Bengals 17-31 Bills (Nov 17, 1996)

CIN

BUF

1

0

7

2

7

17

3

0

7

4

10

0

17

31

1Q

0 - 7

T. Thomas 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

0 - 14

J. Kelly 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

A. Ambrose 31-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 21

D. White 12-yard TD fumble return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 24

S. Christie 22-yard field goal.

FG Made

3Q

7 - 31

S. Tasker 22-yard TD catch from J. Kelly.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

14 - 31

K. Carter 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

17 - 31

D. Pelfrey 30-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

199

Kelly

BUF

Rush Yds

78

Thomas

BUF

Rec Yds

105

Reed

BUF

Scrim TD

1

Carter

CIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Jeff Blake

CIN QB #8

Jim Kelly

BUF QB #12

95

Pass Yds

199

0

Pass TD

1

Int

1

CIN

Team Stats

BUF

224

Total Yds

308

26:21

Possession

33:39

13

1st Downs

23

2/15

3rd Down

6/18

4

Turnovers

2

1996 AFC Central

CIN BUF

Team	W	L	PCT
Steelers	10	6	.625
Jaguars	9	7	.563
Bengals	8	8	.500
Oilers	8	8	.500
Ravens	4	12	.250

Team	W	L	PCT
Patriots	11	5	.688
Bills	10	6	.625
Colts	9	7	.563
Dolphins	8	8	.500
Jets	1	15	.063

Game Summary

The Buffalo Bills decisively defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 31 to 17, on November 17, 1996.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jeff Blake J. Blake #8	8/22	95	4.3	0	1	5-35	31.4
Erik Wilhelm E. Wilhelm #4	3/9	61	6.8	0	2	3-16	18.5

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Kelly J. Kelly #12	13/22	199	9.0	1	1	3-21	85.2
Todd Collins T. Collins #15	1/3	-4	-1.3	0	1	0-0	2.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Garrison Hearst G. Hearst #20	11	55	5.0	0	23
Eric Bieniemy E. Bieniemy #21	4	34	8.5	0	18
Jeff Blake J. Blake #8	3	12	4.0	0	13
Ki-Jana Carter K. Carter #32	6	12	2.0	1	3
Erik Wilhelm E. Wilhelm #4	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jeff Cothran J. Cothran #29	1	2	2.0	0	2
Carl Pickens C. Pickens #81	1	0	0.0	0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Thurman Thomas T. Thomas #34	19	78	4.1	1	13
Darick Holmes D. Holmes #44	28	46	1.6	0	10
Jim Kelly J. Kelly #12	4	10	2.5	1	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Carl Pickens C. Pickens #81	0/0	62	12.4	34
Darnay Scott D. Scott #86	0/0	62	20.7	38
Eric Bieniemy E. Bieniemy #21	0/0	13	13.0	13
Garrison Hearst G. Hearst #20	0/0	12	12.0	12
Tony McGee T. McGee #82	0/0	7	7.0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Andre Reed A. Reed #83	0/0	105	17.5	0	28
Steve Tasker S. Tasker #89	0/0	42	21.0	1	22
Lonnie Johnson L. Johnson #84	0/0	22	7.3	0	11
Quinn Early Q. Early #89	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Chris Brantley C. Brantley #88	0/0	12	12.0	0	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Artie Smith A. Smith #70	0-0	1.0	0
Jimmy Spencer J. Spencer #37	0-0	0.0	1
Ramondo Stallings R. Stallings #79	0-0	1.0	0
Steve Tovar S. Tovar #58	0-0	1.0	0
Ashley Ambrose A. Ambrose #33	0-0	0.0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Jim Jeffcoat J. Jeffcoat #77	0-0	2.0	0
Gabe Northern G. Northern #99	0-0	1.0	0
Sam Rogers S. Rogers #59	0-0	0.5	0
Kurt Schulz K. Schulz #24	0-0	0.0	2
Bruce Smith B. Smith #78	0-0	1.5	0
Matt Stevens M. Stevens #23	0-0	0.0	1
Phil Hansen P. Hansen #90	0-0	2.0	0
Ken Irvin K. Irvin #27	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Doug Pelfrey D. Pelfrey #9	1/1	2/2	5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Steve Christie S. Christie #2	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Lee Johnson L. Johnson #11	8	363	45.4	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Chris Mohr C. Mohr #9	8	360	45.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Troy Sadowski T. Sadowski #87	1	7	7.0
David Dunn D. Dunn #80	2	32	16.0
Jeff Hill J. Hill #84	3	61	20.3

