Week 3, 1997

played in Cincinnati, OH

51 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	7	3	0	-	13
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 BUF - Jason Elam 42 field goal
1Q: 05:01 CIN - Kurt Warner 6 run (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 09:04 CIN - David Beckham 44 field goal
2Q: 05:52 BUF - David LaFleur 5 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 02:04 CIN - Sean Dawkins 26 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 08:51 BUF - Jason Elam 43 field goal
3Q: 06:19 CIN - Sean Dawkins 37 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 BUF - Jason Elam 42 field goal
1Q: 05:01 CIN - Kurt Warner 6 run (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 09:04 CIN - David Beckham 44 field goal
2Q: 05:52 BUF - David LaFleur 5 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 02:04 CIN - Sean Dawkins 26 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
3Q: 08:51 BUF - Jason Elam 43 field goal
3Q: 06:19 CIN - Sean Dawkins 37 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)

Team Statistics BUF CIN
Record 0-3 2-1
First Downs 12 21
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 257 368
- Offensive Plays 56 75
- Yards per Play 4.59 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 58 124
- Rushing Attempts 26 37
- Yards per Rush 2.23 3.35
Net Passing Yards 199 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 14 - 1 35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.63 6.42
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/24 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:41 36:19

Team Statistics	BUF	CIN
Record	0-3	2-1
First Downs	12	21
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	257	368
- Offensive Plays	56	75
- Yards per Play	4.59	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	58	124
- Rushing Attempts	26	37
- Yards per Rush	2.23	3.35
Net Passing Yards	199	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 14 - 1	35 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.63	6.42
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/24	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:41	36:19

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	2:37	OPP 49	5	24	Field Goal
1	4:53	6:01	OWN 31	11	50	Missed FG
2	8:59	3:13	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
2	1:57	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	13:00	4:14	OWN 38	7	36	Field Goal
3	6:04	2:31	OWN 36	3	4	Punt
3	0:07	0:07	OWN 34	1	3	Fumble
4	12:02	1:03	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	6:40	1:31	OWN 21	5	14	Downs
4	2:45	1:07	OWN 41	8	16	Downs
4	0:59	0:50	OWN 19	4	22	Interception

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
1	10:56	6:03	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	13:52	4:53	OWN 26	9	47	Field Goal
2	5:46	3:49	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 43	3	-11	Punt
3	14:52	1:52	OPP 33	3	2	Missed FG
3	8:46	2:42	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	3:33	3:26	OWN 2	6	20	Punt
4	15:00	2:58	OPP 37	7	31	Missed FG
4	10:59	4:19	OWN 33	8	56	Fumble
4	5:09	2:24	OPP 35	3	1	Missed FG
4	1:38	0:39	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	50	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gary Brown	13	18	1.38	10	1	0
Eddie George	13	40	3.08	9	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	28	92	3.29	23	4	0
Heath Sherman	4	16	4.00	9	0	0
Kurt Warner	3	13	4.33	9	0	1
Aaron Pierce	2	3	1.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	29	14	205	1/6	1	43	1	68.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	35	26	267	3/23	2	37	0	114.8

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	5	10	109	21.80	20	43	0
WR Brian Blades	2	6	15	7.50	2	9	0
TE Paul Green	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	0
WR Michael Timpson	2	3	12	6.00	0	6	0
WR Wayne Campbell	2	5	50	25.00	11	33	0
TE David LaFleur	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Dawkins	7	10	91	13.00	15	37	2
RB Tupac Shakur	6	8	66	11.00	64	23	0
WR David Kleinfeld	5	6	78	15.60	11	23	0
TE Mark Chmura	3	4	8	2.67	0	7	0
RB Heath Sherman	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Jeremy Willie	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	2	9	9.00	8	9	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Guliford	1	0	0
Eddie George	1	0	0
Carlton Gray	0	1	0
Craig Veasley	0	0	1
David LaFleur	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
David Kleinfeld	1	1	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0	0
Jamal Brooks	0	1	0
Saleem Dawson	0	1	0
Aaron Pierce	0	0	1
Keith Hamilton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	3	142	47.3	42.3	58	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	4	175	43.8	37.8	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	2/3	2/2	0/0	43	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	1/4	1/3	0/1	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	4	24	6.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Kleinfeld	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	4	96	24.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Stradford	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Jones	8	2	0.5	35	37
S Kurt Schultz	7	4	1.0	36	36
ILB Joe Cain	6	1	0.0	35	34
CB Carlton Gray	6	0	0.0	19	22
CB Jason Sehorn	6	0	0.0	34	35
DE Chester McGlockton	5	1	0.5	29	27
S John Heeter	5	3	0.0	33	36
DE Ren Hoek	3	2	0.5	19	24
ILB Jerrott Willard	3	2	0.0	18	15
CB Phillippi Sparks	3	1	0.0	34	36
OLB Terry Killens	2	2	0.5	24	22
S Zach Bronson	2	1	0.0	16	14
DT Craig Veasley	2	0	0.0	12	16
DT Bill Goldberg	1	2	0.0	25	22
OLB Bob Joe	1	1	0.0	3	3
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	0	0.0	6	11
DT George Thornton	1	0	0.0	8	11
WR Wayne Campbell	1	0	---	---	---

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Warren Sapp	5	0	0.5	20	23
ILB Al Smith	5	3	0.0	26	27
S Chris Oldham	5	3	0.0	26	30
S Salman Rushdie	4	1	0.0	26	30
DT Sherman Klump	3	1	0.0	15	12
OLB June Buenning	3	0	0.0	16	15
CB Saleem Dawson	3	0	0.0	12	22
DE Jay Williams	2	1	0.5	18	17
OLB John Mobley	2	3	0.0	22	18
DT Keith Hamilton	2	0	0.0	9	11
DE Bryant Young	2	0	0.0	24	23
DE Mark Smith	2	0	0.0	7	10
CB Troy Vincent	1	0	0.0	26	30
QB Kurt Warner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cary Dilfer	1	0	0.0	26	30
S Damon Burgess	0	1	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Kurt Schultz	1.0	0	0	36
DE Chester McGlockton	0.5	1	1	27
OLB Terry Killens	0.5	1	0	22
OLB Robert Jones	0.5	0	1	37
DE Ren Hoek	0.5	0	0	24
DT Bill Goldberg	0.0	1	1	22
ILB Jeff Herrod	0.0	1	0	11
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	0	1	16

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Warren Sapp	0.5	0	0	23
DE Jay Williams	0.5	0	0	17
DE Bryant Young	0.0	1	0	23
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	0	1	13
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carlton Gray	5	0	22
CB Jason Sehorn	4	1	35
ILB Joe Cain	3	2	34
S Kurt Schultz	3	0	36
OLB Robert Jones	2	1	37
CB Phillippi Sparks	2	0	36
S John Heeter	2	0	36
ILB Jeff Herrod	1	0	11
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	24
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	3
ILB Jerrott Willard	1	0	15
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	22

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Salman Rushdie	3	0	0	30
S Chris Oldham	3	0	0	30
CB Saleem Dawson	2	2	0	22
OLB June Buenning	2	0	0	15
CB Troy Vincent	1	1	0	30
ILB Al Smith	1	0	0	27
DT Sherman Klump	1	0	0	12
CB Cary Dilfer	1	0	0	30
OLB Jamal Brooks	0	1	1	7
OLB John Mobley	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Gray	3	8	1	26	0	30
Walter Jones	1	8	0	26	0	30
Lomas Brown	0	4	0	26	1	30
Eric Mahlum	0	4	0	26	0	30
Paul Green	0	1	0	21	0	19
Visanthe Hall	0	1	0	26	0	30

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Duffy	3	9	37	0	38
David Williams	2	4	37	1	38
Jeff Mitchell	1	10	37	0	38
Maxwell Fisher	1	4	37	2	38
Elijah Corbett	1	4	37	0	38
Sebastian Meeker	1	2	21	0	20
Mark Chmura	0	1	32	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Carlton Gray	2	15
David LaFleur	1	15

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terrell Fletcher	3	19
Jeremy Willie	2	11
Aaron Pierce	1	17
Sebastian Meeker	1	13
Damon Burgess	1	10

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Schultz	---	---	36	36	12	84
John Heeter	---	---	33	36	12	81
Jason Sehorn	---	---	34	35	7	76
Joe Cain	---	---	35	34	5	74
Robert Jones	---	---	35	37	2	74
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	34	36	4	74
Chris Gray	26	30	---	---	6	62
Eric Mahlum	26	30	---	---	6	62
Chester McGlockton	---	---	29	27	2	58
Lomas Brown	26	30	---	---	---	56
Ebby Laroush	26	30	---	---	---	56
Carlton Gray	---	---	19	22	15	56
Visanthe Hall	26	30	---	---	---	56
Walter Jones	26	30	---	---	---	56
Bill Goldberg	---	---	25	22	3	50
Gary Brown	13	18	---	---	19	50
Brian Blades	21	26	---	---	1	48
Terry Killens	---	---	24	22	2	48
Ren Hoek	---	---	19	24	4	47
Wayne Campbell	10	19	---	---	16	45
Paul Green	21	19	---	---	4	44
Brett Perriman	16	25	---	---	---	41
Darren Mickell	---	---	18	14	7	39
Zach Bronson	---	---	16	14	6	36
Jerrott Willard	---	---	18	15	1	34
David LaFleur	9	9	---	---	15	33
Eddie George	13	10	---	---	9	32
Craig Veasley	---	---	12	16	2	30
Frank Hartley	13	7	---	---	9	29
Jeff Herrod	---	---	6	11	10	27
Michael Timpson	8	8	---	---	8	24
George Thornton	---	---	8	11	2	21
Bob Joe	---	---	3	3	15	21
Bernie Parmalee	6	7	---	---	6	19
Eric Guliford	0	2	---	---	12	14
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dino Hackett	---	---	3	3	---	6
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brian Habib	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Dahl	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Elijah Corbett	37	38	---	---	8	83
David Williams	37	38	---	---	---	75
Roger Duffy	37	38	---	---	---	75
Kurt Warner	37	38	---	---	---	75
Jeff Mitchell	37	38	---	---	---	75
Maxwell Fisher	37	38	---	---	---	75
Tupac Shakur	31	30	---	---	10	71
Mark Chmura	32	32	---	---	4	68
Cary Dilfer	---	---	26	30	12	68
David Kleinfeld	26	36	---	---	4	66
Chris Oldham	---	---	26	30	9	65
Salman Rushdie	---	---	26	30	7	63
Troy Vincent	---	---	26	30	6	62
Al Smith	---	---	26	27	3	56
Sebastian Meeker	21	20	---	---	13	54
Sean Dawkins	26	25	---	---	---	51
Bryant Young	---	---	24	23	3	50
Warren Sapp	---	---	20	23	1	44
John Mobley	---	---	22	18	3	43
Jay Williams	---	---	18	17	5	40
Aaron Pierce	11	11	---	---	17	39
Saleem Dawson	---	---	12	22	2	36
Matthew Hatchette	14	17	---	---	3	34
June Buenning	---	---	16	15	2	33
Sherman Klump	---	---	15	12	5	32
Jeremy Willie	11	8	---	---	11	30
Wayne Martin	---	---	8	13	4	25
Justin Armour	8	4	---	---	12	24
Damon Burgess	---	---	3	11	10	24
Keith Hamilton	---	---	9	11	2	22
Jamal Brooks	---	---	2	7	13	22
Terrell Fletcher	0	0	---	---	19	19
Mark Smith	---	---	7	10	---	17
Troy Stradford	0	0	---	---	13	13
Heath Sherman	5	7	---	---	---	12
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	9	9
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Drew Brown	0	0	---	---	8	8
Van Diligiro	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dusty Moses	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
William Wallace	---	---	0	1	3	4
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	4	4
T.J. Rubley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Canute Curtis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	14	1.4
Middle	10	20	2.0
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	61	6.8
Middle	19	47	2.5
Right	8	18	2.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	29	14	3	2	3	5	2	0	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	35	26	6	1	0	4	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	8	63	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	26	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	116	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	55	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	42	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	102	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	10	5	1	109	2	25
WR Brian Blades	6	2	1	15	0	26
WR Wayne Campbell	5	2	0	50	1	19
WR Michael Timpson	3	2	1	12	0	8
TE Paul Green	2	2	0	14	0	19
TE David LaFleur	2	1	0	5	0	9

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Dawkins	10	7	91	2	25
RB Tupac Shakur	8	6	66	3	30
WR David Kleinfeld	6	5	78	1	36
TE Mark Chmura	4	3	8	0	32
FB Sebastian Meeker	2	1	7	0	20
WR Matthew Hatchette	2	1	9	0	17
RB Heath Sherman	1	1	-3	0	7
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	-4	0	11
TE Jeremy Willie	1	1	15	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Brown	3	1	0.33	1.38
Eddie George	3	5	1.67	3.08

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	4	7	1.75	3.29
Aaron Pierce	1	0	0.00	1.50
Kurt Warner	1	6	6.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	2	2	11	5.50	7.07

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	1	0	0	0.00	7.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	6	6.00	4.00
TE David LaFleur	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	9.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	5	1
Heath Sherman	1	0
Kurt Warner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	10	8	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	10	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Blades	2	2	0
TE Paul Green	2	2	1
WR Michael Timpson	2	2	1
WR Wayne Campbell	2	1	1
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	0
TE David LaFleur	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tupac Shakur	4	4	2
WR Sean Dawkins	3	2	2
WR David Kleinfeld	1	1	1
TE Jeremy Willie	1	1	1
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (19,000)
End Zone 10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 5,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (12,100)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 8,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (19,000)
End Zone	10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	5,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (12,100)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	8,100 (9,900)