| Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 8, 1974 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 45159 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 34 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit LionsDET | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DET | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 34 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 40 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Ron Jessie 18 run (Errol Mann kick blocked) | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 47 FG | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Errol Mann 42 FG | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Altie Taylor 3 run (Errol Mann kick) | 16 | 9 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Horst Muhlmann 42 FG | 16 | 12 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ed Williams 2 run (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 16 | 19 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Charlie Sanders 8 pass from Greg Landry (Errol Mann kick) | 23 | 19 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Ron Jessie |
| 49 | WR | Larry Walton |
| 75 | LOT | Jim Yarbrough |
| 63 | LOG | Chuck Walton |
| 54 | C | Ed Flanagan |
| 66 | ROG | Bob Kowalkowski |
| 76 | ROT | Rocky Freitas |
| 88 | TE | Charlie Sanders |
| 11 | QB | Greg Landry |
| 31 | RB | Jimmie Lee Jones |
| 42 | RB | Altie Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Ken Sanders |
| 80 | LDT | Herb Orvis |
| 83 | RDT | Jim Mitchell |
| 74 | RDE | Larry Hand |
| 50 | LLB | Paul Naumoff |
| 52 | MLB | Jim Laslavic |
| 59 | RLB | Charlie Weaver |
| 20 | LCB | Lem Barney |
| 47 | LS | Charlie West |
| 26 | RS | Dick Jauron |
| 23 | RCB | Levi Johnson |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 25 | WR | Chip Myers |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 64 | LOG | John Shinners |
| 72 | C | Howard Fest |
| 73 | ROG | Pat Matson |
| 75 | ROT | Stan Walters |
| 84 | TE | Bob Trumpy |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 26 | RB | Charlie Davis |
| 44 | FB | Doug Dressler |
| Offense | ||
| 80 | LDE | Ken Johnson |
| 74 | LDT | Mike Reid |
| 68 | RDT | Bill Kollar |
| 70 | RDE | Ron Carpenter |
| 58 | LLB | Al Beauchamp |
| 51 | MLB | Ken Avery |
| 60 | RLB | Ron Pritchard |
| 20 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 23 | LS | Bernie Jackson |
| 37 | RS | Tommy Casanova |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 16 | 72 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Greg Landry | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Altie Taylor | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 1 | |
| Ron Jessie | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Doug Dressler | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| Ed Williams | 9 | 40 | 4.4 | 1 | |
| Ken Anderson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | |
| Charlie Davis | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Greg Landry | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 2 | 115 | 6.4 | 1 | 44.7 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 0 | 87 | 5.4 | 0 | 87.2 | |||
| Wayne Clark | 8 | 2 | 25.0 | 2 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 1.0 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Ron Jessie | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 0 | |
| Charlie Sanders | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | |
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Doug Dressler | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Charlie Davis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Ed Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Paul Naumoff | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie Weaver | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Tommy Casanova | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Herman Weaver | 6 | 228 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dave Green | 4 | 152 | 38.0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Dick Jauron | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Ray Jarvis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | ||
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Jimmie Lee Jones | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 0 | ||
| Dexter Bussey | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Bernie Jackson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | ||
| Johnny McDaniel | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
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