| Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 9, 1973 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 58266 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 41 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CLE | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Isaac Curtis 9 pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 40 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Isaac Curtis 70 pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Isaac Curtis 20 pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 10 FG | 3 | 24 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Gloster Richardson 6 pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Van Green 15 opponents fumble recovery (Don Cockroft kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Boobie Clark 1 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 45 FG | 17 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 43 | WR | Fair Hooker |
| 25 | WR | Frank Pitts |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 66 | LOG | Gene Hickerson |
| 61 | C | Bob DeMarco |
| 65 | ROG | John Demarie |
| 78 | ROT | Bob McKay |
| 89 | TE | Milt Morin |
| 15 | QB | Mike Phipps |
| 30 | RB | Ken Brown |
| 44 | RB | Leroy Kelly |
| Defense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 71 | LDT | Walter Johnson |
| 72 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 81 | RDE | Nick Roman |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 60 | MLB | Bob Babich |
| 50 | RLB | John Garlington |
| 22 | LCB | Clarence Scott |
| 29 | LS | Walt Sumner |
| 21 | RS | Van Green |
| 28 | RCB | Ben Davis |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 18 | WR | Charlie Joiner |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Royce Berry |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 70 | RDT | Ron Carpenter |
| 83 | RDE | Sherm White |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 66 | MLB | Bill Bergey |
| 51 | RLB | Ken Avery |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 34 | LS | Neal Craig |
| 23 | RS | Bernie Jackson |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Mike Phipps | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Greg Pruitt | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Brown | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Leroy Kelly | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Billy LeFear | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bo Scott | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Essex Johnson | 19 | 91 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Boobie Clark | 22 | 69 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Ken Anderson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Mike Phipps | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 2 | 111 | 4.1 | 1 | 40.8 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 19 | 11 | 57.9 | 0 | 201 | 10.6 | 3 | 134.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Gloster Richardson | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | |
| Fair Hooker | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | |
| Ken Brown | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |
| Milt Morin | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Isaac Curtis | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 3 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Bob Trumpy | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Don Cockroft | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Lewis | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Leroy Kelly | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Billy LeFear | 4 | 162 | 40.5 | 0 | ||
| Greg Pruitt | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Bernie Jackson | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | ||
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | |
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