Week 16, 2030

played in Cincinnati, OH

25 degrees, snow, 13 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	0	10	6	-	26
Cincinnati Bengals	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 NOS - Bernard Richard 30 field goal
1Q: 07:37 NOS - Phillip Newman 21 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:29 CIN - Ken Brisby 44 field goal
3Q: 04:44 CIN - Ken Brisby 43 field goal
3Q: 00:57 NOS - Bernard Richard 48 field goal
3Q: 00:28 NOS - Steve Ziel 7 fumble return (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 02:07 NOS - Bernard Richard 55 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NOS - Bernard Richard 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 NOS - Bernard Richard 30 field goal
1Q: 07:37 NOS - Phillip Newman 21 pass from Alan Poole (Bernard Richard extra point)
2Q: 00:29 CIN - Ken Brisby 44 field goal
3Q: 04:44 CIN - Ken Brisby 43 field goal
3Q: 00:57 NOS - Bernard Richard 48 field goal
3Q: 00:28 NOS - Steve Ziel 7 fumble return (Bernard Richard extra point)
4Q: 02:07 NOS - Bernard Richard 55 field goal
4Q: 00:20 NOS - Bernard Richard 21 field goal

Team Statistics NOS CIN
Record 12-3 5-10
First Downs 12 14
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 4 8
- by Penalty 3 4
Total Net Yards 186 186
- Offensive Plays 56 73
- Yards per Play 3.32 2.55
Net Rushing Yards 103 36
- Rushing Attempts 33 20
- Yards per Rush 3.12 1.80
Net Passing Yards 83 150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 9 - 2 48 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 88 188
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 5/38
- Yards per Pass Play 3.61 2.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 3/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 14/118 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 6/56
Interception Ret./Yards 2/50 2/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 18
Time of Possession 29:08 30:52

Team Statistics	NOS	CIN
Record	12-3	5-10
First Downs	12	14
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	4	8
- by Penalty	3	4
Total Net Yards	186	186
- Offensive Plays	56	73
- Yards per Play	3.32	2.55
Net Rushing Yards	103	36
- Rushing Attempts	33	20
- Yards per Rush	3.12	1.80
Net Passing Yards	83	150
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 9 - 2	48 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	88	188
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	5/38
- Yards per Pass Play	3.61	2.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	3/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	14/118	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	6/56
Interception Ret./Yards	2/50	2/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 18
Time of Possession	29:08	30:52

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	2:12	OWN 36	5	51	Field Goal
1	9:16	1:56	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
1	5:43	1:28	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
1	3:03	1:35	OWN 37	4	9	Interception
1	0:30	1:35	OWN 36	4	21	Punt
2	10:50	1:58	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	7:25	3:50	OWN 29	7	27	Interception
2	2:28	1:08	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 21	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 27	4	4	Punt
3	8:36	1:11	OWN 9	3	1	Punt
3	4:38	3:48	OWN 49	6	20	Field Goal
4	7:33	1:48	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
4	3:50	1:48	OPP 42	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:35	1:23	OPP 6	3	2	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
1	11:16	2:00	OWN 17	3	-6	Punt
1	7:20	1:37	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
1	4:15	1:12	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
1	1:28	0:58	OWN 38	3	-3	Punt
2	13:55	3:05	OWN 1	6	9	Punt
2	8:52	1:27	OWN 9	3	5	Punt
2	3:35	1:07	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
2	1:20	0:58	OWN 31	5	42	Field Goal
3	12:48	4:12	OWN 9	9	46	Punt
3	7:25	2:47	OWN 48	6	26	Field Goal
3	0:50	0:38	OWN 19	1	-12	Fumble
3	0:12	7:39	OWN 12	14	73	Interception
4	5:45	1:55	OWN 3	8	39	Downs
4	2:02	0:27	OWN 14	2	0	Interception
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Max Tank, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeffrey Cote	16	48	3.00	13	1
Grant Guthrie	10	25	2.50	13	1
Alan Poole	5	25	5.00	16	1
Bobby Irwin	2	5	2.50	3	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Dotson	8	8	1.00	4	0
Richie Reichardt	7	27	3.86	10	1
Todd Lassner	3	5	1.67	7	0
John Cortez	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	22	9	88	1/5	1	25	2	30.1

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Lassner	48	20	188	5/38	0	32	2	35.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	3	5	55	18.33	12	25	1
WR Rick Collins	2	3	6	3.00	0	7	0
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Grant Guthrie	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lester Culjat	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR J.C. Vance	7	18	103	14.71	52	32
RB Richie Reichardt	3	4	11	3.67	0	9
WR Sam Dimcheff	3	7	24	8.00	0	12
TE Thurman Hutchison	2	5	8	4.00	0	5
WR Myron Hansen	2	4	7	3.50	0	4
WR Will Tanner	1	7	5	5.00	4	5
WR Oscar Barrett	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Shannon Watkins	1	1	30	30.00	18	30

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jorge Cloude	1	34	34.00	0
S Steve Ziel	1	16	16.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Oliver Romberg	1	4	4.00	0
CB Bill Shelton	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Ziel	1	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1	0
Max Tank	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov
Richie Reichardt	1	0
Todd Lassner	1	0
Thurman Hutchison	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	7	360	51.4	50.0	60	5

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Mills	9	393	43.7	42.0	60	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Richard	4/4	2/2	1/1	55	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ken Brisby	2/2	2/2	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Hopkins	3	15	5.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.C. Vance	2	9	4.5	0
Myron Hansen	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	56	28.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Fleming	5	44	8.8	0
Bill Shelton	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	8	1	0.0	19	48
ILB Lamar McCarthy	7	2	0.0	13	42
S Jorge Cloude	5	1	0.0	19	38
DT Burt Tamaarkin	4	0	0.0	9	23
DE Max Tank	3	0	2.5	12	39
S Steve Ziel	3	2	0.0	12	43
S Duane Sterritt	3	1	0.0	18	45
CB Ty Covington	3	0	0.0	14	37
CB Bubba Reese	3	0	0.0	14	47
ILB Jose Barfield	2	2	1.0	6	11
DE Brent Robbins	1	1	1.0	14	42
DT Eddie Bloomer	1	0	0.0	3	9
DT Junior Reeves	1	0	0.0	11	30
CB Norbert Dawson	1	0	0.0	6	6
WR Mercury Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Lester Culjat	1	0	---	---	---
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	0.5	17	39
ILB Dale Landolt	0	1	0.0	7	8

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trevor Baniewicz	5	3	1.0	29	19
ILB Peter Evans	5	3	0.0	29	21
CB Oliver Romberg	4	1	0.0	14	17
DT Jeff Damron	3	2	0.0	20	9
S Ike Cooks	3	1	0.0	25	22
CB Rondell Nelson	3	0	0.0	22	16
CB Doug Fleming	3	0	0.0	29	22
DT Gus Breaux	3	0	0.0	26	16
CB Bill Shelton	3	0	0.0	17	10
DT Isaac Reese	2	0	0.0	15	11
DE Corey Knutzen	2	0	0.0	13	6
S Antonio Flannery	1	2	0.0	15	13
DE Alan Whiteford	1	1	0.0	22	11
OLB Bernie Marshak	1	1	0.0	16	10
WR Will Tanner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Sam Dimcheff	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Clarence Weber	1	0	0.0	7	2
S Claude Thomason	1	0	0.0	29	17

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Max Tank	2.5	0	4	2	39
DE Brent Robbins	1.0	0	1	3	42
ILB Jose Barfield	1.0	0	0	0	11
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.5	0	1	0	39
S Jorge Cloude	0.0	1	0	0	38
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	1	0	0	23
S Steve Ziel	0.0	0	2	0	43
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Tony Nixon	0.0	0	1	0	16

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Trevor Baniewicz	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Arnie Schwartz	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Byron Bennett	4	1	0	48
S Jorge Cloude	4	0	1	38
CB Ty Covington	3	1	0	37
CB Bubba Reese	3	0	0	47
ILB Lamar McCarthy	3	0	0	42
S Steve Ziel	2	1	1	43
S Duane Sterritt	1	0	0	45

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Oliver Romberg	3	2	1	17
CB Doug Fleming	2	3	0	22
S Ike Cooks	2	0	0	22
CB Bill Shelton	1	0	1	10
ILB Peter Evans	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent Sinclair	1	7	26	0	17
Dwayne Peyton	1	5	27	1	22
Mel Harper	1	5	27	0	15
Rex Dunn	1	3	20	0	13
Cris Scott	1	3	28	0	22
Vernon Huffman	0	3	11	0	9
Joseph Sherman	0	2	29	0	18
Archie Garrett	0	1	10	0	5

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Byron Doan	2	3	0	19	1	48
Alfred Gilmore	1	8	1	20	2	53
Randal Schechter	0	3	0	19	1	51
Christian Roosenraad	0	2	0	20	1	53
Joe Newton	0	1	0	3	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ed McCarthy	2	25
Bobby Irwin	2	22
Tommie Grange	2	13
Rex Dunn	1	19
Rick Collins	1	18
Norbert Dawson	1	3
Jimmy Roberts	0	19
Jose Barfield	0	18
Justin Borders	0	17
Bubba Reese	0	16
Lester Culjat	0	15
Joseph Sherman	0	11
Mitchell Emmons	0	11
B.J. Givens	0	11
Archie Garrett	0	11
Byron Bennett	0	11
Mercury Hopkins	0	11
Vernon Huffman	0	11
Bernard Richard	0	11
Mel Harper	0	9
Junior Reeves	0	8
Rodney Whalen	0	8
Duane Sterritt	0	7
Darnell Briggs	0	7
Cary Clinton	0	6
Brent Robbins	0	5
Lamar McCarthy	0	5
Ty Covington	0	4
Bryan Harding	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	2
Johnny Rasmussen	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Danny Cortez	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Burt Tamaarkin	0	2
Steve Ziel	0	2
Dwayne Peyton	0	1
Trent Sinclair	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Fleming	2	21
Shannon Watkins	1	21
Will McAdams	1	21
Earl McKissick	1	19
Bernie Marshak	0	25
Bill Shelton	0	22
John Cortez	0	21
Shawn Simmons	0	17
Antonio Flannery	0	16
Rondell Nelson	0	13
Jumbo Cutting	0	12
Oscar Barrett	0	12
Randal Schechter	0	11
Joe Newton	0	11
Howie Dixon	0	11
Cornelius Mills	0	9
Gus Murphy	0	7
Christian Roosenraad	0	7
Thurman Hutchison	0	7
Alan Whiteford	0	7
Byron Doan	0	6
Isaac Reese	0	6
J.C. Vance	0	6
Ken Brisby	0	5
Corey Knutzen	0	5
Ike Cooks	0	4
Gus Breaux	0	4
Peter Evans	0	4
Trevor Baniewicz	0	3
Nolan Richert	0	3
Claude Thomason	0	3
Jeff Damron	0	2
Myron Hansen	0	2
Oliver Romberg	0	2
Ed Buckley	0	2
Arnie Schwartz	0	2
C.J. Dotson	0	2
Alvin Van Dam	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	40	3.3
Middle	13	47	3.6
Right	7	18	2.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	12	26	2.2
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	22	9	2	0	5	5	1	0	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Lassner	48	20	4	7	4	3	10	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	10	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	57	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	98	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	6	92	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	5	3	0	55	2	21
WR Mercury Hopkins	5	1	1	0	0	8
WR Rick Collins	3	2	1	6	0	17
TE Mitchell Emmons	2	1	1	10	0	12
RB Grant Guthrie	2	0	1	0	0	14
TE Jimmy Roberts	2	1	0	13	0	12
WR Lester Culjat	2	0	1	0	0	5
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0	4	0	6

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.C. Vance	18	7	1	103	3	50
WR Will Tanner	7	1	2	5	0	40
WR Sam Dimcheff	7	3	1	24	0	42
TE Thurman Hutchison	5	2	0	8	0	28
RB Richie Reichardt	4	3	0	11	0	33
WR Myron Hansen	4	2	0	7	0	21
WR Oscar Barrett	2	1	0	0	0	11
FB Shannon Watkins	1	1	0	30	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Cote	3	3	1.00	3.00
Bobby Irwin	1	3	3.00	2.50
Grant Guthrie	1	1	1.00	2.50

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Todd Lassner	2	1	3	1.50	3.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Richie Reichardt	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Myron Hansen	1	1	3	3.00	1.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Guthrie	4	1
Jeffrey Cote	2	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Todd Lassner	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Todd Lassner	15	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Mercury Hopkins	5	1
WR Rick Collins	1	0
RB Grant Guthrie	1	0
WR Lester Culjat	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Vance	5	1	0
WR Myron Hansen	3	2	2
WR Sam Dimcheff	3	1	1
WR Will Tanner	1	0	0
TE Thurman Hutchison	1	0	0
RB Richie Reichardt	1	1	0
WR Oscar Barrett	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,000 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,100 (19,800)
End Zone 6,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 3,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,600 (12,700)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,000 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,100 (19,800)
End Zone	6,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	3,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,600 (12,700)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (2,800)