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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)
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1973 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| 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 |
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| Division | Sun | December 23 | box | L | 10-5 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 34 | ||||||||||