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1977 Cincinnati Bengals

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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 238 points (17.0/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 235 points (16.8/g), 16th.
 Differential of 3 points (0.2/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 7.1-6.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 6th.

Simple Rating System: Total 2.2, Offense: 0.6, Defense: 1.6, SoS: 2.0, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Bill Johnson

 Defensive Coordinator: Howard Brinker

Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 238 4194 904 4.6 248 192 385 2333 12 16 5.6 112 488 1861 10 3.8 110 32 16 26
Team Defense 235 4124 901 4.6 253 196 351 2227 14 16 5.9 113 525 1897 15 3.6 113 39 23 27
Lg Rank Offense 14 13 9 5 7 18 6 10 18 18 18 16 12 16
Lg Rank Defense 16 21 20 14 23 12 21 24 17 13 21 9 9 2

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 18 boxscore L 0-1 Cleveland Browns 3 13 16 245 141 104 3 16 285 173 112 3
2 Sun September 25 boxscore W 1-1 Seattle Seahawks 42 20 27 424 225 199 1 15 282 172 110 3
3 Sun October 2 boxscore L 1-2 @ San Diego Chargers 3 24 15 219 127 92 4 25 385 220 165 2
4 Sun October 9 boxscore W 2-2 @ Green Bay Packers 17 7 21 333 174 159 2 15 227 115 112 2
5 Mon October 17 boxscore L 2-3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 14 20 20 311 208 103 5 18 253 87 166 3
6 Sun October 23 boxscore L 2-4 Denver Broncos 13 24 14 336 159 177 3 16 335 155 180
7 Sun October 30 boxscore W OT 3-4 Houston Oilers 13 10 15 262 173 89 3 15 186 79 107 1
8 Sun November 6 boxscore W 4-4 @ Cleveland Browns 10 7 15 237 153 84 1 19 290 159 131 4
9 Sun November 13 boxscore L 4-5 @ Minnesota Vikings 10 42 13 248 187 61 2 30 423 216 207 3
10 Sun November 20 boxscore W 5-5 Miami Dolphins 23 17 19 269 96 173 2 17 285 93 192 5
11 Sun November 27 boxscore W 6-5 New York Giants 30 13 15 330 154 176 15 240 170 70
12 Sun December 4 boxscore W 7-5 @ Kansas City Chiefs 27 7 24 326 102 224 1 10 239 167 72 5
13 Sat December 10 boxscore W 8-5 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 10 17 413 302 111 3 21 362 239 123 5
14 Sun December 18 boxscore L 8-6 @ Houston Oilers 16 21 17 241 132 109 2 21 332 182 150 3

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
14 Ken Anderson 28 QB 14 13 7-6-0 166 323 51.4 2145 11 3.4 11 3.4 94 6.6 5.8 12.9 153.2 69.7 28 197 5.55 4.77 8.0 1 2
11 John Reaves 27 qb 9 1 1-0-0 24 59 40.7 383 0 0.0 5 8.5 40 6.5 2.7 16.0 42.6 27.7 2 17 6.00 2.31 3.3
24 Marvin Cobb 24 FS 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.0
45 Archie Griffin 23 RB 12 0 1 1 100.0 18 1 100.0 0 0.0 18 18.0 38.0 18.0 1.5 158.3 1 3 7.50 17.50 50.0
87 Pat McInally 24 P 14 0 1 1 100.0 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.3 83.3 0 0 4.00 4.00 0.0
Team Total 26.0 14 8-6-0 192 385 49.9 2550 12 3.1 16 4.2 94 6.6 5.4 13.3 182.1 64.3 31 217 5.61 4.45 7.5 1 2
Opp Total 14 196 351 55.8 2453 14 4.0 16 4.6 7.0 5.74 12.5 175.2 72.0 25 226 5.9 4.8 6.6

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
46 Pete Johnson 23 FB 14 9 153 585 4 65 3.8 41.8 10.9 5 49 9.8 0 21 0.4 3.5 634 4 1
45 Archie Griffin 23 RB 12 0 137 549 0 31 4.0 45.8 11.4 28 240 8.6 0 24 2.3 20.0 789 0 3
42 Boobie Clark 27 10 0 68 226 1 10 3.3 22.6 6.8 7 33 4.7 0 11 0.7 3.3 259 1 2
36 Lenvil Elliott 26 14 0 65 269 0 32 4.1 19.2 4.6 29 238 8.2 1 33 2.1 17.0 507 1 1
25 Tony Davis 24 PR 14 0 27 81 2 13 3.0 5.8 1.9 9 83 9.2 0 28 0.6 5.9 164 2 3
14 Ken Anderson 28 QB 14 13 26 128 2 17 4.9 9.1 1.9 128 2 5
11 John Reaves 27 qb 9 1 5 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0 0 5
82 Billy Brooks 24 WR 14 9 2 -4 0 4 -2.0 -0.3 0.1 39 772 19.8 4 94 2.8 55.1 768 4 3
87 Pat McInally 24 P 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 17 258 15.2 3 43 1.2 18.4 262 3 1
81 Jim Corbett 22 14 0 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 7 127 18.1 1 47 0.5 9.1 126 1 1
74 Glenn Bujnoch 24 LG 13 13 1 4 1 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 4 1 0
37 Tommy Casanova* 27 SS 11 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 1.8 0.1 20 0 0
24 Marvin Cobb 24 FS 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
85 Isaac Curtis 27 WR 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 338 16.9 2 54 2.5 42.3 338 2 0
84 Bob Trumpy 32 TE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 18 251 13.9 1 32 1.5 20.9 251 1 1
86 John McDaniel 26 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 148 12.3 0 31 0.9 10.6 148 0 0
88 Rick Walker 22 te 6 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.2 2.2 13 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 488 1861 10 65 3.8 132.9 34.9 192 2550 13.3 12 94 13.7 182.1 4411 22 37
Opp Total 14 525 1897 15 3.6 135.5 37.5 196 2227 11.4 14 14.0 159.1 4124 29 34

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
30 Willie Shelby 24 KR 14 0 11 54 0 13 4.9 19 403 0 38 21.2 457
25 Tony Davis 24 PR 14 0 19 220 0 70 11.6 3 42 0 18 14.0 426
31 Jerry Anderson 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 8 129 0 21 16.1 129
45 Archie Griffin 23 RB 12 0 9 192 0 31 21.3 981
83 Steve Holden 26 6 0 3 14 0 13 4.7 2 42 0 24 21.0 56
20 Lemar Parrish* 30 LCB 11 11 4 30 0 11 7.5 1 23 0 23 23.0 53
24 Marvin Cobb 24 FS 14 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 1 15 0 15 15.0 19
37 Tommy Casanova* 27 SS 11 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 26
36 Lenvil Elliott 26 14 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 530
63 Greg Fairchild 23 13 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
46 Pete Johnson 23 FB 14 9 1 11 0 11 11.0 645
57 Reggie Williams 23 RLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 41 328 0 70 8.0 46 886 0 38 19.3 5625
Opp Total 14 38 0 48 1029 0 21.4

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
87 Pat McInally 24 P 14 0 67 2802 67 1 41.8
10 Chris Bahr 24 K 14 0 1 1 11 10 8 4 6 4 1 27 19 70.4% 26 25 96.2% 2 88 45 0 44.0
Team Total 26.0 14 1 1 11 10 8 4 6 4 1 27 19 70.4% 26 25 96.2% 69 2890 67 1 41.9
Opp Total 14 18 11 61.1% 29 26 89.7% 75 2820 37.6

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
11 John Reaves 27 qb 9 1 0 5 4 -17 0
25 Tony Davis 24 PR 14 0 0 3 5 0 0
14 Ken Anderson 28 QB 14 13 0 5 2 -13 0
57 Reggie Williams 23 RLB 14 0 3 67 1 54 0 0 1 2 0 0
24 Marvin Cobb 24 FS 14 0 2 37 0 34 0 0 1 2 0 0
45 Archie Griffin 23 RB 12 0 0 3 2 0 0
55 Jim LeClair 27 MLB 14 0 2 8 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 0
82 Billy Brooks 24 WR 14 9 0 3 1 0 0
54 Bob Johnson 31 C 14 0 0 3 1 -24 0
20 Lemar Parrish* 30 LCB 11 11 3 95 1 47 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 Jerry Anderson 24 14 0 0 1 2 0 0
83 Steve Holden 26 6 0 0 2 1 0 0
87 Pat McInally 24 P 14 0 0 1 2 0 0
13 Ken Riley 30 RCB 14 0 2 14 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 Willie Shelby 24 KR 14 0 0 2 1 0 0
79 Coy Bacon* 35 RDE 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
67 Gary Burley 25 LDE 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
37 Tommy Casanova* 27 SS 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
42 Boobie Clark 27 10 0 0 2 0 0 0
36 Lenvil Elliott 26 14 0 0 1 1 0 0
53 Bo Harris 24 LLB 14 0 2 17 0 10 0
46 Pete Johnson 23 FB 14 9 0 1 1 0 0
21 Melvin Morgan 24 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
81 Jim Corbett 22 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
73 Eddie Edwards 23 LDT 12 0 0 0 1 3 0
76 Vern Holland 29 RT 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
86 John McDaniel 26 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
59 Ray Phillips 23 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
84 Bob Trumpy 32 TE 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 Mike Wells 26 7 0 0 0 1 0 0
75 Wilson Whitley 22 RDT 13 13 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 16 238 2 54 0 0 37 43 -51 0
Opp Total 14 31 34 11 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
10 Chris Bahr 24 K 14 0 25 19 82
82 Billy Brooks 24 WR 14 9 4 4 24
46 Pete Johnson 23 FB 14 9 4 4 24
87 Pat McInally 24 P 14 0 3 3 18
14 Ken Anderson 28 QB 14 13 2 2 12
85 Isaac Curtis 27 WR 8 0 2 2 12
25 Tony Davis 24 PR 14 0 2 2 12
57 Reggie Williams 23 RLB 14 0 1 1 2 12
74 Glenn Bujnoch 24 LG 13 13 1 1 6
42 Boobie Clark 27 10 0 1 1 6
81 Jim Corbett 22 14 0 1 1 6
36 Lenvil Elliott 26 14 0 1 1 6
20 Lemar Parrish* 30 LCB 11 11 1 1 6
30 Willie Shelby 24 KR 14 0 1 1 6
84 Bob Trumpy 32 TE 12 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.0 14 10 12 2 2 26 25 19 238
Opp Total 14 15 14 26 11 1 235