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1970 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 312 points (22.3/g), 7th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 255 points (18.2/g), 9th.
Differential of 57 points (4.1/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 8.6-5.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.1/g), 3rd.
Coached by Paul Brown (8-6-0)
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1970 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Virgil Carter | 25 | 2 | 11 | 143 for 278, 1,647 yards, 9 td, 9 int, & 34 rushes for 246 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 142nd pick / 1967 |
| RB | Paul Robinson | 26 | 2 | 0 | 149 rushes for 622 yards, 6 td, & 17 catches for 175 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1968 |
| FB | Jess Phillips | 23 | 2 | 0 | 163 rushes for 648 yards, 4 td, & 31 catches for 124 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Eric Crabtree | 26 | 4 | 0 | 19 catches for 231 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for 23 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 |
| WR | Speedy Thomas | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21 catches for 257 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969 |
| WR | Chip Myers | 25 | 3 | 5 | 32 catches for 542 yards, 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967 |
| TE | Bob Trumpy* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 29 catches for 480 yards, 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| LT | Ernie Wright | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
| LG | Rufus Mayes | 23 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Bob Johnson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| RG | Pat Matson | 26 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RT | Mike D. Wilson | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 343rd pick / 1969 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Royce Berry | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Mike Reid | 23 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1970 |
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| RDT | Steve Chomyszak | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966 |
| RDE | Ron Carpenter | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 |
| LLB | Al Beauchamp | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Bill Bergey | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| RLB | Ken Avery | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966 |
| LCB | Lemar Parrish* | 23 | Rook | 14 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Ken Riley | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Fletcher Smith | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| FS | Ken Dyer | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 100th pick / 1968 |
| FS | Al Coleman | 26 | 3 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 87th pick / 1967 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Horst Muhlmann | 30 | 1 | 0 | 25 of 37 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Dave Lewis+ | 25 | Rook | 0 | 79 punts for a 46.2 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 109th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Lemar Parrish* | 23 | Rook | 14 | 23 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| KR | Lemar Parrish* | 23 | Rook | 14 | 16 kick returns for a 30.1 average and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Marty Amsler | 28 | DE | 3 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Evansville,Indiana | 10/26/1942 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 18th / 243rd pick / 1965 |
| Ken Avery | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/23/1944 | 3 | New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966 |
| Marty Baccaglio | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 9/28/1944 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 355th pick / 1967 |
| Al Beauchamp | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Southern | 6/25/1944 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Bergey | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 2/9/1945 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| Royce Berry | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 4/14/1946 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
| Ron Carpenter | 22 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | North Carolina State | 6/24/1948 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 |
| Virgil Carter | 25 | QB | 13 | 11 | 192 | 6-1 | BYU | 11/9/1945 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 142nd pick / 1967 |
| Steve Chomyszak | 26 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 2/27/1944 | 4 | New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966 |
| Al Coleman | 26 | DB | 11 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Jackson State,Tennessee State | 12/27/1944 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 87th pick / 1967 |
| Frank Cornish | 26 | DT | 1 | 0 | 282 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 6/20/1944 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 144th pick / 1965 |
| Bruce Coslet | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Pacific | 8/5/1946 | 1 | |
| Eric Crabtree | 26 | WR-SE-FL-DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/3/1944 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 |
| Guy Dennis | 23 | G-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/28/1947 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 109th pick / 1969 |
| Doug Dressler | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Cal State-Chico | 8/19/1948 | Rook | |
| Paul Dunn | 22 | RB | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | San Francisco State,U.S. International | 7/14/1948 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 13th / 319th pick / 1970 |
| Sandy Durko | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | USC | 8/29/1948 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 137th pick / 1970 |
| Ken Dyer | 24 | DB-WR | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 3/16/1946 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 100th pick / 1968 |
| Larry Ely | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/19/1947 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 16th / 397th pick / 1970 |
| Howard Fest | 24 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Texas | 4/11/1946 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| Kenny Graham | 29 | DB | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington State | 11/25/1941 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 13th / 104th pick / 1964 |
| John Guillory | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Stanford | 7/28/1945 | 1 | |
| Bob Johnson | 24 | C | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 8/19/1946 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| Essex Johnson | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Grambling State | 10/15/1946 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| Willie Jones | 28 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Kansas State | 5/28/1942 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 271st pick / 1966 |
| Mike Kelly | 22 | TE | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Davidson | 1/14/1948 | Rook | |
| Ron Lamb | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 2/3/1944 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 190th pick / 1966 |
| Dave Lewis+ | 25 | QB-P | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Stanford | 10/16/1945 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 109th pick / 1967 |
| Pat Matson | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/22/1944 | 4 | |
| Rufus Mayes | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 12/5/1947 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 |
| Wayne McClure | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 7/2/1942 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 239th pick / 1968 |
| Horst Muhlmann | 30 | K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | none | 1/2/1940 | 1 | |
| Chip Myers | 25 | WR | 14 | 5 | 203 | 6-4 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 8/9/1945 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967 |
| Lemar Parrish* | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/13/1947 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| Bill Peterson | 25 | LB-TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 6/6/1945 | 2 | |
| Jess Phillips | 23 | RB-DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 2/28/1947 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| Mike Reid | 23 | DT | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/24/1947 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1970 |
| Ken Riley | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| Paul Robinson | 26 | RB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/19/1944 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1968 |
| Nick Roman | 23 | DE | 4 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 9/23/1947 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 241st pick / 1970 |
| Fletcher Smith | 27 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 10/13/1943 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| Speedy Thomas | 23 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | Utah | 4/13/1947 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Trumpy* | 25 | TE-WR | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-6 | Illinois,Utah | 3/6/1945 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| Mike D. Wilson | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/20/1947 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 343rd pick / 1969 |
| Ernie Wright | 31 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 11/6/1939 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
| Sam Wyche | 25 | QB | 14 | 3 | 218 | 6-4 | Furman | 1/5/1945 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 14 | 225.0 | 6-2.2 | 1.9 |