Kansas City Chiefs 24 at Cincinnati Bengals 23
Sunday, September 3, 1978
Kansas City Chiefs 24, Cincinnati Bengals 23
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City Chiefs (1-0-0) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Cincinnati Bengals (0-1-0) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
Scoring
| | | KAN | CIN |
| 1st | KAN | Tony Reed 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | CIN | Don Bass 0 yard fumble return (kick failed) | 7 | 6 |
| KAN | Ted McKnight 26 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 14 | 6 |
| CIN | Chris Bahr 42 yard field goal | 14 | 9 |
| KAN | Jan Stenerud 19 yard field goal | 17 | 9 |
| 3rd | KAN | Arnold Morgado 4 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) | 24 | 9 |
| 4th | CIN | Archie Griffin 26 yard pass from John Reaves (Chris Bahr kick) | 24 | 16 |
| CIN | Scott Perry 25 yard blocked punt return (Chris Bahr kick) | 24 | 23 |
Team Stats
| KAN | CIN |
| First downs | 26 | 12 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 69-267-3 | 17-77-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 14-20-133-0-0 | 10-24-159-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-12 | 4-31 |
| Net pass yards | 121 | 128 |
| Total yards | 388 | 205 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-80 | 4-27 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Tim Gray |
KAN |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Larry Marshall |
KAN |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
104 |
26.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
16 |
8.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Emmitt Thomas |
KAN |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Don Bass |
CIN |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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3 |
55 |
18.3 |
0 |
0 |
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| Tony Davis |
CIN |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Ray Griffin |
CIN |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Dennis Law |
CIN |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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4 |
29 |
7.3 |
0 |
0 |