Week 9, 1991

played in Cincinnati, OH

54 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	7	3	28	-	38
Cincinnati Bengals	7	3	14	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:01 CIN - Michael Irvin 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 10:47 DEN - Emmitt Smith 11 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 02:49 CIN - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
3Q: 10:38 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 2 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 06:53 DEN - Hank Ilesic 22 field goal
3Q: 00:22 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 20 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 13:07 DEN - Emmitt Smith 46 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 06:49 DEN - Emmitt Smith 59 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 02:15 DEN - Emmitt Smith 8 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 01:31 DEN - Emmitt Smith 8 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:01 CIN - Michael Irvin 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 10:47 DEN - Emmitt Smith 11 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
2Q: 02:49 CIN - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
3Q: 10:38 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 2 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 06:53 DEN - Hank Ilesic 22 field goal
3Q: 00:22 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 20 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
4Q: 13:07 DEN - Emmitt Smith 46 pass from John Elway (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 06:49 DEN - Emmitt Smith 59 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 02:15 DEN - Emmitt Smith 8 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)
4Q: 01:31 DEN - Emmitt Smith 8 run (Hank Ilesic extra point)

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 7-1 2-6
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 8 18
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 382 465
- Offensive Plays 53 74
- Yards per Play 7.21 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 188 70
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 6.27 2.92
Net Passing Yards 194 395
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 11 - 0 50 - 36 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 209 395
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.43 7.90
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/45 16/92
Punt Returns/Yards 2/31 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/76 3/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 17
Time of Possession 24:43 35:17

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	7-1	2-6
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	8	18
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	382	465
- Offensive Plays	53	74
- Yards per Play	7.21	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	188	70
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	6.27	2.92
Net Passing Yards	194	395
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 11 - 0	50 - 36 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	209	395
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.43	7.90
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/45	16/92
Punt Returns/Yards	2/31	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/76	3/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 17
Time of Possession	24:43	35:17

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	0:43	OPP 40	3	2	Punt
1	9:00	0:57	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
1	6:17	4:03	OWN 40	7	29	Missed FG
2	15:00	4:19	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
2	2:43	1:45	OWN 23	5	13	Punt
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	10:32	3:46	OWN 20	7	75	Field Goal
3	0:10	2:21	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
4	8:11	1:43	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
4	4:30	2:24	OPP 49	10	49	Touchdown
4	1:31	0:09	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
1	11:52	2:52	OWN 1	5	10	Punt
1	8:03	1:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	2:14	2:14	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
2	10:41	7:58	OWN 17	15	82	Field Goal
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 18	3	13	Half
3	12:54	2:22	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
3	6:46	6:36	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	12:49	4:38	OWN 20	9	46	Missed FG
4	6:28	1:58	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
4	2:06	0:35	OWN 15	4	-7	Downs
4	1:22	1:22	OWN 15	7	53	Game

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	26	174	6.69	59	5	4
Kelvin Bryant	4	14	3.50	7	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Erric Pegram	15	52	3.47	9
Willard Reeves	8	17	2.13	7
Dan Majerle	1	1	1.00	1

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	21	11	209	2/15	1	52	0	103.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	50	36	395	0/0	3	50	0	115.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Frank Thomas	4	5	74	18.50	39	27	0
WR Ronnie Harmon	2	4	64	32.00	43	52	0
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	52	26.00	45	46	1
FB Steve Smith	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Jeff Query	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
C Walter Reeves	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Johnny Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Yancey Thigpen	13	18	148	11.38	34	34	2
WR Michael Irvin	10	16	158	15.80	54	50	1
RB Willard Reeves	3	3	18	6.00	18	15	0
WR Alexander Wright	3	3	23	7.67	4	9	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	2	19	9.50	1	14	0
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	1	0.50	1	5	0
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
WR James Pruitt	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Erric Pegram	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Gardocki	4	173	43.3	35.8	48	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	4	165	41.3	33.5	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hank Ilesic	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	5/5

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/2	0/1	0/1	18	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	2	31	15.5	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Perryman	1	2	2.0	0
Bill S Preston	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Bryant	2	57	28.5	0
Steve Tasker	1	19	19.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	3	41	13.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Mills	9	1	22	48
CB Don Odegard	5	2	9	21
S Odie Harris	5	1	2	20
S Thomas Everett	5	0	20	46
CB Tim Taylor	5	0	17	37
DE Reggie White	4	2	16	46
CB David Hollis	4	0	15	39
S Alvin Walton	3	5	22	44
OLB Johnny Meads	3	1	20	39
ILB Kevin McArthur	3	1	9	16
DE Glenn Jacobs	3	0	16	38
OLB Winston Moss	2	2	21	30
OLB Bret Michaels	2	0	5	8
CB Darryl Henley	1	2	18	32
DT Mark Catano	1	0	17	11
OLB John McClane	1	0	4	10
S Joe Poole	1	0	5	6
DE Markus Koch	0	1	8	12
DE Robert Young	0	1	16	45

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	8	1	0.0	25	22
CB William White	6	0	0.0	23	16
DT Bill Maas	5	0	0.0	17	13
S Felix Wright	3	0	0.0	26	19
OLB Lamar Lathon	3	0	0.0	7	4
DE Les Miller	2	1	1.5	23	19
DE Mike Jones	2	2	0.0	21	12
CB Bill S Preston	2	1	0.0	18	17
DT Curtis Green	1	2	0.5	11	12
S David Tate	1	1	0.0	25	19
DT Bob Clasby	1	0	0.0	13	10
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	0.0	16	15
CB Kevin Ross	1	0	0.0	19	15
S Jim Perryman	1	0	0.0	9	7
S Chris Oldham	1	0	0.0	6	4
OLB Michael Knight	0	1	0.0	27	22
CB Eric Everett	0	1	0.0	18	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie White	1	2	0	46
DE Glenn Jacobs	0	2	2	38
S Thomas Everett	0	1	0	46
DE Robert Young	0	1	0	45
OLB Johnny Meads	0	0	1	39

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Les Miller	1.5	0	1	19
DT Curtis Green	0.5	0	0	12
DT Bob Clasby	0.0	1	0	10
DE Tom Strauthers	0.0	0	1	15
DT Bill Maas	0.0	0	1	13
DE Mike Jones	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Thomas Everett	5	1	46
CB Tim Taylor	5	1	37
S Odie Harris	5	0	20
CB David Hollis	3	0	39
CB Don Odegard	3	0	21
OLB Johnny Meads	2	0	39
ILB Kevin McArthur	2	0	16
ILB Sam Mills	2	0	48
OLB John McClane	2	0	10
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	32
OLB Bret Michaels	2	0	8
DE Reggie White	1	0	46
OLB Winston Moss	1	0	30
S Joe Poole	1	0	6
S Alvin Walton	0	2	44

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	6	0	22
CB William White	1	2	16
OLB Michael Knight	1	0	22
DE Les Miller	1	0	19
CB Bill S Preston	1	0	17
S Chris Oldham	1	0	4
CB Kevin Ross	0	1	15
CB Eric Everett	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Fralic	6	9	1	26	0	19
Dan Rosado	2	4	0	9	0	7
Doug Riesenberg	1	3	0	27	1	23
Ken Ruettgers	1	3	0	26	0	21
Ellison Onizuka	1	2	0	27	1	19
Steve Smith	1	2	0	16	0	15
Walter Reeves	1	2	0	12	0	5
Jeff Pahukoa	1	2	0	4	0	4
Ellis Gardner	0	2	0	24	0	20
Kelly Thomas	0	1	0	7	0	2

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Tim Grunhard	2	10	19	45
Jerry Crafts	1	4	17	41
Dan Majerle	1	3	19	28
David Williams	1	2	20	41
Leo Goeas	0	3	19	41
Will Wolford	0	1	22	43
Monte Smith	0	1	10	17

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Query	2	8
Junior Tautalatasi	1	16
David Hollis	1	13
Kelly Thomas	1	6

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Felix Wright	2	12
Bill S Preston	1	28
Greg Scales	1	18
Chris Oldham	1	6

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Mills	---	---	22	48	2	72
Alvin Walton	---	---	22	44	3	69
Thomas Everett	---	---	20	46	1	67
David Hollis	---	---	15	39	13	67
Robert Young	---	---	16	45	6	67
Reggie White	---	---	16	46	3	65
Johnny Meads	---	---	20	39	2	61
Tim Taylor	---	---	17	37	2	56
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	16	38	1	55
Winston Moss	---	---	21	30	3	54
John Elway	30	23	---	---	---	53
Darryl Henley	---	---	18	32	2	52
Frank Thomas	25	19	---	---	8	52
Ellis Gardner	24	20	---	---	6	50
Doug Riesenberg	27	23	---	---	---	50
Ellison Onizuka	27	19	---	---	4	50
Ken Ruettgers	26	21	---	---	---	47
Steve Smith	16	15	---	---	15	46
Bill Fralic	26	19	---	---	---	45
Emmitt Smith	26	18	---	---	---	44
Jeff Query	18	13	---	---	8	39
Walter Reeves	12	5	---	---	18	35
Don Odegard	---	---	9	21	5	35
Kelvin Bryant	5	5	---	---	22	32
Ronnie Harmon	17	13	---	---	1	31
Kevin McArthur	---	---	9	16	5	30
Mark Catano	---	---	17	11	1	29
Junior Tautalatasi	8	3	---	---	16	27
Johnny Johnson	15	11	---	---	---	26
Steve Tasker	1	3	---	---	21	25
John McClane	---	---	4	10	11	25
Odie Harris	---	---	2	20	2	24
Anderson Cooper	7	9	---	---	8	24
Bret Michaels	---	---	5	8	11	24
Joe Poole	---	---	5	6	12	23
Markus Koch	---	---	8	12	1	21
Dan Rosado	9	7	---	---	4	20
Kelly Thomas	7	2	---	---	6	15
Tim Barnett	0	1	---	---	13	14
Jeff Pahukoa	4	4	---	---	6	14
Hank Ilesic	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Bavaro	---	---	2	2	5	9
Chris Gardocki	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mickey Sutton	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dean Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cary Conklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Yancey Thigpen	24	50	---	---	1	75
Ken O'Brien	24	50	---	---	---	74
Tim Grunhard	19	45	---	---	4	68
Will Wolford	22	43	---	---	---	65
Leo Goeas	19	41	---	---	5	65
Michael Irvin	21	43	---	---	---	64
David Williams	20	41	---	---	2	63
Bill S Preston	---	---	18	17	28	63
Jerry Crafts	17	41	---	---	---	58
Felix Wright	---	---	26	19	12	57
Dan Majerle	19	28	---	---	6	53
Michael Knight	---	---	27	22	3	52
Willard Reeves	9	21	---	---	18	48
Les Miller	---	---	23	19	6	48
Al Smith	---	---	25	22	1	48
David Tate	---	---	25	19	1	45
Erric Pegram	15	29	---	---	---	44
Roy Jones Jr	14	24	---	---	5	43
William White	---	---	23	16	1	40
Alexander Wright	5	26	---	---	7	38
Kevin Ross	---	---	19	15	---	34
Eric Everett	---	---	18	13	3	34
Mike Jones	---	---	21	12	1	34
Bill Maas	---	---	17	13	3	33
Monte Smith	10	17	---	---	6	33
Tom Strauthers	---	---	16	15	1	32
Leonard Mitchell	8	17	---	---	6	31
Jim Perryman	---	---	9	7	14	30
Carleton Bailey	---	---	6	4	20	30
Curtis Green	---	---	11	12	3	26
Dean Hamel	---	---	15	9	2	26
Rod Barksdale	0	8	---	---	16	24
James Pruitt	3	7	---	---	14	24
Bob Clasby	---	---	13	10	---	23
Greg Scales	2	3	---	---	18	23
Rod Jones	7	9	---	---	4	20
Mike Kelley	5	5	---	---	6	16
Chris Oldham	---	---	6	4	6	16
Michael Haddix	1	2	---	---	12	15
Richard Anderson	---	---	5	1	8	14
Lamar Lathon	---	---	7	4	2	13
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tony Jordan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	54	3.2
Middle	4	78	19.5
Right	9	56	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	25	2.8
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	21	11	4	0	1	4	4	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	50	36	5	1	2	4	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	79	13.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	57	14.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	66	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	148	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	94	18.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Frank Thomas	5	4	0	74	2	19
WR Jeff Query	5	1	0	5	0	13
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	2	1	64	1	13
WR Johnny Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	11
RB Emmitt Smith	2	2	0	52	1	18
FB Steve Smith	1	1	0	3	0	15
C Walter Reeves	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	0	11	0	9

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Yancey Thigpen	18	13	1	148	2	50
WR Michael Irvin	16	10	1	158	3	43
RB Willard Reeves	3	3	0	18	0	21
WR Alexander Wright	3	3	0	23	0	26
RB Erric Pegram	3	1	0	5	0	29
WR James Pruitt	2	1	0	12	0	7
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	2	0	19	0	24
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	0	1	0	28
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	0	11	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Smith	9	43	4.78	6.69
Kelvin Bryant	1	3	3.00	3.50

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	1	0	0	0.00	9.95

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	8	7	58	7.25	7.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
C Walter Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Irvin	3	3	27	9.00	9.88
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	2	22	11.00	8.22
RB Willard Reeves	1	1	4	4.00	6.00
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	5	5.00	0.50
RB Erric Pegram	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Smith	7	4

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Erric Pegram	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	4	2	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	17	16	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Steve Smith	1	1	0
WR Anderson Cooper	1	1	1
WR Jeff Query	1	0	0
WR Johnny Johnson	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Irvin	7	6	3
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	4	1
WR Rod Barksdale	1	1	1
WR James Pruitt	1	1	1
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	1
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0
WR Alexander Wright	1	1	0
RB Erric Pegram	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)