| Houston Oilers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 21, 1971 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 59390 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 34 F Humidty: 64% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Fred Willis 1 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Bruce Coslet 6 pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 37 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Fred Willis 5 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Mark Moseley 26 FG | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Bob Trumpy 31 pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 6 | 28 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Charlie Joiner 56 pass from Charley Johnson (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jim Beirne |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 74 | LOT | Gene Ferguson |
| 56 | LOG | Bob Young |
| 76 | C | Walt Suggs |
| 75 | ROG | Elbert Drungo |
| 77 | ROT | Sam Walton |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 35 | RB | Woody Campbell |
| 39 | RB | Robert Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 82 | RDT | Ron Billingsley |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 58 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 22 | LCB | Zeke Moore |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 19 | RCB | Willie Alexander |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 84 | WR | Bob Trumpy |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 72 | LOG | Howard Fest |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 88 | TE | Bruce Coslet |
| 11 | QB | Virgil Carter |
| 44 | RB | Doug Dressler |
| 33 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 79 | RDT | Steve Chomyszak |
| 70 | RDE | Ron Carpenter |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 51 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 31 | LS | Fletcher Smith |
| 29 | RS | Sandy Durko |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Robert Holmes | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Dickie Post | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Woody Campbell | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ward Walsh | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Charley Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Fred Willis | 26 | 87 | 3.3 | 18 | 2 |
| Doug Dressler | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lamb | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Virgil Carter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 2 | -10 | -5.0 | -4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 1 | 71 | 4.2 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 24.4 |
| Charley Johnson | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 144 | 14.4 | 56t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137.5 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Virgil Carter | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 0 | 143 | 9.5 | 31t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146.0 |
| Fred Willis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Ken Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Alvin Reed | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Beirne | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 56t | 1 |
| Woody Campbell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bob Trumpy | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 31t | 1 |
| Chip Myers | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Bruce Coslet | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Sandy Durko | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 168 | 33.6 | 47 | 0 | ||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 1 | 71 | 4.2 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 24.4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Dave Lewis | 4 | 154 | 38.5 | 48 | 0 | ||||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Linzy Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Zeke Moore | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Burrough | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Fred Willis | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | ||||||
| Paul Robinson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||||
| Fred Willis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Mike Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Cincinnati Bengals |
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