| Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 18, 1970 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 57265 |
| Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 62 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | KC | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 50 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 5 run (run failed) | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 40 FG | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Ed Podolak 59 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Fred Arbanas 26 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 17 | 9 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Wendell Hayes 2 run (Jan Stenerud kick) | 24 | 9 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 42 FG | 24 | 12 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Bruce Coslet 7 pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 24 | 19 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 24 FG | 27 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 55 | C | E.J. Holub |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| 6 | RB | Warren McVea |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jerry Mays |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 87 | RDE | Aaron Brown |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 42 | RS | Johnny Robinson |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 10 | WR | Eric Crabtree |
| 17 | WR | Speedy Thomas |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 71 | LOG | Rufus Mayes |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 63 | ROG | Guy Dennis |
| 67 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 88 | TE | Bruce Coslet |
| 11 | QB | Virgil Carter |
| 30 | RB | Jess Phillips |
| 18 | RB | Paul Robinson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 79 | RDT | Steve Chomyszak |
| 70 | RDE | Ron Carpenter |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 51 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 23 | LS | Al Coleman |
| 27 | RS | Ken Dyer |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 16 | 52 | 3.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Warren McVea | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 5 | 1 |
| Robert Holmes | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jess Phillips | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 5t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 0 | 174 | 9.7 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 116.4 |
| Mike Livingston | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 39.6 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Virgil Carter | 47 | 23 | 48.9 | 1 | 180 | 3.8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 57.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Ed Podolak | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 59t | 1 |
| Fred Arbanas | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 26t | 1 |
| Wendell Hayes | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Otis Taylor | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Frank Pitts | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Chip Myers | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Bruce Coslet | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Essex Johnson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 23 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Emmitt Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 9 | 368 | 40.9 | 59 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 7 | 333 | 47.6 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Willie Mitchell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Essex Johnson | 3 | 0 | 54 | 18.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Ed Podolak | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Paul Robinson | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 34 | 0 | |
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Doug Dressler | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | |
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