Week 1
Final2Q
7 - 0
S. Mitchell 4-yard TD catch from N. Lomax.
Made XP
2Q
7 - 7
J. Brooks 25-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.
Made XP
3Q
14 - 7
R. Green 29-yard TD catch from N. Lomax.
Made XP
3Q
14 - 14
E. Brown 61-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.
Made XP
4Q
14 - 21
M. Martin 15-yard TD catch from B. Esiason.
Made XP
Pass Yds
271
Esiason
CIN

Rush Yds
110
Mitchell
PHX

Rec Yds
143
Brown
CIN

Scrim TD
1
Mitchell
PHX

The Cincinnati Bengals emerged victorious over the Phoenix Cardinals, 21 to 14, on September 4, 1988.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Lomax #15 | 21/31 | 227 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 2-20 | 83.7 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 17/26 | 271 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 2-20 | 122.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 22 | 110 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 |
E. Ferrell #31 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 |
J.T. Smith #84 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
T. Jordan #32 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
N. Lomax #15 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brooks #21 | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 0 | 19 |
S. Wilson #32 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 18 |
B. Esiason #7 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
I. Woods #31,30 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.T. Smith #84 | 0/0 | 98 | 14.0 | 0 | 25 |
R. Green #81 | 0/0 | 75 | 18.8 | 1 | 29 |
E. Ferrell #31 | 0/0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 |
S. Mitchell #30 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 |
R. Awalt #80 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Brown #81 | 0/0 | 143 | 23.8 | 1 | 61 |
J. Brooks #21 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 25 |
T. McGee #85 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 21 |
M. Martin #88 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 15 |
R. Holman #82 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
I. Hillary #89 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Joe Nunn #50 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Smith #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Clasby #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Billups #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Thomas #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. White #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Buck #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Del Greco #3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Breech #3 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Horne #11 | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Fulhage #17 | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Jones #86 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Sikahema #36 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jennings #36 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Sikahema #36 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Martin #88 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Lomax #15 | 21/31 | 227 | 7.3 | 2 | 2 | 2-20 | 83.7 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #30 | 22 | 110 | 5.0 | 0 | 23 |
E. Ferrell #31 | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 |
J.T. Smith #84 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
T. Jordan #32 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 |
N. Lomax #15 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J.T. Smith #84 | 0/0 | 98 | 14.0 | 0 | 25 |
R. Green #81 | 0/0 | 75 | 18.8 | 1 | 29 |
E. Ferrell #31 | 0/0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | 10 |
S. Mitchell #30 | 0/0 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | 8 |
R. Awalt #80 | 0/0 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Joe Nunn #50 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Smith #45 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Clasby #79 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Del Greco #3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Horne #11 | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Jones #86 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
V. Sikahema #36 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Sikahema #36 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 17/26 | 271 | 10.4 | 3 | 1 | 2-20 | 122.4 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brooks #21 | 9 | 75 | 8.3 | 0 | 19 |
S. Wilson #32 | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 0 | 18 |
B. Esiason #7 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
I. Woods #31,30 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Brown #81 | 0/0 | 143 | 23.8 | 1 | 61 |
J. Brooks #21 | 0/0 | 43 | 14.3 | 1 | 25 |
T. McGee #85 | 0/0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 21 |
M. Martin #88 | 0/0 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 15 |
R. Holman #82 | 0/0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 9 |
I. Hillary #89 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Billups #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
E. Thomas #22 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
L. White #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Buck #99 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Breech #3 | 0/1 | 3/3 | 3 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Fulhage #17 | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Jennings #36 | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Martin #88 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
374
Total Yds
403
207
Pass Yds
251
167
Rush Yds
152
66
Total Plays
55
5.7
Yards Per Play
7.3
6.3
Yards Per Pass
9.0
5.1
Yards Per Rush
5.6
23
1st Downs
21
14
Passing 1st Downs
12
9
Rushing 1st Downs
8
0
1st Downs from Penalties
1
2
Punts
3
2
Turnovers
1
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
3
Penalties
3
2.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0