| New Orleans Saints at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 20, 1987 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 43424 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 48 F Humidty: 68% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NO | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 10 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 21 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Stanford Jennings 1 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 43 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Larry Kinnebrew 1 run (Jim Breech kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 2 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dalton Hilliard 2 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Mike Jones 29 pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Dalton Hilliard 3 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Morten Andersen 30 FG | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Buford Jordan 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 34 | 24 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Buford Jordan 8 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 41 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Mike Jones |
| 84 | WR | Eric Martin |
| 72 | LOT | Jim Dombrowski |
| 63 | LOG | Brad Edelman |
| 61 | C | Joel Hilgenberg |
| 65 | ROG | Steve Trapilo |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 85 | TE | Hoby Brenner |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 36 | HB | Rueben Mayes |
| 23 | FB | Buford Jordan |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Bruce Clark |
| 99 | NT | Tony Elliott |
| 94 | RDE | Jim Wilks |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 53 | RILB | Vaughan Johnson |
| 56 | ROLB | Pat Swilling |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 28 | SS | Gene Atkins |
| 39 | FS | Brett Maxie |
| 22 | RCB | Van Jakes |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 85 | WR | Tim McGee |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 75 | LOG | Bruce Reimers |
| 50 | C | Dave Rimington |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 36 | RB | Stanford Jennings |
| 28 | FB | Larry Kinnebrew |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Skow |
| 90 | LOLB | Emanuel King |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 93 | RILB | Kiki DeAyala |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 20 | LCB | Ray Horton |
| 33 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 37 | FS | Robert Jackson |
| 24 | RCB | Lewis Billups |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Dalton Hilliard | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 18 | 2 |
| Barry Word | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 13 | 19 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Buford Jordan | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8t | 2 |
| Brian Hansen | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Stanford Jennings | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Boomer Esiason | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 18 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 84 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 60.4 |
| Dave Wilson | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 160 | 10.7 | 29t | 1 | 1 | 10 | 118.7 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 37 | 17 | 45.9 | 2 | 170 | 4.6 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 58 | 55.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Mike Jones | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 29t | 1 |
| Eric Martin | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Lonzell Hill | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 |
| John Tice | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Dalton Hilliard | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Hoby Brenner | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Rueben Mayes | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Eddie Brown | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 22 | 1 |
| Stanford Jennings | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Eric Kattus | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Van Jakes | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Milton Mack | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Brian Hansen | 5 | 180 | 36.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Scott Fulhage | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Brett Maxie | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Mel Gray | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Dalton Hilliard | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Barry Word | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Barney Bussey | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Rickey Jackson | 3.0 |
| Pat Swilling | 2.0 |
| Vaughan Johnson | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Jason Buck | 1.0 |
| Tim Krumrie | 1.0 |
| Eric Thomas | 1.0 |
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