Week 2, 2050

played in Carolina, NC

75 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	7	7	0	7	-	21
Carolina Panthers	0	7	0	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 CIN - Gabriel Bening 21 pass from Donnie Rezac (Preston Shah extra point)
2Q: 06:04 CIN - Duce Likens 17 run (Preston Shah extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CAR - Jose Merrell 6 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CIN - Darryl Hickl 71 punt return (Preston Shah extra point)
4Q: 09:06 CAR - Gavin Hernandez 3 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 CIN - Gabriel Bening 21 pass from Donnie Rezac (Preston Shah extra point)
2Q: 06:04 CIN - Duce Likens 17 run (Preston Shah extra point)
2Q: 00:38 CAR - Jose Merrell 6 pass from Quentin Edge (J.C. Cooley extra point)
4Q: 15:00 CIN - Darryl Hickl 71 punt return (Preston Shah extra point)
4Q: 09:06 CAR - Gavin Hernandez 3 run (J.C. Cooley extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CAR
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 269 328
- Offensive Plays 57 71
- Yards per Play 4.72 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 135 122
- Rushing Attempts 31 31
- Yards per Rush 4.35 3.94
Net Passing Yards 134 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 17 - 0 38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 153 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/19 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.15 5.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 3/80 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/43
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:12 29:48

Team Statistics	CIN	CAR
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	269	328
- Offensive Plays	57	71
- Yards per Play	4.72	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	135	122
- Rushing Attempts	31	31
- Yards per Rush	4.35	3.94
Net Passing Yards	134	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 17 - 0	38 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	153	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/19	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.15	5.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	3/80	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/43
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:12	29:48

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	8:56	3:17	OWN 37	6	31	Downs
1	2:55	3:10	OWN 1	7	28	Punt
2	10:50	3:59	OWN 15	7	33	Punt
2	6:40	0:50	OPP 20	2	20	Touchdown
2	4:36	2:10	OWN 17	4	16	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 25	2	13	Half
3	10:16	2:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	6:17	3:15	OPP 48	6	6	Punt
4	8:56	2:25	OWN 25	7	7	Punt
4	5:07	2:25	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 38	4	11	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:17	2:21	OWN 31	4	16	Interception
1	5:39	2:44	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
2	14:45	3:55	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
2	6:51	0:11	OWN 22	2	4	Fumble
2	5:50	1:14	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	2:26	1:55	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:44	OWN 25	11	37	Punt
3	8:07	1:50	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
3	3:02	3:12	OWN 2	5	20	Punt
4	14:50	5:54	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
4	6:31	1:24	OWN 33	4	1	Punt
4	2:42	1:26	OWN 45	8	17	Downs

Game MVP: Donnie Rezac, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Duce Likens	19	88	4.63	17	5	1
RB DeAndre Strobel	6	32	5.33	17	1	0
QB Donnie Rezac	4	22	5.50	9	0	0
TE Gabriel Bening	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
WR Darryl Hickl	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gavin Hernandez	21	88	4.19	18	2	1
RB Les Monahan	7	20	2.86	8	0	0
WR Jose Merrell	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
QB Quentin Edge	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
RB Deion Connell	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Rezac	24	17	153	2/19	1	23	0	101.5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Edge	38	24	220	2/14	1	18	1	76.6

