Week 2, 2018

played in Carolina, NC

60 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	0	9	-	16
Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:47 CAR - Matt Prater 44 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - A.J. Springer 35 interception return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:48 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 46 field goal
4Q: 07:11 CAR - Matt Prater 53 field goal
4Q: 04:56 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 32 field goal
4Q: 02:21 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:47 CAR - Matt Prater 44 field goal
2Q: 02:00 CIN - A.J. Springer 35 interception return (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 14:48 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 46 field goal
4Q: 07:11 CAR - Matt Prater 53 field goal
4Q: 04:56 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 32 field goal
4Q: 02:21 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 29 field goal

Team Statistics CIN CAR
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 6 3
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 315 193
- Offensive Plays 71 64
- Yards per Play 4.44 3.02
Net Rushing Yards 205 109
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 6.21 4.36
Net Passing Yards 110 84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 14 - 0 38 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 132 92
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 2.89 2.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/17 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/13 9/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 3/57
Kick Returns/Yards 2/27 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 2/43 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:42 28:18

Team Statistics	CIN	CAR
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	6	3
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	315	193
- Offensive Plays	71	64
- Yards per Play	4.44	3.02
Net Rushing Yards	205	109
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	6.21	4.36
Net Passing Yards	110	84
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 14 - 0	38 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	132	92
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	2.89	2.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/17	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/13	9/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	3/57
Kick Returns/Yards	2/27	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	2/43	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:42	28:18

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	1:36	OWN 28	4	31	Punt
1	10:30	1:04	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	8:03	2:32	OWN 7	6	30	Fumble
1	4:39	3:23	OWN 18	5	34	Punt
2	12:49	4:01	OWN 20	9	42	Punt
2	7:41	3:21	OWN 28	6	24	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	0	Half
3	15:00	3:49	OWN 32	6	11	Punt
3	10:04	1:24	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	3:21	3:38	OWN 6	9	65	Field Goal
4	11:31	2:06	OWN 20	5	32	Fumble
4	7:05	0:26	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	6:01	1:13	OPP 23	3	8	Field Goal
4	4:37	2:21	OPP 16	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:18	1:18	OWN 46	5	47	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	12:01	1:31	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	9:26	1:23	50	3	-9	Punt
1	5:31	0:52	OPP 30	3	3	Field Goal
1	1:16	3:27	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
2	8:48	1:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	4:20	2:29	OWN 19	5	11	Interception
2	1:51	1:26	OWN 25	5	28	Punt
3	11:11	1:07	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
3	8:40	5:19	OWN 5	9	43	Punt
4	14:43	3:12	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
4	9:25	2:20	OWN 48	5	16	Field Goal
4	6:39	0:38	OWN 24	2	-1	Fumble
4	4:48	0:11	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	2:16	0:58	OWN 32	5	22	Downs

Game MVP: A.J. Springer, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Alfred Morris	21	163	7.76	42	4
QB Carson Palmer	5	13	2.60	10	1
RB Jay Ajayi	4	14	3.50	9	0
RB Rashaad Penny	3	15	5.00	9	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonathan Dwyer	19	76	4.00	18	4
RB Christian McCaffrey	3	20	6.67	19	1
QB Matt Leinart	2	10	5.00	7	0
WR Camden Todd	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	34	14	132	4/22	0	28	0	52.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	38	17	92	1/8	0	20	2	29.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR A.J. Jenkins	4	10	43	10.75	35	28
RB Jay Ajayi	3	3	26	8.67	11	19
WR Kennedy Bentsen	2	4	30	15.00	17	25
RB Alfred Morris	1	2	12	12.00	5	12
TE Jace Barclay	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Blake Bell	1	5	16	16.00	17	16
WR Tony Al Shawa	1	4	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR ArDarius Stewart	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Justin Hardy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Jonathan Dwyer	6	9	31	5.17	4	9
WR Randall Cobb	6	21	11	1.83	3	3
TE Riddick Anderson	3	4	36	12.00	9	20
WR Zack Osborne	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
FB Jaylen Samuels	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Mark Dvoracek	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB A.J. Springer	2	43	21.50	1

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Carson Palmer	1	0	0
RB Jay Ajayi	1	0	0
ILB A.J. Springer	0	1	0
DE Ray McDonald	0	0	1
OLB Akeem Jordan	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Randall Cobb	1	0	0
WR Zack Osborne	1	0	0
OLB Zak DeOssie	0	1	0
CB Brandon Boykin	0	1	0
TE Mark Dvoracek	0	1	0
DE Kentwan Balmer	0	0	1
CB Joe Haden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bradley Pinion	8	382	47.8	33.1	54	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	9	452	50.2	41.6	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	3/3	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	2/2	2/2	1/1	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashaad Penny	3	18	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Johnson	3	57	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamarca Sanford	1	10	10.0	0
A.J. Jenkins	1	17	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Osborne	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Scott Patton	7	1	0.0	25	38
CB Quintin Demps	6	3	0.0	25	39
ILB A.J. Springer	5	4	0.0	23	30
OLB Akeem Jordan	5	1	0.0	24	36
DE Aldon Smith	5	1	0.0	24	33
CB Nevin Lawson	5	0	0.0	24	33
S Kurt Coleman	3	0	0.0	23	31
DE Eduardo Connell	2	0	1.0	12	20
DT Sheldon Rankins	2	0	0.0	23	33
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	1	1	0.0	9	12
WR Kennedy Bentsen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kemoko Turay	1	0	0.0	10	13
DT Connor Barwin	0	1	0.0	13	22
S Jamarca Sanford	0	1	0.0	2	9
DE Shaun Bridges	0	1	0.0	15	27

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	10	2	0.0	32	34
OLB Dont'a Hightower	8	6	0.0	33	38
DT Letroy Guion	4	1	0.0	16	12
DE Myles Garrett	3	0	1.5	27	34
CB Darius Slay	3	1	0.0	28	29
CB Eric Harmon	3	0	0.0	8	14
S Deone Bucannon	2	1	1.0	29	33
S Alphonso Smith	2	3	0.0	27	27
OLB Zak DeOssie	2	1	0.0	19	20
CB Brandon Boykin	2	1	0.0	23	21
OLB Blair Brown	2	1	0.0	9	16
S John Johnson	2	1	0.0	13	16
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	1	0	1.0	17	26
CB Brendan Langley	1	1	0.0	12	19
ILB Carl Bradford	1	0	0.0	6	2
WR Camden Todd	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kentwan Balmer	0	1	0.5	16	27
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0	2	0.0	23	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eduardo Connell	1.0	0	0	0	20
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	0.0	1	0	0	12
DE Aldon Smith	0.0	0	4	0	33
DE Shaun Bridges	0.0	0	2	3	27
DE Ray McDonald	0.0	0	2	1	8
DT Connor Barwin	0.0	0	2	0	22
OLB Akeem Jordan	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Sheldon Rankins	0.0	0	1	0	33

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Myles Garrett	1.5	1	1	0	34
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	1.0	0	1	0	26
S Deone Bucannon	1.0	0	1	0	33
DE Kentwan Balmer	0.5	0	0	0	27
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0.0	0	1	1	19
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Quintin Demps	4	1	0	39
S Scott Patton	4	1	0	38
CB Nevin Lawson	4	0	0	33
DE Aldon Smith	2	0	0	33
S Kurt Coleman	1	2	0	31
ILB A.J. Springer	1	1	2	30
OLB Akeem Jordan	1	0	0	36
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	0	1	0	12

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dont'a Hightower	3	2	38
CB Darius Slay	3	0	29
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	2	1	34
S Alphonso Smith	1	1	27
DE Kentwan Balmer	1	0	27
CB Eric Harmon	1	0	14
DE Myles Garrett	1	0	34
CB Brendan Langley	1	0	19
S John Johnson	1	0	16
DE Leonardo Tarpley	0	1	19
CB Joe Haden	0	1	18

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Eric Wood	6	9	0	33	1	38
G Owen Sampson	2	6	1	33	1	38
T Lamar Flournoy	1	5	0	33	1	38
T Jack Mewhort	1	4	0	33	0	38
TE Jace Barclay	1	1	0	6	0	10
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	3	0	33	1	38

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Taylor Lewan	3	7	25	0	39
G Jeremiah Poutasi	3	6	25	0	39
C Peter Konz	2	6	25	0	39
T Andre Smith	1	1	25	1	39
G Anthony Hammond	0	3	25	0	39

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ray McDonald	2	23
Kenneth Banks	1	28
Jarius Byrd	1	26

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Osborne	4	27
Brandon Boykin	1	28

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
QB Carson Palmer	33	38	---	---	---	71
C Eric Wood	33	38	---	---	---	71
WR Kennedy Bentsen	33	38	---	---	---	71
G Owen Sampson	33	38	---	---	---	71
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	33	38	---	---	---	71
T Lamar Flournoy	33	38	---	---	---	71
T Jack Mewhort	33	38	---	---	---	71
CB Quintin Demps	---	---	25	39	2	66
WR A.J. Jenkins	28	35	---	---	3	66
S Scott Patton	---	---	25	38	2	65
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	24	36	2	62
TE Blake Bell	29	32	---	---	---	61
CB Phillip Adams	---	---	15	26	18	59
DE Aldon Smith	---	---	24	33	1	58
CB Nevin Lawson	---	---	24	33	1	58
DT Sheldon Rankins	---	---	23	33	1	57
S Kurt Coleman	---	---	23	31	1	55
ILB A.J. Springer	---	---	23	30	1	54
WR Tony Al Shawa	26	26	---	---	2	54
RB Alfred Morris	23	24	---	---	---	47
DT Connor Barwin	---	---	13	22	10	45
DE Shaun Bridges	---	---	15	27	1	43
RB Jay Ajayi	7	11	---	---	19	37
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	2	8	26	36
DE Ray McDonald	---	---	3	8	23	34
DE Eduardo Connell	---	---	12	20	2	34
FB T.J. Davies	5	7	---	---	20	32
TE Kenneth Banks	3	0	---	---	28	31
S Jamarca Sanford	---	---	2	9	18	29
TE Jace Barclay	6	10	---	---	11	27
WR Justin Hardy	2	5	---	---	19	26
DE Kemoko Turay	---	---	10	13	1	24
OLB Leland Blake	---	---	0	0	24	24
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	---	---	9	12	2	23
ILB Bud Dupree	---	---	3	10	1	14
ILB A.J. Hawk	---	---	0	1	12	13
RB Rashaad Penny	3	1	---	---	9	13
C Brian Schwenke	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	11	11
G J.R. Fuentes	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Ryan Ramczyk	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bradley Pinion	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR ArDarius Stewart	0	1	---	---	7	8
QB Leo Talley	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Rasul Douglas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Randall Cobb	25	38	---	---	27	90
T Andre Smith	25	39	---	---	11	75
G Anthony Hammond	25	39	---	---	11	75
G Jeremiah Poutasi	25	39	---	---	11	75
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	33	38	3	74
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	23	21	28	72
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	32	34	3	69
OLB Zak DeOssie	---	---	19	20	27	66
QB Matt Leinart	25	39	---	---	---	64
C Peter Konz	25	39	---	---	---	64
T Taylor Lewan	25	39	---	---	---	64
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	29	33	2	64
DE Kentwan Balmer	---	---	16	27	19	62
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	27	34	1	62
RB Jonathan Dwyer	21	37	---	---	1	59
CB Darius Slay	---	---	28	29	---	57
S Alphonso Smith	---	---	27	27	1	55
WR Zack Osborne	8	15	---	---	27	50
TE Riddick Anderson	21	25	---	---	1	47
DT Muhammad Wilkerson	---	---	17	26	3	46
WR Harry Douglas	17	22	---	---	5	44
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	23	19	2	44
TE Mark Dvoracek	4	13	---	---	27	44
CB Joe Haden	---	---	19	18	2	39
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	16	12	8	36
CB Brendan Langley	---	---	12	19	1	32
CB Eric Harmon	---	---	8	14	9	31
S John Johnson	---	---	13	16	2	31
WR Camden Todd	11	16	---	---	---	27
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	9	16	1	26
WR Calvin Johnson	4	4	---	---	16	24
ILB Darryl Washington	---	---	0	2	17	19
S Armani Watts	---	---	6	11	2	19
RB Christian McCaffrey	7	4	---	---	7	18
TE Duane Jenkins	2	12	---	---	4	18
FB Jaylen Samuels	4	7	---	---	5	16
T Joe Thomas	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Jackie Keillor	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Carl Bradford	---	---	6	2	---	8
DE Da'Shawn Hand	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Ronald Jones II	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Donald Davison	0	0	---	---	2	2
DT Ryan Glasgow	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Mason Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	71	10.1
Middle	17	110	6.5
Right	6	27	4.5
None	3	-3	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	9	57	6.3
Right	12	37	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	34	14	2	3	5	6	5	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	38	17	1	0	0	6	12	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	43	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	10	89	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	9	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	49	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	34	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Jenkins	10	4	0	43	1	35
TE Blake Bell	5	1	2	16	0	32
WR Kennedy Bentsen	4	2	1	30	1	38
WR Tony Al Shawa	4	1	1	-2	0	26
TE Jace Barclay	3	1	1	3	0	10
RB Jay Ajayi	3	3	0	26	0	11
RB Alfred Morris	2	1	0	12	0	24
WR Justin Hardy	2	0	0	0	0	5
WR ArDarius Stewart	1	1	0	4	0	1

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randall Cobb	21	6	11	0	38
RB Jonathan Dwyer	9	6	31	0	37
TE Riddick Anderson	4	3	36	1	25
TE Mark Dvoracek	2	0	0	0	13
WR Zack Osborne	1	1	9	0	15
FB Jaylen Samuels	1	1	5	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Carson Palmer	3	-3	-1.00	2.60
RB Alfred Morris	2	13	6.50	7.76
RB Jay Ajayi	1	0	0.00	3.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	2	0	0	0.00	3.88

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	4.30
TE Blake Bell	1	0	0	0.00	3.20

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Carson Palmer	3	1
RB Jay Ajayi	2	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Leinart	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	10	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	13	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Bentsen	3	1	1
WR A.J. Jenkins	3	0	0
TE Jace Barclay	2	1	0
RB Jay Ajayi	2	2	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Cobb	8	2	0
RB Jonathan Dwyer	2	2	0
TE Riddick Anderson	1	1	1
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	0	0
FB Jaylen Samuels	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (23,600)
End Zone 15,900 (17,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (15,000)
Club Seats 8,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (23,600)
End Zone	15,900 (17,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (15,000)
Club Seats	8,200 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (6,200)