Monday, November 24, 2003
Game statistics
Bengals (6-5)
PASSING
| CP-AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| J. Kitna | 24-38 | 243 | 4 | 0 |
RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
| C. Dillon | 18 | 108 | 0 | 39 |
| R. Johnson | 16 | 65 | 0 | 15 |
| J. Johnson | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| P. Warrick | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Kitna | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| B. Bennett | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
RECEIVING
| REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| C. Johnson | 10 | 107 | 3 | 22 |
| K. Washington | 5 | 61 | 1 | 30 |
| B. Bennett | 3 | 26 | 0 | 11 |
| R. Johnson | 2 | 21 | 0 | 11 |
| P. Warrick | 2 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| K. Walter | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| C. Dillon | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS |
| J. Kitna | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
KICKING
| FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| S. Graham | 2-2 | 47 | 4-4 | 10 |
PUNTING
| NO | AVG | I20 | LG |
| K. Richardson | 3 | 45.7 | 1 | 47 |
KICKOFF RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| B. Bennett | 4 | 20.2 | 0 | 27 |
| C. Powell | 1 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| T. Roberts | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| P. Warrick | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | INT | FF |
| T. James | 7-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Hawkins | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Ross | 4-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Beckett | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Hardy | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Simmons | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Kaesviharn | 2-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Roman | 2-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Smith | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Williams | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Chargers (2-9)
PASSING
| CP-AT | YDS | TD | INT |
| D. Flutie | 15-33 | 210 | 2 | 0 |
RUSHING
| ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
| L. Tomlinson | 16 | 95 | 1 | 38 |
| D. Flutie | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Chatman | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| R. Caldwell | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
RECEIVING
| REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| D. Boston | 9 | 139 | 2 | 37 |
| L. Tomlinson | 4 | 49 | 0 | 15 |
| A. Gates | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| L. Neal | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
FUMBLES
| FUM | LOST | REC | YDS |
| A. Dingle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
KICKING
| FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| S. Christie | 2-2 | 48 | 3-3 | 9 |
PUNTING
| NO | AVG | I20 | LG |
| D. Bennett | 4 | 44.8 | 3 | 51 |
KICKOFF RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| L. Johnson | 6 | 25.5 | 0 | 31 |
| D. Scott | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
PUNT RETURNS
| NO | AVG | TD | LG |
| L. Johnson | 3 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
DEFENSE
| T-A | SCK | INT | FF |
| D. Edwards | 11-3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Fox | 8-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Z. Moreno | 8-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Leber | 6-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Kiel | 5-3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Wilson | 5-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Fisk | 4-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Davis | 3-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Dingle | 3-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q. Jammer | 3-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Wiley | 2-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| O. Leverette | 1-2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Salave'a | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Williams | 1-1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team stats
| Cincinnati | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3-34 |
| San Diego | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14-27 |
First Quarter
Cin-C.Johnson 5 pass from Kitna (Graham kick), 10:15. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:45. Key plays: Kitna 9 pass to Warrick on 3rd-and-4; Kitna 15 run on 3rd-and-12. Cincinnati 7, San Diego 0.
Cin-C.Johnson 4 pass from Kitna (Graham kick), 3:35. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 4:59. Key plays: Dillon 39 run; Kitna 22 pass to C.Johnson on 3rd-and-10; Kitna 9 pass to Washington on 3rd-and-6. Cincinnati 14, San Diego 0.
SD-Boston 37 pass from Flutie (Christie kick), :11. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:24. Key plays: Tomlinson 38 run; Flutie 11 run on 4th-and-11.
Cincinnati 14, San Diego 7.
Second Quarter
SD-FG Chrisite 48, 9:36. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 4:08. Key plays: Tomlinson 12 and 10 runs; Flutie 12 pass to Gates. Cincinnati 14, San Diego 10.
SD-FG Christie 26, 4:05. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:34. Key plays: Dingle recovers Kitna fumble at Bengals 40; Flutie 14 pass to Tomlinson; Flutie 9 pass to Boston on 3rd-and-7. Cincinnati 14, San Diego 13.
Cin-C.Johnson 12 pass from Kitna (Graham kick), 1:25. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:40. Key plays: Dillon 11 run; J.Johnson 11 run; Kitna 13 pass to C.Johnson. Cincinnati 21, San Diego 13.
Cin-Washington 4 pass from Kitna (Graham kick), :11. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, :43. Key plays: Kitna 30 pass to Washington; Kitna 9 pass to Walter.
Cincinnati 28, San Diego 13.
Third Quarter
Cin-FG Graham 37, 2:23. Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 7:31. Key plays: Kitna 10 pass to C.Johnson 3rd-and-3; Ru.Johnson 10 run; Kitna 9 pass to C.Johnson.
Cincinnati 31, San Diego 13.
Fourth Quarter
SD-Boston 26 pass from Flutie (Christie kick), 14:54. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:29. Key plays: Flutie 10 pass to Neal; Flutie 11 pass to Boston on 3rd-and-7 to Bengals 33. Cincinnati 31, San Diego 20.
Cin-FG Graham 47, 5:26. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 3:07. Key plays: Bennett 11 run on 3rd-and-9 to the Chargers 43; S.Davis 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty to Chargers 24. Cincinnati 34, San Diego 20.
SD-Tomlinson 6 run (Christie kick), 3:04. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:22. Key plays: Flutie 15 pass to Boston; Flutie 13 and 15 passes to Tomlinson; Hawkins 21-yard pass interference penalty to Bengals 6.
A-52,069.
| Cin | SD |
| FIRST DOWNS | 33 | 17 |
| Rushing | 12 | 5 |
| Passing | 18 | 11 |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFF | 13-20 | 3-11 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFF | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 454 | 325 |
| Total Plays | 85 | 55 |
| Avg Gain | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 225 | 118 |
| Rushes | 45 | 20 |
| Avg per rush | 5.0 | 5.9 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 229 | 207 |
| Sacked-Yds lost | 2-14 | 2-3 |
| Gross-Yds passing | 243 | 210 |
| Completed-Att. | 24-38 | 15-33 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Yards-Pass Play | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| KICKOFFS-EndZone-TB | 7-0-0 | 6-0-0 |
| PUNTS-Avg. | 3-45.7 | 4-44.8 |
| Punts blocked | 0 | 0 |
| FGs-PATs blocked | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE | 106 | 192 |
| Punts Returns | 1-1 | 3-30 |
| Kickoffs Returns | 6-105 | 7-162 |
| Interceptions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES-Yds | 6-80 | 7-59 |
| FUMBLES-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 38:18 | 21:42 |
OFFICIALS-Referee Tony Corrente, Ump Darrell Jenkins, HL Aaron Pointer, LJ Mark Steinkerchner, FJ Craig Wrolstad, SJ Doug Toole, BJ Don Carey, Replay Hendi Ancich.
Time: 3:22.
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Bengals 34, Chargers 27
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