Week 7, 2026

played in Cincinnati, OH

68 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	10	10	10	-	33
Cincinnati Bengals	3	3	3	7	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 IND - Jeff Kennedy 28 field goal
1Q: 02:37 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 39 field goal
2Q: 11:54 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 4 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 08:21 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 54 field goal
2Q: 00:15 IND - Jeff Kennedy 35 field goal
3Q: 09:00 IND - Donnie Bentsen 20 fumble return (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
3Q: 06:01 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 55 field goal
3Q: 00:44 IND - Jeff Kennedy 38 field goal
4Q: 12:17 CIN - Brenden Lipford 44 pass from Rusty Smith (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
4Q: 04:01 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 15 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
4Q: 00:36 IND - Jeff Kennedy 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 IND - Jeff Kennedy 28 field goal
1Q: 02:37 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 39 field goal
2Q: 11:54 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 4 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 08:21 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 54 field goal
2Q: 00:15 IND - Jeff Kennedy 35 field goal
3Q: 09:00 IND - Donnie Bentsen 20 fumble return (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
3Q: 06:01 CIN - Jerald Krzyzanowski 55 field goal
3Q: 00:44 IND - Jeff Kennedy 38 field goal
4Q: 12:17 CIN - Brenden Lipford 44 pass from Rusty Smith (Jerald Krzyzanowski extra point)
4Q: 04:01 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 15 pass from Dan LeFevour (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
4Q: 00:36 IND - Jeff Kennedy 32 field goal

Team Statistics IND CIN
Record 4-3 1-6
First Downs 28 12
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 417 268
- Offensive Plays 73 46
- Yards per Play 5.71 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 119 35
- Rushing Attempts 36 8
- Yards per Rush 3.31 4.38
Net Passing Yards 298 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 30 - 0 37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 305 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 8.05 6.13
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 13.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 10/74
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/70 6/165
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 28
Time of Possession 38:25 21:35

Team Statistics	IND	CIN
Record	4-3	1-6
First Downs	28	12
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	417	268
- Offensive Plays	73	46
- Yards per Play	5.71	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	119	35
- Rushing Attempts	36	8
- Yards per Rush	3.31	4.38
Net Passing Yards	298	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 30 - 0	37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	305	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	8.05	6.13
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	13.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	10/74
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/70	6/165
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 28
Time of Possession	38:25	21:35

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	4:39	OWN 40	9	49	Field Goal
1	2:30	5:47	OWN 14	10	86	Touchdown
2	8:15	4:20	OWN 31	8	53	Fumble
2	2:49	2:41	OWN 33	10	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:39	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
3	5:53	5:14	OWN 41	8	38	Field Goal
4	13:41	0:50	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
4	11:58	3:06	OWN 22	4	16	Punt
4	7:04	3:12	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
4	2:01	1:33	OPP 30	5	15	Field Goal

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
1	8:53	6:23	OWN 44	9	34	Field Goal
2	11:43	3:28	OWN 20	7	43	Field Goal
2	3:55	1:06	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
3	8:21	2:28	OWN 39	6	23	Field Goal
3	0:39	1:58	OWN 8	5	27	Punt
4	12:51	0:53	OWN 41	2	59	Touchdown
4	8:52	1:48	OWN 3	3	5	Punt
4	3:52	1:51	OWN 32	7	-2	Downs
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 43	1	41	Game

Game MVP: Dan LeFevour, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dixon Gifford	20	64	3.20	9	0
Curtis Winborn	9	28	3.11	12	1
Mack Stevens	3	12	4.00	8	0
Dan LeFevour	2	11	5.50	12	1
Clyde Benton	2	4	2.00	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karl Chapman	4	8	2.00	3	0
Jay Bishop	3	25	8.33	20	1
Rusty Smith	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan LeFevour	36	30	305	1/7	2	27	0	120.5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rusty Smith	37	21	240	1/7	1	44	0	85.4

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leo Mahe	9	9	86	9.56	38	20	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	7	10	90	12.86	36	27	2
TE Jerome Dove	5	6	71	14.20	29	23	0
RB Clyde Benton	2	2	6	3.00	5	3	0
WR Karl Blanchard	2	2	19	9.50	0	14	0
WR Donnie Bentsen	1	2	9	9.00	5	9	0
RB Dixon Gifford	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Corey Blalock	1	1	11	11.00	1	11	0
FB Mack Stevens	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Gabe Shapiro	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Vince Roberts	4	4	38	9.50	3	20	0
RB Karl Chapman	3	4	8	2.67	8	7	0
WR Darrell Helfrich	3	7	34	11.33	5	15	0
WR Brenden Lipford	2	5	43	21.50	28	44	1
RB Jay Bishop	2	2	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Greg Ellison	2	8	69	34.50	39	41	0
WR Jack Curtis	2	3	12	6.00	4	8	0
WR Lionel Galloway	2	2	20	10.00	4	19	0
TE Mel Beaver	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Bubba Wilson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	TD
Dan LeFevour	1	0	0
Dixon Gifford	1	0	0
Clyde Benton	1	0	0
Donnie Bentsen	0	1	1
Leo Mahe	0	1	0

Cincinnati	Recov	Force
Winfred Lofton	1	0
Brett Price	0	2
Dexter Brady	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norbert Bensen	2	91	45.5	45.5	59	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnnie Goodwin	4	170	42.5	39.5	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Kennedy	4/4	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Krzyzanowski	3/3	2/2	2/2	55	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Bentsen	1	12	12.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Stack	4	48	12.0	0
Donnie Bentsen	1	22	22.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Seth McCorvey	6	165	27.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Malcolm Jenkins	7	3	0.0	8	37
CB Rich Labbe	5	1	0.0	4	32
OLB Brandon Graham	4	1	0.0	8	38
DT Gerald McCoy	3	1	1.0	7	25
S Corwin Wunsch	2	1	0.0	8	38
ILB Robert James	2	0	0.0	7	26
S Marco Franklin	1	1	0.0	4	26
DE Trent Hudgins	1	0	0.0	6	22
OLB Navorro Bowman	1	0	0.0	3	6
DT Lonnie Pehrson	1	0	0.0	5	21
RB Curtis Winborn	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Heath Shelton	1	0	0.0	2	13
S Richie Maloney	1	0	0.0	8	35

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	12	5	1.0	33	30
OLB Dwight Heinlein	7	0	0.0	26	24
CB Seth McCorvey	6	1	0.0	33	35
CB Dexter Brady	6	0	0.0	23	29
S Kelvin Jefferson	5	4	0.0	27	34
S Craig Steltz	5	2	0.0	28	31
DT Moe Robinson	3	2	0.0	25	18
DE Kirk Laws	3	0	0.0	16	22
CB Fred Caldwell	2	3	0.0	26	34
OLB Tom Moore	2	2	0.0	22	15
S Dan Clinton	2	1	0.0	22	17
DT Corey Peters	2	1	0.0	14	14
DT Britt Bullock	2	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Winfred Lofton	2	0	0.0	9	7
DT Sammy Barton	2	0	0.0	12	19
OLB Timothy Krock	2	0	0.0	2	3
DE Cornell Lang	1	1	0.0	20	15
DE Walt Fraaije	1	0	0.0	25	24
DE Travis Melnik	0	1	0.0	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gerald McCoy	1.0	0	1	25
DE Trent Hudgins	0.0	2	0	22
DT Lonnie Pehrson	0.0	1	0	21
CB George Stinson	0.0	1	0	30

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Brett Price	1.0	0	0	30
DE Kirk Laws	0.0	1	0	22
S Kelvin Jefferson	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Malcolm Jenkins	5	2	37
CB Rich Labbe	5	0	32
OLB Brandon Graham	3	1	38
S Corwin Wunsch	2	0	38
S Richie Maloney	1	3	35
ILB Robert James	1	0	26
OLB Navorro Bowman	1	0	6
CB George Stinson	1	0	30
OLB Heath Shelton	1	0	13
S Marco Franklin	1	0	26

