| Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 8, 1972 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 55812 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 68 F Humidty: 47% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Floyd Little 7 run (Jim Turner kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Turner 38 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 1 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Tommy Casanova 66 punt return (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chip Myers 12 pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Rod Sherman |
| 80 | WR | Jerry Simmons |
| 78 | LOT | Marv Montgomery |
| 68 | LOG | Larron Jackson |
| 59 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 64 | ROG | Mike Schnitker |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 81 | TE | Billy Masters |
| 10 | QB | Steve Ramsey |
| 11 | RB | Bobby Anderson |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 70 | LDT | Paul Smith |
| 55 | RDT | Pete Duranko |
| 77 | RDE | Lyle Alzado |
| 58 | LLB | Billy McKoy |
| 52 | MLB | Fred Forsberg |
| 54 | RLB | Chip Myrtle |
| 41 | LCB | Leroy Mitchell |
| 20 | LS | Charlie Greer |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 21 | RCB | Randy Montgomery |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ken Johnson |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 38 | 2 | 0 | |
| CIN | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | / | / | 5 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Bobby Anderson | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Floyd Little | 18 | 44 | 2.4 | 24 | 1 |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Dwight Harrison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Ramsey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 130 | 4.2 | 1 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Essex Johnson | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| Fred Willis | 8 | 11 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Paul Robinson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Steve Ramsey | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 0 | 86 | 6.1 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 63.4 | |
| Charley Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 19 | 6 | 31.6 | 0 | 86 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 47.3 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 148 | 7.4 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 99.6 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 148 | 7.4 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 99.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Masters | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Anderson | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| Rod Sherman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bob Trumpy | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | |
| Doug Dressler | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Fred Willis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 148 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 6 | 284 | 47.3 | 54 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 284 | 47.3 | ||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rod Sherman | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tommy Casanova | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 66t | 1 | |
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Joe Dawkins | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Bernie Jackson | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |