| Houston Oilers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 3, 1968 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 24012 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 54 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Wayne Walker 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Houston OilersHOU | Alvin Reed 5 pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Dale Livingston 28 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Hoyle Granger 1 run (Wayne Walker kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Paul Robinson 4 run (Dale Livingston kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Mac Haik 10 pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Wayne Walker 41 FG | 27 | 10 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Paul Robinson 68 pass from Sam Wyche (Dale Livingston kick) | 27 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Jim Beirne |
| 76 | LOT | Walt Suggs |
| 60 | LOG | Tom Regner |
| 50 | C | Bobby Maples |
| 66 | ROG | Sonny Bishop |
| 78 | ROT | Glen Ray Hines |
| 89 | TE | Alvin Reed |
| 10 | QB | Don Trull |
| 35 | HB | Woody Campbell |
| 86 | FL | Mac Haik |
| 32 | FB | Hoyle Granger |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Pat Holmes |
| 74 | LDT | Willie Parker |
| 72 | RDT | George Rice |
| 80 | RDE | Gary Cutsinger |
| 90 | LLB | George Webster |
| 52 | MLB | Garland Boyette |
| 56 | RLB | Olen Underwood |
| 20 | LCB | Miller Farr |
| 29 | LS | Ken Houston |
| 33 | RS | W.K. Hicks |
| 41 | RCB | Larry Carwell |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | SE | Saint Saffold |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 68 | LOG | Dave Middendorf |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 72 | ROT | Howard Fest |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 14 | QB | Sam Wyche |
| 18 | HB | Paul Robinson |
| 23 | FL | Rod Sherman |
| 40 | FB | Ronnie Lamb |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Jim Griffin |
| 70 | LDT | Andy Rice |
| 65 | RDT | Billy Kindricks |
| 89 | RDE | Harry Gunner |
| 85 | LLB | Danny Brabham |
| 66 | MLB | Wayne McClure |
| 55 | RLB | Frank Buncom |
| 31 | LCB | Fletcher Smith |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 43 | RS | Curt Frazier |
| 47 | RCB | Charley King |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Hoyle Granger | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Woody Campbell | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Sid Blanks | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Trull | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roy Hopkins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Paul Robinson | 21 | 156 | 7.4 | 31 | 1 |
| Sam Wyche | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ronnie Lamb | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Don Trull | 18 | 13 | 72.2 | 0 | 191 | 10.6 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 143.5 |
| Pete Beathard | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 21 | 4.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.6 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Jim Beirne | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 46 | 0 | ||||||
| Alvin Reed | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| Woody Campbell | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Mac Haik | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| Hoyle Granger | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Bob Trumpy | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Sam Wyche | 25 | 20 | 80.0 | 0 | 228 | 9.1 | 68t | 1 | 5 | 33 | 118.0 |
| Paul Robinson | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 68t | 1 | ||||||
| Rod Sherman | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Saint Saffold | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Warren McVea | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Tommie Smiley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Sam Wyche | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Jim Norton | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dale Livingston | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Sid Blanks | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Larry Carwell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Paul Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Zeke Moore | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Warren McVea | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Estes Banks | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
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