| Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 17, 1978 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 46985 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 40 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 17 | 7 | 24 | 48 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Mark Miller 5 run (Don Cockroft kick failed) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 23 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Don Bass 40 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Archie Griffin 6 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rick Walker 3 pass from Archie Griffin (Chris Bahr kick) | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Greg Pruitt 70 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 19 FG | 16 | 24 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ken Anderson 3 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 49 FG | 16 | 34 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 12 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Scott Perry 16 interception return (Chris Bahr kick) | 16 | 48 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 65 | LOG | Henry Sheppard |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 68 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Barry Darrow |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| 30 | FB | Cleo Miller |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Mike St. Clair |
| 66 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 70 | RDE | Mack Mitchell |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Ambrose |
| 57 | RLB | Clay Matthews |
| 28 | LCB | Ron Bolton |
| 20 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 83 | WR | Dennis Law |
| 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 |
| 45 | HB | Archie Griffin |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 22 | 182 | 8.3 | 70t | 1 |
| Cleo Miller | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 |
| Mark Miller | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5t | 1 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 27 | 160 | 5.9 | 25 | 1 |
| Archie Griffin | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mark Miller | 21 | 6 | 28.6 | 2 | 129 | 6.1 | 44 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 13.1 |
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 1 | 256 | 11.6 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 115.0 |
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| John Reaves | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Dave Logan | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 44 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Calvin Hill | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Greg Pruitt | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Isaac Curtis | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Don Bass | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Pete Johnson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Billy Brooks | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Jim Corbett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Clay Matthews | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ron Shumon | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Scott Perry | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Johnny Evans | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 52 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tony Davis | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Larry Collins | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 35 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ray Griffin | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Jim Corbett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Mack Mitchell | 2.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Wilson Whitley | 1.0 |
| Glenn Cameron | 1.0 |
| Tom Dinkel | 1.0 |
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