Week 4, 1974

played in Cincinnati, OH

71 degrees, stormy, 25 mph wind

Cleveland Browns	3	14	6	0	-	23
Cincinnati Bengals	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:38 CLE - Bruce Gossett 30 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CLE - Greg Latta 8 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 07:53 CLE - Greg Pruitt 3 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 00:05 CIN - Charlie Joiner 20 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
3Q: 06:25 CLE - Bruce Gossett 44 field goal
3Q: 01:48 CLE - Bruce Gossett 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:38 CLE - Bruce Gossett 30 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CLE - Greg Latta 8 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 07:53 CLE - Greg Pruitt 3 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 00:05 CIN - Charlie Joiner 20 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
3Q: 06:25 CLE - Bruce Gossett 44 field goal
3Q: 01:48 CLE - Bruce Gossett 35 field goal

Team Statistics CLE CIN
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 260 305
- Offensive Plays 71 64
- Yards per Play 3.66 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 96 79
- Rushing Attempts 31 17
- Yards per Rush 3.10 4.65
Net Passing Yards 164 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 23 - 0 42 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 187 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 4.10 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 10/81
Punt Returns/Yards 5/49 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 6/125
Interception Ret./Yards 2/44 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 18
Time of Possession 33:42 26:18

Team Statistics	CLE	CIN
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	260	305
- Offensive Plays	71	64
- Yards per Play	3.66	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	96	79
- Rushing Attempts	31	17
- Yards per Rush	3.10	4.65
Net Passing Yards	164	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 23 - 0	42 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	187	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	4.10	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	10/81
Punt Returns/Yards	5/49	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	6/125
Interception Ret./Yards	2/44	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 18
Time of Possession	33:42	26:18

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
1	7:57	6:26	OWN 20	15	67	Field Goal
1	1:25	1:32	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
2	11:23	1:37	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
2	8:48	1:01	OPP 3	3	3	Touchdown
2	5:44	1:06	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
2	2:33	0:56	OWN 48	4	14	Punt
3	14:04	0:48	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
3	12:17	5:59	OWN 29	11	44	Field Goal
3	4:40	2:58	OWN 46	8	36	Field Goal
4	13:30	3:20	OWN 1	7	46	Punt
4	9:07	1:23	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
4	2:49	2:27	OWN 12	6	20	Punt

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	4:33	OWN 3	9	61	Punt
2	14:53	3:30	OWN 27	5	14	Interception
2	9:46	0:58	OWN 8	3	7	Fumble
2	7:47	2:03	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	4:38	2:05	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
2	1:37	1:37	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	13:16	0:59	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	6:18	1:38	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
3	1:42	3:12	OWN 28	8	24	Punt
4	10:10	1:03	OWN 20	4	-2	Punt
4	7:44	4:55	OWN 3	15	85	Downs
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 40	2	4	Interception

Game MVP: Sam Wyche, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sam Havrilak	15	52	3.47	15	1
Greg Pruitt	14	36	2.57	15	1
Moses Denson	1	3	3.00	3	0
Sam Wyche	1	5	5.00	5	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Kotar	10	15	1.50	7	0
Ken Anderson	3	20	6.67	8	0
Charlie Smith	3	45	15.00	35	1
Odell Lawson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	36	23	187	4/23	2	21	0	95.4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Anderson	42	26	253	5/27	1	33	2	66.9

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Greg Pruitt	9	9	56	6.22	7	12	1
WR Charlie Wade	3	6	14	4.67	0	7	0
WR Paul Warfield	3	7	43	14.33	11	17	0
WR John Barnes	3	5	21	7.00	0	12	0
TE Greg Latta	2	2	14	7.00	0	8	1
WR Sam Havrilak	1	2	13	13.00	5	13	0
WR Steve Schubert	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Jackie Smith	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
FB Tony Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Doug Winslow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Joiner	9	14	119	13.22	31	29	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	5	11	31	6.20	7	9	0
WR Ken Burrow	3	5	62	20.67	12	33	0
TE Mack Alston	2	2	5	2.50	1	4	0
TE Keith Krepfle	2	2	2	1.00	1	2	0
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	6	3.00	0	10	0
WR Darryl Stingley	2	4	25	12.50	0	13	0
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Larry Brunson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cornell Green	2	44	22.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Pruitt	1	0	0
Ron Smith	0	1	2
John Barnes	0	1	1
Thom Darden	0	1	0
Cornell Green	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Darryl Stingley	1	1	0
Ken Anderson	1	0	0
Doug Kotar	1	0	0
Odell Lawson	1	0	0
Darrell Austin	0	1	0
Norm Thompson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	8	394	49.3	41.3	62	4

