Week 12, 1995

played in St. Louis, MO

45 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	10	14	7	3	-	34
St. Louis Cardinals	7	0	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 STL - Charlie Garner 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 06:47 CIN - Dan Majerle 6 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 02:29 CIN - Cary Blanchard 39 field goal
2Q: 07:31 CIN - Tupac Shakur 5 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CIN - Bruce Hill 5 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 07:51 STL - Cris Carter 27 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:18 CIN - Tupac Shakur 14 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 13:54 STL - Cris Carter 9 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:21 STL - Dale Dawson 28 field goal
4Q: 01:12 CIN - Cary Blanchard 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:25 STL - Charlie Garner 1 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 06:47 CIN - Dan Majerle 6 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 02:29 CIN - Cary Blanchard 39 field goal
2Q: 07:31 CIN - Tupac Shakur 5 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 00:26 CIN - Bruce Hill 5 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
3Q: 07:51 STL - Cris Carter 27 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 03:18 CIN - Tupac Shakur 14 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 13:54 STL - Cris Carter 9 pass from Brett Favre (Dale Dawson extra point)
4Q: 08:21 STL - Dale Dawson 28 field goal
4Q: 01:12 CIN - Cary Blanchard 31 field goal

Team Statistics CIN STL
Record 5-6 7-3-1
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 414 351
- Offensive Plays 68 63
- Yards per Play 6.09 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 169 109
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 5.83 4.74
Net Passing Yards 245 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 0 38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 251 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.28 6.05
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 5/54
Kick Returns/Yards 4/75 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:29 30:31

Team Statistics	CIN	STL
Record	5-6	7-3-1
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	414	351
- Offensive Plays	68	63
- Yards per Play	6.09	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	169	109
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	5.83	4.74
Net Passing Yards	245	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 0	38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	251	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.28	6.05
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	5/54
Kick Returns/Yards	4/75	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:29	30:31

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
1	9:18	2:39	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
1	5:00	2:38	OWN 36	5	42	Field Goal
2	14:52	1:07	OWN 26	3	-9	Punt
2	12:21	1:45	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	9:13	1:48	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
2	5:32	2:50	OWN 19	8	27	Punt
2	1:45	1:27	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
3	13:00	1:49	OWN 2	4	12	Punt
3	7:41	4:29	OWN 23	8	77	Touchdown
4	13:43	2:49	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	8:13	1:44	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	4:02	2:56	OWN 20	7	66	Field Goal

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	3:35	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	6:39	1:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	2:22	2:30	OWN 23	4	1	Punt
2	13:45	1:24	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
2	10:36	1:23	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
2	7:25	1:53	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
2	2:42	0:57	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 34	5	15	Punt
3	11:11	3:30	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
3	3:12	4:29	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	10:54	2:41	OWN 46	6	43	Field Goal
4	6:29	2:27	OWN 33	5	27	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 20	5	20	Downs

Game MVP: Rich Gannon, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	23	82	3.57	21	4	2
Rich Gannon	3	38	12.67	24	2	0
Larry Long	3	49	16.33	48	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Charlie Garner	12	40	3.33	11	1	1
Brett Favre	8	59	7.38	16	3	0
Curtis Martin	3	10	3.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	38	22	251	1/6	2	65	0	95.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	38	23	256	2/14	2	40	0	98.1

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Irvin	6	9	94	15.67	38	39	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	6	9	31	5.17	3	13	0
RB Tupac Shakur	5	8	73	14.60	63	65	0
WR Bruce Hill	3	4	34	11.33	2	22	1
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
TE Mark Chmura	1	4	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Earnest Byner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Carter	9	13	122	13.56	61	40	2
RB Charlie Garner	4	4	21	5.25	15	9	0
WR Chris Cornell	3	6	46	15.33	32	22	0
WR Jake Reed	2	3	40	20.00	27	33	0
WR Raghib Ismail	2	5	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB David Meggett	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Irv Smith	1	1	11	11.00	8	11	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Eddie Vedder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Curtis Martin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Michael Irvin	1	0	0	0
Heath Sherman	0	1	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darren Woodson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	7	327	46.7	39.0	62	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Sanders	8	346	43.3	36.6	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	3	13	4.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Meggett	5	54	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	2	36	18.0	0
Rich Miano	2	39	19.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	3	79	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randy Kirk	9	0	0.5	23	39
ILB Al Smith	6	1	0.0	23	38
DE Jeff Lageman	4	1	0.5	13	26
S Chris Oldham	4	1	0.0	22	40
CB Troy Vincent	4	1	0.0	23	39
DT Warren Sapp	4	0	0.0	8	11
S Kevin Porter	3	2	0.0	21	39
DE Al Fontenot	2	1	1.0	12	25
ILB Darrick Brownlow	2	1	0.0	2	5
CB Randy Fuller	2	1	0.0	16	32
CB Donald Frank	2	0	0.0	22	40
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Craig Veasley	1	0	0.0	11	15
DE Ernie Logan	0	1	0.0	10	14
DT Bryant Young	0	1	0.0	16	29

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	12	2	1.0	29	39
OLB Jason Gildon	9	3	0.0	26	33
S Steve Atwater	5	1	0.0	29	39
CB Mark Collins	3	1	0.0	12	25
DT Nolan Harrison	3	0	0.0	18	25
S Darren Woodson	3	0	0.0	29	39
DE Vera De Milo	2	1	0.0	19	35
DT Alfred Oglesby	2	0	0.0	22	25
OLB Lee Woodall	2	0	0.0	15	9
CB Bobby Taylor	1	3	0.0	11	29
DE Chris Zorich	1	2	0.0	24	34
CB Mark Walhberg	1	1	0.0	27	38
DE Josh Evans	1	1	0.0	12	13
CB Darryl Pounds	1	1	0.0	19	13
DT Dana Stubblefield	1	0	0.0	21	18
OLB Paschall Davis	1	0	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Al Fontenot	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Jeff Lageman	0.5	0	3	1	26
OLB Randy Kirk	0.5	0	0	0	39
DT Warren Sapp	0.0	1	0	0	11
OLB June Buenning	0.0	0	2	0	27
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	0	1	0	15
OLB John Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	6

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Greg Lloyd	1.0	1	1	39
DT Alfred Oglesby	0.0	2	0	25
DE Vera De Milo	0.0	2	0	35
DT Dana Stubblefield	0.0	2	0	18
S Steve Atwater	0.0	1	0	39
DT Nolan Harrison	0.0	1	0	25
DE Josh Evans	0.0	1	0	13
DE Chris Zorich	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Randy Kirk	5	1	39
ILB Al Smith	3	1	38
S Kevin Porter	3	0	39
CB Donald Frank	2	0	40
S Chris Oldham	2	0	40
ILB Darrick Brownlow	2	0	5
CB Troy Vincent	2	0	39
CB Randy Fuller	2	0	32
DE Jeff Lageman	1	0	26
DT Warren Sapp	1	0	11

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jason Gildon	7	0	33
CB Mark Collins	3	0	25
S Steve Atwater	2	1	39
OLB Lee Woodall	2	1	9
ILB Greg Lloyd	2	0	39
S Darren Woodson	2	0	39
DT Nolan Harrison	1	0	25
OLB Paschall Davis	1	0	6
CB Darryl Pounds	1	0	13
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	29
CB Mark Walhberg	0	1	38

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Williams	3	7	29	1	39
Dan Majerle	2	3	20	0	21
Larry Heck	1	3	29	0	39
Wayne Radloff	0	5	29	0	39
Henry Lush	0	4	29	0	39
Fred Lamson	0	3	28	0	38
Mark Chmura	0	1	25	0	30

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harris Barton	2	7	1	23	1	40
Courtney Hall	1	4	0	23	0	40
Nate Newton	1	1	0	23	0	40
James Williams	1	1	0	23	0	40
Will Shields	0	1	0	23	0	40
Zack Crockett	0	1	0	10	0	14
Curtis Martin	0	0	0	4	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Sherman	3	29
Bruce Hill	2	25
Terry Obee	1	16
Larry Long	1	14
Dan Majerle	1	9

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Wilmont	3	20
Irv Smith	2	12
David Meggett	1	28
Marcus Price	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Heck	29	39	---	---	9	77
Randy Fuller	---	---	16	32	28	76
Fred Lamson	28	38	---	---	9	75
Al Smith	---	---	23	38	11	72
Wayne Radloff	29	39	---	---	---	68
Rich Gannon	29	39	---	---	---	68
David Williams	29	39	---	---	---	68
Henry Lush	29	39	---	---	---	68
Troy Vincent	---	---	23	39	2	64
Randy Kirk	---	---	23	39	1	63
Donald Frank	---	---	22	40	1	63
Chris Oldham	---	---	22	40	1	63
Mark Chmura	25	30	---	---	8	63
Kevin Porter	---	---	21	39	2	62
Bruce Hill	13	18	---	---	25	56
Michael Irvin	23	32	---	---	---	55
Tupac Shakur	26	29	---	---	---	55
Dan Majerle	20	21	---	---	9	50
Yancey Thigpen	17	31	---	---	---	48
Bryant Young	---	---	16	29	3	48
Jeff Lageman	---	---	13	26	6	45
June Buenning	---	---	16	27	1	44
Al Fontenot	---	---	12	25	2	39
Heath Sherman	2	5	---	---	29	36
Craig Veasley	---	---	11	15	8	34
Clarence Kay	7	14	---	---	12	33
Rich Miano	---	---	5	8	19	32
Earnest Byner	6	4	---	---	20	30
Larry Long	3	10	---	---	14	27
Warren Sapp	---	---	8	11	6	25
Ernie Logan	---	---	10	14	---	24
Scott Galbraith	1	1	---	---	21	23
Darrick Brownlow	---	---	2	5	12	19
Terry Obee	2	0	---	---	16	18
John Johnson	---	---	4	6	5	15
Riki Ellison	---	---	5	5	---	10
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zack Freeman	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	7	7
Toby Wright	---	---	1	1	5	7
Tim Hanshaw	1	1	---	---	---	2
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jon Hand	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Barton	23	40	---	---	9	72
Will Shields	23	40	---	---	9	72
Greg Lloyd	---	---	29	39	3	71
Steve Atwater	---	---	29	39	3	71
Darren Woodson	---	---	29	39	2	70
Mark Walhberg	---	---	27	38	2	67
Chris Zorich	---	---	24	34	6	64
Nate Newton	23	40	---	---	---	63
Courtney Hall	23	40	---	---	---	63
Brett Favre	23	40	---	---	---	63
James Williams	23	40	---	---	---	63
Jason Gildon	---	---	26	33	3	62
Cris Carter	22	39	---	---	---	61
Alfred Oglesby	---	---	22	25	11	58
Vera De Milo	---	---	19	35	2	56
Chris Cornell	15	31	---	---	7	53
Bobby Taylor	---	---	11	29	11	51
Charlie Garner	19	30	---	---	1	50
Mark Collins	---	---	12	25	9	46
Nolan Harrison	---	---	18	25	2	45
Benjamin Blue	13	25	---	---	7	45
Darryl Pounds	---	---	19	13	12	44
Jake Reed	9	15	---	---	19	43
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	21	18	1	40
Raghib Ismail	11	26	---	---	---	37
David Meggett	4	4	---	---	28	36
Lee Woodall	---	---	15	9	12	36
Zack Crockett	10	14	---	---	9	33
Curtis Martin	4	10	---	---	18	32
Paschall Davis	---	---	3	6	17	26
Josh Evans	---	---	12	13	---	25
Alfred Pupunu	1	0	---	---	21	22
Irv Smith	6	3	---	---	12	21
Trevor Wilmont	---	---	0	0	20	20
Eddie Vedder	1	3	---	---	13	17
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	3	3	7	13
Darren Perry	---	---	0	0	12	12
Bernard Dafney	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marcus Price	0	0	---	---	9	9
Paul Roquemore	0	0	---	---	9	9
Larry Sanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ace Ventura	---	---	0	6	---	6
Jarret Collins	0	0	---	---	1	1
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Derrick Graham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	52	17.3
Middle	19	104	5.5
Right	7	13	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	16	82	5.1
Right	2	8	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	38	22	3	0	3	3	10	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	38	23	6	1	2	2	7	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	93	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	128	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	200	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Irvin	9	6	0	94	1	32
WR Yancey Thigpen	9	6	1	31	0	31
RB Tupac Shakur	8	5	0	73	1	29
WR Bruce Hill	4	3	0	34	1	18
TE Mark Chmura	4	1	2	13	0	30
TE Clarence Kay	2	0	0	0	0	14
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0	6	0	21

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	13	9	1	122	3	39
WR Chris Cornell	6	3	0	46	2	31
WR Raghib Ismail	5	2	1	10	0	26
RB Charlie Garner	4	4	0	21	0	30
WR Jake Reed	3	2	0	40	1	15
RB David Meggett	1	1	0	-1	0	4
WR Eddie Vedder	1	0	0	0	0	3
TE Irv Smith	1	1	0	11	0	3
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	0	7	0	25
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	7	21	3.00	3.57
Larry Long	1	0	0.00	16.33

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Garner	2	1	0.50	3.33
Curtis Martin	1	0	0.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	5	4	30	6.00	6.61

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	4	2	16	4.00	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Irvin	2	1	15	7.50	10.44
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	5	5.00	8.50
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Tupac Shakur	1	1	4	4.00	9.13

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Carter	1	1	9	9.00	9.38
WR Eddie Vedder	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Raghib Ismail	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	2	1
Rich Gannon	1	1
Larry Long	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Brett Favre	1	0
Charlie Garner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	9	4	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	2	0
RB Tupac Shakur	2	1	1
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	0
TE Clarence Kay	1	0	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	0	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	1
TE Mark Chmura	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Carter	2	1	1
WR Raghib Ismail	2	1	0
WR Chris Cornell	2	1	1
RB David Meggett	1	1	0
WR Jake Reed	1	1	1
WR Eddie Vedder	1	0	0
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)