Week 12, 2021

played in Minnesota, MN

22 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	0	9	-	19
Minnesota Vikings	3	20	3	0	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 44 field goal
1Q: 06:42 MIN - Cody Parkey 40 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Anthony Miller 12 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Cody Parkey 47 field goal
2Q: 09:06 CIN - Rashaad Penny 28 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 04:07 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 11 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Cody Parkey 44 field goal
3Q: 10:30 MIN - Cody Parkey 28 field goal
4Q: 11:57 CIN - Kennedy Bentsen 36 pass from Drew Lock (Taylor Melhaff extra point failed)
4Q: 04:31 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 44 field goal
1Q: 06:42 MIN - Cody Parkey 40 field goal
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Anthony Miller 12 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 11:14 MIN - Cody Parkey 47 field goal
2Q: 09:06 CIN - Rashaad Penny 28 run (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
2Q: 04:07 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 11 pass from Ryan Finley (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Cody Parkey 44 field goal
3Q: 10:30 MIN - Cody Parkey 28 field goal
4Q: 11:57 CIN - Kennedy Bentsen 36 pass from Drew Lock (Taylor Melhaff extra point failed)
4Q: 04:31 CIN - Taylor Melhaff 34 field goal

Team Statistics CIN MIN
Record 5-6 9-2
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 10 12
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 358 360
- Offensive Plays 69 64
- Yards per Play 5.19 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 115 220
- Rushing Attempts 30 34
- Yards per Rush 3.83 6.47
Net Passing Yards 243 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 1 29 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 262 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.23 4.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 9/72
Punt Returns/Yards 3/19 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:01 29:59

Team Statistics	CIN	MIN
Record	5-6	9-2
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	10	12
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	358	360
- Offensive Plays	69	64
- Yards per Play	5.19	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	115	220
- Rushing Attempts	30	34
- Yards per Rush	3.83	6.47
Net Passing Yards	243	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 1	29 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	262	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.23	4.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	9/72
Punt Returns/Yards	3/19	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:01	29:59

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 25	10	48	Field Goal
1	6:36	1:43	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	14:51	1:54	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	11:06	2:13	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	4:00	0:59	OWN 25	5	26	Interception
3	10:23	3:09	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
3	5:40	1:49	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
3	1:33	4:47	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
4	9:49	5:25	OWN 46	13	37	Field Goal
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 8	12	80	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	3:45	OWN 47	7	30	Field Goal
1	4:53	5:02	OWN 41	11	59	Touchdown
2	12:57	1:51	OWN 31	5	39	Field Goal
2	8:53	4:53	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	3:01	3:01	OWN 38	7	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:37	OWN 25	9	64	Field Goal
3	7:14	1:34	OWN 16	3	-8	Punt
3	3:51	2:18	OWN 16	5	9	Punt
4	11:46	1:57	OWN 23	3	16	Interception
4	4:24	2:26	OWN 29	6	15	Punt

Game MVP: Cody Parkey, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rashaad Penny	14	74	5.29	28	4	1
RB Dixon Lee	13	19	1.46	8	0	0
QB Drew Lock	3	22	7.33	11	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ameer Abdullah	23	97	4.22	13	2
RB Gabriel Fox	7	98	14.00	34	3
QB Ryan Finley	3	29	9.67	12	1
RB Chandler Estrada	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Lock	36	23	262	3/19	1	36	1	83.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	29	13	143	1/3	2	26	1	68.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR A.J. Jenkins	8	11	92	11.50	4	24	0
WR Kennedy Bentsen	5	6	75	15.00	42	36	1
TE Harvey Peterson	4	10	46	11.50	21	25	0
RB Dixon Lee	3	4	4	1.33	0	5	0
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR ArDarius Stewart	1	1	14	14.00	9	14	0
FB Jon McCarter	1	1	26	26.00	27	26	0
WR Andy Isabella	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordan Matthews	5	8	61	12.20	20	26	0
WR Anthony Miller	3	8	38	12.67	2	15	1
WR Roman Daniels	2	7	20	10.00	0	18	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	1
TE Jonnu Smith	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Cornell Rocha	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Scott Patton	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Carter Meister	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Twyner	4	146	36.5	34.5	40	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	3	163	54.3	48.0	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	4/4	3/3	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Isabella	3	19	6.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	4	91	22.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Navarro Bowman	9	2	0.0	29	22
S Rock Ya-Sin	7	1	0.0	32	29
S Scott Patton	4	5	0.0	34	30
CB Ike Cassaday	4	1	0.0	34	30
S Charles Perez	4	1	0.0	32	29
DE Kemoko Turay	3	1	1.0	31	30
DT Angel Blackson	3	1	0.0	19	21
DT DaQuan Jones	3	0	0.0	17	7
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	3	0	0.0	16	13
ILB Bo McQuilken	2	0	0.0	16	17
DE Carson Clinton	1	2	0.0	17	23
CB Avonte Maddox	1	0	0.0	24	26
TE Harvey Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jacob Favre	1	0	0.0	5	7
DE Dustin Stanton	1	0	0.0	4	0
OLB Tyus Bowser	0	2	0.0	14	13
DT Shareef Miller	0	2	0.0	15	9
DE Irving Giacalone	0	1	0.0	28	23

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Landon Collins	6	1	0.0	30	39
ILB Arthur Brown	5	1	0.0	27	28
DE Robert Nkemdiche	4	3	0.0	25	33
CB Carter Meister	4	1	0.0	30	39
CB Antonio Woodard	4	1	0.0	24	32
CB Ivan Kassulke	4	0	0.0	12	26
DT Jordan Phillips	3	2	1.0	27	30
OLB Jordan Sanford	3	0	1.0	29	32
CB Eddie Jackson	3	2	0.0	30	39
DT Greg Gaines	3	2	0.0	17	14
ILB Willie Bayer	3	2	0.0	16	14
OLB Abel Shea	3	2	0.0	24	32
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	3	1	0.0	13	25
DT Donald Foster	1	0	1.0	8	15
OLB Travis Rodgers	1	0	0.0	3	8
OLB Hayden Freeman	1	0	0.0	6	7
S Jamel Dean	1	0	0.0	6	5
S Leonard McDaniel	1	0	0.0	2	4
TE Cornell Rocha	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kemoko Turay	1.0	0	30
DT Angel Blackson	0.0	2	21
DE Jacob Favre	0.0	1	7

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donald Foster	1.0	1	0	0	15
OLB Jordan Sanford	1.0	0	0	1	32
DT Jordan Phillips	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Scott Patton	2	3	1	30
ILB Bo McQuilken	2	1	0	17
OLB Navarro Bowman	2	0	0	22
CB Ike Cassaday	2	0	0	30
S Charles Perez	1	2	0	29
CB Avonte Maddox	1	1	0	26
S Rock Ya-Sin	1	1	0	29
DT Angel Blackson	1	0	0	21
DE Jacob Favre	1	0	0	7

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Carter Meister	4	1	1	39
ILB Arthur Brown	4	0	0	28
CB Ivan Kassulke	4	0	0	26
OLB Abel Shea	3	1	0	32
S Landon Collins	2	1	0	39
CB Antonio Woodard	2	0	0	32
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0	30
CB Eddie Jackson	1	0	0	39
DT Greg Gaines	1	0	0	14
ILB Willie Bayer	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	4	6	30	0	39
T Jack Mewhort	2	6	30	1	39
C Eric Wood	2	4	30	0	39
T Ted Aikens	1	7	30	1	39
FB Jon McCarter	1	2	11	0	9
G Matt Kalil	0	2	30	1	39

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Clothesline Francis	6	9	0	34	0	30
G Braden Smith	5	9	1	34	0	30
C Alexis Durham	3	4	1	34	0	30
C Ethan Pocic	3	4	0	34	0	30
T Brandon Shell	1	4	0	34	1	30
FB Craig Robbins	1	1	0	11	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dawson Knox	2	11
Carson Clinton	1	13
Michael Gallup	1	11
Alan Poffenroth	1	6

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Bergsman	1	22
Hayden Freeman	1	18
Earnest Muir	1	7

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ike Cassaday	---	---	34	30	18	82
T Ted Aikens	30	39	---	---	6	75
C Eric Wood	30	39	---	---	---	69
G Matt Kalil	30	39	---	---	---	69
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	30	39	---	---	---	69
T Jack Mewhort	30	39	---	---	---	69
QB Drew Lock	30	39	---	---	---	69
S Scott Patton	---	---	34	30	4	68
DE Kemoko Turay	---	---	31	30	7	68
TE Harvey Peterson	25	38	---	---	4	67
S Rock Ya-Sin	---	---	32	29	4	65
S Charles Perez	---	---	32	29	4	65
WR Kennedy Bentsen	23	35	---	---	6	64
WR A.J. Jenkins	20	33	---	---	6	59
RB Dixon Lee	17	26	---	---	16	59
CB Avonte Maddox	---	---	24	26	7	57
DE Carson Clinton	---	---	17	23	13	53
OLB Navarro Bowman	---	---	29	22	---	51
DE Irving Giacalone	---	---	28	23	---	51
OLB Tyus Bowser	---	---	14	13	21	48
DT Angel Blackson	---	---	19	21	3	43
ILB Bo McQuilken	---	---	16	17	8	41
TE Dawson Knox	13	16	---	---	11	40
TE Julius Thomas	9	7	---	---	20	36
FB Jon McCarter	11	9	---	---	16	36
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	---	---	16	13	5	34
RB Rashaad Penny	14	14	---	---	1	29
DT Shareef Miller	---	---	15	9	3	27
WR Andy Isabella	14	9	---	---	3	26
DT DaQuan Jones	---	---	17	7	1	25
WR ArDarius Stewart	3	6	---	---	16	25
S Derek Bowlin	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Jacob Favre	---	---	5	7	3	15
WR Michael Gallup	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jeff Twyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Alan Poffenroth	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Jamie Jones	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Dustin Stanton	---	---	4	0	1	5
CB Monty Dunlap	---	---	4	0	---	4
S Jon Brandon	---	---	2	1	---	3
WR Andy Heath	1	2	---	---	---	3
OLB Micah Cote	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Sam Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Scott Wentland	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Landon Collins	---	---	30	39	7	76
CB Antonio Woodard	---	---	24	32	17	73
CB Carter Meister	---	---	30	39	3	72
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	30	39	2	71
G Braden Smith	34	30	---	---	7	71
T Clothesline Francis	34	30	---	---	7	71
T Brandon Shell	34	30	---	---	---	64
C Ethan Pocic	34	30	---	---	---	64
QB Ryan Finley	34	30	---	---	---	64
C Alexis Durham	34	30	---	---	---	64
WR Jordan Matthews	32	29	---	---	---	61
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	29	32	---	61
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	25	33	2	60
TE Jonnu Smith	30	27	---	---	2	59
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	24	32	2	58
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	27	30	---	57
WR Anthony Miller	30	27	---	---	---	57
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	27	28	---	55
RB Ameer Abdullah	26	28	---	---	---	54
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	13	25	6	44
CB Ivan Kassulke	---	---	12	26	6	44
WR Roman Daniels	20	22	---	---	2	44
FB Craig Robbins	11	4	---	---	19	34
TE Cornell Rocha	7	5	---	---	20	32
DT Greg Gaines	---	---	17	14	---	31
OLB Hayden Freeman	---	---	6	7	18	31
ILB Willie Bayer	---	---	16	14	---	30
DT Donald Foster	---	---	8	15	6	29
S Jamel Dean	---	---	6	5	14	25
WR Dennis Humphrey	4	3	---	---	15	22
OLB Travis Rodgers	---	---	3	8	11	22
WR Jack Bergsman	0	0	---	---	22	22
RB Gabriel Fox	7	2	---	---	10	19
RB Chandler Estrada	1	0	---	---	17	18
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	10	10
DT Ryan James	---	---	1	7	2	10
WR Blake Guthrie	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Earnest Muir	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Zachery Coggan	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Leonard McDaniel	---	---	2	4	---	6
TE Bucky McGee	2	3	---	---	---	5
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joe Looney	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Carson Taylor	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	22	89	4.0
Right	7	26	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	55	11.0
Middle	24	111	4.6
Right	5	54	10.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Lock	36	23	4	3	3	3	1	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	29	13	1	3	1	8	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	61	12.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	84	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	93	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	24	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	65	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	76	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Jenkins	11	8	1	92	1	33
TE Harvey Peterson	10	4	1	46	1	38
WR Kennedy Bentsen	6	5	1	75	1	35
RB Dixon Lee	4	3	0	4	0	26
TE Julius Thomas	1	1	0	5	0	7
WR ArDarius Stewart	1	1	0	14	0	6
WR Andy Isabella	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Jon McCarter	1	1	0	26	1	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Matthews	8	5	0	61	1	29
WR Anthony Miller	8	3	0	38	0	27
WR Roman Daniels	7	2	1	20	0	22
TE Jonnu Smith	3	1	0	5	0	27
TE Cornell Rocha	2	1	0	8	0	5
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	11	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dixon Lee	5	3	0.60	1.46

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	9	4.50	4.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Lock	2	1	9	4.50	7.28

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Finley	5	3	30	6.00	4.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Jenkins	1	1	9	9.00	8.36
RB Dixon Lee	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jordan Matthews	1	1	7	7.00	7.63
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	11	11.00	11.00
TE Jonnu Smith	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	12	12.00	4.75
WR Roman Daniels	1	0	0	0.00	2.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Rashaad Penny	2	2
QB Drew Lock	2	1
RB Dixon Lee	2	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	3
QB Ryan Finley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	9	7	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Bentsen	3	3	2
WR A.J. Jenkins	3	3	3
TE Harvey Peterson	2	1	1
RB Dixon Lee	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Matthews	3	1	1
WR Roman Daniels	3	0	0
TE Jonnu Smith	2	1	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1
WR Anthony Miller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)