| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals (3-7-1) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Cincinnati Bengals (7-4-0) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Riverfront Stadium |
| Start Time | 1:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 55 degrees, relative humidity 92%, wind 14 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| STL | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bengals | Essex Johnson 5 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Cardinals | Jim Bakken 30 yard field goal | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Cardinals | Donny Anderson 2 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 10 | 7 |
| Bengals | Isaac Curtis 17 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Bengals | Lenvil Elliott 2 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 21 |
| Bengals | Lenvil Elliott 12 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 10 | 28 | |
| Cardinals | Mel Gray 28 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick) | 17 | 28 | |
| 4th | Bengals | Boobie Clark 3 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 17 | 35 |
| Cardinals | Donny Anderson 11 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick) | 24 | 35 | |
| Bengals | Bob Trumpy 3 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick) | 24 | 42 |
| STL | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 25 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 37-195-2 | 37-199-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-29-175-1-1 | 13-24-167-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-15 | 1-0 |
| Net pass yards | 160 | 167 |
| Total yards | 355 | 366 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-44 | 8-58 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Terry Metcalf | STL | 16 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Donny Anderson | STL | 18 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jim Hart | STL | 14 | 28 | 175 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mel Gray | STL | 5 | 56 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jackie Smith | STL | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ahmad Rashad | STL | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jim Otis | STL | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Walker Gillette | STL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Shy | STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gary Hammond | STL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ken Anderson | CIN | 13 | 24 | 167 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Boobie Clark | CIN | 15 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Lenvil Elliott | CIN | 10 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Charlie Joiner | CIN | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Essex Johnson | CIN | 9 | 40 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Isaac Curtis | CIN | 3 | 35 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bob Trumpy | CIN | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Coslet | CIN | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Gary Hammond | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don Shy | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Norm Thompson | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Bill Bergey | CIN | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bruce Coslet | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bernard Jackson | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lemar Parrish | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jim Bakken | STL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Keithley | STL | 3 | 110 | 36.7 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Dave Lewis | CIN | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 0 | ||||