| Houston Oilers at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: October 29, 1972 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 59409 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 55 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Dressler 4 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 10 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 42 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 17 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ken Anderson 6 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 33 FG | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Paul Robinson 6 run (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 30 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jim Beirne |
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 66 | LOT | Tom Funchess |
| 60 | LOG | Tom Regner |
| 51 | C | Calvin Hunt |
| 64 | ROG | Ron Saul |
| 63 | ROT | Levert Carr |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Willie Rodgers |
| 21 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 78 | LDT | Mike Tilleman |
| 73 | RDT | Leo Brooks |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 85 | LLB | Floyd Rice |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 59 | RLB | Phil Croyle |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 25 | RS | John Charles |
| 33 | RCB | Benny Johnson |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 17 | WR | Speedy Thomas |
| 75 | LOT | Stan Walters |
| 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 |
| 19 | RB | Essex Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Paul Robinson | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 1 | |
| Fred Willis | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | |
| Willie Rodgers | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Doug Dressler | 19 | 110 | 5.8 | 1 | |
| Essex Johnson | 16 | 103 | 6.4 | 1 | |
| Jess Phillips | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Steve Conley | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Kent Nix | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 47 | 5.2 | 0 | 21.3 | |||
| Dan Pastorini | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 45.8 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 28 | 20 | 71.4 | 1 | 189 | 6.8 | 0 | 74.9 | |||
| Virgil Carter | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dave Smith | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Fred Willis | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Jim Beirne | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bob Trumpy | 8 | 90 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Chip Myers | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | |
| Doug Dressler | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Essex Johnson | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| John Charles | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Dan Pastorini | 5 | 187 | 37.4 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Al Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tommy Casanova | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Benny Johnson | 4 | 83 | 20.8 | 0 | ||
| Al Johnson | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Mike Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
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