Week 12, 2021

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	0	7	-	7
Minnesota Vikings	0	14	3	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:08 MIN - Gerald Clark 14 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 00:50 MIN - Howard Harrison 1 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 09:04 MIN - Ron Kariger 23 field goal
4Q: 04:26 MIN - Ron Kariger 31 field goal
4Q: 02:45 CIN - Brenden Lipford 7 pass from Casey Suggs (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 01:04 MIN - Ron Kariger 50 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:08 MIN - Gerald Clark 14 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
2Q: 00:50 MIN - Howard Harrison 1 run (Ron Kariger extra point)
3Q: 09:04 MIN - Ron Kariger 23 field goal
4Q: 04:26 MIN - Ron Kariger 31 field goal
4Q: 02:45 CIN - Brenden Lipford 7 pass from Casey Suggs (C.J. Bradley extra point)
4Q: 01:04 MIN - Ron Kariger 50 field goal

Team Statistics CIN MIN
Record 8-3 8-3
First Downs 16 24
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 351 359
- Offensive Plays 56 65
- Yards per Play 6.27 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 82 168
- Rushing Attempts 17 36
- Yards per Rush 4.82 4.67
Net Passing Yards 269 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 0 28 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 276 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.90 6.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.6 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 12/84 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 5/30
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 2/7 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 25:11 34:49

Team Statistics	CIN	MIN
Record	8-3	8-3
First Downs	16	24
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	351	359
- Offensive Plays	56	65
- Yards per Play	6.27	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	82	168
- Rushing Attempts	17	36
- Yards per Rush	4.82	4.67
Net Passing Yards	269	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 0	28 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	276	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.90	6.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.6	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	12/84	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	5/30
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	2/7	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	25:11	34:49

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:37	3:49	OWN 10	6	16	Punt
1	2:52	0:38	OWN 41	2	-15	Punt
1	1:14	4:33	OWN 19	8	34	Punt
2	5:59	4:14	OWN 21	9	71	Missed FG
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 9	2	20	Half
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
3	8:58	4:16	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
3	2:00	1:02	OWN 37	3	-1	Punt
4	10:58	1:21	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	4:19	1:44	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 38	3	50	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:23	OWN 30	10	53	Interception
1	4:48	1:56	OWN 40	5	16	Interception
1	2:14	1:00	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	11:41	5:42	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	1:45	1:01	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
3	12:23	3:25	OPP 49	6	43	Field Goal
3	4:42	2:42	OWN 13	5	12	Punt
3	0:58	5:00	OWN 27	9	30	Punt
4	9:37	5:18	OWN 36	7	50	Field Goal
4	2:35	1:37	OPP 40	3	7	Field Goal

Game MVP: Casey Heath, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Felix Jones	7	37	5.29	13	1
Tyrus Yonney	7	32	4.57	27	1
Maurice Greer	2	9	4.50	5	0
Casey Suggs	1	4	4.00	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Howard Harrison	17	64	3.76	10	1	1
Gerald Clark	16	87	5.44	28	4	1
A.J. Murray	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Matt Ryan	1	12	12.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Maurice Greer	29	17	156	1/7	0	27	0	73.3
Casey Suggs	9	5	120	0/0	1	44	0	137.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	28	18	197	1/6	0	40	2	55.2

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tyrus Yonney	4	4	26	6.50	11	12	0
WR Derrick Williams	4	6	56	14.00	17	24	0
WR Brenden Lipford	4	4	70	17.50	31	44	1
TE Fred Davis	3	4	28	9.33	5	15	0
WR Dale Schneider	2	5	33	16.50	9	19	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	2	7	38	19.00	9	37	0
RB Felix Jones	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Darren Hansen	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Vince Roberts	1	3	27	27.00	21	27	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Royal	6	8	57	9.50	7	13
WR Emmitt Palmer	5	8	47	9.40	11	13
WR Louis Murphy	3	5	29	9.67	5	12
RB Howard Harrison	2	3	16	8.00	0	11
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	40	40.00	33	40
TE David Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Adrian Brizzolara	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB A.J. Murray	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ed Butler	1	4	4.00	0
ILB Brett Price	1	3	3.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brett Price	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald Clark	1	0	0	0
Casey Heath	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Heath Briscoe	7	285	40.7	33.6	49	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	3	139	46.3	38.0	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
C.J. Bradley	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ron Kariger	3/3	1/1	1/1	50	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter Walker	1	5	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	5	30	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	2	41	20.5	0
Peter Walker	2	41	20.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Clark	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	7	2	0.0	33	24
S Vernon Elliott	6	2	0.0	30	28
DT Kentwan Balmer	6	0	0.0	26	19
CB Courtney Brustkern	6	0	0.0	28	19
OLB Paul Posluszny	4	2	0.0	13	14
S Craig Steltz	3	2	0.0	26	17
DE Kris Rivers	3	1	0.0	19	14
OLB Ed Butler	3	1	0.0	26	17
DE Walt Fraaije	2	3	1.0	26	19
DE Sedrick Ellis	2	1	0.0	27	25
CB Alex Burnett	2	0	0.0	8	10
OLB Dusty Reynolds	2	0	0.0	9	5
CB Darius Butler	2	0	0.0	20	22
CB J.C. Ehlert	1	2	0.0	29	16
DT Moe Robinson	1	0	0.0	21	14
DT Maurice Cutting	1	0	0.0	14	9
S Dana Kelleher	1	0	0.0	10	14
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	0	0.0	10	10
CB Dana Justice	0	2	0.0	5	9
S Randall Nastasi	0	1	0.0	7	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Harvey Emmons	8	0	1.0	16	37
ILB Phil Gaylor	5	1	0.0	8	16
S R.J. Dodge	4	0	0.0	13	29
S Allen Weber	4	0	0.0	14	35
S Harry Anaya	3	1	0.0	11	33
DE Shawn Carpenter	3	0	0.0	14	22
CB Chad Neasman	2	1	0.0	10	24
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	0	0.0	10	23
DE Tim Crowder	1	1	0.0	9	13
ILB Lester Jacobs	1	1	0.0	8	5
S Caleb Campbell	1	1	0.0	10	31
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	1	0.0	12	15
CB Desmond Hout	1	0	0.0	7	15
WR Eddie Royal	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ike Dodge	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ron Brace	1	0	0.0	4	12
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	0.0	10	22
S Calvin Vila	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Scottie Benton	0	1	0.0	14	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Fraaije	1.0	1	0	0	19

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Harvey Emmons	1.0	0	3	7	37
DE Shawn Carpenter	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Terry Fitzgerald	0.0	1	1	0	23
DT Scottie Benton	0.0	0	4	0	33
DE DeMario Pressley	0.0	0	1	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Courtney Brustkern	6	0	0	19
OLB Paul Posluszny	4	0	0	14
CB Alex Burnett	2	1	0	10
CB Darius Butler	1	2	0	22
OLB Ed Butler	1	1	1	17
S Dana Kelleher	1	1	0	14
DE Kris Rivers	1	0	0	14
DE Sedrick Ellis	1	0	0	25
S Vernon Elliott	1	0	0	28
S Craig Steltz	0	2	0	17
ILB Brett Price	0	0	1	24

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Harvey Emmons	5	0	37
S R.J. Dodge	4	0	29
S Allen Weber	2	1	35
CB R.J. Cassidy	2	0	23
ILB Phil Gaylor	2	0	16
S Harry Anaya	2	0	33
CB Chad Neasman	1	0	24
S Caleb Campbell	1	0	31
DE Shawn Carpenter	1	0	22
ILB Andre Poston	1	0	22
OLB Fernando Sanford	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Griffith	2	2	8	0	8
Sam Baker	1	2	14	0	25
Les Monroe	1	2	14	0	37
Lonnie Fisher	0	3	14	0	37
Wayne Kieburtz	0	2	6	1	16
Fred Davis	0	1	4	0	11
Austin Horn	0	1	13	0	32
Derrick Wayne	0	1	11	0	37

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Casey Heath	6	9	1	24	0	23
Renaldo Becker	4	14	1	36	0	29
Kennedy Gaylord	3	4	0	31	0	25
Uche Nwaneri	2	3	0	30	1	24
Stanley Olmstead	1	1	0	24	0	21
Roger George	0	4	0	16	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dana Kelleher	3	15
Emmitt Leopold	2	15
Vince Roberts	1	14

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Caleb Campbell	2	9
David Johnson	1	14
Andrew Linquist	1	11
Tracy Sherry	1	11

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Elliott	---	---	30	28	4	62
Brett Price	---	---	33	24	4	61
Lonnie Fisher	14	37	---	---	5	56
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	28	19	9	56
Sedrick Ellis	---	---	27	25	2	54
Vince Roberts	13	25	---	---	14	52
Les Monroe	14	37	---	---	---	51
Austin Horn	13	32	---	---	6	51
Kentwan Balmer	---	---	26	19	4	49
Ed Butler	---	---	26	17	5	48
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	29	16	3	48
Walt Fraaije	---	---	26	19	3	48
Derrick Wayne	11	37	---	---	---	48
Maurice Greer	16	30	---	---	---	46
Craig Steltz	---	---	26	17	3	46
Derrick Williams	11	26	---	---	9	46
Darius Butler	---	---	20	22	4	46
Sam Baker	14	25	---	---	2	41
Tyrus Yonney	7	16	---	---	18	41
Hakeem Nicks	13	25	---	---	2	40
Kris Rivers	---	---	19	14	6	39
Dana Kelleher	---	---	10	14	15	39
Moe Robinson	---	---	21	14	3	38
Felix Jones	10	23	---	---	1	34
Darren Hansen	8	21	---	---	5	34
Brenden Lipford	7	24	---	---	---	31
Paul Posluszny	---	---	13	14	3	30
Wayne Kieburtz	6	16	---	---	8	30
Emmitt Leopold	7	8	---	---	15	30
Ben Bernstein	---	---	9	9	10	28
Dale Schneider	4	13	---	---	9	26
Maurice Cutting	---	---	14	9	1	24
Les Griffith	8	8	---	---	8	24
Peter Walker	1	3	---	---	19	23
Dana Justice	---	---	5	9	8	22
Alex Burnett	---	---	8	10	2	20
Dusty Reynolds	---	---	9	5	6	20
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	10	10	---	20
Fred Davis	4	11	---	---	4	19
Blake Schlueter	5	3	---	---	8	16
Randall Nastasi	---	---	7	5	1	13
Casey Suggs	1	9	---	---	---	10
Heath Briscoe	0	0	---	---	7	7
C.J. Bradley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sammie Hanson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Sherman Sosinski	0	0	---	---	1	1

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Renaldo Becker	36	29	---	---	1	66
Matt Ryan	36	29	---	---	---	65
Eddie Royal	24	23	---	---	15	62
Kennedy Gaylord	31	25	---	---	5	61
Uche Nwaneri	30	24	---	---	6	60
Ike Dodge	29	22	---	---	7	58
Harry Anaya	---	---	11	33	13	57
Louis Murphy	26	19	---	---	11	56
Allen Weber	---	---	14	35	7	56
Harvey Emmons	---	---	16	37	2	55
Scottie Benton	---	---	14	33	3	50
Caleb Campbell	---	---	10	31	9	50
Casey Heath	24	23	---	---	1	48
Gerald Clark	19	12	---	---	14	45
Stanley Olmstead	24	21	---	---	---	45
A.J. Murray	14	17	---	---	13	44
R.J. Dodge	---	---	13	29	1	43
Andre Poston	---	---	10	22	8	40
Shawn Carpenter	---	---	14	22	2	38
Chad Neasman	---	---	10	24	3	37
Leon Beltramini	15	13	---	---	8	36
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	5	23	8	36
R.J. Cassidy	---	---	10	23	2	35
Howard Harrison	17	17	---	---	1	35
Fernando Sanford	---	---	12	15	7	34
Tracy Sherry	---	---	4	19	11	34
Roger George	16	12	---	---	6	34
Levon McIntyre	13	7	---	---	6	26
Phil Gaylor	---	---	8	16	2	26
Emmitt Palmer	14	12	---	---	---	26
Tim Crowder	---	---	9	13	3	25
Adrian Brizzolara	17	6	---	---	1	24
David Johnson	5	4	---	---	14	23
Desmond Hout	---	---	7	15	---	22
Lester Jacobs	---	---	8	5	7	20
DeMario Pressley	---	---	5	14	1	20
Ron Brace	---	---	4	12	---	16
Deron Roberson	6	4	---	---	5	15
Andrew Linquist	---	---	0	1	11	12
Cody Brown	---	---	2	3	5	10
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	9	9
Louie Shaw	---	---	0	0	7	7
Calvin Vila	---	---	1	4	1	6
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	9	70	7.8
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	86	7.2
Middle	20	67	3.4
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Maurice Greer	29	17	2	1	1	0	9	8	0
Casey Suggs	9	5	3	1	0	1	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	28	18	1	0	0	7	0	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	109	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	126	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	37	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	131	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hakeem Nicks	7	2	0	38	1	25
WR Derrick Williams	6	4	0	56	2	26
WR Dale Schneider	5	2	0	33	0	13
TE Fred Davis	4	3	1	28	0	11
RB Tyrus Yonney	4	4	0	26	0	16
WR Brenden Lipford	4	4	0	70	1	24
RB Felix Jones	3	1	0	1	0	23
TE Vince Roberts	3	1	0	27	1	25
FB Darren Hansen	2	1	0	-3	0	21

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	8	6	57	0	23
WR Emmitt Palmer	8	5	47	0	12
WR Louis Murphy	5	3	29	0	19
RB Howard Harrison	3	2	16	0	17
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	0	0	0	6
TE Ike Dodge	1	1	40	1	22
TE David Johnson	1	1	8	0	4
FB A.J. Murray	1	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Casey Suggs	1	4	4.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Clark	2	19	9.50	5.44
Howard Harrison	2	2	1.00	3.76
A.J. Murray	1	1	1.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Maurice Greer	3	1	11	3.67	5.38
Casey Suggs	3	2	19	6.33	13.33

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	4	1	3	0.75	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dale Schneider	2	0	0	0.00	6.60
WR Brenden Lipford	2	2	18	9.00	17.50
RB Felix Jones	1	0	0	0.00	0.33
RB Tyrus Yonney	1	1	12	12.00	6.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	3	1.50	7.13
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
FB A.J. Murray	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Maurice Greer	1	0
Tyrus Yonney	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Clark	2	0
Howard Harrison	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Maurice Greer	10	7	4
Casey Suggs	1	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Fred Davis	3	2	2
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	1	1
WR Brenden Lipford	2	2	0
RB Tyrus Yonney	1	1	0
WR Dale Schneider	1	1	1
WR Derrick Williams	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	2	1	1
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	0	0
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	0
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,700 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,100 (29,400)
End Zone 20,400 (21,300)
Mezzanine 11,800 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,000 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,700 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,100 (29,400)
End Zone	20,400 (21,300)
Mezzanine	11,800 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,000 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,700)