Week 12, 1997

played in Minnesota, MN

16 degrees, snow, 8 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	7	10	-	24
Minnesota Vikings	0	13	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 CIN - Tupac Shakur 1 run (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Jason Hanson 42 field goal
2Q: 05:04 MIN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
2Q: 00:23 MIN - Reggie Barlow 4 pass from Alan Rodgers (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 06:18 CIN - Sean Dawkins 67 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 02:08 CIN - David Beckham 32 field goal
4Q: 01:07 CIN - David Kleinfeld 13 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 CIN - Tupac Shakur 1 run (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Jason Hanson 42 field goal
2Q: 05:04 MIN - Jason Hanson 35 field goal
2Q: 00:23 MIN - Reggie Barlow 4 pass from Alan Rodgers (Jason Hanson extra point)
3Q: 06:18 CIN - Sean Dawkins 67 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 02:08 CIN - David Beckham 32 field goal
4Q: 01:07 CIN - David Kleinfeld 13 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)

Team Statistics CIN MIN
Record 5-6 4-7
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 261 328
- Offensive Plays 65 78
- Yards per Play 4.02 4.21
Net Rushing Yards 51 65
- Rushing Attempts 31 19
- Yards per Rush 1.65 3.42
Net Passing Yards 210 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 1 54 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 216 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 6.18 4.46
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/13 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:27 29:33

Team Statistics	CIN	MIN
Record	5-6	4-7
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	261	328
- Offensive Plays	65	78
- Yards per Play	4.02	4.21
Net Rushing Yards	51	65
- Rushing Attempts	31	19
- Yards per Rush	1.65	3.42
Net Passing Yards	210	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 1	54 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	216	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	6.18	4.46
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/13	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:27	29:33

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	7:00	1:39	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
1	3:25	0:47	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	14:53	2:43	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	10:37	3:40	OWN 20	8	49	Missed FG
2	4:58	2:31	OWN 28	3	-2	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	13:14	1:05	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	10:26	1:00	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
3	6:18	0:18	OWN 33	1	67	Touchdown
3	3:32	1:15	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
3	0:51	3:38	OWN 20	10	50	Missed FG
4	9:56	4:26	OWN 44	7	27	Missed FG
4	5:17	1:02	OPP 28	3	-4	Interception
4	2:31	0:29	OPP 18	3	3	Field Goal
4	1:30	0:30	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	3:08	OWN 28	5	36	Punt
1	5:21	1:56	OWN 33	5	21	Punt
1	2:38	2:45	OWN 46	6	29	Field Goal
2	12:10	1:33	OWN 37	4	12	Punt
2	6:57	1:59	OWN 38	4	44	Field Goal
2	2:27	2:10	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	12:09	1:43	OWN 35	5	13	Punt
3	9:26	3:08	OWN 38	7	29	Fumble
3	6:00	2:28	OWN 15	6	18	Punt
3	2:17	1:26	OWN 43	4	11	Punt
4	12:13	2:17	OWN 37	4	1	Interception
4	5:30	0:13	OWN 36	1	-8	Fumble
4	4:15	1:44	OWN 17	5	11	Interception
4	2:02	0:32	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	6	29	Game

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	19	2	0.11	20	2	1
Kurt Warner	7	47	6.71	11	3	0
Heath Sherman	5	2	0.40	3	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chad Graham	10	25	2.50	9
Lorenzo White	5	13	2.60	5
Alan Rodgers	4	27	6.75	8

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	33	18	216	1/6	2	67	1	82.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Rodgers	54	26	294	5/31	1	46	2	55.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Kleinfeld	6	11	86	14.33	48	33	1
WR Sean Dawkins	4	8	73	18.25	29	67	1
WR Matthew Hatchette	3	5	44	14.67	6	22	0
RB Heath Sherman	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR David Lang	2	5	9	4.50	4	6	0
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Tupac Shakur	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Glenn	9	14	151	16.78	52	46	0
WR O.J. McDuffie	5	14	64	12.80	7	31	0
WR Reggie Barlow	4	9	24	6.00	4	13	1
TE Ben Coates	3	5	9	3.00	0	11	0
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	22	11.00	0	17	0
RB Chad Graham	2	4	17	8.50	16	18	0
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
RB Lorenzo White	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Troy Vincent	1	4	4.00	0
CB Saleem Dawson	1	22	22.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S John Lynch	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tupac Shakur	1	0	0
Keith Hamilton	0	1	0
Warren Sapp	0	1	0
Jeremy Willie	0	1	0
Jay Williams	0	0	1
Mark Smith	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alan Rodgers	2	0	0	0
John Lynch	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	7	331	47.3	43.4	61	0

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitch Berger	7	305	43.6	36.1	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	1/4	0/3	0/0	32	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Hanson	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Kleinfeld	1	12	12.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo White	2	21	10.5	0
Reggie Barlow	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Lang	1	18	18.0	0
Damon Burgess	1	19	19.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo White	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Damon Burgess	7	0	1.0	19	58
ILB Al Smith	7	4	0.0	17	54
S Chris Oldham	5	1	0.0	18	57
CB Saleem Dawson	5	1	0.0	11	42
DT Warren Sapp	4	2	0.0	18	55
OLB John Mobley	4	0	0.0	18	52
DE Jay Williams	3	1	1.0	17	44
CB Cary Dilfer	3	2	0.5	18	58
CB Troy Vincent	3	1	0.5	19	56
OLB June Buenning	2	1	0.0	6	12
S Clarence Thompson	2	0	0.0	4	26
DT Keith Hamilton	1	2	1.0	14	25
DE Mark Smith	1	1	1.0	14	44
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	---	---	---
OLB William Wallace	1	0	0.0	1	5
ILB Canute Curtis	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Armon Williams	0	1	0.0	3	10

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S John Lynch	8	2	0.0	31	34
ILB James Darling	6	0	0.0	26	28
CB Darren Anderson	5	1	0.0	21	24
DE Robert Porcher	4	0	0.0	17	17
S Devin Bush	4	0	0.0	31	34
OLB Frank Slade	3	1	1.0	26	30
CB George McCullough	3	2	0.0	31	34
CB Eric Allen	3	1	0.0	30	34
OLB Henri Crockett	3	1	0.0	27	28
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0.0	10	10
WR O.J. McDuffie	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shannon Briggs	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Dan Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	22	25
S Willie Kramer	1	0	0.0	5	4
WR Reggie Barlow	1	0	---	---	---
DE La'roi Glover	1	0	0.0	25	20
DT Matt Keneley	1	0	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jay Williams	1.0	1	3	44
DE Mark Smith	1.0	0	2	44
DT Keith Hamilton	1.0	0	0	25
S Damon Burgess	1.0	0	0	58
CB Troy Vincent	0.5	0	0	56
CB Cary Dilfer	0.5	0	0	58

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Frank Slade	1.0	0	2	1	30
DE La'roi Glover	0.0	0	3	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Damon Burgess	4	1	0	58
CB Saleem Dawson	4	0	1	42
S Chris Oldham	4	0	0	57
CB Troy Vincent	3	3	1	56
ILB Al Smith	3	0	0	54
CB Cary Dilfer	2	2	0	58
OLB June Buenning	2	0	0	12
S Clarence Thompson	2	0	0	26
OLB John Mobley	1	1	0	52
DE Jay Williams	1	0	0	44
OLB Jamal Brooks	0	1	0	7

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Allen	3	1	0	34
ILB James Darling	3	0	0	28
S Devin Bush	2	2	0	34
S John Lynch	2	0	1	34
OLB Henri Crockett	2	0	0	28
CB George McCullough	2	0	0	34
CB Darren Anderson	1	1	0	24
S Willie Kramer	1	1	0	4
ILB Tracy Simien	1	0	0	10
DE Robert Porcher	1	0	0	17
DE Donte Rocco	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Mitchell	2	6	31	0	34
David Williams	0	6	31	0	34
Elijah Corbett	0	5	31	1	34
Mike Keim	0	3	31	0	34
Roger Duffy	0	2	31	0	34
Jeremy Willie	0	1	21	0	15
Hugh Vauthier	0	1	8	0	6

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cory Raymer	2	5	19	2	59
Tony Boselli	1	3	19	2	59
Anthony Redmon	1	3	19	1	59
Chris Dishman	1	3	19	0	59
Antone Davis	0	1	19	0	59

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
William Wallace	3	12
Sebastian Meeker	1	22
Tupac Shakur	1	14
Van Diligiro	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Darren Anderson	1	33
Ken Dilger	1	15
Erik Baerg	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Damon Burgess	---	---	19	58	6	83
Cary Dilfer	---	---	18	58	4	80
Chris Oldham	---	---	18	57	2	77
Troy Vincent	---	---	19	56	2	77
Elijah Corbett	31	34	---	---	11	76
Warren Sapp	---	---	18	55	2	75
Al Smith	---	---	17	54	1	72
John Mobley	---	---	18	52	1	71
David Kleinfeld	29	29	---	---	10	68
David Williams	31	34	---	---	---	65
Roger Duffy	31	34	---	---	---	65
Mike Keim	31	34	---	---	---	65
Kurt Warner	31	34	---	---	---	65
Jeff Mitchell	31	34	---	---	---	65
Jay Williams	---	---	17	44	3	64
Mark Smith	---	---	14	44	4	62
Tupac Shakur	23	23	---	---	14	60
Matthew Hatchette	17	26	---	---	16	59
Saleem Dawson	---	---	11	42	2	55
Sebastian Meeker	15	12	---	---	22	49
Sean Dawkins	24	24	---	---	---	48
Jeremy Willie	21	15	---	---	8	44
Keith Hamilton	---	---	14	25	4	43
Clarence Thompson	---	---	4	26	11	41
David Lang	5	18	---	---	14	37
Terrell Fletcher	5	5	---	---	26	36
Hugh Vauthier	8	6	---	---	15	29
Armon Williams	---	---	3	10	14	27
Willie Oshodin	---	---	2	15	8	25
Jamal Brooks	---	---	1	7	17	25
Wayne Martin	---	---	5	15	2	22
June Buenning	---	---	6	12	4	22
Heath Sherman	8	12	---	---	---	20
William Wallace	---	---	1	5	12	18
Shaquille Curtis	---	---	3	12	---	15
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	11	11
Van Diligiro	0	0	---	---	11	11
Dusty Moses	0	0	---	---	11	11
Maxwell Fisher	0	0	---	---	11	11
Canute Curtis	---	---	1	2	8	11
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Clyde Bernard	---	---	0	0	7	7
Reinard Wilson	---	---	0	0	5	5
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
T.J. Rubley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Dishman	19	59	---	---	9	87
George McCullough	---	---	31	34	20	85
Antone Davis	19	59	---	---	---	78
Darren Anderson	---	---	21	24	33	78
Anthony Redmon	19	59	---	---	---	78
Tony Boselli	19	59	---	---	---	78
Cory Raymer	19	59	---	---	---	78
Alan Rodgers	19	59	---	---	---	78
Eric Allen	---	---	30	34	10	74
O.J. McDuffie	17	51	---	---	2	70
John Lynch	---	---	31	34	5	70
Terry Glenn	17	53	---	---	---	70
Devin Bush	---	---	31	34	4	69
Chad Graham	12	33	---	---	24	69
James Darling	---	---	26	28	15	69
Ben Coates	13	49	---	---	2	64
Frank Slade	---	---	26	30	3	59
Henri Crockett	---	---	27	28	4	59
Donte Rocco	---	---	20	31	7	58
Reggie Barlow	12	42	---	---	1	55
Dan Wilkinson	---	---	22	25	2	49
La'roi Glover	---	---	25	20	2	47
Lorenzo White	7	26	---	---	11	44
George Irwin	8	18	---	---	18	44
Robert Porcher	---	---	17	17	9	43
Charles Johnson	3	11	---	---	14	28
Tracy Simien	---	---	10	10	5	25
Willie Kramer	---	---	5	4	15	24
Ken Dilger	5	4	---	---	15	24
Darion Conner	---	---	3	5	12	20
Matt Keneley	---	---	9	9	2	20
Qadry Ismail	1	6	---	---	11	18
Shannon Briggs	---	---	7	7	---	14
James Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chuck Belin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Erik Baerg	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chester Hallen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Slutzker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Berger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jason Hanson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chidi Ahanotu	---	---	0	0	4	4
Derrick Harris	0	2	---	---	1	3
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Cody Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Crews	---	---	0	0	---	0
Aaron Hastings	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-25	-3.6
Middle	13	77	5.9
Right	10	1	0.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	33	18	4	2	1	6	5	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Rodgers	54	26	4	5	5	8	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	32	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	89	9.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	6	65	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	108	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Kleinfeld	11	6	1	86	2	29
WR Sean Dawkins	8	4	0	73	1	24
WR David Lang	5	2	0	9	0	18
WR Matthew Hatchette	5	3	0	44	1	26
RB Heath Sherman	2	2	0	2	0	12
RB Tupac Shakur	1	0	0	0	0	23
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	0	2	0	12

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR O.J. McDuffie	14	5	1	64	1	51
WR Terry Glenn	14	9	1	151	3	53
WR Reggie Barlow	9	4	1	24	0	42
TE Ben Coates	5	3	0	9	0	49
RB Chad Graham	4	2	0	17	0	33
RB Lorenzo White	3	0	2	0	0	26
WR Qadry Ismail	2	2	0	22	0	6
FB Derrick Harris	1	1	0	7	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	3	3	1.00	0.11
Heath Sherman	1	3	3.00	0.40

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	4	2	16	4.00	6.55

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Rodgers	3	2	3	1.00	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR David Lang	1	1	3	3.00	1.80
RB Tupac Shakur	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	9.13
WR David Kleinfeld	1	1	13	13.00	7.82

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	1	-1	-0.50	4.57
WR Reggie Barlow	1	1	4	4.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Kurt Warner	3	1
Tupac Shakur	2	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Rodgers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	12	6	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Rodgers	14	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Dawkins	3	0	0
WR David Kleinfeld	3	2	2
WR Matthew Hatchette	3	2	1
WR David Lang	2	1	0
RB Heath Sherman	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terry Glenn	5	3	2
WR Reggie Barlow	4	2	1
WR O.J. McDuffie	2	0	0
RB Lorenzo White	1	0	0
TE Ben Coates	1	1	1
WR Qadry Ismail	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,400 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (15,200)
End Zone 7,400 (11,000)
Mezzanine 5,400 (6,300)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (9,700)
Club Seats 15,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,400 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (15,200)
End Zone	7,400 (11,000)
Mezzanine	5,400 (6,300)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (9,700)
Club Seats	15,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,100 (9,900)