Week 3, 2006

played in Buffalo, NY

64 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	10	-	10
Buffalo Bills	7	14	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 BUF - Eric Johnson 12 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 10:34 BUF - Joe Jurevicius 11 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 02:26 BUF - Willis McGahee 2 run (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 02:33 BUF - T.J. Housmandzadeh 2 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 13:29 BUF - Nick Novak 35 field goal
4Q: 08:25 CIN - Paul Ernster 29 field goal
4Q: 03:06 CIN - Johnny Wilkinson 9 run (Paul Ernster extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:05 BUF - Eric Johnson 12 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 10:34 BUF - Joe Jurevicius 11 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 02:26 BUF - Willis McGahee 2 run (Nick Novak extra point)
3Q: 02:33 BUF - T.J. Housmandzadeh 2 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
4Q: 13:29 BUF - Nick Novak 35 field goal
4Q: 08:25 CIN - Paul Ernster 29 field goal
4Q: 03:06 CIN - Johnny Wilkinson 9 run (Paul Ernster extra point)

Team Statistics CIN BUF
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 344 299
- Offensive Plays 67 66
- Yards per Play 5.13 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 164 98
- Rushing Attempts 34 29
- Yards per Rush 4.82 3.38
Net Passing Yards 180 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 14 - 2 37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 201
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.45 5.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/61 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 5/67
Kick Returns/Yards 3/84 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 40
Time of Possession 30:28 29:32

Team Statistics	CIN	BUF
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	344	299
- Offensive Plays	67	66
- Yards per Play	5.13	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	164	98
- Rushing Attempts	34	29
- Yards per Rush	4.82	3.38
Net Passing Yards	180	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 14 - 2	37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	184	201
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.45	5.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/61	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	5/67
Kick Returns/Yards	3/84	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 40
Time of Possession	30:28	29:32

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	9:56	5:36	OWN 25	10	40	Punt
1	1:06	1:58	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	10:26	2:18	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
2	6:44	1:47	OWN 33	5	11	Punt
2	3:49	0:34	OWN 2	2	15	Fumble
2	2:15	0:58	OWN 37	3	3	Interception
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 2	2	13	Half
3	14:01	1:39	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	11:16	2:38	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
3	6:52	1:26	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
3	2:23	0:10	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	13:22	5:05	OWN 25	9	63	Field Goal
4	6:13	3:17	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	2:16	1:22	OWN 20	6	31	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	2:27	OWN 16	6	84	Touchdown
1	4:20	3:14	OWN 20	7	42	Punt
2	14:08	3:42	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
2	8:08	1:24	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
2	4:57	1:08	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	3:15	1:00	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
2	1:17	0:39	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	0:59	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	12:22	1:06	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
3	8:38	1:46	OWN 2	7	22	Punt
3	5:26	3:03	OPP 30	6	30	Touchdown
3	2:13	3:51	OPP 49	8	31	Field Goal
4	8:17	2:04	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	2:56	0:40	OPP 43	3	0	Punt
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 49	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Johnny Wilkinson	20	104	5.20	18	4	1
FB Marc Wicher	9	31	3.44	10	2	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	5	29	5.80	8	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alexis Shepherd	10	76	7.60	17	4	0
RB Willis McGahee	7	9	1.29	7	0	1
QB Eli Manning	7	11	1.57	8	0	0
RB David Kirtman	4	3	0.75	5	0	0
FB Rob Konrad	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	32	14	184	1/4	0	39	2	36.4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	37	23	201	0/0	3	41	0	103.5

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Cecil Martin	4	4	27	6.75	3	15
WR Sam Hurd	4	6	58	14.50	3	19
TE Bo Scaife	3	6	44	14.67	11	27
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	3	42	21.00	5	39
WR Reggie Wayne	1	9	13	13.00	0	13
RB Johnny Wilkinson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Sloan Thomas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ashley Lelie	6	9	31	5.17	18	17	0
TE Eric Johnson	5	8	32	6.40	5	12	1
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	4	5	59	14.75	17	41	1
WR Joe Jurevicius	3	6	25	8.33	0	11	1
WR Brian Finneran	2	2	22	11.00	0	11	0
FB Rob Konrad	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0
WR Jason McAddley	1	2	15	15.00	16	15	0
RB Willis McGahee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB David Kirtman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Zach Bronson	1	8	8.00	0
S Kenoy Kennedy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Sam Hurd	1	0	0	0

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Charlie Anderson	0	1	0	0
S Kenoy Kennedy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Steinhorst	8	337	42.1	31.3	61	3

