Wild Card Playoff Games, 1998

played in Buffalo, NY

29 degrees, snow, 20 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	6	0	6	-	12
Buffalo Bills	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:50 CIN - Matt Stover 45 field goal
2Q: 10:37 BUF - Wayne Campbell 13 pass from Jake Delhomme (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 07:45 CIN - Matt Stover 47 field goal
4Q: 13:01 CIN - Matt Stover 45 field goal
4Q: 06:01 CIN - Matt Stover 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:50 CIN - Matt Stover 45 field goal
2Q: 10:37 BUF - Wayne Campbell 13 pass from Jake Delhomme (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 07:45 CIN - Matt Stover 47 field goal
4Q: 13:01 CIN - Matt Stover 45 field goal
4Q: 06:01 CIN - Matt Stover 22 field goal

Team Statistics CIN BUF
Record 11-6 8-9
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 296 384
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 4.93 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 191 103
- Rushing Attempts 34 26
- Yards per Rush 5.62 3.96
Net Passing Yards 105 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 14 - 0 38 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 105 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.04 6.85
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 3/3 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 2/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:22 30:38

Team Statistics	CIN	BUF
Record	11-6	8-9
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	296	384
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	4.93	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	191	103
- Rushing Attempts	34	26
- Yards per Rush	5.62	3.96
Net Passing Yards	105	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 14 - 0	38 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	105	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.04	6.85
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	3/3	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	2/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:22	30:38

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:53	3:23	OWN 7	6	19	Punt
1	5:07	5:23	OWN 16	11	56	Field Goal
2	10:30	2:52	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
2	6:03	1:39	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 6	2	3	Half
3	15:00	3:32	OWN 18	6	16	Punt
3	7:26	1:29	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
3	2:40	4:45	OWN 30	10	42	Field Goal
4	10:47	4:54	OWN 30	9	65	Field Goal
4	2:02	0:32	OWN 3	3	7	Punt

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:07	OWN 20	8	40	Punt
1	7:30	2:23	OWN 35	6	17	Punt
2	14:44	4:14	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	7:38	1:35	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	4:24	3:47	OWN 24	7	36	Punt
3	11:28	4:02	OWN 23	9	62	Interception
3	5:57	3:17	OWN 15	6	38	Interception
4	12:55	2:08	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
4	5:53	3:51	OWN 20	8	77	Downs
4	1:30	1:30	OWN 39	7	39	Downs

Game MVP: Matt Stover, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	14	40	2.86	16	2
Tupac Shakur	13	103	7.92	42	2
Kurt Warner	6	51	8.50	18	1
Sebastian Meeker	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eddie George	12	44	3.67	14	1
Curtis Alexander	10	23	2.30	11	1
Jake Delhomme	3	38	12.67	16	2
Wayne Campbell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	26	14	105	0/0	0	21	0	63.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Delhomme	38	22	304	3/23	1	39	2	70.5

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sean Dawkins	4	9	36	9.00	4	13
WR Matthew Hatchette	3	6	30	10.00	10	21
RB Tupac Shakur	2	3	16	8.00	7	9
WR David Kleinfeld	2	3	6	3.00	2	3
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Brett Carolan	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	4	4.00	6	4
WR Tony Simmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	8	13	101	12.63	20	31	0
TE Stephen Alexander	6	10	105	17.50	59	39	0
WR Brian Finneran	4	5	42	10.50	13	26	0
WR Wayne Campbell	3	6	41	13.67	10	22	1
RB Eddie George	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Joaquin Stuckey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dedrick Dodge	1	4	4.00	0
OLB John Mobley	1	23	23.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Flanagan	0	0	1	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jake Delhomme	1	0	0	0
Brian Finneran	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	5	231	46.2	43.8	54	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	5	186	37.2	36.6	43	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	4/4	3/3	0/0	47	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Kleinfeld	3	3	1.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Finneran	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Simmons	1	19	19.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Schultz	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Keith Lyle	8	0	0.0	26	41
ILB Canute Curtis	7	2	1.0	26	41
DE Wayne Martin	6	0	1.0	21	36
OLB John Mobley	5	2	0.0	25	37
S Dedrick Dodge	5	0	0.0	26	41
CB Butler By'not'e	4	1	0.0	14	26
CB Cary Dilfer	3	2	0.0	26	41
DT Warren Sapp	3	0	0.0	18	33
DT Keith Hamilton	2	1	0.0	8	13
DE Bryant Young	2	1	0.0	20	36
CB Lenny McGill	2	1	0.0	26	41
DT Jim Flanagan	1	0	1.0	14	26
OLB William Wallace	1	1	0.0	12	14
DT Sherman Klump	1	1	0.0	8	8

