1973 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1973 | A | Miami Dolphins | 16-34 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 74651 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Doug Adams | 52 | LB | 6-0 | 222 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 24 | Augustana (Illinois) | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Avery | 51 | RLB | 6-1 | 225 | 29 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Al Beauchamp | 58 | LLB | 6-2 | 235 | 29 | Southern University | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Bergey | 66 | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 |
| Royce Berry | 82 | LDE | 6-3 | 245 | 27 | Houston | 1 | 1 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 29 | S | 6-1 | 189 | 22 | Blinn JC; Texas Christian | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Carpenter | 70 | RDT | 6-4 | 261 | 25 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Tommy Casanova | 37 | RS | 6-2 | 202 | 23 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Al Chandler | 81 | TE | 6-2 | 233 | 23 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Chomyszak | 79 | DT | 6-5 | 270 | 29 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 35 | RB | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Coslet | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 226 | 27 | Pacific | 1 | 0 |
| Neal Craig | 34 | LS | 6-1 | 189 | 25 | Fisk | 1 | 1 |
| Isaac Curtis | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 23 | California; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| Tom DeLeone | 50 | OL | 6-2 | 252 | 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 207 | 22 | Truman State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Ernst | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Cerritos JC; Fullerton State | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Fest | 72 | LOG | 6-6 | 263 | 27 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Vern Holland | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 267 | 25 | Tennessee State | 1 | 1 |
| Bernie Jackson | 23 | CB | 6-0 | 173 | 23 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Johnson | 54 | C | 6-5 | 258 | 27 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 |
| Essex Johnson | 19 | RB | 5-9 | 197 | 27 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Johnson | 80 | DT | 6-6 | 265 | 26 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 26 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Kearney | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 23 | Northern Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Jim LeClair | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 234 | 23 | Minnesota Tech JC; North Dakota | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 15 | P | 6-2 | 216 | 28 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Matson | 73 | ROG | 6-1 | 246 | 29 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Rufus Mayes | 71 | LOT | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Horst Muhlmann | 16 | K | 6-1 | 210 | 33 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 20 | LCB | 5-11 | 181 | 26 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Pritchard | 60 | LB | 6-1 | 236 | 26 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Reid | 74 | LDT | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Riley | 13 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Florida A&M | 1 | 1 |
| John Shinners | 64 | OG | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Xavier (Ohio) | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 226 | 28 | Illinois; Utah | 1 | 1 |
| Sherm White | 83 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Laney JC; California | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Wilson | 46 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 23 | Holy Cross | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5/14 35.7% | 0/0 % | 2 | 19 | |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 10/14 71.4% | 0/0 % | 1 | 5 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horst Muhlmann | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Neal Craig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 34 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horst Muhlmann | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boobie Clark | 7 | 40 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 97 | 4.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 244 | 4.7 | 27 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Anderson | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 12 | 113 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 3 | 16 | 97 | 47.3 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 12 | 113 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 3 | 16 | 97 | 47.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 6 | 159 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 48 | 2 | 10.5 | 2 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 80.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenvil Elliott | 9 | 53 | 5.9 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Joiner | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Boobie Clark | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 159 | 14.5 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Craig | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45t | 1 |
| Tommy Casanova | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 45 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lewis | 7 | 254 | 36.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 248 | 35.4 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 254 | 36.3 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 228 | 32.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 36.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Casanova | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 16.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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