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eric Moulds E. Moulds #80	4	80	20.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg
Carl Pickens C. Pickens #81	1	2	2.0
Corey Sawyer C. Sawyer #23	2	2	1.0
David Dunn D. Dunn #80	2	-3	-1.5

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jeff Burris J. Burris #20	3	51	17.0	0	0
Steve Tasker S. Tasker #89	2	18	9.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jeff Blake J. Blake #8	8/22	95	4.3	0	1	5-35	31.4
Erik Wilhelm E. Wilhelm #4	3/9	61	6.8	0	2	3-16	18.5

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Garrison Hearst G. Hearst #20	11	55	5.0	0	23
Eric Bieniemy E. Bieniemy #21	4	34	8.5	0	18
Jeff Blake J. Blake #8	3	12	4.0	0	13
Ki-Jana Carter K. Carter #32	6	12	2.0	1	3
Erik Wilhelm E. Wilhelm #4	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jeff Cothran J. Cothran #29	1	2	2.0	0	2
Carl Pickens C. Pickens #81	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Carl Pickens C. Pickens #81	0/0	62	12.4	34
Darnay Scott D. Scott #86	0/0	62	20.7	38
Eric Bieniemy E. Bieniemy #21	0/0	13	13.0	13
Garrison Hearst G. Hearst #20	0/0	12	12.0	12
Tony McGee T. McGee #82	0/0	7	7.0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Artie Smith A. Smith #70	0-0	1.0	0
Jimmy Spencer J. Spencer #37	0-0	0.0	1
Ramondo Stallings R. Stallings #79	0-0	1.0	0
Steve Tovar S. Tovar #58	0-0	1.0	0
Ashley Ambrose A. Ambrose #33	0-0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Doug Pelfrey D. Pelfrey #9	1/1	2/2	5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Lee Johnson L. Johnson #11	8	363	45.4	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Troy Sadowski T. Sadowski #87	1	7	7.0
David Dunn D. Dunn #80	2	32	16.0
Jeff Hill J. Hill #84	3	61	20.3

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg
Carl Pickens C. Pickens #81	1	2	2.0
Corey Sawyer C. Sawyer #23	2	2	1.0
David Dunn D. Dunn #80	2	-3	-1.5

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Kelly J. Kelly #12	13/22	199	9.0	1	1	3-21	85.2
Todd Collins T. Collins #15	1/3	-4	-1.3	0	1	0-0	2.8

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Thurman Thomas T. Thomas #34	19	78	4.1	1	13
Darick Holmes D. Holmes #44	28	46	1.6	0	10
Jim Kelly J. Kelly #12	4	10	2.5	1	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Andre Reed A. Reed #83	0/0	105	17.5	0	28
Steve Tasker S. Tasker #89	0/0	42	21.0	1	22
Lonnie Johnson L. Johnson #84	0/0	22	7.3	0	11
Quinn Early Q. Early #89	0/0	18	18.0	0	18
Chris Brantley C. Brantley #88	0/0	12	12.0	0	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Jim Jeffcoat J. Jeffcoat #77	0-0	2.0	0
Gabe Northern G. Northern #99	0-0	1.0	0
Sam Rogers S. Rogers #59	0-0	0.5	0
Kurt Schulz K. Schulz #24	0-0	0.0	2
Bruce Smith B. Smith #78	0-0	1.5	0
Matt Stevens M. Stevens #23	0-0	0.0	1
Phil Hansen P. Hansen #90	0-0	2.0	0
Ken Irvin K. Irvin #27	0-0	1.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Steve Christie S. Christie #2	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Chris Mohr C. Mohr #9	8	360	45.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eric Moulds E. Moulds #80	4	80	20.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jeff Burris J. Burris #20	3	51	17.0	0	0
Steve Tasker S. Tasker #89	2	18	9.0	0	0

CIN

BUF

1

0

7

2

7

17

3

0

7

4

10

0

17

31

CIN

Team Stats

BUF

224

Total Yds

308

105

Pass Yds

174

119

Rush Yds

134

66

Total Plays

79

3.4

Yards Per Play

3.9

2.7

Yards Per Pass

6.2

4.4

Yards Per Rush

2.6

26:21

Possession

33:39

13

1st Downs

23

6

Passing 1st Downs

11

5

Rushing 1st Downs

12

2

1st Downs from Penalties

0

2/15

3rd Down

6/18

2/3

4th Down

2/2

8

Punts

8

4

Turnovers

2

3

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

0

6

Penalties

5

3.0

Sacks

8.0

0

D/ST TD

0

4-7 CIN

BUF 8-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1996 AFC Central

Game Summary

Team Stats