1973 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Paul Brown |
| Vince Costello | Linebackers |
| Jack Donaldson | Offensive Backs |
| Bill Johnson | Offensive Line |
| Chuck Studley | Defensive Line |
| Bill Walsh | Receivers |
| Chuck Weber | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1973 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-14 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 78091 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1973 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 45-21 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55859 | |
| Sun | 8/19/1973 | N | Cleveland Browns | 6-24 | L | Columbus, OH | Ohio Stadium | 73421 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1973 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-10 | W | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 53954 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1973 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 31-20 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55863 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1973 | H | Green Bay Packers | 13-10 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55863 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1973 | A | Denver Broncos | 10-28 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 49059 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1973 | H | Houston Oilers | 24-10 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 51823 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | A | San Diego Chargers | 20-13 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 46733 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1973 | A | Cleveland Browns | 10-17 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 70805 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1973 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19-7 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55819 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1973 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-6 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56397 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1973 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13-20 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 45761 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1973 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 10-38 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 54944 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1973 | A | Buffalo Bills | 16-13 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 76927 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1973 | H | New York Jets | 20-14 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55745 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1973 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 42-24 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 50918 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1973 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 27-0 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57859 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1973 | H | Cleveland Browns | 34-17 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 58266 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1973 | A | Houston Oilers | 27-24 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 21955 | |
| 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 | MLB | 6-0 | 222 | 24 | Ohio State | 12 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 24 | Augustana (Illinois) | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Avery | 51 | RLB-LLB | 6-1 | 225 | 29 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 4 |
| Al Beauchamp | 58 | LLB | 6-2 | 235 | 29 | Southern University | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Bergey | 66 | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Arkansas State | 14 | 14 |
| Royce Berry | 82 | LDE | 6-3 | 245 | 27 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 29 | RS | 6-1 | 189 | 22 | Blinn JC; Texas Christian | 7 | 0 |
| Ron Carpenter | 70 | RDT | 6-4 | 261 | 25 | North Carolina State | 13 | 12 |
| Tommy Casanova | 37 | RS | 6-2 | 202 | 23 | Louisiana State | 10 | 8 |
| Al Chandler | 81 | TE | 6-2 | 233 | 23 | Oklahoma | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Chomyszak | 79 | RDT-LDT | 6-5 | 270 | 29 | Syracuse | 12 | 3 |
| Boobie Clark | 35 | RB | 6-2 | 245 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman | 14 | 14 |
| Greg Cook | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 214 | 27 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Coslet | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 226 | 27 | Pacific | 13 | 2 |
| Neal Craig | 34 | LS | 6-1 | 189 | 25 | Fisk | 14 | 14 |
| Isaac Curtis | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 23 | California; San Diego State | 14 | 14 |
| Tom DeLeone | 50 | C | 6-2 | 252 | 23 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 36 | RB | 6-0 | 207 | 22 | Truman State | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Ernst | 17 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | Cerritos JC; Fullerton State | 1 | 0 |
| Howard Fest | 72 | LOG | 6-6 | 263 | 27 | Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Tim George | 89 | WR | 6-5 | 218 | 22 | Carson-Newman | 12 | 5 |
| Vern Holland | 76 | ROT | 6-5 | 267 | 25 | Tennessee State | 14 | 14 |
| Bernie Jackson | 23 | RS-LCB | 6-0 | 173 | 23 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Washington State | 14 | 6 |
| Bob Johnson | 54 | C | 6-5 | 258 | 27 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Essex Johnson | 19 | RB | 5-9 | 197 | 27 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Johnson | 80 | RDE | 6-6 | 265 | 26 | Indiana | 9 | 1 |
| Charlie Joiner | 18 | WR | 5-11 | 186 | 26 | Grambling State | 5 | 4 |
| Bob Jones | 32 | LS | 6-1 | 194 | 22 | Virginia Union | 9 | 0 |
| Tim Kearney | 56 | MLB-RLB | 6-2 | 226 | 23 | Northern Michigan | 14 | 0 |
| Jim LeClair | 55 | RLB | 6-3 | 234 | 23 | Minnesota Tech JC; North Dakota | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 15 | P | 6-2 | 216 | 28 | Stanford | 14 | 0 |
| Pat Matson | 73 | ROG | 6-1 | 246 | 29 | Oregon | 14 | 14 |
| Rufus Mayes | 71 | LOT | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Ohio State | 13 | 11 |
| Reece Morrison | 26 | RB | 6-0 | 206 | 28 | Texas State | 3 | 0 |
| Horst Muhlmann | 16 | K | 6-1 | 210 | 33 | none | 14 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 25 | WR | 6-4 | 203 | 28 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 5 | 4 |
| Lemar Parrish | 20 | LCB | 5-11 | 181 | 26 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Pritchard | 60 | RLB | 6-1 | 236 | 26 | Arizona State | 10 | 10 |
| Mike Reid | 74 | LDT | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Penn State | 13 | 13 |
| Ken Riley | 13 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
| John Shinners | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 255 | 26 | Xavier (Ohio) | 14 | 0 |
| Lee Thomas | 78 | RDE-LDE | 6-5 | 246 | 27 | Wiley; Jackson State | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 226 | 28 | Illinois; Utah | 14 | 13 |
| Stan Walters | 75 | LOT | 6-6 | 270 | 25 | Syracuse | 4 | 3 |
| Sherm White | 83 | RDE | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Laney JC; California | 13 | 13 |
| Joe Wilson | 46 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 23 | Holy Cross | 13 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 15 | Isaac Curtis | WR | San Diego State |
| 2 | 43 | Al Chandler | TE | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 68 | Tim George | WR | Carson-Newman |
| 5 | 121 | Bob McCall | RB | Arizona |
| 6 | 146 | Bob Jones | DB | Virginia Union |
| 7 | 171 | Bob Maddox | DE | Frostburg State |
| 8 | 199 | Joe Wilson | RB | Holy Cross |
| 9 | 224 | John Dampeer | G | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 249 | Lenvil Elliott | RB | Truman State |
| 11 | 277 | Bill Montgomery | DB | Morehouse |
| 12 | 302 | Boobie Clark | RB | Bethune-Cookman |
| 13 | 327 | Brooks West | DT | Texas-El Paso |
| 14 | 355 | Hurles Scales | DB | North Texas |
| 15 | 380 | Ted McNulty | QB | Indiana |
| 16 | 405 | Harry Unger | RB | Auburn |
| 17 | 433 | Wayne Estabrook | QB | Whittier |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 39 | 100 | 79 | 68 | 286 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 61 | 58 | 62 | 231 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 252 | 124 | 108 | 20 | 65/185 35.1% | / % | 83 | 799 | |
| Opponents Totals | 219 | 109 | 97 | 13 | 69/188 36.7% | / % | 78 | 710 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horst Muhlmann | 0 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 94 |
| Isaac Curtis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Boobie Clark | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Essex Johnson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Bob Trumpy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Lenvil Elliott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 32 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 286 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 0 | 231 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horst Muhlmann | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 51 | 5/5 | 6/7 | 5/9 | 4/6 | 1/4 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 31 | 67.7 | 0 | 51 | 5/5 | 6/7 | 5/9 | 4/6 | 1/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 5/ | 2/ | 5/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Johnson | 195 | 997 | 5.1 | 46 | 4 |
| Boobie Clark | 254 | 988 | 3.9 | 26 | 8 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 22 | 122 | 5.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Ken Anderson | 26 | 97 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Wilson | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Reece Morrison | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 515 | 2236 | 4.3 | 46 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 459 | 1807 | 3.9 | 52 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Anderson | 329 | 179 | 54.4 | 138 | 2428 | 7.4 | 13.6 | 78t | 18 | 5.5 | 12 | 3.6 | 24 | 163 | 2265 | 81.2 |
| Greg Cook | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 11 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 45.1 |
| Team Totals | 332 | 180 | 54.2 | 140 | 2439 | 7.3 | 13.6 | 78t | 18 | 5.4 | 12 | 3.6 | 24 | 163 | 2276 | 80.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 338 | 182 | 53.8 | 138 | 2240 | 6.6 | 12.3 | 67 | 9 | 2.7 | 18 | 5.3 | 43 | 342 | 1898 | 61.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Curtis | 45 | 843 | 18.7 | 77t | 9 |
| Boobie Clark | 45 | 347 | 7.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 29 | 435 | 15.0 | 53 | 5 |
| Essex Johnson | 28 | 356 | 12.7 | 78t | 3 |
| Charlie Joiner | 13 | 214 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Bruce Coslet | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tim George | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12t | 1 |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 180 | 2439 | 13.6 | 78t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 182 | 2240 | 12.3 | 67 | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Casanova | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Bergey | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Al Beauchamp | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Neal Craig | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Avery | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 166 | 9.2 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 198 | 16.5 | 37 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lewis | 68 | 2790 | 41.0 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 2587 | 38.0 | |
| Team Totals | 68 | 2790 | 41.0 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 123 | 2587 | 38.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 3214 | 41.7 | 63 | 0 | 333 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Parrish | 25 | 1 | 200 | 8.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Tommy Casanova | 15 | 6 | 119 | 7.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 14 | 333 | 7.4 | 47 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 20 | 123 | 4.6 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Jackson | 21 | 520 | 24.8 | 41 | 0 | |
| Joe Wilson | 8 | 173 | 21.6 | 27 | 0 | |
| Lemar Parrish | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dave Lewis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Bruce Coslet | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 876 | 22.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 1170 | 27.9 | 103t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Reid | 13.0 | |
| Ron Carpenter | 10.0 | |
| Sherm White | 7.5 | |
| Royce Berry | 4.0 | |
| Al Beauchamp | 2.0 | |
| Ken Johnson | 2.0 | |
| Bill Bergey | 1.5 | |
| Steve Chomyszak | 1.0 | |
| Ken Riley | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 43.0 | 342.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24.0 | 163.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Anderson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 | |
| Ken Avery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Beauchamp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Bergey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Berry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Coslet | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Neal Craig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Kearney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | |
| Ron Pritchard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sherm White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 37 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 1 |
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