Week 9, 1997

played in Cincinnati, OH

61 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Denver Broncos	10	0	3	0	-	13
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	3	17	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 DEN - Darnay Scott 3 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 08:58 CIN - Tupac Shakur 27 run (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 03:19 DEN - Joe Nedney 26 field goal
2Q: 06:46 CIN - Sean Dawkins 19 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - David Beckham 26 field goal
3Q: 07:30 CIN - David Beckham 32 field goal
3Q: 02:47 DEN - Joe Nedney 18 field goal
4Q: 10:16 CIN - Matthew Hatchette 18 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 09:03 CIN - Sean Dawkins 5 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 06:55 CIN - David Beckham 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 DEN - Darnay Scott 3 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney extra point)
1Q: 08:58 CIN - Tupac Shakur 27 run (David Beckham extra point)
1Q: 03:19 DEN - Joe Nedney 26 field goal
2Q: 06:46 CIN - Sean Dawkins 19 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CIN - David Beckham 26 field goal
3Q: 07:30 CIN - David Beckham 32 field goal
3Q: 02:47 DEN - Joe Nedney 18 field goal
4Q: 10:16 CIN - Matthew Hatchette 18 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 09:03 CIN - Sean Dawkins 5 pass from Kurt Warner (David Beckham extra point)
4Q: 06:55 CIN - David Beckham 43 field goal

Team Statistics DEN CIN
Record 1-7 3-5
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 308 429
- Offensive Plays 63 68
- Yards per Play 4.89 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 131 130
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 5.70 4.64
Net Passing Yards 177 299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 1 38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/28 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.43 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:12 33:48

Team Statistics	DEN	CIN
Record	1-7	3-5
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	308	429
- Offensive Plays	63	68
- Yards per Play	4.89	6.31
Net Rushing Yards	131	130
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	5.70	4.64
Net Passing Yards	177	299
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 1	38 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/28	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.43	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:12	33:48

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
1	8:43	1:11	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	5:10	1:56	OWN 42	4	49	Field Goal
2	15:00	1:25	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
2	6:35	2:11	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	2:37	2:13	OWN 23	7	39	Fumble
3	12:34	1:51	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
3	7:22	4:40	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal
4	10:10	0:21	OWN 20	1	-10	Interception
4	8:55	1:01	OWN 20	5	6	Downs
4	6:50	3:21	OWN 31	6	11	Downs
4	2:22	2:22	OWN 20	10	48	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	2:36	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	7:32	2:22	OWN 39	4	26	Missed FG
1	3:14	3:14	OWN 30	5	13	Punt
2	13:35	7:00	OWN 31	14	69	Touchdown
2	4:24	1:47	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 38	3	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 24	4	28	Punt
3	10:43	3:21	OWN 20	7	65	Field Goal
3	2:42	7:32	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	9:49	0:54	OPP 12	3	12	Touchdown
4	7:54	1:04	OPP 26	3	0	Field Goal
4	3:29	1:07	OPP 42	3	0	Punt

Game MVP: Kurt Warner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
LeShon Johnson	20	112	5.60	47	2
Jake Plummer	2	18	9.00	13	1
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	1.00	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tupac Shakur	16	98	6.13	27	4	1
Heath Sherman	9	22	2.44	11	1	0
Billy Gordon	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Kurt Warner	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	35	18	205	5/28	1	37	1	66.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	38	27	310	2/11	3	38	0	121.5

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnay Scott	8	12	38	4.75	0	13	1
RB LeShon Johnson	3	4	34	11.33	29	24	0
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	3	49	24.50	28	37	0
WR Isaac Bruce	2	6	31	15.50	4	18	0
WR Russell Copeland	1	4	33	33.00	19	33	0
WR Charlie Jones	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Jay Riemersma	1	3	13	13.00	4	13	0
WR Stephen Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tupac Shakur	7	9	81	11.57	50	31	0
WR Sean Dawkins	7	10	82	11.71	8	38	2
WR David Kleinfeld	4	6	63	15.75	50	32	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	3	4	26	8.67	6	18	1
TE Aaron Pierce	2	3	13	6.50	4	13	0
FB Sebastian Meeker	2	2	1	0.50	6	5	0
RB Heath Sherman	1	2	36	36.00	34	36	0
WR Justin Armour	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Billy Gordon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Al Smith	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Jeffries	1	0	0
Jay Riemersma	1	0	0
Charles Arbuckle	0	1	0
Dan Taylor	0	0	1
Marcellus Wiley	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tupac Shakur	1	1	0
Heath Sherman	1	0	0
Saleem Dawson	0	1	0
Jeremy Willie	0	1	0
Chris Oldham	0	0	1
Billy Gordon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Hentrich	4	196	49.0	48.5	64	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	4	173	43.3	37.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Nedney	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Beckham	3/4	1/2	0/1	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Jones	1	3	3.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Thompson	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jeffries	3	67	22.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Lang	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	8	2	0.0	28	40
ILB Randall Godfrey	7	3	0.0	26	34
S Blaine Bishop	7	2	0.0	28	40
S Brian Dawkins	5	3	0.0	28	40
DE Vaughn Booker	4	2	0.5	17	28
ILB Andre Royal	4	4	0.0	21	29
DE Marcellus Wiley	4	0	0.0	19	29
CB Jason Mewes	3	1	0.0	24	40
CB Greg Jeffries	3	0	0.0	18	27
DT Kevin Smith	2	1	1.0	21	33
OLB Ryan Phillips	2	1	0.5	28	39
ILB Josh Wooden	1	2	0.0	12	13
S Keith Lyle	1	2	0.0	9	11
WR Russell Copeland	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ed Rison	1	0	0.0	11	12
DE Shannon Clavelle	1	0	0.0	9	11

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Al Smith	8	1	0.0	20	26
S Chris Oldham	7	3	1.0	23	38
DE Bryant Young	4	0	1.5	21	38
CB Troy Vincent	4	1	0.0	21	32
S Clarence Thompson	3	1	0.0	8	21
S Damon Burgess	3	1	0.0	19	37
CB Armon Williams	3	0	0.0	6	22
DE Wayne Martin	2	1	1.0	10	9
OLB John Mobley	2	2	0.0	20	30
CB Cary Dilfer	2	1	0.0	20	33
OLB June Buenning	2	0	0.0	10	3
DE Mark Smith	1	1	1.0	7	14
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	0.0	8	16
CB Saleem Dawson	1	0	0.0	10	36
DT Warren Sapp	1	0	0.0	16	23
DE Jay Williams	0	2	0.5	13	31
DT Sherman Klump	0	2	0.0	13	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kevin Smith	1.0	0	1	33
DE Vaughn Booker	0.5	0	0	28
OLB Ryan Phillips	0.5	0	0	39
DT Travis Hall	0.0	1	1	7
OLB Shawn McFadden	0.0	0	1	1

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bryant Young	1.5	2	38
DE Wayne Martin	1.0	0	9
S Chris Oldham	1.0	0	38
DE Mark Smith	1.0	0	14
DE Jay Williams	0.5	2	31
DT Sherman Klump	0.0	1	12
CB Cary Dilfer	0.0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dan Taylor	6	0	40
S Blaine Bishop	4	0	40
S Brian Dawkins	4	0	40
ILB Randall Godfrey	4	0	34
CB Jason Mewes	3	1	40
CB Greg Jeffries	2	0	27
S Keith Lyle	1	1	11
DE Vaughn Booker	1	0	28
ILB Andre Royal	1	0	29
DE Marcellus Wiley	1	0	29

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Troy Vincent	3	2	0	32
ILB Al Smith	3	0	1	26
S Damon Burgess	2	2	0	37
S Chris Oldham	2	0	0	38
OLB John Mobley	2	0	0	30
CB Cary Dilfer	2	0	0	33
S Clarence Thompson	2	0	0	21
CB Armon Williams	1	1	0	22
CB Saleem Dawson	1	0	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	1	6	1	23	0	40
Tony Semple	1	4	0	23	2	40
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	2	0	12	0	21
Richard Cooper	0	4	0	23	1	40
Jerry Ostroski	0	3	0	23	1	40
Erik Williams	0	2	0	23	1	40

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Mitchell	3	7	28	0	40
Elijah Corbett	3	3	25	0	40
Maxwell Fisher	2	9	28	1	40
David Williams	2	3	27	0	40
Roger Duffy	1	4	28	1	40
Jeremy Willie	0	1	8	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Jones	1	18
Brett Carolan	1	16
LeShon Johnson	1	9

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
William Wallace	2	15
Billy Gordon	1	19
David Lang	1	15

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Blaine Bishop	---	---	28	40	12	80
Brian Dawkins	---	---	28	40	5	73
Dan Taylor	---	---	28	40	4	72
LeShon Johnson	22	40	---	---	9	71
Ryan Phillips	---	---	28	39	4	71
Tony Semple	23	40	---	---	6	69
Jason Mewes	---	---	24	40	4	68
Randall Godfrey	---	---	26	34	4	64
Keith Sims	23	40	---	---	---	63
Richard Cooper	23	40	---	---	---	63
Erik Williams	23	40	---	---	---	63
Jerry Ostroski	23	40	---	---	---	63
Jake Plummer	23	40	---	---	---	63
Greg Jeffries	---	---	18	27	16	61
Kevin Smith	---	---	21	33	4	58
Isaac Bruce	19	37	---	---	---	56
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	12	21	---	---	21	54
Andre Royal	---	---	21	29	3	53
Darnay Scott	22	29	---	---	---	51
Vaughn Booker	---	---	17	28	5	50
Marcellus Wiley	---	---	19	29	2	50
Jay Riemersma	16	21	---	---	9	46
Stephen Baker	10	16	---	---	11	37
Charles Arbuckle	9	12	---	---	16	37
Keith Lyle	---	---	9	11	16	36
Josh Wooden	---	---	12	13	3	28
Ed Rison	---	---	11	12	4	27
Todd Kelly	---	---	2	6	19	27
Charlie Jones	1	7	---	---	18	26
Shannon Clavelle	---	---	9	11	5	25
Russell Copeland	2	15	---	---	5	22
Brett Carolan	2	2	---	---	16	20
Travis Hall	---	---	7	7	---	14
Shawn Wooden	---	---	0	0	9	9
Randy Neal	---	---	0	0	7	7
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Loneker	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Hentrich	0	0	---	---	6	6
Trezelle Jenkins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Joe Nedney	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Hampton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn McFadden	---	---	0	1	1	2
Jamal Anderson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Matt Blundin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kai Gilliard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Duffy	28	40	---	---	8	76
Elijah Corbett	25	40	---	---	8	73
Jeff Mitchell	28	40	---	---	1	69
Kurt Warner	28	40	---	---	---	68
Maxwell Fisher	28	40	---	---	---	68
David Williams	27	40	---	---	---	67
Chris Oldham	---	---	23	38	2	63
Damon Burgess	---	---	19	37	6	62
Aaron Pierce	19	24	---	---	18	61
Bryant Young	---	---	21	38	1	60
David Kleinfeld	21	33	---	---	5	59
Troy Vincent	---	---	21	32	2	55
Tupac Shakur	16	27	---	---	12	55
Sean Dawkins	20	35	---	---	---	55
Cary Dilfer	---	---	20	33	2	55
John Mobley	---	---	20	30	2	52
Al Smith	---	---	20	26	2	48
Saleem Dawson	---	---	10	36	1	47
Jay Williams	---	---	13	31	3	47
Armon Williams	---	---	6	22	15	43
Clarence Thompson	---	---	8	21	13	42
Matthew Hatchette	17	21	---	---	3	41
Warren Sapp	---	---	16	23	1	40
Justin Armour	9	13	---	---	14	36
Sebastian Meeker	10	15	---	---	11	36
Billy Gordon	8	8	---	---	19	35
Jeremy Willie	8	8	---	---	15	31
Jamal Brooks	---	---	3	10	15	28
Wayne Martin	---	---	10	9	7	26
David Lang	2	9	---	---	15	26
Keith Hamilton	---	---	8	16	2	26
Sherman Klump	---	---	13	12	1	26
Mark Smith	---	---	7	14	1	22
Heath Sherman	10	7	---	---	---	17
William Wallace	---	---	2	0	15	17
Canute Curtis	---	---	3	9	4	16
June Buenning	---	---	10	3	1	14
David Beckham	0	0	---	---	11	11
Van Diligiro	3	0	---	---	7	10
Dusty Moses	1	0	---	---	8	9
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rob Johnson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	4	4
Reinard Wilson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Clyde Bernard	---	---	0	0	4	4
T.J. Rubley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	45	15.0
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	6	39	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	14	66	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	35	18	3	3	2	5	6	0	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	38	27	5	3	2	2	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	22	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	153	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	13	1.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	21	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	173	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	78	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	38	38.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnay Scott	12	8	0	38	0	29
WR Isaac Bruce	6	2	0	31	0	37
WR Russell Copeland	4	1	0	33	1	15
RB LeShon Johnson	4	3	0	34	1	40
TE Charles Arbuckle	3	2	0	49	1	12
TE Jay Riemersma	3	1	1	13	0	21
WR Stephen Baker	1	0	1	0	0	16
WR Charlie Jones	1	1	0	7	0	7
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0	0	0	21

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Dawkins	10	7	0	82	1	35
RB Tupac Shakur	9	7	0	81	1	27
WR David Kleinfeld	6	4	1	63	2	33
WR Matthew Hatchette	4	3	0	26	0	21
TE Aaron Pierce	3	2	0	13	0	24
RB Heath Sherman	2	1	1	36	1	7
FB Sebastian Meeker	2	2	0	1	0	15
WR Justin Armour	1	1	0	8	0	13
FB Billy Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeShon Johnson	4	4	1.00	5.60
Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	1	1.00	1.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Heath Sherman	2	2	1.00	2.44
Tupac Shakur	2	6	3.00	6.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Plummer	6	3	20	3.33	5.86

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	7	3	42	6.00	8.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnay Scott	4	2	6	1.50	3.17
RB LeShon Johnson	1	1	14	14.00	8.50
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Dawkins	3	2	24	8.00	8.20
TE Aaron Pierce	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
RB Tupac Shakur	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
WR David Kleinfeld	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	1	18	18.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
LeShon Johnson	3	0
Jake Plummer	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	1	1
Billy Gordon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	10	5	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	13	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnay Scott	4	2	2
TE Charles Arbuckle	2	1	1
RB LeShon Johnson	2	1	1
WR Isaac Bruce	1	1	1
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Dawkins	4	2	2
WR David Kleinfeld	3	3	2
TE Aaron Pierce	2	1	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	2	1	1
RB Tupac Shakur	1	1	1
WR Justin Armour	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,100 (19,000)
End Zone 9,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine 5,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (12,100)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 7,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,100 (19,000)
End Zone	9,400 (13,700)
Mezzanine	5,600 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (12,100)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	7,600 (9,900)