Week 16, 2023

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	3	14	0	7	-	24
St. Louis Rams	0	0	17	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 51 field goal
2Q: 09:27 CIN - Jay Bishop 6 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
2Q: 00:34 CIN - Ralph Witt 9 pass from Trevor Reed (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
3Q: 12:09 STL - Cornelius Morris 45 field goal
3Q: 10:29 STL - Harry Douglas 30 pass from Vernon Wilcox (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 06:03 STL - Phillip Embry 39 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 05:56 CIN - Jay Bishop 4 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:53 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 51 field goal
2Q: 09:27 CIN - Jay Bishop 6 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
2Q: 00:34 CIN - Ralph Witt 9 pass from Trevor Reed (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
3Q: 12:09 STL - Cornelius Morris 45 field goal
3Q: 10:29 STL - Harry Douglas 30 pass from Vernon Wilcox (Cornelius Morris extra point)
3Q: 06:03 STL - Phillip Embry 39 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
4Q: 05:56 CIN - Jay Bishop 4 run (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)

Team Statistics CIN STL
Record 7-8 1-14
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 11 5
- by Passing 10 5
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 397 294
- Offensive Plays 78 51
- Yards per Play 5.09 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 183 149
- Rushing Attempts 44 24
- Yards per Rush 4.16 6.21
Net Passing Yards 214 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 2 27 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 232 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.29 5.37
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/37 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/89 4/61
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 2/21
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 33
Time of Possession 37:07 22:53

Team Statistics	CIN	STL
Record	7-8	1-14
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	11	5
- by Passing	10	5
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	397	294
- Offensive Plays	78	51
- Yards per Play	5.09	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	183	149
- Rushing Attempts	44	24
- Yards per Rush	4.16	6.21
Net Passing Yards	214	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 2	27 - 11 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	232	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.29	5.37
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/37	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/89	4/61
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	2/21
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 33
Time of Possession	37:07	22:53

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
1	12:09	3:04	OWN 20	7	52	Missed FG
1	8:04	2:18	OWN 48	5	18	Field Goal
1	1:50	3:07	OWN 7	6	35	Punt
2	13:05	3:47	OPP 31	7	31	Touchdown
2	7:43	1:27	OWN 45	3	-10	Punt
2	4:15	2:13	OWN 24	6	16	Interception
2	1:53	1:28	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
3	12:03	1:17	OWN 35	2	-5	Fumble
3	10:12	2:25	OWN 46	4	18	Fumble
3	5:47	0:52	OWN 20	2	7	Interception
3	3:12	4:24	OWN 34	9	38	Missed FG
4	12:02	6:15	OWN 3	11	97	Touchdown
4	2:48	2:25	OWN 32	6	20	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OPP 34	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	1:19	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
1	9:05	1:01	OWN 35	2	26	Fumble
1	5:46	3:56	OWN 26	7	34	Punt
2	13:43	0:38	OWN 15	2	16	Fumble
2	9:18	1:35	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	6:16	2:01	OWN 24	4	10	Punt
2	2:02	0:09	OWN 49	1	0	Interception
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 13	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 24	9	48	Field Goal
3	10:46	0:34	OPP 30	3	30	Touchdown
3	7:47	2:00	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
3	4:55	1:43	OPP 26	3	-1	Missed FG
4	13:48	1:46	OWN 35	4	17	Punt
4	5:47	2:59	OWN 32	5	43	Missed FG
4	0:23	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Les Monroe, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jay Bishop	24	111	4.63	18	2	2
Karl Chapman	11	44	4.00	10	1	0
Jimmy Mills	7	27	3.86	7	0	0
Trevor Reed	2	1	0.50	3	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phillip Embry	14	120	8.57	39	4	1
Howard Nyboer	8	25	3.13	10	2	0
Vernon Wilcox	2	4	2.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Reed	31	20	232	3/18	1	34	2	70.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vernon Wilcox	27	11	145	0/0	1	30	2	39.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Vince Roberts	5	5	43	8.60	5	14	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	5	64	21.33	48	34	0
WR Derrick Williams	3	6	56	18.67	14	31	0
WR Brenden Lipford	3	6	36	12.00	2	15	0
WR Ralph Witt	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	1
RB Jay Bishop	2	3	5	2.50	0	7	0
TE Monty Kirk	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jimmy Mills	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Nori	4	6	62	15.50	23	26	0
WR Lincoln Dodge	3	7	41	13.67	10	21	0
WR Harry Douglas	1	7	30	30.00	0	30	1
TE Mel Grier	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Deron Irons	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Phillip Embry	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Vernon Elliott	1	0	0.00	0
S Randall Nastasi	1	1	1.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kim Kraft	1	12	12.00	0
CB Scott Foster	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jay Bishop	3	0	0
Trevor Reed	1	0	0
Dana Kelleher	0	1	1
Breno Giacomini	0	1	0
Courtney Brustkern	0	1	0
Monty Kirk	0	1	0
Vernon Elliott	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lincoln Dodge	1	0	0
Howard Nyboer	1	0	0
Brian Cushing	0	1	1
Victor Wallace	0	1	0
Herb McCurdy	0	0	1
Jared Odrick	0	0	1
Tito Schulters	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Flannery	4	174	43.5	34.5	48	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zoltan Mesko	5	218	43.6	40.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	1/3	1/3	1/1	51	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	1/3	1/3	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Kresser	2	18	9.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	1	16	16.0	0
Deron Irons	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Brustkern	3	89	29.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lincoln Dodge	2	32	16.0	0
Scott Foster	2	29	14.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dana Kelleher	7	3	0.0	17	20
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	5	1	0.0	24	27
CB Courtney Brustkern	5	0	0.0	22	21
S Vernon Elliott	2	1	0.0	21	27
ILB Brett Price	2	0	0.0	19	23
DT Moe Robinson	2	0	0.0	16	19
DE Jimmy Carey	2	0	0.0	10	14
DT Rondell Dillingham	1	2	0.0	15	15
DT Kentwan Balmer	1	1	0.0	8	9
DE Isaac Kelley	1	1	0.0	11	11
CB Amari Spievey	1	1	0.0	22	20
DE Sedrick Ellis	1	0	0.0	14	16
C Lonnie Fisher	1	0	---	---	---
TE Monty Kirk	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brenden Lipford	1	0	---	---	---
DE Walt Fraaije	1	0	0.0	18	19
CB J.C. Ehlert	0	1	0.0	19	22
S Randall Nastasi	0	1	0.0	10	11
OLB Larry Hart	0	1	0.0	5	4

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Herb McCurdy	12	1	0.0	33	27
OLB Brian Cushing	7	2	1.0	37	29
OLB Winfred Lofton	7	2	0.0	19	16
CB Morris Sawyer	5	3	0.0	31	28
ILB Gerald Farr	5	0	0.0	32	25
DE Jared Odrick	4	0	1.0	16	15
CB Kim Kraft	4	2	0.0	42	28
OLB Tito Schulters	3	1	0.0	39	25
S Earnest Alcott	3	0	0.0	27	17
CB Scott Foster	2	2	0.0	14	20
OLB Victor Wallace	2	2	0.0	17	18
DE Walt Tyler	2	0	0.0	16	16
DT Ndamukong Suh	2	0	0.0	28	19
DE Trent South	1	0	1.0	28	18
DT Charlie Kolker	1	2	0.0	23	11
S Harvey Stevenson	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Deron Irons	1	0	---	---	---
DE Greg Hardy	1	0	0.0	21	23
RB Phillip Embry	1	0	---	---	---
FB Paul Markley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Ross Stachelski	1	0	0.0	24	13
ILB Rondell Quinn	0	1	0.0	26	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kentwan Balmer	1	0	0	9
DE Walt Fraaije	0	2	1	19
DE Sedrick Ellis	0	1	2	16
DT Rondell Dillingham	0	1	1	15
DT Moe Robinson	0	1	0	19
S Vernon Elliott	0	1	0	27

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Trent South	1.0	0	0	18
OLB Brian Cushing	1.0	0	0	29
DE Jared Odrick	1.0	0	0	15
OLB Victor Wallace	0.0	1	0	18
DE Walt Tyler	0.0	0	1	16
DE Greg Hardy	0.0	0	1	23
OLB Tito Schulters	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vernon Elliott	3	2	1	27
CB Courtney Brustkern	2	0	0	21
ILB Roosevelt Calmus	2	0	0	27
CB Amari Spievey	1	1	0	20
DT Moe Robinson	1	0	0	19
DE Jimmy Carey	1	0	0	14
S Dana Kelleher	1	0	0	20
CB J.C. Ehlert	0	2	0	22
S Randall Nastasi	0	0	1	11

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Herb McCurdy	4	0	0	27
CB Kim Kraft	3	0	1	28
OLB Winfred Lofton	2	1	0	16
OLB Brian Cushing	2	0	0	29
CB Morris Sawyer	2	0	0	28
ILB Gerald Farr	2	0	0	25
CB Scott Foster	1	2	1	20
OLB Victor Wallace	1	0	0	18
CB Ross Stachelski	1	0	0	13
CB J.B. Rayburn	1	0	0	10
S Earnest Alcott	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Derrick Wayne	6	6	0	40	2	32
Les Monroe	5	11	1	44	0	34
Lonnie Fisher	2	7	1	31	1	30
Breno Giacomini	2	6	1	29	0	28
Les Griffith	1	5	0	36	0	24
Vince Roberts	1	3	0	37	0	30
Lamar Reed	0	2	0	15	0	6
Blake Schlueter	0	1	0	13	0	4
Larry Margolies	0	1	0	12	0	12

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Craig Young	2	5	19	22
Chuck Lemoine	1	4	14	17
Vladimir Ducasse	1	3	13	18
Marlon Winn	1	3	8	7
Nick Knauls	1	1	12	8
Shane Underwood	0	4	16	15
Clifton Compton	0	1	15	11
Tito Greer	0	1	11	12

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Williams	2	14
Vernon Elliott	2	11
Les Griffith	2	7

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Nyboer	3	21
Harry Douglas	1	13
Marco Quinn	1	5

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Trevor Reed	44	34	---	---	3	81
Vince Roberts	37	30	---	---	13	80
Les Monroe	44	34	---	---	---	78
Derrick Wayne	40	32	---	---	---	72
Monty Kirk	30	24	---	---	13	67
Les Griffith	36	24	---	---	7	67
Lonnie Fisher	31	30	---	---	3	64
Hakeem Nicks	28	26	---	---	8	62
Vernon Elliott	---	---	21	27	11	59
Derrick Williams	24	21	---	---	14	59
Breno Giacomini	29	28	---	---	---	57
Brett Price	---	---	19	23	14	56
Roosevelt Calmus	---	---	24	27	3	54
Courtney Brustkern	---	---	22	21	8	51
Brenden Lipford	32	19	---	---	---	51
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	19	22	8	49
Jay Bishop	25	20	---	---	---	45
Amari Spievey	---	---	22	20	3	45
Karl Chapman	17	7	---	---	16	40
Dana Kelleher	---	---	17	20	3	40
Ralph Witt	14	9	---	---	16	39
Walt Fraaije	---	---	18	19	1	38
Moe Robinson	---	---	16	19	2	37
Jimmy Mills	13	13	---	---	9	35
Sedrick Ellis	---	---	14	16	3	33
Larry Margolies	12	12	---	---	7	31
Rondell Dillingham	---	---	15	15	---	30
Lamar Reed	15	6	---	---	7	28
Isaac Kelley	---	---	11	11	6	28
Jimmy Carey	---	---	10	14	3	27
Randall Nastasi	---	---	10	11	5	26
Dana Justice	---	---	4	12	9	25
Kentwan Balmer	---	---	8	9	6	23
Blake Schlueter	13	4	---	---	6	23
Larry Hart	---	---	5	4	8	17
Richie Kresser	0	0	---	---	16	16
Jeff Kinney	---	---	4	1	10	15
Dwight Tobin	---	---	4	4	6	14
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Moore	---	---	1	2	3	6
Ralph Flannery	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bryce Griffith	0	0	---	---	2	2
Paul Johnston	0	1	---	---	---	1
Drew Bachman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roosevelt Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Herb Jefferson	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kim Kraft	---	---	42	28	16	86
Morris Sawyer	---	---	31	28	18	77
Tito Schulters	---	---	39	25	11	75
Brian Cushing	---	---	37	29	7	73
Herb McCurdy	---	---	33	27	3	63
Gerald Farr	---	---	32	25	2	59
Deron Irons	14	22	---	---	17	53
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	28	19	5	52
Trent South	---	---	28	18	5	51
Vernon Wilcox	24	27	---	---	---	51
Harry Douglas	16	19	---	---	13	48
Earnest Alcott	---	---	27	17	3	47
Lincoln Dodge	16	18	---	---	12	46
Greg Hardy	---	---	21	23	2	46
Howard Nyboer	11	13	---	---	21	45
Craig Young	19	22	---	---	3	44
Rondell Quinn	---	---	26	13	5	44
Scott Foster	---	---	14	20	6	40
Charlie Kolker	---	---	23	11	5	39
Sebastian Vollmer	14	20	---	---	4	38
Winfred Lofton	---	---	19	16	3	38
Ross Stachelski	---	---	24	13	1	38
Victor Wallace	---	---	17	18	2	37
Chuck Lemoine	14	17	---	---	5	36
Clifton Compton	15	11	---	---	9	35
Walt Tyler	---	---	16	16	3	35
Vladimir Ducasse	13	18	---	---	3	34
Jared Odrick	---	---	16	15	2	33
Paul Markley	8	10	---	---	15	33
Tito Greer	11	12	---	---	8	31
Mel Grier	6	9	---	---	16	31
Shane Underwood	16	15	---	---	---	31
Phillip Embry	16	15	---	---	---	31
Garrett Reynolds	13	16	---	---	---	29
Nick Knauls	12	8	---	---	6	26
Bennie Nori	9	14	---	---	1	24
Marlon Winn	8	7	---	---	8	23
J.B. Rayburn	---	---	8	10	1	19
Marco Quinn	9	4	---	---	5	18
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	3	3	2	8
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zoltan Mesko	0	0	---	---	5	5
Henry Nowlin	0	0	---	---	3	3
Robert Henderson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Robert Ayers	---	---	0	0	---	0
Donny Stropka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	42	3.8
Middle	25	104	4.2
Right	7	39	5.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	50	10.0
Middle	5	18	3.6
Right	13	83	6.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Reed	31	20	3	1	1	3	3	0	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vernon Wilcox	27	11	3	1	1	5	6	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	118	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	31	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	50	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	65	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	30	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derrick Williams	6	3	1	56	1	21
WR Brenden Lipford	6	3	0	36	0	19
TE Vince Roberts	5	5	0	43	0	30
WR Hakeem Nicks	5	3	0	64	2	26
RB Jay Bishop	3	2	0	5	0	20
TE Monty Kirk	2	1	0	6	0	24
WR Ralph Witt	2	2	0	12	0	9
RB Jimmy Mills	2	1	0	10	0	13

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harry Douglas	7	1	1	30	1	19
WR Lincoln Dodge	7	3	0	41	1	18
WR Bennie Nori	6	4	0	62	1	14
WR Deron Irons	4	1	0	6	0	22
TE Mel Grier	2	1	0	3	0	9
RB Phillip Embry	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jay Bishop	4	25	6.25	4.63
Jimmy Mills	2	9	4.50	3.86
Karl Chapman	1	6	6.00	4.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Reed	1	1	9	9.00	7.48

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ralph Witt	1	1	9	9.00	6.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Chapman	3	2
Jay Bishop	2	2
Jimmy Mills	2	2

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Vernon Wilcox	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Reed	11	6	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vernon Wilcox	10	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Derrick Williams	4	2	2
TE Vince Roberts	2	2	1
WR Brenden Lipford	2	1	1
RB Jimmy Mills	2	1	0
TE Monty Kirk	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harry Douglas	5	1	1
WR Bennie Nori	3	2	2
WR Lincoln Dodge	1	0	0
TE Mel Grier	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,500 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,300 (24,600)
End Zone 16,800 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,600 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (15,700)
Club Seats 5,900 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,500 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,300 (24,600)
End Zone	16,800 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,600 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (15,700)
Club Seats	5,900 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,300)