| Played in St. Louis, MO, weather: 45 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind. |
| Cincinnati won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Dale Dawson kicked off 67 yards from the STL35. Rich Miano returned the ball 21 yards to the CIN19. Tackled by David Meggett. |
| 1-10-CIN19 (1Q: 14:24) Rich Gannon pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-9-CIN20 (1Q: 13:43) Larry Long ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison, assisted by ILB Greg Lloyd. Cincinnati's Tim Hanshaw was hurt on the play. |
| 3-8-CIN21 (1Q: 13:10) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bruce Hill. ILB Greg Lloyd drove right through Larry Heck to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-8-CIN21 (1Q: 13:03) John Kidd punted 44 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 9 yards to the STL44. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Illegal Block on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 12:53) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 40 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent. Carter gained 32 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN40 (1Q: 12:09) Curtis Martin ran inside the left guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Lageman. Key block delivered by Nate Newton. |
| 2-4-CIN34 (1Q: 11:30) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Cornell. OLB June Buenning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-4-CIN34 (1Q: 11:21) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Jake Reed for 33 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Porter. Reed gained 27 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-1-CIN01 (1Q: 10:43) Charlie Garner ran inside the left guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Smith. |
| 2-1-CIN01 (1Q: 10:00) Curtis Martin ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Warren Sapp, assisted by ILB Darrick Brownlow. |
| 3-1-CIN01 (1Q: 09:25) Charlie Garner ran around left end for 1 yard and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Harris Barton. St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 0 |
| (1Q: 09:25) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 0 |
| (1Q: 09:18) Dale Dawson kicked off 51 yards from the STL35. Earnest Byner returned the ball 16 yards to the CIN30. Tackled by Irv Smith. |
| 1-10-CIN30 (1Q: 08:52) Rich Gannon pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 2-11-CIN29 (1Q: 08:14) Rich Gannon pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for 65 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. Shakur gained 52 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-STL06 (1Q: 07:32) Tupac Shakur ran around right end for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-6-STL06 (1Q: 06:47) Rich Gannon pass completed to FB Dan Majerle for 6 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 6 |
| (1Q: 06:47) Extra point by Cary Blanchard was good. St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 7 |
| (1Q: 06:39) Cary Blanchard kicked off 72 yards from the CIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (1Q: 06:39) Charlie Garner ran inside the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Craig Veasley, assisted by S Kevin Porter. |
| 2-6-STL24 (1Q: 06:19) Charlie Garner ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Warren Sapp. |
| 3-2-STL28 (1Q: 05:54) Brett Favre pass completed to RB David Meggett for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Kirk, assisted by CB Troy Vincent. |
| 4-3-STL27 (1Q: 05:09) Larry Sanders punted 53 yards. Earnest Byner returned the kick 1 yard to the CIN21. Tackled by Trevor Wilmont. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for an Intentional Face Mask on the Punt Return. |
| 1-10-CIN36 (1Q: 05:00) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon, assisted by CB Mark Walhberg. |
| 2-1-CIN45 (1Q: 04:33) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 39 yards. Tackled by CB Bobby Taylor. Irvin gained 30 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL16 (1Q: 04:01) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. DT Nolan Harrison hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL16 (1Q: 03:53) Larry Long ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 3-10-STL16 (1Q: 03:13) Rich Gannon sacked by ILB Greg Lloyd for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by David Williams. |
| 4-16-STL22 (1Q: 02:29) Cary Blanchard attempted a 39 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 10, St. Louis 7 |
| (1Q: 02:22) Cary Blanchard kicked off 64 yards from the CIN35. Chris Cornell returned the ball 22 yards to the STL23. Tackled by Heath Sherman. |
| 1-10-STL23 (1Q: 01:51) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Irv Smith for 11 yards. Tackled by CB Donald Frank. Smith gained 8 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL34 (1Q: 01:27) Curtis Martin ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Lageman, assisted by S Kevin Porter. |
| 2-6-STL38 (1Q: 00:43) PENALTY: St. Louis was called for a False Start. |
| 2-11-STL33 (1Q: 00:33) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Curtis Martin. OLB Randy Kirk defended the pass. |
| 3-11-STL33 (1Q: 00:28) Brett Favre sacked by OLB Randy Kirk and DE Al Fontenot for a loss of 9 yards. Sack allowed by Harris Barton. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 4-20-STL24 (2Q: 15:00) Larry Sanders punted 50 yards. The ball was downed at the CIN26. |
| 1-10-CIN26 (2Q: 14:52) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CIN21 (2Q: 14:44) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. DT Dana Stubblefield hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-15-CIN21 (2Q: 14:39) Tupac Shakur ran around right end for -4 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 3-19-CIN17 (2Q: 14:03) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Earnest Byner. S Steve Atwater knocked the ball out of his grasp. |
| 4-19-CIN17 (2Q: 13:53) John Kidd punted 48 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 11 yards to the STL46. Tackled by Terry Obee. |
| 1-10-STL46 (2Q: 13:45) Charlie Garner ran a draw inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Kirk. |
| 2-8-STL48 (2Q: 13:02) Brett Favre pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. |
| 3-8-STL48 (2Q: 12:56) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Raghib Ismail for 7 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Porter. |
| 4-1-CIN45 (2Q: 12:28) Larry Sanders punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (2Q: 12:21) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater, assisted by DE Vera De Milo. |
| 2-7-CIN23 (2Q: 11:56) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Collins. |
| 1-10-CIN30 (2Q: 11:18) Rich Gannon pass completed to TE Mark Chmura for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon, assisted by DT Dana Stubblefield. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Contact. |
| 1-10-CIN35 (2Q: 11:07) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tupac Shakur. DE Josh Evans hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-CIN35 (2Q: 11:00) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Clarence Kay. CB Mark Walhberg defended the pass. |
| 3-10-CIN35 (2Q: 10:50) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Clarence Kay. DT Alfred Oglesby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-10-CIN35 (2Q: 10:44) John Kidd punted 62 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the STL03. |
| 1-10-STL03 (2Q: 10:36) Charlie Garner ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Kirk. |
| 2-8-STL05 (2Q: 10:07) Charlie Garner ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Riki Ellison. |
| 3-7-STL06 (2Q: 09:31) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Cris Carter. ILB Al Smith defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-7-STL06 (2Q: 09:24) Larry Sanders punted 33 yards. Earnest Byner returned the kick 13 yards to the STL26. Tackled by Marcus Price. |
| 1-10-STL26 (2Q: 09:13) Tupac Shakur ran around right end for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-12-STL28 (2Q: 08:39) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Bruce Hill for 22 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-6-STL06 (2Q: 08:06) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-5-STL05 (2Q: 07:31) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Dan Majerle. Cincinnati 16, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 07:31) Extra point by Cary Blanchard was good. Cincinnati 17, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 07:25) Cary Blanchard kicked off 59 yards from the CIN35. Chris Cornell returned the ball 30 yards to the STL36. Tackled by Bruce Hill. |
| 1-10-STL36 (2Q: 07:02) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Kirk. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-11-STL35 (2Q: 06:32) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jake Reed. OLB John Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-11-STL35 (2Q: 06:27) Brett Favre scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by S Chris Oldham and assisted by CB Randy Fuller. |
| 4-1-STL45 (2Q: 05:43) Larry Sanders punted 36 yards. Earnest Byner called for a fair catch at the CIN19. |
| 1-10-CIN19 (2Q: 05:32) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-8-CIN21 (2Q: 04:50) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Michael Irvin. DE Vera De Milo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-8-CIN21 (2Q: 04:45) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left guard for 21 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. Key block delivered by David Williams. |
| 1-10-CIN42 (2Q: 04:18) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 2-8-CIN44 (2Q: 04:02) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by CB Bobby Taylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-STL48 (2Q: 03:45) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for a False Start. |
| 1-15-CIN47 (2Q: 03:37) Rich Gannon pass was dropped by TE Mark Chmura. |
| 2-15-CIN47 (2Q: 03:31) Rich Gannon pass was dropped by TE Mark Chmura. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-15-CIN47 (2Q: 03:23) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Paschall Davis. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-16-CIN46 (2Q: 02:52) John Kidd punted 47 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 11 yards to the STL18. Tackled by Larry Long. |
| 1-10-STL18 (2Q: 02:42) PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Encroachment. |
| 1-5-STL23 (2Q: 02:42) Brett Favre pass was blocked at the line, intended for WR Cris Carter. DT Warren Sapp blocked the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 2-5-STL23 (2Q: 02:37) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Chris Cornell for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Lageman. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-1-STL27 (2Q: 02:02) Brett Favre sacked by DE Al Fontenot and DE Jeff Lageman for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Curtis Martin. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 4-6-STL22 (2Q: 01:54) Larry Sanders punted 40 yards. Earnest Byner returned the kick -1 yards to the CIN37. Tackled by Trevor Wilmont. |
| 1-10-CIN37 (2Q: 01:45) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 12 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by CB Mark Collins. Irvin gained 1 yard after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (2Q: 01:27) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tupac Shakur. DE Vera De Milo hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CIN49 (2Q: 01:19) Rich Gannon scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. |
| 3-7-STL48 (2Q: 00:56) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 17 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Irvin gained 1 yard after the catch. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL31 (2Q: 00:49) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Yancey Thigpen. OLB Lee Woodall defended the pass. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 2-10-STL31 (2Q: 00:42) Rich Gannon scrambled for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 00:35) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Michael Irvin for 15 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson. Irvin gained 6 yards after the catch. The ball was fumbled and recovered by CIN Heath Sherman on the STL05. |
| Cincinnati called a time out. |
| 1-5-STL05 (2Q: 00:26) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Bruce Hill for 5 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 23, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 00:26) Extra point by Cary Blanchard was good. Cincinnati 24, St. Louis 7 |
| (2Q: 00:18) Cary Blanchard kicked off 70 yards from the CIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (2Q: 00:18) Brett Favre dropped to one knee for -1 yards. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Cary Blanchard kicked off 58 yards from the CIN35. Chris Cornell returned the ball 27 yards to the STL34. Tackled by Heath Sherman. |
| 1-10-STL34 (3Q: 14:35) Charlie Garner ran inside the right tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by DE Jeff Lageman. Key block delivered by Courtney Hall. |
| 2-3-STL41 (3Q: 14:08) Charlie Garner ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by S Chris Oldham, assisted by DE Ernie Logan. Key block delivered by James Williams. |
| 1-10-STL49 (3Q: 13:29) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Cornell. DT Craig Veasley hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-STL49 (3Q: 13:20) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Cris Carter. |
| 3-10-STL49 (3Q: 13:14) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Chris Cornell. DE Jeff Lageman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-10-STL49 (3Q: 13:08) Larry Sanders punted 49 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the CIN02. |
| 1-10-CIN02 (3Q: 13:00) Rich Gannon pass completed to TE Mark Chmura for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Darryl Pounds. Chmura gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN15 (3Q: 12:17) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Steve Atwater. ILB Greg Lloyd knocked down Fred Lamson to break up the play. |
| 2-11-CIN14 (3Q: 11:40) Rich Gannon pass was dropped by WR Yancey Thigpen. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 3-11-CIN14 (3Q: 11:30) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Mark Chmura. S Steve Atwater hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The defense looked very familiar with that play. |
| 4-11-CIN14 (3Q: 11:20) John Kidd punted 47 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 12 yards to the CIN49. Tackled by Dan Majerle. |
| 1-10-CIN49 (3Q: 11:11) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Jake Reed for 7 yards. Tackled by DT Warren Sapp. |
| 2-3-CIN42 (3Q: 10:44) Brett Favre pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jake Reed. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: St. Louis was called for Illegal Motion. |
| 2-8-CIN47 (3Q: 10:38) Brett Favre scrambled for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Smith. |
| 3-5-CIN44 (3Q: 09:54) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Charlie Garner for 9 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Smith. Garner gained 9 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN35 (3Q: 09:12) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Charlie Garner for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Smith. |
| 2-11-CIN36 (3Q: 08:34) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Charlie Garner for 9 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Kirk, assisted by ILB Al Smith. Garner gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-2-CIN27 (3Q: 07:51) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 27 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Carter gained 21 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Cincinnati 24, St. Louis 13 |
| (3Q: 07:51) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. Cincinnati 24, St. Louis 14 |
| (3Q: 07:41) Dale Dawson kicked off 62 yards from the STL35. Earnest Byner returned the ball 20 yards to the CIN23. Tackled by Irv Smith. |
| 1-10-CIN23 (3Q: 07:22) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 2-11-CIN22 (3Q: 06:49) Tupac Shakur ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Alfred Oglesby, assisted by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 3-7-CIN26 (3Q: 06:10) Rich Gannon scrambled for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Mark Walhberg. |
| 1-10-STL50 (3Q: 05:34) Tupac Shakur ran outside the right tackle for 19 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by DE Chris Zorich. Key block delivered by Dan Majerle. |
| 1-10-STL31 (3Q: 05:06) Tupac Shakur ran around right end for -1 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd, assisted by OLB Jason Gildon. |
| 2-11-STL32 (3Q: 04:23) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right guard for 14 yards. Tackled by DT Nolan Harrison. Key block delivered by David Williams. |
| 1-10-STL18 (3Q: 03:50) Rich Gannon pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. Shakur gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-STL14 (3Q: 03:18) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right tackle for 14 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by David Williams. Cincinnati 30, St. Louis 14 |
| (3Q: 03:18) Extra point by Cary Blanchard was good. Cincinnati 31, St. Louis 14 |
| (3Q: 03:12) Cary Blanchard kicked off 74 yards from the CIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (3Q: 03:12) Brett Favre pass completed to RB Charlie Garner for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Kirk. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-6-STL24 (3Q: 02:28) Charlie Garner ran around the left tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Al Fontenot, assisted by DT Bryant Young. |
| 3-2-STL28 (3Q: 01:43) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Chris Cornell for 22 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Fuller. Cornell gained 13 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-STL50 (3Q: 01:04) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Raghib Ismail for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Fuller. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-CIN47 (3Q: 00:38) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 9 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent. |
| 1-10-CIN38 (3Q: 00:16) Brett Favre scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent. |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| 2-5-CIN33 (4Q: 15:00) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 8 yards. Tackled by ILB Darrick Brownlow. |
| 1-10-CIN25 (4Q: 14:37) Brett Favre scrambled for 16 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Smith. |
| 1-9-CIN09 (4Q: 13:54) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 9 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Cincinnati 31, St. Louis 20 |
| (4Q: 13:54) Extra point by Dale Dawson was good. Cincinnati 31, St. Louis 21 |
| (4Q: 13:43) Dale Dawson kicked off 71 yards from the STL35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (4Q: 13:43) Tupac Shakur ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by S Darren Woodson, assisted by DE Chris Zorich. |
| 2-11-CIN19 (4Q: 13:09) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Bruce Hill for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Hill gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-4-CIN26 (4Q: 12:39) Rich Gannon pass completed to RB Tupac Shakur for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. Shakur gained 6 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-CIN30 (4Q: 12:12) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Lee Woodall, assisted by CB Bobby Taylor. |
| 2-7-CIN33 (4Q: 11:43) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DE Vera De Milo. |
| 3-6-CIN34 (4Q: 11:13) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 1 yard. Tackled by CB Mark Collins, assisted by CB Bobby Taylor. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Cincinnati was called for Offensive Holding. The penalty was declined. |
| 4-5-CIN35 (4Q: 11:03) John Kidd punted 31 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 12 yards to the STL46. Tackled by Heath Sherman. |
| 1-10-STL46 (4Q: 10:54) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Chris Cornell for 20 yards. Tackled by ILB Darrick Brownlow. Cornell gained 19 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN34 (4Q: 10:13) Brett Favre scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Kirk. |
| 2-5-CIN29 (4Q: 09:38) Charlie Garner ran around the left tackle for 11 yards. Tackled by OLB Randy Kirk. Key block delivered by Harris Barton. Barton flattened Randy Fuller to ensure the play's success. |
| 1-10-CIN18 (4Q: 08:59) Brett Favre pass was dropped by WR Raghib Ismail. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-CIN18 (4Q: 08:50) Brett Favre pass completed to TE Benjamin Blue for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Donald Frank. |
| 3-3-CIN11 (4Q: 08:28) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Eddie Vedder. DE Jeff Lageman drove right through James Williams to hurry the quarterback. |
| 4-3-CIN11 (4Q: 08:21) Dale Dawson attempted a 28 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 31, St. Louis 24 |
| (4Q: 08:13) Dale Dawson kicked off 59 yards from the STL35. Rich Miano returned the ball 18 yards to the CIN24. Tackled by Trevor Wilmont. |
| 1-10-CIN24 (4Q: 07:36) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Chris Zorich, assisted by ILB Greg Lloyd. ILB Greg Lloyd knocked down Larry Heck to break up the play. |
| 2-7-CIN27 (4Q: 06:51) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Yancey Thigpen. DT Alfred Oglesby hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 3-7-CIN27 (4Q: 06:45) Rich Gannon pass fell incomplete, intended for RB Tupac Shakur. DT Dana Stubblefield hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-7-CIN27 (4Q: 06:40) John Kidd punted 48 yards. David Meggett returned the kick 8 yards to the STL33. Tackled by Bruce Hill. |
| 1-10-STL33 (4Q: 06:29) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 3 yards. Tackled by ILB Al Smith. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-7-STL36 (4Q: 05:59) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 22 yards. Tackled by S Chris Oldham. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Carter gained 8 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN42 (4Q: 05:27) Brett Favre scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by S Chris Oldham. |
| 2-4-CIN36 (4Q: 04:58) Charlie Garner ran a counterplay inside the right tackle for -4 yards. Tackled by DT Warren Sapp. |
| 3-8-CIN40 (4Q: 04:17) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Raghib Ismail. OLB June Buenning hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-8-CIN40 (4Q: 04:08) Larry Sanders punted 40 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-CIN20 (4Q: 04:02) Rich Gannon pass completed to WR Yancey Thigpen for 13 yards. Tackled by OLB Jason Gildon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Thigpen gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-CIN33 (4Q: 03:17) Tupac Shakur ran outside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Greg Lloyd. |
| 2-8-CIN35 (4Q: 02:34) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Vera De Milo, assisted by S Steve Atwater. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 3-6-CIN37 (4Q: 02:24) Larry Long ran around the left tackle for 48 yards. Tackled by OLB Lee Woodall. Key block delivered by Larry Heck. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 1-10-STL15 (4Q: 02:13) Tupac Shakur ran inside the right guard for 0 yards. Tackled by DE Josh Evans. |
| St. Louis called a time out. |
| 2-10-STL15 (4Q: 02:05) Tupac Shakur ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Dana Stubblefield, assisted by DE Josh Evans. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 3-9-STL14 (4Q: 01:57) Tupac Shakur ran around left end for 0 yards. Tackled by DT Alfred Oglesby, assisted by CB Darryl Pounds. |
| 4-9-STL14 (4Q: 01:12) Cary Blanchard attempted a 31 yard field goal and succeeded. Cincinnati 34, St. Louis 24 |
| (4Q: 01:06) Cary Blanchard kicked off 73 yards from the CIN35. Touchback. |
| 1-10-STL20 (4Q: 01:06) Brett Favre scrambled for 15 yards. Tackled by CB Troy Vincent. |
| 1-10-STL35 (4Q: 00:31) Brett Favre spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 2-10-STL35 (4Q: 00:28) Brett Favre pass completed to WR Cris Carter for 5 yards. Tackled by S Kevin Porter, assisted by S Chris Oldham. |
| 3-5-STL40 (4Q: 00:11) Brett Favre spiked the ball to stop the clock. |
| 4-5-STL40 (4Q: 00:09) Brett Favre pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Raghib Ismail. DE Jeff Lageman hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. The ball goes over on downs. |
| Final Score: Cincinnati Bengals 34, St. Louis Cardinals 24 |