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	9	1	0.0	34	26
S Kurt Schultz	8	0	0.0	34	26
OLB Terry Killens	8	0	0.0	24	24
S Zach Bronson	6	6	0.0	34	26
ILB Stephen Boyd	3	1	0.0	10	4
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	0.0	21	20
DT Bill Goldberg	2	1	0.0	30	18
OLB Bob Joe	2	1	0.0	12	3
CB Jason Sehorn	2	1	0.0	32	25
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	3	0.0	34	26
S Erik McMillan	1	0	0.0	6	3
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ren Hoek	1	0	0.0	12	16
RB Eddie George	1	0	---	---	---
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	1	0	0.0	16	15
DE Carl Powell	1	0	0.0	22	10
ILB Joe Cain	0	1	0.0	8	9
OLB Barry Minter	0	1	0.0	21	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wayne Martin	1.0	0	1	0	36
DT Jim Flanagan	1.0	0	0	0	26
ILB Canute Curtis	1.0	0	0	0	41
DT Warren Sapp	0.0	1	2	1	33
DT Sherman Klump	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Bryant Young	0.0	0	2	0	36

Buffalo	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Terry Killens	2	0	0	24
DT Bill Goldberg	1	1	1	18
DT Craig Veasley	0	1	0	19
DE Ren Hoek	0	1	0	16
OLB Barry Minter	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Keith Lyle	5	1	0	41
OLB John Mobley	4	0	1	37
CB Butler By'not'e	3	0	0	26
ILB Canute Curtis	2	1	0	41
S Dedrick Dodge	2	0	1	41
CB Lenny McGill	2	0	0	41
CB Cary Dilfer	1	2	0	41
DE Wayne Martin	1	0	0	36
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	0	5
DE Bryant Young	1	0	0	36

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Eric Hill	4	0	26
CB Carlton Gray	3	0	20
OLB Terry Killens	2	1	24
CB Phillippi Sparks	1	1	26
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	26
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	3
CB Jason Sehorn	1	0	25
ILB Stephen Boyd	1	0	4
DE Israel Ifeanyichukwu	0	1	15
S Zach Bronson	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Aaron Taylor	3	7	0	34	26
Tra Thomas	3	3	1	34	26
Jeff Mitchell	2	7	0	34	26
David Williams	1	4	0	34	26
Rufus Hanshew	0	3	0	34	26
Sebastian Meeker	0	2	0	26	17
Brett Carolan	0	1	0	9	12
Mel McCarthy	0	1	0	5	3

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Gray	2	3	0	26	0	41
Walter Jones	1	6	1	26	1	41
Stephen Alexander	1	1	0	23	0	37
Brian Habib	0	6	0	26	2	41
Visanthe Hall	0	4	0	26	0	41
Bob Dahl	0	3	0	26	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Sebastian Meeker	2	9
Butler By'not'e	1	22
Van Diligiro	1	9
Mel McCarthy	1	8

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Schultz	1	21
Rodney Thomas	1	17
Carlton Gray	1	16
Wayne Campbell	1	7

