1981 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Forrest Gregg |
| Hank Bullough | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Bruce Coslet | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Lindy Infante | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Dick LeBeau | Defensive Backs |
| Jim McNally | Offensive Line |
| Dick Modzelewski | Defensive Line |
| George Sefcik | Offensive Backs |
| Kim Wood | Strength |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/8/1981 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 24-17 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 67554 | |
| Sat | 8/15/1981 | A | Detroit Lions | 30-20 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 57522 | |
| Sat | 8/22/1981 | A | Chicago Bears | 21-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58716 | |
| Sat | 8/29/1981 | H | Denver Broncos | 20-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 41713 | |
| Sun | 9/6/1981 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 27-21 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 41177 | |
| Sun | 9/13/1981 | A | New York Jets | 31-30 | W | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 49454 | |
| Sun | 9/20/1981 | H | Cleveland Browns | 17-20 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52170 | |
| Sun | 9/27/1981 | H | Buffalo Bills | 27-24 | W | OT | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46418 |
| Sun | 10/4/1981 | A | Houston Oilers | 10-17 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 44350 | |
| Sun | 10/11/1981 | A | Baltimore Colts | 41-19 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 33860 | |
| Sun | 10/18/1981 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34-7 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57090 | |
| Sun | 10/25/1981 | A | New Orleans Saints | 7-17 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 46336 | |
| Sun | 11/1/1981 | H | Houston Oilers | 34-21 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 54736 | |
| Sun | 11/8/1981 | A | San Diego Chargers | 40-17 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51259 | |
| Sun | 11/15/1981 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-10 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56836 | |
| Sun | 11/22/1981 | H | Denver Broncos | 38-21 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57207 | |
| Sun | 11/29/1981 | A | Cleveland Browns | 41-21 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 75186 | |
| Sun | 12/6/1981 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 3-21 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 59796 | |
| Sun | 12/13/1981 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50623 | |
| Sun | 12/20/1981 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 30-28 | W | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 35972 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/3/1982 | H | Buffalo Bills | 28-21 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55240 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/10/1982 | H | San Diego Chargers | 27-7 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46302 | |
| Super Bowl XVI | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/24/1982 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 21-26 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 81270 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Charles Alexander | 40 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Louisiana State | 15 | 14 |
| Ken Anderson | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 32 | Augustana (Illinois) | 16 | 16 |
| Don Bass | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 219 | 25 | Houston | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Breech | 10 | K | 5-6 | 161 | 25 | California | 16 | 0 |
| Louis Breeden | 34 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
| Greg Bright | 47 | SS | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Morehead State | 4 | 2 |
| Ross Browner | 79 | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Glenn Bujnoch | 74 | LOG | 6-6 | 265 | 28 | Texas A&M | 6 | 5 |
| Gary Burley | 67 | LDE | 6-3 | 282 | 29 | Wharton County JC; Pittsburgh | 16 | 3 |
| Blair Bush | 58 | C | 6-3 | 273 | 25 | Washington | 16 | 16 |
| Glenn Cameron | 50 | RILB | 6-2 | 228 | 28 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Clarence Chapman | 24 | CB | 5-10 | 175 | 28 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 80 | WR | 6-5 | 192 | 22 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Isaac Curtis | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 31 | California; San Diego State | 15 | 14 |
| Oliver Davis | 21 | S | 6-1 | 203 | 27 | Tennessee State | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Dinkel | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 35 | Kansas | 16 | 0 |
| Eddie Edwards | 73 | LDE | 6-5 | 257 | 27 | Arizona Western JC; Miami (Florida) | 14 | 13 |
| Guy Frazier | 49 | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 22 | Wyoming | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 42 | FS | 5-9 | 182 | 28 | Auburn | 15 | 6 |
| Archie Griffin | 45 | RB | 5-9 | 188 | 27 | Ohio State | 16 | 2 |
| Ray Griffin | 44 | FS | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Ohio State | 8 | 2 |
| Jimmy Hargrove | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Wake Forest | 15 | 0 |
