| New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1986 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 51619 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 35 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York JetsNYJ | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 52 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYJ | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York JetsNYJ | Bobby Humphery 96 kickoff return (Pat Leahy kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Stanley Wilson 2 run (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Freeman McNeil 6 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Cris Collinsworth 12 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | New York JetsNYJ | Freeman McNeil 2 run (Pat Leahy kick) | 21 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 43 FG | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 34 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Cris Collinsworth 42 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 31 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Anthony Munoz 2 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 38 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Cris Collinsworth 21 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 45 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Larry Kinnebrew 2 run (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 52 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Al Toon |
| 85 | WR | Wesley Walker |
| 52 | LOT | Jim Sweeney |
| 64 | LOG | Guy Bingham |
| 65 | C | Joe Fields |
| 60 | ROG | Dan Alexander |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 89 | TE | Rocky Klever |
| 82 | TE | Mickey Shuler |
| 7 | QB | Ken O'Brien |
| 24 | RB | Freeman McNeil |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Marty Lyons |
| 95 | NT | Tom Baldwin |
| 78 | RDE | Barry Bennett |
| 55 | LLB | Charles Jackson |
| 59 | LILB | Kyle Clifton |
| 50 | RLB | Bob Crable |
| 47 | LCB | Jerry Holmes |
| 26 | SS | Lester Lyles |
| 39 | FS | Harry Hamilton |
| 27 | RCB | Russell Carter |
| 36 | DB | Rich Miano |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 75 | LOG | Bruce Reimers |
| 64 | C | Bruce Kozerski |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 32 | FB | Stanley Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 90 | LOLB | Emanuel King |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 58 | RILB | Joe Kelly |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 33 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 37 | FS | Robert Jackson |
| 24 | RCB | Lewis Billups |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 19 | 2 |
| Pat Ryan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ken O'Brien | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Paige | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al Toon | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 15 | 79 | 5.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 16 | 1 |
| Stanley Wilson | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||||||||
| Ken O'Brien | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 3 | 106 | 3.9 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 19.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 30 | 23 | 76.7 | 1 | 425 | 14.2 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 143.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Freeman McNeil | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 15 | 0 |
| Mickey Shuler | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Al Toon | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Rodney Holman | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 34t | 1 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 42t | 3 |
| Eddie Brown | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Eric Kattus | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Anthony Munoz | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Bob Crable | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Louis Breeden | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 176 | 35.2 | 40 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jeff Hayes | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Kurt Sohn | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Martin | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Jets | ||||||
| Bobby Humphery | 8 | 234 | 29.3 | 96 | 1 | |
| Michael Harper | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Stanford Jennings | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Tim McGee | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Jets | |
| Kevin McArthur | 1.0 |
| Ben Rudolph | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Ross Browner | 1.0 |
| Barney Bussey | 1.0 |
| David Fulcher | 1.0 |
| Emanuel King | 1.0 |
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