Week 14, 1996

played in Dallas, TX

66 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	10	0	0	-	10
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	14	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:38 CIN - Cary Blanchard 47 field goal
2Q: 02:09 CIN - Earnest Byner 35 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 00:19 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 30 field goal
3Q: 09:16 DAL - Wade Word 4 pass from Mark Rypien (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:14 DAL - Napoleon Kaufman 5 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 09:02 DAL - Dan Chandler 1 fumble return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 02:26 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:38 CIN - Cary Blanchard 47 field goal
2Q: 02:09 CIN - Earnest Byner 35 pass from Rich Gannon (Cary Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 00:19 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 30 field goal
3Q: 09:16 DAL - Wade Word 4 pass from Mark Rypien (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:14 DAL - Napoleon Kaufman 5 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 09:02 DAL - Dan Chandler 1 fumble return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 02:26 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 41 field goal

Team Statistics CIN DAL
Record 2-11 7-6
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 231 277
- Offensive Plays 53 72
- Yards per Play 4.36 3.85
Net Rushing Yards 34 140
- Rushing Attempts 17 43
- Yards per Rush 2.00 3.26
Net Passing Yards 197 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 20 - 1 29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 260 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9/63 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.47 4.72
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.5 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/6 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:31 33:29

Team Statistics	CIN	DAL
Record	2-11	7-6
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	231	277
- Offensive Plays	53	72
- Yards per Play	4.36	3.85
Net Rushing Yards	34	140
- Rushing Attempts	17	43
- Yards per Rush	2.00	3.26
Net Passing Yards	197	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 20 - 1	29 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	260	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	9/63	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.47	4.72
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.5	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/6	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:31	33:29

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
1	9:11	3:18	OWN 2	6	48	Punt
1	5:16	1:57	OWN 34	3	-6	Punt
1	0:38	5:07	OWN 23	10	47	Field Goal
2	5:16	1:34	OWN 5	3	-2	Punt
2	2:57	0:57	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	10:47	0:46	OWN 6	2	5	Fumble
3	9:07	1:43	OWN 20	4	32	Punt
3	0:04	1:06	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	12:34	1:23	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
4	9:46	0:57	OWN 7	2	-6	Fumble
4	8:49	1:39	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	2:18	1:10	OWN 20	5	41	Interception

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	2:32	OWN 27	5	12	Punt
1	5:53	0:37	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	3:19	2:41	OWN 34	6	15	Punt
2	10:31	5:15	OWN 10	10	49	Punt
2	3:42	0:45	OPP 47	2	2	Interception
2	2:00	1:48	OWN 29	5	58	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:13	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
3	10:01	0:54	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
3	7:24	7:20	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	13:58	1:24	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	11:11	1:25	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
4	7:10	4:52	OPP 49	9	25	Field Goal
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 31	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Michael Dean Perry, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	12	30	2.50	18	1
Heath Sherman	2	2	1.00	2	0
Larry Long	2	4	2.00	2	0
Rich Gannon	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Napoleon Kaufman	29	103	3.55	12	4	1
Neal Anderson	11	37	3.36	9	0	0
Tony Carter	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
Dan McGwire	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	23	18	213	8/57	1	41	0	119.7
Gus Frerotte	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	1	0.0
Rob Johnson	2	2	47	1/6	0	32	0	118.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Rypien	29	15	137	0/0	1	20	1	62.0

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Mark Chmura	5	9	89	17.80	49	41	0
WR Ted Logan	4	5	24	6.00	3	14	0
WR Michael Irvin	3	3	59	19.67	30	37	0
RB Tupac Shakur	2	2	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
WR Earnest Byner	1	2	35	35.00	5	35	1
WR Curtis Duncan	1	2	32	32.00	31	32	0
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Heath Sherman	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Scott Galbraith	1	1	15	15.00	1	15	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wade Word	5	9	51	10.20	7	20	1
TE Pat Carter	3	4	27	9.00	0	12	0
WR Alvin Harper	2	4	30	15.00	9	16	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	2	2	15	7.50	0	12	0
RB Neal Anderson	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Tony Carter	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR J.J. Birden	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Bruce Perkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Troy Vincent	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Fred Foggie	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rich Gannon	2	0	0
Michael Irvin	1	0	0
Zack Freeman	0	1	0
Ryan Wetnight	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charlie Babbit	1	0	0	0
Dan Chandler	0	1	0	1
Aundray Bruce	0	1	0	0
Tony Carter	0	1	0	0
Henry Jones	0	0	1	0
Chad Brown	0	0	1	0
Harald Hasselbach	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	8	344	43.0	36.5	52	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	7	315	45.0	44.1	59	5

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Logan	3	6	2.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Anderson	1	18	18.0	0
Charlie Babbit	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Oldham	15	3	0.0	43	29
ILB Al Smith	11	7	0.0	41	28
OLB June Buenning	6	1	0.0	36	25
CB Frank Robinson	4	2	0.0	25	18
ILB Jamal Brooks	3	0	0.0	21	12
DT Sherman Klump	2	2	0.0	18	10
DE Jumpy Geathers	2	1	0.0	28	20
DT Bryant Young	2	1	0.0	26	19
OLB Randy Kirk	2	0	0.0	26	21
DE Ernie Logan	1	2	0.0	25	14
CB Troy Vincent	1	2	0.0	43	29
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Shannon	1	0	0.0	15	9
OLB John Johnson	1	0	0.0	13	6
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	18	15
CB Randy Fuller	1	0	0.0	38	28
S Toby Wright	1	0	0.0	39	28
ILB Scott Fields	1	0	0.0	3	1
S Greg Myers	0	1	0.0	9	5

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rich Powers	6	1	0.0	13	17
S Henry Jones	4	1	0.0	17	33
CB Darrell Malone	4	1	0.0	10	25
DE Chad Brown	3	0	2.5	11	21
DE Dan Chandler	3	0	1.5	6	15
ILB Nate Thornton	3	5	0.0	17	33
CB Fred Foggie	3	0	0.0	16	31
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	2	3.0	12	23
OLB John Roper	2	0	1.0	10	13
DE Harald Hasselbach	2	0	1.0	4	17
OLB Aundray Bruce	2	0	0.0	7	23
ILB Michael Barrow	2	0	0.0	6	11
S John Baylor	1	1	0.0	3	12
S Marcus Robertson	1	1	0.0	17	36
CB Donnie Abraham	1	1	0.0	17	33
S Tim McDonald	1	0	0.0	0	5
DE Jeff Cross	1	0	0.0	13	19
CB Tony Stargell	1	0	0.0	2	7
WR Wade Word	1	0	---	---	---
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	0.0	1	5
DT Devin Wyman	0	1	0.0	5	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ernie Logan	1	0	14
OLB June Buenning	1	0	25
OLB John Johnson	0	1	6

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Michael Dean Perry	3.0	0	0	23
DE Chad Brown	2.5	0	1	21
DE Dan Chandler	1.5	0	0	15
OLB John Roper	1.0	0	0	13
DE Harald Hasselbach	1.0	0	0	17
DT Devin Wyman	0.0	2	0	13
DE Jeff Cross	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Frank Robinson	4	1	0	18
OLB June Buenning	4	1	0	25
S Chris Oldham	3	1	0	29
CB Troy Vincent	1	1	1	29
ILB Al Smith	1	1	0	28
ILB Jamal Brooks	1	1	0	12
CB Randy Fuller	1	0	0	28

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Henry Jones	4	0	0	33
CB Darrell Malone	3	0	0	25
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	1	31
ILB Nate Thornton	2	0	0	33
OLB Rich Powers	2	0	0	17
S Marcus Robertson	1	1	0	36
S Tim McDonald	1	0	0	5
S John Baylor	1	0	0	12
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	0	23
CB Tony Stargell	1	0	0	7
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	0	5
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Moore	1	3	17	1	33
Mark Chmura	1	3	11	0	23
Mike Keim	1	1	17	1	31
David Williams	0	3	17	2	34
Zack Freeman	0	3	17	1	34
Larry Heck	0	2	17	2	34
Dan Majerle	0	1	13	1	19
Henry Lush	0	0	0	1	5

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Gary Zimmerman	3	10	0	43	29
Chris Wiltz	3	4	0	42	29
Channing Carpenter	2	9	0	41	29
Ralph Tamm	2	5	0	42	29
Tony Mayberry	1	7	1	42	29
Gilberto Campbell	1	1	0	19	13
Pat Carter	0	2	0	19	17
Bruce Perkins	0	2	0	21	18
Ricky Siglar	0	1	0	2	0
Tony Carter	0	1	0	12	5

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Myers	2	12
Ryan Wetnight	1	18
Ted Logan	1	16

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Carter	1	19
Tim McDonald	1	11
Alvin Harper	1	11

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Vincent	---	---	43	29	9	81
Chris Oldham	---	---	43	29	2	74
Al Smith	---	---	41	28	2	71
Toby Wright	---	---	39	28	4	71
Frank Robinson	---	---	25	18	25	68
Randy Fuller	---	---	38	28	2	68
June Buenning	---	---	36	25	2	63
Eric Moore	17	33	---	---	9	59
David Williams	17	34	---	---	---	51
Larry Heck	17	34	---	---	---	51
Zack Freeman	17	34	---	---	---	51
Randy Kirk	---	---	26	21	2	49
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	28	20	---	48
Rich Gannon	17	31	---	---	---	48
Mike Keim	17	31	---	---	---	48
Ted Logan	7	23	---	---	16	46
Mark Chmura	11	23	---	---	12	46
Bryant Young	---	---	26	19	1	46
Ernie Logan	---	---	25	14	6	45
Dan Majerle	13	19	---	---	9	41
Keith Hamilton	---	---	18	15	8	41
Tupac Shakur	13	26	---	---	---	39
Earnest Byner	5	15	---	---	16	36
Michael Irvin	13	22	---	---	1	36
Jamal Brooks	---	---	21	12	1	34
Yancey Thigpen	11	21	---	---	---	32
Sherman Klump	---	---	18	10	3	31
William Wallace	---	---	6	2	21	29
John Johnson	---	---	13	6	9	28
Larry Long	3	7	---	---	18	28
John Shannon	---	---	15	9	2	26
Greg Myers	---	---	9	5	12	26
Scott Galbraith	4	12	---	---	9	25
Curtis Duncan	0	6	---	---	18	24
Ryan Wetnight	3	3	---	---	18	24
Heath Sherman	2	3	---	---	11	16
Henry Lush	0	5	---	---	9	14
Ray Roberts	0	5	---	---	9	14
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jesse James	0	4	---	---	5	9
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Martin	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rob Johnson	0	3	---	---	1	4
Scott Fields	---	---	3	1	---	4
Gus Frerotte	0	2	---	---	---	2

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Tamm	42	29	---	---	9	80
Wade Word	35	23	---	---	17	75
Gary Zimmerman	43	29	---	---	---	72
Tony Mayberry	42	29	---	---	---	71
Chris Wiltz	42	29	---	---	---	71
Mark Rypien	41	29	---	---	---	70
Channing Carpenter	41	29	---	---	---	70
Neal Anderson	14	15	---	---	25	54
Marcus Robertson	---	---	17	36	1	54
Pat Carter	19	17	---	---	17	53
Bruce Perkins	21	18	---	---	14	53
Charlie Babbit	18	10	---	---	23	51
Henry Jones	---	---	17	33	1	51
Nate Thornton	---	---	17	33	1	51
Donnie Abraham	---	---	17	33	1	51
Napoleon Kaufman	29	12	---	---	9	50
Fred Foggie	---	---	16	31	1	48
Alvin Harper	22	13	---	---	11	46
J.J. Birden	26	19	---	---	---	45
Aundray Bruce	---	---	7	23	9	39
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	12	23	2	37
Darrell Malone	---	---	10	25	1	36
Tony Carter	12	5	---	---	19	36
Jeff Cross	---	---	13	19	3	35
Chad Brown	---	---	11	21	3	35
Rich Powers	---	---	13	17	5	35
Gilberto Campbell	19	13	---	---	1	33
Harald Hasselbach	---	---	4	17	12	33
John Roper	---	---	10	13	5	28
Tony Stargell	---	---	2	7	18	27
Dan Chandler	---	---	6	15	---	21
Michael Barrow	---	---	6	11	3	20
Junior Bryant	---	---	1	5	14	20
John Baylor	---	---	3	12	4	19
Devin Wyman	---	---	5	13	1	19
Tim McDonald	---	---	0	5	11	16
Tom Baugh	2	0	---	---	9	11
Ricky Siglar	2	0	---	---	9	11
Joe Tofflemire	1	0	---	---	9	10
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	9	9
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Stephens	---	---	0	3	3	6
Dan McGwire	2	0	---	---	---	2
Ron Davis	---	---	0	1	---	1
Jim Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	9	3	0.3
Right	3	30	10.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	22	62	2.8
Right	12	46	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	23	18	3	2	1	2	1	0
Gus Frerotte	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1
Rob Johnson	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Rypien	29	15	1	3	1	6	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	103	14.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	89	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	1	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	65	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	59	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	14	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mark Chmura	9	5	89	1	23
WR Ted Logan	5	4	24	0	23
WR Michael Irvin	3	3	59	1	22
WR Earnest Byner	2	1	35	1	15
WR Curtis Duncan	2	1	32	1	6
RB Tupac Shakur	2	2	-5	0	26
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	2	0	19
RB Heath Sherman	1	1	3	0	3
TE Scott Galbraith	1	1	15	0	12
WR Yancey Thigpen	1	1	6	0	21

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wade Word	9	5	1	51	1	23
TE Pat Carter	4	3	0	27	0	17
WR Alvin Harper	4	2	0	30	0	13
RB Neal Anderson	3	1	0	4	0	15
RB Napoleon Kaufman	3	1	0	11	0	12
WR J.J. Birden	2	0	0	0	0	19
TE Gilberto Campbell	2	2	0	15	0	13
FB Bruce Perkins	1	0	0	0	0	18
FB Tony Carter	1	1	0	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Napoleon Kaufman	4	19	4.75	3.55
Neal Anderson	1	7	7.00	3.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Rypien	3	1	4	1.33	4.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wade Word	2	1	4	2.00	5.67
FB Bruce Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Heath Sherman	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon Kaufman	8	3
Neal Anderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	5	2	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Rypien	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mark Chmura	2	0	0
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0
WR Michael Irvin	1	1	1
WR Ted Logan	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Pat Carter	3	2	2
WR J.J. Birden	2	0	0
WR Wade Word	2	1	1
WR Alvin Harper	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,100 (21,400)
End Zone 9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,100 (21,400)
End Zone	9,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)