Week 2: L.A. Prevails in "D" Battle Over Cincy, 12-3

Synergistic Stadium, Los Angeles- In a stellar Defensive battle, the Buckets held on to beat the Bengals 12-3. L.A. took a 10-point first half lead and maintained the cushion until late in the 3rd Quarter when Cincinnatti got on the board with a FG. LB Calvin Daniels was the hero sacking the elsuive Bengal Steve Young for a safety with just under 2 minutes in the game to preserve the gutty win.

L.A. Passing Oliver 13 comp/25 att for 218 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

L.A. Rushing Thompson 28 att/74 yds, 0 TD

L.A. Receiving Tuttle 1 rec/53 yds, 0 TD; Weathers 3/48, 0 TD;
Hennigan 1/38, 0 TD; Thompson 6/35, 1 TD

L.A. Sacks Walker 2; Spellman 2; Sherwin 1; Tippett 1; Daniels 1

Thanx for the game, Don!

Week 2 Pix

Oliver-to-Thompson-11-yard-TD.GIF (1025461 bytes)

QB Luck Oliver finds RB Del Thompson for this 11-yard TD to put the Buckets up 10-0 with 3:58 left in the second quarter

Calvin-Daniels-sacks-Young-SAFETY.GIF (709640 bytes)

Cincinnati's QB Steve Young is sacked by L.A.'s LB Calvin Daniels for a  Safety with 1:45 left in the fourth quarter to ice it... Final: Buckets 12, Bengals 3.

 

Week 2 Stats

 


                          Cincinnati 3 -- L.A. 12                            
Synergistic Stadium                                78 degrees, partly sunny
Los Angeles                                     wind SE 1 mph, humidity 60%  
Cincinnati       0  0  3  0 --  3
L.A.             3  7  0  2 -- 12
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First Quarter
L.A. - Clark 43 FG, 12:42  
Second Quarter
L.A. - Thompson 11 pass from Oliver (Clark kick), 11:02  
Third Quarter
Cincinnati - Carney 36 FG, 11:52  
Fourth Quarter
L.A. - Safety (Young tackled in endzone by Daniels), 13:15
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Drive Summary
First Half
Team        Plays-Yds  Time  Result                                 Cin-L.A
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L.A.                   3:08  Kickoff                                    0-0
Cincinnati     3  -8   0:51  Punt                                       0-0
L.A.           3  -8   1:30  Punt                                       0-0
Cincinnati    10  26   5:04  Punt                                       0-0
L.A.           4  54   2:17  Clark 43 FG                                0-3
Cincinnati     8  30   5:51  Punt                                       0-3
L.A.           3  -9   1:26  Punt                                       0-3
Cincinnati     3  -7   1:42  Punt                                       0-3
L.A.           9  80   4:28  Thompson 11 pass from Oliver              0-10
                             (Clark kick)
Cincinnati     3  -1   1:15  Punt                                      0-10
L.A.           3  -3   0:56  Punt                                      0-10
Cincinnati     4  -2   1:15  Punt                                      0-10
L.A.           2   3   3:17  End of half                               0-10
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Second Half
Team        Plays-Yds  Time  Result                                 Cin-L.A
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Cincinnati             3:05  Kickoff                                   0-10
L.A.           7  44   3:41  53 yd FG attempt wide                     0-10
Cincinnati     3   8   1:39  Punt                                      0-10
L.A.           2  -4   0:43  Fumble                                    0-10
Cincinnati     8  29   2:54  Carney 36 FG                              3-10
L.A.           9  32   6:33  Punt                                      3-10
Cincinnati     6  13   2:54  Punt                                      3-10
L.A.           6  10   2:19  Punt                                      3-10
Cincinnati     4   2   1:29  Punt                                      3-10
L.A.           6  13   2:48  Punt                                      3-10
Cincinnati     2  -2   0:15  Safety                                    3-12
                             (Young tackled in endzone by Daniels)
L.A.           4  17   1:40  End of game                               3-12
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    Game Stats  
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        L.A. vs Cincinnati
        Week 2
              
            L.A.          12    
            Cincinnati    3     
                               L.A.    CINN                           L.A.     CINN     
            1st DOWNS          12      11      PASS YDS               185      73       
                rushing        3       1           comp/att           13/25    15/25    
                passing        9       5           yds/pass           6.4      2.2      
                penalty        0       5           sacks/yds          4/33     8/55     
            3rd DOWNS          6/14    4/14        ints               0        0        
            4th DOWNS          0/0     0/0     PUNTS/AVG              6/50     9/38     
            TOTAL YARDS        265     83      TOT RET YDS            41       121      
                total plays    58      47          punt returns       4/8      4/34     
                avg gain       4.6     1.8         kickoff returns    3/33     3/87     
            RUSH YDS           80      10          int returns        0/0      0/0      
                num rushes     29      14      PENALTY/YARDS          6/40     3/20     
                rush ave       2.8     0.7     FUMBLES/LOST           1/1      1/0      
                                               TIME POSS              25:46    22:14    
                                               2PT CONV               0/0      0/0        

 

    L.A. vs Cincinnati
        Offense  
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        Week 2
                                   P L A Y E R S                                         
            L.A.    Rushing        Thompson 28 att/74 yds, 0 TD; Oliver 1/6, 0 TD;       
            CINN    Rushing        Simpson 12 att/13 yds, 0 TD; Gannon 1/(-1), 0 TD;     
                                   Brown 1/(-2), 0 TD;                                     
            L.A.    Passing        Oliver 13 comp/25 att for 218 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT;       
            CINN    Passing        Young 15 comp/25 att for 128 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT;          
            L.A.    Receiving      Tuttle 1 rec/53 yds, 0 TD; Weathers 3/48, 0 TD;       
                                   Hennigan 1/38, 0 TD; Thompson 6/35, 1 TD;             
            CINN    Receiving      Moss 11 rec/126 yds, 0 TD; Carter 1/10, 0 TD;         
                                   Simpson 3/(-8), 0 TD;                                   
                    Field Goals    Clark/L.A.: 1/2; Carney/CINN: 1/1;                      

 

    L.A. vs Cincinnati
        Defense  
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        Week 2
                                     P L A Y E R S                                              
            L.A.    Tackles          Bradley 7; Wagoner 4; Jackson 4; Walker 3;                 
                                     Singleton 3; Daniels 3; Chaffey 3; Watkins 3;              
                                     Sherwin 2; Steed 2; Tippett 2; Spellman 2; Marve 1;        
                                     Bryant 1;                                                  
            CINN    Tackles          Burroughs 6; Reynolds 5; Mantle 5; Wadsworth 4;            
                                     Mathews 4; Randle 4; Ham 3; Agost 3; Jenkins 2;            
                                     Houston 2; Hartwell 1; Rowland 1; Springs 1;               
                                     Knight 1; Strong 1; Felton 1;                                
            L.A.    Sacks            Walker 2; Spellman 2; Sherwin 1; Tippett 1; Daniels 1;     
            CINN    Sacks            Mantle 2; Reynolds 1; Mathews 1;                             
            L.A.    Interceptions     None                                                      
            CINN    Interceptions     None