Week 3, 1997

played in Cincinnati, OH

51 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Buffalo Bills3730-13
Cincinnati Bengals71070-24

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)

Team StatisticsBUFCIN
Record0-32-1
First Downs1221
- by Rushing38
- by Passing912
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards257368
- Offensive Plays5675
- Yards per Play4.594.91
Net Rushing Yards58124
- Rushing Attempts2637
- Yards per Rush2.233.35
Net Passing Yards199244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt29 - 14 - 135 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards205267
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/63/23
- Yards per Pass Play6.636.42
Fumbles/Lost2/22/1
3rd Down Conversions4/139/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.59.3
4th Down Conversions1/30/0
Penalties/Yards3/203/20
Punt Returns/Yards4/242/15
Kick Returns/Yards4/961/18
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 37
Time of Possession23:4136:19

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:332:37OPP 49524Field Goal
14:536:01OWN 311150Missed FG
28:593:13OWN 32668Touchdown
21:571:20OWN 2036Punt
313:004:14OWN 38736Field Goal
36:042:31OWN 3634Punt
30:070:07OWN 3413Fumble
412:021:03OWN 2039Punt
46:401:31OWN 21514Downs
42:451:07OWN 41816Downs
40:590:50OWN 19422Interception
Cincinnati Bengals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:27OWN 203-12Punt
110:566:03OWN 201280Touchdown
213:524:53OWN 26947Field Goal
25:463:49OWN 301070Touchdown
20:370:37OWN 433-11Punt
314:521:52OPP 3332Missed FG
38:462:42OWN 20780Touchdown
33:333:26OWN 2620Punt
415:002:58OPP 37731Missed FG
410:594:19OWN 33856Fumble
45:092:24OPP 3531Missed FG
41:380:39OWN 4331Punt
40:090:09501-2Game

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gary Brown13181.381010
Eddie George13403.08900
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tupac Shakur28923.292340
Heath Sherman4164.00900
Kurt Warner3134.33901
Aaron Pierce231.50300

Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ebby Laroush29142051/6143168.9
CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kurt Warner35262673/232370114.8

Receiving Statistics

BuffaloCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Brett Perriman51010921.8020430
WR Brian Blades26157.50290
TE Paul Green22147.000110
WR Michael Timpson23126.00060
WR Wayne Campbell255025.0011330
TE David LaFleur1255.00051
CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Sean Dawkins7109113.0015372
RB Tupac Shakur686611.0064230
WR David Kleinfeld567815.6011230
TE Mark Chmura3482.67070
RB Heath Sherman11-3-3.000-30
TE Aaron Pierce11-4-4.000-40
TE Jeremy Willie111515.000150
FB Sebastian Meeker1277.00070
WR Matthew Hatchette1299.00890

Interception Statistics

BuffaloIntsYardsAvgTD
CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Jamal Brooks100.000

Fumble Statistics

BuffaloFumbRecovForceTD
Eric Guliford1000
Eddie George1000
Carlton Gray0100
Craig Veasley0010
David LaFleur0010
CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
David Kleinfeld1100
Tupac Shakur1000
Jamal Brooks0100
Saleem Dawson0100
Aaron Pierce0010
Keith Hamilton0010

Punting Statistics

BuffaloPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Tuten314247.342.3581
CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brad Maynard417543.837.8491

Kicking Statistics

BuffaloFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jason Elam2/32/20/0431/1
CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Beckham1/41/30/1443/3

Punt Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Brown4246.00
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
David Kleinfeld2157.50

Kick Return Statistics

BuffaloRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Guliford49624.00
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Troy Stradford11818.00

Defensive Statistics

BuffaloTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Robert Jones820.53537
S Kurt Schultz741.03636
ILB Joe Cain610.03534
CB Carlton Gray600.01922
CB Jason Sehorn600.03435
DE Chester McGlockton510.52927
S John Heeter530.03336
DE Ren Hoek320.51924
ILB Jerrott Willard320.01815
CB Phillippi Sparks310.03436
OLB Terry Killens220.52422
S Zach Bronson210.01614
DT Craig Veasley200.01216
DT Bill Goldberg120.02522
OLB Bob Joe110.033
ILB Jeff Herrod100.0611
DT George Thornton100.0811
WR Wayne Campbell10---------
CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Warren Sapp500.52023
ILB Al Smith530.02627
S Chris Oldham530.02630
S Salman Rushdie410.02630
DT Sherman Klump310.01512
OLB June Buenning300.01615
CB Saleem Dawson300.01222
DE Jay Williams210.51817
OLB John Mobley230.02218
DT Keith Hamilton200.0911
DE Bryant Young200.02423
DE Mark Smith200.0710
CB Troy Vincent100.02630
QB Kurt Warner10---------
CB Cary Dilfer100.02630
S Damon Burgess010.0311

Pass Rush Statistics

BuffaloSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Kurt Schultz1.000036
DE Chester McGlockton0.501127
OLB Terry Killens0.501022
OLB Robert Jones0.500137
DE Ren Hoek0.500024
DT Bill Goldberg0.001122
ILB Jeff Herrod0.001011
DT Craig Veasley0.000116
CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Warren Sapp0.500023
DE Jay Williams0.500017
DE Bryant Young0.010023
DE Wayne Martin0.001013
DT Keith Hamilton0.001011

Pass Defense Statistics

BuffaloCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Carlton Gray50022
CB Jason Sehorn41035
ILB Joe Cain32034
S Kurt Schultz30036
OLB Robert Jones21037
CB Phillippi Sparks20036
S John Heeter20036
ILB Jeff Herrod10011
DE Ren Hoek10024
OLB Bob Joe1003
ILB Jerrott Willard10015
OLB Terry Killens10022
CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Salman Rushdie30030
S Chris Oldham30030
CB Saleem Dawson22022
OLB June Buenning20015
CB Troy Vincent11030
ILB Al Smith10027
DT Sherman Klump10012
CB Cary Dilfer10030
OLB Jamal Brooks0117
OLB John Mobley01018

