| Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Oilers Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1981 Location: Houston, TX |
| Venue: Astrodome Attendance: 44350 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | HOU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 45 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 2 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Dan Ross 13 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Carl Roaches 96 kickoff return (Toni Fritsch kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 48 FG | 10 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 87 | WR | Pat McInally |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 40 | RB | Charles Alexander |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | NT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LOLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 47 | SS | Greg Bright |
| 27 | FS | Bryan Hicks |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 62 | LOG | John Schuhmacher |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Ken Stabler |
| 39 | HB | Adger Armstrong |
| 34 | FB | Earl Campbell |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 71 | MG | Ken Kennard |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 50 | LILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 54 | RILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | FS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | 5 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 37 | 182 | 4.9 | 24 | 1 |
| Tim Wilson | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Ronnie Coleman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 52 | 30 | 57.7 | 1 | 290 | 5.6 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 71.8 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Ken Stabler | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dan Ross | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 24 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Pat McInally | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Greg Stemrick | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 6 | 315 | 52.5 | 62 | 0 |
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 4 | 93 | 23.3 | 33 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Clarence Chapman | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 96 | 96.0 | 96t | 1 | |
| Willie Tullis | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Tim Wilson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Houston Oilers | |
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