Week 12, 1987

played in Cincinnati, OH

60 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals731010-30
Cincinnati Bengals3308-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 STL - Curtis Duncan 10 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:43 CIN - Gary Anderson 35 field goal
2Q: 08:25 STL - Dale Dawson 47 field goal
2Q: 02:55 CIN - Gary Anderson 23 field goal
3Q: 07:58 STL - Dale Dawson 22 field goal
3Q: 07:24 STL - DJ Dozier 8 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 12:51 STL - Frank Pollard 14 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 02:36 STL - Dale Dawson 32 field goal
4Q: 00:12 CIN - Rod Barksdale 10 pass from Ken O'Brien (Ken O'Brien pass to Willie Gault for conversion)

Team StatisticsSTLCIN
Record3-82-9
First Downs1414
- by Rushing56
- by Passing88
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards253298
- Offensive Plays6564
- Yards per Play3.894.66
Net Rushing Yards106135
- Rushing Attempts3119
- Yards per Rush3.427.11
Net Passing Yards147163
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 19 - 040 - 21 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards156194
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/95/31
- Yards per Pass Play4.323.62
Fumbles/Lost2/11/0
3rd Down Conversions6/163/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.19.5
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards3/206/50
Punt Returns/Yards4/143/10
Kick Returns/Yards0/07/136
Interception Ret./Yards4/250/0
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/21/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 39OWN 27
Time of Possession33:2026:40

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:39OWN 203-1Punt
111:582:53OPP 49749Touchdown
16:381:01OWN 2033Punt
11:361:55OWN 20634Punt
213:133:23OWN 28613Punt
29:371:20OPP 3838Field Goal
22:481:02OWN 2037Punt
20:360:36OWN 214Half
313:345:41OPP 451140Field Goal
37:240:06OPP 818Touchdown
35:242:58OWN 6619Punt
30:493:05OPP 46746Touchdown
49:400:37OWN 37214Fumble
46:242:30OWN 4333Punt
43:411:13OPP 2136Field Goal
Cincinnati Bengals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:211:23OWN 313-1Punt
19:052:27OWN 21415Punt
15:374:01OWN 26656Field Goal
214:411:28OWN 1538Punt
29:500:13OWN 2310Interception
28:175:29OWN 331061Field Goal
21:461:10OWN 2467Punt
315:001:26OWN 3831Interception
37:530:29OWN 1610Interception
36:561:32OWN 4938Punt
32:261:37OWN 1531Punt
412:443:04OWN 36534Missed FG
49:032:39OWN 4998Downs
43:540:13OWN 910Interception
42:282:26OWN 30770Touchdown

Game MVP: Steve Bono, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard18512.831411
DJ Dozier7162.29801
Junior Tautalatasi4143.50700
Tony Paige199.00900
Steve Bono11616.001610
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Stanley Wilson14835.931930
Allen Rice33712.333010
Rod Barksdale2157.50900

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bono33191561/9131079.8
CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Ken O'Brien40211945/31135434.8

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green36268.670120
RB Frank Pollard3393.00880
WR Eugene Goodlow34134.33280
WR Curtis Duncan343110.337211
TE Mark Boyer2484.00070
WR Vance Johnson252110.500110
TE Rodney Holman121010.000100
FB Tony Paige113131.0023310
RB Junior Tautalatasi1177.00670
WR Mardye McDole0100.00000
RB DJ Dozier0200.00000
CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Drew Hill5115611.2031320
WR Terry LeCount464210.5011140
RB Anthony Steels3393.00370
WR Rod Barksdale363010.000121
FB Michael Haddix2210.50320
RB Stanley Wilson25199.5013120
C Cap Boso1322.00020
TE Rob Awalt123535.0029350
WR Willie Gault0200.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Cornell Gowdy263.000
S Rod McSwain100.000
OLB Greg Lloyd11919.000
CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Roy Green1000
Wayne Smith1000
Paul Butcher0100
Jerry Gray0010
CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
Ken O'Brien1000
Cliff Thrift0100
Michael Haddix0100
Cap Boso0010
Mark Harper0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts731845.444.0543
CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Scott Fulhage625742.840.5672

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson3/31/10/0473/3
CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Gary Anderson2/30/10/0350/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Wayne Smith4143.50
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Terry LeCount3103.30

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Terry LeCount713619.40

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Fredd Young630.01734
DT Kent Kremer511.01736
CB Jerry Gray511.01333
CB Wayne Smith410.01439
S Leonard Smith320.01318
OLB Paul Butcher300.039
S Cornell Gowdy300.0728
OLB Greg Lloyd210.51636
S Jim Bowman210.0932
CB Victor Scott200.01421
DT Eric Holle111.067
DE Keith Ferguson101.01434
DE Shawn Miller110.51129
CB Albert Lewis110.0939
DT Dick Chapura110.01026
DE Tom Gibson110.0511
S Rod McSwain100.01733
DE Ben Thomas100.0816
CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Devon Mitchell620.02328
CB Mark Harper600.02321
CB Reggie Phillips400.02520
OLB Alex Gordon400.01218
DT Dean Hamel300.51213
DE Neil Elshire310.02526
OLB Michael Knight310.02729
ILB Cliff Thrift210.01116
DT Mike Perko210.02427
ILB Al Smith210.02018
CB Mike Harden200.01721
OLB Ken Jolly200.055
DT Bill Maas200.01720
S Bret Clark200.01114
DT Tom Magee150.53134
DE Bubba Baker110.051
S Kenneth Johnson110.02730
WR Drew Hill10---------
S Barney Bussey100.01019
RB Anthony Steels10---------
WR Rod Barksdale10---------
TE Rob Awalt10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Kent Kremer1.011236
DE Keith Ferguson1.010034
CB Jerry Gray1.001033
DT Eric Holle1.00007
DE Shawn Miller0.501029
OLB Greg Lloyd0.500036
DT Dick Chapura0.010026
DE Tom Gibson0.010011
CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Tom Magee0.501034
DT Dean Hamel0.500013
DE Neil Elshire0.003026
OLB Michael Knight0.001129
ILB Cliff Thrift0.001016
DT Mike Perko0.001027
DT Bill Maas0.000120

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Wayne Smith40039
CB Jerry Gray32033
OLB Paul Butcher3009
S Rod McSwain20133
S Jim Bowman20032
OLB Greg Lloyd11136
CB Albert Lewis11039
S Cornell Gowdy10228
DT Kent Kremer10036
CB Victor Scott10021
ILB Fredd Young10034
DT Dick Chapura10026
S Leonard Smith01018
CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Mark Harper40021
OLB Alex Gordon30018
OLB Michael Knight21029
ILB Al Smith21018
CB Reggie Phillips20020
S Devon Mitchell11028
CB Mike Harden10021
S Barney Bussey10019
OLB Ken Jolly1005
S Bret Clark10014
DT Dean Hamel10013
ILB Cliff Thrift01016
S Kenneth Johnson01030

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Scully512229028
Larry McCarren12028030
Ken Dallafior12029028
Harris Barton05028030
Tony Paige04013017
Luis Sharpe03026130
Tommie Ginn010305
Don Laster010304
CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Will Wolford46017038
Gregg Swartwoudt34014131
Darrick Brilz12016135
Keith Dorney1207023
Damian Johnson02015134
Jay Hilgenberg020407
Mark Bortz01016138
Roberto Rohrer0006119

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Mardye McDole821
Junior Tautalatasi127
Mark Boyer121
CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Michael Haddix27
Cap Boso117
Anthony Steels13

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Larry McCarren2830------1068
Wayne Smith------14391366
Ken Dallafior2928------865
Mark Boyer2022------2163
Steve Bono2834---------62
John Scully2928------360
Harris Barton2830---------58
Kent Kremer------1736356
Luis Sharpe2630---------56
Victor Scott------14212156
Fredd Young------1734455
Jim Bowman------9321455
Greg Lloyd------1636355
Vance Johnson1719------1753
Rod McSwain------1733252
Albert Lewis------939351
Tony Paige1317------2151
Keith Ferguson------1434149
Jerry Gray------1333248
Roy Green2026---------46
Junior Tautalatasi118------2746
Curtis Duncan1719------844
Shawn Miller------1129242
Frank Pollard1921---------40
Dick Chapura------1026339
Cornell Gowdy------728136
DJ Dozier911------1636
Rodney Holman1414------634
Leonard Smith------1318334
Ben Thomas------816529
Mardye McDole42------2127
Paul Butcher------391527
Tom Andrews410------1024
Eugene Goodlow1111---------22
Eric Holle------67619
Tom Gibson------511319
Tommie Ginn35------917
Don Laster34------1017
Jeff Davis------041115
Mark Brown------29415
Bucky Dilts00------1010
Larry Williams55---------10
Dale Dawson00------1010
Ken Woodard------4149
Jeff Hostetler30---------3
David Archer00---------0
CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tom Magee------3134671
Mike Harden------17212866
Ken O'Brien1945---------64
Kenneth Johnson------2730360
Michael Knight------2729258
Damian Johnson1534------958
Will Wolford1738------257
Neil Elshire------2526455
Darrick Brilz1635------455
Mark Bortz1638---------54
Devon Mitchell------2328253
Drew Hill1227------1352
Mike Perko------2427152
Stanley Wilson1634------151
Rod Barksdale1634---------50
Rob Awalt1422------1248
Al Smith------20181048
Reggie Phillips------2520247
Mark Harper------2321145
Gregg Swartwoudt1431---------45
Terry LeCount621------1744
Barney Bussey------10191443
Bill Maas------1720542
Willie Gault416------2141
Cap Boso419------1740
Keith Dorney723------939
Allen Rice311------2539
Michael Haddix1016------733
Bret Clark------1114833
Roberto Rohrer619------732
Ken Jolly------552131
Dean Hamel------1213631
Alex Gordon------1218131
Anthony Steels819------330
Cliff Thrift------1116128
Clarence Weathers03------2023
Jay Hilgenberg47------920
Jeff Tupper------68620
Aaron Tiller23------1419
Quenton Ballard------106218
Bubba Baker------5117
Gary Anderson00------77
Scott Fulhage00------66
Dieter Brock00------33
Chuck Long00---------0
Les Miller------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8212.6
Middle20723.6
Right3134.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8394.9
Middle4399.8
Right7578.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bono33192025720
CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Ken O'Brien40212125324

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1610955.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)53438.6
Long (19+ Yds)4000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)20111005.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)105767.6
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green63026026
WR Vance Johnson52121019
WR Eugene Goodlow43013011
TE Mark Boyer4208022
WR Curtis Duncan43031119
RB Frank Pollard3309021
TE Rodney Holman21110014
RB DJ Dozier2000011
WR Mardye McDole100002
FB Tony Paige11031117
RB Junior Tautalatasi110708
CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Drew Hill115056127
WR Terry LeCount64042021
WR Rod Barksdale63130034
RB Stanley Wilson52019034
RB Anthony Steels3309019
C Cap Boso3102019
WR Willie Gault2010016
FB Michael Haddix2201016
TE Rob Awalt21035122

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Frank Pollard4225.502.83
DJ Dozier3134.332.29
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Stanley Wilson252.505.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bono53132.604.73
CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Ken O'Brien63233.834.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Curtis Duncan32103.337.75
RB Frank Pollard1133.003.00
TE Mark Boyer1000.002.00
CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Terry LeCount21147.007.00
WR Rod Barksdale21105.005.00
WR Willie Gault1000.000.00
FB Michael Haddix11-1-1.000.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Frank Pollard22
DJ Dozier20
Junior Tautalatasi10
CincinnatiRushesConversions
Stanley Wilson21
Rod Barksdale10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Steve Bono1144
CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Ken O'Brien1162

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Roy Green211
WR Curtis Duncan211
RB Frank Pollard111
WR Mardye McDole100
TE Rodney Holman100
FB Tony Paige111
TE Mark Boyer100
WR Vance Johnson100
RB DJ Dozier100
CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
WR Terry LeCount421
WR Drew Hill211
RB Stanley Wilson200
FB Michael Haddix110
RB Anthony Steels110
WR Rod Barksdale110

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,100 (21,400)
End Zone15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (3,300)