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	8	375	46.9	38.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Pruitt	4	42	10.5	0
Thom Darden	1	7	7.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Barnes	1	19	19.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	6	125	20.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Smith	8	0	1.0	15	47
OLB John Garlington	7	3	0.0	17	45
CB Rudy Holmes	6	2	0.0	12	43
DT Jerry Sherk	5	0	2.0	12	25
CB Clarence Scott	5	0	0.0	16	44
DE Ed Smith	4	0	2.0	16	46
S Thom Darden	4	1	0.0	13	46
CB Cornell Green	3	2	0.0	16	45
DE Verlon Biggs	1	2	0.0	16	46
ILB Don Hansen	1	1	0.0	17	43
OLB John Bunting	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Seth Bullock	1	0	0.0	1	5
S Monty Provine	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Bob Lilly	0	2	0.0	16	47
DE Jim Mitchell	0	1	0.0	1	1

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerry Moore	7	2	0.0	27	39
ILB Pat Hughes	7	1	0.0	26	34
OLB Al Atkinson	6	1	0.0	29	39
CB Norm Thompson	5	2	0.0	11	17
ILB Brad Dusek	5	1	0.0	20	19
DE Cedrick Hardeman	4	2	1.5	24	36
DT Steve Furness	4	0	1.0	23	36
CB Ken Riley	4	0	0.0	29	35
S Lyle Blackwood	3	1	0.0	28	35
OLB Andy Selfridge	3	0	0.0	5	6
DE Jeff Yeates	2	2	0.5	29	33
CB Lemar Parrish	2	1	0.0	31	39
DE Phil Olsen	1	0	1.0	7	4
S Terry Brown	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Tim Kearney	1	0	0.0	2	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	0	---	---	---
WR Darryl Stingley	1	0	---	---	---
G Chuck Walton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnell Erofeev	1	0	0.0	11	7
DT Maulty Moore	0	2	0.0	25	35
CB Eric Brown	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jerry Sherk	2.0	2	0	25
DE Ed Smith	2.0	0	1	46
S Ron Smith	1.0	0	0	47
DE Verlon Biggs	0.0	1	1	46

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cedrick Hardeman	1.5	0	1	36
DT Steve Furness	1.0	1	0	36
DE Phil Olsen	1.0	0	1	4
DE Jeff Yeates	0.5	0	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clarence Scott	6	2	0	44
CB Rudy Holmes	5	1	0	43
OLB John Garlington	4	0	0	45
S Thom Darden	3	1	0	46
CB Cornell Green	3	0	2	45
S Ron Smith	3	0	0	47
OLB John Bunting	1	0	0	6
DT Jerry Sherk	1	0	0	25

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Pat Hughes	4	0	34
CB Lemar Parrish	3	2	39
CB Ken Riley	3	1	35
CB Norm Thompson	3	0	17
S Lyle Blackwood	2	1	35
S Jerry Moore	2	1	39
ILB Brad Dusek	2	0	19
OLB Al Atkinson	1	0	39
DT Steve Furness	1	0	36
DE Cedrick Hardeman	1	0	36
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bob Brooks	2	5	0	25	1	36
Tony Baker	2	3	1	19	0	15
Wade Key	2	2	0	25	0	31
Norm Evans	1	9	1	25	0	31
Roger Finnie	1	5	0	24	2	32
Fred Hoaglin	0	2	0	27	0	33
Jackie Smith	0	2	0	17	0	20
Alan Willis	0	1	0	4	1	7
Lee Nystrom	0	1	0	13	0	17

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Allison	1	2	14	2	35
Darrell Austin	1	2	15	0	42
Stan Walters	0	3	17	1	45
George Starke	0	2	16	0	39
Chuck Walton	0	2	5	0	16
Tom De Leone	0	1	15	2	42
Mack Alston	0	1	9	0	22
Willie Parker	0	1	2	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Hilgenberg	2	30
Moses Denson	1	26
Jackie Smith	1	15
John Barnes	1	15
Tom Graham	1	14
Loren Toews	1	14
Rudy Holmes	1	7

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Brown	3	15
Norm Thompson	1	17
Mack Alston	1	8
Darrell Austin	1	8
Larry Brunson	1	7

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Wyche	31	40	---	---	---	71
Thom Darden	---	---	13	46	8	67
Bob Brooks	25	36	---	---	4	65
Norm Evans	25	31	---	---	7	63
John Garlington	---	---	17	45	1	63
Fred Hoaglin	27	33	---	---	3	63
Bob Lilly	---	---	16	47	---	63
Ron Smith	---	---	15	47	1	63
Verlon Biggs	---	---	16	46	---	62
Cornell Green	---	---	16	45	1	62
Rudy Holmes	---	---	12	43	7	62
Ed Smith	---	---	16	46	---	62
Don Hansen	---	---	17	43	---	60
Clarence Scott	---	---	16	44	---	60
Roger Finnie	24	32	---	---	1	57
Charlie Wade	23	33	---	---	1	57
Paul Warfield	24	33	---	---	---	57
Wade Key	25	31	---	---	---	56
Jackie Smith	17	20	---	---	15	52
Tony Baker	19	15	---	---	17	51
Doug Winslow	16	26	---	---	---	42
Lee Nystrom	13	17	---	---	11	41
Jerry Sherk	---	---	12	25	4	41
Greg Latta	11	11	---	---	17	39
Greg Pruitt	14	18	---	---	7	39
John Barnes	8	13	---	---	15	36
Bubba Myles	12	13	---	---	11	36
Sam Havrilak	16	16	---	---	2	34
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	0	2	30	32
Moses Denson	1	0	---	---	26	27
Clarence Duren	---	---	6	20	---	26
Steve Schubert	3	8	---	---	10	21
Alan Willis	4	7	---	---	10	21
Seth Bullock	---	---	1	5	12	18
Tom Graham	---	---	0	2	14	16
John Bunting	---	---	5	6	4	15
Loren Toews	---	---	1	0	14	15
Ed Jenkins	3	7	---	---	1	11
Derrick Holmes	---	---	2	1	8	11
Don Hultz	---	---	3	3	4	10
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Landry	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jim Mitchell	---	---	1	1	---	2
Monty Provine	---	---	2	0	---	2
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lemar Parrish	---	---	31	39	11	81
Al Atkinson	---	---	29	39	4	72
Jerry Moore	---	---	27	39	3	69
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	28	35	5	68
Ken Riley	---	---	29	35	3	67
Darrell Austin	15	42	---	---	8	65
Tom De Leone	15	42	---	---	8	65
Jeff Yeates	---	---	29	33	3	65
Ken Anderson	17	47	---	---	---	64
Maulty Moore	---	---	25	35	4	64
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	24	36	3	63
Pat Hughes	---	---	26	34	3	63
Steve Furness	---	---	23	36	3	62
Stan Walters	17	45	---	---	---	62
George Starke	16	39	---	---	---	55
Henry Allison	14	35	---	---	3	52
Ahmad Rashad	11	39	---	---	---	50
Charlie Joiner	13	35	---	---	1	49
Brad Dusek	---	---	20	19	6	45
Norm Thompson	---	---	11	17	17	45
Keith Krepfle	9	20	---	---	15	44
Nate Kido	10	20	---	---	14	44
Doug Kotar	11	25	---	---	7	43
Mack Alston	9	22	---	---	8	39
Ken Burrow	9	24	---	---	2	35
Darryl Stingley	5	17	---	---	13	35
Odell Lawson	3	9	---	---	21	33
Charlie Smith	5	21	---	---	7	33
Chuck Walton	5	16	---	---	8	29
Andy Selfridge	---	---	5	6	16	27
Terry Brown	---	---	4	1	15	20
Len Gotshalk	1	10	---	---	8	19
Phil Olsen	---	---	7	4	7	18
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	11	7	---	18
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	2	7	8	17
Eric Brown	---	---	2	6	9	17
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	6	4	7	17
Willie Parker	2	6	---	---	5	13
Kendrick Lindo	---	---	0	5	7	12
Larry Brunson	0	3	---	---	7	10
Tim Kearney	---	---	2	1	6	9
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dwayne Crump	---	---	0	2	2	4
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill McClard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	15	32	2.1
Right	9	52	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	5	46	9.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	36	23	1	3	4	5	1	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Anderson	42	26	5	2	3	4	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	85	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	71	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	60	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	129	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	62	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Greg Pruitt	9	9	0	56	0	18
WR Paul Warfield	7	3	0	43	0	33
WR Charlie Wade	6	3	1	14	0	33
WR John Barnes	5	3	2	21	0	13
WR Sam Havrilak	2	1	0	13	0	16
TE Greg Latta	2	2	0	14	0	11
WR Steve Schubert	2	1	0	5	0	8
FB Tony Baker	1	0	1	0	0	15
TE Jackie Smith	1	1	0	21	1	20
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0	0	0	26

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	14	9	0	119	3	35
WR Ahmad Rashad	11	5	2	31	0	39
WR Ken Burrow	5	3	0	62	2	24
WR Darryl Stingley	4	2	1	25	0	17
TE Mack Alston	2	2	0	5	0	22
TE Keith Krepfle	2	2	0	2	0	20
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	0	6	0	21
WR Larry Brunson	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	0	3	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Havrilak	1	-1	-1.00	3.47
Greg Pruitt	1	1	1.00	2.57

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	6	4	18	3.00	5.19

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Anderson	5	4	35	7.00	6.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Greg Latta	2	2	14	7.00	7.00
RB Greg Pruitt	2	2	4	2.00	6.22
WR Sam Havrilak	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
WR Paul Warfield	1	0	0	0.00	6.14

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ahmad Rashad	3	2	11	3.67	2.82
TE Mack Alston	1	1	4	4.00	2.50
WR Charlie Joiner	1	1	20	20.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Havrilak	2	1
Greg Pruitt	1	0
Sam Wyche	1	0

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

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	12	5	4

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Anderson	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Wade	3	2	1
WR Steve Schubert	2	1	1
WR Paul Warfield	2	0	0
WR John Barnes	2	1	1
FB Tony Baker	1	0	0
WR Sam Havrilak	1	0	0
RB Greg Pruitt	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Joiner	3	3	3
WR Ken Burrow	2	1	1
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	1
WR Larry Brunson	1	0	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	0
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	0	0

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)