The Cincinnati Bengals eked out a victory over the Baltimore Ravens, 16 to 14, on December 21, 1997.
Final
1st quarter
BAL
CIN
Marco Battaglia 8-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Doug Pelfrey kick)
0
7
3rd quarter
BAL
CIN
Derrick Alexander 83-yard pass from Eric Zeier (Matt Stover kick)
7
7
Doug Pelfrey 44-yard field goal
7
10
4th quarter
BAL
CIN
Darnay Scott 77-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (kick failed)
7
16
Eric Green 12-yard pass from Eric Zeier (Matt Stover kick)
14
16
Ravens
Bengals
1st Downs
15
18
Passing 1st Downs
13
11
Rushing 1st Downs
2
2
1st downs from penalties
0
5
3rd down efficiency
5 - 17
5 - 16
4th down efficiency
1 - 2
0 - 0
Total Plays
65
66
Total Yards
355
302
Yards per play
5.5
4.6
Passing
304
237
Comp - Att
28 - 41
21 - 34
Yards per pass
6.3
6.4
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Sacks - Yards lost
7 - 45
3 - 17
Rushing
51
65
Rushing Attempts
17
29
Yards per rush
3.0
2.2
Penalties
12
6
Turnovers
0
0
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
27:59
32:01
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Zeier | 28 | 41 | 349 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 110.7 |
Team | 28 | 41 | 304 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 110.7 |
Rushing
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Alexander | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 1 | |
M. Jackson | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 0 | |
E. Green | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 1 | |
J. Lewis | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
B. Morris | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | |
E. Byner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Team | 28 | 349 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Langham | 1.0 | |||||
R. Lewis | 1.0 | |||||
K. Washington | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 3.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Stover | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Montgomery | 9 | 423 | 47.0 | |
Team | 9 | 423 | 47.0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lewis | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason | 21 | 34 | 254 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104.3 |
Team | 21 | 34 | 237 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104.3 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Dillon | 24 | 60 | 2.5 | 0 |
K. Carter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
B. Milne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
B. Esiason | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 |
Team | 29 | 65 | 2.2 | 0 |
Receiving
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Dixon | 3.5 | |||||
J. Francis | 0.5 | |||||
B. Orlando | 1.0 | |||||
S. Shade | 1.0 | |||||
R. Wilson | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 7.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pelfrey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson | 9 | 385 | 42.8 | |
Team | 9 | 385 | 42.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Bieniemy | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Myers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
More Bengals Stats
PPG
26.2
7th
OPP PPG
25.2
25th
RUSH YDS/G
94.2
27th
PASS YDS/G
249.3
7th
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Chiefs | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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