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aaron Taylor	34	26	---	---	9	69
Rufus Hanshew	34	26	---	---	9	69
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	26	41	1	68
Lenny McGill	---	---	26	41	1	68
Keith Lyle	---	---	26	41	---	67
Canute Curtis	---	---	26	41	---	67
Cary Dilfer	---	---	26	41	---	67
Butler By'not'e	---	---	14	26	22	62
John Mobley	---	---	25	37	---	62
David Williams	34	26	---	---	---	60
Kurt Warner	34	26	---	---	---	60
Jeff Mitchell	34	26	---	---	---	60
Tra Thomas	34	26	---	---	---	60
Wayne Martin	---	---	21	36	---	57
Bryant Young	---	---	20	36	---	56
Aaron Pierce	26	16	---	---	13	55
Warren Sapp	---	---	18	33	1	52
Sebastian Meeker	26	17	---	---	9	52
Sean Dawkins	30	18	---	---	---	48
David Kleinfeld	25	13	---	---	6	44
Jim Flanagan	---	---	14	26	2	42
Brett Carolan	9	12	---	---	16	37
Matthew Hatchette	9	15	---	---	11	35
Tupac Shakur	17	15	---	---	1	33
William Wallace	---	---	12	14	4	30
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	17	10	---	---	---	27
Keith Hamilton	---	---	8	13	---	21
Jamal Brooks	---	---	1	5	13	19
Sherman Klump	---	---	8	8	3	19
Harold Shaw	0	0	---	---	19	19
Jay Williams	---	---	5	5	8	18
Tony Simmons	6	10	---	---	2	18
Mel McCarthy	5	3	---	---	8	16
Justin Armour	0	1	---	---	13	14
Damon Burgess	---	---	4	2	6	12
Mark Smith	---	---	6	5	---	11
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	9	9
Van Diligiro	0	0	---	---	9	9
Maxwell Fisher	0	0	---	---	9	9
Raymond Austin	---	---	0	0	7	7
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	5	5
Frankie Thorp	0	0	---	---	4	4
Clyde Bernard	---	---	0	0	2	2
T.J. Rubley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Armon Williams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kurt Schultz	---	---	34	26	21	81
Chris Gray	26	41	---	---	5	72
Brian Habib	26	41	---	---	---	67
Bob Dahl	26	41	---	---	---	67
Visanthe Hall	26	41	---	---	---	67
Jake Delhomme	26	41	---	---	---	67
Walter Jones	26	41	---	---	---	67
Stephen Alexander	23	37	---	---	5	65
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	34	26	4	64
Eric Hill	---	---	34	26	4	64
Zach Bronson	---	---	34	26	4	64
Jason Sehorn	---	---	32	25	6	63
Wayne Campbell	20	35	---	---	7	62
Bill Goldberg	---	---	30	18	10	58
Carlton Gray	---	---	21	20	16	57
Brett Perriman	21	30	---	---	1	52
Terry Killens	---	---	24	24	4	52
Brian Finneran	12	25	---	---	12	49
Ben Coates	17	21	---	---	5	43
Craig Veasley	---	---	22	19	1	42
Barry Minter	---	---	21	15	4	40
Eddie George	15	25	---	---	---	40
Israel Ifeanyichukwu	---	---	16	15	4	35
Ren Hoek	---	---	12	16	5	33
Carl Powell	---	---	22	10	1	33
Bob Joe	---	---	12	3	14	29
Curtis Alexander	11	16	---	---	---	27
Joe Cain	---	---	8	9	7	24
Joaquin Stuckey	4	10	---	---	9	23
John Heeter	---	---	2	1	17	20
David LaFleur	3	4	---	---	12	19
Rodney Thomas	1	0	---	---	17	18
Stephen Boyd	---	---	10	4	---	14
Donnie McQuilken	3	2	---	---	7	12
Erik McMillan	---	---	6	3	1	10
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ian Beckles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	2	2
Leon Bender	---	---	0	0	1	1
Ebby Laroush	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul Green	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Martin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Conrad	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	27	154	5.7
Right	4	33	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	7	14	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	26	14	1	1	0	4	4	1	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Delhomme	38	22	5	1	1	4	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	39	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	53	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	145	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	106	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	53	8.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Dawkins	9	4	36	0	18
WR Matthew Hatchette	6	3	30	1	15
RB Tupac Shakur	3	2	16	0	15
WR David Kleinfeld	3	2	6	0	13
TE Brett Carolan	2	1	10	0	12
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	3	0	16
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	4	0	17
WR Tony Simmons	1	0	0	0	10

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	13	8	0	101	1	30
TE Stephen Alexander	10	6	0	105	2	37
WR Wayne Campbell	6	3	0	41	1	35
WR Brian Finneran	5	4	0	42	1	25
RB Eddie George	2	1	1	15	0	25
WR Joaquin Stuckey	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	1	6	6.00	8.50

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	2	2	1.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	2	0	0	0.00	4.04

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Delhomme	8	4	25	3.13	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	2	0	0	0.00	4.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Campbell	4	2	19	4.75	6.83
WR Brian Finneran	2	2	6	3.00	8.40
WR Brett Perriman	1	0	0	0.00	7.77
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	2	1
Kurt Warner	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	13	8	5

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Delhomme	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Dawkins	4	2	1
WR Matthew Hatchette	3	2	1
RB Tupac Shakur	2	2	2
WR David Kleinfeld	2	1	0
TE Brett Carolan	1	1	1
WR Tony Simmons	1	0	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Stephen Alexander	5	4	3
WR Wayne Campbell	4	2	2
WR Brett Perriman	3	2	2
WR Brian Finneran	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)