Week 12, 2023

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	10	3	3	13	-	29
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 STL - Eric McCarthy 55 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
1Q: 02:26 STL - Colby Waldron 46 field goal
2Q: 07:36 STL - Colby Waldron 49 field goal
3Q: 05:14 STL - Colby Waldron 33 field goal
4Q: 14:20 STL - Colby Waldron 47 field goal
4Q: 04:58 STL - Salvador Bunten 30 run (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 00:27 STL - Colby Waldron 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 STL - Eric McCarthy 55 pass from Silas Frederick (Colby Waldron extra point)
1Q: 02:26 STL - Colby Waldron 46 field goal
2Q: 07:36 STL - Colby Waldron 49 field goal
3Q: 05:14 STL - Colby Waldron 33 field goal
4Q: 14:20 STL - Colby Waldron 47 field goal
4Q: 04:58 STL - Salvador Bunten 30 run (Colby Waldron extra point)
4Q: 00:27 STL - Colby Waldron 22 field goal

Team Statistics STL CIN
Record 4-7 2-9
First Downs 17 8
- by Rushing 7 1
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 381 166
- Offensive Plays 74 54
- Yards per Play 5.15 3.07
Net Rushing Yards 161 26
- Rushing Attempts 35 15
- Yards per Rush 4.60 1.73
Net Passing Yards 220 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 38 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 228 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.64 3.59
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/52 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 6/182
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 36
Time of Possession 38:08 21:52

Team Statistics	STL	CIN
Record	4-7	2-9
First Downs	17	8
- by Rushing	7	1
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	381	166
- Offensive Plays	74	54
- Yards per Play	5.15	3.07
Net Rushing Yards	161	26
- Rushing Attempts	35	15
- Yards per Rush	4.60	1.73
Net Passing Yards	220	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	38 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	228	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.64	3.59
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	1/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/52	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	6/182
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 36
Time of Possession	38:08	21:52

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:54	3:00	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	7:58	0:09	OWN 20	1	5	Fumble
1	5:55	3:36	OWN 29	9	42	Field Goal
1	0:52	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	14:49	7:19	OWN 20	13	48	Field Goal
2	5:19	1:07	OWN 16	3	-9	Punt
2	2:07	0:25	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	11:30	6:23	OWN 12	13	72	Field Goal
3	3:48	1:48	OWN 12	6	25	Punt
3	0:48	1:36	OPP 39	3	9	Field Goal
4	9:51	3:39	OWN 3	5	26	Punt
4	5:41	1:01	OPP 38	2	38	Touchdown
4	4:03	1:46	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
4	2:06	1:46	OPP 6	3	1	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:06	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
1	9:54	1:56	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
1	7:49	1:54	OPP 25	3	3	Missed FG
1	2:19	1:27	OWN 33	4	31	Punt
1	0:44	0:55	OPP 27	3	-5	Punt
2	7:30	2:11	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
2	4:12	2:05	OPP 40	5	15	Missed FG
2	1:42	1:42	OWN 1	3	13	Half
3	12:35	1:05	OPP 46	3	1	Punt
3	5:07	1:19	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
3	2:00	1:12	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
4	14:12	4:21	OWN 25	9	43	Punt
4	6:12	0:31	OWN 34	4	4	Downs
4	4:40	0:37	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	2:17	0:11	OWN 1	1	0	Interception
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 43	1	25	Game

Game MVP: Colby Waldron, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Salvador Bunten	26	125	4.81	30	1	1
RB Fernando Niles	6	15	2.50	5	0	0
RB Tony Pollard	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
QB Silas Frederick	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
RB Norm Hartley	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rashaad Penny	11	27	2.45	13	1
WR Elias Shipp	2	0	0.00	0	0
QB Bucky Harbin	1	3	3.00	3	0
RB Devante Shelton	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Silas Frederick	38	22	228	1/8	1	55	1	73.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Lock	25	14	101	1/5	0	31	0	65.6
Bucky Harbin	13	4	44	0/0	0	25	1	9.8

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eric McCarthy	9	11	129	14.33	54	55	1
WR Cris Rivero	4	8	42	10.50	15	14	0
RB Salvador Bunten	3	6	30	10.00	15	17	0
WR Randall Cobb	2	2	12	6.00	0	11	0
TE Neil Bradley	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Fernando Niles	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Norm Hartley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Don McElroy	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE George Kittle	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Evan Engram	8	9	33	4.13	6	8
WR Tyler Lockett	4	6	33	8.25	11	12
RB Rashaad Penny	2	4	35	17.50	24	31
WR Antonio Brown	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	6	5	5.00	0	5
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	1	11	11.00	4	11
RB Devante Shelton	1	1	25	25.00	18	25
WR Elias Shipp	0	7	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Broderick Carlson	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Harris Glover	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Silas Frederick	1	0	0
RB Fernando Niles	1	0	0
WR Eric McCarthy	0	1	0
TE Neil Bradley	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Elias Shipp	1	0	0
OLB Ramon Horner	0	1	0
CB Caiden Roberts	0	1	0
DT Greg Gaines	0	0	1
DT Terrell Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Lane	6	292	48.7	43.5	63	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Bosher	10	381	38.1	29.9	50	4

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colby Waldron	5/5	3/3	0/0	49	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Pollard	3	22	7.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashaad Penny	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Pollard	1	19	19.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elias Shipp	5	146	29.2	0
Antonio Brown	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Broderick Carlson	7	2	0.0	15	39
CB Duke Dawson	7	1	0.0	15	39
OLB Haason Reddick	5	3	0.0	15	21
OLB Leroy Taylor	4	0	0.0	12	7
DE Zach Allen	2	1	1.0	14	27
OLB Micah Cote	2	1	0.0	1	16
CB Ryan Webb	2	1	0.0	2	27
DT Renell Wren	1	2	0.0	15	17
CB Jaire Alexander	1	1	0.0	12	35
ILB Josh Allen	1	1	0.0	15	39
DE Deion Jones	1	0	0.0	13	31
DT Chris Barker	1	0	0.0	15	28
RB Salvador Bunten	1	0	---	---	---
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	0	2	0.0	14	38

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ramon Horner	8	3	0.0	32	32
ILB Bo McQuilken	7	2	0.0	33	31
DT Terrell Johnson	6	2	1.0	22	24
OLB Harris Glover	5	3	0.0	34	34
S Scott Patton	5	2	0.0	35	39
S Darnell Savage	4	0	0.0	9	14
DE Quinnen Williams	3	2	0.0	27	38
DT Greg Gaines	3	1	0.0	13	16
S Marcus Peters	3	0	0.0	33	38
CB Caiden Roberts	3	0	0.0	32	35
CB A. J. Bouye	2	1	0.0	12	21
S Charlie Giles	2	1	0.0	26	25
DE Irving Giacalone	1	1	0.0	19	12
ILB Maynard Gomez	1	1	0.0	3	5
DE Marcell Dareus	1	0	0.0	13	16
CB Desmond Trufant	1	0	0.0	3	13
WR Tyler Lockett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Carson Clinton	1	0	0.0	22	23

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Zach Allen	1.0	0	1	27
DT Chris Barker	0.0	1	1	28
DE Deion Jones	0.0	0	2	31
CB Duke Dawson	0.0	0	1	39
DT Renell Wren	0.0	0	1	17
DT Terrence Garrett	0.0	0	1	13

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Terrell Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Quinnen Williams	0.0	2	1	1	38
DT Greg Gaines	0.0	1	1	0	16
DE Marcell Dareus	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Carson Clinton	0.0	0	2	0	23
DE Irving Giacalone	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Duke Dawson	5	3	0	39
S Broderick Carlson	3	1	1	39
OLB Haason Reddick	3	0	0	21
OLB Micah Cote	2	1	0	16
OLB Leroy Taylor	2	0	0	7
CB Ryan Webb	2	0	0	27
ILB Josh Allen	1	0	0	39

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Caiden Roberts	3	1	0	35
OLB Harris Glover	3	0	1	34
S Marcus Peters	3	0	0	38
S Darnell Savage	3	0	0	14
S Scott Patton	2	0	0	39
CB A. J. Bouye	2	0	0	21
OLB Ramon Horner	2	0	0	32
CB Desmond Trufant	1	1	0	13
ILB Maynard Gomez	1	1	0	5
ILB Bo McQuilken	1	0	0	31
DT Terrell Johnson	1	0	0	24
S Charlie Giles	0	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Nolan Palmer	4	10	2	35	0	39
T Brandon Scherff	4	7	1	35	1	39
T David Sharpe	3	6	0	35	0	39
G Melvin Alamar	1	5	1	35	0	39
C Martin Groza	1	2	0	29	0	39
TE George Kittle	1	1	0	34	0	36
TE Neil Bradley	0	2	0	17	0	9
C Timothy Gardner	0	1	0	6	0	0

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	2	15	0	39
G Jermaine Simon	1	2	15	0	34
G Amini Silatolu�	0	3	15	0	39
T Taylor Decker	0	2	15	1	39
TE Mark Dvoracek	0	2	6	0	8
TE Evan Engram	0	1	15	0	34
T Ted Aikens	0	1	15	0	39
FB Chris Springer	0	1	6	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Scherff	3	19
Fernando Niles	2	30
Broderick Carlson	2	27
Neil Bradley	1	28
Salvador Bunten	1	13

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Dvoracek	1	27
Darnell Savage	1	19
Rashaad Penny	1	18
Isaiah Wynn	1	12

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Brandon Scherff	35	39	---	---	19	93
T David Sharpe	35	39	---	---	11	85
G Melvin Alamar	35	39	---	---	11	85
G Nolan Palmer	35	39	---	---	11	85
S Broderick Carlson	---	---	15	39	27	81
TE George Kittle	34	36	---	---	2	72
QB Silas Frederick	32	39	---	---	---	71
C Martin Groza	29	39	---	---	---	68
WR Randall Cobb	26	36	---	---	2	64
RB Salvador Bunten	26	25	---	---	13	64
WR Eric McCarthy	29	34	---	---	---	63
S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson	---	---	14	38	10	62
CB Duke Dawson	---	---	15	39	2	56
ILB Josh Allen	---	---	15	39	2	56
TE Neil Bradley	17	9	---	---	28	54
WR Cris Rivero	15	29	---	---	8	52
RB Fernando Niles	7	12	---	---	30	49
CB Jaire Alexander	---	---	12	35	1	48
DE Deion Jones	---	---	13	31	2	46
OLB Micah Cote	---	---	1	16	26	43
DT Chris Barker	---	---	15	28	---	43
DE Zach Allen	---	---	14	27	---	41
OLB Haason Reddick	---	---	15	21	1	37
DE Deion Hamilton	---	---	0	20	12	32
DT Renell Wren	---	---	15	17	---	32
CB Ryan Webb	---	---	2	27	2	31
OLB Leroy Taylor	---	---	12	7	11	30
CB Malik Dolan	---	---	3	4	20	27
DE Louie Blackburn	---	---	3	20	2	25
DT Terrence Garrett	---	---	0	13	12	25
WR Griffin Dirnabauer	0	0	---	---	23	23
WR Devonte Phipps	9	8	---	---	---	17
CB DeAndre Simmons	---	---	0	5	10	15
RB Tony Pollard	2	0	---	---	12	14
K Colby Waldron	0	0	---	---	13	13
TE Don McElroy	7	5	---	---	---	12
C Norm Chachick	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Mack Lane	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Timothy Gardner	6	0	---	---	---	6
G Bert Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Norm Hartley	3	1	---	---	1	5
QB Glen Yepremian	3	0	---	---	---	3
ILB Drue Tranquill	---	---	0	3	---	3
S Rufus Wynn	---	---	1	0	---	1
G Diego Goodge	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Tony Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ramon Horner	---	---	32	32	27	91
S Scott Patton	---	---	35	39	5	79
S Marcus Peters	---	---	33	38	5	76
OLB Harris Glover	---	---	34	34	6	74
CB Caiden Roberts	---	---	32	35	5	72
DE Quinnen Williams	---	---	27	38	4	69
ILB Bo McQuilken	---	---	33	31	5	69
G Amini Silatolu�	15	39	---	---	12	66
RB Rashaad Penny	14	34	---	---	18	66
T Ted Aikens	15	39	---	---	12	66
WR Elias Shipp	15	34	---	---	8	57
DT Terrell Johnson	---	---	22	24	9	55
G Xavier Su'a-Filo	15	39	---	---	---	54
T Taylor Decker	15	39	---	---	---	54
S Charlie Giles	---	---	26	25	1	52
WR Tyler Lockett	15	35	---	---	1	51
TE Evan Engram	15	34	---	---	---	49
G Jermaine Simon	15	34	---	---	---	49
DE Carson Clinton	---	---	22	23	1	46
S Darnell Savage	---	---	9	14	19	42
TE Mark Dvoracek	6	8	---	---	27	41
WR Antonio Brown	0	13	---	---	27	40
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	25	---	---	9	37
QB Drew Lock	10	26	---	---	---	36
CB Desmond Trufant	---	---	3	13	18	34
DE Marcell Dareus	---	---	13	16	4	33
CB A. J. Bouye	---	---	12	21	---	33
DE Irving Giacalone	---	---	19	12	2	33
DT Greg Gaines	---	---	13	16	2	31
FB Chris Springer	6	7	---	---	17	30
RB Devante Shelton	1	5	---	---	20	26
CB Justin Simmons	---	---	6	7	8	21
QB Bucky Harbin	5	13	---	---	---	18
G Isaiah Wynn	0	5	---	---	12	17
ILB Kevin Scobee	---	---	2	1	13	16
DE Dustin Stanton	---	---	8	0	7	15
P Matt Bosher	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Sherman Stephens	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Chris Davison	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Andy Heath	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Maynard Gomez	---	---	3	5	---	8
DE Seth Sunderland	---	---	1	5	1	7
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	3	3
CB Monty Dunlap	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Gustavo Quinn	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Gene Banks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	19	72	3.8
Right	13	80	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	0	0.0
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	2	-2	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Silas Frederick	38	22	2	2	0	4	5	1	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Lock	25	14	1	0	3	2	6	0	0
Bucky Harbin	13	4	1	3	0	3	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	5	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	143	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	80	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	34	18	145	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric McCarthy	11	9	129	2	34
WR Cris Rivero	8	4	42	0	29
RB Salvador Bunten	6	3	30	0	25
TE George Kittle	3	0	0	0	36
TE Neil Bradley	3	1	7	0	9
RB Fernando Niles	3	1	0	0	12
WR Randall Cobb	2	2	12	0	36
RB Norm Hartley	1	1	3	0	1
TE Don McElroy	1	1	5	0	5

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Evan Engram	9	8	0	33	0	34
WR Elias Shipp	7	0	1	0	0	34
WR Kelvin Benjamin	6	1	1	5	0	25
WR Tyler Lockett	6	4	0	33	0	35
WR Antonio Brown	4	1	0	3	0	13
RB Rashaad Penny	4	2	1	35	1	34
TE Mark Dvoracek	1	1	0	11	0	8
RB Devante Shelton	1	1	0	25	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Salvador Bunten	3	1	0.33	4.81

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Devante Shelton	1	-4	-4.00	-4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Silas Frederick	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Lock	1	1	4	4.00	4.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cris Rivero	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Evan Engram	1	1	4	4.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Salvador Bunten	4	2
RB Fernando Niles	2	0
QB Silas Frederick	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Devante Shelton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Silas Frederick	11	6	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Lock	9	3	0
Bucky Harbin	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric McCarthy	4	3	2
WR Cris Rivero	3	2	2
TE George Kittle	2	0	0
TE Neil Bradley	1	1	0
RB Fernando Niles	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antonio Brown	3	1	0
WR Elias Shipp	3	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	0	0
TE Evan Engram	2	2	1
RB Rashaad Penny	2	0	0
WR Tyler Lockett	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,200 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,600 (13,600)
End Zone 9,800 (9,800)
Mezzanine 5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats 11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,200 (51,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,600 (13,600)
End Zone	9,800 (9,800)
Mezzanine	5,600 (5,600)
Sideline Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Club Seats	11,000 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,800)