Week 16, 1996

played in New York, NY

44 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	0	0	6	-	9
New York Giants	6	14	7	3	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NYK - Doug Brien 52 field goal
1Q: 06:14 CIN - Cary Blanchard 20 field goal
1Q: 02:53 NYK - Doug Brien 43 field goal
2Q: 10:54 NYK - Barry Foster 3 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:18 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 6 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 11:06 NYK - Rodney Thomas 26 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 08:06 CIN - Rich Gannon 1 run (Tupac Shakur run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:11 NYK - Doug Brien 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:06 NYK - Doug Brien 52 field goal
1Q: 06:14 CIN - Cary Blanchard 20 field goal
1Q: 02:53 NYK - Doug Brien 43 field goal
2Q: 10:54 NYK - Barry Foster 3 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:18 NYK - Ramondo Seifert 6 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 11:06 NYK - Rodney Thomas 26 run (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 08:06 CIN - Rich Gannon 1 run (Tupac Shakur run for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:11 NYK - Doug Brien 39 field goal

Team Statistics CIN NYK
Record 2-13 9-6
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 294 377
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 4.32 5.63
Net Rushing Yards 75 117
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 3.13 3.77
Net Passing Yards 219 260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 24 - 0 34 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 236 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 2/21
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 7.22
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 3/26 3/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/46 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 2/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:09 29:51

Team Statistics	CIN	NYK
Record	2-13	9-6
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	294	377
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	4.32	5.63
Net Rushing Yards	75	117
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	3.13	3.77
Net Passing Yards	219	260
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 24 - 0	34 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	236	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	2/21
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	7.22
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	3/26	3/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/46	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	2/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:09	29:51

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
1	10:00	3:53	OWN 31	7	66	Field Goal
1	2:45	1:21	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	14:52	1:18	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	13:03	0:06	OWN 32	1	0	Fumble
2	10:46	1:53	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
2	7:00	1:39	OPP 48	3	9	Punt
2	3:01	1:46	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	14:21	1:31	OPP 37	3	-2	Punt
3	10:52	2:56	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
3	6:25	2:20	OPP 47	6	9	Punt
3	0:36	7:41	OWN 1	14	99	Touchdown
4	2:06	1:59	OWN 13	7	27	Downs

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	3:11	OWN 44	7	21	Field Goal
1	6:07	3:22	OWN 14	6	60	Field Goal
1	1:24	1:32	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
2	13:34	0:31	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
2	12:57	2:11	OPP 32	6	32	Touchdown
2	8:53	1:53	OWN 27	4	45	Interception
2	5:21	2:20	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
2	1:15	1:07	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:39	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	12:50	1:58	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	7:56	1:31	OWN 8	3	2	Punt
3	4:05	3:29	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
4	7:55	2:55	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	5:00	2:54	OPP 46	6	24	Field Goal
4	0:07	0:07	OPP 40	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Rodney Thomas, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	17	42	2.47	10	1	0
Larry Long	5	34	6.80	19	1	0
Rich Gannon	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	1

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rodney Thomas	17	95	5.59	26	4	1
Barry Foster	9	10	1.11	11	1	1
David Greene	3	9	3.00	5	0	0
Scott Lockwood	2	3	1.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rich Gannon	38	22	222	2/17	0	55	0	74.7
Rob Johnson	4	2	14	0/0	0	7	0	58.3

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	34	20	281	2/21	1	40	2	70.8

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Yancey Thigpen	6	11	36	6.00	9	16
TE Mark Chmura	5	5	27	5.40	1	9
WR Ted Logan	4	5	25	6.25	0	9
WR Ernie Jones	3	6	35	11.67	12	19
TE Scott Galbraith	2	2	82	41.00	63	55
RB Tupac Shakur	2	4	20	10.00	16	10
WR Earnest Byner	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Curtis Duncan	1	5	7	7.00	0	7
FB Dan Majerle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Larry Long	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Carlester Crumpler	7	7	127	18.14	51	27	0
WR Will Smith	3	9	40	13.33	12	21	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	6	24	8.00	5	12	1
WR Louis Lipps	2	6	49	24.50	34	40	0
WR Rick Lockhart	2	2	31	15.50	18	17	0
RB Barry Foster	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Rodney Thomas	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Al Smith	1	0	0.00	0
CB Troy Vincent	1	35	35.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ted Logan	1	0	0	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0	0	0

New York	Recov	Force
Najee Mustafaa	1	1
Eric Draven	1	0
Salman Rushdie	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Kidd	9	365	40.6	31.1	49	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	6	256	42.7	35.0	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cary Blanchard	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	3/3	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Logan	2	19	9.5	0
Earnest Byner	1	7	7.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	3	25	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	3	46	15.3	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louis Lipps	1	18	18.0	0
Eric Draven	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	10	6	1.0	25	36
S Zack de la Rocha	6	2	0.0	26	36
ILB Jamal Brooks	6	0	0.0	15	14
CB Randy Fuller	4	0	0.0	26	34
CB Frank Robinson	3	1	0.0	17	23
CB Troy Vincent	3	1	0.0	30	36
DE John Shannon	2	3	0.0	18	8
OLB June Buenning	2	2	0.0	18	32
S Chris Oldham	2	1	0.0	31	36
OLB John Johnson	2	1	0.0	7	2
OLB John Mobley	2	1	0.0	23	27
DE Ernie Logan	1	0	1.0	18	25
DT Keith Hamilton	1	1	0.0	13	11
DE Jumpy Geathers	1	0	0.0	13	28
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	0.0	13	4
DT Bryant Young	1	0	0.0	16	22
S Toby Wright	1	0	0.0	8	8
DT Sherman Klump	1	0	0.0	15	14

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Salman Rushdie	12	2	0.0	20	42
CB Eric Draven	5	0	1.0	22	43
OLB Godfrey Myles	4	2	0.0	23	36
CB Derek Jeter	4	0	0.0	23	42
DE Kevin Henry	4	0	0.0	17	20
OLB Bernard Carter	3	1	1.0	7	15
CB Najee Mustafaa	3	2	0.0	15	38
S Merton Hanks	3	2	0.0	23	37
DE Duane Clemons	2	0	0.0	7	24
ILB Ronald McKinnon	2	0	0.0	3	5
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	2	0.0	17	35
DE Willie McGinest	1	1	0.0	21	35
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Chris Benoit	1	0	0.0	8	4
WR Will Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DT Leon Lett	1	0	0.0	19	28
ILB Lloyd Riggle	1	0	0.0	12	22
DE Jevon Langford	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Gary Spears	0	1	0.0	6	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ernie Logan	1.0	1	1	25
ILB Al Smith	1.0	0	0	36
DT Sherman Klump	0.0	1	0	14
S Chris Oldham	0.0	0	1	36
OLB June Buenning	0.0	0	1	32

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bernard Carter	1.0	0	0	15
CB Eric Draven	1.0	0	0	43
DE Willie McGinest	0.0	2	1	35
DE Kevin Henry	0.0	1	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	5	0	1	36
ILB Jamal Brooks	4	0	0	14
S Zack de la Rocha	3	1	0	36
CB Randy Fuller	3	0	0	34
CB Frank Robinson	2	1	0	23
S Chris Oldham	1	1	0	36
CB Troy Vincent	1	0	1	36
DE John Shannon	1	0	0	8

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Derek Jeter	4	3	42
S Salman Rushdie	4	0	42
CB Eric Draven	3	1	43
CB Najee Mustafaa	3	0	38
OLB Godfrey Myles	2	1	36
S Merton Hanks	2	0	37
DE Kevin Henry	2	0	20
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	1	35
DT Leon Lett	1	0	28
OLB Bernard Carter	1	0	15
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Moore	2	4	24	0	43
Dan Majerle	2	4	19	0	18
David Williams	2	4	24	0	44
Zack Freeman	1	3	24	1	40
Mike Keim	1	2	24	0	41
Larry Heck	0	4	24	1	39
Mark Chmura	0	1	17	0	27

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	3	8	25	1	36
Willie Roaf	2	7	29	0	36
Steve Wallace	2	3	27	1	36
Joe Cocozzo	0	4	30	0	36
Jeff Hartings	0	3	27	0	36
William Floyd	0	1	18	0	18
Joe Aska	0	1	10	0	6
Dusty Zeigler	0	1	5	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Robinson	2	25
Larry Long	1	25
Curtis Duncan	1	20
Ryan Wetnight	1	20
Troy Sadowski	1	10

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Najee Mustafaa	3	17
Seth Joyner	2	13
Joe Aska	1	18

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Moore	24	43	---	---	10	77
Chris Oldham	---	---	31	36	2	69
Troy Vincent	---	---	30	36	3	69
David Williams	24	44	---	---	---	68
Zack de la Rocha	---	---	26	36	4	66
Mike Keim	24	41	---	---	---	65
Frank Robinson	---	---	17	23	25	65
Rich Gannon	24	40	---	---	---	64
Al Smith	---	---	25	36	3	64
Zack Freeman	24	40	---	---	---	64
Larry Heck	24	39	---	---	---	63
Randy Fuller	---	---	26	34	3	63
Ted Logan	22	26	---	---	12	60
Dan Majerle	19	18	---	---	15	52
June Buenning	---	---	18	32	2	52
John Mobley	---	---	23	27	1	51
Larry Long	5	20	---	---	25	50
Ernie Jones	7	31	---	---	11	49
Yancey Thigpen	15	32	---	---	---	47
Ernie Logan	---	---	18	25	3	46
Mark Chmura	17	27	---	---	---	44
Tupac Shakur	19	24	---	---	1	44
Jumpy Geathers	---	---	13	28	1	42
Bryant Young	---	---	16	22	4	42
Scott Galbraith	12	8	---	---	18	38
Earnest Byner	2	19	---	---	16	37
Keith Hamilton	---	---	13	11	8	32
Sherman Klump	---	---	15	14	3	32
John Johnson	---	---	7	2	22	31
Jamal Brooks	---	---	15	14	2	31
Toby Wright	---	---	8	8	13	29
Curtis Duncan	0	8	---	---	20	28
John Shannon	---	---	18	8	2	28
Ryan Wetnight	1	6	---	---	20	27
Randy Kirk	---	---	13	4	1	18
Ray Roberts	0	5	---	---	10	15
Henry Lush	0	4	---	---	10	14
Jesse James	0	4	---	---	10	14
William Wallace	---	---	6	0	6	12
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	10	10
John Kidd	0	0	---	---	9	9
Scott Fields	---	---	3	0	5	8
Tim Hall	1	1	---	---	4	6
Rob Johnson	0	4	---	---	1	5
Cary Blanchard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gus Frerotte	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Draven	---	---	22	43	13	78
Joe Cocozzo	30	36	---	---	9	75
Derek Jeter	---	---	23	42	8	73
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	15	38	17	70
David Greene	31	36	---	---	---	67
Willie Roaf	29	36	---	---	---	65
Salman Rushdie	---	---	20	42	2	64
Steve Wallace	27	36	---	---	---	63
Carlester Crumpler	23	29	---	---	11	63
Jeff Hartings	27	36	---	---	---	63
Godfrey Myles	---	---	23	36	3	62
Joe Milinchik	25	36	---	---	---	61
Merton Hanks	---	---	23	37	1	61
Will Smith	23	30	---	---	5	58
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	12	22	24	58
Willie McGinest	---	---	21	35	2	58
Donnie Edwards	---	---	17	35	2	54
Leon Lett	---	---	19	28	3	50
Louis Lipps	15	12	---	---	20	47
Gary Spears	---	---	6	13	27	46
Kevin Henry	---	---	17	20	5	42
Duane Clemons	---	---	7	24	9	40
William Floyd	18	18	---	---	2	38
Barry Foster	11	25	---	---	---	36
Ramondo Seifert	12	22	---	---	---	34
Rick Lockhart	13	21	---	---	---	34
Joe Aska	10	6	---	---	18	34
Jason Dunn	10	5	---	---	17	32
Bernard Carter	---	---	7	15	9	31
Scott Lockwood	3	0	---	---	27	30
Rodney Thomas	17	11	---	---	---	28
Seth Joyner	---	---	7	4	13	24
Joel Steed	---	---	7	16	---	23
George Teague	---	---	4	16	---	20
Roger Duffy	7	0	---	---	9	16
Chris Benoit	---	---	8	4	2	14
Dave Szott	5	0	---	---	9	14
Jevon Langford	---	---	3	9	2	14
Dusty Zeigler	5	0	---	---	9	14
Anfernee Hardaway	0	1	---	---	10	11
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	3	5	3	11
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	10	10
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	9	9
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	1	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	18	87	4.8
Right	8	9	1.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rich Gannon	38	22	2	3	5	5	3	2	0
Rob Johnson	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	34	20	6	2	2	3	3	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	111	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	100	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	170	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	109	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Yancey Thigpen	11	6	2	36	0	32
WR Ernie Jones	6	3	1	35	0	31
WR Curtis Duncan	5	1	0	7	0	8
WR Ted Logan	5	4	0	25	0	26
TE Mark Chmura	5	5	0	27	0	27
RB Tupac Shakur	4	2	0	20	0	24
WR Earnest Byner	2	1	1	4	0	19
TE Scott Galbraith	2	2	0	82	2	8
FB Dan Majerle	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Larry Long	1	0	1	0	0	20

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	9	3	0	40	1	30
TE Carlester Crumpler	7	7	0	127	4	29
WR Louis Lipps	6	2	2	49	1	12
WR Ramondo Seifert	6	3	0	24	0	22
WR Rick Lockhart	2	2	0	31	0	21
RB Rodney Thomas	2	1	0	6	0	11
RB Barry Foster	1	1	0	-4	0	25
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	1	1	1.00	-0.50
Tupac Shakur	1	0	0.00	2.47
Larry Long	1	0	0.00	6.80

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Thomas	2	15	7.50	5.59
Barry Foster	1	3	3.00	1.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rich Gannon	3	1	16	5.33	5.84

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	2	1	6	3.00	8.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	1	16	8.00	3.27
WR Ernie Jones	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	1	6	6.00	4.00
RB Rodney Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	3	2
Larry Long	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Foster	1	0
Scott Lockwood	1	0
David Greene	1	0
Rodney Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rich Gannon	12	7	5
Rob Johnson	1	1	0

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernie Jones	3	2	1
WR Ted Logan	2	2	0
WR Yancey Thigpen	2	1	1
RB Tupac Shakur	2	1	1
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	0
WR Curtis Duncan	1	0	0
TE Scott Galbraith	1	1	1
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	4	2	2
WR Louis Lipps	2	0	0
RB Barry Foster	1	1	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	1	1
WR Rick Lockhart	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,700 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,600 (24,900)
End Zone 16,600 (17,900)
Mezzanine 9,500 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,700 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,600 (24,900)
End Zone	16,600 (17,900)
Mezzanine	9,500 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (4,800)