Week 16, 1995

played in Cincinnati, OH

25 degrees, snow, 10 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	7	7	7	-	24
Cincinnati Bengals	14	3	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 7 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 08:22 LA - John Carney 40 field goal
1Q: 03:21 CIN - Rich Gannon 11 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 06:58 CIN - Cary Blanchard 49 field goal
2Q: 00:54 LA - Pierson Hill 1 pass from Bill Musgrave (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 04:07 LA - Wesley Carroll 16 pass from Bill Musgrave (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 09:41 CIN - Larry Long 16 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 01:31 LA - Shawn Collins 13 pass from Bill Musgrave (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 00:03 CIN - Cary Blanchard 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:11 CIN - Yancey Thigpen 7 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
1Q: 08:22 LA - John Carney 40 field goal
1Q: 03:21 CIN - Rich Gannon 11 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 06:58 CIN - Cary Blanchard 49 field goal
2Q: 00:54 LA - Pierson Hill 1 pass from Bill Musgrave (John Carney extra point)
3Q: 04:07 LA - Wesley Carroll 16 pass from Bill Musgrave (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 09:41 CIN - Larry Long 16 run (Cary Blanchard extra point)
4Q: 01:31 LA - Shawn Collins 13 pass from Bill Musgrave (John Carney extra point)
4Q: 00:03 CIN - Cary Blanchard 21 field goal

Team Statistics LA CIN
Record 8-6-1 8-7
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 337 336
- Offensive Plays 66 68
- Yards per Play 5.11 4.94
Net Rushing Yards 149 108
- Rushing Attempts 33 30
- Yards per Rush 4.52 3.60
Net Passing Yards 188 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 21 - 0 36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 193 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/15 7/49
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 4/135
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:20 29:40

Team Statistics	LA	CIN
Record	8-6-1	8-7
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	337	336
- Offensive Plays	66	68
- Yards per Play	5.11	4.94
Net Rushing Yards	149	108
- Rushing Attempts	33	30
- Yards per Rush	4.52	3.60
Net Passing Yards	188	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 21 - 0	36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	193	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/15	7/49
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	4/135
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:20	29:40

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	3:49	OWN 32	7	45	Field Goal
1	3:12	2:25	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	14:12	2:36	OWN 24	4	29	Punt
2	6:53	2:36	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	3:25	1:41	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	1:29	0:43	OPP 19	3	19	Touchdown
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 36	2	0	Half
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
3	9:54	3:48	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
3	4:35	0:36	OPP 31	2	31	Touchdown
3	2:53	4:09	OWN 32	8	37	Missed FG
4	9:23	1:20	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	5:56	4:35	OWN 3	17	97	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
1	8:14	5:02	OWN 33	12	67	Touchdown
1	0:47	1:35	OWN 19	6	10	Punt
2	11:36	4:43	OWN 14	9	54	Field Goal
2	4:17	0:52	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	1:44	0:15	OWN 28	3	-9	Fumble
2	0:46	0:38	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	12:44	2:50	OWN 40	6	20	Punt
3	6:06	1:31	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
3	3:59	1:06	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	13:44	4:21	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	8:03	2:07	OWN 49	3	-7	Punt
4	1:21	1:21	OPP 22	5	18	Field Goal

Game MVP: Rich Gannon, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terrell Davis	24	97	4.04	17	4
Ricky Watters	6	29	4.83	20	1
Wesley Carroll	1	4	4.00	4	0
Bill Musgrave	1	4	4.00	4	0
Wade Reeves	1	15	15.00	15	1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	16	18	1.13	13	1	0
Larry Long	8	30	3.75	16	2	1
Rich Gannon	5	61	12.20	14	5	1
Yancey Thigpen	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Musgrave	32	21	193	1/5	3	19	0	113.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	36	22	238	2/10	1	37	0	89.8

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wesley Carroll	7	12	79	11.29	14	18	1
FB Wade Reeves	3	3	18	6.00	14	12	0
RB Terrell Davis	3	4	19	6.33	9	8	0
WR Shawn Collins	2	4	21	10.50	0	13	1
TE David Sloan	2	4	29	14.50	6	19	0
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
FB Keith Byars	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Yancey Thigpen	8	11	143	17.88	69	37	1
RB Tupac Shakur	7	11	44	6.29	22	17	0
WR Nate Lewis	4	8	29	7.25	4	18	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	3	17	8.50	7	16	0
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Earnest Byner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Larry Long	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Recov	Force
Rueben Davis	1	0
Myron Guyton	0	1
Johnny Bailey	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
Earnest Byner	1	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0
Bruce Hill	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	7	282	40.3	36.4	46	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	7	322	46.0	39.3	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Carney	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricky Watters	4	27	6.8	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Hester	2	43	21.5	0
Ricky Watters	1	17	17.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	3	115	38.3	0
Rich Miano	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Levon Kirkland	11	1	0.0	27	33
S Myron Guyton	9	2	0.0	27	36
CB Kevin Smith	5	1	0.0	28	37
CB Frank Simmons	4	2	0.0	28	36
S Hannibal Lecter	4	1	0.0	25	37
DE Jay Taylor	3	1	0.0	23	33
DT Scott Davis	3	0	0.0	10	5
DT Clint Haynes	2	1	1.0	20	33
CB Jarvis Williams	2	2	0.0	20	29
DE Rueben Davis	2	0	0.0	12	12
S Kwame Lassiter	2	0	0.0	14	16
DT Rhett Hall	1	1	1.0	10	9
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	2	0.0	25	31
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	1	0.0	20	24
ILB Pat Swilling	1	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Lonnie Marts	0	1	0.0	16	22

