Conference Finals, 2002

played in Cincinnati, OH

29 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Oilers	0	7	7	7	-	21
Cincinnati Bengals	7	10	0	9	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 CIN - Karsten Bailey 2 pass from Chris Weinke (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:15 TEN - Plaxico Burress 8 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 08:56 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 47 field goal
2Q: 07:52 CIN - Tony George 16 interception return (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:05 TEN - Quincy Morgan 7 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 11:40 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 45 field goal
4Q: 05:13 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 21 field goal
4Q: 02:19 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 36 field goal
4Q: 00:56 TEN - Deion Branch 28 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 CIN - Karsten Bailey 2 pass from Chris Weinke (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 14:15 TEN - Plaxico Burress 8 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 08:56 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 47 field goal
2Q: 07:52 CIN - Tony George 16 interception return (Leandre Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:05 TEN - Quincy Morgan 7 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)
4Q: 11:40 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 45 field goal
4Q: 05:13 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 21 field goal
4Q: 02:19 CIN - Leandre Wilcox 36 field goal
4Q: 00:56 TEN - Deion Branch 28 pass from Donovan McNabb (Lucy Draper extra point)

Team Statistics TEN CIN
Record 14-5 17-1
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 303 332
- Offensive Plays 50 67
- Yards per Play 6.06 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 79 207
- Rushing Attempts 17 42
- Yards per Rush 4.65 4.93
Net Passing Yards 224 125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 2 23 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 134
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.79 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/24 6/41
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 24:21 35:39

Team Statistics	TEN	CIN
Record	14-5	17-1
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	303	332
- Offensive Plays	50	67
- Yards per Play	6.06	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	79	207
- Rushing Attempts	17	42
- Yards per Rush	4.65	4.93
Net Passing Yards	224	125
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 2	23 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	134
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.79	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/24	6/41
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	24:21	35:39

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	1:11	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	2:47	3:41	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	8:51	1:12	OWN 10	2	3	Interception
2	7:39	1:58	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	4:30	2:41	OWN 10	6	22	Punt
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	9:59	2:12	OWN 31	5	32	Punt
3	5:39	3:44	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
3	1:13	0:06	OPP 36	1	2	Fumble
4	11:34	2:08	OWN 18	2	-10	Punt
4	5:06	1:15	OWN 17	3	3	Interception
4	2:14	1:33	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 32	8	27	Punt
1	9:50	7:03	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
2	14:06	5:15	OWN 19	9	51	Field Goal
2	5:41	1:11	OWN 45	3	-5	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 6	4	27	Half
3	11:55	1:56	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
3	7:47	2:08	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
3	1:55	0:42	OWN 32	1	17	Fumble
3	1:07	4:33	OWN 34	8	38	Field Goal
4	9:26	4:20	OPP 43	8	39	Field Goal
4	3:51	1:37	OPP 19	3	0	Field Goal
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 46	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Tony George, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chester Taylor	14	75	5.36	37	1
Salvador Buffington	2	1	0.50	3	0
Plaxico Burress	1	3	3.00	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Warrick Dunn	32	135	4.22	17	5
Harold Shaw	7	54	7.71	33	2
Chris Weinke	2	7	3.50	4	0
Kurt Warner	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donovan McNabb	31	21	237	2/13	3	28	2	95.7

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Weinke	19	12	128	1/4	1	30	0	100.3
Kurt Warner	4	1	6	1/5	0	6	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deion Branch	6	12	104	17.33	36	28	1
TE Kyle Brady	4	5	28	7.00	8	17	0
RB Chester Taylor	4	4	35	8.75	21	17	0
WR Rick Lockhart	2	3	33	16.50	1	24	0
WR Plaxico Burress	2	4	9	4.50	3	8	1
WR Donald Driver	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Salvador Buffington	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Quincy Morgan	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Simmons	4	7	58	14.50	27	30	0
WR Santana Moss	3	4	33	11.00	6	14	0
WR Reggie Wayne	3	6	34	11.33	6	17	0
RB Warrick Dunn	1	2	2	2.00	1	2	0
TE Cecil Martin	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Karsten Bailey	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	1

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tony George	2	44	22.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chester Taylor	1	0	0
Nic Harper	0	1	0
John Holecek	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Reggie Wayne	1	0	0
Sedric Dodge	0	1	0
Mike Brown	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	6	265	44.2	37.7	59	2

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dave Zastudil	5	223	44.6	30.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leandre Wilcox	4/4	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deltha O'Neal	2	34	17.0	0
Than Merrill	1	-1	-1.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Bartee	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Driver	3	60	20.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Bartee	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	13	1	0.0	40	25
ILB John Holecek	8	3	1.0	40	25
CB Deltha O'Neal	6	0	0.0	41	25
DE Justin Smith	4	1	1.0	38	23
S Tony Parrish	4	4	0.0	36	23
CB Tony Darden	4	0	0.0	25	19
CB Nic Harper	4	0	0.0	36	22
DT Joe Salave'a	2	3	0.0	39	17
DE Shante Carver	2	0	0.0	14	9
OLB Tucker Brock	2	0	0.0	15	2
OLB Jason Gildon	1	1	0.0	30	21
DT Junior Ioane	1	1	0.0	16	15
S Sam Shade	1	0	0.0	4	2
DT Harry Deligianis	1	0	0.0	17	10
CB Duane Starks	1	0	0.0	10	8
WR Plaxico Burress	1	0	---	---	---
S Than Merrill	1	0	0.0	4	2
DE Alvin McKinley	0	1	0.0	31	18
OLB David Thornton	0	1	0.0	9	6

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Mobley	8	3	0.0	17	33
OLB Sedric Dodge	6	2	0.0	12	19
CB Darryl Pounds	4	3	0.0	15	30
S Mike Brown	3	2	0.0	17	33
CB William Bartee	3	0	0.0	17	31
DE Tim Watson	2	0	1.0	10	21
OLB Reuben Binette	2	0	1.0	15	20
S Tony George	2	1	0.0	16	33
DE Steve Warren	2	0	0.0	14	29
ILB Howard Hendree	1	1	0.0	4	7
DE Maa Tanuvasa	1	0	0.0	11	15
G Aaron Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
DT Renaldo Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	11	19
CB Howie Montez	1	0	0.0	13	27
DE Erik Pritchett	1	0	0.0	6	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB John Holecek	1.0	0	0	25
DE Justin Smith	1.0	0	0	23
DT Harry Deligianis	0.0	1	1	10
OLB Jason Gildon	0.0	1	0	21
DT Joe Salave'a	0.0	1	0	17
DT Junior Ioane	0.0	1	0	15
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	0.0	1	0	25

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Watson	1.0	2	1	21
OLB Reuben Binette	1.0	0	1	20
DE Maa Tanuvasa	0.0	1	0	15
DE Erik Pritchett	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Deltha O'Neal	3	0	25
ILB John Holecek	2	0	25
S Tony Parrish	2	0	23
S Ifeanyi Ohalete	2	0	25
CB Duane Starks	1	1	8
OLB Jason Gildon	1	0	21
OLB June Buenning	1	0	2
CB Tony Darden	1	0	19
CB Nic Harper	0	1	22

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William Bartee	4	1	0	31
OLB Sedric Dodge	4	0	0	19
CB Darryl Pounds	3	0	0	30
ILB John Mobley	3	0	0	33
S Tony George	1	0	2	33
ILB Howard Hendree	1	0	0	7
DE Tim Watson	1	0	0	21
DT Renaldo Gerhardt	1	0	0	19
CB Howie Montez	1	0	0	27
S Tony Dixon	1	0	0	12
DE Erik Pritchett	1	0	0	15
S Mike Brown	0	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Orlando Brown	2	4	17	0	33
Jeff Christy	1	4	17	2	33
Mel McCarthy	1	2	10	0	21
Kaulana Noa	1	2	17	0	33
Jonathan Goodwin	1	2	17	0	33
Brad Badger	0	2	17	0	33
Kyle Brady	0	1	15	0	24

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damian Roger	4	9	0	42	0	25
Aaron Taylor	4	8	1	42	1	25
Richard Mercier	2	6	0	42	0	25
Tra Thomas	2	5	0	42	1	25
Jeff Mitchell	1	8	0	42	0	25
Jeremy Willie	1	3	0	17	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Bennett	2	17
Sam Shade	1	18
Tony McGee	1	17
Than Merrill	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrell Bell	2	16
Tony Simmons	1	19
Cecil Martin	1	17
Harold Shaw	1	15
Norm Fowler	1	9

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deltha O'Neal	---	---	41	25	8	74
John Holecek	---	---	40	25	4	69
Ifeanyi Ohalete	---	---	40	25	3	68
Justin Smith	---	---	38	23	5	66
Tony Parrish	---	---	36	23	3	62
Nic Harper	---	---	36	22	3	61
Joe Salave'a	---	---	39	17	4	60
Jason Gildon	---	---	30	21	6	57
Alvin McKinley	---	---	31	18	8	57
Orlando Brown	17	33	---	---	6	56
Jonathan Goodwin	17	33	---	---	6	56
Tony Darden	---	---	25	19	10	54
Mel McCarthy	10	21	---	---	22	53
Jeff Christy	17	33	---	---	---	50
Brad Badger	17	33	---	---	---	50
Donovan McNabb	17	33	---	---	---	50
Kaulana Noa	17	33	---	---	---	50
Deion Branch	17	33	---	---	---	50
Plaxico Burress	16	24	---	---	9	49
Kyle Brady	15	24	---	---	5	44
Chester Taylor	15	27	---	---	---	42
Harry Deligianis	---	---	17	10	6	33
Junior Ioane	---	---	16	15	2	33
Duane Starks	---	---	10	8	13	31
Shante Carver	---	---	14	9	4	27
Salvador Buffington	2	6	---	---	17	25
Tony McGee	3	4	---	---	17	24
Sam Shade	---	---	4	2	18	24
Rick Lockhart	6	17	---	---	---	23
David Thornton	---	---	9	6	8	23
Tucker Brock	---	---	15	2	4	21
Quincy Morgan	0	6	---	---	14	20
Donnell Bennett	1	1	---	---	17	19
June Buenning	---	---	7	2	10	19
Donald Driver	0	2	---	---	11	13
Than Merrill	---	---	4	2	7	13
Shane Dronett	---	---	8	1	---	9
Warrick Holdman	---	---	2	0	7	9
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Michels	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nathan Parks	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ken Colaianne	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Tripplett	---	---	0	0	1	1
Johnny Utah	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Nall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cecil Martin	39	23	---	---	17	79
Richard Mercier	42	25	---	---	9	76
Jeff Mitchell	42	25	---	---	---	67
Aaron Taylor	42	25	---	---	---	67
Tra Thomas	42	25	---	---	---	67
Damian Roger	42	25	---	---	---	67
William Bartee	---	---	17	31	17	65
Reggie Wayne	40	23	---	---	---	63
Warrick Dunn	34	20	---	---	7	61
Chris Weinke	37	20	---	---	---	57
John Mobley	---	---	17	33	---	50
Tony Simmons	18	13	---	---	19	50
Tony George	---	---	16	33	1	50
Mike Brown	---	---	17	33	---	50
Darryl Pounds	---	---	15	30	1	46
Santana Moss	25	20	---	---	1	46
Jeremy Willie	17	8	---	---	20	45
Steve Warren	---	---	14	29	---	43
Howie Montez	---	---	13	27	---	40
Reuben Binette	---	---	15	20	4	39
Tim Watson	---	---	10	21	6	37
Sedric Dodge	---	---	12	19	5	36
Jed Weaver	11	4	---	---	19	34
Karsten Bailey	10	5	---	---	18	33
Canute Curtis	---	---	5	13	13	31
Renaldo Gerhardt	---	---	11	19	---	30
Maa Tanuvasa	---	---	11	15	---	26
Harold Shaw	8	2	---	---	15	25
Howard Hendree	---	---	4	7	11	22
Jamar Fletcher	---	---	2	4	16	22
Erik Pritchett	---	---	6	15	---	21
Jonathan Wells	8	7	---	---	4	19
Kendrell Bell	---	---	0	0	16	16
Tony Dixon	---	---	1	12	3	16
Leandre Wilcox	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kurt Warner	5	5	---	---	---	10
Norm Fowler	0	0	---	---	9	9
Antonio Fleming	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Bober	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jacob Jourden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Xander Cage	---	---	1	2	6	9
Dave Zastudil	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kurt Kittner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Idrees Bashir	---	---	0	0	2	2
Josh Heupel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Burks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	9	58	6.4
Right	5	3	0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	62	5.6
Middle	18	76	4.2
Right	13	69	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donovan McNabb	31	21	5	0	2	2	4	2	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Weinke	19	12	1	2	1	2	2	1	0
Kurt Warner	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	51	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	144	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	82	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deion Branch	12	6	2	104	4	33
TE Kyle Brady	5	4	0	28	0	24
WR Plaxico Burress	4	2	0	9	0	24
RB Chester Taylor	4	4	0	35	0	27
WR Rick Lockhart	3	2	0	33	1	17
WR Donald Driver	1	1	0	11	0	2
RB Salvador Buffington	1	1	0	10	0	6
WR Quincy Morgan	1	1	0	7	0	6

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Simmons	7	4	1	58	1	13
WR Reggie Wayne	6	3	0	34	0	23
WR Santana Moss	4	3	0	33	0	20
WR Karsten Bailey	3	1	0	2	0	5
RB Warrick Dunn	2	1	0	2	0	20
TE Cecil Martin	1	1	0	5	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Taylor	1	0	0.00	5.36

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Warrick Dunn	7	17	2.43	4.22
Harold Shaw	1	3	3.00	7.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donovan McNabb	4	4	34	8.50	7.65

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Weinke	3	1	2	0.67	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Kyle Brady	2	2	19	9.50	5.60
WR Plaxico Burress	1	1	8	8.00	2.25
WR Quincy Morgan	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Simmons	2	0	0	0.00	8.29
WR Karsten Bailey	1	1	2	2.00	0.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Salvador Buffington	1	0
Chester Taylor	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Warrick Dunn	7	4
Chris Weinke	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donovan McNabb	7	5	3

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Weinke	8	6	4
Kurt Warner	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kyle Brady	2	1	1
WR Plaxico Burress	2	2	1
WR Deion Branch	2	1	1
RB Salvador Buffington	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Simmons	5	4	3
WR Reggie Wayne	3	2	2
RB Warrick Dunn	1	0	0
WR Santana Moss	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)