| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) | 
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 8-6-0 .571 | 
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/26/1970 | A | Baltimore Colts | 0-17 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 51127 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS | 
| Ken Avery | 51 | RLB | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 
| Marty Baccaglio | 85 | DE | 6-3 | 245 | 26 | Marin JC; San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 
| Al Beauchamp | 58 | LLB | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Southern University | 1 | 1 | 
| Bill Bergey | 66 | MLB | 6-2 | 240 | 25 | Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 
| Royce Berry | 82 | LDE | 6-3 | 245 | 24 | Houston | 1 | 1 | 
| Ron Carpenter | 70 | RDE | 6-4 | 261 | 22 | North Carolina State | 1 | 1 | 
| Virgil Carter | 11 | QB | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Brigham Young | 1 | 1 | 
| Steve Chomyszak | 79 | RDT | 6-5 | 270 | 26 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 
| Al Coleman | 23 | DB | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Jackson State; Tennessee State | 1 | 0 | 
| Bruce Coslet | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 226 | 24 | Pacific | 1 | 0 | 
| Guy Dennis | 63 | OG | 6-2 | 254 | 23 | Florida | 1 | 0 | 
| Doug Dressler | 44 | RB | 6-3 | 228 | 22 | Marin JC; Chico State | 1 | 0 | 
| Ken Dyer | 27 | RS | 6-3 | 185 | 24 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 
| Howard Fest | 72 | ROT | 6-6 | 263 | 24 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 
| John Guillory | 28 | DB | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | Oakland CC; Stanford | 1 | 0 | 
| Bob Johnson | 54 | C | 6-5 | 258 | 24 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 
| Essex Johnson | 19 | RB | 5-9 | 197 | 24 | Grambling State | 1 | 0 | 
| Willie Jones | 78 | DT | 6-2 | 265 | 28 | Kansas State | 1 | 0 | 
| Mike Kelly | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 215 | 22 | Davidson | 1 | 0 | 
| Ronnie Lamb | 40 | RB | 6-2 | 227 | 27 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 
| Dave Lewis | 15 | QB | 6-2 | 216 | 25 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 
| Pat Matson | 73 | ROG | 6-1 | 246 | 26 | Oregon | 1 | 1 | 
| Rufus Mayes | 71 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 
| Wayne McClure | 65 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 
| Horst Muhlmann | 16 | K | 6-1 | 210 | 30 | none | 1 | 0 | 
| Chip Myers | 25 | WR | 6-4 | 203 | 25 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 
| Lemar Parrish | 20 | LCB | 5-11 | 181 | 23 | Lincoln (Missouri) | 1 | 1 | 
| Bill Peterson | 53 | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 25 | San Jose State | 1 | 0 | 
| Jess Phillips | 30 | RB | 6-1 | 208 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 
| Mike Reid | 74 | LDT | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 
| Ken Riley | 13 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Florida A&M | 1 | 1 | 
| Paul Robinson | 18 | RB | 6-0 | 199 | 26 | Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona | 1 | 1 | 
| Nick Roman | 81 | DE | 6-3 | 237 | 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 
| Fletcher Smith | 31 | LS | 6-2 | 182 | 27 | Tennessee State | 1 | 1 | 
| Speedy Thomas | 17 | WR | 6-1 | 175 | 23 | Laney JC; Utah | 1 | 1 | 
| Bob Trumpy | 84 | TE | 6-6 | 226 | 25 | Illinois; Utah | 1 | 1 | 
| Mike Wilson | 67 | OT | 6-1 | 243 | 23 | Dayton | 1 | 0 | 
| Ernie Wright | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 268 | 31 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 
| Sam Wyche | 14 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 25 | Furman | 1 | 0 | 
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3/14 21.4% | 0/1 0.0% | 1 | 5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6/14 42.9% | 0/0 % | 6 | 63 | 
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horst Muhlmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 17 | 
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horst Muhlmann | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 
| OPP | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Robinson | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 | 
| Virgil Carter | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 
| Jess Phillips | 10 | 12 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 
| Dave Lewis | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 | 
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 22 | 63 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 | 
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 170 | 3.6 | 17 | 0 | 
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Carter | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 12 | 64 | 3.2 | 9.1 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.0 | 3 | 17 | 47 | 23.8 | 
| Sam Wyche | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 29 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 118.8 | 
| Team Totals | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 12 | 93 | 4.4 | 11.6 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.8 | 3 | 17 | 76 | 32.4 | 
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 6 | 35.3 | 11 | 145 | 8.5 | 24.2 | 53t | 2 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16 | 129 | 106.2 | 
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Myers | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Jess Phillips | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 93 | 11.6 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 145 | 24.2 | 2 | 
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lewis | 8 | 313 | 39.1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 285 | 35.6 | 
| Team Totals | 8 | 313 | 39.1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 285 | 35.6 | 
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 230 | 38.3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 
| Speedy Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 28 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | 
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Robinson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Ronnie Lamb | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 24 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 
| SACKS | NO | YDS | 
|---|---|---|
| Steve Chomyszak | 1.5 | 12.0 | 
| Royce Berry | 0.5 | 4.0 | 
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 16.0 | 
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 17.0 | 
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Coleman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
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