Sunday, 12/06/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Time and Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:58 |
| Attendance | 62,545 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, Cin30 | 15:00 | Shayne Graham kicks 62 yards from Cin30 to Det8, Aaron Brown returns to Det28 for 20 yards |
| Detroit - 14:54 | ||
| 1st-10, Det28 | 14:54 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Kevin Smith to Det40 for 12 yards |
| 1st-10, Det40 | 14:19 | Kevin Smith Off Right End to Det38 for -2 yards |
| 2nd-12, Det38 | 13:38 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 3rd-12, Det38 | 13:33 | Matthew Stafford up the Middle to Det42 for 4 yards |
| 4th-8, Det42 | 13:01 | Nick Harris punts 42 yards to Cin16, Quan Cosby returns to Cin41 for 25 yards |
| Cincinnati - 12:48 | ||
| 1st-10, Cin41 | 12:48 | Carson Palmer Pass to Laveranues Coles to Det48 for 11 yards |
| 1st-10, Det48 | 12:16 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete to Chad Ochocinco |
| 2nd-10, Det48 | 12:10 | Cedric Benson Off Left End to Cin48 for -4 yards |
| 3rd-14, Cin48 | 11:30 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete to Chad Ochocinco |
| 4th-14, Cin48 | 11:25 | Kevin Huber punts 52 yards to Det0, TOUCHBACK. |
| Detroit - 11:14 | ||
| 1st-10, Det20 | 11:14 | Cin-Tank Johnson PENALIZED 5 yards for Encroachment |
| 1st-5, Det25 | 11:14 | Kevin Smith Off Right Tackle to Det32 for 7 yards |
| 1st-10, Det32 | 10:38 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Calvin Johnson to Det46 for 14 yards |
| 1st-10, Det46 | 10:19 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to Cin49 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, Cin49 | 9:43 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 3rd-5, Cin49 | 9:32 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Dennis Northcutt to Cin45 for 4 yards |
| 0-0, Cin45 | 8:48 | Det-Nick Harris PENALIZED -5 yards for Delay of Game |
| 4th-6, Cin50 | 8:37 | Nick Harris punts 30 yards to Cin20, Quan Cosby returns to Cin34 for 14 yards |
| Cincinnati - 8:28 | ||
| 0-0, Cin34 | 8:28 | Det-Phillip Buchanon PENALIZED 5 yards for Illegal Contact |
| 1st-10, Cin39 | 7:55 | Cedric Benson Off Right Tackle to Cin43 for 4 yards |
| 2nd-6, Cin43 | 7:17 | Cedric Benson Off Right Guard to Cin47 for 4 yards |
| 3rd-2, Cin47 | 6:38 | Cedric Benson Off Right Guard to Det50 for 3 yards |
| 1st-10, Det50 | 5:58 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete to Chad Ochocinco |
| 2nd-10, Det50 | 5:50 | Carson Palmer Pass to Chad Ochocinco to Det41 for 9 yards |
| 3rd-1, Det41 | 5:12 | Cedric Benson Off Left Guard to Det37 for 4 yards |
| 1st-10, Det37 | 4:24 | Cin-Chad Ochocinco PENALIZED -5 yards for False Start |
| 1st-15, Det42 | 4:05 | Cincinnati Bengals timeout. |
| 1st-15, Det42 | 4:05 | Cedric Benson Off Right End to Det39 for 3 yards |
| 0-0, Det39 | 4:05 | Cin-Maurice Purify PENALIZED -10 yards for Holding |
| 1st-22, Det49 | 3:42 | Carson Palmer pass intended for Laveranues Coles intercepted by William James RETURNED from Det43 for 3 yards. |
| Detroit - 3:36 | ||
| 1st-10, Det46 | 3:36 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Calvin Johnson for 54 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, Cin2 | 3:27 | Jason Hanson extra point is GOOD. Holder-Nick Harris |
| 0-0, Det30 | 3:27 | Jason Hanson kicks 55 yards from Det30 to Cin15, Andre Caldwell returns to Cin31 for 16 yards |
| Cincinnati - 3:20 | ||
| 1st-10, Cin31 | 3:20 | Cedric Benson Off Left End to Cin30 for -1 yards |
| 0-0, Cin30 | 2:41 | Cin-Andrew Whitworth PENALIZED -10 yards for Holding |
| 2nd-21, Cin20 | 2:12 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete to J.P. Foschi |
| 3rd-21, Cin20 | 2:08 | Carson Palmer Pass to Brian Leonard to Cin34 for 14 yards |
| 4th-7, Cin34 | 1:34 | Kevin Huber punts 54 yards to Det12, Dennis Northcutt returns to Det15 for 3 yards |
| Detroit - 1:22 | ||
| 1st-10, Det15 | 1:22 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to Det27 for 12 yards |
| 1st-10, Det27 | 0:41 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Kevin Smith |
| 2nd-10, Det27 | 0:35 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Calvin Johnson to Det33 for 6 yards |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit - 15:00 | ||
| 3rd-4, Det33 | 15:00 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Calvin Johnson to Det37 for 4 yards |
| 1st-10, Det37 | 14:35 | Kevin Smith Off Right Tackle to Det45 for 8 yards |
| 2nd-2, Det45 | 13:55 | Kevin Smith up the Middle to Det48 for 3 yards |
| 1st-10, Det48 | 13:15 | Matthew Stafford sacked at Det37 for -11 yards |
| 0-0, Det37 | 13:15 | Cin-Dhani Jones PENALIZED 15 yards for Face Mask |
| 1st-10, Cin48 | 12:45 | Kevin Smith Off Right End to Cin49 for -1 yards |
| 2nd-11, Cin49 | 12:05 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Jerome Felton |
| 3rd-11, Cin49 | 12:00 | Matthew Stafford pass intended for Aaron Brown intercepted by Jonathan Fanene RETURNED for 45 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| Cincinnati - 11:50 | ||
| 0-0, Det2 | 11:50 | Shayne Graham extra point is GOOD. Holder-Kevin Huber |
| 0-0, Cin30 | 11:50 | Shayne Graham kicks 56 yards from Cin30 to Det14, Aaron Brown returns to Det32 for 18 yards |
| Detroit - 11:45 | ||
| 1st-10, Det32 | 11:45 | Kevin Smith up the Middle to Det33 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Det33 | 11:07 | Kevin Smith Off Right End to Det38 for 5 yards |
| 3rd-4, Det38 | 10:33 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Bryant Johnson |
| 4th-4, Det38 | 10:28 | Nick Harris punts 47 yards to Cin15, Downed |
| Cincinnati - 10:13 | ||
| 1st-10, Cin15 | 10:13 | Cedric Benson Off Left Guard to Cin26 for 11 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin26 | 9:33 | Cedric Benson Off Right Guard to Cin35 for 9 yards |
| 2nd-1, Cin35 | 8:55 | Cedric Benson Off Left Guard to Cin38 for 3 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin38 | 8:15 | Cedric Benson Off Right End to Cin38 for no gain |
| 2nd-10, Cin38 | 7:36 | Carson Palmer Pass to Cedric Benson to Cin48 for 10 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin48 | 7:11 | Cedric Benson Off Left Tackle to Det49 for 3 yards |
| 2nd-7, Det49 | 6:31 | Quan Cosby Off Left End to Cin49 for -2 yards |
| 0-0, Cin49 | 6:31 | Det-Jason Hunter PENALIZED 15 yards for Taunting |
| 1st-10, Det36 | 6:04 | Carson Palmer Pass to Chad Ochocinco for 36 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, Det2 | 5:55 | Shayne Graham extra point is GOOD. Holder-Kevin Huber |
| 0-0, Cin30 | 5:55 | Shayne Graham kicks 57 yards from Cin30 to Det13, Aaron Brown returns to Cin45 for 42 yards |
| Detroit - 5:45 | ||
| 1st-10, Cin45 | 5:45 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Will Heller |
| 2nd-10, Cin45 | 5:40 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to Cin37 for 8 yards |
