Week 16, 2054

played in Cincinnati, OH

21 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	0	3	0	0	-	3
Cincinnati Bengals	0	0	14	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:58 NOS - O.J. Thomas 35 field goal
3Q: 11:37 CIN - Seth Wainright 20 pass from George Small (Quentin Morales extra point)
3Q: 02:35 CIN - Myron Peterson 31 pass from George Small (Quentin Morales extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:58 NOS - O.J. Thomas 35 field goal
3Q: 11:37 CIN - Seth Wainright 20 pass from George Small (Quentin Morales extra point)
3Q: 02:35 CIN - Myron Peterson 31 pass from George Small (Quentin Morales extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CIN
Record 8-6-1 5-10
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 1 6
- by Passing 16 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 294 364
- Offensive Plays 67 59
- Yards per Play 4.39 6.17
Net Rushing Yards 26 87
- Rushing Attempts 20 24
- Yards per Rush 1.30 3.63
Net Passing Yards 268 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 1 32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 284 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 7.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/19 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	NOS	CIN
Record	8-6-1	5-10
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	1	6
- by Passing	16	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	294	364
- Offensive Plays	67	59
- Yards per Play	4.39	6.17
Net Rushing Yards	26	87
- Rushing Attempts	20	24
- Yards per Rush	1.30	3.63
Net Passing Yards	268	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 1	32 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	284	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	7.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/19	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:17	OWN 25	6	32	Punt
1	11:33	1:25	50	3	11	Interception
1	8:39	2:53	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	2:44	4:54	OWN 26	9	56	Field Goal
2	8:48	2:28	OWN 7	5	28	Punt
2	3:37	1:05	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 35	4	24	Half
3	11:23	0:52	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
3	8:20	3:39	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
3	2:20	2:27	OWN 40	5	16	Punt
4	12:31	2:03	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
4	9:07	5:14	OWN 7	14	55	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:43	0:10	OWN 20	1	30	Fumble
1	10:08	1:29	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
1	5:46	3:02	OWN 15	7	48	Interception
2	12:50	4:02	OWN 35	6	16	Punt
2	6:20	2:43	OWN 32	4	7	Punt
2	2:32	1:58	OWN 35	7	37	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:37	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
3	10:31	2:11	OWN 45	3	-4	Punt
3	4:41	2:21	OWN 17	4	83	Touchdown
4	14:53	2:22	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	10:28	1:21	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	3:53	3:53	OWN 38	9	24	Game

Game MVP: George Small, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Ralph Maxwell	11	25	2.27	9
Bernie Randall	7	6	0.86	5
Casey Nixon	2	-5	-2.50	-1

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tucker Buhlmann	10	29	2.90	10	1
Horace Perez	8	39	4.88	20	1
George Small	4	13	3.25	8	0
Allen Fauria	1	9	9.00	9	0
Seth Wainright	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Casey Nixon	44	27	284	3/16	0	26	1	70.6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
George Small	32	23	292	3/15	2	33	1	107.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ernie Vernon	8	11	112	14.00	53	24
RB Bernie Randall	6	6	24	4.00	2	10
WR Sherman McDougall	5	9	42	8.40	2	13
TE Jaylen Palumbo	3	8	41	13.67	12	15
WR Keith Gray	2	3	18	9.00	6	13
TE Dustin Perry	2	4	45	22.50	22	26
RB Ralph Maxwell	1	1	2	2.00	3	2
WR Darnell Wadley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Seth Wainright	5	7	53	10.60	25	20	1
WR Myron Peterson	4	4	52	13.00	24	31	1
TE Levon Dockett	4	4	38	9.50	9	16	0
WR Cedric Dixon	3	5	82	27.33	64	30	0
TE Allen Fauria	2	5	0	0.00	0	2	0
RB Horace Perez	2	2	48	24.00	39	33	0
WR Josh Mullens	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
RB Tim Askey	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
RB Tucker Buhlmann	1	2	4	4.00	1	4	0
TE Zach Fletcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devonte Luzio	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jamal Walsh	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ralph Maxwell	1	1	0
Bernie Randall	1	0	0
Derek Dorey	0	1	0
Sherman McDougall	0	1	0
Mason Monahan	0	0	2
Stan Reynolds	0	0	1
Mark Flynn	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Small	2	1	0
Cedric Dixon	1	1	0
Seth Wainright	1	0	0
Ivan McAdams	0	1	0
Miles Grinnell	0	0	1
Oliver Schroeder	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Van Pelt	8	336	42.0	32.5	49	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny McGrath	6	302	50.3	44.0	70	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
O.J. Thomas	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	0/0

