| Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots Game Statistics | 
| Date: October 16, 1988 Location: Foxborough, MA | 
| Venue: Sullivan Stadium Attendance: 59969 | 
| Weather: Fog Temp: 59 F Humidty: % Wind: 6 mph | 
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NYG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 6 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 0 | 7 | 
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Garry James 39 pass from Rusty Hilger (Eddie Murray kick) | 7 | 7 | 
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Eddie Murray 32 FG | 10 | 7 | 
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Stephen Baker 51 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 10 | 14 | 
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 33 FG | 10 | 17 | 
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 48 FG | 10 | 20 | 
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 25 FG | 10 | 23 | 
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 8 run (Raul Allegre kick) | 10 | 30 | 
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Gary Lee | 
| 82 | WR | Pete Mandley | 
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown | 
| 53 | LOG | Kevin Glover | 
| 52 | C | Steve Mott | 
| 74 | ROG | Joe Milinichik | 
| 73 | ROT | Harvey Salem | 
| 87 | TE | Pat Carter | 
| 12 | QB | Rusty Hilger | 
| 33 | RB | Garry James | 
| 30 | FB | James Jones | 
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Eric Williams | 
| 93 | NT | Jerry Ball | 
| 77 | RDE | Keith Ferguson | 
| 58 | LOLB | George Jamison | 
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman | 
| 98 | RILB | Dennis Gibson | 
| 55 | ROLB | Mike Cofer | 
| 43 | LCB | Jerry Holmes | 
| 36 | SS | Bennie Blades | 
| 34 | FS | James Griffin | 
| 29 | RCB | Bruce McNorton | 
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Stephen Baker | 
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel | 
| 66 | LOT | Bill Roberts | 
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard | 
| 65 | C | Bart Oates | 
| 60 | ROG | Eric Moore | 
| 72 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg | 
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro | 
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms | 
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon | 
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris | 
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Eric Dorsey | 
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt | 
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall | 
| 98 | LOLB | Johnie Cooks | 
| 52 | LILB | Pepper Johnson | 
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson | 
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor | 
| 25 | LCB | Mark Collins | 
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill | 
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard | 
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ickey Woods | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 13 | 1 | 
| Stanley Wilson | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 12 | 0 | 
| Boomer Esiason | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 | 
| James Brooks | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 | 
| New England Patriots | |||||
| John Stephens | 16 | 56 | 3.5 | 17 | 0 | 
| Doug Flutie | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 | 
| Reggie Dupard | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 15 | 2 | 
| Bob Perryman | 13 | 29 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 | 
| Mosi Tatupu | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3t | 1 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 28 | 18 | 64.3 | 5 | 239 | 8.5 | 26t | 2 | 1 | 14 | 75.4 | 
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Doug Flutie | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 0 | 165 | 11.8 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 110.7 | 
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Rodney Holman | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 16 | 0 | 
| Eddie Brown | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 26t | 2 | 
| Ickey Woods | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 25 | 0 | 
| Stanley Wilson | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 12 | 0 | 
| Jim Riggs | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 
| Tim McGee | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | 
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 
| James Brooks | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Cedric Jones | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 35 | 0 | 
| Lin Dawson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 | 
| Bob Perryman | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 | 
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 
| John Stephens | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Tim Jordan | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 
| Rod McSwain | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 
| Johnny Rembert | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 
| Jim Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Fred Marion | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Scott Fulhage | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | 
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 51 | 0 | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Eddie Brown | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ira Hillary | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Rickey Dixon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Marvin Allen | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | 
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Keith Ferguson | 2.0 | 
| Mike Cofer | 1.0 | 
| Curtis Green | 1.0 | 
| Dan Saleaumua | 1.0 | 
| New England Patriots | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 3.0 | 
| Johnie Cooks | 1.0 | 
| Leonard Marshall | 1.0 | 
| George Martin | 1.0 | 
| Perry Williams | 1.0 | 
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