| Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 15, 1972 Location: Kansas City, MO Venue: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 79068 |
| Weather: Temp: 57 F Humidty: 49% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Kansas City ChiefsKC | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | KC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 46 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 39 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Otis Taylor 14 pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 65 pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 32 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Speedy Thomas 7 pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 12 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 16 FG | 23 | 13 |
| 4 | Kansas City ChiefsKC | Jan Stenerud 43 FG | 23 | 16 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 17 | WR | Speedy Thomas |
| 72 | LOT | Howard Fest |
| 63 | LOG | Guy Dennis |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 19 | RB | Essex Johnson |
| 33 | RB | Fred Willis |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 79 | RDT | Steve Chomyszak |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 57 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 34 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Casanova |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| Offense | ||
| 21 | WR | Dennis Homan |
| 89 | WR | Otis Taylor |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 71 | LOG | Ed Budde |
| 58 | C | Jack Rudnay |
| 76 | ROG | Mo Moorman |
| 73 | ROT | Dave Hill |
| 88 | TE | Morris Stroud |
| 10 | QB | Mike Livingston |
| 1 | RB | Mike Adamle |
| 38 | RB | Wendell Hayes |
| Offense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Marvin Upshaw |
| 61 | LDT | Curley Culp |
| 86 | RDT | Buck Buchanan |
| 99 | RDE | Wilbur Young |
| 78 | LLB | Bobby Bell |
| 63 | MLB | Willie Lanier |
| 51 | RLB | Jim Lynch |
| 40 | LCB | Jim Marsalis |
| 46 | LS | Jim Kearney |
| 20 | RS | Mike Sensibaugh |
| 18 | RCB | Emmitt Thomas |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Essex Johnson | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Fred Willis | 12 | 35 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Mike Adamle | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 0 | |
| Wendell Hayes | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Mike Livingston | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Otis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 0 | 182 | 7.3 | 2 | 105.7 | |||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 38 | 21 | 55.3 | 2 | 230 | 6.1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 60.2 |
| Mike Livingston | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 | 70.8 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Chip Myers | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Trumpy | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| Speedy Thomas | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | |
| Fred Willis | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Otis Taylor | 10 | 149 | 14.9 | 1 | |
| Mike Adamle | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Dennis Homan | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Robert West | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| Willie Frazier | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Wendell Hayes | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Tommy Casanova | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Doug Adams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Jerrel Wilson | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tommy Casanova | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | ||
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | ||||||
| Larry Marshall | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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