| Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 7, 1971 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 59604 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 26 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bill Bell 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 24 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 51 FG | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Art Malone 46 pass from Dick Shiner (Bill Bell kick failed) | 9 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Ken Burrow |
| 81 | WR | Wes Chesson |
| 61 | LOT | Bill Sandeman |
| 63 | LOG | Dick Enderle |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 67 | ROG | Malcolm Snider |
| 75 | ROT | George Kunz |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 11 | QB | Dick Shiner |
| 33 | RB | Jim Butler |
| 25 | RB | Art Malone |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Claude Humphrey |
| 66 | LDT | John Small |
| 88 | RDT | Glen Condren |
| 71 | RDE | John Zook |
| 52 | LLB | Ron Acks |
| 58 | MLB | Don Hansen |
| 50 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 36 | LCB | Ken Reaves |
| 22 | LS | John Mallory |
| 34 | RS | Ray Brown |
| 27 | RCB | Tom Hayes |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 17 | WR | Speedy Thomas |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 72 | LOG | Howard Fest |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 11 | QB | Virgil Carter |
| 30 | RB | Jess Phillips |
| 18 | RB | Paul Robinson |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 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 |
| 29 | RS | Sandy Durko |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Butler | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Art Malone | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Harmon Wages | 7 | 28 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Willie Belton | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Dick Shiner | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Jess Phillips | 15 | 63 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Dick Shiner | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 0 | 150 | 10.0 | 47 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 104.9 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Virgil Carter | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 2 | 88 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jim Butler | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Art Malone | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 46t | 1 |
| Harmon Wages | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Greg Brezina | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Speedy Thomas | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Fred Willis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ray Brown | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Billy Lothridge | 6 | 221 | 36.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Sandy Durko | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | ||
| Lemar Parrish | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Willie Belton | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Jim Butler | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Paul Robinson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
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