Week 1, 1974

played in Memphis, TN

72 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	7	7	-	38
Memphis Rogues	3	0	7	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 4 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
1Q: 04:58 MEM - Ronald Dunk 38 field goal
1Q: 01:49 CIN - Charlie Joiner 10 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 07:44 CIN - Bill McClard 33 field goal
2Q: 00:47 CIN - Odell Lawson 1 run (Bill McClard extra point)
3Q: 08:04 MEM - Larry Walton 3 pass from Roman Gabriel (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 04:01 CIN - Charlie Smith 9 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 08:38 CIN - Doug Kotar 3 run (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 00:40 MEM - Roman Gabriel 40 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:50 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 4 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
1Q: 04:58 MEM - Ronald Dunk 38 field goal
1Q: 01:49 CIN - Charlie Joiner 10 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 07:44 CIN - Bill McClard 33 field goal
2Q: 00:47 CIN - Odell Lawson 1 run (Bill McClard extra point)
3Q: 08:04 MEM - Larry Walton 3 pass from Roman Gabriel (Ronald Dunk extra point)
3Q: 04:01 CIN - Charlie Smith 9 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 08:38 CIN - Doug Kotar 3 run (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 00:40 MEM - Roman Gabriel 40 run (Ronald Dunk extra point)

Team Statistics CIN MEM
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 26 20
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 16 16
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 398 326
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 5.61 5.93
Net Rushing Yards 135 86
- Rushing Attempts 37 16
- Yards per Rush 3.65 5.38
Net Passing Yards 263 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 0 38 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 263 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.74 6.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 11.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/39 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 6/150
Interception Ret./Yards 2/29 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:21 26:39

Team Statistics	CIN	MEM
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	26	20
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	16	16
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	398	326
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	5.61	5.93
Net Rushing Yards	135	86
- Rushing Attempts	37	16
- Yards per Rush	3.65	5.38
Net Passing Yards	263	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 0	38 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	263	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.74	6.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	11.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/39	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	6/150
Interception Ret./Yards	2/29	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:21	26:39

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:20	OPP 49	10	49	Touchdown
1	4:53	3:13	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
2	13:59	6:21	OWN 22	11	62	Field Goal
2	4:04	3:24	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
3	13:45	0:37	OPP 28	2	9	Fumble
3	7:58	4:06	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
3	2:37	0:59	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
3	0:36	1:56	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
4	12:04	3:32	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
4	6:38	2:27	OPP 39	3	2	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 42	3	-11	Game

Memphis Rogues
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:40	4:47	OWN 29	8	50	Field Goal
1	1:40	2:41	OWN 26	5	14	Punt
2	7:38	3:34	OWN 33	8	39	Missed FG
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 40	2	2	Interception
3	13:08	5:10	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
3	3:52	1:15	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
3	1:38	1:02	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	13:40	1:36	OWN 3	3	25	Interception
4	8:32	1:54	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
4	4:11	3:43	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown

Game MVP: Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Kotar	21	108	5.14	35	2	1
Charlie Smith	12	21	1.75	14	1	0
Ken Anderson	3	5	1.67	7	0	0
Odell Lawson	1	1	1.00	1	0	1

Memphis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Otis Armstrong	13	41	3.15	10	1	0
Roman Gabriel	3	45	15.00	40	1	1

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Anderson	34	25	263	0/0	3	23	0	125.0

Memphis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Gabriel	38	22	249	1/9	1	23	2	64.5

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Joiner	10	13	144	14.40	9	23	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	4	6	38	9.50	2	13	1
WR Ken Burrow	3	3	23	7.67	1	11	0
WR Darryl Stingley	3	5	32	10.67	5	13	0
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	12	6.00	3	9	1
TE Mack Alston	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Doug Kotar	1	2	2	2.00	4	2	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Memphis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Walton	5	10	63	12.60	11	23	1
WR Billy Parks	4	4	60	15.00	0	20	0
RB Otis Armstrong	3	4	22	7.33	3	10	0
WR Johnnie Albo	3	7	32	10.67	0	14	0
TE Milt Morin	2	3	24	12.00	2	16	0
WR Gerald Tinker	2	5	22	11.00	0	15	0
TE Mike Donohoe	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Mike Hull	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Oscar Reed	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Pat Hughes	1	18	18.00	0
S Jerry Moore	1	11	11.00	0

Memphis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Kotar	1	0	0	0
Al Atkinson	0	0	1	0

Memphis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Parks	1	1	0
Harry Boyd	0	1	0
Anttaj Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	3	115	38.3	32.3	44	3

Memphis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ron Parker	5	202	40.4	32.6	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill McClard	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	5/5

Memphis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Dunk	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	3	32	10.7	0
Lyle Blackwood	1	7	7.0	0

Memphis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Speedy Duncan	1	7	7.0	0
Gerald Tinker	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	3	86	28.7	0

Memphis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Speedy Duncan	3	89	29.7	0
Hugo Hollas	3	61	20.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ken Riley	5	2	0.0	15	37
OLB Al Atkinson	5	1	0.0	13	38
S Lyle Blackwood	4	2	0.0	14	39
CB Norm Thompson	4	0	0.0	10	29
ILB Brad Dusek	3	1	0.0	5	9
S Jerry Moore	3	0	0.0	16	39
DE Cedrick Hardeman	2	1	1.0	14	37
DT Steve Furness	2	1	0.0	14	33
CB Lemar Parrish	2	1	0.0	15	38
DE Jeff Yeates	2	1	0.0	16	35
S Terry Brown	1	1	0.0	2	1
DT Maulty Moore	1	1	0.0	10	25
DE Manny Sistrunk	1	0	0.0	0	4
OLB Kendrick Lindo	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Eric Brown	0	1	0.0	6	10

Memphis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Engler	9	1	0.0	36	33
ILB Jack Lambert	7	0	0.0	37	33
CB Speedy Duncan	6	1	0.0	30	30
CB Walt Farrell	6	0	0.0	14	24
OLB Bo Cornell	5	2	0.0	24	11
DT Anttaj Johnson	5	0	0.0	30	31
CB Delles Howell	4	2	0.0	36	31
S Hugo Hollas	4	1	0.0	24	29
DT Harry Boyd	2	2	0.0	29	26
S George Atkinson	2	1	0.0	35	32
DT Carl Barzilauskas	1	2	0.0	17	7
DE Lionel Collier	1	2	0.0	30	31
S Donnie Gibbs	1	1	0.0	9	6
DT Larry Jacobson	1	0	0.0	7	3
WR Gerald Tinker	1	0	---	---	---
DT R.J. Crozier	1	0	0.0	7	4
WR Johnnie Albo	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dwight White	0	2	0.0	35	33

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cedrick Hardeman	1.0	1	1	37
DE Jeff Yeates	0.0	1	0	35
DT Steve Furness	0.0	0	1	33

Memphis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Mike Engler	1	1	33
DE Lionel Collier	1	1	31
DE Dwight White	0	2	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Norm Thompson	4	0	0	29
OLB Al Atkinson	3	1	0	38
S Jerry Moore	3	0	1	39
S Lyle Blackwood	3	0	0	39
ILB Brad Dusek	3	0	0	9
CB Lemar Parrish	2	3	0	38
CB Ken Riley	1	2	0	37
S Terry Brown	1	0	0	1
DE Manny Sistrunk	1	0	0	4
OLB Kendrick Lindo	1	0	0	2
ILB Pat Hughes	0	0	1	38

Memphis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Speedy Duncan	5	0	30
CB Walt Farrell	5	0	24
CB Delles Howell	2	1	31
S George Atkinson	2	0	32
S Hugo Hollas	2	0	29
ILB Jack Lambert	2	0	33
DT Anttaj Johnson	2	0	31
OLB Mike Engler	2	0	33
S Donnie Gibbs	1	0	6
DT Harry Boyd	1	0	26
DE Lionel Collier	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Stan Walters	3	8	1	37	33
Henry Allison	2	5	1	29	25
Darrell Austin	2	4	0	30	30
Willie Parker	2	3	0	9	9
Tom De Leone	1	5	0	28	25
George Starke	1	4	0	30	28
Nate Kido	1	1	0	24	21
Chuck Walton	0	2	0	11	12
Mack Alston	0	1	0	26	15
Len Gotshalk	0	1	0	11	8

Memphis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernie McMillan	1	2	16	0	33
Mike Webster	1	1	14	0	37
Buddy Cutler	1	1	2	0	2
Mo Cooper	0	3	14	0	28
Gene Killian	0	2	11	1	36
Marv Hubbard	0	1	9	0	19
Milt Morin	0	1	12	0	16
Robert Pratt	0	1	14	0	38
Carlton Dodrill	0	1	5	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Brown	4	13
Eric Brown	2	13
Ken Burrow	1	16
Norm Thompson	1	15

Memphis	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Gibbs	3	17
Johnnie Albo	2	16
Mike Hull	1	19
Billy Parks	1	14

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Anderson	37	34	---	---	---	71
Stan Walters	37	33	---	---	---	70
Darrell Austin	30	30	---	---	2	62
Lemar Parrish	---	---	15	38	8	61
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	14	39	5	58
George Starke	30	28	---	---	---	58
Tom De Leone	28	25	---	---	4	57
Jerry Moore	---	---	16	39	2	57
Henry Allison	29	25	---	---	2	56
Mack Alston	26	15	---	---	15	56
Pat Hughes	---	---	16	38	2	56
Al Atkinson	---	---	13	38	4	55
Ken Burrow	21	18	---	---	16	55
Ken Riley	---	---	15	37	2	54
Norm Thompson	---	---	10	29	15	54
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	14	37	2	53
Jeff Yeates	---	---	16	35	2	53
Charlie Joiner	24	27	---	---	1	52
Nate Kido	24	21	---	---	7	52
Steve Furness	---	---	14	33	2	49
Ahmad Rashad	22	25	---	---	---	47
Charlie Smith	13	18	---	---	16	47
Doug Kotar	23	16	---	---	4	43
Maulty Moore	---	---	10	25	4	39
Keith Krepfle	17	14	---	---	5	36
Eric Brown	---	---	6	10	13	29
Chuck Walton	11	12	---	---	4	27
Odell Lawson	5	4	---	---	15	24
Len Gotshalk	11	8	---	---	4	23
Willie Parker	9	9	---	---	4	22
Brad Dusek	---	---	5	9	4	18
Larry Brunson	2	3	---	---	12	17
Darryl Stingley	8	9	---	---	---	17
Terry Brown	---	---	2	1	13	16
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	1	6	5	12
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Tim Kearney	---	---	1	0	9	10
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	4	6	---	10
Andy Selfridge	---	---	0	1	8	9
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	0	4	5	9
Kendrick Lindo	---	---	2	2	5	9
Phil Olsen	---	---	2	2	3	7
Dwayne Crump	---	---	0	0	6	6
Bill McClard	0	0	---	---	1	1
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Memphis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Atkinson	---	---	35	32	8	75
Speedy Duncan	---	---	30	30	12	72
Jack Lambert	---	---	37	33	1	71
Mike Engler	---	---	36	33	1	70
Dwight White	---	---	35	33	1	69
Delles Howell	---	---	36	31	---	67
Anttaj Johnson	---	---	30	31	1	62
Lionel Collier	---	---	30	31	1	62
Hugo Hollas	---	---	24	29	8	61
Harry Boyd	---	---	29	26	1	56
Roman Gabriel	16	39	---	---	---	55
Gene Killian	11	36	---	---	7	54
Billy Parks	9	30	---	---	14	53
Robert Pratt	14	38	---	---	---	52
Mike Webster	14	37	---	---	---	51
Ernie McMillan	16	33	---	---	---	49
Bo Cornell	---	---	24	11	11	46
Gerald Tinker	9	27	---	---	7	43
Larry Walton	11	31	---	---	1	43
Mo Cooper	14	28	---	---	---	42
Johnnie Albo	5	19	---	---	16	40
Walt Farrell	---	---	14	24	1	39
Otis Armstrong	15	21	---	---	2	38
Marv Hubbard	9	19	---	---	8	36
Milt Morin	12	16	---	---	8	36
Mike Hull	1	13	---	---	19	33
Donnie Gibbs	---	---	9	6	17	32
Mike Donohoe	5	7	---	---	18	30
Alfred Zerillo	2	17	---	---	7	26
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	17	7	---	24
J.T. Hittle	---	---	4	5	12	21
Stu O'Dell	---	---	1	1	13	15
Jim Otis	2	1	---	---	12	15
Carlton Dodrill	5	3	---	---	7	15
R.J. Crozier	---	---	7	4	3	14
Larry Jacobson	---	---	7	3	3	13
Oscar Reed	2	11	---	---	---	13
Buddy Cutler	2	2	---	---	5	9
Ron Parker	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	6	6
Nathan Shapiro	2	1	---	---	2	5
Floyd Mueller	---	---	0	2	2	4
Joe Owens	---	---	2	1	---	3
Brant Fields	---	---	0	1	---	1
Reggie Walters	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vinny Ainsworth	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	41	2.6
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	9	56	6.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	8	64	8.0
Right	3	9	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Anderson	34	25	4	0	2	1	4	0	0

Memphis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Gabriel	38	22	3	3	1	6	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	112	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	89	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	66	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	114	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	63	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	13	10	2	144	4	27
WR Ahmad Rashad	6	4	0	38	0	25
WR Darryl Stingley	5	3	0	32	0	9
WR Ken Burrow	3	3	0	23	0	18
TE Mack Alston	2	1	0	7	0	15
RB Doug Kotar	2	1	0	2	0	16
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	0	12	0	18
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	0	5	0	14

Memphis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Walton	10	5	0	63	1	31
WR Johnnie Albo	7	3	0	32	0	19
WR Gerald Tinker	5	2	1	22	0	27
RB Otis Armstrong	4	3	0	22	0	21
WR Billy Parks	4	4	0	60	2	30
TE Milt Morin	3	2	0	24	0	16
RB Oscar Reed	2	0	0	0	0	11
TE Mike Donohoe	1	1	0	14	0	7
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	0	11	0	19
RB Mike Hull	1	1	0	1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	8	21	2.63	5.14
Charlie Smith	4	14	3.50	1.75
Odell Lawson	1	1	1.00	1.00

Memphis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Otis Armstrong	2	1	0.50	3.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Anderson	7	4	34	4.86	7.74

Memphis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Gabriel	3	1	3	1.00	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Joiner	2	1	10	5.00	11.08
WR Ken Burrow	1	1	11	11.00	7.67
RB Doug Kotar	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	1	4	4.00	6.33
RB Charlie Smith	1	1	9	9.00	6.00
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	0	0.00	6.40

Memphis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Larry Walton	2	1	3	1.50	6.30
TE Milt Morin	1	0	0	0.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Smith	2	1
Ken Anderson	1	0
Odell Lawson	1	1

Memphis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Anderson	9	6	6

Memphis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Gabriel	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Joiner	4	3	3
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	2
WR Ken Burrow	1	1	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	0	0
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	0

Memphis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Albo	3	1	1
WR Gerald Tinker	2	0	0
WR Billy Parks	1	1	0
RB Oscar Reed	1	0	0
WR Larry Walton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)