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dwight Heinlein	6	0	24
ILB Brett Price	5	0	30
CB Seth McCorvey	5	0	35
CB Dexter Brady	3	0	29
S Craig Steltz	2	1	31
S Dan Clinton	2	0	17
S Kelvin Jefferson	2	0	34
CB Fred Caldwell	1	1	34
DE Kirk Laws	1	0	22
OLB Tom Moore	1	0	15
DT Sammy Barton	1	0	19
OLB Timothy Krock	1	0	3
DT Britt Bullock	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Tennant	6	10	0	28	0	29
Ernie Fitzgerald	2	8	2	36	0	34
Daniel Miller	1	6	0	30	1	33
Tyronne Green	1	3	0	23	0	33
Joe Horner	1	2	0	13	0	6
Jason Dorff	1	2	0	31	0	32
Jerome Dove	0	3	0	22	0	25
Albert Franklin	0	1	0	8	0	8

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Les Monroe	1	2	0	8	0	34
Les Griffith	1	1	1	8	0	31
Alan Searcy	1	1	0	5	0	9
Winfred Glover	0	2	0	7	0	32
Bubba Wilson	0	1	0	4	0	12
Derrick Wayne	0	0	0	7	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Gifford	3	19
Gabe Shapiro	1	19
Donnie Bentsen	1	17
Corey Blalock	1	16

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Brady	3	23
Jack Curtis	2	17
Lionel Galloway	1	18

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan LeFevour	36	37	---	---	---	73
Ernie Fitzgerald	36	34	---	---	---	70
Daniel Miller	30	33	---	---	---	63
Jimmie Mahaffey	31	32	---	---	---	63
Matt Tennant	28	29	---	---	6	63
Jason Dorff	31	32	---	---	---	63
Tyronne Green	23	33	---	---	5	61
Corwin Wunsch	---	---	8	38	11	57
Rich Labbe	---	---	4	32	16	52
Jerome Dove	22	25	---	---	3	50
Dixon Gifford	20	11	---	---	19	50
Brandon Graham	---	---	8	38	3	49
Luther Dotson	---	---	8	38	3	49
Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	8	37	3	48
Marco Franklin	---	---	4	26	18	48
Leo Mahe	20	26	---	---	---	46
Richie Maloney	---	---	8	35	3	46
Donnie Bentsen	13	13	---	---	17	43
Gerald McCoy	---	---	7	25	8	40
Karl Blanchard	14	16	---	---	9	39
George Stinson	---	---	5	30	3	38
Mack Stevens	20	16	---	---	2	38
Corey Blalock	14	7	---	---	16	37
Bruce Ryder	6	11	---	---	18	35
Robert James	---	---	7	26	1	34
Curtis Winborn	14	18	---	---	1	33
Heath Shelton	---	---	2	13	15	30
Trent Hudgins	---	---	6	22	1	29
Lonnie Pehrson	---	---	5	21	2	28
Joe Horner	13	6	---	---	6	25
Perry Covey	---	---	3	17	4	24
Gabe Shapiro	2	2	---	---	19	23
Heath Stack	2	2	---	---	18	22
Albert Franklin	8	8	---	---	4	20
Clyde Benton	2	6	---	---	10	18
Conrad Peterson	---	---	2	14	2	18
Otis Hudson	6	5	---	---	6	17
Matt Briles	5	5	---	---	3	13
Kerry Adams	---	---	0	0	13	13
Jeff Kennedy	0	0	---	---	12	12
Navorro Bowman	---	---	3	6	---	9
R.J. McCardell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Norbert Bensen	0	0	---	---	2	2
Wesley Lyons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brad Hardy	---	---	0	0	---	0
Dominic Gilbreath	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Seth McCorvey	---	---	33	35	14	82
Kelvin Jefferson	---	---	27	34	17	78
Dexter Brady	---	---	23	29	23	75
Fred Caldwell	---	---	26	34	10	70
Brett Price	---	---	33	30	2	65
Craig Steltz	---	---	28	31	3	62
Dwight Heinlein	---	---	26	24	2	52
Walt Fraaije	---	---	25	24	2	51
Darrell Helfrich	5	32	---	---	14	51
Moe Robinson	---	---	25	18	4	47
Rusty Smith	8	38	---	---	---	46
Les Griffith	8	31	---	---	6	45
Jack Curtis	3	25	---	---	17	45
Derrick Wayne	7	37	---	---	---	44
Les Monroe	8	34	---	---	1	43
Dan Clinton	---	---	22	17	3	42
Kirk Laws	---	---	16	22	2	40
Morris Poor	3	29	---	---	7	39
Tom Moore	---	---	22	15	2	39
Winfred Glover	7	32	---	---	---	39
Cornell Lang	---	---	20	15	2	37
Britt Bullock	---	---	19	16	1	36
Jay Bishop	3	10	---	---	22	35
Winfred Lofton	---	---	9	7	18	34
Greg Ellison	5	28	---	---	---	33
Sammy Barton	---	---	12	19	1	32
Corey Peters	---	---	14	14	3	31
Lionel Galloway	0	12	---	---	18	30
Karl Chapman	5	22	---	---	---	27
Travis Melnik	---	---	11	13	3	27
Marco Zellars	1	5	---	---	20	26
Brenden Lipford	6	17	---	---	---	23
Bubba Wilson	4	12	---	---	5	21
Levon Newnam	---	---	3	7	10	20
Vince Roberts	5	12	---	---	2	19
Mel Beaver	2	9	---	---	7	18
Teddy Freeman	1	8	---	---	7	16
Irv Huettner	1	6	---	---	9	16
David Medaris	1	6	---	---	7	14
Alan Searcy	5	9	---	---	---	14
Donny Osborne	0	4	---	---	7	11
Jerald Krzyzanowski	0	0	---	---	8	8
Johnnie Goodwin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Timothy Krock	---	---	2	3	---	5
Shorty Kroner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	40	2.9
Middle	20	65	3.3
Right	2	14	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	30	10.0
Middle	3	2	0.7
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan LeFevour	36	30	5	1	0	3	1	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rusty Smith	37	21	4	4	2	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	41	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	150	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	94	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	69	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	97	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	61	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	10	7	90	2	32
WR Leo Mahe	9	9	86	1	26
TE Jerome Dove	6	5	71	2	25
WR Donnie Bentsen	2	1	9	0	13
RB Dixon Gifford	2	1	8	0	11
RB Clyde Benton	2	2	6	0	6
WR Karl Blanchard	2	2	19	0	16
TE Corey Blalock	1	1	11	0	7
FB Mack Stevens	1	1	3	0	16
TE Gabe Shapiro	1	1	2	0	2

