Week 9, 1994

played in Cincinnati, OH

40 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Denver Broncos	3	10	14	10	-	37
Cincinnati Bengals	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 CIN - Tupac Shakur 3 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 01:08 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 28 field goal
2Q: 06:55 DEN - Joey Browner 83 interception return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:17 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 44 field goal
3Q: 11:02 DEN - Wade Reeves 26 pass from David Green (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
3Q: 03:00 DEN - Darnay Scott 10 pass from David Green (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 09:53 CIN - Cary Blanchard 33 field goal
4Q: 05:17 DEN - Curvin Richards 8 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 03:01 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:39 CIN - Tupac Shakur 3 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 01:08 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 28 field goal
2Q: 06:55 DEN - Joey Browner 83 interception return (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:17 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 44 field goal
3Q: 11:02 DEN - Wade Reeves 26 pass from David Green (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
3Q: 03:00 DEN - Darnay Scott 10 pass from David Green (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 09:53 CIN - Cary Blanchard 33 field goal
4Q: 05:17 DEN - Curvin Richards 8 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
4Q: 03:01 DEN - Doug Pelfrey 28 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 5-3 3-4-1
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 294 328
- Offensive Plays 58 73
- Yards per Play 5.07 4.49
Net Rushing Yards 100 72
- Rushing Attempts 34 27
- Yards per Rush 2.94 2.67
Net Passing Yards 194 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 0 43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 194 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 8.08 5.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 5/95
Interception Ret./Yards 1/83 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 18
Time of Possession 29:30 30:30

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	5-3	3-4-1
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	294	328
- Offensive Plays	58	73
- Yards per Play	5.07	4.49
Net Rushing Yards	100	72
- Rushing Attempts	34	27
- Yards per Rush	2.94	2.67
Net Passing Yards	194	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 0	43 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	194	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	8.08	5.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	5/95
Interception Ret./Yards	1/83	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 45	OWN 18
Time of Possession	29:30	30:30

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
1	7:32	6:30	OWN 26	12	63	Field Goal
2	14:47	2:55	OWN 44	6	16	Punt
2	10:59	0:55	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	4:35	0:32	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	0:50	0:40	OWN 37	4	36	Field Goal
3	12:23	1:35	OPP 32	3	32	Touchdown
3	7:35	3:37	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
3	3:33	0:42	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown
3	1:11	2:20	OWN 35	4	29	Punt
4	9:46	3:31	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
4	5:17	0:08	OPP 8	1	8	Touchdown
4	4:05	1:10	OPP 20	3	9	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	4:26	OWN 14	10	86	Touchdown
1	1:02	1:15	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	11:52	0:53	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	10:04	3:17	OWN 26	7	49	Interception
2	6:47	2:12	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
2	4:03	3:13	OWN 7	6	29	Punt
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 34	5	8	Punt
3	10:48	3:13	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
3	3:58	0:25	OWN 9	3	7	Fumble
3	2:51	1:40	OWN 19	3	-15	Punt
4	13:51	4:05	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal
4	6:15	0:58	OWN 7	4	1	Downs
4	5:09	1:04	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	2:55	2:55	OWN 18	6	43	Game

Game MVP: David Green, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmitt Smith	20	38	1.90	14	2	0
Curvin Richards	13	58	4.46	8	0	1
David Green	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	15	32	2.13	10	1	1
Heath Sherman	9	28	3.11	10	1	0
Rich Gannon	3	12	4.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Green	24	15	194	0/0	2	31	0	115.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	34	18	237	2/10	0	37	1	63.0
Jeff Hostetler	9	3	35	1/6	0	21	0	46.0

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	6	78	19.50	39	31	0
WR Stephen Baker	3	4	35	11.67	20	13	0
WR Darnay Scott	3	3	20	6.67	0	11	1
RB Emmitt Smith	2	5	9	4.50	2	6	0
FB Wade Reeves	2	3	26	13.00	23	26	1
TE Ronnie Williams	1	2	26	26.00	18	26	0
WR Anderson Cooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Mark Chmura	5	8	38	7.60	6	20
WR Earnest Byner	4	6	38	9.50	6	14
RB Tupac Shakur	4	6	32	8.00	29	23
WR Yancey Thigpen	3	4	55	18.33	6	36
WR Michael Irvin	2	5	49	24.50	20	37
FB Dan Majerle	2	4	39	19.50	35	28
WR Bruce Hill	1	3	21	21.00	18	21
TE Clarence Kay	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Heath Sherman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Courtney Hawkins	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ryan Wetnight	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Joey Browner	1	83	83.00	1

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Caldwell	0	1	0	0
Tim Taylor	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dan Majerle	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	7	322	46.0	40.6	52	4

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	7	280	40.0	33.6	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Pelfrey	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	2	19	9.5	0
Anderson Cooper	1	6	6.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Hawkins	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Gonzalez	1	18	18.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eugene Robinson	3	61	20.3	0
Chris Barber	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	10	0	1.0	25	42
CB Darryl Henley	5	2	0.0	27	43
ILB Mike Caldwell	5	2	0.0	21	42
S Joey Browner	5	1	0.0	26	39
OLB John McClane	4	1	2.0	19	33
S Blaine Bishop	4	0	0.0	25	45
CB Dan Taylor	4	0	0.0	12	25
DT Domanick Johnson	3	4	0.0	25	44
DT Tony Dreschsler	2	1	0.0	23	43
S Thomas Everett	1	3	0.0	9	17
CB Tim Taylor	1	1	0.0	26	46
DE Glenn Jacobs	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	0.0	4	9
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	0.0	9	11
DE Gabe Wilkins	1	0	0.0	17	17
DE Antonio Edwards	0	1	0.0	10	29

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	13	1	32	24
S Torin Dorn	5	4	32	24
CB Troy Vincent	5	1	34	24
OLB Randy Kirk	4	1	25	19
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	3	2	20	15
DE Jim Jeffcoat	3	0	19	14
S Eugene Robinson	3	0	19	13
CB Donald Frank	2	3	33	24
DT Tom Magee	2	1	16	13
DE Jeff Lageman	2	1	24	17
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	12	9
CB Chris Barber	1	0	21	15
S Harry Colon	1	0	22	15
OLB John Johnson	0	1	9	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John McClane	2.0	0	2	2	33
OLB Martin Bishop	1.0	1	1	1	42
DE Gabe Wilkins	0.0	1	1	0	17
DT Tony Dreschsler	0.0	0	1	0	43

Cincinnati	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jeff Lageman	1	17
OLB John Johnson	1	5
DT Bryant Young	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Martin Bishop	4	2	0	42
CB Dan Taylor	3	2	0	25
ILB Mike Caldwell	3	0	0	42
S Blaine Bishop	3	0	0	45
CB Tim Taylor	2	2	0	46
S Joey Browner	2	1	1	39
CB Darryl Henley	2	0	0	43
S Thomas Everett	1	0	0	17
CB Stanley Richard	1	0	0	9

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	3	1	24
CB Donald Frank	3	0	24
ILB Al Smith	2	1	24
ILB Riki Ellison	2	0	9
S Eugene Robinson	2	0	13
S Torin Dorn	2	0	24
S Harry Colon	1	0	15
OLB Randy Kirk	0	2	19

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Ron Stone	2	11	0	34	24
Doug Riesenberg	2	5	1	34	24
Ken Ruettgers	2	4	0	34	24
Wade Reeves	1	2	0	28	18
Jerry Ostroski	0	6	0	31	24
Tony Semple	0	4	0	31	24
Ike Davis	0	1	0	3	0

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Hitchcock	3	5	23	0	40
Wayne Brown	1	5	7	0	21
Larry Heck	1	4	27	2	46
Wayne Radloff	1	4	20	0	25
Jim Mills	1	2	27	1	45
Dan Majerle	0	3	17	0	25
David Williams	0	1	23	0	42
Mark Chmura	0	1	20	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Gonzalez	2	21
Curvin Richards	1	27
Jeff Query	1	24
Tim Taylor	1	12
Greg Hill	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Sherman	2	25
Bruce Hill	1	19
Yancey Thigpen	1	18

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Taylor	---	---	26	46	12	84
Blaine Bishop	---	---	25	45	12	82
Darryl Henley	---	---	27	43	1	71
Domanick Johnson	---	---	25	44	1	70
Martin Bishop	---	---	25	42	2	69
Ken Ruettgers	34	24	---	---	10	68
Tony Dreschsler	---	---	23	43	1	67
Joey Browner	---	---	26	39	1	66
John McClane	---	---	19	33	12	64
Mike Caldwell	---	---	21	42	1	64
Tony Semple	31	24	---	---	9	64
Wade Reeves	28	18	---	---	16	62
Doug Riesenberg	34	24	---	---	1	59
David Green	34	24	---	---	---	58
Ron Stone	34	24	---	---	---	58
Jerry Ostroski	31	24	---	---	---	55
Derek Tennell	27	19	---	---	5	51
Ronnie Williams	17	14	---	---	20	51
Curvin Richards	14	8	---	---	27	49
Ronnie Harmon	30	18	---	---	---	48
Jamal Brooks	---	---	13	16	17	46
Stephen Baker	20	14	---	---	11	45
Dan Taylor	---	---	12	25	7	44
Gabe Wilkins	---	---	17	17	7	41
Antonio Edwards	---	---	10	29	1	40
Emmitt Smith	20	16	---	---	1	37
Stanley Richard	---	---	4	9	14	27
Thomas Everett	---	---	9	17	---	26
Jeff Query	0	0	---	---	24	24
Jose Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	21	21
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	9	11	---	20
Glenn Jacobs	---	---	6	5	7	18
Isaac Bruce	0	0	---	---	18	18
Darnay Scott	7	7	---	---	---	14
Ike Davis	3	0	---	---	10	13
James Atkins	3	0	---	---	10	13
Doug Pelfrey	0	0	---	---	11	11
Walter Reeves	0	0	---	---	10	10
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Thomas	6	1	---	---	1	8
Anderson Cooper	1	5	---	---	1	7
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	7	7
Erik Kramer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Heck	27	46	---	---	8	81
Jim Mills	27	45	---	---	2	74
Torin Dorn	---	---	32	24	17	73
Troy Vincent	---	---	34	24	11	69
David Williams	23	42	---	---	---	65
Bill Hitchcock	23	40	---	---	---	63
Rich Gannon	23	36	---	---	---	59
Donald Frank	---	---	33	24	2	59
Al Smith	---	---	32	24	2	58
Mark Chmura	20	30	---	---	7	57
Heath Sherman	11	17	---	---	25	53
Michael Irvin	20	31	---	---	---	51
Dan Majerle	17	25	---	---	9	51
Courtney Hawkins	13	27	---	---	11	51
Chris Barber	---	---	21	15	13	49
Eugene Robinson	---	---	19	13	16	48
Harry Colon	---	---	22	15	10	47
Earnest Byner	13	33	---	---	---	46
Randy Kirk	---	---	25	19	2	46
Jeff Lageman	---	---	24	17	5	46
Tupac Shakur	16	29	---	---	1	46
Wayne Radloff	20	25	---	---	---	45
Yancey Thigpen	7	16	---	---	18	41
Burnell Dent	---	---	8	5	26	39
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	20	15	1	36
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	19	14	2	35
Jon Hand	---	---	15	10	10	35
Wayne Brown	7	21	---	---	6	34
Tom Magee	---	---	16	13	3	32
Bryant Young	---	---	18	11	3	32
Clarence Kay	9	8	---	---	11	28
Riki Ellison	---	---	12	9	6	27
Bruce Hill	1	7	---	---	19	27
Ryan Wetnight	5	3	---	---	19	27
John Johnson	---	---	9	5	9	23
Junior Atkins	4	6	---	---	8	18
Mike Martin	4	5	---	---	8	17
Al Fontenot	---	---	10	7	---	17
Jeff Hostetler	4	10	---	---	---	14
Larry Long	3	4	---	---	6	13
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Homco	---	---	2	0	2	4
June Buenning	---	---	3	0	1	4
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	1	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	43	4.3
Middle	17	38	2.2
Right	7	19	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-1	-0.2
Middle	17	65	3.8
Right	4	9	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Green	24	15	3	2	0	4	3	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	34	18	5	1	4	4	4	3	1
Jeff Hostetler	9	3	1	1	1	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	144	13.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	47	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	66	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	8	70	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	100	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	36	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Harmon	6	4	78	1	18
RB Emmitt Smith	5	2	9	0	16
WR Stephen Baker	4	3	35	0	14
FB Wade Reeves	3	2	26	1	18
WR Darnay Scott	3	3	20	0	7
TE Ronnie Williams	2	1	26	1	14
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0	0	5

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mark Chmura	8	5	1	38	1	30
WR Earnest Byner	6	4	1	38	0	33
RB Tupac Shakur	6	4	0	32	1	29
WR Michael Irvin	5	2	0	49	1	31
FB Dan Majerle	4	2	0	39	1	25
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	3	0	55	1	16
WR Courtney Hawkins	4	0	0	0	0	27
WR Bruce Hill	3	1	1	21	1	7
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	1	0	0	8
RB Heath Sherman	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Ryan Wetnight	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Curvin Richards	6	25	4.17	4.46

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	3	13	4.33	2.13
Heath Sherman	1	5	5.00	3.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Green	4	2	13	3.25	8.08

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	2	0	0	0.00	6.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Emmitt Smith	2	1	3	1.50	1.80
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	13.00
WR Darnay Scott	1	1	10	10.00	6.67

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	0	0.00	9.75
RB Tupac Shakur	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Curvin Richards	3	1
Emmitt Smith	1	0
David Green	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Green	9	6	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	14	9	6
Jeff Hostetler	3	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Emmitt Smith	3	2	1
FB Wade Reeves	3	2	1
WR Stephen Baker	2	2	2
WR Anderson Cooper	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tupac Shakur	4	2	1
WR Earnest Byner	3	3	2
FB Dan Majerle	3	2	1
TE Mark Chmura	2	1	1
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	1
WR Michael Irvin	1	0	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	1	1
WR Courtney Hawkins	1	0	0
TE Ryan Wetnight	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (19,000)
End Zone 12,300 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (19,000)
End Zone	12,300 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,900)