| Bo Harris | 53 | LOLB | 6-3 | 235 | 28 | Louisiana State | 16 | 16 |
| M.L. Harris | 83 | TE | 6-5 | 238 | 27 | Tampa; Kansas State | 15 | 0 |
| Bryan Hicks | 27 | FS-SS | 6-0 | 192 | 24 | McNeese State | 16 | 12 |
| Rod Horn | 71 | NT | 6-4 | 268 | 25 | Nebraska | 16 | 4 |
| Pete Johnson | 46 | FB | 6-0 | 272 | 27 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| Bobby Kemp | 26 | SS | 6-0 | 191 | 22 | Taft JC; Fullerton State | 16 | 10 |
| Steve Kreider | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 192 | 23 | Lehigh | 16 | 1 |
| Dave Lapham | 62 | LOG | 6-4 | 259 | 29 | Syracuse | 13 | 10 |
| Jim LeClair | 55 | LILB | 6-3 | 234 | 31 | Minnesota Tech JC; North Dakota | 14 | 14 |
| Pat McInally | 87 | P-WR | 6-6 | 210 | 28 | Harvard | 16 | 1 |
| Max Montoya | 65 | ROG | 6-5 | 275 | 25 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Blake Moore | 60 | C | 6-5 | 267 | 23 | Wooster | 14 | 0 |
| Anthony Munoz | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 280 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Brad Oates | 76 | OT | 6-6 | 273 | 28 | Duke; Brigham Young | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Obrovac | 68 | LOG | 6-6 | 275 | 26 | Bowling Green State | 6 | 1 |
| Elvis Peacock | 20 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Razzano | 51 | LILB | 5-11 | 227 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 2 |
| Ken Riley | 13 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 34 | Florida A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Dan Ross | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 24 | Northeastern | 16 | 16 |
| Mike St. Clair | 72 | DE | 6-5 | 253 | 28 | Iowa Central CC; Grambling State | 16 | 0 |
| Turk Schonert | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 24 | Stanford | 4 | 0 |
| Jeff Schuh | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 233 | 23 | North Hennepin JC; Minnesota | 16 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 25 | LCB | 5-11 | 192 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 220 | 25 | Washington State | 8 | 0 |
| David Verser | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 23 | Kansas | 16 | 0 |
| Wilson Whitley | 75 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Houston | 14 | 12 |
| Bobby Whitten | 70 | OT | 6-3 | 265 | 22 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Williams | 57 | ROLB | 6-0 | 230 | 27 | Dartmouth | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Wilson | 77 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 26 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 10 | David Verser | WR | Kansas |
| 2 | 37 | Cris Collinsworth | WR | Florida |
| 3 | 64 | John Simmons | DB | Southern Methodist |
| 4 | 93 | Guy Frazier | LB | Wyoming |
| 5 | 120 | Benji Pryor | TE | Pittsburgh |
| 6 | 146 | Rex Robinson | K | Georgia |
| 7 | 176 | Jeff Schuh | LB | Minnesota |
| 8 | 202 | Bobby Kemp | DB | Fullerton State |
| 9 | 229 | Jim Hannula | T | Northern Illinois |
| 9 | 230 | Samoa Samoa | RB | Washington State |
| 10 | 258 | Hubert Simpson | RB | Tennessee |
| 11 | 285 | Robert Jackson | DB | Central Michigan |
| 12 | 312 | Mark O'Connell | QB | Ball State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 74 | 150 | 58 | 136 | 3 | 421 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 111 | 17 | 138 | 0 | 304 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:52 | 361 | 124 | 210 | 27 | 100/221 45.2% | / % | 109 | 896 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:08 | 324 | 126 | 167 | 31 | 96/226 42.5% | / % | 104 | 787 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 0 | 49 | 51 | 96.1 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 0 | 115 |
| Pete Johnson | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||
| Cris Collinsworth | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Steve Kreider | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Dan Ross | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Archie Griffin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Charles Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Isaac Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| M.L. Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| David Verser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Louis Breeden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jimmy Hargrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike St. Clair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 51 | 49 | 51 | 96.1 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 0 | 421 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 1 | 304 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 1 | 51 | 0/0 | 9/11 | 7/9 | 5/11 | 1/1 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 1 | 51 | 0/0 | 9/11 | 7/9 | 5/11 | 1/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 21 | 57.1 | 1/ | 4/ | 2/ | 5/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Johnson | 274 | 1077 | 3.9 | 39t | 12 |
| Ken Anderson | 46 | 320 | 7.0 | 25 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 98 | 292 | 3.0 | 16 | 2 |
| Archie Griffin | 47 | 163 | 3.5 | 23 | 3 |
| Jimmy Hargrove | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 27 | 1 |
