| Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 17, 1996 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 75549 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 1 run (Steve Christie kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Jim Kelly 1 run (Steve Christie kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ashley Ambrose 31 interception return (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | David White 12 opponents fumble recovery (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 22 FG | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Tasker 22 pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick) | 7 | 31 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ki-Jana Carter 1 run (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Pelfrey 30 FG | 17 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Carl Pickens |
| 86 | WR | Darnay Scott |
| 71 | LOT | Willie Anderson |
| 74 | LOG | Rich Braham |
| 65 | C | Darrick Brilz |
| 66 | ROG | Ken Blackman |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Tony McGee |
| 8 | QB | Jeff Blake |
| 20 | HB | Garrison Hearst |
| 29 | FB | Jeff Cothran |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | John Copeland |
| 99 | LDT | Dan Wilkinson |
| 90 | RDT | Tim Johnson |
| 70 | RDE | Artie Smith |
| 50 | LLB | James Francis |
| 58 | MLB | Steve Tovar |
| 56 | RLB | Ricardo McDonald |
| 33 | LCB | Ashley Ambrose |
| 27 | SS | Bracy Walker |
| 26 | FS | Bo Orlando |
| 22 | RCB | Jimmy Spencer |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 89 | WR | Steve Tasker |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 60 | ROG | Jerry Ostroski |
| 72 | ROT | Corey Louchiey |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 51 | LOLB | David White |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 55 | RILB | Mark Maddox |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 23 | SS | Matt Stevens |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 26:21 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2/15 | 2/3 | 6 | 33 | 3 | 1 |
| BUF | 33:39 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6/18 | 2/2 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Garrison Hearst | 11 | 55 | 5.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Jeff Blake | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeff Cothran | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Pickens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 119 | 4.4 | 23 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Darick Holmes | 28 | 46 | 1.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 51 | 134 | 2.6 | 13 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Jeff Blake | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 1 | 95 | 4.3 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 31.4 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 9 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 61 | 6.8 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18.5 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 11 | 35.5 | 3 | 156 | 5.0 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 51 | 13.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 199 | 9.0 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 85.2 |
| Todd Collins | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 2 | 195 | 7.8 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 61.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Carl Pickens | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Darnay Scott | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 38 | 0 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Garrison Hearst | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 156 | 14.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Quinn Early | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Brantley | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Darick Holmes | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 195 | 13.9 | 28 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jimmy Spencer | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ashley Ambrose | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 34 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Kurt Schulz | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Matt Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Lee Johnson | 8 | 363 | 45.4 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 363 | 45.4 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Chris Mohr | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 360 | 45.0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Corey Sawyer | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| David Dunn | 2 | 0 | -3 | -1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Pickens | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Jeff Burris | 3 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 69 | 13.8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||
| Lee Johnson | 3 | 176 | 58.7 | 0 |
| Doug Pelfrey | 1 | 69 | 69.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 6 | 344 | 57.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Jeff Hill | 3 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 | 21 | 0 |
| David Dunn | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Troy Sadowski | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 100 | 16.7 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 4 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Steve Tovar | 1.0 |
| Artie Smith | 1.0 |
| Ramondo Stallings | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 2.0 |
| Phil Hansen | 2.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.5 |
| Ken Irvin | 1.0 |
| Gabe Northern | 1.0 |
| Sam Rogers | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 8.0 |