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	9	441	49.0	42.2	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Ernster	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Bartee	2	1	0.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	5	67	13.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Jones	2	53	26.5	0
William Bartee	1	31	31.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sedric Dodge	7	2	0.0	28	30
ILB Jeb Huckeba	7	2	0.0	28	29
S Kurt Campbell	6	1	0.0	26	36
CB Adam Jones	4	2	0.0	17	30
DE Leroy Conway	3	1	0.0	23	32
ILB Alfred Fincher	3	1	0.0	12	17
DE Greg Ellis	3	0	0.0	25	32
CB Justin Miller	2	2	0.0	29	35
CB Axel Batchelor	2	2	0.0	25	26
DE Dan Cody	2	1	0.0	13	15
CB Marlin Jackson	2	0	0.0	25	33
DT Dusty Dvoracek	1	1	0.0	18	22
DT Jonathan Lewis	1	1	0.0	8	13
WR Reggie Wayne	1	0	---	---	---
DE William Joseph	1	0	0.0	12	11
WR Sam Hurd	1	0	---	---	---
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	1	0	0.0	14	23

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenoy Kennedy	6	3	0.0	27	22
DE Chris Clemons	5	0	0.0	30	23
OLB Julian Peterson	4	1	0.0	31	26
S Benny Sapp	4	1	0.0	28	30
ILB James Darling	3	1	0.0	21	10
DT John Thornton	3	1	0.0	33	31
CB Terrence McGee	3	1	0.0	8	11
OLB Charlie Anderson	3	1	0.0	20	13
CB Karl Paymah	3	1	0.0	18	23
ILB Antony Jordan	3	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Raynoch Thompson	3	0	0.0	10	22
DE Eric Moore	2	0	1.0	24	20
DT Larry Tripplett	2	0	0.0	17	13
S Erik Coleman	2	0	0.0	12	18
S Zach Bronson	1	3	0.0	23	16
CB Fabian Washington	0	2	0.0	32	29
DT Delbert Cowsette	0	1	0.0	20	25
DE Jarret Johnson	0	1	0.0	8	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Ellis	2	0	32
DE Leroy Conway	2	0	32
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	1	0	23
DE William Joseph	0	1	11

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eric Moore	1.0	1	0	20
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	2	1	25
DE Chris Clemons	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kurt Campbell	6	0	36
CB Adam Jones	4	1	30
ILB Jeb Huckeba	3	1	29
CB Marlin Jackson	3	0	33
OLB Sedric Dodge	2	1	30
CB Justin Miller	2	0	35
ILB Alfred Fincher	1	1	17
DE Greg Ellis	1	0	32
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	1	0	23
ILB Howard Hendree	0	1	10
CB William Bartee	0	1	9

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kenoy Kennedy	3	1	1	22
S Benny Sapp	3	1	0	30
ILB Antony Jordan	2	0	0	13
CB Terrence McGee	2	0	0	11
OLB Raynoch Thompson	1	0	0	22
OLB Charlie Anderson	1	0	0	13
S Erik Coleman	1	0	0	18
CB Karl Paymah	1	0	0	23
CB Fabian Washington	0	2	0	29
S Zach Bronson	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Tra Thomas	3	8	34	0	33
C Taylor Whitley	2	9	34	0	33
C Johnathan Crawford	2	6	31	1	28
C Jeff Mitchell	1	2	34	0	33
G Drew Strojny	1	2	31	0	28
TE Cecil Martin	0	1	16	0	19
T Max Starks	0	1	3	0	5

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T John Tait	4	7	29	37
T Michael Roos	3	8	29	37
G Wes Sims	2	4	26	37
C Marco Rivera	0	3	26	37
G Reggie Nelson	0	3	29	37

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Adam Jones	2	26
Alfred Fincher	1	27
Richard Angulo	1	26
Bo Scaife	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Ashley Lelie	2	15
Rob Konrad	1	27
Kirk Morrison	1	26
Willis McGahee	1	14

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Kurt Campbell	---	---	26	36	19	81
T Tra Thomas	34	33	---	---	9	76
C Taylor Whitley	34	33	---	---	9	76
CB Marlin Jackson	---	---	25	33	16	74
TE Bo Scaife	32	30	---	---	11	73
CB Adam Jones	---	---	17	30	26	73
WR Reggie Wayne	34	33	---	---	1	68
C Johnathan Crawford	31	28	---	---	9	68
G Drew Strojny	31	28	---	---	9	68
C Jeff Mitchell	34	33	---	---	---	67
QB Tavaris Jackson	34	33	---	---	---	67
CB Justin Miller	---	---	29	35	1	65
OLB Sedric Dodge	---	---	28	30	1	59
DE Greg Ellis	---	---	25	32	1	58
RB Johnny Wilkinson	24	24	---	---	10	58
ILB Jeb Huckeba	---	---	28	29	1	58
ILB Alfred Fincher	---	---	12	17	27	56
DE Leroy Conway	---	---	23	32	---	55
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	25	26	1	52
DT Dusty Dvoracek	---	---	18	22	10	50
WR Sam Hurd	24	21	---	---	---	45
WR Roscoe Parrish	13	18	---	---	8	39
DE Dan Cody	---	---	13	15	10	38
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	---	---	14	23	1	38
TE Cecil Martin	16	19	---	---	1	36
CB William Bartee	---	---	6	9	18	33
ILB Howard Hendree	---	---	5	10	15	30
WR Sloan Thomas	3	6	---	---	19	28
RB Ladell Betts	0	0	---	---	27	27
TE Richard Angulo	0	0	---	---	26	26
DE William Joseph	---	---	12	11	---	23
DT Jonathan Lewis	---	---	8	13	---	21
FB Jeremi Johnson	14	5	---	---	---	19
FB Marc Wicher	10	9	---	---	---	19
C Jacob Jourden	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Bobby Steinhorst	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Bob Hallen	3	5	---	---	---	8
T Max Starks	3	5	---	---	---	8
CB Mike Brown	---	---	3	2	---	5
OLB Lester Towns	---	---	2	2	---	4
K Paul Ernster	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Kurt Warner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G David Baas	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Calvin Armstrong	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Mike Hass	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Reggie Nelson	29	37	---	---	10	76
T John Tait	29	37	---	---	10	76
T Michael Roos	29	37	---	---	10	76
DT John Thornton	---	---	33	31	9	73
G Wes Sims	26	37	---	---	10	73
WR Joe Jurevicius	19	30	---	---	18	67
QB Eli Manning	29	37	---	---	1	67
WR Ashley Lelie	23	28	---	---	15	66
C Marco Rivera	26	37	---	---	---	63
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	32	29	---	61
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	17	26	---	---	16	59
S Benny Sapp	---	---	28	30	1	59
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	31	26	---	57
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	30	23	1	54
FB Rob Konrad	12	11	---	---	27	50
TE Eric Johnson	18	29	---	---	3	50
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	18	23	9	50
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	27	22	---	49
S Erik Coleman	---	---	12	18	17	47
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	20	25	1	46
DE Eric Moore	---	---	24	20	---	44
RB Willis McGahee	11	16	---	---	14	41
S Zach Bronson	---	---	23	16	1	40
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	8	11	18	37
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	3	6	26	35
OLB Charlie Anderson	---	---	20	13	1	34
OLB Raynoch Thompson	---	---	10	22	1	33
ILB Antony Jordan	---	---	7	13	12	32
RB Alexis Shepherd	13	19	---	---	---	32
TE Courtney Anderson	6	1	---	---	25	32
ILB James Darling	---	---	21	10	---	31
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	17	13	---	30
DE Jarret Johnson	---	---	8	10	9	27
WR Brian Finneran	8	13	---	---	4	25
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	10	6	---	---	---	16
RB David Kirtman	4	2	---	---	10	16
WR Jason McAddley	4	4	---	---	3	11
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Daniel Bullocks	---	---	2	2	---	4
T Mike Pearson	3	0	---	---	---	3
T Tony Pashos	3	0	---	---	---	3
QB Trent Dilfer	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Graham Newsome	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Dan Buenning	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	55	6.9
Middle	23	100	4.3
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	9	34	3.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	32	14	2	4	4	4	4	1	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	37	23	1	3	0	6	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	25	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	101	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	58	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	76	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	39	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	41	41.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Wayne	9	1	2	13	0	33
TE Bo Scaife	6	3	1	44	1	30
WR Sam Hurd	6	4	0	58	0	21
TE Cecil Martin	4	4	0	27	0	19
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	2	0	42	1	18
RB Johnny Wilkinson	2	0	1	0	0	24
WR Sloan Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	6

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ashley Lelie	9	6	31	0	28
TE Eric Johnson	8	5	32	0	29
WR Joe Jurevicius	6	3	25	0	30
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	5	4	59	1	26
WR Brian Finneran	2	2	22	0	13
WR Jason McAddley	2	1	15	0	4
FB Rob Konrad	1	1	8	0	11
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1	9	0	19
RB Willis McGahee	1	0	0	0	16
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	1	0	0	0	6
RB David Kirtman	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Johnny Wilkinson	2	9	4.50	5.20

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willis McGahee	3	4	1.33	1.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	4	1	7	1.75	5.75

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	13	9	58	4.46	5.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Johnny Wilkinson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Bo Scaife	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	0	0.00	14.00
WR Sam Hurd	1	1	7	7.00	9.67

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joe Jurevicius	3	3	25	8.33	4.17
TE Eric Johnson	3	2	17	5.67	4.00
WR Ashley Lelie	3	2	3	1.00	3.44
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	2	2.00	11.80
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB David Kirtman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Johnny Wilkinson	7	3
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willis McGahee	2	1
QB Eli Manning	2	0
RB David Kirtman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	7	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Wayne	3	1	1
WR Sam Hurd	2	1	1
TE Bo Scaife	1	0	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joe Jurevicius	3	2	2
TE Eric Johnson	2	1	0
WR Ashley Lelie	2	1	0
TE Visanthe Shiancoe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)