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  FINAL
Cincinnati 44, Cleveland 28
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOTAL
Cleveland 7 8 6 7 28
Cincinnati 10 20 14 0 44

Scoring
1ST QUARTER
CIN   FG   DOUG PELFREY 28 YD, 7:03. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards in 5:26. Key plays: Blake 23-yard pass to Scott on 3rd-and-6 to Cleveland 41; Dillon 16-yard run to Cleveland 25; Dillon 6-yard run on 3rd-and-3 to Cleveland 12. CINCINNATI 3-0
CIN   TD   CRAIG YEAST 81 YD PUNT RETURN (DOUG PELFREY KICK), 12:42. CINCINNATI 10-0
CLE   TD   KARIM ABDUL-JABBAR 8 YD PASS FROM TIM COUCH (PHIL DAWSON KICK), 15:00. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards in 2:10. Key plays: Couch 45-yard pass to Powell to Cincinnati 10. CINCINNATI 10-7
2ND QUARTER
CIN   TD   CLIF GROCE 1 YD RUN (DOUG PELFREY KICK), 2:49. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards in 2:49. Key plays: Blake 15-yard run on 3rd-and-4 to Cleveland 46; Dillon 50-yard run to Cleveland 4. CINCINNATI 17-7
CIN   TD   COREY DILLON 2 YD RUN (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 12:26. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards in 5:49. Key plays: Blake 35-yard pass to Pickens to Cleveland 41; Blake 4-yard pass to Pickens on 3rd-and-3 to Cleveland 30; Blake 12-yard pass to Dillon to Cleveland 18. CINCINNATI 23-7
CLE   TD   TERRY KIRBY 1 YD RUN (TIM COUCH RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 14:15. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards in 1:49. Key plays: Couch 7-yard pass to K Johnson on 3rd-and-6 to Cincinnati 45; Couch 44-yard pass to K Johnson to Cincinnati 1. CINCINNATI 23-15
CIN   TD   COREY DILLON 2 YD RUN (DOUG PELFREY KICK), 14:45. Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards in 0:30. Key plays: Mack 55-yard kickoff return plus 15-yard facemask penalty on Browns' Powell to Cleveland 16; Dillon 14-yard run to Cleveland 2. CINCINNATI 30-15
3RD QUARTER
CIN   TD   COREY DILLON 11 YD RUN (DOUG PELFREY KICK), 1:46. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards in 1:46. Key plays: Blake 8-yard pass to Dillon on 3rd-and-6 to Cincinnati 43; 46-yard pass interference penalty on Browns' McNeil at Cincinnati 11. CINCINNATI 37-15
CLE   TD   IRV SMITH 16 YD PASS FROM TIM COUCH (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 9:58. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards in 1:40. Key plays: Couch 21-yard pass to Campbell to midfield; 29-yard pass interference penalty on Bengals' Hawkins at Cincinnati 21. CINCINNATI 37-21
CIN   TD   DARNAY SCOTT 52 YD PASS FROM JEFF BLAKE (DOUG PELFREY KICK), 11:45. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards in 1:47. Key plays: Blake 13-yard pass to McGee to Cincinnati 47. CINCINNATI 44-21
4TH QUARTER
CLE   TD   DARRIN CHIAVERINI 19 YD PASS FROM TY DETMER (PHIL DAWSON KICK), 14:11. Drive: 15 plays, 93 yards in 4:02. Key plays: Detmer 2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to Cleveland 31; Detmer 14-yard pass to I Smith to Cleveland 45; Detmer 23-yard pass to Kirby on 3rd-and-10 ro Cincinnati 32; Detmer 13-yard pass to K Johnson to Cincinnati 19. CINCINNATI 44-28

TEAM STATISTICS
  CLE CIN
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY
TOTAL NET YARDS
Total plays
Average gain
NET YARDS RUSHING
Rushes
Average per rush
NET YARDS PASSING
Completed-attempted
Yards per pass
Sacked-yards lost
PUNTS-AVERAGE
RETURN YARDAGE
Punts-returns
Kickoffs-returns
Interceptions-returns
PENALTIES-YARDS
FUMBLES-LOST
TIME OF POSSESSION
19
2
3-11
1-1
323
55
5.9
11
11
1.0
312
22-41
7.1
3-16
5-44.6
128
0-0
8-128
0-0
7-79
2-2
22:41
25
15
11-17
0-2
459
76
6.0
279
53
5.3
180
12-23
7.8
0-0
3-35.7
186
3-91
5-91
2-4
9-84
5-1
37:19

PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals
None.
Cleveland rushing
Karim Abdul-jabbar 5-10, Terry Kirby 3-5, Ty Detmer 1-2, Marc Edwards 1-0, Kevin Johnson 1-minus 6.
Cincinnati rushing
Corey Dillon 28-192, Michael Basnight 12-44, Jeff Blake 4-28, Clif Groce 3-14, Nick Williams 3-8, Craig Yeast 1-minus 3, Scott Covington 2-minus 4.
Cleveland passing
Tim Couch 16-28 for 239 yards, 2 INT, 2 TD, Ty Detmer 6-13 for 89 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD.
Cincinnati passing
Jeff Blake 11-22 for 176 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD, Scott Covington 1-1 for 4 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD.
Cleveland receiving
Kevin Johnson 7-135, Darrin Chiaverini 4-48, Irv Smith 3-33, Mark Campbell 2-33, Terry Kirby 2-24, Karim Abdul-jabbar 2-7, Ronnie Powell 1-45, Marc Edwards 1-3.
Cincinnati receiving
Carl Pickens 3-46, Tony Mcgee 3-27, Darnay Scott 2-75, Corey Dillon 2-20, Damon Griffin 1-8, Michael Basnight 1-4.
Cleveland tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial)
Wali Rainer 9-2-0, Corey Fuller 6-0-0, Ryan Mcneil 6-0-0, Rahim Abdullah 6-0-0, Jamir Miller 5-1-0, Marquez Pope 4-0-0, Derrick L Alexander 3-0-0, Darius Holland 3-0-0, Hurvin Mccormack 2-0-0, Daylon Mccutcheon 2-0-0, Mike Thompson 2-0-0, Earl Little 1-0-0, John Thierry 1-0-0, Antonio Langham 1-0-0, Roy Barker 0-1-0.
Cincinnati tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial)
Takeo Spikes 5-0-1, Brian Simmons 4-1-0, Rodney Heath 4-0-0, Kimo Von Oelhoffen 3-1-1.5, Tremain Mack 3-0-0, Oliver Gibson 2-1-0, Artrell Hawkins 2-1-0, Greg Myers 2-0-0, Myron Bell 2-0-0, Cory Hall 1-0-0, John Copeland 1-0-0, Canute Curtis 1-0-0, Reinard Wilson 0-1-0, Michael Bankston 0-1-0.5.
Interceptions
Cincinnati (John Copeland 1 for 4 yards, Greg Myers 1 for 0 yards).
Fumbles lost
Cleveland (Ronnie Powell, Marc Edwards); Cincinnati (Corey Dillon).
Opponent's fumbles recovered
Cleveland (Mike Thompson); Cincinnati (Rodney Heath, Kimo Von Oelhoffen).
Officials
Referee-Ron Winter, Umpire-Ed Coukart, Head linesman-Sanford Rivers, Line judge-Bruce Maurer, Field judge-Steven Zimmer, Side judge-Tom Hill, Back judge-Billy Smith.
A: 59,972; T: 3:29.

 


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