Cincinnati Bengals 31 at New England Patriots 7
Sunday, September 17, 1972
Cincinnati Bengals 31, New England Patriots 7
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals (1-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| New England Patriots (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| | CIN | NWE |
|---|
| CIN | Essex Johnson 14 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 7 | 0 |
| CIN | Horst Muhlmann 38 yard field goal | 10 | 0 |
| NWE | Larry Carwell 45 yard blocked field goal return (Mike Walker kick) | 10 | 7 |
| CIN | Jess Phillips 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 17 | 7 |
| CIN | Lemar Parrish 51 yard punt return (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 24 | 7 |
| CIN | Bob Trumpy 11 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 31 | 7 |
| CIN | NWE |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 9 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 47-246-2 | 21-54-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-17-111-1-0 | 9-17-117-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 4-34 |
| Net pass yards | 111 | 83 |
| Total yards | 357 | 137 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-60 | 2-10 |
