2005 Week 2 · Sun, Sep 18, 2005 · Paul Brown Stadium
Minnesota Vikings
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Cincinnati BengalsWinner
37
CIN -3 ✓U 47 ✓
Cincinnati Bengals 37–8 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Minnesota Vikings
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daunte Culpepper | 21/37 | 236 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -12.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Mewelde Moore | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.5 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Moe Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Winfield | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Henderson | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Chavous | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Williams | 3 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Davis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrion Scott | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Newman | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Smoot | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Napoleon Harris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Palmer | 27/40 | 337 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Johnson | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 0 | -2.0 |
| Chris Perry | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | -1.0 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 3.0 |
| Carson Palmer | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | -3.9 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deltha O'Neal | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 5 |
| Odell Thurman | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tab Perry | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madieu Williams | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Landon Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keiwan Ratliff | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ifeanyi Ohalete | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Simmons | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- CIN -3
- Closing total
- 47
- MIN moneyline
- —
- CIN moneyline
- —
Bengals closed -3 and covered, winning by 29.
Total closed 47; the game landed 45 — under by 2.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Paul Brown Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- 74°F, wind 0 mph
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- MIN 7 days · CIN 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tice vs Marvin Lewis