| Turk Schonert | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| David Verser | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Don Bass | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Pat McInally | 1 | -27 | -27.0 | -27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 493 | 1973 | 4.0 | 39t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 465 | 1881 | 4.0 | 43 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Anderson | 479 | 300 | 62.6 | 169 | 3754 | 7.8 | 12.5 | 74t | 29 | 6.1 | 10 | 2.1 | 25 | 140 | 3614 | 98.4 |
| Turk Schonert | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 9 | 166 | 8.7 | 16.6 | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 162 | 82.3 |
| Jack Thompson | 49 | 21 | 42.9 | 26 | 267 | 5.4 | 12.7 | 21 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.1 | 7 | 61 | 206 | 50.3 |
| Steve Kreider | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 13 | 4.3 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 47.9 |
| Team Totals | 550 | 332 | 60.4 | 206 | 4200 | 7.6 | 12.7 | 74t | 30 | 5.5 | 12 | 2.2 | 35 | 205 | 3995 | 93.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 548 | 316 | 57.7 | 213 | 3757 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 65t | 24 | 4.4 | 19 | 3.5 | 42 | 349 | 3408 | 78.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ross | 71 | 910 | 12.8 | 37 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Cris Collinsworth | 67 | 1009 | 15.1 | 74t | 8 | ||||
| Pete Johnson | 46 | 320 | 7.0 | 33 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Isaac Curtis | 37 | 609 | 16.5 | 68 | 2 | ||||
| Steve Kreider | 37 | 520 | 14.1 | 46 | 5 | ||||
| Charles Alexander | 28 | 262 | 9.4 | 65t | 1 | 0 | |||
| Archie Griffin | 20 | 160 | 8.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M.L. Harris | 13 | 181 | 13.9 | 42 | 2 | ||||
| David Verser | 6 | 161 | 26.8 | 73t | 2 | ||||
| Pat McInally | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmy Hargrove | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 332 | 4200 | 12.7 | 74t | 30 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 316 | 3757 | 11.9 | 65t | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Riley | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Louis Breeden | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 102t | 1 |
| Reggie Williams | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Bo Harris | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Rick Razzano | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Glenn Cameron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim LeClair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 318 | 16.7 | 102t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 143 | 11.9 | 38 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat McInally | 72 | 3272 | 45.4 | 62 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 416 | 2636 | 36.1 |
| Team Totals | 73 | 3272 | 44.8 | 62 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 416 | 2636 | 36.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 3266 | 40.3 | 66 | 20 | 205 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fuller | 23 | 13 | 177 | 7.7 | 34 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 5 | 6 | 24 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Bryan Hicks | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 19 | 205 | 7.1 | 34 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 3 | 416 | 9.9 | 33 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Verser | 29 | 0 | 691 | 23.8 | 78 | 0 |
| Clarence Chapman | 8 | 0 | 171 | 21.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 6 | 0 | 119 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Ray Griffin | 2 | 0 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tom Dinkel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Razzano | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 49 | 1 | 1056 | 21.6 | 78 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 1612 | 20.2 | 96t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Reggie Williams | 11.0 | |
| Eddie Edwards | 9.0 | |
| Ross Browner | 9.0 | |
| Mike St. Clair | 3.0 | |
| Gary Burley | 2.0 | |
| Wilson Whitley | 2.0 | |
| Jim LeClair | 1.0 | |
| Bobby Kemp | 1.0 | |
| Bo Harris | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| (Unknown) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 42.0 | 349.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 205.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Alexander | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -20 | 0 | |
| Don Bass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Breeden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Ross Browner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Bush | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hargrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bryan Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Rod Horn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Kreider | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim LeClair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Montoya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Mike St. Clair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| Turk Schonert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Schuh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Verser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 23 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 0 |
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