Sunday, October 29, 1972
Houston Oilers 7, Cincinnati Bengals 30| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers (1-6-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Cincinnati Bengals (5-2-0) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| HOU | CIN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Doug Dressler 4 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| CIN | Horst Muhlmann 10 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| CIN | Horst Muhlmann 42 yard field goal | 0 | 13 |
| CIN | Essex Johnson 17 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 20 |
| CIN | Ken Anderson 6 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 27 |
| CIN | Horst Muhlmann 33 yard field goal | 0 | 30 |
| HOU | Paul Robinson 6 yard rush (Skip Butler kick) | 7 | 30 |
| HOU | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 10 | 29 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 15-98-1 | 46-244-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 7-17-65-0-1 | 23-31-252-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-18 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 47 | 252 |
| Total yards | 145 | 496 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 0-0 | 8-96 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Doug Dressler | CIN | 19 | 110 | 1 | ||||||||
| Essex Johnson | CIN | 16 | 103 | 1 | ||||||||