| Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 1, 1978 Location: San Francisco, CA |
| Venue: Candlestick Park Attendance: 41107 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 72 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| San Francisco 49ersSF | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | SF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Elmo Boyd 24 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | O.J. Simpson 9 pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Tony Leonard 30 interception return (Ray Wersching kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Safety, Steve DeBerg tackled in end zone by Gary Burley | 2 | 21 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Billy Brooks 9 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 46 FG | 12 | 21 |
| 4 | San Francisco 49ersSF | Paul Hofer 28 run (Ray Wersching kick) | 12 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Billy Brooks |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 81 | TE | Jim Corbett |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 36 | HB | Lenvil Elliott |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 75 | MG | Wilson Whitley |
| 73 | RDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 52 | LOLB | Tom Dinkel |
| 59 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 30 | SS | Dick Jauron |
| 22 | FS | Melvin Morgan |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Elmo Boyd |
| 88 | WR | Freddie Solomon |
| 67 | LOT | Ron Singleton |
| 65 | LOG | Ernie Hughes |
| 51 | C | Randy Cross |
| 68 | ROG | John Ayers |
| 60 | ROT | Steve Knutson |
| 81 | TE | Ken MacAfee |
| 17 | QB | Steve DeBerg |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| 33 | FB | Greg Boykin |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Archie Reese |
| 74 | LDT | Jimmy Webb |
| 75 | RDT | Ed Galigher |
| 86 | RDE | Cedrick Hardman |
| 50 | LLB | Joe Harris |
| 57 | MLB | Dan Bunz |
| 54 | RLB | Ed Bradley |
| 42 | LCB | Tony Leonard |
| 26 | SS | Bob Jury |
| 49 | FS | Vern Roberson |
| 22 | RCB | Eddie Lewis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Boobie Clark | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Paul Hofer | 7 | 36 | 5.1 | 28t | 1 |
| O.J. Simpson | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Greg Boykin | 16 | 32 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Ferrell | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Jones | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 26 | 13 | 50.0 | 4 | 183 | 7.0 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 46.3 |
| John Reaves | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 52 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23.6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
| Steve DeBerg | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 2 | 66 | 3.9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Isaac Curtis | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Billy Brooks | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Jim Corbett | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Pat McInally | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Ken MacAfee | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Elmo Boyd | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 24t | 1 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Greg Boykin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Melvin Morgan | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 64 | 0 |
| Tom Dinkel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Tony Leonard | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Eddie Lewis | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 62 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | |||||
| Mike Connell | 9 | 415 | 46.1 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Louis Breeden | 5 | 1 | -12 | -2.4 | 1 | 0 |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Larry Jones | 4 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 | 52 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Don Bass | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Deacon Turner | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| Dave Williams | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| San Francisco 49ers | |
| Cedrick Hardman | 2.0 |
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