| Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 10, 1978 Location: Cleveland, OH Venue: Cleveland Stadium Attendance: 72691 |
| Weather: Smoke Haze Temp: 84 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cleveland BrownsCLE | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | CLE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Don Bass 51 pass from John Reaves (Chris Bahr kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 37 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 32 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Reggie Rucker 13 pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 5 | Cleveland BrownsCLE | Don Cockroft 27 FG | 10 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Billy Brooks |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 71 | LOT | Rufus Mayes |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 11 | QB | John Reaves |
| 45 | HB | Archie Griffin |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 75 | MG | Wilson Whitley |
| 73 | RDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 56 | LOLB | Tom DePaso |
| 59 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 59 | ROLB | Ray Phillips |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 32 | FS | Scott Perry |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Cleveland Browns | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Dave Logan |
| 33 | WR | Reggie Rucker |
| 73 | LOT | Doug Dieken |
| 65 | LOG | Henry Sheppard |
| 54 | C | Tom DeLeone |
| 68 | ROG | Bob Jackson |
| 63 | ROT | Barry Darrow |
| 82 | TE | Ozzie Newsome |
| 17 | QB | Brian Sipe |
| 34 | RB | Greg Pruitt |
| 43 | FB | Mike Pruitt |
| Offense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Joe Jones |
| 66 | LDT | Earl Edwards |
| 77 | RDT | Jerry Sherk |
| 70 | RDE | Mack Mitchell |
| 59 | LLB | Charlie Hall |
| 52 | MLB | Dick Ambrose |
| 86 | RLB | Gerald Irons |
| 28 | LCB | Ron Bolton |
| 20 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 27 | FS | Thom Darden |
| 21 | RCB | Oliver Davis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 32:22 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4/14 | / | 9 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| CLE | 32:08 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7/16 | / | 11 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 21 | 81 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 13 | 32 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Deacon Turner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 115 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 22 | 120 | 5.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Cleo Miller | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Sipe | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 169 | 4.6 | 36 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| John Reaves | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 1 | 169 | 6.5 | 51t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 74.0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 1 | 169 | 6.5 | 51t | 1 | 1 | 7 | 74.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||||||
| Brian Sipe | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 219 | 6.8 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 69.7 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 219 | 6.8 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 69.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Archie Griffin | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Bass | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Jim Corbett | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Pat McInally | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Boobie Clark | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 169 | 11.3 | 51t | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Greg Pruitt | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Reggie Rucker | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 41 | 1 |
| Dave Logan | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Ozzie Newsome | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Pruitt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 219 | 13.7 | 41 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ken Riley | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||
| Clarence Scott | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Pat McInally | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 55 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cleveland Browns | |||||||
| Johnny Evans | 7 | 278 | 39.7 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 278 | 39.7 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Tony Davis | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dick Jauron | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Keith Wright | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Dennis Law | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Don Bass | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns | ||||||
| Larry Collins | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Tom Sullivan | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Eddie Edwards | 2.0 |
| Tom Dinkel | 1.0 |
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Cleveland Browns | |
| Earl Edwards | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |