Week 1, 1997

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Baltimore Ravens	0	0	7	3	-	10
Cincinnati Bengals	7	6	7	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:05 CIN - Salman Rushdie 17 interception return (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 01:58 CIN - David Beckham 34 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - David Beckham 36 field goal
3Q: 11:51 BAL - Raghib Ismail 15 pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 07:44 CIN - David Kleinfeld 12 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 13:36 BAL - Roger Ruzek 42 field goal
4Q: 06:40 CIN - David Beckham 31 field goal
4Q: 00:54 CIN - David Beckham 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:05 CIN - Salman Rushdie 17 interception return (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 01:58 CIN - David Beckham 34 field goal
2Q: 00:03 CIN - David Beckham 36 field goal
3Q: 11:51 BAL - Raghib Ismail 15 pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek extra point)
3Q: 07:44 CIN - David Kleinfeld 12 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 13:36 BAL - Roger Ruzek 42 field goal
4Q: 06:40 CIN - David Beckham 31 field goal
4Q: 00:54 CIN - David Beckham 27 field goal

Team Statistics BAL CIN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 340 360
- Offensive Plays 69 63
- Yards per Play 4.93 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 98 114
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 4.45 3.26
Net Passing Yards 242 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 3 26 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 279 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/37 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.15 8.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/52 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/31 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 34
Time of Possession 27:39 32:21

Team Statistics	BAL	CIN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	340	360
- Offensive Plays	69	63
- Yards per Play	4.93	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	98	114
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	4.45	3.26
Net Passing Yards	242	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 3	26 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	279	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/37	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.15	8.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/52	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/31	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 34
Time of Possession	27:39	32:21

Drive Charts

Baltimore Ravens
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	1:37	OWN 45	3	-4	Punt
1	8:27	3:22	OWN 20	8	62	Interception
1	1:38	0:44	OWN 9	2	-3	Interception
1	0:54	5:54	OWN 27	11	44	Missed FG
2	8:18	2:10	OWN 39	5	14	Punt
2	1:52	0:37	OWN 27	2	11	Interception
3	15:00	3:15	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
3	7:33	2:49	OWN 20	8	17	Fumble
3	3:12	4:41	OWN 31	8	44	Field Goal
4	6:35	2:17	OWN 20	10	41	Downs
4	2:33	0:38	OWN 19	4	-5	Downs
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 20	5	33	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	-15	Punt
1	11:34	3:07	OWN 23	6	75	Interception
1	5:05	3:27	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
2	10:00	1:42	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
2	6:08	4:16	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 32	4	49	Field Goal
3	11:45	4:12	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	4:44	1:32	OPP 31	3	7	Missed FG
4	13:31	6:56	OWN 20	11	66	Field Goal
4	4:18	1:45	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	1:55	1:07	OPP 14	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Salman Rushdie, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rod Brown	8	10	1.25	5	0
Stephen Davis	7	49	7.00	36	2
Randall Cunningham	4	28	7.00	11	1
Greg Lewis	3	11	3.67	6	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	27	98	3.63	32	3
Heath Sherman	6	16	2.67	9	0
Hugh Vauthier	1	0	0.00	0	0
Sebastian Meeker	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	42	23	279	5/37	1	33	3	53.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	26	21	259	2/13	1	32	1	105.0

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Raghib Ismail	7	11	109	15.57	7	31	1
WR Don Beebe	5	11	78	15.60	38	33	0
WR Fred Barnett	5	10	53	10.60	17	17	0
TE Byron Chamberlain	2	3	2	1.00	0	2	0
FB Greg Lewis	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Stephen Davis	1	2	6	6.00	5	6	0
RB Rod Brown	1	1	29	29.00	22	29	0
TE Pete Chryplewicz	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Eddie Vedder	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Kleinfeld	7	8	110	15.71	28	32	1
RB Tupac Shakur	5	6	55	11.00	42	24	0
WR Sean Dawkins	4	7	42	10.50	4	20	0
TE Mark Chmura	2	2	39	19.50	28	30	0
WR Justin Armour	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Jeremy Willie	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ray Crockett	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Salman Rushdie	2	17	8.50	1
CB Saleem Dawson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0
Bryce Paup	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tupac Shakur	1	0	0
John Mobley	0	1	0
Hugh Vauthier	0	1	0
Sherman Klump	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darren Bennett	2	92	46.0	31.5	47	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	4	193	48.3	40.5	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Ruzek	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	4/5	0/1	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	31	10.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Fagelman	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Mathis	3	63	21.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Louis Oliver	8	3	0.0	35	28
DE Chad Brown	7	0	1.0	28	19
ILB Michael Barrow	7	0	0.0	35	27
OLB Bryce Paup	5	0	1.0	28	26
DE Bobby Hamilton	5	1	0.0	22	11
CB Kevin Mathis	4	3	0.0	33	28
S Chris Hayes	4	0	0.0	31	28
CB Burt Buckner	4	0	0.0	15	18
DT Rueben Davis	3	0	0.0	14	11
DT Jerry Drake	2	2	0.0	16	11
CB Ray Crockett	2	1	0.0	33	25
DE Duncan MacLeod	2	1	0.0	20	26
DT Andre Purvis	2	1	0.0	29	25
QB Randall Cunningham	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Pete Bercich	1	2	0.0	10	3
OLB Jon Livingston	1	0	0.0	15	8
TE Pete Chryplewicz	1	0	---	---	---

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Mobley	7	1	0.5	17	30
ILB Al Smith	6	4	1.0	20	40
CB Troy Vincent	6	1	0.0	20	47
DE Bryant Young	4	1	1.5	18	37
DT Sherman Klump	4	1	1.5	13	28
DE Jay Williams	4	0	0.5	17	37
S Chris Oldham	4	3	0.0	21	42
S Salman Rushdie	3	1	0.0	22	45
OLB June Buenning	3	1	0.0	14	18
OLB William Wallace	3	0	0.0	2	5
CB Saleem Dawson	1	1	0.0	8	23
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	0.0	5	17
QB Kurt Warner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cary Dilfer	1	0	0.0	21	41
S Damon Burgess	1	0	0.0	2	18
DT Warren Sapp	0	1	0.0	16	36
DE Mark Smith	0	1	0.0	9	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chad Brown	1.0	1	19
OLB Bryce Paup	1.0	0	26
DE Duncan MacLeod	0.0	1	26

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bryant Young	1.5	0	1	37
DT Sherman Klump	1.5	0	0	28
ILB Al Smith	1.0	0	0	40
DE Jay Williams	0.5	1	2	37
OLB John Mobley	0.5	0	0	30
OLB June Buenning	0.0	0	1	18
DT Warren Sapp	0.0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Michael Barrow	5	0	27
S Louis Oliver	4	0	28
CB Burt Buckner	3	0	18
S Chris Hayes	2	0	28
CB Kevin Mathis	2	0	28
CB Ray Crockett	1	1	25
OLB Bryce Paup	1	0	26
DE Chad Brown	1	0	19
OLB Jon Livingston	1	0	8
CB Butler By'not'e	1	0	4

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	5	1	0	47
OLB John Mobley	4	0	0	30
OLB William Wallace	3	0	0	5
ILB Al Smith	2	0	0	40
DE Bryant Young	2	0	0	37
CB Saleem Dawson	1	1	1	23
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	1	0	17
OLB June Buenning	1	1	0	18
S Damon Burgess	1	1	0	18
S Salman Rushdie	1	0	2	45
S Chris Oldham	1	0	0	42
DT Sherman Klump	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Robbie Tobeck	1	6	22	1	47
Will Shields	1	4	16	0	25
Jeff Buckey	1	2	22	1	47
Byron Chamberlain	1	1	16	0	32
Ron Newsome	0	3	12	0	30
Orlando Pace	0	1	22	1	47
Greg Lewis	0	1	9	0	19
Marcus Spears	0	0	10	2	17

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Duffy	3	10	35	1	28
Jeff Mitchell	2	8	35	0	28
David Williams	2	4	35	0	28
Mike Keim	1	5	35	0	28
Mark Chmura	0	3	30	0	26
Sebastian Meeker	0	3	19	0	17
Elijah Corbett	0	2	35	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Hayes	1	11

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Jeremy Willie	2	18
Hugh Vauthier	1	15
Sebastian Meeker	1	12
David Kleinfeld	1	11
Troy Sadowski	1	9

Participation

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Mathis	---	---	33	28	17	78
Michael Barrow	---	---	35	27	11	73
Robbie Tobeck	22	47	---	---	1	70
Jeff Buckey	22	47	---	---	1	70
Chris Hayes	---	---	31	28	11	70
Randall Cunningham	22	47	---	---	---	69
Louis Oliver	---	---	35	28	6	69
Orlando Pace	22	47	---	---	---	69
Raghib Ismail	21	44	---	---	---	65
Ray Crockett	---	---	33	25	5	63
Byron Chamberlain	16	32	---	---	13	61
Stephen Davis	9	34	---	---	16	59
Bryce Paup	---	---	28	26	4	58
Andre Purvis	---	---	29	25	4	58
Fred Barnett	15	36	---	---	2	53
Duncan MacLeod	---	---	20	26	7	53
Chad Brown	---	---	28	19	6	53
Don Beebe	19	31	---	---	1	51
Ron Newsome	12	30	---	---	4	46
Will Shields	16	25	---	---	3	44
Greg Lewis	9	19	---	---	13	41
Burt Buckner	---	---	15	18	8	41
Bobby Hamilton	---	---	22	11	2	35
Eddie Vedder	5	18	---	---	10	33
Jerry Drake	---	---	16	11	5	32
Dave Wohlabaugh	6	22	---	---	3	31
Andy Macdonald	---	---	6	6	19	31
Rueben Davis	---	---	14	11	2	27
Marcus Spears	10	17	---	---	---	27
Jon Livingston	---	---	15	8	1	24
Pete Chryplewicz	6	14	---	---	3	23
Pete Bercich	---	---	10	3	9	22
Butler By'not'e	---	---	5	4	11	20
Rod Brown	10	6	---	---	---	16
Jerald Sowell	0	1	---	---	13	14
Rick Terry	---	---	7	3	3	13
Winfred Tubbs	---	---	0	1	9	10
Roger Ruzek	0	0	---	---	5	5
Twan Russell	---	---	3	0	2	5
Buddy Ferguson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jon Clark	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ty Detmer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Darren Bennett	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kevin Fagan	---	---	0	0	---	0
Phil Mickelson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Salman Rushdie	---	---	22	45	5	72
Elijah Corbett	35	28	---	---	9	72
Troy Vincent	---	---	20	47	2	69
Chris Oldham	---	---	21	42	4	67
Cary Dilfer	---	---	21	41	5	67
David Williams	35	28	---	---	---	63
Roger Duffy	35	28	---	---	---	63
Mike Keim	35	28	---	---	---	63
David Kleinfeld	27	25	---	---	11	63
Kurt Warner	35	28	---	---	---	63
Jeff Mitchell	35	28	---	---	---	63
Al Smith	---	---	20	40	1	61
Bryant Young	---	---	18	37	4	59
Mark Chmura	30	26	---	---	---	56
Jay Williams	---	---	17	37	1	55
Tupac Shakur	29	23	---	---	2	54
Warren Sapp	---	---	16	36	1	53
Sean Dawkins	25	24	---	---	---	49
John Mobley	---	---	17	30	2	49
Sebastian Meeker	19	17	---	---	12	48
Sherman Klump	---	---	13	28	3	44
Jamal Brooks	---	---	5	17	13	35
June Buenning	---	---	14	18	2	34
Keith Hamilton	---	---	14	17	2	33
Saleem Dawson	---	---	8	23	1	32
Hugh Vauthier	8	7	---	---	15	30
Mark Smith	---	---	9	20	1	30
Damon Burgess	---	---	2	18	9	29
Aaron Pierce	11	5	---	---	12	28
Corey Fagelman	---	---	1	11	15	27
Jeremy Willie	1	1	---	---	18	20
Matthew Hatchette	14	6	---	---	---	20
Terrell Fletcher	0	0	---	---	19	19
Troy Stradford	0	0	---	---	14	14
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	11	11
Heath Sherman	6	4	---	---	---	10
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	9	9
William Wallace	---	---	2	5	2	9
Van Diligiro	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dusty Moses	0	0	---	---	9	9
Maxwell Fisher	0	0	---	---	9	9
Canute Curtis	---	---	2	5	1	8
Justin Armour	5	2	---	---	---	7
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	4	4
T.J. Rubley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	3	36	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	50	4.2
Middle	10	18	1.8
Right	13	46	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	42	23	4	1	4	5	5	0	3

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	26	21	4	1	1	0	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	116	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	95	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	67	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	48	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	70	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	122	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Beebe	11	5	1	78	1	31
WR Raghib Ismail	11	7	1	109	2	44
WR Fred Barnett	10	5	0	53	0	36
TE Byron Chamberlain	3	2	1	2	0	32
WR Eddie Vedder	2	0	0	0	0	18
RB Stephen Davis	2	1	1	6	0	34
FB Greg Lewis	1	1	0	1	0	19
RB Rod Brown	1	1	0	29	1	6
TE Pete Chryplewicz	1	1	0	1	0	14

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Kleinfeld	8	7	0	110	1	25
WR Sean Dawkins	7	4	1	42	1	24
RB Tupac Shakur	6	5	0	55	1	23
TE Mark Chmura	2	2	0	39	1	26
WR Justin Armour	1	1	0	6	0	2
TE Jeremy Willie	1	1	0	2	0	1
FB Sebastian Meeker	1	1	0	5	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stephen Davis	1	-6	-6.00	7.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	5	-2	-0.40	3.63
Heath Sherman	2	2	1.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	4	2	26	6.50	6.64

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	2	1	12	6.00	9.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Barnett	2	0	0	0.00	5.30
WR Raghib Ismail	2	2	26	13.00	9.91

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tupac Shakur	1	0	0	0.00	9.17
WR David Kleinfeld	1	1	12	12.00	13.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Lewis	1	0
Stephen Davis	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	8	2
Heath Sherman	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	11	6	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	6	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Barnett	5	2	2
WR Don Beebe	2	1	1
WR Raghib Ismail	2	1	1
RB Stephen Davis	1	1	1
TE Pete Chryplewicz	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Kleinfeld	3	3	2
TE Mark Chmura	1	1	1
RB Tupac Shakur	1	1	1
WR Sean Dawkins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,800 (19,000)
End Zone 10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (12,100)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 8,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,800 (19,000)
End Zone	10,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,000 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (12,100)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	8,200 (9,900)