By the numbers

Sunday, December 13, 1998

392 - Days between starts for Bengals quarterback Jeff Blake

387 - Blake's career high for passing yards, set in a dome during his first victory as a starter on Nov. 6, 1994 in Seattle

2 - Number of Bengals' 100-yard runners in Blake's 52 starts

3 - Number of Colts' 100-yard runners in Peyton Manning's 13 starts

21, 25, 6.2 - Manning's touchdowns, interceptions, yards per pass in his first 13 starts

22, 10, 7.2 - Blake's touchdowns, interceptions, yards per pass in his first 13 starts

12, 8, 6.8 - Blake's touchdowns, interceptions, yards per pass in his last 13 starts

6, 11, 2 - How many attempts, completions and touchdown passes Manning needs today to set all-time rookie record in those categories

42 - 56 - Carl Pickens' touchdown passes from Blake - Pickens' career TD total

4.8 - Career yards per touch from scrimmage for Colts RB Marshall Faulk, the man the Bengals passed over in favor of Dan Wilkinson in 1994 draft

3.0 - Number of tackles Wilkinson is averaging in 74 career games

169 - Punter Lee Johnson's consecutive game streak for the Bengals that ends today

63-106 - Bengals' record in the games Johnson punted

45-80 vs. 38-87 - The Colts' record against the Bengals' record since 1991

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