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1972 Cincinnati Bengals

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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 299 points (21.4/g), 13th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 229 points (16.4/g), 5th.
 Differential of 70 points (5.0/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 9.1-4.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 12th.

Coached by Paul Brown (8-6-0)

1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Ken Anderson 23 1 13 171 for 301, 1,918 yards, 7 td, 7 int, & 22 rushes for 94 yards and 3 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971

RB Essex Johnson 26 4 0 212 rushes for 825 yards, 4 td, & 29 catches for 420 yards and 2 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968

FB Doug Dressler 24 2 0 128 rushes for 565 yards, 6 td, & 39 catches for 348 yards and 1 td
WR Chip Myers* 27 5 14 57 catches for 792 yards, 3 td

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967

WR Speedy Thomas 25 3 0 17 catches for 171 yards, 1 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969

TE Bob Trumpy 27 4 0 44 catches for 500 yards, 2 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968

LT Stan Walters 24 Rook 0 2 fumbles recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972

LG Howard Fest 26 4 0

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968

C Bob Johnson 26 4 0

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968

RG Pat Matson 28 6 0
RT Vern Holland 24 1 0

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971

 Defensive Starters
LDE Royce Berry 26 3 0

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969

LDT Mike Reid*+ 25 2 0

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1970

RDT Steve Chomyszak 28 6 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966

RDE Sherman White 24 Rook 13 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972

LLB Al Beauchamp 28 4 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968

MLB Bill Bergey 27 3 0 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969

RLB Ken Avery 28 5 0

New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966

LCB Lemar Parrish 25 2 14 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970

RCB Ken Riley 25 3 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969

SS Neal Craig 24 1 0 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971

FS Tommy Casanova 22 Rook 0 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972

 Special Teams Starters
K Horst Muhlmann 32 3 0 27 of 40 field goals & 30 of 31 extra points
P Dave Lewis 27 2 0 66 punts for a 42.1 average, 0 blocked

New York Giants / 5th / 109th pick / 1967

PR Tommy Casanova 22 Rook 0 30 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 1 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972

KR Bernard Jackson 22 Rook 0 21 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 0 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Doug Adams 23 LB 14 0 225 6-1 Ohio State 11/3/1949 1

Denver Broncos / 7th / 165th pick / 1971

Ken Anderson 23 QB 13 13 212 6-2 Augustana (IL) 2/15/1949 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971

Ken Avery 28 LB 13 0 227 6-0 Southern Miss 5/23/1944 5

New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966

Al Beauchamp 28 LB 14 0 237 6-2 Southern 6/25/1944 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968

Bill Bergey 27 LB 12 0 243 6-4 Arkansas State 2/9/1945 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969

Royce Berry 26 DE 14 0 250 6-4 Houston 4/14/1946 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969

Drew Buie 25 WR 4 0 185 6-0 Catawba 7/12/1947 3

Oakland Raiders / 9th / 234th pick / 1969

Ron Carpenter 24 DT-DE 14 0 261 6-4 North Carolina State 6/24/1948 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970

Virgil Carter 27 QB 10 1 192 6-1 BYU 11/9/1945 4

Chicago Bears / 6th / 142nd pick / 1967

Tommy Casanova 22 DB 14 0 202 6-2 LSU 8/29/1950 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972

Steve Chomyszak 28 DT-DE 13 0 265 6-6 Syracuse 2/27/1944 6

New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966

Steve Conley 23 LB-RB 1 0 225 6-2 Kansas 3/9/1949 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 158th pick / 1972

Bruce Coslet 26 TE 10 0 227 6-4 Pacific 8/5/1946 3
Neal Craig 24 DB 14 0 191 6-1 Fisk 4/21/1948 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971

Tom DeLeone 22 C 13 0 248 6-2 Ohio State 8/13/1950 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972

Guy Dennis 25 G-C 13 0 255 6-2 Florida 2/28/1947 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 109th pick / 1969

Doug Dressler 24 RB 14 0 228 6-3 Cal State-Chico 8/19/1948 2
Howard Fest 26 G-T 14 0 262 6-6 Texas 4/11/1946 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968

Vern Holland 24 T 14 0 268 6-5 Tennessee State 6/27/1948 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971

Bernard Jackson 22 DB 14 0 178 6-0 Washington State 8/24/1950 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972

Bob Johnson 26 C 14 0 262 6-5 Tennessee 8/19/1946 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968

Essex Johnson 26 RB 14 0 201 5-9 Grambling State 10/15/1946 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968

Ken R. Johnson 25 DE-DT 11 0 265 6-6 Indiana 3/12/1947 1
Charlie Joiner 25 WR 6 0 188 5-11 Grambling State 10/14/1947 3

Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969

Tim Kearney 22 LB 1 0 227 6-2 Northern Michigan 11/5/1950 Rook

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 83rd pick / 1972

Ernie Kellermann 29 DB 14 0 183 6-0 Miami (OH) 12/17/1943 6

Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 159th pick / 1965

Mike Kelly 24 TE 13 0 215 6-4 Davidson 1/14/1948 2
Steve Lawson 23 G 3 0 265 6-3 Kansas 1/4/1949 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 41st pick / 1971

Jim LeClair 22 LB 14 0 234 6-3 North Dakota 10/30/1950 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972

Dave Lewis 27 QB-P 14 0 216 6-2 Stanford 10/16/1945 2

New York Giants / 5th / 109th pick / 1967

Pat Matson 28 G 14 0 245 6-1 Oregon 7/22/1944 6
Rufus Mayes 25 T-G 6 0 260 6-5 Ohio State 12/5/1947 3

Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969

Reece Morrison 27 RB 6 0 207 6-0 Texas State 10/21/1945 4

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968

Horst Muhlmann 32 K 14 0 215 6-1 none 1/2/1940 3
Chip Myers* 27 WR 14 14 203 6-4 Northwest Oklahoma State 8/9/1945 5

San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967

Lemar Parrish 25 DB 14 14 185 5-11 Lincoln (MO) 12/13/1947 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970

Bill Peterson 27 LB-TE 14 0 230 6-3 San Jose State 6/6/1945 4
Jess Phillips 25 RB-DB 13 0 210 6-1 Michigan State 2/28/1947 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968

Ron Pritchard 25 LB 7 0 235 6-1 Arizona State 4/9/1947 3

Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969

Al Randolph 28 DB 2 0 205 6-2 Iowa 7/8/1944 6

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 37th pick / 1966

Mike Reid*+ 25 DT 14 0 255 6-3 Penn State 5/24/1947 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1970

Ken Riley 25 DB 12 0 181 5-11 Florida A&M 8/6/1947 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969

Paul Robinson 28 RB 4 0 198 6-0 Arizona 12/19/1944 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1968

Speedy Thomas 25 WR-FL 11 0 170 6-1 Utah 4/13/1947 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969

Bob Trumpy 27 TE-WR 12 0 228 6-6 Illinois,Utah 3/6/1945 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968

Stan Walters 24 T 8 0 275 6-6 Syracuse 5/27/1948 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972

Pete Watson 22 TE 2 0 210 6-1 Tufts 9/19/1950 Rook
Sherman White 24 DE 13 13 250 6-5 California 10/6/1948 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972

Fred Willis 25 RB 5 0 212 6-0 Boston College 12/9/1947 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1971

Team Total 25.3 14 224.7 6-2.2 2.6