1:00 PM ET, September 18, 2005
Top Performers
Passing: C. Palmer (CIN) - 337 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: R. Johnson (CIN) - 22 CAR, 90 YDS
Receiving: C. Johnson (CIN) - 7 REC, 139 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MIN | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 0:52 | Chad Johnson 70 Yd Pass From Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 72 yds, :47 | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 7:41 | T.J. Houshmandzadeh 12 Yd Pass From Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 48 yds, 4:48 | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MIN | CIN | |||
| FG | 9:58 | Shayne Graham 40 Yd Drive: 9 plays, 62 yds, 5:32 | 0 | 17 |
| FG | 11:41 | Shayne Graham 29 Yd Drive: 4 plays, 4 yds, 1:23 | 0 | 20 |
| TD | 14:48 | Matt Schobel 8 Yd Pass From Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham Kick) Drive: 8 plays, 54 yds, 1:41 | 0 | 27 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MIN | CIN | |||
| TD | 12:54 | T.J. Houshmandzadeh 16 Yd Run (Shayne Graham Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 16 yds, :08 | 0 | 34 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | MIN | CIN | |||
| FG | 9:19 | Shayne Graham 30 Yd Drive: 13 plays, 67 yds, 7:25 | 0 | 37 |
 | TD | 11:43 | Daunte Culpepper 5 Yd Run (Daunte Culpepper Pass To Marcus Robinson For Two-Point Conversion) Drive: 7 plays, 82 yds, 2:17 | 8 | 37 |
Team Stat Comparison
Minnesota | Cincinnati | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 21 | 26 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-9 | 8-17 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 304 | 504 |
| Yards per play | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Total Drives | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | 227 | 337 |
Comp-Att | 21-37 | 27-40 |
Yards per pass | 6.1 | 8.4 |
Interceptions thrown | 5 | 1 |
Sacks-Yards Lost | 2-9 | 0-0 |
| Rushing | 77 | 167 |
Rushing Attempts | 14 | 39 |
Yards per rush | 5.5 | 4.3 |
| Penalties | 7-49 | 17-115 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 5 | 1 |
| Possession | 21:20 | 38:40 |
| MIN Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| D. Culpepper | 21/37 | 236 | 6.4 | 0 | 5 | 2-9 | |
| Team | 21/37 | 227 | 6.1 | 0 | 5 | 2-9 | |
| CIN Passing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | ||
| C. Palmer | 27/40 | 337 | 8.4 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | |
| Team | 27/40 | 337 | 8.4 | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | |
| Minnesota Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| M. Bennett | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 23 |
| M. Moore | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 14 |
| D. Culpepper | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 14 | 77 | 5.5 | 1 | 23 |
| Cincinnati Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| R. Johnson | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 0 | 11 |
| C. Perry | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 21 |
| T. Houshmandzadeh | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 16 |
| C. Palmer | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 |
| J. Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 39 | 167 | 4.3 | 1 | 21 |
| Minnesota Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Taylor | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 19 |
| N. Burleson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 19 |
| T. Williamson | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 23 |
| M. Robinson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 21 |
| J. Wiggins | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 10 |
| M. Moore | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Kleinsasser | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Bennett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 21 | 236 | 11.2 | 0 | 23 |
| Cincinnati Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| C. Johnson | 7 | 139 | 19.9 | 1 | 70 |
| T. Houshmandzadeh | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | 19 |
| C. Henry | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 15 |
| M. Schobel | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 28 |
| C. Perry | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 |
| T. Perry | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| R. Kelly | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| K. Walter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| R. Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 27 | 337 | 12.5 | 3 | 70 |
| Minnesota Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| M. Bennett | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Fumbles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| FUM | LOST | REC | |
| C. Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Kaesviharn | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Minnesota Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| W. Offord | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| D. O'Neal | 3 | 27 | 0 |
| K. Kaesviharn | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| T. James | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 38 | 0 |
| Minnesota Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| A. Winfield | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| P. Williams | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Chavous | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| R. Davis | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| E. Henderson | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Scott | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Sharper | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Newman | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Irvin | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| F. Smoot | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| S. Johnson | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Williams | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Harris | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| L. Johnstone | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Williams | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 69 | 0 | 48 |
| Cincinnati Tackles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | SACKS | SOLO | |
| D. O'Neal | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| O. Thurman | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| T. James | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| K. Ratliff | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| L. Johnson | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Williams | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Powell | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Smith | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| K. Kaesviharn | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Simmons | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Geathers | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| I. Ohalete | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D. Pollack | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 41 | 2 | 31 |
| Minnesota Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Williamson | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 25 |
| M. Williams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 |
| E. Henderson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 |
| M. Moore | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 |
| Team | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 25 |
| Minnesota Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Howry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Cincinnati Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| K. Ratliff | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 |
| Team | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 |
| Cincinnati Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| S. Graham | 3/3 | 100.0 | 40 | 4/4 | 13 |
| Team | 3/3 | 100.0 | 40 | 4/4 | 13 |
