Week 12, 1998

played in Tampa Bay, FL

48 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	0	0	7	-	10
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	3	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:04 TBY - Ahman Green 5 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 00:58 CIN - Matt Stover 36 field goal
2Q: 07:34 TBY - Scott Norwood 46 field goal
3Q: 04:30 TBY - Ahman Green 1 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 11:34 CIN - Sean Dawkins 4 pass from Kurt Warner (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:58 TBY - Scott Norwood 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:04 TBY - Ahman Green 5 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
1Q: 00:58 CIN - Matt Stover 36 field goal
2Q: 07:34 TBY - Scott Norwood 46 field goal
3Q: 04:30 TBY - Ahman Green 1 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
4Q: 11:34 CIN - Sean Dawkins 4 pass from Kurt Warner (Matt Stover extra point)
4Q: 00:58 TBY - Scott Norwood 20 field goal

Team Statistics CIN TBY
Record 6-5 6-5
First Downs 10 19
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 8 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 197 262
- Offensive Plays 55 68
- Yards per Play 3.58 3.85
Net Rushing Yards 51 119
- Rushing Attempts 19 41
- Yards per Rush 2.68 2.90
Net Passing Yards 146 143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 2 24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.06 5.30
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 2/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 6/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 23:48 36:12

Team Statistics	CIN	TBY
Record	6-5	6-5
First Downs	10	19
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	8	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	197	262
- Offensive Plays	55	68
- Yards per Play	3.58	3.85
Net Rushing Yards	51	119
- Rushing Attempts	19	41
- Yards per Rush	2.68	2.90
Net Passing Yards	146	143
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 2	24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.06	5.30
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	2/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	6/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	23:48	36:12

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:40	OWN 28	6	35	Fumble
1	6:56	1:02	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	4:30	3:40	OWN 33	9	48	Field Goal
2	14:45	2:43	OWN 43	7	38	Interception
2	7:26	1:43	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:30	1:29	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
3	11:46	0:55	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
3	4:23	2:57	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	14:53	3:25	OPP 44	8	44	Touchdown
4	9:37	2:20	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
4	2:25	0:25	OWN 1	4	6	Downs
4	0:52	0:20	OWN 13	1	0	Interception

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:20	5:24	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
1	5:54	1:24	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
1	0:50	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	12:02	4:36	OWN 8	8	63	Field Goal
2	5:43	3:13	OWN 38	5	8	Punt
2	1:01	1:01	OWN 39	4	31	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 13	4	31	Punt
3	10:51	6:28	OPP 42	12	42	Touchdown
3	1:26	1:33	OWN 22	3	-7	Punt
4	11:28	1:51	OWN 20	4	8	Punt
4	7:17	4:52	OWN 26	8	28	Punt
4	2:00	1:08	OPP 7	3	4	Field Goal
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 23	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ross Verba, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tupac Shakur	8	8	1.00	10	1
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	6	9	1.50	7	0
Kurt Warner	2	24	12.00	17	1
Harold Shaw	2	3	1.50	4	0
Sebastian Meeker	1	7	7.00	7	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ahman Green	32	84	2.63	13	2	2
Jeff Walker	7	31	4.43	18	1	0
Koy Detmer	2	4	2.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kurt Warner	35	19	153	1/7	1	24	2	51.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Frerotte	19	14	137	3/16	0	28	0	93.5
Koy Detmer	5	3	22	0/0	0	14	0	70.4

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Kleinfeld	6	10	69	11.50	10	18	0
TE Jeremy Willie	4	5	35	8.75	21	24	0
WR Sean Dawkins	3	8	18	6.00	2	15	1
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	20	20.00	6	20	0
RB Tupac Shakur	1	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
WR Justin Armour	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Harold Shaw	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Tony Simmons	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terry Obee	5	6	50	10.00	21	26
RB Ahman Green	4	4	42	10.50	37	27
WR Perry Kemp	2	2	33	16.50	16	28
TE Dave Moore	2	4	11	5.50	3	15
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	4	9	9.00	0	9
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Merv Smith	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Chad Lewis	1	2	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Robert Griffith	1	0	0.00	0
S Damien Richardson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sean Dawkins	1	1	0
Tupac Shakur	1	0	0
Keith Hamilton	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ahman Green	1	0	0
Aeneas Williams	0	1	0
Ross Verba	0	1	0
Carlos Emmons	0	0	1
John Fiala	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	6	282	47.0	42.2	55	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tobey Maguire	7	291	41.6	40.7	53	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	2/3	1/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Kleinfeld	1	6	6.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	6	29	4.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Simmons	2	42	21.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Obee	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Canute Curtis	11	1	1.0	38	25
DT Warren Sapp	8	1	0.5	31	22
DE Bryant Young	4	2	0.5	35	23
DT Jim Flanagan	4	1	0.0	26	12
DT Keith Hamilton	4	0	0.0	11	9
S Damon Burgess	4	0	0.0	12	6
S Keith Lyle	3	2	1.0	36	27
DE Wayne Martin	3	2	0.0	39	23
CB Troy Vincent	3	2	0.0	40	27
CB Butler By'not'e	3	1	0.0	21	19
OLB John Mobley	2	3	0.0	36	21
CB Cary Dilfer	2	2	0.0	21	19
S Dedrick Dodge	2	0	0.0	35	27
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	1	0.0	10	8
RB Tupac Shakur	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jay Williams	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Mark Smith	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB Raymond Austin	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Armon Williams	1	0	0.0	20	8
RB Harold Shaw	1	0	---	---	---
OLB William Wallace	0	1	0.0	16	6

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Fiala	7	0	0.0	19	36
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	6	2	0.0	13	33
S Damien Richardson	6	2	0.0	17	35
DE Eric Curry	5	0	1.0	17	29
OLB Carlos Emmons	5	3	0.0	18	35
S Chad Cota	5	2	0.0	19	36
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	2	0	0.0	6	3
DT James Cannida	1	1	0.0	7	17
CB Aeneas Williams	1	0	0.0	19	36
DT Nolan Harrison	0	2	0.0	16	28
DE Brady Smith	0	1	0.0	15	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Keith Lyle	1.0	0	0	0	27
ILB Canute Curtis	1.0	0	0	0	25
DT Warren Sapp	0.5	0	1	0	22
DE Bryant Young	0.5	0	0	1	23
DE Wayne Martin	0.0	1	0	0	23

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Curry	1.0	0	0	29
DT James Cannida	0.0	1	0	17
CB Aeneas Williams	0.0	0	1	36
DE Ellis Simon	0.0	0	1	8
S Chad Cota	0.0	0	1	36
OLB Carlos Emmons	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Canute Curtis	4	0	25
CB Butler By'not'e	3	0	19
CB Troy Vincent	2	2	27
S Dedrick Dodge	2	0	27
DT Keith Hamilton	1	0	9
OLB Jamal Brooks	1	0	8
DT Jim Flanagan	1	0	12
DT Warren Sapp	1	0	22
OLB John Mobley	1	0	21
S Damon Burgess	1	0	6

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chad Cota	6	0	0	36
OLB Carlos Emmons	4	0	0	35
CB Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	1	0	33
ILB John Fiala	3	0	0	36
S Damien Richardson	2	0	1	35
DE Eric Curry	1	0	0	29
CB Dexter Bahr	0	1	0	33
S Robert Griffith	0	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Mitchell	1	4	19	0	36
David Williams	0	4	19	0	36
Rufus Hanshew	0	4	19	0	36
Dominique Nail	0	2	19	1	36
Tra Thomas	0	2	19	0	36
Jeremy Willie	0	1	15	0	23

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ross Verba	5	11	41	0	27
Ricky Siglar	2	9	41	1	27
Chris Liwienski	2	8	41	1	27
Chris Dahlman	1	3	41	1	27
Merv Smith	1	3	26	0	11
Curtis Lundy	1	3	26	0	18
David Richards	0	2	15	0	9
Chad Lewis	0	1	13	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Pierce	2	14
Harold Shaw	2	14
Butler By'not'e	1	30
Brett Carolan	1	15
Van Diligiro	1	7

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Haynes Jr.	3	15

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Troy Vincent	---	---	40	27	3	70
Butler By'not'e	---	---	21	19	30	70
Wayne Martin	---	---	39	23	4	66
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	35	27	4	66
Canute Curtis	---	---	38	25	3	66
Keith Lyle	---	---	36	27	2	65
Bryant Young	---	---	35	23	4	62
Dominique Nail	19	36	---	---	7	62
Rufus Hanshew	19	36	---	---	7	62
David Kleinfeld	18	31	---	---	11	60
John Mobley	---	---	36	21	3	60
Warren Sapp	---	---	31	22	3	56
David Williams	19	36	---	---	---	55
Kurt Warner	19	36	---	---	---	55
Jeff Mitchell	19	36	---	---	---	55
Tra Thomas	19	36	---	---	---	55
Jeremy Willie	15	23	---	---	7	45
Cary Dilfer	---	---	21	19	5	45
Sean Dawkins	13	30	---	---	---	43
Jim Flanagan	---	---	26	12	5	43
Matthew Hatchette	12	27	---	---	---	39
Tupac Shakur	9	26	---	---	1	36
Jamal Brooks	---	---	10	8	14	32
Armon Williams	---	---	20	8	1	29
Harold Shaw	6	9	---	---	14	29
Sebastian Meeker	8	8	---	---	12	28
Aaron Pierce	2	11	---	---	14	27
Damon Burgess	---	---	12	6	9	27
Justin Armour	2	9	---	---	15	26
William Wallace	---	---	16	6	4	26
Keith Hamilton	---	---	11	9	1	21
Sherman Klump	---	---	10	5	5	20
Brett Carolan	1	2	---	---	15	18
Jay Williams	---	---	2	4	12	18
Tony Simmons	2	1	---	---	11	14
Raymond Austin	---	---	3	0	10	13
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	7	3	---	---	3	13
Mark Smith	---	---	6	4	---	10
Clyde Bernard	---	---	3	2	4	9
Troy Sadowski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Van Diligiro	0	0	---	---	7	7
Maxwell Fisher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	4	4
Frankie Thorp	0	0	---	---	1	1
T.J. Rubley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Liwienski	41	27	---	---	10	78
Chris Dahlman	41	27	---	---	8	76
Aeneas Williams	---	---	19	36	14	69
Ricky Siglar	41	27	---	---	---	68
Ross Verba	41	27	---	---	---	68
Dave Moore	34	19	---	---	9	62
Cornell Haynes Jr.	---	---	13	33	15	61
Carlos Emmons	---	---	18	35	4	57
Chad Cota	---	---	19	36	1	56
John Fiala	---	---	19	36	1	56
Ahman Green	33	21	---	---	---	54
Gus Frerotte	31	22	---	---	---	53
Damien Richardson	---	---	17	35	1	53
Dexter Bahr	---	---	18	33	1	52
Merv Smith	26	11	---	---	15	52
Ronnie Harmon	29	19	---	---	1	49
Terry Obee	17	18	---	---	14	49
Eric Curry	---	---	17	29	2	48
Curtis Lundy	26	18	---	---	2	46
Nolan Harrison	---	---	16	28	1	45
Dorian Boose	---	---	10	27	7	44
Perry Kemp	27	15	---	---	---	42
Louis Davis	9	15	---	---	13	37
Jeff Walker	8	6	---	---	18	32
Brady Smith	---	---	15	15	---	30
Harvey Vail	8	4	---	---	18	30
David Richards	15	9	---	---	2	26
James Cannida	---	---	7	17	1	25
Chad Lewis	13	5	---	---	6	24
Reggie Barnes	---	---	1	2	20	23
Robert Griffith	---	---	5	7	11	23
Jason Ferguson	---	---	5	14	4	23
Dave Groh	0	1	---	---	18	19
Koy Detmer	10	5	---	---	3	18
Ellis Simon	---	---	3	8	1	12
Joe Poole	---	---	1	2	8	11
Tim Jorden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rod Jones	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	6	3	---	9
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerome Daniels	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tobey Maguire	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joey Kent	1	1	---	---	3	5
Todd Collins	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jason Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Fabini	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	36	4.0
Middle	16	55	3.4
Right	15	30	2.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kurt Warner	35	19	2	1	6	2	4	0	2

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Frerotte	19	14	3	1	1	2	0	1	0
Koy Detmer	5	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-2	-0.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	88	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	77	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	69	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Kleinfeld	10	6	1	69	0	31
WR Sean Dawkins	8	3	2	18	0	30
TE Jeremy Willie	5	4	0	35	1	23
WR Matthew Hatchette	5	1	1	3	0	27
RB Tupac Shakur	2	1	1	0	0	26
WR Justin Armour	2	1	1	-4	0	9
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	0	20	1	11
RB Harold Shaw	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Tony Simmons	1	1	0	6	0	1

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Obee	6	5	0	50	1	18
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	1	0	9	0	19
TE Dave Moore	4	2	1	11	0	19
RB Ahman Green	4	4	0	42	1	21
WR Perry Kemp	2	2	0	33	1	15
TE Chad Lewis	2	1	1	4	0	5
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	0	8	0	6
FB Merv Smith	1	1	0	2	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tupac Shakur	1	0	0.00	1.00
Kurt Warner	1	17	17.00	12.00
Harold Shaw	1	-1	-1.00	1.50
Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	2	2.00	1.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahman Green	8	22	2.75	2.63
Jeff Walker	2	9	4.50	4.43

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kurt Warner	4	2	7	1.75	4.37

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Frerotte	2	2	5	2.50	7.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matthew Hatchette	2	1	3	1.50	0.60
WR Sean Dawkins	1	1	4	4.00	2.25
TE Jeremy Willie	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Harmon	1	1	9	9.00	2.25
TE Dave Moore	1	1	-4	-4.00	2.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Tupac Shakur	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Ahman Green	3	2
Jeff Walker	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kurt Warner	13	9	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Frerotte	7	5	3
Koy Detmer	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Kleinfeld	5	4	2
RB Tupac Shakur	2	1	0
WR Sean Dawkins	2	2	2
TE Aaron Pierce	1	1	1
WR Justin Armour	1	0	0
TE Jeremy Willie	1	1	1
WR Matthew Hatchette	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Harmon	4	1	1
WR Terry Obee	2	2	1
TE Dave Moore	1	1	1
RB Jeff Walker	1	1	1
RB Ahman Green	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)