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Quentin Morales	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Washington	1	-2	-2.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dale Traylor	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman McDougall	1	28	28.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Dixon	1	21	21.0	0
Seth Wainright	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Spector	7	2	0.0	24	34
S Devonte Luzio	4	0	0.0	24	35
CB Mark Flynn	3	0	1.0	16	23
DE Doug Henderson	3	2	0.5	20	26
OLB Derek Dorey	3	3	0.0	12	13
ILB Gregory Lytle	3	1	0.0	24	35
CB Les Stargell	3	1	0.0	9	10
CB Mason Monahan	3	0	0.0	18	33
DT Stan Reynolds	2	0	1.0	13	19
OLB Chandler Madison	2	3	0.0	11	21
DT Preston Arnold	2	1	0.0	14	14
CB Erik McKie	2	1	0.0	18	17
OLB Carlton Conley	2	1	0.0	9	18
DE Tommy Walton	2	0	0.0	22	30
DT Brad Malone	1	1	0.5	6	15
DT Kenyon George	1	0	0.0	15	22
CB Kerry Washington	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Ramon LaPierre	1	0	0.0	5	7
TE Dustin Perry	1	0	---	---	---

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Oliver Schroeder	8	1	0.0	19	40
S Miles Grinnell	7	0	0.0	19	36
CB Caden Hartman	6	0	0.0	10	34
OLB David McDuffie	5	0	1.0	13	27
OLB Lukas Buvinov	5	3	0.0	19	34
DT Trevor Hardwick	4	4	1.0	19	35
CB Jamal Walsh	3	0	0.0	18	47
CB Dale Traylor	3	0	0.0	19	38
DE Tucker Hartman	2	0	1.0	20	46
DT Neil Hirneisen	2	1	0.0	19	34
S Sam Pescaia	2	1	0.0	13	24
DE Owen Blades	2	0	0.0	5	20
S Pedro Wolfe	1	1	0.0	8	25
TE Allen Fauria	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mitchell Dhamers	0	1	0.0	2	17
CB Kelly Denson	0	1	0.0	1	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Stan Reynolds	1.0	0	1	19
CB Mark Flynn	1.0	0	0	23
DE Doug Henderson	0.5	0	0	26
DT Brad Malone	0.5	0	0	15
CB Erik McKie	0.0	1	0	17

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tucker Hartman	1.0	2	2	2	46
DT Trevor Hardwick	1.0	0	1	0	35
OLB David McDuffie	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Owen Blades	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Neil Hirneisen	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mason Monahan	5	0	0	33
S Darrin Spector	4	0	0	34
S Devonte Luzio	2	1	1	35
OLB Carlton Conley	2	1	0	18
ILB Gregory Lytle	2	0	0	35
CB Mark Flynn	2	0	0	23
OLB Chandler Madison	1	1	0	21
CB Erik McKie	1	0	0	17
DT Kenyon George	1	0	0	22
CB Kerry Washington	1	0	0	7
OLB Derek Dorey	1	0	0	13
CB Les Stargell	1	0	0	10

