Week 3, 1987

played in Denver, CO

47 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	3	-	3
Denver Broncos	3	3	0	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:48 DEN - Max Zendejas 46 field goal
2Q: 01:03 DEN - Max Zendejas 26 field goal
4Q: 13:27 DEN - Max Zendejas 33 field goal
4Q: 10:22 CIN - Gary Anderson 43 field goal
4Q: 01:48 DEN - Max Zendejas 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:48 DEN - Max Zendejas 46 field goal
2Q: 01:03 DEN - Max Zendejas 26 field goal
4Q: 13:27 DEN - Max Zendejas 33 field goal
4Q: 10:22 CIN - Gary Anderson 43 field goal
4Q: 01:48 DEN - Max Zendejas 29 field goal

Team Statistics CIN DEN
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 216 292
- Offensive Plays 48 73
- Yards per Play 4.50 4.00
Net Rushing Yards 74 108
- Rushing Attempts 15 36
- Yards per Rush 4.93 3.00
Net Passing Yards 142 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 17 - 1 36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 148 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.30 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/68 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 1/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 33
Time of Possession 22:06 37:54

Team Statistics	CIN	DEN
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	216	292
- Offensive Plays	48	73
- Yards per Play	4.50	4.00
Net Rushing Yards	74	108
- Rushing Attempts	15	36
- Yards per Rush	4.93	3.00
Net Passing Yards	142	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 17 - 1	36 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	148	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.30	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/68	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	1/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 33
Time of Possession	22:06	37:54

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 17	5	17	Punt
1	8:51	2:03	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	4:43	1:41	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
2	11:27	4:10	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
2	5:54	2:38	OWN 30	6	26	Interception
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	3	19	Half
3	10:27	3:09	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	13:20	3:03	OWN 47	5	27	Field Goal
4	7:49	2:16	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
4	1:41	0:46	OWN 18	4	14	Fumble

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	4:07	OWN 24	8	25	Punt
1	6:48	2:05	OPP 48	4	19	Field Goal
1	3:02	6:35	OWN 9	11	37	Punt
2	7:17	1:23	OWN 9	5	10	Punt
2	3:16	2:18	OPP 47	7	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:33	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
3	7:18	8:58	OWN 9	18	75	Field Goal
4	10:17	2:28	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	5:33	3:52	OWN 48	8	40	Field Goal
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 24	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Jim Harbaugh, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	9	46	5.11	16	1	0
Allen Rice	6	28	4.67	12	1	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rod Bernstine	19	70	3.68	11	2
George Wonsley	15	42	2.80	10	1
Jim Harbaugh	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	32	17	148	1/6	0	20	1	52.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Harbaugh	36	25	190	1/6	0	42	0	81.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Willie Gault	4	5	43	10.75	5	14
WR Rod Barksdale	3	7	32	10.67	4	11
WR Clarence Weathers	2	6	31	15.50	9	20
C Cap Boso	2	2	9	4.50	2	8
WR Walter Murray	2	4	15	7.50	0	10
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	11	11.00	5	11
TE Rob Awalt	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
TE Aaron Tiller	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Hassan Jones	6	8	33	5.50	3	8
WR Keith McDonald	5	6	31	6.20	0	11
FB Steve Smith	4	6	19	4.75	0	8
WR Kelvin Martin	3	5	58	19.33	30	42
FB Tom Rathman	2	4	-2	-1.00	0	1
WR Jamie Holland	2	2	34	17.00	16	29
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	11	5.50	0	8
RB Rod Bernstine	1	3	6	6.00	6	6

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tim McKyer	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Willie Gault	1	0	0	0

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alvin Walton	0	1	0	0
Mark Lee	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	6	266	44.3	40.3	53	4

