1999 · Week 5
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
Oct 10, 1999 · Cleveland Browns Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals edged Cleveland Browns 18–17. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Bengals had just a 39% chance going in. Bengals improve to 1-4; Browns fall to 0-5. Akili Smith led the way with 221 passing yards and 2 TDs; 9 rushing yards. Bengals out-gained the opponent 436–244 in total yards.
Team stats
| CIN | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 12 |
| 436 | Total yards | 244 |
| 221 | Passing yards | 164 |
| 215 | Rushing yards | 80 |
| 25/41 | Comp / Att | 15/27 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 3 |
Scoring & key plays
Play-by-play not loaded for this game.
Box score
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 25/41 | 221 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akili Smith | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 28 | 168 | 0 |
| Michael Basnight | 5 | 38 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Dillon | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Darnay Scott | 8 | 12 | 110 | 0 |
| Carl Pickens | 7 | 8 | 38 | 2 |
| Tony McGee | 3 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Clif Groce | 3 | 4 | 25 | 0 |
| Damon Griffin | 2 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Steve Bush | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
CLE
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 15/27 | 164 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Couch | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 15 | 57 | 1 |
| George Jones | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Phil Dawson | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Johnson | 5 | 13 | 73 | 0 |
| Terry Kirby | 4 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Marc Edwards | 2 | 3 | 29 | 0 |
| Leslie Shepherd | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Darrin Chiaverini | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Campbell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |