| Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: September 22, 1968 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 24045 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dale Livingston 11 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | Warren McVea 80 run (Dale Livingston kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Buffalo Bills | Max Anderson 14 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bills | Gary McDermott 5 run (Mike Mercer kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dale Livingston 39 FG | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | Charley King 32 interception return (Dale Livingston kick) | 14 | 20 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | Al Beauchamp 17 interception return (Dale Livingston kick) | 14 | 27 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Max Anderson 100 kickoff return (Mike Mercer kick) | 21 | 27 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Safety, Paul Robinson tackled in end zone by Harry Jacobs and John Pitts | 23 | 27 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tommie Smiley 1 run (Dale Livingston kick) | 23 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | SE | Richard Trapp |
| 77 | LOT | Stew Barber |
| 66 | LOG | Billy Shaw |
| 50 | C | Al Bemiller |
| 61 | ROG | Bob Kalsu |
| 62 | ROT | Dick Cunningham |
| 82 | TE | Paul Costa |
| 10 | QB | Dan Darragh |
| 22 | HB | Max Anderson |
| 25 | FL | Haven Moses |
| 33 | FB | Ben Gregory |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 70 | RDT | Tom Sestak |
| 89 | RDE | Tom Day |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 64 | MLB | Harry Jacobs |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 24 | LCB | Booker Edgerson |
| 27 | LS | Tommy Janik |
| 26 | RS | George Saimes |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| 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 |
| 86 | TE | Andre White |
| 15 | QB | John Stofa |
| 18 | HB | Paul Robinson |
| 23 | FL | Rod Sherman |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Max Anderson | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Ben Gregory | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Bob Cappadona | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dan Darragh | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary McDermott | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5t | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Warren McVea | 1 | 80 | 80.0 | 80t | 1 |
| Tommie Smiley | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 11 | 1 |
| Paul Robinson | 9 | 25 | 2.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Dale Livingston | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| John Stofa | 4 | -8 | -2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dan Darragh | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 1 | 152 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 44.0 |
| Kay Stephenson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| Gary McDermott | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| John Stofa | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 1 | 68 | 3.8 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 31.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Haven Moses | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Masters | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Richard Trapp | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Cappadona | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary McDermott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Rod Sherman | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Tommie Smiley | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Warren McVea | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| George Saimes | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Charley King | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Al Beauchamp | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 6 | 234 | 39.0 | 56 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dale Livingston | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Hagood Clarke | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ed Rutkowski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Charley King | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Max Anderson | 3 | 157 | 52.3 | 100t | 1 | |
| Charlie Mitchell | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ed Rutkowski | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Warren McVea | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Estes Banks | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Dennis Randall | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
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