Week 12, 2011

played in Cincinnati, OH

59 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	6	6	7	-	19
Cincinnati Bengals	6	6	0	10	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 CIN - Paul Ernster 47 field goal
1Q: 05:39 CIN - Paul Ernster 38 field goal
2Q: 14:54 CIN - Paul Ernster 37 field goal
2Q: 06:09 CIN - Paul Ernster 43 field goal
2Q: 03:31 STL - Jason Witten 25 pass from Alex Smith (Corey Weddle extra point failed)
3Q: 09:53 STL - Corey Weddle 35 field goal
3Q: 02:28 STL - Corey Weddle 19 field goal
4Q: 07:46 CIN - Roscoe Parrish 17 pass from Carson Palmer (Paul Ernster extra point)
4Q: 03:56 STL - Michael Clayton 8 pass from Alex Smith (Corey Weddle extra point)
4Q: 02:23 CIN - Paul Ernster 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:35 CIN - Paul Ernster 47 field goal
1Q: 05:39 CIN - Paul Ernster 38 field goal
2Q: 14:54 CIN - Paul Ernster 37 field goal
2Q: 06:09 CIN - Paul Ernster 43 field goal
2Q: 03:31 STL - Jason Witten 25 pass from Alex Smith (Corey Weddle extra point failed)
3Q: 09:53 STL - Corey Weddle 35 field goal
3Q: 02:28 STL - Corey Weddle 19 field goal
4Q: 07:46 CIN - Roscoe Parrish 17 pass from Carson Palmer (Paul Ernster extra point)
4Q: 03:56 STL - Michael Clayton 8 pass from Alex Smith (Corey Weddle extra point)
4Q: 02:23 CIN - Paul Ernster 38 field goal

Team Statistics STL CIN
Record 4-7 8-3
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 13 17
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 315 444
- Offensive Plays 67 72
- Yards per Play 4.70 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 127 101
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 4.54 4.39
Net Passing Yards 188 343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 20 - 0 48 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 350
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.82 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 10/89
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 3/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:28 28:32

Team Statistics	STL	CIN
Record	4-7	8-3
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	13	17
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	315	444
- Offensive Plays	67	72
- Yards per Play	4.70	6.17
Net Rushing Yards	127	101
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	4.54	4.39
Net Passing Yards	188	343
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 20 - 0	48 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	350
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.82	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	10/89
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	3/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:28	28:32

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	2:19	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
1	5:32	2:08	OWN 39	3	1	Punt
2	14:49	3:57	OWN 25	8	30	Punt
2	6:01	2:45	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	1:25	1:25	OWN 12	3	5	Half
3	15:00	5:15	OWN 25	14	57	Field Goal
3	8:21	1:37	OWN 5	3	-4	Punt
3	6:35	4:15	OWN 41	7	57	Field Goal
4	13:13	3:03	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
4	7:39	3:49	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
4	2:16	0:32	OWN 35	4	0	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 33	6	37	Field Goal
1	10:08	4:36	OWN 25	11	54	Field Goal
1	3:24	3:35	OWN 30	8	50	Field Goal
2	10:52	4:51	OWN 6	10	68	Field Goal
2	3:16	1:51	OWN 29	5	12	Punt
3	9:45	1:24	OWN 25	4	22	Punt
3	6:44	0:09	OPP 46	1	5	Fumble
3	2:20	4:07	OWN 25	9	37	Punt
4	10:10	2:31	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
4	3:50	1:34	OWN 34	8	45	Field Goal
4	1:44	1:44	OPP 35	5	11	Game

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Daniel Thomas	16	35	2.19	13	1
RB Cedric Peerman	7	53	7.57	36	2
QB Alex Smith	4	33	8.25	14	1
WR Calvin Johnson	1	6	6.00	6	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jonathan Dwyer	14	44	3.14	13	1
QB Carson Palmer	5	36	7.20	15	2
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	19	9.50	16	1
RB Knowshon Moreno	2	2	1.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	36	20	205	3/17	2	28	0	90.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	48	29	350	1/7	1	45	0	89.7

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Clayton	5	6	33	6.60	16	11	1
TE Jason Witten	3	4	54	18.00	21	25	1
WR Kyle Williams	3	5	45	15.00	11	20	0
WR Calvin Johnson	2	6	7	3.50	0	4	0
RB Craig Johnston	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	0
RB Daniel Thomas	2	6	35	17.50	25	28	0
RB Cedric Peerman	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Mike Goodson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Brody Eldridge	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0
WR Mike Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dexter McCluster	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaquille Brooks	8	10	89	11.13	41	23	0
WR Reggie Wayne	7	10	86	12.29	20	45	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	6	14	67	11.17	38	26	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	4	6	47	11.75	32	26	0
RB Jonathan Dwyer	3	5	55	18.33	40	38	0
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Alex Smith	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Cedric Peerman	1	0	0
T Langston Walker	0	1	0
CB Brandon Flowers	0	1	0
CB Ed Reed	0	0	1
OLB Thomas Howard	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Carson Palmer	1	0	0
RB Jonathan Dwyer	1	0	0
WR Shaquille Brooks	0	1	0
CB Quintin Demps	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cooper Hobgood	5	199	39.8	34.2	47	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Moorman	3	133	44.3	37.7	48	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corey Weddle	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	1/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Ernster	5/5	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Wayne	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Thomas	3	65	21.7	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Jones	3	86	28.7	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	8	3	0.0	23	49
CB Ed Reed	7	3	0.0	23	49
DT Mike Patterson	7	1	0.0	22	46
CB Ashton Youboty	7	1	0.0	23	49
CB Dominique Foxworth	6	0	0.0	22	49
OLB Akeem Jordan	4	0	0.0	22	48
S Leigh Bodden	3	1	0.0	23	49
CB Brandon Flowers	2	2	0.0	11	30
OLB Spencer Larson	2	1	0.0	9	25
OLB Thomas Howard	1	0	1.0	3	4
DE Keith Jackson	1	0	0.0	18	36
DT Aaron Maybin	1	0	0.0	22	43

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alfred Fincher	8	2	0.0	25	29
CB Quintin Demps	8	1	0.0	28	39
DE Darrell Shrophire	5	1	1.0	25	35
DT Corvey Irvin	4	2	0.0	26	32
OLB Tanner Mostizky	4	1	0.0	21	20
OLB Justin Rogers	3	1	0.0	28	39
CB Marcus McCauley	3	1	0.0	27	33
S Ralph Edelstein	3	1	0.0	28	39
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	2	1	1.0	23	25
DT Jacob Ford	2	0	1.0	9	21
CB Adam Jones	2	1	0.0	8	25
CB Justin Miller	2	1	0.0	28	38
OLB Jose May	2	0	0.0	24	26
CB Phillip Adams	1	0	0.0	3	11

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Thomas Howard	1.0	0	0	0	4
OLB Spencer Larson	0.0	1	1	0	25
DT Aaron Maybin	0.0	0	4	1	43
DT Osi Umenyiora	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Mike Patterson	0.0	0	1	0	46
DE Keith Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Akeem Jordan	0.0	0	1	0	48

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Darrell Shrophire	1.0	2	3	35
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	1.0	2	2	25
DT Jacob Ford	1.0	0	0	21
OLB Justin Rogers	0.0	1	0	39
DT Corvey Irvin	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Corey Hall	8	0	49
CB Ashton Youboty	7	5	49
CB Ed Reed	5	0	49
CB Dominique Foxworth	4	0	49
S Leigh Bodden	2	1	49
OLB Akeem Jordan	1	1	48
DT Mike Patterson	1	0	46
DE Keith Jackson	1	0	36
CB Brandon Flowers	0	1	30

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Alfred Fincher	5	1	29
CB Quintin Demps	4	2	39
OLB Justin Rogers	3	0	39
CB Justin Miller	2	1	38
OLB Jose May	2	0	26
S Ralph Edelstein	1	2	39
DE Darrell Shrophire	1	0	35
CB Marcus McCauley	1	0	33
OLB Tanner Mostizky	1	0	20
CB Phillip Adams	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Langston Walker	3	7	0	28	1	39
G Shaun O'Hara	2	6	1	28	0	39
C Max Unger	2	6	0	28	1	39
G Tyler Polumbus	2	4	0	28	1	39
T George Bussey	0	1	0	28	0	39
TE Brody Eldridge	0	1	0	10	0	10

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Hawley	1	6	23	0	49
T Jammal Brown	1	5	23	0	49
G Owen Sampson	1	3	23	0	49
T John Greco	1	2	23	0	49
G David Baas	1	1	23	1	49
TE Alex Smith	1	1	9	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Witten	4	11
Bob Sanders	1	15

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Adam Jones	1	21
Marshawn Lynch	1	20
Bryant Conway	1	10

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ed Reed	---	---	23	49	9	81
S Leigh Bodden	---	---	23	49	5	77
CB Ashton Youboty	---	---	23	49	5	77
ILB Corey Hall	---	---	23	49	5	77
CB Dominique Foxworth	---	---	22	49	5	76
G Shaun O'Hara	28	39	---	---	7	74
T Langston Walker	28	39	---	---	7	74
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	22	48	4	74
G Tyler Polumbus	28	39	---	---	7	74
T George Bussey	28	39	---	---	7	74
DT Mike Patterson	---	---	22	46	5	73
WR Calvin Johnson	27	37	---	---	5	69
TE Jason Witten	25	32	---	---	11	68
DT Aaron Maybin	---	---	22	43	3	68
QB Alex Smith	28	39	---	---	---	67
C Max Unger	28	39	---	---	---	67
DT Osi Umenyiora	---	---	18	44	4	66
DE Keith Jackson	---	---	18	36	4	58
WR Michael Clayton	24	29	---	---	2	55
CB Brandon Flowers	---	---	11	30	11	52
WR Kyle Williams	14	29	---	---	6	49
RB Daniel Thomas	18	19	---	---	7	44
TE Brody Eldridge	10	10	---	---	21	41
OLB Spencer Larson	---	---	9	25	5	39
RB Cedric Peerman	10	9	---	---	19	38
OLB Thomas Howard	---	---	3	4	21	28
FB Mike Goodson	6	5	---	---	17	28
WR Mike Thomas	2	9	---	---	16	27
CB Don Poole	---	---	3	3	15	21
S Bob Sanders	---	---	1	0	15	16
WR Dexter McCluster	2	4	---	---	10	16
DT Marco Mularkey	---	---	5	4	4	13
RB Craig Johnston	1	10	---	---	---	11
DE O'Brien Schofield	---	---	2	5	4	11
ILB Shane McConnell	---	---	0	0	10	10
P Cooper Hobgood	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Chad Stott	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Corey Weddle	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Ryan Kerrigan	---	---	2	5	---	7
TE Conrad Rabach	1	2	---	---	---	3
OLB Dustin Farley	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Glen Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Andres Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Christopher Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jeremiah Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G David Baas	23	49	---	---	8	80
T John Greco	23	49	---	---	8	80
QB Carson Palmer	23	49	---	---	---	72
T Jammal Brown	23	49	---	---	---	72
C Joe Hawley	23	49	---	---	---	72
G Owen Sampson	23	49	---	---	---	72
WR Roscoe Parrish	22	48	---	---	1	71
CB Quintin Demps	---	---	28	39	4	71
OLB Jose May	---	---	24	26	21	71
CB Justin Miller	---	---	28	38	4	70
OLB Justin Rogers	---	---	28	39	1	68
S Ralph Edelstein	---	---	28	39	1	68
CB Marcus McCauley	---	---	27	33	6	66
WR Shaquille Brooks	22	42	---	---	---	64
DE Darrell Shrophire	---	---	25	35	2	62
TE Brandon Pettigrew	19	43	---	---	---	62
DT Corvey Irvin	---	---	26	32	2	60
ILB Alfred Fincher	---	---	25	29	3	57
CB Adam Jones	---	---	8	25	21	54
TE Alex Smith	9	16	---	---	25	50
DE Babatunde Oshinowo	---	---	23	25	2	50
WR Reggie Wayne	14	28	---	---	6	48
RB Jonathan Dwyer	18	28	---	---	---	46
OLB Tanner Mostizky	---	---	21	20	2	43
RB Marshawn Lynch	4	13	---	---	20	37
DT Jacob Ford	---	---	9	21	6	36
TE Marcos Rhodes	2	10	---	---	22	34
CB Phillip Adams	---	---	3	11	15	29
WR Le'Ron McClain	0	2	---	---	21	23
DT Ra'Shon Harris	---	---	4	11	6	21
TE Bryant Conway	2	7	---	---	10	19
CB Josh Barrett	---	---	0	0	16	16
OLB Carlton Stortz	---	---	1	6	9	16
K Paul Ernster	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Knowshon Moreno	3	8	---	---	---	11
WR David Gettis	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Brian Moorman	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Kevin Boothe	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Matt Overton	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Trevor Canfield	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Justin Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Demetrius Fattel	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Barry Richardson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Kennedy Bentsen	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT D.J. Larrabee	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Nicolas Henry	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	59	7.4
Middle	15	71	4.7
Right	5	-3	-0.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	13	83	6.4
Right	5	13	2.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	36	20	3	1	2	7	6	5	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	48	29	5	0	1	8	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	30	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	9	97	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	24	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	54	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	75	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	19	176	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	4	54	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	45	11.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Clayton	6	5	0	33	0	29
WR Calvin Johnson	6	2	1	7	0	37
RB Daniel Thomas	6	2	1	35	1	19
WR Kyle Williams	5	3	0	45	1	29
TE Jason Witten	4	3	0	54	1	32
RB Cedric Peerman	2	1	0	11	0	9
RB Craig Johnston	2	2	0	12	0	10
TE Brody Eldridge	2	1	0	2	0	10
FB Mike Goodson	1	1	0	6	0	5
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Dexter McCluster	1	0	0	0	0	4

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roscoe Parrish	14	6	0	67	1	48
WR Reggie Wayne	10	7	0	86	1	28
WR Shaquille Brooks	10	8	0	89	1	42
TE Brandon Pettigrew	6	4	1	47	1	43
RB Jonathan Dwyer	5	3	0	55	1	28
TE Alex Smith	2	0	0	0	0	16
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	0	6	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Daniel Thomas	2	-1	-0.50	2.19
QB Alex Smith	1	4	4.00	8.25
RB Cedric Peerman	1	-1	-1.00	7.57

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Carson Palmer	1	7	7.00	7.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	4	2	7	1.75	5.69

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	7	3	18	2.57	7.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Clayton	2	2	7	3.50	5.50
TE Brody Eldridge	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Daniel Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	2	19	9.50	4.79
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.83
WR Reggie Wayne	1	0	0	0.00	8.60
TE Alex Smith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jonathan Dwyer	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daniel Thomas	2	1
QB Alex Smith	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
QB Carson Palmer	1	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	9	5	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kyle Williams	3	2	2
RB Craig Johnston	2	2	1
TE Jason Witten	1	1	1
RB Cedric Peerman	1	0	0
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	0
TE Brody Eldridge	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Alex Smith	2	0	0
WR Roscoe Parrish	2	2	1
WR Shaquille Brooks	2	1	1
TE Brandon Pettigrew	2	1	0
WR Reggie Wayne	1	1	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine 10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	18,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine	10,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (15,900)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)