| Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 30, 1973 Location: San Diego, CA Venue: San Diego Stadium Attendance: 46733 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 70 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Ray Wersching 39 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 78 pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Boobie Clark 1 run (Horst Muhlmann kick failed) | 13 | 3 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Essex Johnson 38 pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Ray Wersching 13 FG | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | San Diego ChargersSD | Bob Thomas 8 pass from Johnny Unitas (Ray Wersching kick) | 20 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 75 | LOT | Stan Walters |
| 72 | LOG | Howard Fest |
| 54 | C | Bob Johnson |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 35 | RB | Boobie Clark |
| 19 | RB | Essex Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 70 | RDT | Ron Carpenter |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 60 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 34 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Casanova |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 27 | WR | Gary Garrison |
| 84 | WR | Dave Williams |
| 76 | LOT | Terry Owens |
| 63 | LOG | Doug Wilkerson |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 78 | ROG | Walt Sweeney |
| 70 | ROT | Russ Washington |
| 88 | TE | Pettis Norman |
| 19 | QB | Johnny Unitas |
| 20 | RB | Mike Garrett |
| 35 | RB | Bob Thomas |
| Offense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Deacon Jones |
| 79 | LDT | Coy Bacon |
| 64 | RDT | Dave Costa |
| 87 | RDE | Lionel Aldridge |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Stratton |
| 82 | MLB | Tim Rossovich |
| 66 | RLB | Rick Redman |
| 24 | LCB | Bobby Howard |
| 48 | LS | Ron Smith |
| 40 | RS | Joe Beauchamp |
| 39 | RCB | Lenny Dunlap |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6/15 | / | 8 | 82 | 2 | 2 | |
| SD | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 5/15 | / | 5 | 36 | 7 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Essex Johnson | 21 | 121 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| Boobie Clark | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Ken Anderson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 202 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Mike Garrett | 21 | 79 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 | |
| Robert Holmes | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 114 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 222 | 13.1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 142.4 | |
| Team Totals | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 222 | 13.1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 142.4 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Johnny Unitas | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 2 | 215 | 6.9 | 51 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 55.2 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 2 | 215 | 6.9 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 55.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Boobie Clark | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Trumpy | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 116 | 58.0 | 2 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 222 | 22.2 | 2 | |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gary Garrison | 4 | 117 | 29.3 | 0 | |
| Bob Thomas | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| Mike Garrett | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Robert Holmes | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | |
| Pettis Norman | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jerry LeVias | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Williams | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 215 | 14.3 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Neal Craig | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Tommy Casanova | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 173 | 34.6 | ||
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Dennis Partee | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 55 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tommy Casanova | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Willie McGee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Joe Wilson | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Ron Smith | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | ||
| Willie McGee | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Team Totals | 6.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Coy Bacon | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |