Week 16, 2023

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Bengals	3	10	7	0	-	20
St. Louis Rams	7	10	3	17	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 STL - Martinez Whitfield 6 pass from Sammie Holmes (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 05:01 CIN - Gary McCarthy 32 field goal
2Q: 13:50 STL - Martinez Whitfield 3 pass from Sammie Holmes (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 12:07 STL - Lester Arnold 36 field goal
2Q: 09:40 CIN - Gary McCarthy 31 field goal
2Q: 03:16 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 35 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 05:49 CIN - Mercury Dawkins 16 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 00:39 STL - Lester Arnold 31 field goal
4Q: 14:04 STL - William Lundberg 49 pass from Sammie Holmes (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 06:10 STL - Daniel Taylor 3 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 00:13 STL - Lester Arnold 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 STL - Martinez Whitfield 6 pass from Sammie Holmes (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 05:01 CIN - Gary McCarthy 32 field goal
2Q: 13:50 STL - Martinez Whitfield 3 pass from Sammie Holmes (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 12:07 STL - Lester Arnold 36 field goal
2Q: 09:40 CIN - Gary McCarthy 31 field goal
2Q: 03:16 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 35 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 05:49 CIN - Mercury Dawkins 16 pass from Fred Mount (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 00:39 STL - Lester Arnold 31 field goal
4Q: 14:04 STL - William Lundberg 49 pass from Sammie Holmes (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 06:10 STL - Daniel Taylor 3 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 00:13 STL - Lester Arnold 19 field goal

Team Statistics CIN STL
Record 7-8 7-8
First Downs 15 27
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 11 19
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 402 428
- Offensive Plays 49 79
- Yards per Play 8.20 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 81 183
- Rushing Attempts 14 42
- Yards per Rush 5.79 4.36
Net Passing Yards 321 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 321 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 9.17 6.62
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/8 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/16 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/37 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/117 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 20:03 39:57

Team Statistics	CIN	STL
Record	7-8	7-8
First Downs	15	27
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	11	19
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	402	428
- Offensive Plays	49	79
- Yards per Play	8.20	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	81	183
- Rushing Attempts	14	42
- Yards per Rush	5.79	4.36
Net Passing Yards	321	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	321	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	9.17	6.62
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/8	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/16	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/37	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/117	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	20:03	39:57

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:14	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
1	8:04	3:11	OWN 20	5	65	Field Goal
2	13:43	0:46	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	12:02	2:29	OWN 30	5	56	Field Goal
2	7:39	1:02	OWN 22	3	55	Fumble
2	4:38	1:34	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 20	1	15	Half
3	13:11	1:45	OWN 47	5	13	Punt
3	8:09	2:30	OWN 18	5	82	Touchdown
3	0:31	1:27	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	13:48	2:27	OWN 31	5	25	Downs
4	6:01	1:16	OWN 29	5	18	Downs

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:46	4:42	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
1	4:53	6:10	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	12:57	0:55	OPP 7	3	-12	Field Goal
2	9:33	1:54	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
2	6:37	1:59	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	3:04	2:34	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	11:26	3:17	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
3	5:39	5:08	OWN 29	10	57	Field Goal
4	14:04	0:16	OPP 49	1	49	Touchdown
4	11:21	5:20	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
4	4:45	4:40	OPP 47	11	45	Field Goal

Game MVP: Sammie Holmes, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
K.C. Carter	13	40	3.08	15	2	0
Dominic Henry	1	41	41.00	41	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel Taylor	28	110	3.93	16	3	1
Levon Felker	11	66	6.00	34	1	0
Sammie Holmes	3	7	2.33	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Fred Mount	35	20	321	0/0	2	49	0	106.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	36	20	252	1/7	3	49	0	105.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kennedy Hallman	9	14	164	18.22	57	46	1
TE Kirk Kerr	3	3	45	15.00	36	42	0
WR Mercury Dawkins	2	9	65	32.50	31	49	1
TE Brant Emerson	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Ronnie Clements	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Lionel Boult	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	3	9	9.00	1	9	0
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Daniel Taylor	5	6	39	7.80	9	12	0
WR Kirk Ellison	4	8	69	17.25	4	26	0
WR William Lundberg	3	8	74	24.67	42	49	1
WR Martinez Whitfield	3	7	17	5.67	6	8	2
TE Freddie Winters	2	2	12	6.00	3	7	0
RB Levon Felker	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
TE Dennis Hanson	1	1	20	20.00	7	20	0
WR Marc Lesky	1	3	13	13.00	3	13	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kennedy Hallman	1	0	0
Kurt Barge	1	0	0
Tito Delgadillo	0	1	0
Dixon Bishop	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Levon Felker	1	0	0
Spencer Fleming	0	1	1
Freddie Winters	0	1	0
Drew Rollo	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Hopper	4	130	32.5	25.5	54	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Cesario	5	207	41.4	34.0	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Barge	4	37	9.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Ellison	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Clements	4	91	22.8	0
Kurt Barge	1	26	26.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Henry Granata	12	1	1.0	36	33
DT Eugene Schwartz	6	2	0.0	29	22
S Luther McClanahan	6	1	0.0	33	34
CB J.B. Lee	6	0	0.0	31	20
CB Randall Henry	5	3	0.0	39	33
DT Rickey Wolf	4	2	0.0	31	28
CB Wally Yancey	3	0	0.0	25	23
DE Dixon Bishop	3	0	0.0	29	28
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	2	0.0	28	25
DE Monty Magnone	2	1	0.0	33	29
CB Harvey Springer	2	1	0.0	21	28
ILB Tommy Begian	2	0	0.0	6	7
OLB Quinn McGregor	2	0	0.0	18	11
DE Donovan Harding	1	2	0.0	17	17
DT Tony Nixon	1	0	0.0	13	9
DT Victor Borders	1	0	0.0	9	5

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	6	2	14	34
S Allen Wooden	4	1	8	13
CB Robbie Williamson	4	0	10	23
OLB Dwight Barnes	3	3	8	8
CB Joe Wooden	3	0	11	31
ILB Drew Rollo	2	1	10	21
S Lewis Niemeyer	2	0	7	25
CB Clifton Basford	2	0	7	15
DT Grant Kozak	1	0	6	18
DT Donald Costa	1	0	11	24
CB Vernon Garrison	1	0	3	4
DE Christian Stuart	1	0	12	26
DE Terrell Fulkerson	1	0	11	25
CB Robbie Allen	0	3	5	20
OLB Sherman Wilson	0	1	4	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Henry Granata	1.0	1	0	33
DT Rickey Wolf	0.0	1	1	28
OLB Terrell Campbell	0.0	1	0	15
DE Donovan Harding	0.0	1	0	17

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Christian Stuart	1	1	1	26
DE Jake Corbett	1	1	0	12
DT Donald Costa	1	0	0	24
DT Max Coles	1	0	0	14
DT Jorge Schultz	0	3	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB J.B. Lee	4	1	20
CB Randall Henry	4	1	33
ILB Henry Granata	4	0	33
S Luther McClanahan	3	1	34
CB Wally Yancey	2	0	23
CB Harvey Springer	2	0	28
ILB Tommy Begian	1	0	7
OLB Vernon Douglas	0	1	25
OLB Terrell Campbell	0	1	15
OLB Quinn McGregor	0	1	11

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	5	2	34
CB Robbie Williamson	4	0	23
CB Joe Wooden	3	0	31
ILB Drew Rollo	2	0	21
S Lewis Niemeyer	2	0	25
CB Clifton Basford	1	2	15
OLB Dwight Barnes	1	0	8
CB Vernon Garrison	1	0	4
S Allen Wooden	1	0	13
OLB Ernest Ballard	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Gus Murphy	1	4	13	32
Patrick Wrighster	1	3	14	35
Christian Roosenraad	1	3	12	28
Kirk Kerr	1	1	11	21
Carl Frankel	0	2	6	20
Charlie Sanford	0	1	6	20

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos Brock	4	12	0	38	0	37
Jumbo Nathan	3	6	0	35	1	29
Mack Norris	2	7	1	42	0	37
George Coffey	2	5	1	37	0	32
Dennis Hanson	1	2	0	13	0	13
Teddy Buchanan	1	1	0	12	0	13
Joseph Sampson	0	4	0	38	0	36
Freddie Winters	0	2	0	31	0	22

Special Teams Statistics

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Boult	1	17
Ronnie Clements	1	15
Luther McClanahan	1	11
Ernest Scott	0	24
Rondell Marsh	0	20
Brant Emerson	0	19
Tito Delgadillo	0	18
Charlie Sanford	0	18
Terrell Campbell	0	17
Wally Yancey	0	16
Tommy Begian	0	14
Kurt Barge	0	13
Harvey Springer	0	11
Gary McCarthy	0	7
Darrell Thingvold	0	6
J.T. Bussey	0	6
Eugene Schwartz	0	6
Carl Frankel	0	6
Kirk Kerr	0	6
Christian Roosenraad	0	6
Gus Murphy	0	5
Bruce Hopper	0	4
Vernon Douglas	0	4
Victor Borders	0	4
Rickey Wolf	0	3
Monty Magnone	0	3
J.B. Lee	0	3
Randall Henry	0	3
Dixon Bishop	0	2
Norm Huntley	0	2
Henry Granata	0	2
Donovan Harding	0	2
Marcus Quigley	0	2
Dominic Henry	0	1
Tony Nixon	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Fleming	5	13
Levon Felker	1	23
Clifton Basford	1	18
Martinez Whitfield	1	16
Dwight Barnes	1	13
Donnell Fuller	0	20
Dennis Hanson	0	19
Quentin Neufeldt	0	16
Joe Wooden	0	15
Allen Wooden	0	13
Lester Arnold	0	11
William Lundberg	0	9
Cris Sanders	0	9
Ernest Ballard	0	8
Randy Quesnel	0	8
Winfred Poole	0	8
Freddie Winters	0	7
Kirk Ellison	0	7
Teddy Buchanan	0	7
Jumbo Nathan	0	6
Max Coles	0	6
George Coffey	0	5
Drew Rollo	0	5
Marcus Cesario	0	5
Grant Kozak	0	3
Donald Costa	0	3
Mack Norris	0	3
Henry Von Oelhoffen	0	3
Lewis Niemeyer	0	2
Jake Corbett	0	2
Robbie Williamson	0	2
Sherman Wilson	0	2
Jorge Schultz	0	2
Randall Money	0	2
Harold Amon	0	2
Daniel Taylor	0	1
Robbie Allen	0	1
Vernon Garrison	0	1
Hardy Chatman	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	59	11.8
Middle	7	18	2.6
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	52	4.7
Middle	20	92	4.6
Right	10	40	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Fred Mount	35	20	4	0	1	5	5	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	36	20	3	3	3	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	96	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	170	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	49	8.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	102	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	124	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Hallman	14	9	0	164	2	33
WR Mercury Dawkins	9	2	0	65	1	26
WR D.J. Miklusicak	3	1	0	9	0	16
TE Kirk Kerr	3	3	0	45	1	21
WR Lionel Boult	2	1	1	6	0	8
TE Brant Emerson	1	1	0	11	0	9
WR Ronnie Clements	1	1	0	12	0	1
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB K.C. Carter	1	1	0	6	0	28

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Lundberg	8	3	1	74	1	19
WR Kirk Ellison	8	4	1	69	1	32
WR Martinez Whitfield	7	3	1	17	0	18
RB Daniel Taylor	6	5	0	39	0	29
WR Marc Lesky	3	1	0	13	0	15
TE Freddie Winters	2	2	0	12	0	22
RB Levon Felker	1	1	0	8	0	8
TE Dennis Hanson	1	1	0	20	1	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Taylor	7	19	2.71	3.93
Levon Felker	4	15	3.75	6.00
Sammie Holmes	1	-1	-1.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Fred Mount	1	1	16	16.00	9.17

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	9	4	21	2.33	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Dawkins	1	1	16	16.00	7.22

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martinez Whitfield	3	2	9	3.00	2.43
TE Freddie Winters	2	2	12	6.00	6.00
WR Kirk Ellison	2	0	0	0.00	8.63
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0	0.00	9.25
WR Marc Lesky	1	0	0	0.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
K.C. Carter	2	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Felker	2	1
Sammie Holmes	1	0
Daniel Taylor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Fred Mount	6	2	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	13	8	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch
WR Lionel Boult	2	1
WR Mercury Dawkins	2	0
WR Kennedy Hallman	1	1
WR D.J. Miklusicak	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Lundberg	3	1	1
WR Martinez Whitfield	2	1	1
RB Daniel Taylor	2	2	2
WR Kirk Ellison	2	1	1
TE Freddie Winters	1	1	1
RB Levon Felker	1	1	1
TE Dennis Hanson	1	1	1
WR Marc Lesky	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 16,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 000 (20,400)
End Zone 4,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine 3,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 5,000 (13,000)
Club Seats 2,700 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	16,200 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	000 (20,400)
End Zone	4,200 (14,700)
Mezzanine	3,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	5,000 (13,000)
Club Seats	2,700 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,100)