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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
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 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 179 for 329, 2,428 yards, 18 td, 12 int, & 26 rushes for 97 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Essex Johnson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 195 rushes for 997 yards, 4 td, & 28 catches for 356 yards and 3 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Boobie Clark | 23 | Rook | 0 | 254 rushes for 988 yards, 8 td, & 45 catches for 347 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 302nd pick / 1973 |
| WR | Isaac Curtis* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 45 catches for 843 yards, 9 td, & 2 rushes for -11 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| WR | Tim George | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 catches for 28 yards, 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Bob Trumpy* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 29 catches for 435 yards, 5 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| LT | Rufus Mayes | 26 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Howard Fest | 27 | 5 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
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| C | Bob Johnson | 27 | 5 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
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| RG | Pat Matson | 29 | 7 | 0 | ||
| RT | Vern Holland | 25 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Royce Berry | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Mike Reid* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1970 |
| RDT | Ron Carpenter | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Sherman White | 25 | 1 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| LLB | Al Beauchamp | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Bill Bergey | 28 | 4 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| RLB | Ron Pritchard | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969 |
| LCB | Lemar Parrish | 26 | 3 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Ken Riley | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Neal Craig | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971 |
| FS | Tommy Casanova | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Horst Muhlmann | 33 | 4 | 0 | 21 of 31 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Dave Lewis | 28 | 3 | 0 | 68 punts for a 41.0 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 109th pick / 1967 |
| PR | Lemar Parrish | 26 | 3 | 14 | 25 punt returns for a 8.0 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| KR | Bernard Jackson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 24.8 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 | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 11/3/1949 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 165th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Anderson | 24 | QB | 14 | 14 | 212 | 6-2 | Augustana (IL) | 2/15/1949 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| Ken Avery | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/23/1944 | 6 | New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966 |
| Al Beauchamp | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Southern | 6/25/1944 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Bergey | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 2/9/1945 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| Royce Berry | 27 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 4/14/1946 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 22 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/24/1951 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| Ron Carpenter | 25 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | North Carolina State | 6/24/1948 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 |
| Tommy Casanova | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/29/1950 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972 |
| Al Chandler | 23 | TE | 13 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/18/1950 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1973 |
| Steve Chomyszak | 29 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 2/27/1944 | 7 | New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966 |
| Boobie Clark | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/8/1950 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 302nd pick / 1973 |
| Greg Cook | 27 | QB | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 11/20/1946 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1969 |
| Bruce Coslet | 27 | TE | 13 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Pacific | 8/5/1946 | 4 | |
| Neal Craig | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Fisk | 4/21/1948 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971 |
| Isaac Curtis* | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | California,San Diego State | 10/20/1950 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| Tom DeLeone | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/13/1950 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 106th pick / 1972 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Truman State | 9/2/1951 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 249th pick / 1973 |
| Mike Ernst | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton | 10/12/1950 | 1 | |
| Howard Fest | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Texas | 4/11/1946 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| Tim George | 22 | WR | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Carson-Newman | 10/4/1951 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1973 |
| Vern Holland | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 6/27/1948 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 |
| Bernard Jackson | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Washington State | 8/24/1950 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 |
| Bob Johnson | 27 | C | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 8/19/1946 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| Essex Johnson | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Grambling State | 10/15/1946 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| Ken R. Johnson | 26 | DE-DT | 9 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/12/1947 | 2 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 26 | WR | 5 | 4 | 188 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 10/14/1947 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| Bob Jones | 22 | DB | 9 | 0 | 194 | 6-1 | Virginia Union | 2/10/1951 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 146th pick / 1973 |
| Tim Kearney | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Northern Michigan | 11/5/1950 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 83rd pick / 1972 |
| Jim LeClair | 23 | LB | 10 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 10/30/1950 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| Dave Lewis | 28 | QB-P | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Stanford | 10/16/1945 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 109th pick / 1967 |
| Pat Matson | 29 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/22/1944 | 7 | |
| Rufus Mayes | 26 | T-G | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 12/5/1947 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 |
| Reece Morrison | 28 | RB | 3 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | Texas State | 10/21/1945 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 66th pick / 1968 |
| Horst Muhlmann | 33 | K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | none | 1/2/1940 | 4 | |
| Chip Myers | 28 | WR | 5 | 4 | 203 | 6-4 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 8/9/1945 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967 |
| Lemar Parrish | 26 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/13/1947 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| Ron Pritchard | 26 | LB | 10 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/9/1947 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969 |
| Mike Reid* | 26 | DT | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Penn State | 5/24/1947 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1970 |
| Ken Riley | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| John Shinners | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 3/1/1947 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 17th pick / 1969 |
| Lee Thomas | 27 | DE | 9 | 0 | 246 | 6-5 | Jackson State,Wiley | 3/12/1946 | 2 | |
| Bob Trumpy* | 28 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-6 | Illinois,Utah | 3/6/1945 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| Stan Walters | 25 | T | 4 | 0 | 275 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 5/27/1948 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 210th pick / 1972 |
| Sherman White | 25 | DE | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-5 | California | 10/6/1948 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| Joe Wilson | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Holy Cross | 8/11/1950 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 199th pick / 1973 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 14 | 226.8 | 6-2.4 | 2.8 |