| Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 8, 1970 Location: Buffalo, NY Venue: War Memorial Stadium Attendance: 43587 |
| Weather: Mostly Clear Temp: 54 F Humidty: 40% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 43 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 22 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Marlin Briscoe 29 pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jess Phillips 1 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 30 FG | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | O.J. Simpson 1 run (Grant Guthrie kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Lemar Parrish 95 kickoff return (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 13 FG | 23 | 14 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 36 FG | 26 | 14 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Royce Berry 8 opponents fumble recovery (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 33 | 14 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 43 FG | 36 | 14 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Lemar Parrish 83 blocked field goal recovery (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 43 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 10 | WR | Eric Crabtree |
| 17 | WR | Speedy Thomas |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 71 | LOG | Rufus Mayes |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 67 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 11 | QB | Virgil Carter |
| 30 | RB | Jess Phillips |
| 18 | RB | Paul Robinson |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 78 | LDT | Willie Jones |
| 79 | RDT | Steve Chomyszak |
| 70 | RDE | Ron Carpenter |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 51 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 31 | LS | Fletcher Smith |
| 23 | RS | Al Coleman |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Marlin Briscoe |
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 75 | LOT | Art Laster |
| 73 | LOG | Richard Cheek |
| 57 | C | Frank Marchlewski |
| 67 | ROG | Joe O'Donnell |
| 79 | ROT | Paul Costa |
| 84 | TE | Austin Denney |
| 16 | QB | Dennis Shaw |
| 30 | RB | Wayne Patrick |
| 32 | RB | O.J. Simpson |
| Offense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ron McDole |
| 78 | LDT | Jim Dunaway |
| 65 | RDT | Waddey Harvey |
| 82 | RDE | Al Cowlings |
| 59 | LLB | Paul Guidry |
| 52 | MLB | Edgar Chandler |
| 58 | RLB | Mike Stratton |
| 20 | LCB | Robert James |
| 48 | LS | John Pitts |
| 47 | RS | Pete Richardson |
| 42 | RCB | Butch Byrd |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Paul Robinson | 13 | 49 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Virgil Carter | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| O.J. Simpson | 10 | 40 | 4.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Wayne Patrick | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bill Enyart | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis Shaw | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Virgil Carter | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 164 | 6.8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dennis Shaw | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 1 | 251 | 10.9 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 83.8 |
| James Harris | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 39 | 4.9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 24.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bob Trumpy | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Crabtree | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Marlin Briscoe | 5 | 109 | 21.8 | 48 | 1 |
| Haven Moses | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Austin Denney | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Greg Jones | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Wayne Patrick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Fletcher Smith | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 4 | 185 | 46.3 | 57 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 5 | 197 | 39.4 | 44 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Speedy Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Essex Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lemar Parrish | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Tommy Pharr | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 144 | 72.0 | 95t | 1 | |
| Ronnie Lamb | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| O.J. Simpson | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Greg Jones | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Bill Enyart | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
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