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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)
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1972 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 | 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 |
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| C | Bob Johnson | 26 | 4 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
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| RG | Pat Matson | 28 | 6 | 0 | ||
| RT | Vern Holland | 24 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Royce Berry | 26 | 3 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
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| LDT | Mike Reid*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1970 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |