Week 16, 1991

played in Los Angeles, CA

68 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	14	9	0	-	26
Los Angeles Rams	7	14	0	6	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 LAS - Ricky Watters 9 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
1Q: 01:09 CIN - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
2Q: 13:18 LAS - Ricky Watters 31 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
2Q: 07:32 LAS - Robert Clark 31 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Charlie Baumann extra point)
2Q: 01:00 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 7 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:17 CIN - Michael Irvin 47 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 10:18 CIN - Gary Anderson 50 field goal
3Q: 04:23 CIN - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
3Q: 00:46 CIN - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
4Q: 09:36 LAS - Ricky Watters 1 run (Jeff Rutledge pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:11 LAS - Ricky Watters 9 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
1Q: 01:09 CIN - Gary Anderson 48 field goal
2Q: 13:18 LAS - Ricky Watters 31 run (Charlie Baumann extra point)
2Q: 07:32 LAS - Robert Clark 31 pass from Jeff Rutledge (Charlie Baumann extra point)
2Q: 01:00 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 7 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 00:17 CIN - Michael Irvin 47 pass from Ken O'Brien (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 10:18 CIN - Gary Anderson 50 field goal
3Q: 04:23 CIN - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
3Q: 00:46 CIN - Gary Anderson 18 field goal
4Q: 09:36 LAS - Ricky Watters 1 run (Jeff Rutledge pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CIN LAS
Record 4-11 9-6
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 357 371
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards per Play 5.10 5.98
Net Rushing Yards 93 135
- Rushing Attempts 17 31
- Yards per Rush 5.47 4.35
Net Passing Yards 264 236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 27 - 0 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 297 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/33 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 7.61
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 5/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/71 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 5/124
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:42 30:18

Team Statistics	CIN	LAS
Record	4-11	9-6
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	357	371
- Offensive Plays	70	62
- Yards per Play	5.10	5.98
Net Rushing Yards	93	135
- Rushing Attempts	17	31
- Yards per Rush	5.47	4.35
Net Passing Yards	264	236
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 27 - 0	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	297	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/33	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	7.61
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	5/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/71	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	5/124
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:42	30:18

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 21	5	23	Punt
1	6:01	4:57	OWN 34	9	35	Field Goal
2	13:00	1:50	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
2	7:20	1:32	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	2:45	1:56	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:26	OWN 48	2	52	Touchdown
3	13:33	3:22	OWN 22	8	45	Field Goal
3	8:28	4:12	OWN 32	8	45	Field Goal
3	2:47	2:06	OPP 23	4	22	Field Goal
4	13:11	1:41	OWN 8	3	-7	Punt
4	9:30	2:14	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	3:48	1:33	OWN 31	7	19	Fumble
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 40	4	-13	Downs

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	5:58	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
1	1:04	3:04	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	11:10	3:50	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
2	5:48	3:03	OWN 21	6	23	Punt
2	0:49	0:20	OWN 20	1	49	Fumble
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	10:11	1:43	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	4:16	1:29	OWN 20	3	3	Fumble
3	0:41	2:30	OWN 38	5	36	Interception
4	11:30	2:00	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
4	7:16	3:28	OWN 5	5	33	Punt
4	2:15	1:33	50	5	17	Missed FG

Game MVP: Ricky Watters, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Willard Reeves	9	61	6.78	21	2
Erric Pegram	6	29	4.83	10	1
Dan Majerle	1	3	3.00	3	0
Yancey Thigpen	1	0	0.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Watters	22	113	5.14	31	3	3
Anthony Thompson	7	20	2.86	8	0	0
Jeff Rutledge	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Jerry Rice	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	49	27	297	4/33	2	47	0	86.9

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	30	21	245	1/9	1	33	1	91.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Yancey Thigpen	8	19	109	13.63	26	38	1
WR Michael Irvin	5	8	88	17.60	39	47	1
C Rod Jones	4	4	35	8.75	18	14	0
FB Dan Majerle	3	4	0	0.00	0	3	0
WR James Pruitt	2	3	18	9.00	1	12	0
RB Erric Pegram	2	4	13	6.50	7	7	0
RB Willard Reeves	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	2	19	19.00	5	19	0
WR Alexander Wright	1	3	13	13.00	4	13	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerry Rice	5	7	67	13.40	31	28	0
WR Aubrey Matthews	5	9	76	15.20	22	33	0
WR Robert Clark	3	3	33	11.00	9	31	1
WR Titus Dixon	2	3	28	14.00	15	23	0
RB Anthony Thompson	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
RB Ricky Watters	2	3	7	3.50	0	7	0
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Cosmo Kramer	1	2	16	16.00	1	16	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S David Tate	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ken O'Brien	1	0	0
Dan Majerle	1	0	0
Les Miller	0	1	1
Bill S Preston	0	1	1
Erric Pegram	0	1	0
Michael Knight	0	0	2
Mike Jones	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Rutledge	1	0	0
Jerry Rice	1	0	0
Titus Dixon	1	0	0
Anthony Thompson	1	0	0
Cosmo Kramer	1	0	0
Marty Lyons	0	1	0
Aubrey Matthews	0	1	0
Robert Clark	0	1	0
Jumbo Elliott	0	1	0
Dennis Gibson	0	0	1
Donnie Gardner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	5	220	44.0	39.2	49	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	4	144	36.0	35.0	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	4/4	3/3	1/1	50	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Baumann	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill S Preston	1	4	4.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willard Reeves	3	57	19.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	5	124	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	10	4	0.0	27	27
OLB Michael Knight	8	1	0.0	29	30
S David Tate	5	1	0.0	23	20
DT Bob Clasby	4	1	0.0	17	15
DT Dean Hamel	4	1	0.0	20	16
CB William White	4	0	0.0	24	25
DE Les Miller	3	0	1.0	27	26
OLB Lamar Lathon	3	1	0.0	11	6
DE Mike Jones	2	2	0.0	19	15
S Chris Oldham	2	0	0.0	8	11
DE Tom Strauthers	1	1	0.0	16	21
DT Bill Maas	1	1	0.0	14	16
S Felix Wright	1	1	0.0	21	21
CB Bill S Preston	1	0	0.0	12	14
CB Kevin Ross	0	1	0.0	19	22
CB Eric Everett	0	1	0.0	22	19

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Charles Wright	7	1	0.0	14	47
OLB Mike Singletary	5	2	1.0	14	45
ILB Dennis Gibson	5	3	0.0	11	37
DT Esera Ruaolo	4	0	1.0	13	30
CB Darrell Green	4	0	0.0	12	44
S Kevin Porter	4	0	0.0	6	22
S Deron Cherry	3	4	0.0	12	48
CB Terry Taylor	3	0	0.0	8	29
ILB Shane Conlan	2	2	1.0	6	14
DE Donnie Gardner	2	1	0.5	11	37
S Steve Atwater	2	2	0.0	16	48
S Bret Clark	2	0	0.0	2	10
OLB Louis Cooper	2	0	0.0	6	5
DE Shane Curry	1	1	0.5	12	42
WR Jerry Rice	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ricky Watters	1	0	---	---	---
CB Frank Simmons	0	2	0.0	10	31
DT Willie Wyatt	0	1	0.0	13	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Les Miller	1.0	1	0	26
DT Dean Hamel	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Michael Knight	0.0	0	1	30

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Esera Ruaolo	1.0	1	30
OLB Mike Singletary	1.0	0	45
ILB Shane Conlan	1.0	0	14
DE Donnie Gardner	0.5	2	37
DE Shane Curry	0.5	1	42
CB Darrell Green	0.0	1	44
DE William Fuller	0.0	1	23
ILB Dennis Gibson	0.0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	8	1	0	30
ILB Al Smith	5	1	0	27
CB William White	4	0	0	25
S David Tate	1	0	1	20
CB Kevin Ross	1	0	0	22
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	0	0	6
DE Mike Jones	1	0	0	15
S Jim Perryman	0	1	0	14
CB Bill S Preston	0	1	0	14

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darrell Green	5	2	44
CB Charles Wright	4	1	47
OLB Mike Singletary	3	2	45
S Deron Cherry	3	0	48
CB Terry Taylor	3	0	29
S Steve Atwater	2	1	48
S Bret Clark	2	0	10
ILB Dennis Gibson	2	0	37
S Kevin Porter	2	0	22
DE Donnie Gardner	1	0	37
CB Frank Simmons	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Monte Smith	2	2	7	0	21
Will Wolford	1	3	16	2	49
David Williams	1	2	13	1	47
Jerry Crafts	1	2	12	0	43
Leonard Mitchell	1	1	6	0	9
Roy Jones Jr	1	1	10	0	32
Leo Goeas	1	1	13	0	40
Tim Grunhard	0	4	12	0	47
Michael Haddix	0	1	1	0	2
Mike Kelley	0	0	6	1	9

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Patrick Salonen	3	7	0	22	0	24
Paul Gruber	3	4	0	27	0	29
John Bruhin	2	4	0	20	1	22
John Flannery	1	4	0	28	0	25
Blake Moore	1	1	0	9	0	8
Jeff Criswell	1	1	0	5	0	7
Jumbo Elliott	0	7	1	26	0	24
Carlton Haselrig	0	2	0	11	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Bill S Preston	4	28
Felix Wright	2	16
Michael Haddix	1	12
Chris Oldham	1	11

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Taylor	3	27
Blake Ezor	1	22

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken O'Brien	17	53	---	---	---	70
Tim Grunhard	12	47	---	---	8	67
Yancey Thigpen	15	52	---	---	---	67
Will Wolford	16	49	---	---	---	65
David Williams	13	47	---	---	4	64
Leo Goeas	13	40	---	---	9	62
Michael Knight	---	---	29	30	1	60
Les Miller	---	---	27	26	7	60
Felix Wright	---	---	21	21	16	58
Michael Irvin	15	41	---	---	---	56
Al Smith	---	---	27	27	1	55
Jerry Crafts	12	43	---	---	---	55
Willard Reeves	10	23	---	---	21	54
Bill S Preston	---	---	12	14	28	54
Dan Majerle	11	31	---	---	9	51
Eric Everett	---	---	22	19	9	50
William White	---	---	24	25	---	49
Roy Jones Jr	10	32	---	---	4	46
David Tate	---	---	23	20	1	44
Kevin Ross	---	---	19	22	---	41
Tom Strauthers	---	---	16	21	1	38
Dean Hamel	---	---	20	16	1	37
Monte Smith	7	21	---	---	9	37
Erric Pegram	7	30	---	---	---	37
Mike Jones	---	---	19	15	1	35
Bob Clasby	---	---	17	15	1	33
Carleton Bailey	---	---	6	6	20	32
Bill Maas	---	---	14	16	---	30
James Pruitt	2	12	---	---	16	30
Rod Jones	7	19	---	---	4	30
Alexander Wright	5	20	---	---	5	30
Chris Oldham	---	---	8	11	11	30
Curtis Green	---	---	13	13	1	27
Mike Kelley	6	9	---	---	9	24
Jim Perryman	---	---	9	14	1	24
Greg Scales	2	0	---	---	21	23
Leonard Mitchell	6	9	---	---	6	21
Lamar Lathon	---	---	11	6	3	20
Rod Barksdale	0	3	---	---	16	19
Michael Haddix	1	2	---	---	12	15
Richard Anderson	---	---	4	4	5	13
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tony Jordan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Atwater	---	---	16	48	4	68
Mike Singletary	---	---	14	45	5	64
Terry Taylor	---	---	8	29	27	64
Charles Wright	---	---	14	47	3	64
Deron Cherry	---	---	12	48	3	63
Jeff Rutledge	31	31	---	---	---	62
Shane Curry	---	---	12	42	8	62
Darrell Green	---	---	12	44	2	58
Paul Gruber	27	29	---	---	1	57
Jerry Rice	27	28	---	---	---	55
John Flannery	28	25	---	---	2	55
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	13	30	8	51
Patrick Salonen	22	24	---	---	5	51
Dennis Gibson	---	---	11	37	2	50
Jumbo Elliott	26	24	---	---	---	50
Donnie Gardner	---	---	11	37	2	50
Willie Wyatt	---	---	13	33	4	50
Robert Clark	16	18	---	---	13	47
Aubrey Matthews	23	23	---	---	---	46
Frank Simmons	---	---	10	31	3	44
John Bruhin	20	22	---	---	1	43
Ricky Watters	24	19	---	---	---	43
Titus Dixon	8	16	---	---	18	42
Marty Lyons	---	---	8	29	3	40
Kevin Porter	---	---	6	22	11	39
Bobby Micho	16	10	---	---	12	38
William Fuller	---	---	10	23	2	35
Shane Conlan	---	---	6	14	15	35
Blake Ezor	7	2	---	---	22	31
Carlton Haselrig	11	13	---	---	5	29
Mark Lewis	11	12	---	---	5	28
Aaron Wallace	---	---	3	8	17	28
Bret Clark	---	---	2	10	14	26
Dennis Bligen	10	11	---	---	4	25
Mike Dyal	6	2	---	---	17	25
Cosmo Kramer	0	5	---	---	18	23
Blake Moore	9	8	---	---	3	20
Jeff Criswell	5	7	---	---	5	17
Anthony Thompson	7	9	---	---	1	17
Louis Cooper	---	---	6	5	5	16
Henry Lush	7	3	---	---	3	13
Charlie Baumann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lonnie Marts	---	---	0	1	2	3
Scott Secules	0	0	---	---	---	0
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	58	7.3
Middle	7	26	3.7
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	47	3.9
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	6	47	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	49	27	3	5	2	7	7	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	30	21	5	1	0	4	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	9	34	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	105	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	85	12.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	106	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	103	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Yancey Thigpen	19	8	0	109	1	52
WR Michael Irvin	8	5	1	88	2	41
C Rod Jones	4	4	0	35	0	19
FB Dan Majerle	4	3	0	0	0	31
RB Erric Pegram	4	2	0	13	0	30
WR James Pruitt	3	2	1	18	0	12
WR Alexander Wright	3	1	0	13	0	20
TE Roy Jones Jr	2	1	0	19	0	32
RB Willard Reeves	1	1	0	2	0	23

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Aubrey Matthews	9	5	76	1	23
WR Jerry Rice	7	5	67	2	28
WR Robert Clark	3	3	33	1	18
WR Titus Dixon	3	2	28	1	16
RB Ricky Watters	3	2	7	0	19
RB Anthony Thompson	2	2	5	0	9
WR Cosmo Kramer	2	1	16	0	5
TE Mike Dyal	1	1	13	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erric Pegram	1	3	3.00	4.83

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Watters	4	11	2.75	5.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	8	4	25	3.13	6.06

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	1	1	2	2.00	8.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Yancey Thigpen	3	2	12	4.00	5.74
WR James Pruitt	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
C Rod Jones	1	1	1	1.00	8.75
TE Roy Jones Jr	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
WR Alexander Wright	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
RB Erric Pegram	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Anthony Thompson	1	1	2	2.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Willard Reeves	1	1
Dan Majerle	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	2	1
Jerry Rice	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	11	7	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Yancey Thigpen	5	2	1
FB Dan Majerle	2	2	0
WR Alexander Wright	2	1	1
WR James Pruitt	1	1	1
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Rice	3	2	1
WR Aubrey Matthews	2	2	2
WR Robert Clark	2	2	1
WR Titus Dixon	1	1	1
WR Cosmo Kramer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (25,300)
End Zone 14,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats 15,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (25,300)
End Zone	14,000 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (16,100)
Club Seats	15,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)