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Caden Hartman	6	1	0	34
ILB Oliver Schroeder	4	1	0	40
S Miles Grinnell	4	0	0	36
OLB Lukas Buvinov	4	0	0	34
CB Jamal Walsh	2	1	1	47
S Sam Pescaia	2	1	0	24
CB Dale Traylor	2	0	0	38
OLB David McDuffie	1	1	0	27
DE Owen Blades	1	0	0	20
DT Neil Hirneisen	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Clancy	1	5	20	1	47
Orlando Taliancich	1	4	20	1	47
Monty Meadows	1	4	20	0	47
Clarence Florez	0	4	20	0	47
Griffin Wallace	0	2	20	1	47
Jaylen Palumbo	0	1	20	0	46

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Drew Griffin	3	5	24	0	35
Ivan McAdams	2	5	24	1	35
Darryl Ogden	1	5	24	1	35
Braxton Stevenson	1	3	24	0	35
Wyatt Timm	1	2	24	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Stan Reynolds	5	11
Ramon LaPierre	1	19

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Horace Perez	1	20
Levon Dockett	1	9

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Clancy	20	47	---	---	9	76
Sherman McDougall	20	47	---	---	3	70
Clarence Florez	20	47	---	---	---	67
Monty Meadows	20	47	---	---	---	67
Orlando Taliancich	20	47	---	---	---	67
Griffin Wallace	20	47	---	---	---	67
Casey Nixon	20	47	---	---	---	67
Jaylen Palumbo	20	46	---	---	---	66
Ernie Vernon	16	44	---	---	---	60
Devonte Luzio	---	---	24	35	1	60
Gregory Lytle	---	---	24	35	1	60
Darrin Spector	---	---	24	34	2	60
Tommy Walton	---	---	22	30	1	53
Mason Monahan	---	---	18	33	1	52
Keith Gray	6	31	---	---	12	49
Doug Henderson	---	---	20	26	1	47
Stan Reynolds	---	---	13	19	11	43
Erik McKie	---	---	18	17	7	42
Mark Flynn	---	---	16	23	1	40
Bernie Randall	7	32	---	---	---	39
Kenyon George	---	---	15	22	1	38
Carlton Conley	---	---	9	18	11	38
Preston Arnold	---	---	14	14	6	34
Chandler Madison	---	---	11	21	1	33
Horace Kimmel	3	8	---	---	20	31
Ramon LaPierre	---	---	5	7	19	31
Dustin Perry	13	12	---	---	---	25
Derek Dorey	---	---	12	13	---	25
Ralph Maxwell	11	8	---	---	6	25
Les Stargell	---	---	9	10	6	25
Doug Finneran	2	0	---	---	20	22
Brad Malone	---	---	6	15	---	21
Kerry Washington	---	---	2	7	10	19
Darnell Wadley	2	7	---	---	5	14
Isaiah Barber	---	---	2	5	6	13
Matthew Majka	---	---	0	1	10	11
Alejandro Joe	0	0	---	---	9	9
Percy Clements	0	0	---	---	9	9
Keegan Powell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Korey Shipes	---	---	0	0	9	9
Darrell Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Bernard	0	0	---	---	9	9
O.J. Thomas	0	0	---	---	3	3
Daryl Stopek	0	0	---	---	3	3
Terry Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Cristian Cress	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamal Walsh	---	---	18	47	2	67
Tucker Hartman	---	---	20	46	1	67
Wyatt Timm	24	35	---	---	7	66
Drew Griffin	24	35	---	---	7	66
Darryl Ogden	24	35	---	---	7	66
Levon Dockett	22	35	---	---	9	66
Braxton Stevenson	24	35	---	---	7	66
Dale Traylor	---	---	19	38	8	65
Oliver Schroeder	---	---	19	40	1	60
George Small	24	35	---	---	1	60
Ivan McAdams	24	35	---	---	---	59
Cedric Dixon	22	33	---	---	2	57
Miles Grinnell	---	---	19	36	1	56
Lukas Buvinov	---	---	19	34	1	54
Trevor Hardwick	---	---	19	35	---	54
Neil Hirneisen	---	---	19	34	---	53
Caden Hartman	---	---	10	34	9	53
Allen Fauria	11	18	---	---	20	49
Horace Perez	11	18	---	---	20	49
Seth Wainright	18	26	---	---	4	48
Pedro Wolfe	---	---	8	25	12	45
Glen Sinard	---	---	16	29	---	45
David McDuffie	---	---	13	27	1	41
Sam Pescaia	---	---	13	24	1	38
Myron Peterson	16	20	---	---	---	36
Owen Blades	---	---	5	20	9	34
Tucker Buhlmann	12	14	---	---	3	29
Mitchell Dhamers	---	---	2	17	9	28
Josh Mullens	3	5	---	---	13	21
Elijah Burton	---	---	0	1	18	19
Tim Askey	2	2	---	---	12	16
Kelly Denson	---	---	1	13	1	15
Alonzo Hannah	---	---	0	0	12	12
Harvey Newman	---	---	0	9	1	10
Monty Gochanour	---	---	0	0	10	10
Vegas Vic McCarthy	---	---	0	8	1	9
Alexander Clements	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zach Fletcher	3	4	---	---	---	7
Vinny McGrath	0	0	---	---	6	6
Quentin Morales	0	0	---	---	4	4
Hayden Burke	0	0	---	---	4	4
Russell Noblitt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ralph Jeffries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mack Norris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ben Curtis	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-8	-2.0
Middle	10	18	1.8
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	5	0.7
Middle	12	64	5.3
Right	3	21	7.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Casey Nixon	44	27	3	2	2	5	4	2	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
George Small	32	23	6	3	1	3	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	120	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	65	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	58	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	60	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	172	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	41	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernie Vernon	11	8	1	112	2	44
WR Sherman McDougall	9	5	0	42	0	47
TE Jaylen Palumbo	8	3	1	41	0	46
RB Bernie Randall	6	6	0	24	0	32
TE Dustin Perry	4	2	0	45	1	12
WR Keith Gray	3	2	0	18	0	31
WR Darnell Wadley	2	0	0	0	0	7
RB Ralph Maxwell	1	1	0	2	0	8

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Seth Wainright	7	5	0	53	1	26
WR Cedric Dixon	5	3	0	82	3	33
TE Allen Fauria	5	2	1	0	0	18
WR Myron Peterson	4	4	0	52	1	20
TE Levon Dockett	4	4	0	38	0	35
RB Horace Perez	2	2	0	48	1	18
RB Tucker Buhlmann	2	1	0	4	0	14
WR Josh Mullens	1	1	0	7	0	5
RB Tim Askey	1	1	0	8	0	2
TE Zach Fletcher	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernie Randall	1	-1	-1.00	0.86

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Casey Nixon	1	0	0	0.00	6.45

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
George Small	1	1	20	20.00	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernie Vernon	1	0	0	0.00	10.18

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Seth Wainright	1	1	20	20.00	7.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Horace Perez	3	2
George Small	2	1
Tucker Buhlmann	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Casey Nixon	12	5	2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
George Small	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernie Vernon	3	1	1
RB Bernie Randall	3	3	1
WR Darnell Wadley	2	0	0
WR Sherman McDougall	2	0	0
WR Keith Gray	1	1	0
TE Dustin Perry	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Allen Fauria	2	1	0
WR Seth Wainright	2	2	2
TE Levon Dockett	2	2	0
WR Cedric Dixon	1	0	0
RB Horace Perez	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,600 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (23,700)
End Zone 17,100 (17,100)
Mezzanine 9,900 (9,900)
Sideline Seats 15,100 (15,100)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,600 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (23,700)
End Zone	17,100 (17,100)
Mezzanine	9,900 (9,900)
Sideline Seats	15,100 (15,100)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,400)