| Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 15, 1968 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 25049 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 82 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver BroncosDEN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DEN | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Dale Livingston 49 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Bob Trumpy 58 pass from John Stofa (Dale Livingston kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Bob Humphreys 33 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Eric Crabtree 5 pass from Jim LeClair (Bob Humphreys kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Warren McVea 54 pass from John Stofa (Dale Livingston kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 35 run (Dale Livingston kick) | 10 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Al Denson |
| 72 | LOT | Sam Brunelli |
| 67 | LOG | George Goeddeke |
| 58 | C | Larry Kaminski |
| 64 | ROG | George Gaiser |
| 74 | ROT | Mike Current |
| 85 | TE | Tom Beer |
| 11 | QB | John McCormick |
| 40 | RB | Ronnie Lamb |
| 44 | RB | Floyd Little |
| 41 | FL | Eric Crabtree |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Rich Jackson |
| 62 | LDT | Jerry Inman |
| 63 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 55 | RDE | Pete Duranko |
| 50 | LLB | Carl Cunningham |
| 57 | MLB | John Huard |
| 58 | RLB | Frank Richter |
| 20 | LCB | Charlie Greer |
| 43 | LS | Pete Jaquess |
| 28 | RS | Jack Lentz |
| 23 | RCB | Drake Garrett |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 42 | SE | Warren McVea |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 68 | LOG | Dave Middendorf |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 72 | ROT | Howard Fest |
| 34 | TE | Ken Herock |
| 15 | QB | John Stofa |
| 18 | HB | Paul Robinson |
| 84 | FL | Bob Trumpy |
| 45 | FB | Tommie Smiley |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Jim Griffin |
| 70 | LDT | Andy Rice |
| 83 | RDT | Bill Staley |
| 89 | RDE | Harry Gunner |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 66 | RLB | Wayne McClure |
| 31 | LCB | Fletcher Smith |
| 30 | LS | Jess Phillips |
| 20 | RS | Bobby Hunt |
| 47 | RCB | Charley King |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | |
| CIN | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | / | / | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Floyd Little | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Garrett Ford | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim LeClair | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lamb | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Erwin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 78 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Essex Johnson | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 35t | 1 |
| Tommie Smiley | 12 | 28 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 10 | 27 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 99 | 3.7 | 35t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John McCormick | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 1 | 89 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 34.8 |
| Jim LeClair | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 82 | 6.8 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 100.0 |
| Floyd Little | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 1 | 171 | 5.2 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 56.5 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| John Stofa | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 0 | 224 | 10.2 | 58t | 2 | 3 | 39 | 120.3 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 0 | 224 | 10.2 | 58t | 2 | 3 | 39 | 120.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Al Denson | 8 | 115 | 14.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Crabtree | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Tom Beer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Garrett Ford | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 171 | 12.2 | 21 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bob Trumpy | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 58t | 1 |
| Warren McVea | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 54t | 1 |
| Paul Robinson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Herock | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tommie Smiley | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 224 | 18.7 | 58t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Billy Van Heusen | 6 | 285 | 47.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 285 | 47.5 | 56 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dale Livingston | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 52 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Charlie Greer | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Floyd Little | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Monk Williams | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Floyd Little | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 37 | 0 | |
| Charlie Greer | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 120 | 24.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Monk Williams | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 20 | 0 | |