Blocking Statistics

BuffaloKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Chris Gray38126030
Walter Jones18026030
Lomas Brown04026130
Eric Mahlum04026030
Paul Green01021019
Visanthe Hall01026030
CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Roger Duffy39037038
David Williams24037138
Jeff Mitchell110037038
Maxwell Fisher14037238
Elijah Corbett14037038
Sebastian Meeker12021020
Mark Chmura01032032

Special Teams Tackles

BuffaloTacklesSTPlays
Carlton Gray215
David LaFleur115
CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Terrell Fletcher319
Jeremy Willie211
Aaron Pierce117
Sebastian Meeker113
Damon Burgess110

Participation

BuffaloRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kurt Schultz------36361284
John Heeter------33361281
Jason Sehorn------3435776
Joe Cain------3534574
Robert Jones------3537274
Phillippi Sparks------3436474
Chris Gray2630------662
Eric Mahlum2630------662
Chester McGlockton------2927258
Lomas Brown2630---------56
Ebby Laroush2630---------56
Carlton Gray------19221556
Visanthe Hall2630---------56
Walter Jones2630---------56
Bill Goldberg------2522350
Gary Brown1318------1950
Brian Blades2126------148
Terry Killens------2422248
Ren Hoek------1924447
Wayne Campbell1019------1645
Paul Green2119------444
Brett Perriman1625---------41
Darren Mickell------1814739
Zach Bronson------1614636
Jerrott Willard------1815134
David LaFleur99------1533
Eddie George1310------932
Craig Veasley------1216230
Frank Hartley137------929
Jeff Herrod------6111027
Michael Timpson88------824
George Thornton------811221
Bob Joe------331521
Bernie Parmalee67------619
Eric Guliford02------1214
Jason Elam00------77
Dino Hackett------33---6
Brian Johnston00------66
Jamie Brown00------66
Jeff Smith00------66
Steve Pelleur00------33
Rick Tuten00------33
Brian Habib00---------0
Bob Dahl00---------0
Jake Delhomme00---------0
CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Elijah Corbett3738------883
David Williams3738---------75
Roger Duffy3738---------75
Kurt Warner3738---------75
Jeff Mitchell3738---------75
Maxwell Fisher3738---------75
Tupac Shakur3130------1071
Mark Chmura3232------468
Cary Dilfer------26301268
David Kleinfeld2636------466
Chris Oldham------2630965
Salman Rushdie------2630763
Troy Vincent------2630662
Al Smith------2627356
Sebastian Meeker2120------1354
Sean Dawkins2625---------51
Bryant Young------2423350
Warren Sapp------2023144
John Mobley------2218343
Jay Williams------1817540
Aaron Pierce1111------1739
Saleem Dawson------1222236
Matthew Hatchette1417------334
June Buenning------1615233
Sherman Klump------1512532
Jeremy Willie118------1130
Wayne Martin------813425
Justin Armour84------1224
Damon Burgess------3111024
Keith Hamilton------911222
Jamal Brooks------271322
Terrell Fletcher00------1919
Mark Smith------710---17
Troy Stradford00------1313
Heath Sherman57---------12
David Beckham00------99
Troy Sadowski00------88
Drew Brown00------88
Van Diligiro00------88
Dusty Moses00------88
Rob Johnson00------44
William Wallace------0134
Brad Maynard00------44
T.J. Rubley00---------0
Canute Curtis------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10141.4
Middle10202.0
Right6244.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9616.8
Middle19472.5
Right8182.3
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ebby Laroush29143235201
CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kurt Warner35266104440

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)88637.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)92262.9
Long (19+ Yds)11411610.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen108555.5
Short (0-8 Yds)1311685.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)63427.0
Long (19+ Yds)6410217.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Brett Perriman1051109225
WR Brian Blades62115026
WR Wayne Campbell52050119
WR Michael Timpson3211208
TE Paul Green22014019
TE David LaFleur210509
CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Sean Dawkins107091225
RB Tupac Shakur86066330
WR David Kleinfeld65078136
TE Mark Chmura4308032
FB Sebastian Meeker2107020
WR Matthew Hatchette2109017
RB Heath Sherman110-307
TE Aaron Pierce110-4011
TE Jeremy Willie1101508

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

BuffaloAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gary Brown310.331.38
Eddie George351.673.08
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tupac Shakur471.753.29
Aaron Pierce100.001.50
Kurt Warner166.004.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ebby Laroush22115.507.07
CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kurt Warner1000.007.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Michael Timpson1166.004.00
TE David LaFleur1155.002.50
CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins1000.009.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

BuffaloRushesConversions
Gary Brown20
CincinnatiRushesConversions
Tupac Shakur51
Heath Sherman10
Kurt Warner11

Third Down Passing Statistics

BuffaloAttCompConversions
Ebby Laroush1084
CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Kurt Warner1097

Third Down Receiving Statistics

BuffaloTargCatchConversions
WR Brian Blades220
TE Paul Green221
WR Michael Timpson221
WR Wayne Campbell211
WR Brett Perriman100
TE David LaFleur111
CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
RB Tupac Shakur442
WR Sean Dawkins322
WR David Kleinfeld111
TE Jeremy Willie111
WR Matthew Hatchette111

SectionAttendance
Stadium52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,800 (19,000)
End Zone10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine5,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats8,900 (12,100)
Club Seats5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes8,100 (9,900)