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1973 Cincinnati Bengals

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 286 points (20.4/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 231 points (16.5/g), 11th.
 Differential of 55 points (3.9/g), 10th.
 Expected W-L: 8.7-5.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.6/g), 6th.

Coached by Paul Brown (10-4-0)

1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 16 box L 0-1 @ Denver Broncos 10 28 22 344 211 133 1 23 343 190 153 1
2 Sun September 23 box W 1-1 Houston Oilers 24 10 23 372 154 218 10 214 57 157 2
3 Sun September 30 box W 2-1 @ San Diego Chargers 20 13 19 417 215 202 2 17 291 177 114 4
4 Sun October 7 box L 2-2 @ Cleveland Browns 10 17 11 263 167 96 3 21 288 72 216
5 Sun October 14 box W 3-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 19 7 19 250 78 172 6 138 67 71 3
6 Sun October 21 box W 4-2 Kansas City Chiefs 14 6 19 334 138 196 3 12 267 163 104 3
7 Sun October 28 box L 4-3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 13 20 17 318 217 101 5 10 242 156 86 4
8 Sun November 4 box L 4-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 10 38 16 271 146 125 4 17 300 181 119 1
9 Sun November 11 box W 5-4 @ Buffalo Bills 16 13 18 281 120 161 4 10 180 30 150 2
10 Sun November 18 box W 6-4 New York Jets 20 14 11 208 76 132 1 21 357 264 93 4
11 Sun November 25 box W 7-4 St. Louis Cardinals 42 24 25 366 167 199 1 24 355 160 195 3
12 Sun December 2 box W 8-4 Minnesota Vikings 27 0 17 332 105 227 13 201 120 81 3
13 Sun December 9 box W 9-4 Cleveland Browns 34 17 21 374 201 173 1 10 148 70 78 3
14 Sun December 16 box W 10-4 @ Houston Oilers 27 24 14 382 281 101 1 25 381 191 190 1
Playoffs
Division Sun December 23 box L 10-5 @ Miami Dolphins 16 34

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 286 4512 871 5.2 252 180 332 2276 18 12 6.4 108 515 2236 13 4.3 124 26 14 20
Team Defense 231 3705 840 4.4 329 182 338 1898 9 18 5.0 97 459 1807 15 3.9 219 34 16 13
Lg Rank Offense 11 5 6 13 8 7 3 2 10 7 12 6 2 8
Lg Rank Defense 11 8 9 15 13 3 11 9 7 8 17 8 10 14

Passing

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Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Ken Anderson 24 QB 14 14 179 329 54.4 2428 18 5.5 12 3.6 78 7.4 6.3 13.6 173.4 81.2 24 163 6.4 5.4 6.8
Greg Cook 27 1 0 1 3 33.3 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 3.7 3.7 11.0 11.0 45.1 0 0 3.7 3.7 0.0
Team Total 25.6 14 180 332 54.2 2439 18 5.4 12 3.6 78 7.3 6.3 13.6 174.2 80.9 24 163 6.4 5.4 6.7
Opp Total 14 182 338 53.8 1898 9 2.7 18 5.3 5.6 3.5 10.4 135.6 57.0 43 342 5.0 2.2

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Boobie Clark 23 FB 14 0 254 988 8 26 3.9 70.6 18.1 45 347 7.7 0 39 3.2 24.8 1335 8 8
Essex Johnson 27 RB 14 0 195 997 4 46 5.1 71.2 13.9 28 356 12.7 3 78 2.0 25.4 1353 7 7
Ken Anderson 24 QB 14 14 26 97 0 17 3.7 6.9 1.9 97 0 5
Lenvil Elliott 22 6 0 22 122 1 15 5.5 20.3 3.7 1 12 12.0 1 12 0.2 2.0 134 2 0
Joe Wilson 23 13 0 10 39 0 11 3.9 3.0 0.8 39 0 0
Reece Morrison 28 3 0 3 11 0 8 3.7 3.7 1.0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3 1.3 15 0 0
Dave Lewis 28 P 14 0 3 -7 0 5 -2.3 -0.5 0.2 -7 0 2
Isaac Curtis* 23 WR 14 0 2 -11 0 1 -5.5 -0.8 0.1 45 843 18.7 9 77 3.2 60.2 832 9 0
Bob Trumpy* 28 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 435 15.0 5 53 2.1 31.1 435 5 0
Charlie Joiner 26 5 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 214 16.5 0 26 2.6 42.8 214 0 1
Bruce Coslet 27 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 123 13.7 0 18 0.7 9.5 123 0 0
Chip Myers 28 5 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 77 11.0 0 18 1.4 15.4 77 0 0
Tim George 22 WR 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 28 14.0 0 19 0.2 2.3 28 0 0
Team Total 25.6 14 515 2236 13 46 4.3 159.7 36.8 180 2439 13.6 18 78 12.9 174.2 4675 31 25
Opp Total 14 459 1807 15 3.9 129.1 32.8 182 1898 10.4 9 13.0 135.6 3705 24 31

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Lemar Parrish 26 LCB 14 14 25 200 0 47 8.0 7 143 0 29 20.4 343
Bernard Jackson 23 RET 14 0 21 520 0 41 24.8 520
Tommy Casanova 23 FS 10 0 15 119 0 27 7.9 119
Joe Wilson 23 13 0 8 173 0 27 21.6 212
Lyle Blackwood 22 7 0 4 12 0 4 3.0 12
Dave Lewis 28 P 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2 40 0 27 20.0 35
Bruce Coslet 27 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 123
Team Total 25.6 14 45 333 0 47 7.4 39 876 0 41 22.5 5884
Opp Total 14 27 0 42 1170 1 27.9

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Dave Lewis 28 P 14 0 68 2790 60 0 41.0
Horst Muhlmann 33 K 14 0 5 5 7 6 9 5 6 4 4 1 31 21 67.7% 32 31 96.9%
Team Total 25.6 14 5 5 7 6 9 5 6 4 4 1 31 21 67.7% 32 31 96.9% 68 2790 60 0 41.0
Opp Total 14 23 14 60.9% 27 27 100.0% 77 3211 41.7

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Ken Anderson 24 QB 14 14 5 3 -7 0
Ken Avery 29 14 0 1 15 0 15 0 1 0 0
Al Beauchamp 29 LLB 14 0 3 4 0 4 1 0 0 0
Bill Bergey 28 MLB 14 0 3 50 0 22 0 3 0 0
Royce Berry 27 LDE 14 0 0 2 0 0
Ron Carpenter 25 RDT 13 0 0 1 0 0
Tommy Casanova 23 FS 10 0 4 33 0 16
Boobie Clark 23 FB 14 0 8 2 0 0
Bruce Coslet 27 13 0 0 1 0 0
Neal Craig 25 SS 14 0 2 52 0 30 0 1 0 0
Bernard Jackson 23 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0
Essex Johnson 27 RB 14 0 7 3 8 0
Charlie Joiner 26 5 4 1 0 0 0
Tim Kearney 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Dave Lewis 28 P 14 0 2 0 0 0
Lemar Parrish 26 LCB 14 14 2 10 0 10 1 2 23 1
Ron Pritchard 26 RLB 10 0 0 2 0 0
Mike Reid* 26 LDT 13 0 0 1 0 0
Ken Riley 26 RCB 14 0 2 2 0 5
Bob Trumpy* 28 TE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Sherman White 25 RDE 13 13 0 3 13 0
Team Total 25.6 14 18 166 0 30 25 27 37 1
Opp Total 14 24 31 15

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Horst Muhlmann 33 K 14 0 31 21 94
Isaac Curtis* 23 WR 14 0 9 54
Boobie Clark 23 FB 14 0 8 48
Essex Johnson 27 RB 14 0 4 3 42
Bob Trumpy* 28 TE 14 0 5 30
Lenvil Elliott 22 6 0 1 1 12
Lemar Parrish 26 LCB 14 14 1 6
Team Total 25.6 14 13 18 1 31 21 286
Opp Total 14 15 9 1 27 14 231