Exhibition Week 3, 1974

played in Cincinnati, OH

69 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	7	7	0	-	21
Cincinnati Bengals	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:51 CIN - Doug Kotar 2 run (Bill McClard extra point)
1Q: 02:19 DET - Lamont Marrow 9 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 08:31 CIN - Nate Kido 1 pass from Teddy Bangs (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 02:30 DET - Tyrone Hall 8 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 09:06 DET - Ed O'Neil 65 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 12:09 CIN - Bill McClard 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:51 CIN - Doug Kotar 2 run (Bill McClard extra point)
1Q: 02:19 DET - Lamont Marrow 9 pass from Bill Demory (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 08:31 CIN - Nate Kido 1 pass from Teddy Bangs (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 02:30 DET - Tyrone Hall 8 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 09:06 DET - Ed O'Neil 65 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 12:09 CIN - Bill McClard 34 field goal

Team Statistics DET CIN
Record 1-1 1-1
First Downs 9 16
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 186 308
- Offensive Plays 49 74
- Yards per Play 3.80 4.16
Net Rushing Yards 71 91
- Rushing Attempts 23 29
- Yards per Rush 3.09 3.14
Net Passing Yards 115 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 14 - 1 41 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 131 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.42 4.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 2/25 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 5/70
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 4/109
Interception Ret./Yards 2/70 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 43
Time of Possession 24:18 35:42

Team Statistics	DET	CIN
Record	1-1	1-1
First Downs	9	16
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	186	308
- Offensive Plays	49	74
- Yards per Play	3.80	4.16
Net Rushing Yards	71	91
- Rushing Attempts	23	29
- Yards per Rush	3.09	3.14
Net Passing Yards	115	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 14 - 1	41 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	131	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.42	4.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	2/25	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	5/70
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	4/109
Interception Ret./Yards	2/70	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 43
Time of Possession	24:18	35:42

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 23	3	8	Fumble
1	12:28	2:16	OWN 31	7	-1	Punt
1	6:41	4:28	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	8:26	3:58	OWN 39	5	25	Punt
2	3:39	1:15	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
2	0:29	0:29	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
3	13:36	2:58	OWN 17	5	13	Punt
3	5:10	1:22	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
3	1:34	1:41	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
4	12:01	2:00	OWN 22	3	0	Interception
4	8:39	1:40	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	2:43	0:36	OWN 26	3	4	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	0:45	OPP 31	4	7	Missed FG
1	10:12	3:31	OWN 48	7	52	Touchdown
1	2:13	8:47	OPP 48	14	48	Touchdown
2	4:28	0:49	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
2	2:24	1:55	OWN 39	5	9	Fumble
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	10:38	1:44	OWN 24	4	35	Interception
3	8:54	3:44	OWN 22	6	15	Punt
3	3:48	2:14	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
4	14:53	2:52	OPP 30	4	13	Field Goal
4	10:01	1:22	OPP 37	3	2	Punt
4	6:59	4:16	OWN 43	9	31	Downs
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 36	10	41	Game

Game MVP: Sherman White, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrone Hall	14	47	3.36	8	0	1
Carlos Spencer	9	24	2.67	7	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Kotar	15	33	2.20	7	0	1
Charlie Smith	11	39	3.55	11	1	0
Odell Lawson	2	14	7.00	12	1	0
Teddy Bangs	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	23	14	131	3/16	1	21	1	72.9

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Virgil Carter	17	10	77	1/7	0	19	0	69.9
Teddy Bangs	16	9	72	3/16	1	27	2	49.0
Ken Anderson	8	7	91	0/0	0	25	0	114.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wally Francis	3	5	20	6.67	0	8	0
WR Lamont Marrow	3	7	23	7.67	0	10	1
WR Frank Lewis	2	4	31	15.50	7	17	0
TE Charlie Sanders	2	2	26	13.00	6	21	0
FB Eddie Ray	1	1	16	16.00	17	16	0
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
RB Tyrone Hall	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
Unknown	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Burrow	6	8	69	11.50	3	25	0
WR Charlie Joiner	6	10	84	14.00	23	27	0
RB Charlie Smith	4	5	33	8.25	12	19	0
WR Ahmad Rashad	3	5	19	6.33	2	10	0
WR Darryl Stingley	3	5	17	5.67	0	8	0
TE Mack Alston	1	2	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Larry Brunson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Nate Kido	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	65	65.00	1
OLB Charlie Weaver	1	5	5.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jerry Moore	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lamont Marrow	1	0	0
Tim Rossovich	0	1	1
Mel Phillips	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Doug Kotar	1	0	0
Teddy Bangs	1	0	0
Lemar Parrish	0	1	0
Stan Walters	0	1	0
Norm Thompson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Carrell	8	335	41.9	28.1	48	0

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	4	182	45.5	40.5	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill McClard	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	5	70	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie West	3	63	21.0	0
Wally Francis	1	20	20.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	2	49	24.5	0
Odell Lawson	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mel Phillips	7	0	0.0	26	43
DE Sherman White	6	2	2.0	26	41
CB Lem Barney	6	2	0.0	29	45
DE Tim Rossovich	5	1	1.5	25	44
S Doug Wyatt	5	2	0.0	15	39
S Charlie West	5	0	0.0	17	40
DT Greg Wojcik	4	1	0.0	14	7
CB Skip Thomas	4	0	0.0	26	44
ILB Merv Krakau	3	2	0.0	13	6
DT Bob Pollard	3	0	0.0	14	25
DT Herb Orvis	2	3	0.5	27	43
DE Bill Gergory	2	0	0.0	14	7
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	0	0.0	23	28
Unknown	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Ed O'Neil	1	5	0.0	16	39
Unknown	1	0	0.0	12	15
OLB Larry Ball	0	3	0.0	16	9
S Chuck Crist	0	1	0.0	6	17

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Atkinson	6	1	0.0	16	19
CB Lemar Parrish	5	0	0.0	17	20
DE Cedrick Hardeman	4	3	0.5	19	23
S Jerry Moore	4	3	0.0	17	22
ILB Pat Hughes	3	4	0.0	18	21
S Dwayne Crump	3	0	0.0	8	10
DT Maulty Moore	2	0	2.0	14	16
S Lyle Blackwood	2	1	0.0	16	18
OLB Andy Selfridge	2	1	0.0	5	5
DT J.T. Montgomery	2	1	0.0	7	5
CB Ken Riley	1	2	0.0	18	20
S Terry Brown	1	0	0.0	6	6
ILB Brad Dusek	1	0	0.0	13	9
WR Charlie Joiner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Manny Sistrunk	1	0	0.0	7	7
T George Starke	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jeff Yeates	0	3	0.5	19	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sherman White	2.0	1	0	41
DE Tim Rossovich	1.5	1	2	44
DT Herb Orvis	0.5	0	0	43

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Maulty Moore	2.0	0	16
DE Cedrick Hardeman	0.5	0	23
DE Jeff Yeates	0.5	0	20
OLB Al Atkinson	0.0	1	19
DT J.T. Montgomery	0.0	1	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	5	0	0	39
CB Lem Barney	4	0	0	45
S Charlie West	4	0	0	40
CB Skip Thomas	3	1	0	44
OLB Charlie Weaver	2	1	1	28
S Mel Phillips	2	1	0	43
DE Tim Rossovich	2	0	0	44
DE Bill Gergory	1	0	0	7
DT Bob Pollard	1	0	0	25
OLB Ed O'Neil	0	0	1	39

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jerry Moore	3	0	1	22
CB Lemar Parrish	3	0	0	20
OLB Al Atkinson	2	0	0	19
CB Ken Riley	1	1	0	20
S Terry Brown	1	0	0	6
S Dwayne Crump	1	0	0	10
ILB Brad Dusek	1	0	0	9
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	0	0	5
CB Norm Thompson	1	0	0	15
DT Steve Furness	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Paul Fersen	1	5	0	15	3	20
Dan Neal	1	5	0	17	0	14
John Didion	1	3	0	6	0	13
Charlie Sanders	1	2	0	14	0	19
Don Morrison	1	1	1	15	0	12
Sam Adams	1	1	0	13	0	14
Tom Luken	0	2	0	18	0	14
Chester Crites	0	2	0	4	0	2
Paul Howard	0	1	0	5	0	13
Emmanuel Zanders	0	1	0	13	0	16

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Parker	4	7	17	0	18
Darrell Austin	2	4	21	1	26
Len Gotshalk	1	2	22	2	37
Stan Walters	0	6	21	1	27
Tom De Leone	0	3	14	0	28
Keith Krepfle	0	2	10	0	20
Henry Allison	0	1	16	0	25
Mack Alston	0	1	20	0	23
George Starke	0	1	21	0	40
Chuck Walton	0	1	13	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Hayes	5	16
Ed O'Neil	1	14
Frank Lewis	1	12
Chuck Crist	1	8
Paul Howard	1	8

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Burrow	1	16
Keith Krepfle	1	12
Norm Thompson	1	12
Doug Kotar	1	3

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lem Barney	---	---	29	45	8	82
Herb Orvis	---	---	27	43	2	72
Skip Thomas	---	---	26	44	2	72
Mel Phillips	---	---	26	43	2	71
Tim Rossovich	---	---	25	44	2	71
Ed O'Neil	---	---	16	39	14	69
Sherman White	---	---	26	41	2	69
Doug Wyatt	---	---	15	39	14	68
Charlie West	---	---	17	40	8	65
Charlie Weaver	---	---	23	28	2	53
Bill Demory	23	26	---	---	---	49
Paul Fersen	15	20	---	---	8	43
Tyrone Hall	14	12	---	---	16	42
Bob Pollard	---	---	14	25	2	41
Dan Neal	17	14	---	---	7	38
Charlie Sanders	14	19	---	---	3	36
Sam Adams	13	14	---	---	8	35
Frank Lewis	11	11	---	---	12	34
Emmanuel Zanders	13	16	---	---	5	34
Larry Ball	---	---	16	9	8	33
Earl Thomas	15	9	---	---	9	33
Unknown	8	17	---	---	8	33
Wally Francis	12	16	---	---	4	32
Tom Luken	18	14	---	---	---	32
Chuck Crist	---	---	6	17	8	31
Lamont Marrow	12	18	---	---	---	30
Ronnie Carroll	13	14	---	---	1	28
Eddie Ray	11	12	---	---	5	28
Don Morrison	15	12	---	---	---	27
Unknown	---	---	12	15	---	27
Paul Howard	5	13	---	---	8	26
Bill Gergory	---	---	14	7	4	25
Merv Krakau	---	---	13	6	4	23
Carlos Spencer	9	14	---	---	---	23
John Didion	6	13	---	---	3	22
Chester Crites	4	2	---	---	16	22
Greg Wojcik	---	---	14	7	---	21
Tom Hayes	---	---	0	0	16	16
Tyrell Fleming	1	2	---	---	8	11
Unknown	---	---	4	1	4	9
Duane Carrell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chuck Wingle	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Gary Marangi	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charles Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carl Grant	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Len Gotshalk	22	37	---	---	6	65
George Starke	21	40	---	---	---	61
Ken Burrow	14	29	---	---	16	59
Darrell Austin	21	26	---	---	5	52
Mack Alston	20	23	---	---	6	49
Tom De Leone	14	28	---	---	6	48
Odell Lawson	13	14	---	---	21	48
Ahmad Rashad	20	28	---	---	---	48
Stan Walters	21	27	---	---	---	48
Henry Allison	16	25	---	---	4	45
Charlie Smith	11	26	---	---	8	45
Lemar Parrish	---	---	17	20	7	44
Chuck Walton	13	24	---	---	6	43
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	19	23	---	42
Charlie Joiner	17	25	---	---	---	42
Keith Krepfle	10	20	---	---	12	42
Jerry Moore	---	---	17	22	2	41
Nate Kido	13	14	---	---	14	41
Jeff Yeates	---	---	19	20	1	40
Pat Hughes	---	---	18	21	---	39
Norm Thompson	---	---	12	15	12	39
Steve Furness	---	---	19	18	1	38
Willie Parker	17	18	---	---	3	38
Ken Riley	---	---	18	20	---	38
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	16	18	3	37
Al Atkinson	---	---	16	19	1	36
Darryl Stingley	10	24	---	---	2	36
Doug Kotar	16	13	---	---	3	32
Maulty Moore	---	---	14	16	1	31
Teddy Bangs	12	19	---	---	---	31
Andy Selfridge	---	---	5	5	20	30
Brad Dusek	---	---	13	9	5	27
Eric Brown	---	---	5	6	15	26
Virgil Carter	7	18	---	---	---	25
Terry Brown	---	---	6	6	12	24
Dwayne Crump	---	---	8	10	3	21
Tim Kearney	---	---	7	7	7	21
Larry Brunson	1	9	---	---	10	20
Ken Anderson	10	8	---	---	---	18
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	7	5	6	18
Kendrick Lindo	---	---	4	8	5	17
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	5	11	---	16
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	7	7	---	14
Phil Olsen	---	---	1	0	7	8
Bill McClard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	6	6

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	11	1.6
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	31	3.1
Middle	16	44	2.8
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	23	14	1	4	0	2	2	0	1

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Virgil Carter	17	10	0	0	1	2	2	2	0
Teddy Bangs	16	9	1	2	3	0	0	0	2
Ken Anderson	8	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	2	12	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	96	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	49	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Marrow	7	3	23	0	18
WR Wally Francis	5	3	20	0	16
WR Frank Lewis	4	2	31	0	11
TE Charlie Sanders	2	2	26	1	19
FB Eddie Ray	1	1	16	0	12
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	7	0	9
RB Tyrone Hall	1	1	0	0	12
Unknown	1	0	0	0	15
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	8	0	14

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	10	6	0	84	2	25
WR Ken Burrow	8	6	2	69	1	29
WR Ahmad Rashad	5	3	0	19	0	28
RB Charlie Smith	5	4	0	33	0	26
WR Darryl Stingley	5	3	1	17	0	24
TE Mack Alston	2	1	0	5	0	23
WR Larry Brunson	2	1	1	8	0	9
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	0	4	0	20
FB Nate Kido	1	1	0	1	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrone Hall	3	15	5.00	3.36
Carlos Spencer	1	6	6.00	2.67

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Smith	5	4	0.80	3.55
Doug Kotar	4	10	2.50	2.20
Teddy Bangs	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	1	1	9	9.00	5.70

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Virgil Carter	2	1	0	0.00	4.53
Teddy Bangs	1	1	1	1.00	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	9	9.00	3.29

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Joiner	2	1	0	0.00	8.40
FB Nate Kido	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrone Hall	3	1
Carlos Spencer	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Odell Lawson	2	2
Charlie Smith	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	6	4	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bangs	7	3	3
Virgil Carter	5	3	0
Ken Anderson	3	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch
WR Wally Francis	2	1
WR Lamont Marrow	2	1
TE Earl Thomas	1	1
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Joiner	3	1	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	3	1	1
WR Larry Brunson	2	1	1
WR Darryl Stingley	2	2	0
TE Mack Alston	1	1	1
WR Ken Burrow	1	1	0
RB Charlie Smith	1	1	0
FB Nate Kido	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)