Week 16
Final
DAL
CIN1Q
3 - 0
R. Cunningham 23-yard field goal.
1Q
10 - 0
S. Williams 3-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 3
D. Pelfrey 42-yard field goal.
2Q
10 - 10
E. Bieniemy 20-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
10 - 17
D. Scott 48-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.
Made XP
3Q
10 - 24
C. Dillon 14-yard TD run.
Made XP
3Q
10 - 31
D. Dunn 32-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.
Made XP
4Q
17 - 31
D. LaFleur 13-yard TD catch from T. Aikman.
Made XP
4Q
24 - 31
D. LaFleur 12-yard TD catch from T. Aikman.
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
285
Aikman
DAL
Rush Yds
127
Dillon
CIN
Rec Yds
117
Irvin
DAL
Scrim TD
2
LaFleur
DAL
Matchup
1997 NFC East
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Ravens Game Summary
The Cincinnati Bengals emerged victorious over the Dallas Cowboys, 31 to 24, on December 14, 1997.
Game Info
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Aikman #8 | 28/53 | 285 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 1-11 | 65.4 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 13/25 | 269 | 10.8 | 2 | 1 | 1-7 | 100.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Smith #22 | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 |
S. Williams #20 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 1 | 16 |
A. Miller #83 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
H. Walker #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
T. Aikman #8 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Dillon #28 | 26 | 127 | 4.9 | 1 | 14 |
E. Bieniemy #21 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 20 |
K. Carter #32 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Irvin #88 | 0/0 | 117 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
A. Miller #83 | 0/0 | 93 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
S. Williams #20 | 0/0 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | 16 |
D. LaFleur #89 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 2 | 13 |
H. Walker #34 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Scott #86 | 0/0 | 112 | 28.0 | 1 | 48 |
J. Hundon #85 | 0/0 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 61 |
D. Dunn #80 | 0/0 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 32 |
E. Bieniemy #21 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 |
C. Dillon #28 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
K. Carter #32 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Smith #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Stoutmire #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sawyer #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Copeland #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #3 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pelfrey #9 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gowin #4 | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #11 | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Marion #31 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Walker #34 | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Bieniemy #21 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Carter #32 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Williams #80 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Myers #31 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Aikman #8 | 28/53 | 285 | 5.4 | 2 | 2 | 1-11 | 65.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Smith #22 | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 |
S. Williams #20 | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 1 | 16 |
A. Miller #83 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
H. Walker #34 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
T. Aikman #8 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Irvin #88 | 0/0 | 117 | 13.0 | 0 | 20 |
A. Miller #83 | 0/0 | 93 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
S. Williams #20 | 0/0 | 44 | 7.3 | 0 | 16 |
D. LaFleur #89 | 0/0 | 29 | 9.7 | 2 | 13 |
H. Walker #34 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Smith #57 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Stoutmire #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Cunningham #3 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gowin #4 | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Marion #31 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
H. Walker #34 | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Williams #80 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 13/25 | 269 | 10.8 | 2 | 1 | 1-7 | 100.3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Dillon #28 | 26 | 127 | 4.9 | 1 | 14 |
E. Bieniemy #21 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 20 |
K. Carter #32 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Scott #86 | 0/0 | 112 | 28.0 | 1 | 48 |
J. Hundon #85 | 0/0 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | 61 |
D. Dunn #80 | 0/0 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 32 |
E. Bieniemy #21 | 0/0 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 |
C. Dillon #28 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
K. Carter #32 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Sawyer #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
J. Copeland #92 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pelfrey #9 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #11 | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Bieniemy #21 | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Carter #32 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Myers #31 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
402
Total Yds
419
274
Pass Yds
262
128
Rush Yds
157
0
Total Drives
0
85
Total Plays
57
4.7
Yards Per Play
7.4
5.1
Yards Per Pass
10.1
4.1
Yards Per Rush
5.1
37:57
Possession
22:03
0
Biggest Lead
0
29
1st Downs
17
20
Passing 1st Downs
8
7
Rushing 1st Downs
7
2
1st Downs from Penalties
2
10/18
3rd Down
5/13
2/2
4th Down
1/1
/
Red Zone
/
5
Punts
4
2
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
1
6
Penalties
8
1.0
Sacks
1.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