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Paul Rosehill	4	5	12	3.00	0	7	0
TE Gabriel Bening	3	5	28	9.33	13	21	1
RB DeAndre Strobel	3	3	31	10.33	8	13	0
WR Jim Poston	2	3	29	14.50	17	21	0
WR Darryl Hickl	2	2	31	15.50	13	23	0
RB Lonnie Hetrick	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Dwight Apolonio	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ike Heubeck	4	4	43	10.75	3	16	0
TE Alfredo Sweeney	4	7	41	10.25	6	14	0
WR Rico Clemons	4	10	45	11.25	12	17	0
WR Jose Merrell	3	4	31	10.33	4	18	1
TE Rondell Farrell	2	3	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB Gavin Hernandez	2	3	12	6.00	0	12	0
FB Joe Parker	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Deion Connell	2	2	6	3.00	2	4	0
TE Karl Lane	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Harold Fleming	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Max Scott	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Duce Likens	1	0	0
WR Dwight Apolonio	0	1	0
S Dennis Carr	0	1	0
OLB Jerry Alcott	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	0	0	0
DE Tom Foley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Daigle	7	324	46.3	42.1	62	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pedro Donaldson	7	315	45.0	33.9	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Shah	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.C. Cooley	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Hickl	3	80	26.7	1

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Philip Dawkins	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jose Merrell	2	43	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dennis Carr	9	1	0.0	31	40
ILB Leslie Reed	6	4	0.0	30	30
OLB Jerry Alcott	6	2	0.0	30	30
CB Cary Gardner	6	0	0.0	29	39
OLB Harvey Culp	5	2	0.0	17	24
DE Bernie McConnell	5	0	0.0	30	28
DE Glen Petrafassi	4	0	1.0	31	40
CB Ramon Arnold	3	0	0.0	14	26
DT Silas Rasmussen	2	0	1.0	12	16
DT Benjamin Schaafsma	2	2	0.0	31	40
CB Max Scott	2	0	0.0	29	30
CB Jeremy Oakley	1	2	0.0	1	9
ILB Earnest Crapo	1	0	0.0	2	10
S Conner Dux	1	0	0.0	16	27
S Bill McKnight	1	0	0.0	17	14

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE R.J. House	6	1	0.0	28	24
S Ted Walsh	6	0	0.0	29	22
DE Tom Foley	5	2	0.0	30	24
S Alexis Berry	5	1	0.0	30	25
ILB Enrique Marsh	4	4	0.0	30	25
OLB Sedrick Ruggiero	4	2	0.0	15	7
CB Dwayne Lestage	4	1	0.0	30	23
CB Eric Grubbs	3	0	0.0	4	9
OLB Wally Dunn	2	2	1.0	16	16
DE Trenton Beyer	2	0	1.0	27	19
OLB Tyler Conger	2	1	0.0	14	11
CB Clifton Joseph	2	0	0.0	30	24
DT Rex O'Donnell	1	2	0.0	28	19
WR Harold Fleming	1	0	---	---	---
DT Buddy Gillespie	1	0	0.0	2	8
WR Rico Clemons	1	0	---	---	---
CB Burt Butler	0	1	0.0	14	10
CB Ralph Banks	0	1	0.0	0	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glen Petrafassi	1.0	2	3	40
DT Silas Rasmussen	1.0	0	0	16
ILB Earnest Crapo	0.0	1	0	10
DE Walt Fulton	0.0	1	0	23
DT Benjamin Schaafsma	0.0	1	0	40
DE Gilbert Curtis	0.0	0	1	13

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trenton Beyer	1.0	1	1	19
OLB Wally Dunn	1.0	1	0	16
DT Rex O'Donnell	0.0	1	0	19
OLB Tyler Conger	0.0	1	0	11
DE Tom Foley	0.0	1	0	24
DE R.J. House	0.0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cary Gardner	4	1	0	39
S Dennis Carr	4	1	0	40
CB Max Scott	3	0	1	30
OLB Jerry Alcott	3	0	0	30
ILB Leslie Reed	2	1	0	30
DE Bernie McConnell	2	0	0	28
CB Ramon Arnold	2	0	0	26
OLB Harvey Culp	1	1	0	24
ILB Earnest Crapo	1	0	0	10
DE Glen Petrafassi	1	0	0	40
CB Jeremy Oakley	1	0	0	9

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
S Ted Walsh	5	22
CB Eric Grubbs	3	9
ILB Enrique Marsh	2	25
OLB Sedrick Ruggiero	2	7
DE Tom Foley	1	24
DE Trenton Beyer	1	19
CB Clifton Joseph	1	24
S Alexis Berry	1	25
DE R.J. House	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Byron Andersen	4	6	15	0	15
C Erick Foreman	3	6	30	0	26
T Camden Jackson	1	7	31	0	26
T Lamont Blackwell	1	4	16	0	11
T Kristopher Schweitzer	0	3	31	0	26
G Jameson Froese	0	1	20	1	18
G Camden Calvert	0	0	11	1	8

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kent Austin	4	7	31	1	40
G Alejandro Brown	2	12	31	1	40
T Hunter Langdon	2	4	31	0	40
T Rex Clements	1	3	31	0	40
TE Karl Lane	1	1	7	0	3
TE Rondell Farrell	1	1	12	0	14
G Emmett Restifo	0	2	31	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Gilbert Curtis	2	17
Leslie Reed	2	11
Gabriel Bening	1	21

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Conger	1	21
Buddy Gillespie	1	17

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Glen Petrafassi	---	---	31	40	---	71
ILB Leslie Reed	---	---	30	30	11	71
DT Benjamin Schaafsma	---	---	31	40	---	71
S Dennis Carr	---	---	31	40	---	71
CB Cary Gardner	---	---	29	39	---	68
T Camden Jackson	31	26	---	---	7	64
T Kristopher Schweitzer	31	26	---	---	7	64
OLB Jerry Alcott	---	---	30	30	---	60
CB Max Scott	---	---	29	30	---	59
C Erick Foreman	30	26	---	---	3	59
DE Bernie McConnell	---	---	30	28	---	58
WR Darryl Hickl	26	22	---	---	10	58
S Conner Dux	---	---	16	27	14	57
QB Donnie Rezac	30	26	---	---	---	56
TE Gabriel Bening	16	13	---	---	21	50
CB Ramon Arnold	---	---	14	26	7	47
WR Dwight Apolonio	21	18	---	---	6	45
OLB Harvey Culp	---	---	17	24	2	43
G Jameson Froese	20	18	---	---	4	42
TE Paul Rosehill	20	22	---	---	---	42
DE Walt Fulton	---	---	15	23	---	38
DE Gilbert Curtis	---	---	5	13	17	35
RB Duce Likens	23	12	---	---	---	35
DT Silas Rasmussen	---	---	12	16	7	35
S Bill McKnight	---	---	17	14	3	34
G Byron Andersen	15	15	---	---	2	32
WR Jim Poston	16	15	---	---	---	31
T Lamont Blackwell	16	11	---	---	---	27
CB Jeremy Oakley	---	---	1	9	14	24
G Camden Calvert	11	8	---	---	5	24
WR Francisco Schwartz	5	4	---	---	14	23
ILB Earnest Crapo	---	---	2	10	10	22
RB Ben Andrews	1	0	---	---	21	22
RB Lonnie Hetrick	10	4	---	---	7	21
OLB Deron Sanders	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB DeAndre Strobel	7	11	---	---	---	18
WR Christian Mandzuk	7	9	---	---	1	17
C Jason Riley	1	0	---	---	7	8
P Alonzo Daigle	1	0	---	---	7	8
K Preston Shah	1	0	---	---	4	5
TE Aaron Geary	2	0	---	---	---	2
S Marlon Denner	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Ashton Doss	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Branden Fishman	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Micah Easley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Alfredo Sweeney	30	40	---	---	21	91
G Alejandro Brown	31	40	---	---	7	78
T Hunter Langdon	31	40	---	---	7	78
C Kent Austin	31	40	---	---	---	71
G Emmett Restifo	31	40	---	---	---	71
T Rex Clements	31	40	---	---	---	71
QB Quentin Edge	31	40	---	---	---	71
WR Rico Clemons	24	37	---	---	---	61
DE R.J. House	---	---	28	24	7	59
ILB Enrique Marsh	---	---	30	25	---	55
S Alexis Berry	---	---	30	25	---	55
DE Tom Foley	---	---	30	24	---	54
CB Clifton Joseph	---	---	30	24	---	54
OLB Wally Dunn	---	---	16	16	21	53
CB Dwayne Lestage	---	---	30	23	---	53
S Ted Walsh	---	---	29	22	---	51
RB Gavin Hernandez	23	25	---	---	2	50
DT Rex O'Donnell	---	---	28	19	---	47
OLB Tyler Conger	---	---	14	11	21	46
DE Trenton Beyer	---	---	27	19	---	46
WR Jose Merrell	12	22	---	---	4	38
WR Harold Fleming	7	11	---	---	14	32
WR Ike Heubeck	12	20	---	---	---	32
RB Deion Connell	1	14	---	---	14	29
CB Burt Butler	---	---	14	10	4	28
CB Eric Grubbs	---	---	4	9	14	27
DT Buddy Gillespie	---	---	2	8	17	27
TE Rondell Farrell	12	14	---	---	---	26
FB Joe Parker	7	3	---	---	14	24
WR Stephen Krohn	13	10	---	---	---	23
OLB Sedrick Ruggiero	---	---	15	7	---	22
CB Ralph Banks	---	---	0	3	14	17
TE Karl Lane	7	3	---	---	4	14
S Philip Dawkins	---	---	2	4	7	13
DE Damian Mills	---	---	4	2	7	13
DT Chester Doe	---	---	5	8	---	13
RB Les Monahan	7	1	---	---	1	9
C Brandon Winslett	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Mickey Pomraning	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Brian Reeves	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Pedro Donaldson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K J.C. Cooley	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Johnnie Blanchard	---	---	1	1	---	2
ILB Joe Foley	---	---	1	1	---	2
S John Gallacci	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Steven Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	17	77	4.5
Right	12	60	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	18	58	3.2
Right	6	40	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Rezac	24	17	3	1	0	0	6	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Edge	38	24	0	3	1	4	5	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	131	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	16	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	58	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	12	151	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Gabriel Bening	5	3	28	1	13
TE Paul Rosehill	5	4	12	0	22
WR Dwight Apolonio	4	1	8	0	18
WR Jim Poston	3	2	29	1	15
RB DeAndre Strobel	3	3	31	0	11
WR Darryl Hickl	2	2	31	1	22
RB Lonnie Hetrick	2	2	14	0	4

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rico Clemons	10	4	0	45	37
TE Alfredo Sweeney	7	4	0	41	40
WR Jose Merrell	4	3	1	31	22
WR Ike Heubeck	4	4	0	43	20
TE Rondell Farrell	3	2	0	17	14
RB Gavin Hernandez	3	2	0	12	25
WR Harold Fleming	2	0	0	0	11
FB Joe Parker	2	2	0	13	3
RB Deion Connell	2	2	0	6	14
TE Karl Lane	1	1	0	12	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Duce Likens	1	17	17.00	4.63

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gavin Hernandez	1	3	3.00	4.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Rezac	1	1	3	3.00	6.38

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quentin Edge	2	2	20	10.00	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gabriel Bening	1	1	3	3.00	5.60

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Merrell	1	1	6	6.00	7.75
TE Alfredo Sweeney	1	1	14	14.00	5.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB DeAndre Strobel	3	2
QB Donnie Rezac	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Deion Connell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Rezac	9	6	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Edge	13	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Apolonio	3	1	1
TE Paul Rosehill	2	2	0
TE Gabriel Bening	1	0	0
RB DeAndre Strobel	1	1	1
WR Darryl Hickl	1	1	1
RB Lonnie Hetrick	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rondell Farrell	3	2	2
WR Rico Clemons	3	1	1
WR Ike Heubeck	2	2	1
TE Alfredo Sweeney	2	2	1
TE Karl Lane	1	1	0
WR Jose Merrell	1	1	1
RB Deion Connell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 9,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (73,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	9,300 (10,100)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)