Time for the back half of Round 1.
16. 1999 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS at 16. 1981 AFC CHAMPION CINCINNATI BENGALS
16. 1981 AFC CHAMPION CINCINNATI BENGALS
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 11-5
Off: 3rd
Def: 12th
1st AFC Central
d. Bills Div Rnd 28-21
d. Chargers AFC Title 27-7
Lost 49ers Super Bowl 26-21
HC Forrest Gregg HC Lindy Infante DC Hank Bullough
Riverfront Stadium: 45 degrees
Phil Samp/Andy MacWilliams
Offense
QB Ken Anderson 32 All Pro
RB Charles Alexander 24
FB Pete Johnson 27
WR Cris Collinsworth 22-R
WR Isaac Curtis 31
TE Dan Ross 24
LT Anthony Munoz 23 All Pro
LG Dave Lapham 29
C Blair Bush 25
RG Max Montoya 25
RT Mike Wilson 26
Defense
LDE Eddie Edwards 27
NT Wilson Whitley 26
RDE Ross Browner 27
LOLB Bo Harris 28
LILB Jim LeClair 31
RILB Glenn Cameron 28
ROLB Reggie Williams 27
LCB Louis Breeden 28
RCB Ken Riley 34
SS Bobby Kemp 22-R
FS Bryan Hicks 24
K Jim Breech 25
P Pat McInally 28 All Pro
KR David Verser 23
PR Mike Fuller 28
Okay - let's get the back half of round 1 underway with the Play in game for Region 9; the AFC Champs from '81 are the Bengals. I believe this is it for Cincinnati - if they're moving forward, they're doing it with this team. 3rd in offense. 12th in defense. 32 year old Kenny Anderson is an All Pro, 30 scores and 10 picks. 27 year old Pete Johnson scored 16 times. 22 year old rookie Cris Collinsworth had over a thousand yeards receiving. And 23 year old Anthony Munoz is an All Pro anchoring the line. The defense is just okay; 34 year old Kenny Riley had 5 picks. Pat McInally also adds an All Pro member on special teams.
16. 1999 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
Record: 14-2
Pythag: 13-3
Off: 6th
Def: 1st
1st AFC Central
d. Dolphins Div Rnd 62-7
Lost Titans AFC Title 33-14
HC Tom Coughlin DC Dom Capers
Offense
QB Mark Brunell 29
RB James Stewart 28
FB Damion Shelton 27
WR Keenan McCardell 29
WR Jimmy Smith 30
TE Kyle Brady 27
LT Tony Boselli 27 All Pro
LG Ben Coleman 28
C John Wade 24
RG Zach Wiegert 27
RT Leon Searcy 30
Defense
DE Renaldo Wynn 25
LDT Gary Walker 26
RDT Seth Payne 24
RDE Tony Brackens 25
LLB Bryce Paup 31
MLB Lonnie Marts 31
RLB Kevin Hardy 26 All Pro
LCB Fernando Bryant 22-R
RCB Aaron Beasley 26
SS Donovin Darius 24
FS Carnell Lake 32
K Mike Hollis 27
P Bryan Barker 35
KR Alvis Whitted 25
PR Reggie Barlow 26
One shot for the Jags; one of these two franchises is about to exit the tournament, on paper, Jacksonville's the better club - they've got the top defense from '99 and the 6th best offense. 26 year old All Pro Kevin Hardy had 10.5 sacks - 25 year old Renaldo Wynn and 25 year old Tony Brackens combined for 22 more. 6 picks for 26 year old Aaron Beasley. 15 scores and 9 picks for 29 year old Mark Brunell, 13 scores for 28 year old James Stewart. Huge year in 1999 numbers for 30 year old Jimmy Smith, 116 catches for over 1600 yards. And we get the USC battle of future Hall of Fame left tackles, Tony Boselli is a 27 year old All Pro.
Comparable offenses, but the Jags defense is just much better than the Bengals - will that be the difference or will Cincinnati's cold home field be the advantage? Winner moves into the field and will head to Miami to face the 9th overall seed in the tournament - the 1973 Dolphins.
1st Qtr
Jags open at the 33 with a first and 15.
1/15 - James Stewart gets the game's first carry, 5 yds.
2/10 - Mark Brunell, in motion, we'll see a lot of that today - finds Stewart, he gets 7.
3/3 - Brunell - downsfield - Jimmy Smith - 20 yards, the Jags have the first down at the Cincinnati 35.
1/10 - Brunell to Reggie Barlow for 7.
2/3 - Stewart goes all the way to the 16 yard line - Jags going right down the field against the Bengals defense.
1/10 - Stewart gets 6, Jags at the 10.
2/4 - Stewarts gets 6 more and it is a first and goal.
1/goal - Incomplete
2/goal - Stewart --- he is into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN JAGS 67 Yards in 6 minutes, Jacksonville opens up Region 9 with a score.
Bengals to start at the 30.
3 and out. Jags at their own 32.
3 and out. Bengals at the 25.
1/10 - Ken Anderson's first completion is a short one, Pete Johnson for 3.
2/7 - Anderson airs it out - a 36 yard strike to Cris Collinsworth - Collinsworth dragged down at the Jaguar 36.
1/10 - Pete Johnson thumps his way for 5.
2/5 - Johnson busts one -- Johnson rumbling all the way to the Jaguar 10 yard line it will be a first down and goal for the Bengals.
1/goal - Archie Griffin gets a carry, stacked up.
2/goal - Charles Alexander running wide -- he is Leveled By Kevin Hardy -- Fumble -- Fumble -- Kevin Hardy forces the Alexander fumble and the Jags have recovered - they will start at the 14, huge play here for the Jags.
1/10 - Reggie Williams is into the backfield and sacks Brunell.
2/15 - Brunell picks it up, 15 yards to Jimmy Smith as the qtr expires.
2nd Qtr: Jags 7 Bengals 0
The Jags capitalalized on a long drive, Stewart punching it in - and the Bengals could not, Hardy forcing the Alexander fumble. Jags have a first down at their own 24.
1/10 - Stewart for 1
2/9 - Incomplete
3/9 - Keenan McCardell's first reception, 14 and the first.
1/10 - 2 more for Stewart.
2/8 - Brunell back to Smith - first down into Bengal territory at the 47.
It ends here - 3 plays gain 3 yards, after the punt, Bengals at their own 10.
3 and out including a Tony Brackens sack. Jags at their own 47.
3 and out. Bengals at their own 8.
3 and out. Jags at the Cincinnati 47.
3 and out. Bengals at their own 6 yard line with a little more than 2 minutes left in the half.
1/10 - Pete Johnson gets 12.
1/10 - 1 for Alexander
2/9 - Anderson finds Johnson, he bulldozes for a dozen to the 31. Timeout.
1/10 - Archie Griffin gets 10, Bengals stop the clock again at their own 41, 90 seconds left.
The next 3 plays net a yard, Jags get it back at their own 27 - a Jim LeClair sack ends the half.
3rd Qtr: Jags 7 Bengals 0
All defense in the second qtr - Jags still have the lead from their opening drive.
Bengals will start at the 24.
1/10 - Pete Johnson's the only real offense for Cincinnati today, he goes for 17.
1/10 - Archie Griffin for 8, the Bengals near midfield.
2/2 - Charles Alexander picks it up - Forrest Gregg comes out running to open the half.
1/10 - Anderson - over the middle to Dan Ross - the TE with his first catch and Cincinnati is at the Jags 31.
1/10 - Johnson gets 4.
2/6 - Give to Griffin - sweep left -- No - Its a Reverse - Griffin gives to Steve Kreider - Munoz with the crackback block, Kreider hits the corner -- Kreider's Gonna Go! Kreider's Gonna Go! Steve Kreider 27 yards to the house...TOUCHDOWN BENGALS - Steve Kreider goes 27 on the reverse and the Bengals have tied the game at 7.
Jags at the 20.
1/10 - Stewart loses 3.
2/13 - Stewart is stopped and it's 3rd and a ton.
3/13 - Brunell - scrambling - Brunell keeps the play alive - finds Jimmy Smith for 14 and the first.
1/10 - Fred Taylor gets a carry, he gets 5.
2/5 - Incomplete
3/5 - Taylor - a dozen yards - Jags near midfield...
And that's it. Jags get 4 more and kick.
Bengals at the 10.
1/10 - Griffin gets 5.
2/5 - Isaac Curtis with his first catch, 10 yards.
1/10 - Johnson gets 1.
2/9 - Anderson screen to Griffin, he gets 8, third and short.
3/10 - Play action to Collinsworth - 11 yards to the 45. False start makes it 1st and 15.
1/15 - Alexander is stacked up.
2/15 - Jimmy Hargrove gets a carry, 5 yards.
3/10 - Anderson picks it up - 21 to Curtis - big gainer for the Bengals to the 34.
1/10 - Anderson to Kreider - 11 yards - that's the last play of the qtr and the Bengals are at the Jags 23.
4th Qtr: Bengals 7 Jags 7
The Jags have been shut down since the opening drive of the game, it's now tied and Cincy is at the Jags 23 yard line.
1/10 - Gary Walker sacks Anderson, Jags second sack of the day.
2/17 - Johnson gets 8, third and long.
3/9 - Anderson - Collinsworth on the sideline, he's out of bounds at the 7 yard line and it's first and goal to go.
1/goal - Anderson to Alexander - he's stuffed by Hardy at the line.
2/goal - Give - Johnson -- Johnson just bowls over Jags defenders - into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN BENGALS - Cincinnati is into the endzone and with 12 minutes left the Bengals have their first lead of the game.
Jags muff the kick - they will be starting at the 6.
1/10 - Stewart gets 8.
2/2 - Fred Taylor busts one -- 45 yards near midfield - that's a big gainer.
1/10 - Brunell - he's going up top -- Brunell looking for the home run -- Kenny Riley bats it down, really nice play by Riley.
2/10 - Stewart is stopped dead at the line.
3/10 - Give to Taylor -- And He Busts it - Fred Taylor Around Left End - Huge Boselli Block -- Fred Taylor is at the 30 -- the 20 -- the 10 -- Fred Taylor is into the endzone -- TOUCHDOWN JAGUARS - Fred Taylor with the 51 yard TD run and the Jags have tied this up at 14, huge play by Fred Taylor.
Little more than 8 minutes to go. Tied.
Bengals at the 35.
3 and out. Jags will start at the 21.
3 and out. Bengals are at the Jaguar 45 after the Fuller punt return - little more than 5 left in the game, Bengals with the great chance here.
3 and out. That's a big series for the Jags defense - they force the punt and Jax gets the ball back at the 17, under 4 left.
They get one first down - Brunell 15 yards to Barlow - but with less than 2 minutes left Cincinnati gets it back at their own 35. They have all 3 timeouts. Can Anderson drive down for the game winning kick.
1/10 - Give to Alexander, running wide, 10 yards, out of bounds.
1/10 - Johnson, up the middle, he's across midfield, Bengals stop the clock, under 90 seconds left.
2/2 - Anderson - over the middle to Collinsworth - he's at the 35, that's a dozen and the first down.
The next 3 plays get 1 yard - there's 30 seconds left -- here comes Jim Breech, it's an attempt at a 51 yard FG to give the Bengals the lead, most likely the win.
Breech. Snap. Kick. Up.........no good. Jim Breech misses a 51 yard FG and with 29 seconds left -- the Jags have the ball at their own 41 and they have all 3 timeouts.
1/10 - Brunell, in trouble -- he pulls it down to run - he's got 8 and is out of bounds at midfield.
2/2 - Give to Stewart -- he's got 10 yards -- there's just 14 seconds left, the Jags stop the clock - they are at the Bengal 40.
1/10 - Brunell - short to Stewart, Stewart's got 9 yards -- Jags stop the clock with just a few seconds left at the 32 -- Mike Hollis comes out -- Hollis is looking at a 49 yard FG attempt to win this game.
Hollis. Snap. Kick.... GOOOOOD! GOOOOD! GOOOOD! MIKE HOLLIS HITS THE 49 YARD FG AT THE GUN - THE JAGS WIN 17-14
Final: Jags 17 Bengals 14
Mike Hollis with a 49 yard kick at the gun - Jags win the play in game and we will get the All Florida 1/16 game when they face the '73 Dolphins
Brunell: 14 for 26, 164 yds
Anderson: 15 for 20, 178 yds
Taylor: 15 carries, 118 yds, TD
Johnson: 16 carries, 99 yds, TD
Smith: 6 catches, 99 yds
Collinsworth: 4 catches, 74 yds
Player of the Game: Fred Taylor
