| Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 1, 1972 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 81564 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 56 F Humidty: 53% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 2 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 31 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 26 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 30 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 14 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Frank Pitts 68 pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick) | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Bob Briggs 11 opponents fumble recovery (Don Cockroft kick) | 6 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 17 | WR | Speedy Thomas |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 72 | LOG | Howard Fest |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 44 | RB | Doug Dressler |
| 33 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 79 | RDT | Steve Chomyszak |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 57 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 34 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Casanova |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Fair Hooker |
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 66 | LOG | Gene Hickerson |
| 54 | C | Fred Hoaglin |
| 68 | ROG | Bubba Pena |
| 65 | ROT | John Demarie |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 15 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 30 | RB | Ken Brown |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Ron Snidow |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 84 | RDE | Bob Briggs |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 51 | MLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 52 | RLB | Billy Andrews |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 34 | LS | Mike Howell |
| 27 | RS | Thom Darden |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4/17 | 1/2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| CLE | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4/14 | 0/0 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Essex Johnson | 15 | 71 | 4.7 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Doug Dressler | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 30 | 128 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Ken Brown | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 109 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 43 | 21 | 48.8 | 2 | 221 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 44.8 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 21 | 48.8 | 2 | 221 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 44.8 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 198 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 92.0 | |
| Team Totals | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 198 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 92.0 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jess Phillips | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Chip Myers | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| Bob Trumpy | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| Speedy Thomas | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| Fred Willis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Drew Buie | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 221 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Frank Pitts | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 1 | |
| Fair Hooker | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | |
| Milt Morin | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Brown | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 198 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Howell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 60 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | ||
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 8 | 361 | 45.1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 361 | 45.1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tommy Casanova | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Thom Darden | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Ken Brown | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |