National Football League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Cincinnati 23,
Cleveland 20
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 11, 2005
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 36°
Head Official: Terry McAulay
Attendance: 65788
Where: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temperature: 36°
Head Official: Terry McAulay
Attendance: 65788
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Cleveland | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| Cincinnati | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 8:23 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Cincinnati 0 - Cleveland 7 Charlie Frye 3 yd. run (Phil Dawson kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 4:18 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Cincinnati 7 - Cleveland 7 Rudi Johnson 8 yd. run (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 12:18 | ||
| Cleveland | TD |
Cincinnati 7 - Cleveland 14 Steve Heiden 2 yd. pass from Charlie Frye (Phil Dawson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 7:38 | ||
| Cincinnati | FG |
Cincinnati 10 - Cleveland 14 Shayne Graham 21 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:06 | ||
| Cincinnati | FG |
Cincinnati 13 - Cleveland 14 Shayne Graham 27 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 6:11 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Cincinnati 13 - Cleveland 17 Phil Dawson 41 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:02 | ||
| Cincinnati | TD |
Cincinnati 20 - Cleveland 17 T.J. Houshmandzadeh 4 yd. pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 4:19 | ||
| Cleveland | FG |
Cincinnati 20 - Cleveland 20 Phil Dawson 29 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 0:00 | ||
| Cincinnati | FG |
Cincinnati 23 - Cleveland 20 Shayne Graham 37 yd. field goal |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Cleveland | Cincinnati | |
| 1st Downs | 15 | 18 |
| Rushing | 5 | 10 |
| Passing | 9 | 6 |
| Penalty | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 5-12 | 6-12 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Punts-Average | 3-41.7 | 3-40.0 |
| Return Yards | 139 | 145 |
| Punts-Returns | 3-21 | 3-22 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 5-104 | 5-114 |
| Int-Returns | 1-14 | 1-9 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-45 | 6-33 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Time of Possession | 30:48 | 29:12 |
| Total Net Yards | 208 | 278 |
| Total Plays | 52 | 61 |
| Average Gain | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 84 | 185 |
| Rushes | 26 | 34 |
| Average/Rush | 3.2 | 5.4 |
| Net Yards Passing | 124 | 93 |
| Comp-Att | 16-24 | 13-27 |
| Yards/Pass | 4.8 | 3.4 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 2-14 | 0-0 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Rushing | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 2-3-67% | 2-5-40% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 2-3-67% |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Cleveland Browns
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| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Frye | 16/24 | 138 | 1 | 1 |
Cincinnati Bengals
(0-0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| C. Palmer | 13/27 | 93 | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Droughns | 21 | 74 | 3.5 | 0 | 17 |
| C. Frye | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 7 |
| L. Suggs | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Johnson | 30 | 169 | 5.6 | 1 | 32 |
| C. Perry | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Palmer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | |||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Bryant | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
| D. Northcutt | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 16 |
| S. Heiden | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 1 | 15 |
| A. Shea | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| L. Suggs | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| R. Droughns | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| T. Smith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | |||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Houshmandzadeh | 6 | 53 | 8.8 | 1 | 16 |
| C. OchoCinco | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
| R. Johnson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 |
| R. Kelly | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| A. Davis | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| D. O'Neal | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| No sacks | ||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| R. Geathers | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| O. Thurman | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| J. Smith | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | AST | |
| B. Taylor | 5 | 4 |
| O. Roye | 4 | 1 |
| D. McCutcheon | 4 | 1 |
| A. Davis | 4 | 2 |
| B. Russell | 4 | 2 |
| L. Bodden | 3 | 0 |
| A. McKinley | 2 | 1 |
| R. Mickens | 2 | 2 |
| C. Crocker | 2 | 4 |
| J. Fisk | 1 | 0 |
| O. Ruff | 1 | 0 |
| B. Pool | 1 | 0 |
| K. Lang | 1 | 1 |
| M. Stewart | 1 | 2 |
| Tackles | ||
| TK | AST | |
| O. Thurman | 5 | 4 |
| D. O'Neal | 4 | 2 |
| S. Smith | 3 | 0 |
| B. Simmons | 3 | 2 |
| K. Kaesviharn | 3 | 3 |
| A. Mitchell | 2 | 1 |
| L. Johnson | 2 | 2 |
| T. James | 2 | 2 |
| J. Thornton | 2 | 3 |
| R. Geathers | 1 | 0 |
| K. Ratliff | 1 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 1 | 1 |
| D. Pollack | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| R. Kelly | 1 |