| Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 6, 1981 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 41177 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 72 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle SeahawksSEA | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SEA | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | John Harris 29 interception return (Efren Herrera kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Steve Largent 36 pass from Jim Zorn (Efren Herrera kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Seattle SeahawksSEA | Jim Jodat 1 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 25 FG | 21 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 3 run (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 40 FG | 21 | 13 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Archie Griffin 3 run (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Pete Johnson 2 run (Jim Breech kick) | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Steve Largent |
| 84 | WR | Sam McCullum |
| 64 | LOT | Ron Essink |
| 65 | LOG | Edwin Bailey |
| 54 | C | Art Kuehn |
| 67 | ROG | Bob Newton |
| 76 | ROT | Steve August |
| 81 | TE | John Sawyer |
| 10 | QB | Jim Zorn |
| 47 | RB | Sherman Smith |
| 43 | FB | Jim Jodat |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jacob Green |
| 75 | LDT | Robert Hardy |
| 74 | RDT | Manu Tuiasosopo |
| 63 | RDE | Fred Anderson |
| 55 | LLB | Michael Jackson |
| 58 | MLB | Terry Beeson |
| 53 | RLB | Keith Butler |
| 42 | LCB | Keith Simpson |
| 45 | LS | Kenny Easley |
| 44 | RS | John Harris |
| 22 | RCB | Dave Brown |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 74 | LOG | Glenn Bujnoch |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 77 | ROT | Mike Wilson |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 40 | RB | Charles Alexander |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | NT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LOLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | LILB | Jim LeClair |
| 50 | RILB | Glenn Cameron |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 27 | FS | Bryan Hicks |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Jim Jodat | 8 | 21 | 2.6 | 8 | 1 |
| Jeff Moore | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Sherman Smith | 8 | 9 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dan Doornink | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Jim Zorn | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 20 | 84 | 4.2 | 11 | 2 |
| Archie Griffin | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 23 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Turk Schonert | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||
| Jim Zorn | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 1 | 230 | 5.6 | 36t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Turk Schonert | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 130 | 7.2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 73.8 |
| Ken Anderson | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 2 | 39 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Steve Largent | 8 | 114 | 14.3 | 36t | 1 |
| Sam McCullum | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Sherman Smith | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 16 | 0 |
| John Sawyer | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Dan Doornink | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jeff Moore | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Cris Collinsworth | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| John Harris | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Keith Simpson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Bo Harris | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |||||
| Jeff West | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 49 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||
| Will Lewis | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | ||||||
| Will Lewis | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 36 | 0 | |
| Gregg Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Clarence Chapman | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ray Griffin | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | |
| Jacob Green | 2.0 |
| Robert Hardy | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 |
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