| Houston Oilers at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 12, 1982 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Riverfront Stadium Attendance: 52268 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 78 F Humidty: 79% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston OilersHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | HOU | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Dan Ross 18 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 43 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ken Anderson 2 run (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Charles Alexander 7 pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 25 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Houston OilersHOU | Mike Holston 38 pass from Gifford Nielsen (Florian Kempf kick failed) | 6 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Mike Holston |
| 62 | LOT | John Schuhmacher |
| 63 | LOG | Mike Munchak |
| 58 | C | David Carter |
| 60 | ROG | Ed Fisher |
| 76 | ROT | Morris Towns |
| 87 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 89 | TE | Tim Wilson |
| 14 | QB | Gifford Nielsen |
| 40 | RB | Donnie Craft |
| 34 | FB | Earl Campbell |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Ken Kennard |
| 67 | MG | Mike Stensrud |
| 75 | RDE | Jesse Baker |
| 52 | LOLB | Robert Brazile |
| 51 | LILB | Ted Thompson |
| 50 | RILB | Daryl Hunt |
| 53 | ROLB | Avon Riley |
| 33 | LCB | J.C. Wilson |
| 36 | SS | Carter Hartwig |
| 37 | WS | Mike Reinfeldt |
| 27 | RCB | Greg Stemrick |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Cris Collinsworth |
| 85 | WR | Isaac Curtis |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 62 | LOG | Dave Lapham |
| 60 | C | Blake Moore |
| 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 |
| 44 | LCB | Ray Griffin |
| 26 | SS | Bobby Kemp |
| 27 | FS | Bryan Hicks |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Earl Campbell | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
| Gifford Nielsen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Donnie Craft | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pete Johnson | 18 | 69 | 3.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Rodney Tate | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||||||||
| Gifford Nielsen | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 0 | 119 | 7.0 | 38t | 1 | 3 | 37 | 104.8 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 40 | 29 | 72.5 | 0 | 354 | 8.9 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 116.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Harold Bailey | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Earl Campbell | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Holston | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Donnie Craft | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Dan Ross | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 8 | 1 |
| M.L. Harris | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 15 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |||||
| Cliff Parsley | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Pat McInally | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Mike Fuller | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | ||||||
| Gary Allen | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 38 | 0 | |
| Carl Roaches | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Rodney Tate | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| David Verser | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | |
| Jesse Baker | 3.0 |
| Daryle Skaugstad | 2.0 |
| Robert Brazile | 1.0 |
| Ken Kennard | 1.0 |
| Mike Stensrud | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Reggie Williams | 2.0 |
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