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Cincinnati Bengals 31 at New England Patriots 7

Sunday, September 17, 1972

Cincinnati Bengals 31, New England Patriots 7

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Cincinnati Bengals (1-0-0)7371431
New England Patriots (0-1-0)07007

Scoring

CINNWE
1stCINEssex Johnson 14 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)70
2ndCINHorst Muhlmann 38 yard field goal100
NWELarry Carwell 45 yard blocked field goal return (Mike Walker kick)107
3rdCINJess Phillips 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)177
4thCINLemar Parrish 51 yard punt return (Horst Muhlmann kick)247
CINBob Trumpy 11 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)317

Team Stats

CINNWE
First downs219
Rush-yards-TDs47-246-221-54-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT11-17-111-1-09-17-117-0-2
Sacked-yards0-04-34
Net pass yards11183
Total yards357137
Fumbles-lost0-03-1
Turnovers03
Penalties-yards6-602-10

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Essex Johnson CIN 15 82 1 0 1 17 0 0
Ken Anderson CIN 10 15 102 1 0 0 3 12 0 0
Doug Dressler CIN 9 47 0 0 2 14 0 0
Paul Robinson CIN 9 56 0 0
Chip Myers CIN 3 42 0 0
Bob Trumpy CIN 3 31 1 0
Fred Willis CIN 7 24 0 0 2 7 0 0
Jess Phillips CIN 4 25 1 0
Virgil Carter CIN 1 2 9 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jim Plunkett NWE 9 17 117 0 2 0 3 20 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 12 34 0 0 1 35 0 0
Bob Windsor NWE 2 30 0 0
Bob Gladieux NWE 5 -1 0 0 4 30 0 0
Reggie Rucker NWE 2 22 0 0
Jack Maitland NWE 1 1 0 0

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Tommy Casanova CIN 0 0 0 0 2 3 1.5 0 0
Neal Craig CIN 1 13 0 0
Bernard Jackson CIN 0 0 0 0 1 28 28.0 0 0
Lemar Parrish CIN 0 0 0 0 1 51 51.0 1 0
Ken Riley CIN 1 0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Josh Ashton NWE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Carl Garrett NWE 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 0 2 4 2.0 0 0
Jack Maitland NWE 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 0