| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (2-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Cincinnati Bengals (0-3-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Riverfront Stadium |
| Start Time | 1:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 58 degrees, relative humidity 59%, wind 7 mph |
| Vegas Line | New England Patriots -6.0 |
| Over/Under | 41.0 (under) |
| NWE | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Patriots | Stanley Morgan 17 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3rd | Patriots | Don Calhoun 3 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 14 | 0 |
| Bengals | Jack Thompson 13 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| 4th | Patriots | John Smith 39 yard field goal | 17 | 7 |
| Patriots | John Smith 39 yard field goal | 20 | 7 | |
| Bengals | Jack Thompson 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) | 20 | 14 |
| NWE | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 42-165-1 | 32-166-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-27-176-1-0 | 7-21-83-0-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-9 | 5-51 |
| Net pass yards | 167 | 32 |
| Total yards | 332 | 198 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-30 | 3-25 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Steve Grogan | NWE | 11 | 26 | 176 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 26 | ||||
| Sam Cunningham | NWE | 16 | 61 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 59 | ||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 17 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 3 | 54 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 3 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jack Thompson | CIN | 7 | 20 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 57 | 2 | 21 | ||||
| Pete Johnson | CIN | 14 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Don Bass | CIN | 4 | 43 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Dan Ross | CIN | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Archie Griffin | CIN | 6 | 29 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Charles Alexander | CIN | 5 | 21 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | CIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Allan Clark | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Mike Haynes | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Westbrook | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | |||
| Vaughn Lusby | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Deacon Turner | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Eddie Hare | NWE | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 | ||||
| John Smith | NWE | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Chris Bahr | CIN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pat McInally | CIN | 6 | 294 | 49.0 | 0 | ||||