Week 16, 2018

played in Cincinnati, OH

29 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	7	7	7	10	-	31
Cincinnati Bengals	10	7	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 CIN - Clyde Davis 11 pass from Mark Gaudio (Shannon Algoe extra point)
1Q: 06:35 CIN - Shannon Algoe 47 field goal
1Q: 02:23 NOS - Kent Austin 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:04 NOS - Joel Garrison 16 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:00 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 14 pass from Mark Gaudio (Shannon Algoe extra point)
3Q: 05:20 NOS - Irving Robasky 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 00:02 CIN - Clyde Davis 6 pass from Mark Gaudio (Shannon Algoe extra point)
4Q: 03:15 NOS - Artie Farias 41 field goal
4Q: 01:25 NOS - Johnny Tyler 12 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 CIN - Clyde Davis 11 pass from Mark Gaudio (Shannon Algoe extra point)
1Q: 06:35 CIN - Shannon Algoe 47 field goal
1Q: 02:23 NOS - Kent Austin 1 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 03:04 NOS - Joel Garrison 16 run (Artie Farias extra point)
2Q: 01:00 CIN - Kennedy Hallman 14 pass from Mark Gaudio (Shannon Algoe extra point)
3Q: 05:20 NOS - Irving Robasky 2 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)
3Q: 00:02 CIN - Clyde Davis 6 pass from Mark Gaudio (Shannon Algoe extra point)
4Q: 03:15 NOS - Artie Farias 41 field goal
4Q: 01:25 NOS - Johnny Tyler 12 pass from Philip Rivers (Artie Farias extra point)

Team Statistics NOS CIN
Record 10-5 6-9
First Downs 26 23
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 15 17
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 342 364
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 5.03 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 116 110
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 5.52 3.44
Net Passing Yards 226 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 25 - 2 32 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 4.81 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 10/130
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 5/151
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/40
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:04 32:56

Team Statistics	NOS	CIN
Record	10-5	6-9
First Downs	26	23
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	15	17
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	342	364
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	5.03	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	116	110
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	5.52	3.44
Net Passing Yards	226	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 25 - 2	32 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	4.81	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	10/130
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	5/151
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/40
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:04	32:56

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	1:32	OWN 44	4	27	Fumble
1	6:28	4:12	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	14:46	4:40	OWN 1	8	39	Punt
2	4:25	1:34	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 25	4	19	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 39	5	5	Punt
3	9:10	1:39	OWN 23	5	35	Interception
3	7:25	2:13	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	1:54	0:26	OWN 25	2	-10	Interception
4	15:00	2:31	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
4	6:43	3:36	OWN 43	8	33	Field Goal
4	1:57	0:40	OPP 31	4	31	Touchdown
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 28	2	-3	Game

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
1	10:04	3:36	OWN 29	7	41	Field Goal
1	2:16	2:30	OWN 36	5	30	Punt
2	10:06	5:41	OWN 2	12	60	Fumble
2	2:51	1:56	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	12:56	3:46	OWN 10	5	29	Punt
3	7:31	0:06	OPP 40	1	3	Fumble
3	5:12	3:18	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
3	1:28	1:28	OPP 22	4	22	Touchdown
4	12:29	5:46	OWN 5	9	22	Punt
4	3:07	1:10	OWN 37	4	3	Fumble
4	1:17	0:50	OWN 27	4	1	Downs

Game MVP: Mark Gaudio, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joel Garrison	16	110	6.88	21	7	1
Winfred Niklos	3	9	3.00	10	1	0
Philip Rivers	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Clyde Davis	26	88	3.38	13	2
Daniel McCarthy	4	20	5.00	15	1
Mark Gaudio	2	2	1.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Philip Rivers	47	25	226	0/0	3	24	2	70.0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Gaudio	32	27	278	4/24	3	28	0	134.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Johnny Tyler	6	7	33	5.50	24	12	1
WR Kent Austin	3	11	20	6.67	0	13	1
WR George Newkirk	3	5	42	14.00	11	22	0
TE Charles Cortez	3	4	34	11.33	0	13	0
WR Deron Lyle	3	6	52	17.33	0	24	0
WR Irving Robasky	2	7	15	7.50	0	13	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	2	3	18	9.00	0	13	0
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Joel Garrison	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Clyde Davis	11	12	73	6.64	25	18	2
WR Kennedy Hallman	7	8	103	14.71	29	28	1
WR Ronald Howard	5	6	76	15.20	25	21	0
WR Peter Coffey	2	3	16	8.00	3	17	0
TE Terry Jean	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Harry Torres	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Howard Lester	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Van Dosoo	1	13	13.00	0
CB Kenneth Wheeler	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joel Garrison	1	0	0
Jared Ballard	0	1	2
Oliver Coffey	0	1	0
Tyrone Weber	0	1	0
Duane Burgess	0	0	2

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Gaudio	2	0	0
Clyde Davis	2	0	0
Oliver Carfagno	0	1	0
Jamal Sgroi	0	1	0
Brett Cobb	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	3	139	46.3	46.3	58	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan McConnell	4	149	37.3	32.3	39	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Artie Farias	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	4/4

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shannon Algoe	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Weber	2	20	10.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Cranwell	3	70	23.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Howard	5	151	30.2	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	12	4	0.0	31	36
ILB Duane Burgess	9	2	2.0	31	31
DE Harris Herron	5	2	2.0	30	35
S Tyrone Weber	5	3	0.0	30	34
OLB Donovan Mussatti	5	0	0.0	13	10
CB Tommy Cranwell	4	2	0.0	22	30
CB Sammie Rutter	3	2	0.0	29	31
S Norm Nichols	3	0	0.0	23	31
CB Terry Peterson	3	0	0.0	10	8
DE Jason Mireles	2	1	0.0	29	34
DT Oliver Coffey	2	1	0.0	27	29
DT A.J. Coffey	2	0	0.0	22	21
DE Tyrus Hazelwood	1	1	0.0	9	6
S Austin Koch	1	1	0.0	5	8
CB Daniel Bellas	1	1	0.0	22	28
C Travis Tusch	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kent Austin	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Renaldo Carraway	1	0	0.0	12	16

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kenneth Wheeler	8	1	0.0	19	46
ILB Brett Cobb	7	2	0.0	18	42
DT Deion Sheldon	6	1	0.0	18	43
OLB Herb Reid	4	4	0.0	21	47
S Tom Allen	4	1	0.0	20	47
CB Alvin Meier	3	0	0.0	15	42
CB Marc Wilson	2	1	0.0	16	40
S Bruce Prescott	1	2	0.0	15	43
WR Peter Coffey	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Van Dosoo	1	0	0.0	3	5
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Ronald Howard	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bryan Dragonajtys	1	0	0.0	18	40
DE Clay Bridges	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Nicky Mesaros	0	2	0.0	21	46
S Desmond Clancy	0	1	0.0	4	8
OLB Clarence Perkins	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harris Herron	2.0	0	0	35
ILB Duane Burgess	2.0	0	0	31
DT A.J. Coffey	0.0	1	0	21
DE Jason Mireles	0.0	0	1	34

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryan Dragonajtys	1	3	0	40
DT Deion Sheldon	1	0	1	43
DE Nicky Mesaros	0	1	0	46

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jared Ballard	6	1	36
ILB Duane Burgess	4	0	31
CB Tommy Cranwell	3	1	30
CB Sammie Rutter	3	0	31
CB Terry Peterson	3	0	8
S Tyrone Weber	2	0	34
DE Jason Mireles	1	0	34
OLB Donovan Mussatti	1	0	10
S Austin Koch	1	0	8
CB Daniel Bellas	1	0	28
DT Oliver Coffey	1	0	29
OLB Norm Sapia	1	0	1

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kenneth Wheeler	6	3	1	46
ILB Brett Cobb	5	1	0	42
CB Alvin Meier	3	3	0	42
CB Marc Wilson	3	0	0	40
OLB Herb Reid	2	1	0	47
S Tom Allen	2	0	0	47
ILB Van Dosoo	1	0	1	5
DT Deion Sheldon	1	0	0	43
DE Clay Bridges	1	0	0	8
S Bruce Prescott	1	0	0	43

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Leon Schroeder	3	5	0	19	44
Travis Tusch	3	4	0	16	39
Marlon Prill	1	3	0	18	39
Wesley Hickman	1	2	0	14	36
Larry Andersen	1	2	0	18	43
Devin Medlock	1	1	1	6	12
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	2	0	9	14

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Oliver Carfagno	3	10	29	0	36
Tyrone Fialho	2	4	26	0	33
Joel McDonald	2	3	28	0	35
Norman Newton	1	1	15	0	14
Mickey Edwards	0	5	28	2	30
Burt Gerhardt	0	4	28	2	32
Randal Grui	0	2	11	0	20
Keith Lockley	0	2	9	0	3
Ben Cavanaugh	0	1	4	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Bellas	2	23
Arnie Pearson	1	15
Johnny Tyler	1	14
Deron Lyle	1	13
Lance Emerson	0	15
Nathan Wannamaker	0	13
Norm Sapia	0	13
Donovan Mussatti	0	11
Austin Koch	0	11
Terry Peterson	0	10
Lionel Benton	0	9
Artie Farias	0	7
Tommy Cranwell	0	7
Tyrone Weber	0	5
Graham King	0	4
Travis Tusch	0	4
Jimmy Lumpkin	0	4
Henry Freeman	0	4
Charles Cortez	0	4
Devin Medlock	0	4
Tyrus Hazelwood	0	3
Oliver Coffey	0	3
Larry Andersen	0	3
Artie Souza	0	3
Jamal Wallace	0	3
Irving Robasky	0	2
Sammie Rutter	0	2
Gary Thompson	0	2
Jason Mireles	0	1
Harris Herron	0	1
A.J. Coffey	0	1
Norm Nichols	0	1
Leon Schroeder	0	1
Jared Ballard	0	1
Duane Burgess	0	1
Juan Fleck	0	1
J.R. Fraaije	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Van Dosoo	2	15
Harry Torres	1	15
Desmond Clancy	1	13
Keith Lockley	1	5
Marc Wilson	0	22
Randal Grui	0	15
Tommy Begian	0	15
Grady Corcoleotes	0	14
Norman Newton	0	12
Gabe Britt	0	12
Nicky LeBlanc	0	11
Clyde Davis	0	8
Shannon Algoe	0	6
Ronald Howard	0	5
Burt Gerhardt	0	5
Ross Martin	0	5
Tyrone Fialho	0	5
Peter Coffey	0	4
Ryan McConnell	0	4
Terry Jean	0	4
Ben Cavanaugh	0	4
Edgar Morrison	0	3
Herb Reid	0	3
Kenneth Wheeler	0	3
Clay Bridges	0	2
Deion Sheldon	0	1
Alvin Meier	0	1
Tom Allen	0	1
Bryan Dragonajtys	0	1
Jamal Sgroi	0	1
Nicky Mesaros	0	1
Mark Gaudio	0	1
Trevor Mitchell	0	1
Brett Cobb	0	1
Bruce Prescott	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	5	51	10.2
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	20	53	2.7
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Philip Rivers	47	25	3	1	5	8	4	1	2

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Gaudio	32	27	3	0	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	44	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	9	115	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	45	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	101	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	167	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kent Austin	11	3	1	20	0	35
WR Irving Robasky	7	2	2	15	0	35
FB Johnny Tyler	7	6	0	33	0	25
WR Deron Lyle	6	3	0	52	2	23
WR George Newkirk	5	3	1	42	1	30
TE Charles Cortez	4	3	0	34	0	26
WR Nathan Wannamaker	3	2	1	18	0	3
RB Joel Garrison	2	1	0	8	0	28
RB Arnie Pearson	1	1	0	3	0	7
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0	1	0	17

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Clyde Davis	12	11	0	73	0	29
WR Kennedy Hallman	8	7	0	103	2	29
WR Ronald Howard	6	5	1	76	1	29
WR Peter Coffey	3	2	0	16	0	21
TE Terry Jean	1	1	0	7	0	15
TE Harry Torres	1	1	0	3	0	11
WR Howard Lester	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winfred Niklos	1	-1	-1.00	3.00
Joel Garrison	1	16	16.00	6.88

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clyde Davis	4	10	2.50	3.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Philip Rivers	4	4	23	5.75	4.81

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Gaudio	4	4	36	9.00	8.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Johnny Tyler	2	2	20	10.00	4.71
WR Irving Robasky	1	1	2	2.00	2.14
WR Kent Austin	1	1	1	1.00	1.82

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Hallman	2	2	19	9.50	12.88
RB Clyde Davis	2	2	17	8.50	6.08

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Winfred Niklos	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel McCarthy	1	1
Mark Gaudio	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Philip Rivers	10	7	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Gaudio	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Johnny Tyler	3	3	2
WR Irving Robasky	2	0	0
WR Kent Austin	2	1	1
WR Nathan Wannamaker	1	1	1
RB Winfred Niklos	1	1	0
WR Deron Lyle	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Clyde Davis	3	2	1
WR Peter Coffey	2	1	0
WR Kennedy Hallman	2	2	2
WR Ronald Howard	1	1	1
TE Harry Torres	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,900 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,700 (19,800)
End Zone 7,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 4,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 6,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 3,900 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,900 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,700 (19,800)
End Zone	7,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	4,000 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	6,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	3,900 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,800)