Week 8, 1997

played in Baltimore, TN

62 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	17	0	0	0	-	17
Baltimore Ravens	3	7	0	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 BAL - Roger Ruzek 25 field goal
2Q: 09:38 CIN - Sean Dawkins 3 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 07:32 BAL - Rick Terry 58 interception return (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CIN - David Beckham 22 field goal
2Q: 01:18 CIN - Justin Armour 22 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 06:26 BAL - Fred Barnett 3 pass from Phil Mickelson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
OT: 12:25 BAL - Stephen Davis 30 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 BAL - Roger Ruzek 25 field goal
2Q: 09:38 CIN - Sean Dawkins 3 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 07:32 BAL - Rick Terry 58 interception return (Roger Ruzek extra point)
2Q: 02:00 CIN - David Beckham 22 field goal
2Q: 01:18 CIN - Justin Armour 22 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 06:26 BAL - Fred Barnett 3 pass from Phil Mickelson (Roger Ruzek extra point)
OT: 12:25 BAL - Stephen Davis 30 run

Team Statistics CIN BAL
Record 2-5 4-4
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 323 270
- Offensive Plays 72 62
- Yards per Play 4.49 4.35
Net Rushing Yards 162 115
- Rushing Attempts 34 31
- Yards per Rush 4.76 3.71
Net Passing Yards 161 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 15 - 1 29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 185 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/19 7/62
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 5/46
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/58
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:08 30:40

Team Statistics	CIN	BAL
Record	2-5	4-4
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	323	270
- Offensive Plays	72	62
- Yards per Play	4.49	4.35
Net Rushing Yards	162	115
- Rushing Attempts	34	31
- Yards per Rush	4.76	3.71
Net Passing Yards	161	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 15 - 1	29 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	185	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/19	7/62
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	5/46
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/58
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:08	30:40

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	1:06	OWN 10	3	-4	Punt
1	10:14	1:04	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	3:55	2:35	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
2	14:46	5:16	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	8:04	0:42	OWN 40	3	10	Interception
2	7:22	2:17	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	4:08	2:15	OWN 35	5	60	Field Goal
2	1:37	0:29	OPP 29	2	29	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	12:13	3:14	OWN 12	6	45	Punt
3	7:12	4:28	OWN 43	7	27	Punt
3	1:14	2:29	OWN 31	6	16	Punt
4	6:19	1:44	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	2:58	1:38	OWN 41	6	13	Punt
OT1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	4	29	Fumble

Baltimore Ravens
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 18	5	12	Punt
1	9:10	5:15	OWN 38	9	54	Field Goal
1	1:20	1:34	OWN 39	4	16	Punt
2	9:30	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	5:05	0:57	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
2	1:53	0:16	OWN 26	1	3	Fumble
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	2	4	Half
3	13:15	1:02	OWN 46	3	-1	Punt
3	8:59	1:47	OWN 20	4	12	Interception
3	2:44	1:30	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	13:45	7:26	OWN 23	16	77	Touchdown
4	4:35	1:37	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 20	3	21	Half
OT1	13:22	1:10	OPP 42	3	42	Touchdown

Game MVP: Michael Barrow, Baltimore Ravens

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	22	70	3.18	19	2
Heath Sherman	6	69	11.50	36	3
Kurt Warner	4	27	6.75	8	0
Sebastian Meeker	2	-4	-2.00	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stephen Davis	19	85	4.47	30	3	1
Rod Brown	9	20	2.22	8	0	0
Phil Mickelson	3	10	3.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	34	15	185	4/24	2	33	1	68.9

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phil Mickelson	29	16	170	2/15	1	27	1	69.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Dawkins	6	9	87	14.50	0	33	1
RB Tupac Shakur	3	4	36	12.00	25	25	0
WR David Kleinfeld	3	9	26	8.67	14	16	0
WR David Lang	1	2	6	6.00	4	6	0
WR Justin Armour	1	2	22	22.00	0	22	1
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Aaron Pierce	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Hugh Vauthier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fred Barnett	7	11	65	9.29	0	18	1
WR Don Beebe	5	10	65	13.00	19	20	0
WR Eddie Vedder	2	4	38	19.00	9	27	0
TE Byron Chamberlain	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Rod Brown	1	2	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB June Buenning	1	6	6.00	0

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Rick Terry	1	58	58.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kurt Warner	1	1	0
David Kleinfeld	1	0	0
Sebastian Meeker	1	0	0
Elijah Corbett	0	1	1
Damon Burgess	0	1	1
Cary Dilfer	0	1	0

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stephen Davis	1	0	0
Kevin Mathis	1	0	0
Michael Barrow	0	1	0
Duncan MacLeod	0	0	1
Jon Livingston	0	0	1
Chris Hayes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	10	380	38.0	27.4	46	1

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Bennett	7	326	46.6	40.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Kleinfeld	4	26	6.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	5	46	9.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Lang	1	21	21.0	0
Damon Burgess	1	26	26.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Mobley	11	3	0.0	27	25
S Damon Burgess	6	1	0.0	30	27
CB Cary Dilfer	5	0	0.0	5	8
DE Jay Williams	4	0	0.5	24	23
ILB Al Smith	3	5	0.0	28	28
DT Warren Sapp	3	0	0.0	20	27
DE Bryant Young	2	1	0.5	25	28
S Chris Oldham	2	3	0.0	29	30
DT Keith Hamilton	2	0	0.0	16	10
OLB Jamal Brooks	2	0	0.0	4	6
DE Mark Smith	1	0	1.0	13	11
CB Troy Vincent	1	1	0.0	28	27
CB Saleem Dawson	1	1	0.0	14	23
CB Armon Williams	1	1	0.0	30	28
OLB June Buenning	1	0	0.0	13	7
OLB William Wallace	1	0	0.0	3	1
TE Jeremy Willie	1	0	---	---	---
S Clarence Thompson	1	0	0.0	8	11
DT Sherman Klump	0	2	0.0	21	18
ILB Canute Curtis	0	1	0.0	3	3

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Michael Barrow	9	6	1.0	32	36
OLB Bryce Paup	5	4	1.0	31	35
DE Duncan MacLeod	5	1	1.0	21	28
S Louis Oliver	5	2	0.5	34	38
DE Bobby Hamilton	5	1	0.0	17	17
DT Rueben Davis	5	0	0.0	17	13
CB Kevin Mathis	5	0	0.0	33	36
CB Ray Crockett	3	0	0.0	34	37
CB Butler By'not'e	2	1	0.0	22	23
S Chris Hayes	2	1	0.0	29	38
DT Andre Purvis	1	0	0.5	30	25
OLB Jon Livingston	1	1	0.0	10	12
CB Andy Macdonald	1	1	0.0	7	14
WR Don Beebe	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Winfred Tubbs	1	0	0.0	2	2
DT Rick Terry	1	0	0.0	6	13
DE Chad Brown	0	1	0.0	30	31
ILB Pete Bercich	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mark Smith	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Bryant Young	0.5	1	1	0	28
DE Jay Williams	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Warren Sapp	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Keith Hamilton	0.0	0	0	1	10

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Duncan MacLeod	1.0	2	0	0	28
ILB Michael Barrow	1.0	1	1	0	36
OLB Bryce Paup	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT Andre Purvis	0.5	0	1	0	25
S Louis Oliver	0.5	0	0	0	38
DT Jerry Drake	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Chad Brown	0.0	0	2	1	31
OLB Jon Livingston	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Mobley	6	2	0	25
ILB Al Smith	2	0	0	28
CB Cary Dilfer	2	0	0	8
CB Troy Vincent	1	1	0	27
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	0	6
DE Bryant Young	1	0	0	28
CB Saleem Dawson	1	0	0	23
CB Armon Williams	1	0	0	28
S Damon Burgess	1	0	0	27
S Clarence Thompson	0	1	0	11
OLB June Buenning	0	0	1	7

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Mathis	4	0	0	36
ILB Michael Barrow	3	1	0	36
S Louis Oliver	3	0	0	38
DT Rueben Davis	1	0	0	13
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0	37
OLB Bryce Paup	1	0	0	35
DE Duncan MacLeod	1	0	0	28
DE Bobby Hamilton	1	0	0	17
DT Rick Terry	0	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Mitchell	4	4	34	2	38
Roger Duffy	3	11	34	0	38
David Williams	3	5	34	2	38
Maxwell Fisher	3	5	34	0	38
Aaron Pierce	1	1	25	0	23
Jeremy Willie	0	2	11	0	12
Hugh Vauthier	0	1	7	0	6
Elijah Corbett	0	1	34	0	38

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marcus Spears	3	6	0	31	1	31
Will Shields	1	8	0	31	0	31
Robbie Tobeck	1	5	1	31	1	31
Orlando Pace	1	5	0	31	0	31
Greg Lewis	1	2	0	10	0	12
Dave Wohlabaugh	0	2	0	31	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terrell Fletcher	3	26
Jeremy Willie	1	19
David Lang	1	16
Elijah Corbett	1	11
Aaron Pierce	1	8

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Butler By'not'e	2	17
Chris Hayes	2	17
Stephen Davis	1	27
Byron Chamberlain	1	16

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Duffy	34	38	---	---	11	83
Elijah Corbett	34	38	---	---	11	83
David Williams	34	38	---	---	---	72
Kurt Warner	34	38	---	---	---	72
Jeff Mitchell	34	38	---	---	---	72
Maxwell Fisher	34	38	---	---	---	72
David Kleinfeld	27	29	---	---	7	63
Damon Burgess	---	---	30	27	6	63
Bryant Young	---	---	25	28	8	61
Chris Oldham	---	---	29	30	1	60
Armon Williams	---	---	30	28	1	59
Al Smith	---	---	28	28	1	57
Tupac Shakur	25	29	---	---	3	57
Aaron Pierce	25	23	---	---	8	56
Troy Vincent	---	---	28	27	1	56
John Mobley	---	---	27	25	3	55
Sean Dawkins	26	25	---	---	---	51
Jay Williams	---	---	24	23	1	48
Sebastian Meeker	19	16	---	---	13	48
Warren Sapp	---	---	20	27	---	47
Sherman Klump	---	---	21	18	8	47
Jeremy Willie	11	12	---	---	19	42
Saleem Dawson	---	---	14	23	1	38
Matthew Hatchette	13	25	---	---	---	38
Jamal Brooks	---	---	4	6	23	33
Hugh Vauthier	7	6	---	---	19	32
Cary Dilfer	---	---	5	8	17	30
Clarence Thompson	---	---	8	11	9	28
Keith Hamilton	---	---	16	10	1	27
Justin Armour	8	14	---	---	5	27
Terrell Fletcher	0	0	---	---	26	26
Mark Smith	---	---	13	11	---	24
William Wallace	---	---	3	1	19	23
David Lang	1	3	---	---	16	20
June Buenning	---	---	13	7	---	20
Heath Sherman	8	7	---	---	---	15
Canute Curtis	---	---	3	3	7	13
Troy Stradford	0	1	---	---	10	11
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Drew Brown	0	0	---	---	11	11
Van Diligiro	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	10	10
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	5	5
Clyde Bernard	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	1	1
T.J. Rubley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Mathis	---	---	33	36	19	88
Chris Hayes	---	---	29	38	17	84
Louis Oliver	---	---	34	38	11	83
Michael Barrow	---	---	32	36	5	73
Ray Crockett	---	---	34	37	1	72
Will Shields	31	31	---	---	8	70
Stephen Davis	22	21	---	---	27	70
Byron Chamberlain	29	23	---	---	16	68
Bryce Paup	---	---	31	35	1	67
Eddie Vedder	23	23	---	---	18	64
Chad Brown	---	---	30	31	3	64
Phil Mickelson	31	31	---	---	---	62
Robbie Tobeck	31	31	---	---	---	62
Marcus Spears	31	31	---	---	---	62
Butler By'not'e	---	---	22	23	17	62
Dave Wohlabaugh	31	31	---	---	---	62
Orlando Pace	31	31	---	---	---	62
Andre Purvis	---	---	30	25	3	58
Fred Barnett	27	28	---	---	---	55
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	21	28	2	51
Andy Macdonald	---	---	7	14	29	50
Don Beebe	21	26	---	---	1	48
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	17	17	8	42
Greg Lewis	10	12	---	---	17	39
Jerry Drake	---	---	11	13	9	33
Rueben Davis	---	---	17	13	1	31
Pete Bercich	---	---	6	6	13	25
Rick Terry	---	---	6	13	5	24
Jon Livingston	---	---	10	12	1	23
Jerald Sowell	3	6	---	---	11	20
James Roe	3	4	---	---	10	17
Rod Brown	9	7	---	---	---	16
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	2	2	9	13
Pete Chryplewicz	8	5	---	---	---	13
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Buckey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jon Clark	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ron Newsome	0	0	---	---	8	8
Darren Bennett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	6	6
Twan Russell	---	---	2	1	---	3
Ty Detmer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Randall Cunningham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kevin Fagan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	25	114	4.6
Right	2	36	18.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	25	101	4.0
Right	6	14	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	34	15	4	2	6	1	5	1	1

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phil Mickelson	29	16	2	2	3	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	34	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	45	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	85	12.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	45	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	123	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Dawkins	9	6	0	87	2	25
WR David Kleinfeld	9	3	2	26	0	29
RB Tupac Shakur	4	3	1	36	1	29
WR Matthew Hatchette	4	1	1	8	0	25
TE Aaron Pierce	3	0	2	0	0	23
WR David Lang	2	1	0	6	0	3
WR Justin Armour	2	1	0	22	1	14
FB Hugh Vauthier	1	0	0	0	0	6

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Barnett	11	7	2	65	0	28
WR Don Beebe	10	5	1	65	1	26
WR Eddie Vedder	4	2	0	38	1	23
TE Byron Chamberlain	2	1	0	3	0	23
RB Rod Brown	2	1	0	-1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	5	-3	-0.60	3.18

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stephen Davis	1	0	0.00	4.47
Rod Brown	1	0	0.00	2.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	3	2	11	3.67	5.44

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phil Mickelson	4	3	6	1.50	5.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	2	1	3	1.50	9.67
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	8	8.00	2.00

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Barnett	2	2	7	3.50	5.91
RB Rod Brown	2	1	-1	-0.50	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Kurt Warner	2	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	1	0
Stephen Davis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	13	6	5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phil Mickelson	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Dawkins	4	3	3
WR David Lang	2	1	0
TE Aaron Pierce	2	0	0
RB Tupac Shakur	2	2	2
WR David Kleinfeld	2	0	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	0	0

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Beebe	6	2	1
WR Fred Barnett	2	1	1
WR Eddie Vedder	2	2	2
TE Byron Chamberlain	1	1	0
RB Rod Brown	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)