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	5	253	50.6	37.6	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Zendejas	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Weathers	1	5	5.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Lee	1	7	7.0	0
Russell Gary	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Weathers	3	73	24.3	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Lee	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	7	0	0.0	7	19
OLB Norwood Vann	6	1	0.0	16	16
ILB Cliff Thrift	5	3	0.0	18	14
S Devon Mitchell	5	1	0.0	25	29
DT Bill Maas	4	3	0.0	24	26
DT Tom Magee	4	1	0.0	22	24
DE Bubba Baker	4	0	0.0	24	27
DE Neil Elshire	3	0	1.0	23	23
OLB Michael Knight	3	3	0.0	20	21
OLB Alex Gordon	3	2	0.0	15	15
S Barney Bussey	3	1	0.0	27	25
S Kenneth Johnson	3	0	0.0	15	21
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	0.0	21	26
CB Reggie Phillips	2	0	0.0	18	20
CB Ed Berry	2	0	0.0	26	22
DT Quenton Ballard	1	1	0.0	25	24
OLB Ken Jolly	1	0	0.0	22	12
S Bret Clark	1	0	0.0	23	19
DT Dean Hamel	1	0	0.0	11	11
T Will Wolford	1	0	---	---	---
C Darrick Brilz	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry McGrew	7	2	0.0	12	19
DE Leonard Griffin	3	2	1.0	10	21
ILB Rick Dennison	3	0	0.0	6	15
CB David Hollis	3	0	0.0	9	22
CB Tim McKyer	2	3	0.0	10	29
CB Mark Lee	2	1	0.0	9	22
S Russell Gary	2	1	0.0	13	31
S Alvin Walton	2	1	0.0	9	23
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	0.0	10	22
S Thomas Everett	2	0	0.0	9	15
OLB Winston Moss	2	0	0.0	4	10
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	1	0.0	9	23
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0.0	10	19
DT Jon Hand	0	1	0.0	9	16
DE Lorenzo Freeman	0	1	0.0	5	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Neil Elshire	1.0	0	0	23
DT Quenton Ballard	0.0	1	0	24
DT Tom Magee	0.0	0	4	24
DT Mike Perko	0.0	0	1	13
OLB Michael Knight	0.0	0	1	21

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leonard Griffin	1.0	0	1	21
DT Wilson Whitely	0.0	1	0	19
DT Scott Kellar	0.0	0	1	16
DE Markus Koch	0.0	0	1	19
DE Lorenzo Freeman	0.0	0	1	14
CB David Hollis	0.0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	6	0	19
ILB Cliff Thrift	5	0	14
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	26
OLB Norwood Vann	2	0	16
CB Reggie Phillips	2	0	20
CB Ed Berry	2	0	22
S Kenneth Johnson	2	0	21
OLB Michael Knight	1	1	21
DE Neil Elshire	1	0	23
S Devon Mitchell	1	0	29
OLB Alex Gordon	1	0	15

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB David Hollis	3	0	0	22
CB Tim McKyer	2	1	1	29
CB Mark Lee	2	0	0	22
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	0	22
ILB Larry McGrew	1	0	0	19
S Russell Gary	1	0	0	31
CB Reuben Hendeson	1	0	0	23
ILB Rick Dennison	1	0	0	15
DE Leonard Griffin	1	0	0	21
DE Markus Koch	1	0	0	19
S Alvin Walton	1	0	0	23
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Dorney	2	3	12	0	22
Jay Hilgenberg	1	1	8	0	10
Aaron Tiller	1	1	9	0	9
Lomas Brown	0	3	9	1	23
Damian Johnson	0	2	12	0	25
Mark Bortz	0	1	6	0	22
Will Wolford	0	1	9	0	21
Rob Awalt	0	1	3	0	13
Darrick Brilz	0	1	7	0	23
Roberto Rohrer	0	1	12	0	19

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Donnalley	5	10	29	1	35
Bill Fralic	1	4	27	0	23
Doug Riesenberg	1	4	30	0	27
Ellison Onizuka	1	3	27	0	24
Tom Rathman	1	2	19	0	16
Ken Ruettgers	0	4	23	0	26
Dan Rosado	0	3	9	0	13
Brad Edelman	0	2	16	0	16
Joe Milinchik	0	1	13	0	11
Steve Smith	0	1	8	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Rice	1	18
Reggie Phillips	1	9
Mark Bortz	1	6

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
George Wonsley	2	21
Keith McDonald	1	13
Steve Smith	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Barney Bussey	---	---	27	25	18	70
Devon Mitchell	---	---	25	29	11	65
Quenton Ballard	---	---	25	24	7	56
Bubba Baker	---	---	24	27	3	54
Bill Maas	---	---	24	26	3	53
Tom Magee	---	---	22	24	7	53
Ed Berry	---	---	26	22	3	51
Neil Elshire	---	---	23	23	4	50
Kevin Ross	---	---	21	26	2	49
Ken O'Brien	15	33	---	---	---	48
Reggie Phillips	---	---	18	20	9	47
Norwood Vann	---	---	16	16	14	46
Bret Clark	---	---	23	19	3	45
Rod Barksdale	8	24	---	---	12	44
Damian Johnson	12	25	---	---	7	44
Michael Knight	---	---	20	21	2	43
Cliff Thrift	---	---	18	14	9	41
Clarence Weathers	8	19	---	---	13	40
Stanley Wilson	10	21	---	---	9	40
Allen Rice	6	16	---	---	18	40
Keith Dorney	12	22	---	---	5	39
Willie Gault	4	21	---	---	13	38
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	15	21	2	38
Ken Jolly	---	---	22	12	3	37
Will Wolford	9	21	---	---	7	37
Darrick Brilz	7	23	---	---	6	36
Alex Gordon	---	---	15	15	6	36
Mark Bortz	6	22	---	---	6	34
Cap Boso	8	17	---	---	9	34
Lomas Brown	9	23	---	---	---	32
Roberto Rohrer	12	19	---	---	1	32
Rob Awalt	3	13	---	---	13	29
Mike Perko	---	---	14	13	1	28
Dean Hamel	---	---	11	11	4	26
Al Smith	---	---	7	19	---	26
Michael Haddix	9	11	---	---	5	25
Walter Murray	10	14	---	---	---	24
Aaron Tiller	9	9	---	---	6	24
Jay Hilgenberg	8	10	---	---	2	20
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Long	0	0	---	---	---	0
Les Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Harbaugh	36	37	---	---	---	73
Rick Donnalley	29	35	---	---	5	69
Ellison Onizuka	27	24	---	---	9	60
Bill Fralic	27	23	---	---	7	57
Doug Riesenberg	30	27	---	---	---	57
David Hollis	---	---	9	22	25	56
Keith McDonald	18	24	---	---	13	55
Russell Gary	---	---	13	31	9	53
Ken Griffey	27	16	---	---	9	52
George Wonsley	16	12	---	---	21	49
Ken Ruettgers	23	26	---	---	---	49
Tom Rathman	19	16	---	---	13	48
Kelvin Martin	21	25	---	---	2	48
Rod Bernstine	20	25	---	---	1	46
Jamie Holland	19	14	---	---	13	46
Mark Lee	---	---	9	22	12	43
Hassan Jones	20	22	---	---	---	42
Brad Edelman	16	16	---	---	9	41
Tim McKyer	---	---	10	29	1	40
Alvin Walton	---	---	9	23	7	39
Wilson Whitely	---	---	12	19	7	38
Jerry Bell	10	14	---	---	13	37
Reuben Hendeson	---	---	9	23	3	35
Larry McGrew	---	---	12	19	2	33
Johnny Meads	---	---	10	22	1	33
Joe Milinchik	13	11	---	---	9	33
Steve Smith	8	16	---	---	9	33
Leonard Griffin	---	---	10	21	1	32
Markus Koch	---	---	10	19	3	32
Dan Rosado	9	13	---	---	6	28
Rick Dennison	---	---	6	15	6	27
Jon Hand	---	---	9	16	2	27
Rush Brown	---	---	6	17	2	25
Winston Moss	---	---	4	10	11	25
Thomas Everett	---	---	9	15	---	24
Scott Kellar	---	---	6	16	1	23
Lorenzo Freeman	---	---	5	14	1	20
Pat Swilling	---	---	7	10	2	19
Edwin Bailey	6	10	---	---	---	16
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	9	9
Max Zendejas	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marion Barber	2	1	---	---	---	3
Cliff Stoudt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	8	49	6.1
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	19	55	2.9
Right	11	33	3.0
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	32	17	1	4	3	1	5	0	1

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Harbaugh	36	25	2	3	0	1	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	86	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	73	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	114	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barksdale	7	3	1	32	0	24
WR Clarence Weathers	6	2	0	31	1	19
WR Willie Gault	5	4	0	43	0	21
WR Walter Murray	4	2	0	15	0	14
TE Rob Awalt	4	1	2	3	0	13
C Cap Boso	2	2	0	9	0	17
TE Aaron Tiller	2	1	0	3	0	9
FB Michael Haddix	1	1	0	1	0	11
RB Stanley Wilson	1	1	0	11	0	21

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hassan Jones	8	6	33	0	22
WR Keith McDonald	6	5	31	0	24
FB Steve Smith	6	4	19	0	16
WR Kelvin Martin	5	3	58	1	25
FB Tom Rathman	4	2	-2	0	16
RB Rod Bernstine	3	1	6	0	25
WR Jamie Holland	2	2	34	1	14
TE Ken Griffey	2	2	11	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rod Bernstine	3	2	0.67	3.68
George Wonsley	2	0	0.00	2.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Harbaugh	4	2	7	1.75	5.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hassan Jones	1	0	0	0.00	4.13
WR Kelvin Martin	1	0	0	0.00	11.60
WR Keith McDonald	1	1	8	8.00	5.17
FB Steve Smith	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Rice	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
George Wonsley	4	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	11	4	3

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Harbaugh	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barksdale	5	2	2
WR Willie Gault	2	1	1
WR Clarence Weathers	2	1	0
TE Rob Awalt	2	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Steve Smith	5	3	2
WR Hassan Jones	3	1	0
RB Rod Bernstine	2	1	1
WR Keith McDonald	2	1	1
WR Kelvin Martin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)