| Cincinnati Bengals at New Orleans Saints Game Statistics |
| Date: October 25, 1981 Location: New Orleans, LA |
| Venue: Louisiana Superdome Attendance: 46336 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| New Orleans SaintsNO | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | NO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | New Orleans SaintsNO | George Rogers 19 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Benny Ricardo 38 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | New Orleans SaintsNO | Wayne Wilson 19 pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Dan Ross 6 pass from Jack Thompson (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 62 | LOG | Dave Lapham |
| 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 |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 42 | FS | Mike Fuller |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| New Orleans Saints | ||
| Offense | ||
| 48 | WR | Jeff Groth |
| 19 | WR | Guido Merkens |
| 71 | LOT | James Taylor |
| 68 | LOG | Fred Sturt |
| 62 | C | John Hill |
| 61 | ROG | Sam Adams |
| 67 | ROT | Stan Brock |
| 87 | TE | Larry Hardy |
| 8 | QB | Archie Manning |
| 38 | HB | George Rogers |
| 45 | FB | Jack Holmes |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Derland Moore |
| 91 | NT | Monte Bennett |
| 78 | RDE | Elois Grooms |
| 57 | LOLB | Rickey Jackson |
| 93 | LILB | Glen Redd |
| 52 | RILB | Jim Kovach |
| 55 | ROLB | Rob Nairne |
| 44 | LCB | Dave Waymer |
| 20 | SS | Russell Gary |
| 37 | FS | Tommy Myers |
| 25 | RCB | Johnnie Poe |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat McInally | 1 | -27 | -27.0 | -27 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| George Rogers | 31 | 113 | 3.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Russell Erxleben | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Archie Manning | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 0 | 117 | 5.6 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 76.9 |
| Jack Thompson | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 1 | 81 | 4.1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 39.8 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
| Archie Manning | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 1 | 170 | 7.1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 80.2 |
| Guido Merkens | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Isaac Curtis | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Steve Kreider | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Guido Merkens | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Wayne Wilson | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Jeff Groth | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Hardy | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| George Rogers | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Holmes | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Aundra Thompson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Toussaint Tyler | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ken Riley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Jim Kovach | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 6 | 306 | 51.0 | 61 | 0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |||||
| Russell Erxleben | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Jeff Groth | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| David Verser | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| John Simmons | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| New Orleans Saints | ||||||
| Wayne Wilson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Eddie Edwards | 1.0 |
| Ross Browner | 1.0 |
| New Orleans Saints | |
| Frank Warren | 2.0 |
| Elois Grooms | 1.0 |
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