| Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 5, 1971 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 82705 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 44 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 1 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 46 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Dressler 4 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Fred Willis 9 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 24 FG | 20 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Fair Hooker 39 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Frank Pitts 53 pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 86 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 12 FG | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Leroy Kelly 4 run (Don Cockroft kick) | 27 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 84 | WR | Bob Trumpy |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 58 | LOG | Steve Lawson |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 88 | TE | Bruce Coslet |
| 11 | QB | Virgil Carter |
| 44 | RB | Doug Dressler |
| 33 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 34 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 29 | RS | Sandy Durko |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Fair Hooker |
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 65 | LOG | John Demarie |
| 64 | C | Jim Copeland |
| 66 | ROG | Gene Hickerson |
| 78 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 16 | QB | Bill Nelsen |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| 35 | RB | Bo Scott |
| Offense | ||
| 88 | LDE | Ron Snidow |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 81 | RDE | Jack Gregory |
| 50 | LLB | John Garlington |
| 51 | MLB | Dale Lindsey |
| 52 | RLB | Billy Andrews |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 29 | LS | Walt Sumner |
| 34 | RS | Mike Howell |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | / | / | 6 | 47 | 2 | 1 | |
| CLE | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Essex Johnson | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 86t | 1 |
| Fred Willis | 17 | 79 | 4.6 | 21 | 1 |
| Doug Dressler | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Virgil Carter | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 232 | 6.8 | 86t | 3 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Leroy Kelly | 23 | 127 | 5.5 | 27 | 2 |
| Bo Scott | 12 | 61 | 5.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Bill Nelsen | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 182 | 4.8 | 35 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Virgil Carter | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 1 | 118 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 1 | 118 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 52.4 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Bill Nelsen | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 2 | 224 | 8.0 | 53t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 2 | 224 | 8.0 | 53t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Doug Dressler | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 118 | 9.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Frank Pitts | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 53t | 1 |
| Fair Hooker | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Milt Morin | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Bo Scott | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 224 | 16.0 | 53t | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Al Beauchamp | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Ernie Kellermann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 51 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 59 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 59 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Speedy Thomas | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 18 | 6.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Paul Robinson | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 37 | 0 | |
| Fred Willis | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Ken Brown | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Stan Brown | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |