Exhibition Week 5, 1988

played in St. Louis, MO

75 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	7	7	-	14
St. Louis Cardinals	14	0	0	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:43 STL - Curtis Duncan 19 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:03 STL - J.J. Birden 8 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:58 CIN - Owen Gill 23 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 12:50 CIN - Stanley Wilson 3 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 10:01 STL - Roy Green 17 pass from Jeff Hostetler (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 07:30 STL - Frank Pollard 15 run (Dale Dawson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:43 STL - Curtis Duncan 19 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 01:03 STL - J.J. Birden 8 pass from Steve Bono (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:58 CIN - Owen Gill 23 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 12:50 CIN - Stanley Wilson 3 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 10:01 STL - Roy Green 17 pass from Jeff Hostetler (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 07:30 STL - Frank Pollard 15 run (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team Statistics CIN STL
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 10 16
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 274 371
- Offensive Plays 54 68
- Yards per Play 5.07 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 123 120
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 5.13 3.64
Net Passing Yards 151 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 1 33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 162 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 7.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/45 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/100 1/8
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:06 32:54

Team Statistics	CIN	STL
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	10	16
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	274	371
- Offensive Plays	54	68
- Yards per Play	5.07	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	123	120
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	5.13	3.64
Net Passing Yards	151	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 1	33 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	162	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	7.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/45	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/100	1/8
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:06	32:54

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:45	OWN 18	7	33	Punt
1	3:32	1:25	OWN 32	4	-11	Fumble
1	0:57	1:49	OWN 45	3	2	Punt
2	11:41	4:32	OWN 13	8	54	Missed FG
2	4:51	2:33	OWN 9	5	18	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 42	1	15	Half
3	11:38	7:54	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	1:12	3:30	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
4	7:21	0:46	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
4	2:05	0:57	OWN 44	4	1	Downs

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:15	6:43	OWN 15	12	85	Touchdown
1	2:07	1:10	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
2	14:08	2:27	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
2	7:09	2:18	OWN 40	8	15	Punt
2	2:18	2:13	OWN 30	8	35	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
3	3:44	2:32	OWN 11	3	-6	Punt
4	12:42	2:52	OWN 5	6	95	Touchdown
4	9:45	2:24	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
4	6:35	4:30	OWN 38	9	25	Missed FG
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 45	3	4	Game

Game MVP: Steve Bono, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Stanley Wilson	18	79	4.39	12	1	1
Owen Gill	5	42	8.40	23	2	1
Drew Hill	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Pollard	16	83	5.19	15	3	1
DJ Dozier	13	36	2.77	11	1	0
Jeff Hostetler	3	0	0.00	2	0	0
Tony Paige	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	28	19	162	2/11	0	20	1	67.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Hostetler	23	15	153	1/10	1	32	0	98.6
Steve Bono	10	9	116	1/8	2	31	0	154.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Michael Irvin	5	9	58	11.60	6	15
RB Stanley Wilson	4	4	30	7.50	19	19
FB Roger Vick	3	3	6	2.00	5	3
WR Willie Gault	2	3	12	6.00	2	15
TE Rob Awalt	2	3	27	13.50	8	20
RB Owen Gill	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	15	15.00	4	15
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Drew Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Solomon Miller	7	10	83	11.86	0	32	0
WR Roy Green	6	8	51	8.50	6	17	1
WR J.J. Birden	3	4	25	8.33	2	14	1
RB DJ Dozier	2	2	18	9.00	11	12	0
WR Curtis Duncan	2	4	46	23.00	4	27	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Gil Fenerty	1	1	31	31.00	29	31	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jim Bowman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Willie Gault	1	0	0	0
Ken O'Brien	1	0	0	0

St. Louis	Recov	Force
J.J. Birden	1	0
Josh Moore	1	0
Victor Scott	0	1
Tom Gibson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Royals	3	137	45.7	36.7	53	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	4	182	45.5	40.5	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	0/2	0/2	0/2	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonard Smith	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Hill	3	57	19.0	0
Willie Gault	2	43	21.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonard Smith	1	8	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Bill Maas	5	0	1.0	18	20
OLB Michael Knight	5	3	0.0	32	31
S Devon Mitchell	5	2	0.0	24	28
ILB Al Smith	5	2	0.0	16	16
ILB Ty Allert	4	2	0.0	16	17
OLB Ed Brady	4	0	0.0	16	18
CB Reggie Phillips	3	1	0.0	15	17
CB Kevin Ross	3	0	0.0	28	23
DE James Thrash	2	0	1.0	10	14
CB William White	2	2	0.0	13	16
DE Bubba Baker	2	1	0.0	14	13
DE Tom Strauthers	2	1	0.0	20	22
S Bret Clark	2	0	0.0	11	12
DT Tom Magee	2	0	0.0	16	17
S Kenneth Johnson	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB Ed Berry	1	1	0.0	22	24
DE Les Miller	1	1	0.0	22	22
DE Neil Elshire	1	0	0.0	14	13
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	---	---	---
S David Tate	1	0	0.0	26	28
DT Dean Hamel	0	2	0.0	15	14
Unknown	0	1	---	---	---

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonard Smith	5	5	0.0	19	28
ILB Vincent Brown	5	2	0.0	10	20
ILB Fredd Young	4	1	0.0	14	7
DT Dick Chapura	4	0	0.0	15	22
CB Victor Scott	3	3	0.0	21	28
CB Jerry Gray	3	3	0.0	21	27
S Rod McSwain	3	1	0.0	16	16
CB Selwyn Brown	3	1	0.0	21	27
DT Eric Holle	3	0	0.0	9	8
DE Tom Gibson	2	0	1.0	24	30
ILB Walter Johnson	2	0	1.0	9	9
DE Josh Moore	2	1	0.0	18	28
DT Rollin Putzier	2	0	0.0	11	11
OLB Paul Butcher	1	1	0.0	12	21
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Kent Kremer	0	1	0.0	10	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bill Maas	1.0	1	0	0	20
DE James Thrash	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Neil Elshire	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Tom Magee	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Bubba Baker	0.0	0	0	1	13

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Tom Gibson	1.0	0	1	30
ILB Walter Johnson	1.0	0	0	9
DE Josh Moore	0.0	3	0	28
DT Kent Kremer	0.0	0	1	14
DT Dick Chapura	0.0	0	1	22
CB Selwyn Brown	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ed Brady	3	1	18
DT Bill Maas	2	0	20
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	23
S Devon Mitchell	2	0	28
S Kenneth Johnson	2	0	9
S David Tate	2	0	28
CB William White	2	0	16
S Bret Clark	1	1	12
OLB Michael Knight	1	1	31
DE Bubba Baker	1	0	13
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	22
CB Reggie Phillips	1	0	17
ILB Ty Allert	1	0	17
CB Ed Berry	1	0	24
ILB Al Smith	1	0	16
OLB Carleton Bailey	1	0	4

St. Louis	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leonard Smith	3	0	28
CB Victor Scott	3	0	28
ILB Vincent Brown	3	0	20
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	27
CB Selwyn Brown	2	0	27
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	5
S Rod McSwain	1	0	16
ILB Fredd Young	1	0	7
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	21
DT Dick Chapura	1	0	22
ILB Walter Johnson	1	0	9
S Jim Bowman	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Will Wolford	5	8	2	24	0	30
Keith Dorney	2	3	0	24	1	30
Lomas Brown	1	5	1	24	0	27
Roberto Rohrer	1	3	0	20	0	25
Roy Jones Jr	1	2	0	18	0	19
Roger Vick	1	1	0	15	0	9
Gregg Swartwoudt	0	1	0	20	1	23
Rob Awalt	0	1	0	12	0	17

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dean Steinkuhler	2	5	0	23	0	23
John Scully	2	4	0	16	0	17
Larry Williams	2	4	0	17	0	14
John Bruhin	1	4	0	17	1	18
Harris Barton	1	4	0	20	0	20
Tommie Ginn	1	2	0	19	1	24
Luis Sharpe	1	2	0	23	0	27
Mark Boyer	1	2	0	18	0	19
Tony Paige	1	1	1	14	0	11
Ken Dallafior	0	1	0	16	0	21
Felix Blair	0	1	0	14	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Willie Gault	1	12
Owen Gill	1	11

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Selwyn Brown	1	19
DJ Dozier	1	16
Solomon Miller	1	12
Victor Scott	1	7
Rod McSwain	1	5

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Michael Knight	---	---	32	31	3	66
Keith Dorney	24	30	---	---	4	58
Will Wolford	24	30	---	---	4	58
David Tate	---	---	26	28	2	56
Lomas Brown	24	27	---	---	4	55
Ken O'Brien	24	30	---	---	---	54
Kevin Ross	---	---	28	23	3	54
Devon Mitchell	---	---	24	28	2	54
Stanley Wilson	19	22	---	---	11	52
Les Miller	---	---	22	22	4	48
Ed Berry	---	---	22	24	1	47
Gregg Swartwoudt	20	23	---	---	4	47
Roberto Rohrer	20	25	---	---	---	45
Reggie Phillips	---	---	15	17	12	44
Tom Strauthers	---	---	20	22	1	43
Roy Jones Jr	18	19	---	---	5	42
Bill Maas	---	---	18	20	3	41
Al Smith	---	---	16	16	9	41
Rob Awalt	12	17	---	---	11	40
Drew Hill	14	13	---	---	11	38
Michael Irvin	15	23	---	---	---	38
Ed Brady	---	---	16	18	3	37
Ty Allert	---	---	16	17	4	37
Dan Majerle	13	18	---	---	4	35
Tom Magee	---	---	16	17	1	34
Bret Clark	---	---	11	12	9	32
Dean Hamel	---	---	15	14	3	32
Roger Vick	15	9	---	---	8	32
William White	---	---	13	16	2	31
Bubba Baker	---	---	14	13	1	28
Neil Elshire	---	---	14	13	1	28
Damian Johnson	8	15	---	---	4	27
Willie Gault	2	12	---	---	12	26
James Thrash	---	---	10	14	2	26
Rod Barksdale	7	9	---	---	9	25
Owen Gill	5	8	---	---	11	24
Kenneth Johnson	---	---	9	9	1	19
Carleton Bailey	---	---	1	4	8	13
Unknown	5	7	---	---	---	12
Clarence Weathers	0	0	---	---	9	9
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Royals	0	0	---	---	4	4
John McClane	---	---	0	0	4	4
Don Mosebar	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dieter Brock	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chuck Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Selwyn Brown	---	---	21	27	19	67
Leonard Smith	---	---	19	28	11	58
Curtis Duncan	24	21	---	---	12	57
Victor Scott	---	---	21	28	7	56
Tom Gibson	---	---	24	30	1	55
DJ Dozier	20	17	---	---	16	53
Luis Sharpe	23	27	---	---	---	50
Mark Boyer	18	19	---	---	13	50
Solomon Miller	16	22	---	---	12	50
Josh Moore	---	---	18	28	4	50
Jerry Gray	---	---	21	27	1	49
Jeff Hostetler	23	24	---	---	---	47
Roy Green	20	26	---	---	---	46
Tommie Ginn	19	24	---	---	3	46
Dean Steinkuhler	23	23	---	---	---	46
J.J. Birden	18	20	---	---	7	45
John Bruhin	17	18	---	---	6	41
Ken Dallafior	16	21	---	---	3	40
Harris Barton	20	20	---	---	---	40
Frank Pollard	18	21	---	---	---	39
John Scully	16	17	---	---	6	39
Dick Chapura	---	---	15	22	2	39
Rod McSwain	---	---	16	16	5	37
Jim Bowman	---	---	17	19	---	36
Larry Williams	17	14	---	---	3	34
Paul Butcher	---	---	12	21	1	34
Vincent Brown	---	---	10	20	1	31
Tony Paige	14	11	---	---	4	29
Felix Blair	14	11	---	---	4	29
Kent Kremer	---	---	10	14	1	25
Robert Tyler	10	11	---	---	4	25
Fredd Young	---	---	14	7	3	24
Walter Johnson	---	---	9	9	6	24
Rollin Putzier	---	---	11	11	---	22
Steve Bono	10	11	---	---	---	21
Butch Rolle	5	2	---	---	14	21
Ken Woodard	---	---	9	8	1	18
Eric Holle	---	---	9	8	---	17
Mark Brown	---	---	2	5	7	14
Gil Fenerty	2	5	---	---	6	13
Ben Thomas	---	---	6	2	2	10
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Ferguson	---	---	0	0	---	0
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	60	4.6
Middle	1	6	6.0
Right	10	57	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	41	4.1
Middle	18	66	3.7
Right	3	15	5.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	28	19	1	0	1	0	4	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Hostetler	23	15	2	1	1	3	2	1	0
Steve Bono	10	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	78	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	77	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	90	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	95	13.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	9	5	1	58	0	23
RB Stanley Wilson	4	4	0	30	0	22
WR Willie Gault	3	2	0	12	0	12
TE Rob Awalt	3	2	0	27	1	17
FB Roger Vick	3	3	0	6	0	9
TE Roy Jones Jr	3	1	0	6	0	19
WR Drew Hill	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Owen Gill	1	1	0	8	0	8
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	0	15	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Solomon Miller	10	7	2	83	1	22
WR Roy Green	8	6	0	51	0	26
WR Curtis Duncan	4	2	0	46	1	21
WR J.J. Birden	4	3	0	25	0	20
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0	3	0	21
RB DJ Dozier	2	2	0	18	0	17
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	1	0	11
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	0	11	0	19
RB Gil Fenerty	1	1	0	31	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Hill	1	2	2.00	2.00
Stanley Wilson	1	3	3.00	4.39

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	1	15	15.00	5.19
Tony Paige	1	1	1.00	1.00
DJ Dozier	1	0	0.00	2.77

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	2	2	27	13.50	11.60
Jeff Hostetler	1	1	17	17.00	6.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Green	1	1	17	17.00	6.38
WR Curtis Duncan	1	1	19	19.00	11.50
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	8	8.00	6.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Stanley Wilson	2	1
Owen Gill	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Pollard	3	0
DJ Dozier	2	1
Jeff Hostetler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	6	4	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Hostetler	7	5	4
Steve Bono	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rob Awalt	2	1	1
WR Willie Gault	1	1	0
RB Owen Gill	1	1	1
FB Roger Vick	1	1	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Solomon Miller	4	3	2
WR Roy Green	2	2	2
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	1
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)