| Houston Oilers at Cincinnati Bengals Game Statistics |
| Date: September 23, 1979 Location: Cincinnati, OH |
| Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 45615 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 63 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 1 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Charles Alexander 2 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 1 run (Chris Bahr kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 52 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Ken Burrough 35 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 43 FG | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Earl Campbell 8 run (Toni Fritsch kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Rich Caster 22 pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 3 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 47 FG | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 55 FG | 27 | 27 |
| 5 | Houston OilersHOU | Toni Fritsch 29 FG | 30 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 00 | WR | Ken Burrough |
| 88 | WR | Rich Caster |
| 74 | LOT | Leon Gray |
| 70 | LOG | Conway Hayman |
| 55 | C | Carl Mauck |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 7 | QB | Dan Pastorini |
| 34 | RB | Earl Campbell |
| 45 | FB | Tim Wilson |
| Defense | ||
| 69 | LDE | Andy Dorris |
| 78 | MG | Curley Culp |
| 65 | RDE | Elvin Bethea |
| 59 | LOLB | Ted Washington |
| 54 | LILB | Gregg Bingham |
| 53 | RILB | Art Stringer |
| 52 | ROLB | Robert Brazile |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 32 | SS | Vernon Perry |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Don Bass |
| 82 | WR | Billy Brooks |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Wilson |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 12 | QB | Jack Thompson |
| 45 | RB | Archie Griffin |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Offense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | RDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LLB | Bo Harris |
| 50 | MLB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | RLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 30 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 34 | 158 | 4.6 | 15 | 1 |
| Tim Wilson | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 0 | |
| Dan Pastorini | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 25 | 75 | 3.0 | 12 | 2 |
| Archie Griffin | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Charles Alexander | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 1 | |
| Don Bass | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Dan Pastorini | 33 | 15 | 45.5 | 2 | 198 | 6.0 | 2 | 59.9 | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Jack Thompson | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 1 | 181 | 8.6 | 0 | 61.8 | |||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Tim Wilson | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| Mike Barber | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Ken Burrough | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 1 | |
| Rob Carpenter | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Rich Caster | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22t | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Archie Griffin | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Brooks | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 0 | |
| Don Bass | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Jim Corbett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Gregg Bingham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dick Jauron | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 8 | 338 | 42.3 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Vaughn Lusby | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Rich Ellender | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 0 | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Nathan Poole | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | ||
| Jim Browner | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
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