Campbell	12	19	---	---	21	52
Brett Perriman	18	33	---	---	---	51
Brian Washington	---	---	17	28	5	50
Paul Green	15	20	---	---	9	44
Bill Goldberg	---	---	13	26	5	44
Ren Hoek	---	---	16	23	3	42
Keith Bostic	---	---	17	18	1	36
Quinn Early	2	18	---	---	14	34
Ron George	---	---	17	15	1	33
Donnie McQuilken	10	14	---	---	7	31
Bill Elliot	3	7	---	---	18	28
Gary Brown	10	18	---	---	---	28
Eddie George	11	17	---	---	---	28
Craig Veasley	---	---	17	10	---	27
Jeremy Lincoln	---	---	4	4	19	27
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	13	13	1	27
Bob Joe	---	---	8	11	7	26
Dino Hackett	---	---	12	8	4	24
Anthony Thompson	0	0	---	---	22	22
Alfred Williams	---	---	0	3	19	22
George Thornton	---	---	5	12	4	21
Eric Guliford	3	5	---	---	12	20
Frank Hartley	4	5	---	---	11	20
Jesse Sapolu	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerrott Willard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	10	1.3
Middle	16	81	5.1
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	13	31	2.4
Right	4	30	7.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	32	19	4	0	2	5	6	3	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	37	27	3	2	3	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	37	12.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	79	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	36	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	58	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	125	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	76	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	38	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Yancey Thigpen	9	5	0	48	0	26
TE Mark Chmura	6	2	1	37	1	29
WR Michael Irvin	5	3	0	33	1	26
RB Tupac Shakur	4	3	0	36	1	26
WR Earnest Byner	3	3	0	12	0	8
RB Heath Sherman	2	2	0	23	0	10
WR Ted Logan	2	1	1	21	1	18
TE Scott Galbraith	1	0	0	0	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	11	8	1	88	1	33
WR Brian Blades	9	5	2	65	1	39
TE Paul Green	4	4	0	52	1	20
RB Gary Brown	2	2	0	20	0	18
WR Wayne Campbell	2	2	0	5	0	19
WR Eric Guliford	2	0	0	0	0	5
FB Donnie McQuilken	2	2	0	16	0	14
TE Frank Hartley	2	2	0	23	0	5
WR Quinn Early	1	0	0	0	0	18
TE Bill Elliot	1	1	0	1	0	7
RB Eddie George	1	1	0	10	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Brown	1	-1	-1.00	2.14
Eddie George	1	5	5.00	4.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	2	2	14	7.00	6.56

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	3	2	5	1.67	7.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Heath Sherman	1	1	10	10.00	11.50
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	1	4	4.00	5.33

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Campbell	2	2	5	2.50	2.50
WR Brian Blades	1	0	0	0.00	7.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Gannon	2	0
Heath Sherman	2	2
Tupac Shakur	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	2	1
Gary Brown	1	0
Drew Bledsoe	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	9	5	3

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	11	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	3	3
WR Earnest Byner	2	2	0
WR Ted Logan	1	0	0
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	3	3	2
WR Brett Perriman	3	3	2
TE Paul Green	2	2	2
WR Quinn Early	1	0	0
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0
WR Eric Guliford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)