| Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 29, 1996 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Cinergy Field Attendance: 51798 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 68 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Pelfrey 44 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Shannon Sharpe 11 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jeff Blake 2 run (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Anthony Miller 23 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey |
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 65 | LOT | Gary Zimmerman |
| 69 | LOG | Mark Schlereth |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 75 | ROG | Brian Habib |
| 76 | ROT | Broderick Thompson |
| 84 | TE | Shannon Sharpe |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | HB | Terrell Davis |
| 29 | FB | Aaron Craver |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Dan Williams |
| 97 | LDT | Mike Lodish |
| 95 | RDT | Michael Dean Perry |
| 91 | RDE | Alfred Williams |
| 51 | LLB | John Mobley |
| 57 | MLB | Allen Aldridge |
| 53 | RLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 37 | SS | Tyrone Braxton |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 48 | RCB | Lionel Washington |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Carl Pickens |
| 86 | WR | Darnay Scott |
| 61 | LOT | Melvin Tuten |
| 66 | LOG | Rich Braham |
| 65 | C | Darrick Brilz |
| 72 | ROG | Scott Brumfield |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Tony McGee |
| 8 | QB | Jeff Blake |
| 32 | HB | Ki-Jana Carter |
| 29 | FB | Jeff Cothran |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | John Copeland |
| 90 | LDT | Dan Wilkinson |
| 90 | RDT | Tim Johnson |
| 70 | RDE | Artie Smith |
| 50 | LLB | James Francis |
| 58 | MLB | Steve Tovar |
| 56 | RLB | Ricardo McDonald |
| 33 | LCB | Ashley Ambrose |
| 27 | SS | Bracy Walker |
| 26 | FS | Bo Orlando |
| 23 | RCB | Corey Sawyer |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Terrell Davis | 24 | 112 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Reggie Rivers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Elway | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Garrison Hearst | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Jeff Blake | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 11 | 1 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Jeff Cothran | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 37 | 23 | 62.2 | 1 | 335 | 9.1 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 98.4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Jeff Blake | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 1 | 166 | 5.7 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 54.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Shannon Sharpe | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 17 | 1 | ||||||
| Anthony Miller | 5 | 131 | 26.2 | 42 | 1 | ||||||
| Ed McCaffrey | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Mike Sherrard | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Dwayne Carswell | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Aaron Craver | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Reggie Rivers | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Tony McGee | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Carl Pickens | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Eric Bieniemy | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| David Dunn | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Ki-Jana Carter | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | ||||||
| Darnay Scott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tyrone Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bracy Walker | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Tom Rouen | 5 | 217 | 43.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lee Johnson | 6 | 320 | 53.3 | 67 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Corey Sawyer | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 3 | 195 | 65.0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||
| Lee Johnson | 3 | 221 | 73.7 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Jeff Hill | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| David Dunn | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Jumpy Geathers | 2.0 |
| John Mobley | 1.0 |
| Alfred Williams | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| James Francis | 1.0 |
| Ricardo McDonald | 1.0 |
| Corey Sawyer | 1.0 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 1.0 |
| John Copeland | 0.5 |
| Tim Johnson | 0.5 |
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