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	7	3	0.0	32	30
S Chris Oldham	5	4	0.0	32	30
CB Chris Barber	5	0	0.0	17	19
DT Bryant Young	5	0	0.0	21	23
DE Al Fontenot	4	0	1.0	20	22
S Kevin Porter	4	1	0.0	30	27
OLB June Buenning	3	3	0.0	20	21
CB Randy Fuller	3	2	0.0	32	30
OLB Randy Kirk	3	0	0.0	30	32
DT Craig Veasley	3	0	0.0	13	11
S Rich Miano	2	1	0.0	10	12
DE Jeff Lageman	2	0	0.0	20	17
S Toby Wright	2	0	0.0	6	5
CB Troy Vincent	1	3	0.0	30	32
OLB John Johnson	1	2	0.0	8	5
DE Ernie Logan	1	1	0.0	13	16
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	0.0	14	15
DT Warren Sapp	0	2	0.0	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rhett Hall	1.0	0	0	9
DT Clint Haynes	1.0	0	0	33
DE Rueben Davis	0.0	1	0	12
DE Alonzo Spellman	0.0	1	0	31
DE Jay Taylor	0.0	0	3	33
ILB Levon Kirkland	0.0	0	1	33
S Kwame Lassiter	0.0	0	1	16

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Al Fontenot	1.0	0	1	0	22
OLB June Buenning	0.0	1	1	0	21
DT Craig Veasley	0.0	1	0	0	11
OLB Randy Kirk	0.0	0	1	0	32
DE Jeff Lageman	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Warren Sapp	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Bryant Young	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Myron Guyton	5	0	36
CB Frank Simmons	4	1	36
ILB Levon Kirkland	3	2	33
S Hannibal Lecter	3	0	37
CB Kevin Smith	2	1	37
ILB Pat Swilling	1	0	5
OLB Aaron Wallace	1	0	24
DE Alonzo Spellman	1	0	31
DE Jay Taylor	1	0	33
S Kwame Lassiter	1	0	16
DT Clint Haynes	0	1	33

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	5	1	30
CB Chris Barber	3	0	19
CB Randy Fuller	2	1	30
S Kevin Porter	2	0	27
S Chris Oldham	2	0	30
S Toby Wright	2	0	5
ILB Riki Ellison	1	0	15
S Rich Miano	1	0	12
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	32
CB Troy Vincent	1	0	32
DT Bryant Young	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Dixon	5	10	33	0	33
Greg Huntington	2	5	33	0	33
Lincoln Kennedy	1	3	33	0	33
John Flannery	0	5	33	1	33
Jumbo Elliott	0	5	33	0	33
Keith Byars	0	2	7	0	8
Wade Reeves	0	2	21	0	21

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Lush	2	2	30	0	38
Fred Lamson	1	7	30	0	38
Wayne Radloff	1	5	30	1	38
David Williams	1	2	30	0	38
Larry Heck	0	5	30	1	38
Dan Majerle	0	3	13	0	19
Mark Chmura	0	1	23	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Jimmie Johnson	2	18
Johnny Bailey	1	26
Jessie Hester	1	23
Tim Barnett	1	15
Shawn Collins	1	10
Jonathan Stinnette	1	9
Wade Reeves	1	6

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Sherman	2	26
Larry Long	2	12
Rich Miano	1	17
Terry Obee	1	14
Troy Sadowski	1	9

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Dixon	33	33	---	---	9	75
Jarvis Williams	---	---	20	29	26	75
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	25	37	8	70
Kevin Smith	---	---	28	37	2	67
Jumbo Elliott	33	33	---	---	---	66
Frank Simmons	---	---	28	36	2	66
Myron Guyton	---	---	27	36	3	66
John Flannery	33	33	---	---	---	66
Bill Musgrave	33	33	---	---	---	66
Greg Huntington	33	33	---	---	---	66
Lincoln Kennedy	33	33	---	---	---	66
Pierson Hill	25	22	---	---	17	64
Levon Kirkland	---	---	27	33	2	62
Wesley Carroll	30	30	---	---	---	60
Jay Taylor	---	---	23	33	2	58
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	25	31	1	57
Lonnie Marts	---	---	16	22	17	55
Clint Haynes	---	---	20	33	2	55
Terrell Davis	25	25	---	---	---	50
Wade Reeves	21	21	---	---	6	48
Shawn Collins	17	18	---	---	10	45
Aaron Wallace	---	---	20	24	1	45
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	17	18	7	42
Jessie Hester	9	9	---	---	23	41
Kwame Lassiter	---	---	14	16	11	41
Ricky Watters	11	10	---	---	12	33
David Sloan	16	15	---	---	---	31
Rueben Davis	---	---	12	12	5	29
Keith Byars	7	8	---	---	13	28
Johnny Bailey	0	0	---	---	26	26
Jimmie Johnson	2	4	---	---	18	24
Rhett Hall	---	---	10	9	4	23
Pat Swilling	---	---	3	5	10	18
Scott Davis	---	---	10	5	---	15
Tim Barnett	0	0	---	---	15	15
John Gesek	0	0	---	---	9	9
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jonathan Stinnette	0	0	---	---	9	9
Frank Garcia	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Carney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Myers	---	---	5	2	---	7
Frank Sanders	2	3	---	---	---	5
Raylee Johnson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tommy Maddox	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Heck	30	38	---	---	9	77
Al Smith	---	---	32	30	12	74
Wayne Radloff	30	38	---	---	---	68
Rich Gannon	30	38	---	---	---	68
David Williams	30	38	---	---	---	68
Henry Lush	30	38	---	---	---	68
Fred Lamson	30	38	---	---	---	68
Randy Kirk	---	---	30	32	2	64
Chris Oldham	---	---	32	30	2	64
Troy Vincent	---	---	30	32	2	64
Randy Fuller	---	---	32	30	2	64
Chris Barber	---	---	17	19	26	62
Kevin Porter	---	---	30	27	2	59
Mark Chmura	23	26	---	---	7	56
Bruce Hill	14	19	---	---	22	55
Nate Lewis	21	32	---	---	---	53
Tupac Shakur	22	30	---	---	---	52
Yancey Thigpen	21	30	---	---	---	51
Bryant Young	---	---	21	23	4	48
Al Fontenot	---	---	20	22	4	46
June Buenning	---	---	20	21	1	42
Dan Majerle	13	19	---	---	9	41
Jeff Lageman	---	---	20	17	4	41
Rich Miano	---	---	10	12	17	39
Earnest Byner	11	10	---	---	17	38
Heath Sherman	7	3	---	---	26	36
Craig Veasley	---	---	13	11	7	31
Ernie Logan	---	---	13	16	1	30
Riki Ellison	---	---	14	15	---	29
Larry Long	8	8	---	---	12	28
Warren Sapp	---	---	12	11	4	27
Scott Galbraith	6	9	---	---	10	25
Ryan Wetnight	1	3	---	---	19	23
John Johnson	---	---	8	5	6	19
Darrick Brownlow	---	---	3	5	10	18
Terry Obee	3	1	---	---	14	18
Toby Wright	---	---	6	5	5	16
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Zack Freeman	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Hanshaw	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jon Hand	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	54	4.2
Middle	16	86	5.4
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	18	74	4.1
Right	12	34	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Musgrave	32	21	0	0	2	2	5	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	36	22	2	1	1	5	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	134	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	124	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	80	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	19	2.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Wesley Carroll	12	7	1	79	30
WR Shawn Collins	4	2	0	21	18
RB Terrell Davis	4	3	0	19	25
TE David Sloan	4	2	0	29	15
FB Wade Reeves	3	3	0	18	21
WR Jessie Hester	1	1	0	9	9
FB Keith Byars	1	0	1	0	8
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0	7	4
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	0	1	22
WR Frank Sanders	1	1	0	10	3

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Yancey Thigpen	11	8	0	143	2	30
RB Tupac Shakur	11	7	1	44	0	30
WR Nate Lewis	8	4	0	29	0	32
TE Mark Chmura	3	2	0	17	0	26
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Bruce Hill	1	1	0	5	0	19
RB Larry Long	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	5	8	1.60	1.13
Rich Gannon	2	25	12.50	12.20
Larry Long	1	16	16.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Musgrave	5	4	48	9.60	6.03

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	1	1	7	7.00	6.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wesley Carroll	2	2	34	17.00	6.58
FB Keith Byars	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	13	13.00	5.25
TE Pierson Hill	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	1	7	7.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Ricky Watters	4	0
Terrell Davis	4	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Gannon	2	2
Larry Long	2	0
Tupac Shakur	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Musgrave	5	3	1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE David Sloan	2	0	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	1	0
WR Shawn Collins	1	1	1
RB Terrell Davis	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Yancey Thigpen	4	2	2
RB Tupac Shakur	3	2	2
TE Mark Chmura	2	1	1
WR Nate Lewis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (19,000)
End Zone 12,100 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (12,100)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (19,000)
End Zone	12,100 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (12,100)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)