Week 12, 1991

played in Cincinnati, OH

28 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	10	3	0	7	-	20
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	10	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 STL - Dale Dawson 40 field goal
1Q: 05:12 CIN - Michael Irvin 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 00:31 STL - Eddie Vedder 19 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:11 CIN - Gary Anderson 27 field goal
2Q: 05:51 CIN - Michael Irvin 4 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:06 STL - Dale Dawson 51 field goal
3Q: 12:06 CIN - Willard Reeves 4 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 08:44 CIN - Gary Anderson 30 field goal
4Q: 12:28 STL - Johnny Bailey 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 05:46 CIN - Gary Anderson 50 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CIN - Gary Anderson 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 STL - Dale Dawson 40 field goal
1Q: 05:12 CIN - Michael Irvin 19 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
1Q: 00:31 STL - Eddie Vedder 19 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
2Q: 11:11 CIN - Gary Anderson 27 field goal
2Q: 05:51 CIN - Michael Irvin 4 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:06 STL - Dale Dawson 51 field goal
3Q: 12:06 CIN - Willard Reeves 4 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 08:44 CIN - Gary Anderson 30 field goal
4Q: 12:28 STL - Johnny Bailey 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 05:46 CIN - Gary Anderson 50 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CIN - Gary Anderson 19 field goal

Team Statistics STL CIN
Record 3-8 3-8
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 250 337
- Offensive Plays 55 65
- Yards per Play 4.55 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 33 157
- Rushing Attempts 10 33
- Yards per Rush 3.30 4.76
Net Passing Yards 217 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 30 - 2 30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 234 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.82 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/8 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/18 7/81
Punt Returns/Yards 3/45 2/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 33
Time of Possession 24:57 35:03

Team Statistics	STL	CIN
Record	3-8	3-8
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	250	337
- Offensive Plays	55	65
- Yards per Play	4.55	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	33	157
- Rushing Attempts	10	33
- Yards per Rush	3.30	4.76
Net Passing Yards	217	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 30 - 2	30 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	234	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.82	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/8	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/18	7/81
Punt Returns/Yards	3/45	2/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 33
Time of Possession	24:57	35:03

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:14	OWN 29	6	48	Field Goal
1	5:05	1:29	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	1:13	0:51	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
2	11:06	1:39	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	5:41	2:14	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
2	3:27	1:31	OPP 43	5	41	Interception
2	0:24	0:24	OPP 43	2	9	Field Goal
3	11:57	0:33	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
3	8:37	3:56	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
3	3:31	2:28	OWN 39	5	20	Punt
4	14:53	2:35	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
4	5:41	0:48	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	7	61	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:46	5:41	OWN 33	11	67	Touchdown
1	3:36	2:23	OWN 17	3	-2	Punt
1	0:22	4:16	OWN 28	9	62	Field Goal
2	9:27	3:46	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	1:56	1:32	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	11:24	2:47	OPP 34	4	21	Field Goal
3	4:41	1:10	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	1:03	1:10	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
4	12:18	6:37	OWN 32	10	35	Field Goal
4	4:53	2:59	OPP 28	7	26	Field Goal

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Johnny Bailey	9	22	2.44	17	1	1
Cleveland Gary	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Erric Pegram	20	101	5.05	29	1	0
Willard Reeves	10	32	3.20	9	0	1
Ken O'Brien	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
Dan Majerle	1	18	18.00	18	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	43	30	234	2/17	1	24	2	71.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	30	21	191	2/11	2	26	0	109.1

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Birden	8	10	70	8.75	3	14	0
WR Eddie Vedder	8	10	86	10.75	26	24	1
WR Kelvin Martin	6	8	21	3.50	2	11	0
WR Vance Johnson	3	4	18	6.00	0	12	0
TE Mark Boyer	2	5	1	0.50	0	2	0
RB Cleveland Gary	2	3	20	10.00	5	16	0
FB Tony Paige	1	1	18	18.00	18	18	0
WR Jake Reed	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	6	9	55	9.17	17	22	2
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	7	44	11.00	9	12	0
WR Alexander Wright	3	3	22	7.33	2	14	0
RB Willard Reeves	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	16	8.00	16	17	0
RB Erric Pegram	2	3	10	5.00	5	5	0
WR James Pruitt	1	3	26	26.00	0	26	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jim Perryman	1	7	7.00	0
S Felix Wright	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Recov	Force
Tony Paige	1	1
Jerry Gray	0	1
Vincent Brown	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
Erric Pegram	2	1
Bill S Preston	1	0
Will Wolford	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	5	226	45.2	40.4	54	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	4	168	42.0	30.8	47	0

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	3	45	15.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill S Preston	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	1	31	31.0	0
James Jefferson	1	25	25.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	3	63	21.0	0
James Pruitt	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vincent Brown	9	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Greg Lloyd	6	2	0.0	27	31
CB Albert Lewis	6	1	0.0	33	32
S Leonard Smith	5	1	0.0	33	31
S Cornell Gowdy	5	1	0.0	29	30
S Rich Miano	3	3	0.0	26	26
CB Jerry Gray	3	1	0.0	29	30
DT Alfred Oglesby	3	0	0.0	24	17
DE Aaron Jones	2	1	0.0	19	20
DE Vera De Milo	2	1	0.0	23	19
DE Mel Agee	2	1	0.0	14	12
DT Rollin Putzier	2	0	0.0	10	13
DT Nolan Harrison	1	1	1.0	9	15
OLB David Braxton	1	0	1.0	6	3
OLB Gregg Carr	1	1	0.0	16	18
TE Mark Boyer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Galand Thaxton	1	0	0.0	21	16
WR Eddie Vedder	1	0	---	---	---

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	6	4	0.0	9	38
S Felix Wright	5	2	1.0	9	39
CB William White	5	0	0.0	7	42
S David Tate	4	0	0.0	7	27
CB Bill S Preston	3	1	0.0	5	16
CB Kevin Ross	3	0	0.0	8	36
DE Mike Jones	2	0	1.0	5	30
ILB Al Smith	2	1	0.0	7	37
CB Eric Everett	2	1	0.0	8	34
DT Curtis Green	2	0	0.0	5	10
DT Bill Maas	2	0	0.0	5	24
S Chris Oldham	1	1	0.0	3	19
DT Bob Clasby	1	0	0.0	5	21
S Jim Perryman	1	0	0.0	1	20
DE Les Miller	1	0	0.0	8	37
DE Tom Strauthers	0	1	0.0	7	24
OLB Carleton Bailey	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB David Braxton	1.0	0	0	3
DT Nolan Harrison	1.0	0	0	15
DT Alfred Oglesby	0.0	1	1	17
DE Aaron Jones	0.0	1	0	20
DT Rollin Putzier	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Galand Thaxton	0.0	1	0	16
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	1	0	19

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike Jones	1.0	1	1	0	30
S Felix Wright	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Tom Strauthers	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Les Miller	0.0	1	0	0	37
DT Bob Clasby	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Dean Hamel	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Bill Maas	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	0	31
CB Albert Lewis	4	0	32
S Leonard Smith	3	0	31
S Cornell Gowdy	2	1	30
OLB Gregg Carr	2	0	18
ILB Vincent Brown	2	0	27
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	30
OLB Paul Butcher	1	0	6
DE Aaron Jones	1	0	20

Cincinnati	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	6	0	38
CB William White	6	0	42
S Felix Wright	4	1	39
S David Tate	3	0	27
CB Bill S Preston	3	0	16
CB Kevin Ross	2	0	36
CB Eric Everett	2	0	34
S Jim Perryman	1	1	20
DE Les Miller	1	0	37
ILB Al Smith	1	0	37
DE Mike Jones	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marsharne Graves	1	2	9	1	33
Courtney Hall	1	2	9	0	36
Luis Sharpe	1	1	7	0	30
Harris Barton	0	2	10	1	45
Tony Paige	0	1	7	0	23
Jim Lachey	0	1	3	0	15
Jim Juriga	0	1	9	0	32

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerry Crafts	3	5	0	24	0	24
Tim Grunhard	2	6	1	29	0	25
Will Wolford	2	5	0	29	0	30
Mike Kelley	2	2	0	4	0	8
Leo Goeas	1	3	0	23	2	24
Leonard Mitchell	1	2	0	11	0	14
Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0	19	0	18
David Williams	1	1	0	27	0	22
Dan Majerle	0	3	0	24	0	22
Monte Smith	0	2	0	18	0	13
Rod Jones	0	1	0	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
DJ Dozier	1	23
Jake Reed	1	23
Carwell Gardner	1	19
Tony Paige	1	14
Gregg Carr	1	14
James Jefferson	1	3

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Felix Wright	2	20
Carleton Bailey	1	19
James Pruitt	1	17
Tim Grunhard	1	7

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leonard Smith	---	---	33	31	29	93
Albert Lewis	---	---	33	32	15	80
Jerry Gray	---	---	29	30	15	74
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	29	30	7	66
Greg Lloyd	---	---	27	31	4	62
Vincent Brown	---	---	27	27	4	58
Harris Barton	10	45	---	---	2	57
Rich Miano	---	---	26	26	4	56
Brett Favre	10	45	---	---	---	55
Courtney Hall	9	36	---	---	7	52
Gregg Carr	---	---	16	18	14	48
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	24	17	7	48
Vera De Milo	---	---	23	19	5	47
Jim Juriga	9	32	---	---	5	46
Luis Sharpe	7	30	---	---	7	44
Tony Paige	7	23	---	---	14	44
Johnny Bailey	9	28	---	---	7	44
Marsharne Graves	9	33	---	---	---	42
Vance Johnson	9	32	---	---	1	42
Mark Boyer	5	28	---	---	8	41
Aaron Jones	---	---	19	20	2	41
Eddie Vedder	4	33	---	---	4	41
Galand Thaxton	---	---	21	16	1	38
J.J. Birden	9	27	---	---	---	36
Kelvin Martin	1	22	---	---	11	34
Carwell Gardner	4	7	---	---	19	30
Mel Agee	---	---	14	12	4	30
DJ Dozier	1	5	---	---	23	29
Jake Reed	0	5	---	---	23	28
Jim Lachey	3	15	---	---	7	25
Nolan Harrison	---	---	9	15	1	25
Paul Butcher	---	---	8	6	10	24
Rollin Putzier	---	---	10	13	---	23
Cleveland Gary	1	15	---	---	1	17
Larry Williams	1	13	---	---	2	16
Bob Landsee	1	9	---	---	5	15
David Braxton	---	---	6	3	6	15
Don Mosebar	1	12	---	---	---	13
Jeff Mills	---	---	6	5	1	12
James Jefferson	---	---	3	1	3	7
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jim Kowalkowski	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bobby Hebert	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chris Zorich	---	---	0	0	2	2
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Felix Wright	---	---	9	39	20	68
Ken O'Brien	33	32	---	---	---	65
Yancey Thigpen	31	32	---	---	---	63
Tim Grunhard	29	25	---	---	7	61
Will Wolford	29	30	---	---	---	59
Michael Irvin	30	24	---	---	---	54
Leo Goeas	23	24	---	---	7	54
Les Miller	---	---	8	37	7	52
Bill S Preston	---	---	5	16	31	52
Dan Majerle	24	22	---	---	5	51
David Williams	27	22	---	---	2	51
William White	---	---	7	42	1	50
Michael Knight	---	---	9	38	2	49
Jerry Crafts	24	24	---	---	---	48
Kevin Ross	---	---	8	36	2	46
Willard Reeves	10	16	---	---	20	46
Al Smith	---	---	7	37	1	45
Eric Everett	---	---	8	34	2	44
Roy Jones Jr	19	18	---	---	5	42
Monte Smith	18	13	---	---	8	39
Erric Pegram	23	16	---	---	---	39
Mike Jones	---	---	5	30	2	37
David Tate	---	---	7	27	2	36
Leonard Mitchell	11	14	---	---	8	33
Jim Perryman	---	---	1	20	12	33
Alexander Wright	14	15	---	---	4	33
Tom Strauthers	---	---	7	24	1	32
Bill Maas	---	---	5	24	3	32
Dean Hamel	---	---	5	22	4	31
Chris Oldham	---	---	3	19	7	29
Bob Clasby	---	---	5	21	1	27
James Pruitt	3	7	---	---	17	27
Carleton Bailey	---	---	2	3	19	24
Rod Barksdale	4	1	---	---	16	21
Rod Jones	6	9	---	---	6	21
Mike Kelley	4	8	---	---	8	20
Greg Scales	1	0	---	---	19	20
Richard Anderson	---	---	3	9	8	20
Curtis Green	---	---	5	10	---	15
Michael Haddix	0	0	---	---	15	15
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Lamar Lathon	---	---	1	7	1	9
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Jordan	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	96	8.0
Middle	20	58	2.9
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	43	30	1	3	1	0	3	1	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	30	21	2	1	2	1	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	44	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	59	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	112	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	72	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Birden	10	8	0	70	0	27
WR Eddie Vedder	10	8	0	86	1	33
WR Kelvin Martin	8	6	1	21	0	22
TE Mark Boyer	5	2	0	1	0	28
WR Vance Johnson	4	3	0	18	0	32
RB Cleveland Gary	3	2	0	20	0	15
FB Tony Paige	1	1	0	18	0	23
WR Jake Reed	1	0	0	0	0	5

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	9	6	0	55	1	24
WR Yancey Thigpen	7	4	0	44	0	32
WR James Pruitt	3	1	1	26	1	7
WR Alexander Wright	3	3	0	22	0	15
RB Erric Pegram	3	2	1	10	0	16
RB Willard Reeves	2	2	0	8	0	16
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	0	16	0	22
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0	10	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Johnny Bailey	1	1	1.00	2.44

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erric Pegram	5	16	3.20	5.05
Willard Reeves	3	15	5.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	6	3	37	6.17	5.44

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	5	3	24	4.80	6.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Boyer	2	0	0	0.00	0.20
WR Eddie Vedder	2	2	32	16.00	8.60
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	5	5.00	7.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Irvin	3	3	24	8.00	6.11
WR James Pruitt	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	0	0	0.00	6.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Erric Pegram	3	2
Ken O'Brien	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	8	5	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelvin Martin	3	1	0
WR Eddie Vedder	3	3	1
WR Vance Johnson	1	1	0
WR Jake Reed	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Yancey Thigpen	3	3	2
WR Michael Irvin	2	1	0
WR James Pruitt	1	0	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	1	0
WR Alexander Wright	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)