| Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Oilers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 26, 1978 Location: Houston, TX Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 43245 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Don Bass 7 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 34 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ronnie Coleman 4 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Rich Caster 47 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 38 FG | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Billy Brooks |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Don Bass |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 22 | HB | Deacon Turner |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 75 | LDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 73 | RDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 50 | LLB | Glenn Cameron |
| 59 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 57 | RLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 32 | FS | Scott Perry |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 73 | LOT | Greg Sampson |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | RB | Tim Wilson |
| Offense | ||
| 77 | LDE | James Young |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 52 | LOLB | Robert Brazile |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 57 | RILB | Steve Kiner |
| 59 | ROLB | Ted Washington |
| 19 | LCB | Willie Alexander |
| 20 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 19 | / | / | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| HOU | 17 | / | / | 6 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Deacon Turner | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 12 | 43 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 142 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 27 | 122 | 4.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 153 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 0 | 141 | 5.6 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 95.6 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 0 | 141 | 5.6 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 95.6 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 2 | 157 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 49.4 | |
| Team Totals | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 2 | 157 | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 49.4 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Brooks | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| Don Bass | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 1 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Deacon Turner | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 141 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Ken Burrough | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 2 | 80 | 40.0 | 47t | 1 |
| Conrad Rucker | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 157 | 17.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Marvin Cobb | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Pat McInally | 7 | 346 | 49.4 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 349 | 49.9 | ||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||||
| Cliff Parsley | 5 | 215 | 43.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tony Davis | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Dick Jauron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Guido Merkens | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 42 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ray Griffin | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Johnnie Dirden | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| Larry Poole | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Houston Oilers | |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |