National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Cincinnati 37,
Atlanta 36
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 30, 2018
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Shawn Smith
Attendance: 71985
Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Shawn Smith
Attendance: 71985
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Cincinnati | 14 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 37 |
| Atlanta | 7 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 10:27 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 7 - Cincinnati 0 Ito Smith 7 yd. run (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 7:23 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Atlanta 7 - Cincinnati 7 Tyler Eifert 15 yd. pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 0:12 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Atlanta 7 - Cincinnati 14 Giovani Bernard 10 yd. run (Randy Bullock kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 11:03 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 14 - Cincinnati 14 Logan Paulsen 17 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 8:11 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Atlanta 14 - Cincinnati 21 John Ross 39 yd. pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 2:55 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 21 - Cincinnati 21 Calvin Ridley 11 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:44 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Atlanta 21 - Cincinnati 28 Giovani Bernard 1 yd. run (Randy Bullock kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 24 - Cincinnati 28 Matt Bryant 55 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 11:22 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 27 - Cincinnati 28 Matt Bryant 28 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 14:25 | ||
| Atlanta | TD |
Atlanta 33 - Cincinnati 28 Calvin Ridley 30 yd. pass from Matt Ryan (pass failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 8:19 | ||
| Cincinnati | FG |
Atlanta 33 - Cincinnati 31 Randy Bullock 36 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 4:15 | ||
| Atlanta | FG |
Atlanta 36 - Cincinnati 31 Matt Bryant 32 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 0:07 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Atlanta 36 - Cincinnati 37 A.J. Green 13 yd. pass from Andy Dalton (pass failed) |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Cincinnati | Atlanta | |
| 1st Downs | 30 | 25 |
| Rushing | 6 | 4 |
| Passing | 20 | 20 |
| Penalty | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 7-12 | 11-15 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| Punts-Average | 2-15.5 | 1-41.0 |
| Return Yards | 95 | 118 |
| Punts-Returns | 1-13 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 2-82 | 4-95 |
| Int - Returns | 0-0 | 1-23 |
| Penalties-Yards | 6-55 | 10-95 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 30:38 | 29:22 |
| Total Net Yards | 407 | 495 |
| Total Plays | 67 | 66 |
| Average Gain | 6.1 | 7.5 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 99 | 92 |
| Rushes | 23 | 24 |
| Average/Rush | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Net Yards Passing | 308 | 403 |
| Comp-Att | 29-41 | 29-39 |
| Yards/Pass | 7.0 | 9.6 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-29 | 3-16 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 4 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | 3 | 3 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 4-5 | 3-4 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 4-5-80% | 3-5-60% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 0-2-0% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Cincinnati Bengals
(3-1)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| A. Dalton | 29/41 | 337 | 3 | 1 |
Atlanta Falcons
(1-3)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Ryan | 29/39 | 419 | 3 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| G. Bernard | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 2 | 14 |
| A. Dalton | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 |
| M. Walton | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 |
| A. Erickson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Coleman | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 |
| I. Smith | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 1 | 13 |
| M. Ryan | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Ridley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Boyd | 15 | 11 | 100 | 9.1 | 0 | 13 |
| A. Green | 8 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | 38 |
| J. Ross | 2 | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 1 | 39 |
| T. Eifert | 4 | 4 | 38 | 9.5 | 1 | 15 |
| M. Walton | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 |
| G. Bernard | 4 | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 17 |
| A. Erickson | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| C. Uzomah | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| T. Kroft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Jones | 12 | 9 | 173 | 19.2 | 0 | 49 |
| M. Sanu | 9 | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 0 | 36 |
| C. Ridley | 6 | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 2 | 30 |
| T. Coleman | 3 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 15 |
| A. Hooper | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| L. Paulsen | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 |
| I. Smith | 3 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Hardy | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Hall | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. Kazee | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| T. McKinley | 2.5 | 24.0 |
| J. Crawford | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| N. Vigil | 8 | 0 |
| J. Bates III | 7 | 1 |
| D. Dennard | 5 | 0 |
| G. Atkins | 4 | 1 |
| P. Brown | 4 | 2 |
| A. Billings | 3 | 0 |
| C. Dunlap | 3 | 0 |
| W. Jackson III | 3 | 1 |
| C. Fejedelem | 2 | 0 |
| J. Evans | 2 | 1 |
| S. Williams | 2 | 2 |
| S. Hubbard | 1 | 0 |
| C. Lawson | 1 | 0 |
| D. Kirkpatrick | 1 | 0 |
| H. Nickerson | 1 | 1 |
| M. Johnson | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. Kazee | 7 | 0 |
| D. Trufant | 6 | 1 |
| D. Campbell | 5 | 0 |
| I. Oliver | 4 | 0 |
| J. Crawford | 3 | 1 |
| R. Alford | 3 | 1 |
| D. Riley | 3 | 2 |
| B. Poole | 3 | 2 |
| B. Wreh-Wilson | 2 | 0 |
| G. Jarrett | 2 | 1 |
| F. Oluokun | 2 | 1 |
| T. McKinley | 2 | 1 |
| V. Beasley Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| B. Reed | 1 | 0 |
| D. Senat | 1 | 0 |
| S. Means | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| T. McKinley | 2.0 |
| G. Jarrett | 1.0 |
| D. Riley | 1.0 |
| D. Senat | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |