1981 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/3/1982 | H | Buffalo Bills | 28-21 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55240 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/10/1982 | H | San Diego Chargers | 27-7 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46302 | |
| Super Bowl XVI | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/24/1982 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 21-26 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 81270 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Charles Alexander | 40 | RB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Louisiana State | 3 | 3 |
| Ken Anderson | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 32 | Augustana (Illinois) | 3 | 3 |
| Don Bass | 84 | WR | 6-2 | 219 | 25 | Houston | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Breech | 10 | K | 5-6 | 161 | 25 | California | 3 | 0 |
| Louis Breeden | 34 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | North Carolina Central | 3 | 3 |
| Ross Browner | 79 | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 |
| Gary Burley | 67 | DE | 6-3 | 282 | 29 | Wharton County JC; Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Blair Bush | 58 | C | 6-3 | 273 | 25 | Washington | 3 | 3 |
| Glenn Cameron | 50 | RILB | 6-2 | 228 | 28 | Florida | 3 | 3 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 80 | WR | 6-5 | 192 | 22 | Florida | 3 | 3 |
| Isaac Curtis | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 31 | California; San Diego State | 3 | 3 |
| Oliver Davis | 21 | DB | 6-1 | 203 | 27 | Tennessee State | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Dinkel | 52 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 35 | Kansas | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Edwards | 73 | LDE | 6-5 | 257 | 27 | Arizona Western JC; Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 |
| Guy Frazier | 49 | LB | 6-2 | 221 | 22 | Wyoming | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Fuller | 42 | DB | 5-9 | 182 | 28 | Auburn | 3 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 45 | RB | 5-9 | 188 | 27 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 |
| Ray Griffin | 44 | DB | 5-10 | 185 | 25 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Hargrove | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Wake Forest | 3 | 0 |
| Bo Harris | 53 | LOLB | 6-3 | 235 | 28 | Louisiana State | 3 | 3 |
| M.L. Harris | 83 | TE | 6-5 | 238 | 27 | Tampa; Kansas State | 3 | 0 |
| Bryan Hicks | 27 | FS | 6-0 | 192 | 24 | McNeese State | 3 | 3 |
| Rod Horn | 71 | NT | 6-4 | 268 | 25 | Nebraska | 3 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 46 | FB | 6-0 | 272 | 27 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Kemp | 26 | SS | 6-0 | 191 | 22 | Taft JC; Fullerton State | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Kreider | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 192 | 23 | Lehigh | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Lapham | 62 | LOG | 6-4 | 259 | 29 | Syracuse | 3 | 3 |
| Jim LeClair | 55 | LILB | 6-3 | 234 | 31 | Minnesota Tech JC; North Dakota | 3 | 3 |
| Pat McInally | 87 | P | 6-6 | 210 | 28 | Harvard | 3 | 0 |
| Max Montoya | 65 | ROG | 6-5 | 275 | 25 | UCLA | 3 | 3 |
| Blake Moore | 60 | C | 6-5 | 267 | 23 | Wooster | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Munoz | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 280 | 23 | Southern California | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Obrovac | 68 | OT | 6-6 | 275 | 26 | Bowling Green State | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Razzano | 51 | LB | 5-11 | 227 | 26 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 13 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 34 | Florida A&M | 3 | 3 |
| Dan Ross | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 24 | Northeastern | 3 | 3 |
| Mike St. Clair | 72 | DE | 6-5 | 253 | 28 | Iowa Central CC; Grambling State | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Schuh | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 233 | 23 | North Hennepin JC; Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 25 | DB | 5-11 | 192 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 220 | 25 | Washington State | 2 | 0 |
| David Verser | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 23 | Kansas | 3 | 0 |
| Wilson Whitley | 75 | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Houston | 3 | 3 |
| Reggie Williams | 57 | ROLB | 6-0 | 230 | 27 | Dartmouth | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Wilson | 77 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 26 | Georgia | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 76 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 54 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:55 | 65 | 26 | 33 | 6 | 17/34 50.0% | / % | 5 | 44 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:05 | 59 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 16/36 44.4% | 0/0 % | 16 | 136 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 16 |
| Charles Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Pete Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dan Ross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Bass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 10 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 76 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 54 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Johnson | 52 | 161 | 3.1 | 11 | 2 |
| Charles Alexander | 27 | 111 | 4.1 | 20t | 2 |
| Ken Anderson | 11 | 69 | 6.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Archie Griffin | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 93 | 351 | 3.8 | 20t | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 99 | 389 | 3.9 | 44t | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Anderson | 77 | 53 | 68.8 | 22 | 653 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 49 | 5 | 6.5 | 2 | 2.6 | 9 | 39 | 614 | 105.6 |
| Jack Thompson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 78 | 54 | 69.2 | 22 | 667 | 8.6 | 12.4 | 49 | 5 | 6.4 | 2 | 2.6 | 9 | 39 | 628 | 106.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 81 | 44 | 54.3 | 33 | 544 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 54 | 3 | 3.7 | 4 | 4.9 | 3 | 21 | 523 | 67.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ross | 22 | 244 | 11.1 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Cris Collinsworth | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Isaac Curtis | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Pete Johnson | 6 | 45 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Charles Alexander | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Steve Kreider | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 | ||
| Don Bass | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3t | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 54 | 667 | 12.4 | 49 | 5 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 544 | 12.4 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Kemp | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bo Harris | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Louis Breeden | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat McInally | 10 | 401 | 40.1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 360 | 36.0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 401 | 40.1 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 360 | 36.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9 | 370 | 41.1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 308 | 34.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Fuller | 5 | 2 | 62 | 12.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 62 | 12.4 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 1 | 21 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Verser | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 40 | 0 | |
| Guy Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 186 | 15.5 | 40 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 254 | 18.1 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ross Browner | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Eddie Edwards | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Bo Harris | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 9.0 | 39.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Browner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Ross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
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