1979 Cincinnati Bengals Game Log

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Record: 4-12-0, 4th in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Homer Rice (4-12-0)

Points For: 337 (21.1/g) 13th of 28

Points Against: 421 (26.3/g) 28th of 28

Expected W-L: 5.9-10.1

SRS: -1.31 (18th of 28), SOS: 3.94

Defensive Coordinator: Howard Brinker

Other Notable Asst.: Frank Gansz (Special Teams/Tight Ends), Mike McCormack (Offensive Line), Dick Modzelewski (Defensive Line), George Sefcik (Quarterbacks/RB) and Charley Winner (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Riverfront Stadium

Principal Owner/General Manager: Paul Brown

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +2500

Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	0	10	17	27	137	0	0	2	11	5.5	4.7	63.0	75.7	30	95	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	5	199
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L		@	Buffalo Bills	24	51	13	27	201	1	2	2	19	8.1	6.9	48.1	54.7	33	134	4.1	2	1	1	3	3	8	274
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L			New England Patriots	14	20	7	21	32	0	0	5	51	4.0	1.2	33.3	42.4	32	166	5.2	2	0	1	2	2	6	294
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L	OT		Houston Oilers	27	30	11	21	100	0	1	7	81	8.6	3.6	52.4	45.7	47	165	3.5	3	2	4	3	3	6	268
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	13	38	19	36	181	1	3	3	28	5.8	4.6	52.8	41.6	28	104	3.7	0	2	2	1	1	5	249
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L			Kansas City Chiefs	7	10	12	23	66	0	0	5	34	4.3	2.4	52.2	58.1	41	155	3.8	1	0	1	1	1	6	238
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	34	10	9	20	114	2	2	2	6	6.0	5.2	45.0	57.1	45	170	3.8	1	0	1	4	5	7	282
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	27	28	20	32	293	2	0	4	25	9.9	8.1	62.5	113.2	29	102	3.5	2	0	1	3	4	5	274
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	37	13	12	21	92	2	0	5	25	5.6	3.5	57.1	99.7	37	198	5.4	2	3	3	4	4	5	191
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Colts	28	38	17	28	284	3	2	5	36	11.4	8.6	60.7	100.9	25	67	2.7	1	0	1	4	4	5	184
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	24	26	9	22	60	0	0	3	31	4.1	2.4	40.9	48.7	46	194	4.2	2	1	1	3	3	8	236
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L		@	Houston Oilers	21	42	14	30	106	1	5	3	18	4.1	3.2	46.7	27.2	31	200	6.5	2	0	0	3	3	5	213
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	34	28	15	24	153	2	0	3	27	7.5	5.7	62.5	108.5	41	189	4.6	2	2	3	4	4	6	239
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	37	20	36	209	2	0	6	49	7.2	5.0	55.6	91.1	28	131	4.7	0	1	2	2	2	4	162
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	14	28	20	36	232	1	0	6	46	7.7	5.5	55.6	84.5	29	113	3.9	1	0	0	2	2	4	156
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	W			Cleveland Browns	16	12	13	22	50	0	0	2	24	3.4	2.1	59.1	63.8	38	146	3.8	2	1	2	1	1	6	219

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 2	boxscore	L		@	Denver Broncos	0	10	13	21	200	1	0	1	2	9.6	9.1	61.9	109.2	40	199	5.0	0	1	2	1	1	3	32
2	Sun	September 9	boxscore	L		@	Buffalo Bills	24	51	16	21	246	0	0	4	36	13.4	9.8	76.2	114.4	36	209	5.8	5	1	2	6	7	4	53
3	Sun	September 16	boxscore	L			New England Patriots	14	20	11	27	167	1	0	2	9	6.5	5.8	40.7	74.2	42	165	3.9	1	2	4	2	2	3	31
4	Sun	September 23	boxscore	L	OT		Houston Oilers	27	30	15	33	184	2	2	2	14	6.0	5.3	45.5	58.1	44	177	4.0	1	3	3	3	3	8	270
5	Sun	September 30	boxscore	L		@	Dallas Cowboys	13	38	13	26	176	2	1	0	0	6.8	6.8	50.0	81.6	42	194	4.6	3	1	1	5	5	4	78
6	Sun	October 7	boxscore	L			Kansas City Chiefs	7	10	7	12	101	0	0	3	17	9.8	6.7	58.3	85.8	36	99	2.8	1	1	1	1	1	7	216
7	Sun	October 14	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	34	10	21	40	263	1	2	1	12	6.9	6.4	52.5	60.7	18	64	3.6	0	1	2	1	1	4	70
8	Sun	October 21	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	27	28	18	34	191	4	3	1	6	5.8	5.5	52.9	72.1	32	124	3.9	0	0	1	4	4	4	64
9	Sun	October 28	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	37	13	19	34	187	1	1	4	34	6.5	4.9	55.9	69.1	24	73	3.0	0	2	2	1	1	4	62
10	Sun	November 4	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Colts	28	38	18	31	215	3	0	4	29	7.9	6.1	58.1	111.6	37	140	3.8	1	1	1	5	5	7	179
11	Sun	November 11	boxscore	L			San Diego Chargers	24	26	21	40	270	2	4	3	25	7.4	6.3	52.5	51.0	21	54	2.6	0	4	4	2	2	4	66
12	Sun	November 18	boxscore	L		@	Houston Oilers	21	42	20	30	322	2	1	0	0	10.7	10.7	66.7	110.7	39	163	4.2	4	0	0	6	6	5	82
13	Sun	November 25	boxscore	W			St. Louis Cardinals	34	28	23	38	317	3	2	2	12	8.7	7.9	60.5	91.7	27	163	6.0	1	0	0	4	4	2	144
14	Sun	December 2	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	17	37	17	29	324	2	1	2	15	11.7	10.5	58.6	106.1	32	154	4.8	2	3	3	4	4	2	126
15	Sun	December 9	boxscore	L		@	Washington Redskins	14	28	23	34	295	2	2	1	1	8.7	8.4	67.6	89.7	32	125	3.9	2	0	0	4	4	4	64
16	Sun	December 16	boxscore	W			Cleveland Browns	16	12	20	42	234	1	1	2	4	5.7	5.3	47.6	63.0	26	116	4.5	1	0	1	0	1	6	155

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