| Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | John Stephens own fumble recovery in end zone (Teddy Garcia kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Mosi Tatupu 3 run (Teddy Garcia kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Reggie Dupard 3 run (Teddy Garcia kick failed) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ickey Woods 1 run (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 26 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | New England PatriotsNE | Reggie Dupard 10 run (Teddy Garcia kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eddie Brown 16 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 89 | WR | Tim McGee |
| 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 |
| 31 | RB | Ickey Woods |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Skip McClendon |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Skow |
| 51 | LOLB | Leon White |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 58 | RILB | Joe Kelly |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Lewis Billups |
| 34 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 41 | FS | Solomon Wilcots |
| 22 | RCB | Eric Thomas |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Irving Fryar |
| 83 | WR | Cedric Jones |
| 64 | LOT | Trevor Matich |
| 62 | LOG | Sean Farrell |
| 68 | C | Mike Baab |
| 61 | ROG | Ron Wooten |
| 78 | ROT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 87 | TE | Lin Dawson |
| 2 | QB | Doug Flutie |
| 44 | HB | John Stephens |
| 34 | FB | Bob Perryman |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Brent Williams |
| 72 | NT | Tim Goad |
| 60 | RDE | Garin Veris |
| 93 | LOLB | Tim Jordan |
| 95 | LILB | Ed Reynolds |
| 52 | RILB | Johnny Rembert |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry McGrew |
| 23 | LCB | Rod McSwain |
| 38 | SS | Roland James |
| 31 | FS | Fred Marion |
| 26 | RCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 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 | 0 | 45 | 22.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Rickey Dixon | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Marvin Allen | 2 | 0 | 44 | 22.0 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Jim Skow | 2.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
| Larry McGrew | 1.0 |
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