Week 2, 1974

played in Cincinnati, OH

52 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Oilers	0	7	7	3	-	17
Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	0	14	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 CIN - Charlie Joiner 2 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
1Q: 02:15 CIN - Doug Kotar 4 run (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 04:07 HOU - Terry Nelson 15 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 04:01 CIN - Doug Kotar 88 kickoff return (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 00:02 CIN - Bill McClard 51 field goal
3Q: 00:11 HOU - Billy Johnson 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 13:43 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 17 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 09:28 HOU - Jessie Becker 38 field goal
4Q: 04:57 CIN - Lemar Parrish 52 interception return (Bill McClard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:30 CIN - Charlie Joiner 2 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
1Q: 02:15 CIN - Doug Kotar 4 run (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 04:07 HOU - Terry Nelson 15 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
2Q: 04:01 CIN - Doug Kotar 88 kickoff return (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 00:02 CIN - Bill McClard 51 field goal
3Q: 00:11 HOU - Billy Johnson 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (Jessie Becker extra point)
4Q: 13:43 CIN - Ahmad Rashad 17 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 09:28 HOU - Jessie Becker 38 field goal
4Q: 04:57 CIN - Lemar Parrish 52 interception return (Bill McClard extra point)

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 21 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 439 382
- Offensive Plays 76 58
- Yards per Play 5.78 6.59
Net Rushing Yards 58 130
- Rushing Attempts 18 32
- Yards per Rush 3.22 4.06
Net Passing Yards 381 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 58 - 34 - 2 25 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 381 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.57 9.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 4.7
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/17
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 4/169
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/56
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	21	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	439	382
- Offensive Plays	76	58
- Yards per Play	5.78	6.59
Net Rushing Yards	58	130
- Rushing Attempts	18	32
- Yards per Rush	3.22	4.06
Net Passing Yards	381	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	58 - 34 - 2	25 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	381	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.57	9.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	4.7
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/17
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	4/169
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/56
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:00	31:00

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	3:31	OWN 14	6	34	Punt
1	2:06	2:39	OWN 33	4	28	Punt
2	12:00	2:03	OWN 20	4	50	Punt
2	7:45	0:35	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	5:57	1:56	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	3:41	2:17	OWN 19	8	14	Interception
3	15:00	4:20	OWN 20	8	34	Punt
3	3:50	3:46	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
4	13:36	4:15	OWN 20	11	59	Field Goal
4	6:26	1:38	OWN 20	7	24	Interception
4	4:48	2:05	OWN 20	10	37	Downs

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
1	6:50	4:44	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
2	14:27	2:27	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
2	9:57	2:12	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
2	7:10	1:13	50	3	8	Interception
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 32	4	34	Field Goal
3	10:40	6:50	OWN 20	11	56	Missed FG
3	0:04	1:28	OWN 31	3	69	Touchdown
4	9:21	2:55	OWN 40	5	23	Punt
4	2:43	2:43	OWN 43	7	22	Game

Game MVP: Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kendall McKinley	10	31	3.10	11	1	0
Quinn Newsome	8	27	3.38	8	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Kotar	24	100	4.17	14	3	1
Charlie Smith	6	33	5.50	11	2	0
Ken Anderson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Odell Lawson	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	48	30	344	0/0	2	45	2	80.5
Jack Concannon	10	4	37	0/0	0	17	0	50.8

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Anderson	25	21	260	1/8	2	42	1	120.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mercury Duncan	11	19	173	15.73	36	45	0
WR Irving Royer	7	11	62	8.86	5	16	0
WR Butch Stark	4	11	61	15.25	3	23	0
WR Billy Johnson	3	6	29	9.67	4	14	1
FB Bill Olds	3	3	26	8.67	12	11	0
RB Kendall McKinley	3	4	7	2.33	0	5	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	1
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Tom Gallimore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Joiner	7	8	105	15.00	38	42	1
WR Ken Burrow	3	3	53	17.67	6	19	0
RB Charlie Smith	3	3	14	4.67	1	10	0
WR Ahmad Rashad	2	2	29	14.50	4	17	1
FB Nate Kido	2	2	16	8.00	2	10	0
TE Mack Alston	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Larry Brunson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR Darryl Stingley	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Larry Stallings	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lemar Parrish	2	56	28.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeremy Woodcock	5	176	35.2	22.0	46	1

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	3	143	47.7	34.3	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jessie Becker	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill McClard	1/2	1/2	1/1	51	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Johnson	3	55	18.3	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	2	118	59.0	1
Odell Lawson	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Al Cowlings	6	1	0.5	30	24
S Ron Brandon	6	2	0.0	30	25
DT Curley Culp	6	0	0.0	32	24
OLB Jim Cheyunski	5	1	0.0	25	26
CB Jackie Wallace	4	3	0.0	24	20
DE Elvin Bethea	3	6	0.5	32	25
CB Jeris White	3	3	0.0	29	23
OLB Larry Stallings	3	2	0.0	22	19
CB Nelson Munsey	3	1	0.0	29	23
OLB Dave Robinson	3	1	0.0	25	21
ILB Maurice Patton	3	0	0.0	12	6
S Kendrick Sullivan	3	0	0.0	10	8
CB Gray Schreiber	1	0	0.0	23	21
WR Mercury Duncan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ike Delgado	1	0	0.0	8	6
S Prentice McCray	0	1	0.0	7	5
ILB Jimmy Bernard	0	1	0.0	10	4

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Atkinson	7	1	0.0	17	54
S Lyle Blackwood	6	0	0.0	16	56
ILB Pat Hughes	5	4	0.0	17	55
CB Ken Riley	5	1	0.0	17	53
ILB Brad Dusek	4	1	0.0	9	17
CB Norm Thompson	4	1	0.0	6	38
S Jerry Moore	3	5	0.0	17	55
DT Maulty Moore	3	2	0.0	10	36
DE Cedrick Hardeman	2	0	0.0	14	54
ILB Tim Kearney	2	0	0.0	1	4
CB Lemar Parrish	2	0	0.0	18	57
CB Eric Brown	2	0	0.0	3	18
DT J.T. Montgomery	2	0	0.0	6	9
DT Donnell Erofeev	1	1	0.0	4	7
WR Larry Brunson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Steve Furness	1	0	0.0	15	52
DE Jeff Yeates	1	0	0.0	13	53
S Dwayne Crump	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elvin Bethea	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Al Cowlings	0.5	0	0	0	24

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cedrick Hardeman	1	1	2	54
DE Jeff Yeates	0	3	0	53
OLB Al Atkinson	0	1	1	54

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nelson Munsey	5	0	0	23
CB Jackie Wallace	3	1	0	20
S Ron Brandon	3	0	0	25
OLB Larry Stallings	2	0	1	19
OLB Jim Cheyunski	2	0	0	26
CB Jeris White	2	0	0	23
DT Curley Culp	1	0	0	24
OLB Dave Robinson	1	0	0	21
OLB Ike Delgado	1	0	0	6
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	0	0	8
ILB Maurice Patton	0	1	0	6

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Al Atkinson	7	1	0	54
S Lyle Blackwood	5	0	0	56
CB Ken Riley	4	2	0	53
ILB Brad Dusek	4	1	0	17
CB Norm Thompson	4	0	0	38
S Jerry Moore	3	3	0	55
ILB Pat Hughes	2	2	0	55
CB Lemar Parrish	2	0	2	57
ILB Tim Kearney	1	0	0	4
CB Eric Brown	1	0	0	18
DT Donnell Erofeev	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ron Saul	3	4	15	54
Tom Banks	2	3	16	47
Dan Peiffer	1	1	1	6
Winston Hill	0	4	17	53
Desmond Cribbs	0	4	17	52
Bob Newton	0	1	13	48
Fred Sturt	0	1	9	19

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	5	7	30	1	25
George Starke	3	5	27	0	24
Darrell Austin	3	4	29	0	21
Henry Allison	2	6	28	0	21
Len Gotshalk	1	3	7	0	5
Tom De Leone	0	2	30	0	20
Chuck Walton	0	2	7	0	8
Willie Parker	0	1	2	0	6
Nate Kido	0	1	20	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Kendrick	4	15

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Thompson	1	13
Terry Brown	1	12
Tim Kearney	1	8

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Winston Hill	17	53	---	---	2	72
Desmond Cribbs	17	52	---	---	1	70
Tom Banks	16	47	---	---	6	69
Ron Saul	15	54	---	---	---	69
Lynn Dickey	18	48	---	---	---	66
Butch Stark	11	43	---	---	12	66
Bob Newton	13	48	---	---	3	64
Elvin Bethea	---	---	32	25	2	59
Kendall McKinley	10	33	---	---	16	59
Curley Culp	---	---	32	24	2	58
Nelson Munsey	---	---	29	23	6	58
Al Cowlings	---	---	30	24	3	57
Ron Brandon	---	---	30	25	2	57
Jim Cheyunski	---	---	25	26	3	54
Jeris White	---	---	29	23	2	54
Mercury Duncan	11	42	---	---	---	53
Billy Johnson	10	32	---	---	10	52
Jackie Wallace	---	---	24	20	6	50
Dave Robinson	---	---	25	21	1	47
Gray Schreiber	---	---	23	21	2	46
Irving Royer	5	34	---	---	6	45
Larry Stallings	---	---	22	19	1	42
Terry Nelson	10	20	---	---	7	37
Fred Sturt	9	19	---	---	6	34
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	10	8	16	34
Bill Olds	10	17	---	---	4	31
Paul Seymour	9	16	---	---	3	28
Prentice McCray	---	---	7	5	15	27
Quinn Newsome	8	18	---	---	---	26
Jon Keyworth	2	20	---	---	3	25
Tom Gallimore	3	6	---	---	15	24
Maurice Patton	---	---	12	6	6	24
Jimmy Bernard	---	---	10	4	9	23
Cliff Taylor	1	9	---	---	11	21
Kerry Webster	2	11	---	---	6	19
Ike Delgado	---	---	8	6	5	19
Vince Kendrick	0	0	---	---	15	15
Dan Peiffer	1	6	---	---	6	13
Jack Concannon	0	10	---	---	1	11
Leo Brooks	---	---	4	3	---	7
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	0	1	5	6
Jeremy Woodcock	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jessie Becker	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bert Askson	---	---	0	2	---	2
Bill Windauer	---	---	0	0	2	2
Larry Cipa	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lemar Parrish	---	---	18	57	8	83
Al Atkinson	---	---	17	54	4	75
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	16	56	3	75
Pat Hughes	---	---	17	55	2	74
Jerry Moore	---	---	17	55	2	74
Ken Riley	---	---	17	53	1	71
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	14	54	1	69
Steve Furness	---	---	15	52	1	68
Jeff Yeates	---	---	13	53	1	67
Ken Anderson	32	26	---	---	---	58
Norm Thompson	---	---	6	38	13	57
Tom De Leone	30	20	---	---	5	55
Stan Walters	30	25	---	---	---	55
Darrell Austin	29	21	---	---	4	54
George Starke	27	24	---	---	---	51
Henry Allison	28	21	---	---	1	50
Ken Burrow	17	15	---	---	15	47
Charlie Joiner	26	20	---	---	1	47
Maulty Moore	---	---	10	36	1	47
Nate Kido	20	15	---	---	10	45
Doug Kotar	24	12	---	---	4	40
Keith Krepfle	13	14	---	---	13	40
Mack Alston	20	13	---	---	5	38
Ahmad Rashad	22	16	---	---	---	38
Eric Brown	---	---	3	18	12	33
Brad Dusek	---	---	9	17	3	29
Odell Lawson	3	6	---	---	20	29
Charlie Smith	7	11	---	---	10	28
Chuck Walton	7	8	---	---	5	20
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	6	9	5	20
Len Gotshalk	7	5	---	---	5	17
Terry Brown	---	---	1	3	12	16
Larry Brunson	1	2	---	---	12	15
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	5	5	5	15
Tim Kearney	---	---	1	4	8	13
Willie Parker	2	6	---	---	5	13
Darryl Stingley	7	6	---	---	---	13
Phil Olsen	---	---	4	4	4	12
Andy Selfridge	---	---	1	3	8	12
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	4	7	---	11
Kendrick Lindo	---	---	3	4	3	10
Dwayne Crump	---	---	1	1	6	8
Bill McClard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	13	42	3.2
Right	7	35	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	48	30	2	0	7	6	2	2	2
Jack Concannon	10	4	0	0	0	3	3	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Anderson	25	21	3	0	1	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	122	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	148	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	87	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	79	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	66	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	99	19.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Duncan	19	11	2	173	1	42
WR Butch Stark	11	4	1	61	1	43
WR Irving Royer	11	7	2	62	0	34
WR Billy Johnson	6	3	1	29	0	32
RB Kendall McKinley	4	3	1	7	0	33
FB Bill Olds	3	3	0	26	0	17
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0	0	0	20
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	0	15	0	20
TE Paul Seymour	1	1	0	8	0	16
TE Tom Gallimore	1	0	0	0	0	6

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	8	7	1	105	2	20
WR Ken Burrow	3	3	0	53	0	15
RB Charlie Smith	3	3	0	14	0	11
TE Mack Alston	2	1	0	21	1	13
WR Larry Brunson	2	1	0	3	0	2
TE Keith Krepfle	2	1	0	12	0	14
WR Ahmad Rashad	2	2	0	29	0	16
FB Nate Kido	2	2	0	16	0	15
WR Darryl Stingley	1	1	0	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	1	4	4.00	4.17
Charlie Smith	1	-1	-1.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	4	3	33	8.25	7.17

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Anderson	4	4	30	7.50	10.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Duncan	2	1	10	5.00	9.11
WR Billy Johnson	1	1	8	8.00	4.83
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Joiner	1	1	2	2.00	13.13
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	1	17	17.00	14.50
RB Charlie Smith	1	1	4	4.00	4.67
WR Darryl Stingley	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Kendall McKinley	1	0
Quinn Newsome	1	1

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Odell Lawson	1	0
Charlie Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	10	6	4
Jack Concannon	2	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Anderson	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Stark	3	2	2
WR Irving Royer	3	1	0
WR Billy Johnson	2	1	1
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0
FB Jon Keyworth	1	1	0
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Burrow	2	2	2
TE Keith Krepfle	2	1	1
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	1
WR Larry Brunson	1	0	0
WR Darryl Stingley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)