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Greg Ellison	8	2	0	69	2	28
WR Darrell Helfrich	7	3	1	34	0	32
WR Brenden Lipford	5	2	0	43	1	17
TE Vince Roberts	4	4	0	38	1	12
RB Karl Chapman	4	3	0	8	0	22
WR Jack Curtis	3	2	1	12	0	25
RB Jay Bishop	2	2	0	7	0	10
WR Lionel Galloway	2	2	0	20	0	12
TE Mel Beaver	1	1	0	9	0	9
FB Bubba Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dixon Gifford	5	1	0.20	3.20
Curtis Winborn	1	2	2.00	3.11
Clyde Benton	1	2	2.00	2.00
Mack Stevens	1	1	1.00	4.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Chapman	1	3	3.00	2.00
Rusty Smith	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan LeFevour	7	5	37	5.29	8.47

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	2	19	6.33	9.00
WR Leo Mahe	2	2	13	6.50	9.56
TE Jerome Dove	1	0	0	0.00	11.83
WR Karl Blanchard	1	1	5	5.00	9.50

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Dixon Gifford	3	2
Clyde Benton	2	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Jay Bishop	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan LeFevour	9	8	6

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rusty Smith	9	7	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	2	2
WR Leo Mahe	2	2	1
RB Clyde Benton	2	2	1
WR Donnie Bentsen	1	1	1
TE Jerome Dove	1	0	0
RB Dixon Gifford	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brenden Lipford	2	1	0
RB Karl Chapman	2	2	0
WR Lionel Galloway	2	2	1
RB Jay Bishop	1	1	0
WR Darrell Helfrich	1	1	0
WR Jack Curtis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,600 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (19,900)
End Zone 12,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,600 (65,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (19,900)
End Zone	12,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (2,800)