| Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1996 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 15131 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Al Del Greco 46 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Al Del Greco 42 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Hundon 14 pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Francis 42 interception return (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ki-Jana Carter 9 run (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Frank Wycheck 16 pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick) | 21 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Carl Pickens |
| 86 | WR | Darnay Scott |
| 71 | LOT | Willie Anderson |
| 66 | LOG | Rich Braham |
| 65 | C | Darrick Brilz |
| 66 | ROG | Ken Blackman |
| 61 | ROT | Melvin Tuten |
| 82 | TE | Tony McGee |
| 8 | QB | Jeff Blake |
| 20 | HB | Garrison Hearst |
| 44 | FB | Brian Milne |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | John Copeland |
| 90 | LDT | Dan Wilkinson |
| 67 | RDT | Kimo Von Oelhoffen |
| 94 | RDE | Jevon Langford |
| 50 | LLB | James Francis |
| 53 | MLB | Tom Tumulty |
| 56 | RLB | Ricardo McDonald |
| 33 | LCB | Ashley Ambrose |
| 27 | SS | Bracy Walker |
| 26 | FS | Bo Orlando |
| 22 | RCB | Jimmy Spencer |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Willie Davis |
| 81 | WR | Chris Sanders |
| 72 | LOT | Brad Hopkins |
| 74 | LOG | Bruce Matthews |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 77 | ROG | Kevin Donnalley |
| 75 | ROT | Irv Eatman |
| 88 | TE | Rod Lewis |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 27 | RB | Eddie George |
| 89 | HBK | Frank Wycheck |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Anthony Cook |
| 96 | LDT | Gary Walker |
| 97 | RDT | Bryant Mix |
| 99 | RDE | Robert Young |
| 58 | LLB | Joe Bowden |
| 52 | MLB | Barron Wortham |
| 56 | RLB | Micheal Barrow |
| 28 | LCB | Cris Dishman |
| 23 | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| 31 | FS | Marcus Robertson |
| 29 | RCB | Darryll Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ki-Jana Carter | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Garrison Hearst | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Blake | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Brian Milne | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Eddie George | 24 | 76 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve McNair | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Jeff Blake | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 0 | 158 | 6.9 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 92.3 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 3 | 178 | 6.1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 34.1 |
| Steve McNair | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 72 | 7.2 | 16t | 1 | 1 | 5 | 115.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| David Dunn | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Carl Pickens | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| James Hundon | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14t | 1 |
| Garrison Hearst | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Chris Sanders | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Wycheck | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 16t | 1 |
| Eddie George | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Derek Russell | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Malcolm Floyd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rod Lewis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Francis | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 42t | 1 |
| Greg Myers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 4 | 175 | 43.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Doug Pelfrey | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Reggie Roby | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||
| Lee Johnson | 4 | 277 | 69.3 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | ||||
| Al Del Greco | 4 | 225 | 56.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| David Dunn | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Mel Gray | 4 | 101 | 25.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| James Francis | 1.0 |
| Kimo Von Oelhoffen | 1.0 |
| Tim Morabito | 0.5 |
| Corey Sawyer | 0.5 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Anthony Cook | 2.5 |
| Robert Young | 1.5 |
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