| 3rd-2, Cin37 | 5:04 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Will Heller |
| 4th-2, Cin37 | 4:59 | Jason Hanson 55 yard field goal is MISSED. Holder-Nick Harris |
| Cincinnati - 4:54 | ||
| 1st-10, Cin45 | 4:54 | Carson Palmer Pass to Chad Ochocinco to Det47 for 8 yards |
| 2nd-2, Det47 | 4:18 | Cedric Benson Off Right Tackle to Det42 for 5 yards |
| 1st-10, Det42 | 3:41 | Carson Palmer Pass to Cedric Benson to Det37 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, Det37 | 3:04 | Cedric Benson up the Middle to Det39 for -2 yards |
| 3rd-7, Det39 | 2:24 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete to J.P. Foschi |
| 4th-7, Det39 | 2:18 | Kevin Huber punts 24 yards to Det15, Dennis Northcutt Fair Catch |
| Detroit - 2:11 | ||
| 1st-10, Det15 | 2:11 | Kevin Smith Off Right Tackle to Det16 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Det16 | 2:06 | Cincinnati Bengals timeout. |
| 2nd-9, Det16 | 2:06 | Kevin Smith Off Left Tackle to Det20 for 4 yards |
| 3rd-5, Det20 | 2:00 | Two-Minute Warning |
| 3rd-5, Det20 | 2:00 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Bryant Johnson to Det25 for 5 yards |
| 1st-10, Det25 | 1:35 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Casey FitzSimmons |
| 2nd-10, Det25 | 1:29 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 3rd-10, Det25 | 1:23 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Bryant Johnson |
| 4th-10, Det25 | 1:19 | Nick Harris punts 42 yards to Cin33, Downed |
| Cincinnati - 1:19 | ||
| 0-0, Cin33 | 1:19 | Det-DeAngelo Smith PENALIZED 5 yards for Illegal Touch |
| 1st-10, Cin38 | 1:08 | Carson Palmer sacked at Cin35 for -3 yards |
| 2nd-13, Cin35 | 0:59 | Detroit Lions timeout. |
| 2nd-13, Cin35 | 0:59 | Carson Palmer Pass to Laveranues Coles to Cin49 for 14 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin49 | 0:38 | Carson Palmer Pass to Chad Ochocinco to Det29 for 22 yards |
| 1st-10, Det29 | 0:30 | Cincinnati Bengals timeout. |
| 1st-10, Det29 | 0:30 | Carson Palmer up the Middle to Det21 for 8 yards |
| 2nd-2, Det21 | 0:15 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete |
| 3rd-2, Det21 | 0:14 | Cin- PENALIZED -5 yards for Delay of Game |
| 3rd-7, Det26 | 0:14 | Shayne Graham 44 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Kevin Huber |
| 0-0, Cin30 | 0:09 | Shayne Graham kicks 54 yards from Cin30 to Det16, Aaron Brown returns to Det29 for 13 yards |
| Detroit - 0:04 | ||
| 1st-10, Det29 | 0:04 | Matthew Stafford Kneel to Runout Clock to Det28 for -1 yards |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit - 15:00 | ||
| 0-0, Det30 | 15:00 | Jason Hanson kicks 69 yards from Det30 to Cin1, Quan Cosby returns to Cin22 for 21 yards |
| Cincinnati - 14:55 | ||
| 1st-10, Cin22 | 14:55 | Cedric Benson up the Middle to Cin23 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Cin23 | 14:20 | Cedric Benson Off Left Tackle to Cin31 for 8 yards |
| 3rd-1, Cin31 | 13:44 | Cedric Benson up the Middle to Cin34 for 3 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin34 | 13:07 | Cedric Benson Off Left Tackle to Cin43 for 9 yards |
| 2nd-1, Cin43 | 12:27 | Cedric Benson Off Right Guard to Cin43 for no gain |
| 3rd-1, Cin43 | 12:05 | Carson Palmer up the Middle to Cin45 for 2 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin45 | 11:26 | Carson Palmer Pass to Chad Ochocinco to Det39 for 16 yards |
| 1st-10, Det39 | 10:43 | Carson Palmer Pass to Chad Ochocinco to Det18 for 21 yards |
| 1st-10, Det18 | 9:58 | Carson Palmer Pass to Chad Ochocinco to Det12 for 6 yards |
| 2nd-4, Det12 | 9:29 | Cedric Benson Off Right Tackle to Det9 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-1, Det9 | 8:52 | Cedric Benson Off Left End to Det11 for -2 yards |
| 0-0, Det11 | 8:13 | Cin-Bobbie Williams PENALIZED -10 yards for Tripping |
| 4th-13, Det21 | 8:08 | Shayne Graham 39 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Kevin Huber |
| 0-0, Cin30 | 8:03 | Shayne Graham kicks 58 yards from Cin30 to Det12, Aaron Brown returns to Det24 for 12 yards |
| Detroit - 8:03 | ||
| 0-0, Det24 | 8:03 | Det-Zack Follett PENALIZED -10 yards for Illegal Block |
| 1st-10, Det14 | 7:58 | Kevin Smith Off Right End to Det14 for no gain |
| 2nd-10, Det14 | 7:19 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Calvin Johnson to Det21 for 7 yards |
| 3rd-3, Det21 | 6:51 | Matthew Stafford sacked at Det14 for -7 yards |
| 4th-10, Det14 | 6:23 | Nick Harris punts 46 yards to Cin40, Quan Cosby returns to Det45 for 15 yards |
| Cincinnati - 6:11 | ||
| 1st-10, Det45 | 6:11 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete to Andre Caldwell |
| 2nd-10, Det45 | 6:05 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete to Chad Ochocinco |
| 3rd-10, Det45 | 6:00 | Carson Palmer Pass to Brian Leonard to Det34 for 11 yards |
| 1st-10, Det34 | 5:25 | Larry Johnson Off Right Tackle to Det33 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Det33 | 4:50 | Larry Johnson Off Left Tackle to Det30 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-6, Det30 | 4:13 | Carson Palmer sacked at Det45 for -15 yards. Carson Palmer FUMBLES (FF-Phillip Buchanon), recovered at Det45 by Dewayne White RETURNED for 5 yards. |
| Detroit - 4:05 | ||
| 1st-10, Cin50 | 4:05 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Bryant Johnson |
| 2nd-10, Cin50 | 3:59 | Matthew Stafford No Data to Det45 for -5 yards |
| 3rd-15, Det45 | 3:27 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 4th-15, Det45 | 3:18 | Nick Harris punts 55 yards to Cin0, TOUCHBACK. |
| Cincinnati - 3:18 | ||
| 0-0, Cin0 | 3:18 | Det-DeAngelo Smith PENALIZED 0 yards for Illegal Touch |
| 1st-10, Cin20 | 3:09 | Cedric Benson up the Middle to Cin21 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Cin21 | 2:29 | Cedric Benson Off Left Tackle to Cin24 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-6, Cin24 | 1:43 | Det-Larry Foote PENALIZED 5 yards for Offside |
| 3rd-1, Cin29 | 1:19 | Carson Palmer Pass to Chad Ochocinco to Cin34 for 5 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin34 | 0:43 | Cedric Benson Off Left Guard to Cin43 for 9 yards |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati - 15:00 | ||
| 2nd-1, Cin43 | 15:00 | Cedric Benson up the Middle to Det50 for 7 yards |
| 1st-10, Det50 | 14:25 | Carson Palmer Pass to Chad Ochocinco to Det36 for 14 yards |
| 1st-10, Det36 | 13:39 | Cedric Benson Off Left End to Det31 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, Det31 | 13:00 | Cedric Benson up the Middle to Det24 for 7 yards |
| 1st-10, Det24 | 12:20 | Cedric Benson Off Left Tackle to Det23 for 1 yard |
| 0-0, Det23 | 12:20 | Cin-J.P. Foschi PENALIZED -10 yards for Holding |
| 1st-19, Det33 | 11:50 | Carson Palmer Pass to J.P. Foschi to Det17 for 16 yards |
| 2nd-3, Det17 | 11:06 | Cedric Benson Off Left Tackle to Det17 for no gain |
| 3rd-3, Det17 | 10:24 | Carson Palmer Pass to Jeremi Johnson to Det15 for 2 yards |
| 4th-1, Det15 | 9:43 | Cedric Benson Off Right Tackle to Det8 for 7 yards |
| 1st-8, Det8 | 9:00 | Cedric Benson Off Left Tackle to Det6 for 2 yards |
| 2nd-6, Det6 | 8:23 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete to Chad Ochocinco |
| 3rd-6, Det6 | 8:20 | Carson Palmer Pass Incomplete to Daniel Coats |
| 4th-6, Det6 | 8:15 | Shayne Graham 23 yard field goal is GOOD. Holder-Kevin Huber |
| 0-0, Cin30 | 8:11 | Shayne Graham kicks 68 yards from Cin30 to Det2, Aaron Brown returns to Det25 for 23 yards |
| Detroit - 8:05 | ||
| 1st-10, Det25 | 8:05 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Casey FitzSimmons to Det34 for 9 yards |
| 2nd-1, Det34 | 7:39 | Kevin Smith up the Middle to Cin49 for 17 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin49 | 7:10 | Matthew Stafford pass intended for Will Heller intercepted by Tom Nelson RETURNED from Cin32 for 2 yards. |
| Cincinnati - 7:03 | ||
| 1st-10, Cin34 | 7:03 | Cedric Benson Off Right Tackle to Cin33 for -1 yards |
| 2nd-11, Cin33 | 6:19 | Cedric Benson Off Left End to Cin31 for -2 yards |
| 3rd-13, Cin31 | 6:09 | Carson Palmer pass intended for Laveranues Coles intercepted by Anthony Henry RETURNED from Det48 for no gain. |
| Detroit - 6:03 | ||
| 1st-10, Det48 | 6:03 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Kevin Smith to Cin35 for 17 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin35 | 5:23 | Kevin Smith Off Right Guard to Cin30 for 5 yards |
| 2nd-5, Cin30 | 4:43 | Matthew Stafford sacked at Cin39 for -9 yards |
| 3rd-14, Cin39 | 4:23 | Matthew Stafford Pass to Maurice Morris to Cin28 for 11 yards |
| 4th-3, Cin28 | 3:41 | Matthew Stafford Pass Incomplete to Dennis Northcutt |
| Cincinnati - 3:36 | ||
| 1st-10, Cin28 | 3:36 | Cedric Benson Off Left End to Cin29 for 1 yard |
| 2nd-9, Cin29 | 3:27 | Detroit Lions timeout. |
| 2nd-9, Cin29 | 3:27 | Cedric Benson Off Right Guard to Cin32 for 3 yards |
| 3rd-6, Cin32 | 3:17 | Detroit Lions timeout. |
| 3rd-6, Cin32 | 3:17 | Cin-Dennis Roland PENALIZED -5 yards for False Start |
| 3rd-11, Cin27 | 3:17 | Cedric Benson Off Left Tackle to Cin30 for 3 yards |
| 4th-8, Cin30 | 3:10 | Detroit Lions timeout. |
| 4th-8, Cin30 | 3:10 | Kevin Huber punts 46 yards to Det24, Dennis Northcutt returns to Det42 for 18 yards |
| Detroit - 2:56 | ||
| 1st-10, Det42 | 2:56 | Daunte Culpepper Pass Incomplete to Calvin Johnson |
| 2nd-10, Det42 | 2:50 | Daunte Culpepper Pass to Will Heller to Cin47 for 11 yards |
| 1st-10, Cin47 | 2:22 | Daunte Culpepper Off Right End to Cin40 for 7 yards |
| 2nd-3, Cin40 | 2:00 | Two-Minute Warning |
| 2nd-3, Cin40 | 2:00 | Daunte Culpepper Pass to Calvin Johnson to Cin2 for 38 yards |
| 1st-2, Cin2 | 1:39 | Kevin Smith up the Middle for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN |
| 0-0, Cin2 | 1:36 | Daunte Culpepper 2pt pass to Calvin Johnson. Unsuccessful. |
| 0-0, Det30 | 1:36 | Jason Hanson ONSIDE kicks 11 yards from Det30 to Det41, Laveranues Coles returns to Det27 for 14 yards |
| Cincinnati - 1:32 | ||
| 1st-10, Det27 | 1:32 | Carson Palmer Kneel to Runout Clock to Det28 for -1 yards |
| 2nd-11, Det28 | 0:51 | Carson Palmer Kneel to Runout Clock to Det29 for -1 yards |
| 3rd-12, Det29 | 0:23 | Carson Palmer Kneel to Runout Clock to Det30 for -1 yards |










