The Cincinnati Bengals managed to stay ahead of the Baltimore Ravens, 16 to 14, on December 21, 1997.
1st quarter
BAL
CIN
Marco Battaglia 8-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Doug Pelfrey kick)
0
7
3rd quarter
BAL
CIN
Derrick Alexander 83-yard pass from Eric Zeier (Matt Stover kick)
7
7
Doug Pelfrey 44-yard field goal
7
10
4th quarter
BAL
CIN
Darnay Scott 77-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (kick failed)
7
16
Eric Green 12-yard pass from Eric Zeier (Matt Stover kick)
14
16
Ravens
Bengals
1st Downs
15
18
Passing 1st Downs
13
11
Rushing 1st Downs
2
2
1st downs from penalties
0
5
3rd down efficiency
5 - 17
5 - 16
4th down efficiency
1 - 2
0 - 0
Total Plays
65
66
Total Yards
355
302
Yards per play
5.5
4.6
Passing
304
237
Comp - Att
28 - 41
21 - 34
Yards per pass
6.3
6.4
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Sacks - Yards lost
7 - 45
3 - 17
Rushing
51
65
Rushing Attempts
17
29
Yards per rush
3.0
2.2
Penalties
12
6
Turnovers
0
0
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
27:59
32:01
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Zeier | 28 | 41 | 349 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 110.7 |
| Team | 28 | 41 | 304 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 110.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Lewis | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 |
| Bam Morris | 13 | 22 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Eric Zeier | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Earnest Byner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Alexander | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 1 | |
| Michael Jackson | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 0 | |
| Eric Green | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| Jermaine Lewis | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| Bam Morris | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Earnest Byner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 28 | 349 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Langham | 1.0 | |||||
| Ray Lewis | 1.0 | |||||
| Keith Washington | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 3.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Stover | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Montgomery | 9 | 423 | 47.0 | |
| Team | 9 | 423 | 47.0 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Lewis | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| James Roe | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine Lewis | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Esiason | 21 | 34 | 254 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104.3 |
| Team | 21 | 34 | 237 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 104.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 24 | 60 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 65 | 2.2 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnay Scott | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 1 | |
| Marco Battaglia | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | |
| David Dunn | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 0 | |
| Corey Dillon | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| James Hundon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Brian Milne | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Tony McGee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 21 | 254 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Dixon | 3.5 | |||||
| James Francis | 0.5 | |||||
| Bo Orlando | 1.0 | |||||
| Sam Shade | 1.0 | |||||
| Reinard Wilson | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 7.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Pelfrey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Johnson | 9 | 385 | 42.8 | |
| Team | 9 | 385 | 42.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Bieniemy | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Myers | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
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