| San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 2, 1997 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Cinergy Field Attendance: 53754 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 52 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Gary Brown 1 run (Greg Davis kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Pelfrey 27 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Carl Pickens 15 pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Eric Metcalf 85 punt return (Greg Davis kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Brian Milne 2 run (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 14 | 17 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | John Copeland 25 opponents fumble recovery (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | San Diego ChargersSD | Greg Davis 45 FG | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Corey Dillon 75 run (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Eric Metcalf 67 punt return (Greg Davis kick) | 24 | 31 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jeff Blake 13 run (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 24 | 38 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Charlie Jones 44 pass from Craig Whelihan (Greg Davis kick) | 31 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Charlie Jones |
| 81 | WR | Tony Martin |
| 70 | LOT | Vaughn Parker |
| 68 | LOG | Joe Cocozzo |
| 63 | C | Raleigh McKenzie |
| 77 | ROG | Ike Davis |
| 75 | ROT | Tony Berti |
| 89 | TE | Frank Hartley |
| 12 | QB | Stan Humphries |
| 33 | RB | Gary Brown |
| 34 | FB | Aaron Craver |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 97 | LDT | John Parrella |
| 98 | RDT | Shawn Lee |
| 90 | RDE | Marco Coleman |
| 56 | OLB | Patrick Sapp |
| 55 | LILB | Junior Seau |
| 58 | RILB | Lew Bush |
| 28 | LCB | Dwayne Harper |
| 37 | SS | Rodney Harrison |
| 20 | FS | Mike Dumas |
| 29 | RCB | Terrance Shaw |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Carl Pickens |
| 86 | WR | Darnay Scott |
| 77 | LOT | Kevin Sargent |
| 74 | LOG | Rich Braham |
| 65 | C | Darrick Brilz |
| 66 | ROG | Ken Blackman |
| 71 | ROT | Willie Anderson |
| 82 | TE | Tony McGee |
| 8 | QB | Jeff Blake |
| 32 | HB | Ki-Jana Carter |
| 44 | FB | Brian Milne |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | John Copeland |
| 67 | NT | Kimo Von Oelhoffen |
| 99 | RDE | Dan Wilkinson |
| 50 | LOLB | James Francis |
| 53 | LILB | Tom Tumulty |
| 91 | RILB | Billy Granville |
| 51 | ROLB | Gerald Dixon |
| 33 | LCB | Ashley Ambrose |
| 35 | SS | Sam Shade |
| 31 | FS | Greg Myers |
| 27 | RCB | Tito Paul |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gary Brown | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 12 | 1 |
| Aaron Craver | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Whelihan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Stan Humphries | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Corey Dillon | 19 | 123 | 6.5 | 71t | 1 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Jeff Blake | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Stan Humphries | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 115 | 4.6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 44.6 |
| Craig Whelihan | 16 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 90 | 5.6 | 44t | 1 | 4 | 27 | 88.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Jeff Blake | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 0 | 172 | 5.4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 84.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Tony Martin | 7 | 69 | 9.9 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| Freddie Jones | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Terrell Fletcher | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Bryan Still | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Charlie Jones | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Darnay Scott | 6 | 52 | 8.7 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Carl Pickens | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 15t | 1 | ||||||
| Tony McGee | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Brian Milne | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Scottie Graham | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Corey Sawyer | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Darren Bennett | 10 | 486 | 48.6 | 57 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 11 | 474 | 43.1 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 1 | 168 | 42.0 | 85t | 2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Greg Myers | 5 | 4 | 26 | 5.2 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| Greg Davis | 5 | 295 | 59.0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||
| Doug Pelfrey | 7 | 368 | 52.6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Latario Rachal | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Kenny Bynum | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| David Dunn | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Eric Bieniemy | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |
| John Parrella | 1.0 |
| Shawn Lee | 1.0 |
| Junior Seau | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Reinard Wilson | 2.0 |
| Gerald Dixon | 2.0 |
| John Copeland | 1.0 |
| Andre Collins | 1.0 |
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