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1970 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)

1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 8-6-0 .571
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Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Paul Brown
Vince CostelloLinebackers
Jack DonaldsonOffensive Backs
Bill JohnsonOffensive Line
Chuck StudleyDefensive Line
Bill WalshReceivers
Chuck WeberDefensive Backs
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/8/1970HWashington Redskins27-12WCincinnati, OHNippert Stadium52299
Sat8/15/1970AMiami Dolphins10-20LMiami, FLOrange Bowl56739
Sat8/22/1970ASt. Louis Cardinals20-41LSt. Louis, MOBusch Memorial Stadium15864
Sat8/29/1970HCleveland Browns31-24WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium57112
Sat9/5/1970AGreen Bay Packers10-10TMilwaukee, WICounty Stadium47411
Sat9/12/1970HDetroit Lions14-31LCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium54509
Sun9/20/1970HOakland Raiders31-21WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium56616
Sun9/27/1970ADetroit Lions3-38LDetroit, MITiger Stadium58202
Sun10/4/1970HHouston Oilers13-20LCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium55094
Sun10/11/1970ACleveland Browns27-30LCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium83520
Sun10/18/1970HKansas City Chiefs19-27LCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium57265
Sun10/25/1970AWashington Redskins0-20LWashington, DCRFK Stadium50415
Mon11/2/1970APittsburgh Steelers10-21LPittsburgh, PAThree Rivers Stadium38968
Sun11/8/1970ABuffalo Bills43-14WBuffalo, NYWar Memorial Stadium43587
Sun11/15/1970HCleveland Browns14-10WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium60007
Sun11/22/1970HPittsburgh Steelers34-7WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium59276
Sun11/29/1970HNew Orleans Saints26-6WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium59342
Sun12/6/1970ASan Diego Chargers17-14WSan Diego, CASan Diego Stadium41461
Sun12/13/1970AHouston Oilers30-20WHouston, TXAstrodome34435
Sun12/20/1970HBoston Patriots45-7WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium60157
AFC Divisional Playoff
Sat12/26/1970ABaltimore Colts0-17LBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium51127
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Marty Amsler89DE6-525728Indiana; Evansville30
Ken Avery51RLB6-122526Southern Mississippi1413
Marty Baccaglio85LDE-RDE6-324526Marin JC; San Jose State140
Al Beauchamp58LLB6-223526Southern University1414
Bill Bergey66MLB6-224025Arkansas State1414
Royce Berry82LDE6-324524Houston1414
Ron Carpenter70RDE6-426122North Carolina State1414
Virgil Carter11QB6-118525Brigham Young1311
Steve Chomyszak79RDT6-527026Syracuse1414
Al Coleman23RS-LS6-118526Jackson State; Tennessee State116
Frank Cornish76DT6-628526Grambling State10
Bruce Coslet88TE6-322624Pacific144
Eric Crabtree10WR5-1118626Pittsburgh147
Guy Dennis63ROG-C6-225423Florida143
Doug Dressler44RB6-322822Marin JC; Chico State140
Paul Dunn21WR6-021022San Diego CC; U.S. International50
Sandy Durko29RS6-118522Southern California11
Ken Dyer27RS6-318524Arizona State126
Larry Ely59MLB6-123023Iowa110
Howard Fest72ROT-LOT6-626324Texas142
Kenny Graham33LS6-020129Sacramento CC; Washington State55
John Guillory28RS-LCB-RCB5-1019025Oakland CC; Stanford71
Bob Johnson54C6-525824Tennessee1414
Essex Johnson19RB5-919724Grambling State130
Willie Jones78LDT6-226528Kansas State105
Mike Kelly87TE6-421522Davidson120
Ronnie Lamb40RB6-222727South Carolina140
Dave Lewis15P6-221625Stanford140
Pat Matson73ROG6-124626Oregon149
Rufus Mayes71LOG6-525523Ohio State1414
Wayne McClure65LLB6-222524Mississippi140
Horst Muhlmann16K6-121030none140
Chip Myers25WR6-420325Northwestern Oklahoma State148
Lemar Parrish20LCB5-1118123Lincoln (Missouri)1411
Bill Peterson53RLB6-322825San Jose State141
Jess Phillips30RB6-120823Michigan State1414
Mike Reid74LDT6-325523Penn State99
Ken Riley13RCB6-018523Florida A&M1414
Paul Robinson18RB6-019926Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona1414
Nick Roman81RDE6-323723Ohio State40
Fletcher Smith31LS-LCB-RS6-218227Tennessee State1412
Speedy Thomas17WR6-117523Laney JC; Utah1413
Bob Trumpy84TE6-622625Illinois; Utah1110
Mike Wilson67ROT6-124323Dayton1412
Ernie Wright75LOT6-426831Ohio State1414
Sam Wyche14QB6-421325Furman143
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
17Mike ReidDTPenn State
232Ron CarpenterDTNorth Carolina State
360Chip BennettLBAbilene Christian
485Joe StephensGJackson State
4104Billie HayesDBSan Diego State
6137Sandy DurkoDBSouthern California
7163Lemar ParrishDBLincoln (Missouri)
8188Bill TroutDTMiami (Florida)
9216Bill BoldenRBUCLA
10241Nick RomanDEOhio State
11266Sam WallaceLBGrambling State
12294Tom TruesdellDTOhio Wesleyan
13319Paul DunnWRU.S. International
14344Joe JohnsonWRJohnson C. Smith
15372Marvin WeeksDBAlcorn State
16397Larry ElyLBIowa
17422Dick SmithRBWashington State
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals561118560312
Opponents Totals49825272255
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals2101009713/ %/ %71831
Opponents Totals2368713118/ %/ %81784
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Horst Muhlmann03333100.0253767.60108
Paul Robinson70000042
Jess Phillips50000030
Essex Johnson40000024
Lemar Parrish30000018
Royce Berry20000012
Virgil Carter20000012
Eric Crabtree20000012
Speedy Thomas20000012
Bob Trumpy20000012
Sam Wyche20000012
Al Beauchamp1000006
Bruce Coslet1000006
Chip Myers1000006
(Team)0010.00000
Team Totals34333497.1253767.60312
Opponents Totals313131100.0122450.01255
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Horst Muhlmann253767.62534/45/79/113/94/6
Team Totals253767.62534/45/79/113/94/6
Opponents Totals122450.03/3/3/2/1/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Jess Phillips1636484.076t4
Paul Robinson1496224.226t6
Essex Johnson652734.2262
Virgil Carter342467.2732
Sam Wyche191186.2232
Doug Dressler18774.3170
Ronnie Lamb6355.8160
Eric Crabtree3237.7160
Dave Lewis284.070
Speedy Thomas273.5130
Team Totals46120574.576t16
Opponents Totals41815433.73611
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Virgil Carter27814351.412616475.911.556t93.293.221154149366.9
Sam Wyche572645.6294117.215.851t35.323.5107333873.1
Dave Lewis4375.01399.813.01800.000.00039105.2
Team Totals33917250.715620976.212.256t123.5113.231227187068.4
Opponents Totals42820948.819628856.713.887t184.2235.428250263562.5
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Chip Myers3254216.956t1
Jess Phillips311244.0171
Bob Trumpy2948016.653t2
Speedy Thomas2125712.2272
Eric Crabtree1923112.2292
Paul Robinson1717510.3271
Essex Johnson1519012.751t2
Bruce Coslet89812.3241
Team Totals172209712.256t12
Opponents Totals209288513.887t18
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Lemar Parrish5285.6190
Ken Riley4174.3140
Ken Dyer34515.0220
Bill Bergey33511.7260
Kenny Graham33110.3310
Fletcher Smith3175.7170
Ken Avery155.050
Al Beauchamp122.020
Team Totals231807.8310
Opponents Totals1115013.6370
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Dave Lewis79365146.26309392307939.0
Team Totals79365146.26309392307939.0
Opponents Totals80350543.8611327
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Lemar Parrish23151948.479t1
Essex Johnson717210.3360
Speedy Thomas410205.0110
Kenny Graham124141.0410
Paul Robinson1000.000
Fletcher Smith1000.000
Team Totals37283278.879t1
Opponents Totals48113928.263t2
(TEam)1.0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Lemar Parrish1648230.195t1
Paul Robinson1436325.9360
Doug Dressler44812.0220
Essex Johnson36822.7310
Ronnie Lamb24120.5210
Team Totals39100225.795t1
Opponents Totals3377423.5510
SACKSNOYDS
Steve Chomyszak7.5
Royce Berry6.0
Mike Reid5.0
Ken Avery2.0
Ron Carpenter2.0
Marty Amsler1.0
Bill Bergey1.0
Willie Jones1.0
Nick Roman1.0
Marty Baccaglio0.5
(TEam)1.0
Team Totals28.0250.0
Opponents Totals31.0227.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Al Beauchamp00011251
Bill Bergey00011180
Royce Berry00044662
Ron Carpenter0001100
Virgil Carter5101-30
Steve Chomyszak0001100
Eric Crabtree110100
Doug Dressler220200
Bob Johnson0001100
Essex Johnson100000
Willie Jones0001100
Mike Kelly0001100
Ronnie Lamb101100
Lemar Parrish211200
Jess Phillips510100
Ken Riley0002290
Paul Robinson0010100
Fletcher Smith0001130
Speedy Thomas1101-10
Bob Trumpy100000
Ernie Wright0010100
Sam Wyche3101-40
Team Totals22121016261133
Opponents Totals28161112230
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