Week 8, 1974

played in Birmingham, AL

58 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	0	14	3	14	-	31
Birmingham Bombers	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:24 CIN - Charlie Joiner 27 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 00:56 CIN - Charlie Smith 2 run (Bill McClard extra point)
3Q: 09:19 BIR - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
3Q: 03:24 CIN - Bill McClard 47 field goal
4Q: 11:43 CIN - Charlie Smith 1 run (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 04:57 CIN - Odell Lawson 1 run (Bill McClard extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:24 CIN - Charlie Joiner 27 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 00:56 CIN - Charlie Smith 2 run (Bill McClard extra point)
3Q: 09:19 BIR - Bucky Wallace 43 field goal
3Q: 03:24 CIN - Bill McClard 47 field goal
4Q: 11:43 CIN - Charlie Smith 1 run (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 04:57 CIN - Odell Lawson 1 run (Bill McClard extra point)

Team Statistics CIN BIR
Record 5-3 3-4
First Downs 29 3
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 16 2
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 426 87
- Offensive Plays 79 42
- Yards per Play 5.39 2.07
Net Rushing Yards 155 34
- Rushing Attempts 45 14
- Yards per Rush 3.44 2.43
Net Passing Yards 271 53
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 26 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 277 68
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 1.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/17 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/65 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/61 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/34 5/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 24
Time of Possession 39:46 20:14

Team Statistics	CIN	BIR
Record	5-3	3-4
First Downs	29	3
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	16	2
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	426	87
- Offensive Plays	79	42
- Yards per Play	5.39	2.07
Net Rushing Yards	155	34
- Rushing Attempts	45	14
- Yards per Rush	3.44	2.43
Net Passing Yards	271	53
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	26 - 12 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	277	68
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	1.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/17	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/65	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/61	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/34	5/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 24
Time of Possession	39:46	20:14

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	3:39	OWN 35	7	37	Missed FG
1	8:07	2:47	OWN 26	6	40	Punt
1	4:02	3:50	OWN 21	7	28	Punt
2	11:59	1:55	OWN 27	4	26	Interception
2	8:54	3:43	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	2:47	1:57	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 29	1	4	Half
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 49	6	5	Fumble
3	9:14	5:56	OWN 20	12	50	Field Goal
3	0:56	4:23	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
4	9:24	4:33	OPP 32	8	32	Touchdown
4	3:20	2:17	OWN 40	3	1	Punt

Birmingham Bombers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
1	9:27	1:20	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
1	5:20	1:18	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	0:12	3:13	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	10:04	1:10	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
2	5:11	2:24	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
2	0:50	0:44	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
3	11:39	2:25	OPP 44	6	18	Field Goal
3	3:18	2:22	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	11:33	2:09	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
4	4:51	1:31	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 7	2	10	Game

Game MVP: Charlie Joiner, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Doug Kotar	32	118	3.69	31	2	0
Charlie Smith	10	36	3.60	12	2	2
Odell Lawson	3	1	0.33	1	0	1

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darnell Goodwin	9	21	2.33	11	1
David Goodwin	4	7	1.75	4	0
Steve Ramsey	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Anderson	33	24	277	1/6	1	27	1	95.1

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	26	12	68	2/15	0	20	0	53.0

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Joiner	6	9	103	17.17	41	27	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	5	7	61	12.20	5	20	0
WR Ken Burrow	3	4	20	6.67	11	9	0
FB Nate Kido	3	3	20	6.67	18	12	0
TE Mack Alston	2	2	10	5.00	7	5	0
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	25	12.50	14	14	0
WR Larry Brunson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Keith Krepfle	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Darryl Stingley	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0

Birmingham	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	2	1.00	0	2
TE Ken Garcia	2	3	12	6.00	0	6
WR Hugh Stopek	2	5	20	10.00	4	20
WR Al Walker	2	8	11	5.50	0	7
FB Boobie Clark	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
TE Dustin Stone	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Calvin Hickman	1	3	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Birmingham	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Earl Dvorak	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ken Anderson	1	0	0	0

Birmingham	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jack Reynolds	0	1	0	0
Otis Sistrunk	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	3	137	45.7	32.3	52	1

Birmingham	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ian Mooberry	10	402	40.2	34.1	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill McClard	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	4/4

Birmingham	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lemar Parrish	5	61	12.2	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	1	34	34.0	0

Birmingham	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	4	61	15.3	0
Ronnie Covington	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Atkinson	5	2	1.0	12	26
S Jerry Moore	4	2	0.0	14	28
DE Cedrick Hardeman	4	0	0.0	12	27
CB Norm Thompson	3	1	0.0	7	21
S Lyle Blackwood	2	1	0.0	14	27
CB Lemar Parrish	2	1	0.0	14	27
DE Jeff Yeates	2	0	0.0	12	26
ILB Brad Dusek	1	0	1.0	5	8
ILB Pat Hughes	1	1	0.0	12	28
CB Ken Riley	1	1	0.0	13	26
DT Steve Furness	1	0	0.0	8	27
WR Charlie Joiner	1	0	---	---	---
CB Eric Brown	1	0	0.0	5	7
FB Nate Kido	1	0	---	---	---
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	0	0.0	3	3

Birmingham	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	16	5	0.0	43	34
DT Otis Sistrunk	7	0	1.0	41	27
S Bill Bradley	7	2	0.0	43	31
CB Terrance Dulaney	6	2	0.0	25	29
CB Ken Sawyer	5	2	0.0	41	29
DE Nick Roman	4	1	0.0	40	29
DE Bill Kollar	3	4	0.0	44	33
OLB Jack Ham	3	2	0.0	20	17
OLB Ron Pritchard	3	2	0.0	41	25
S Bill Simpson	3	2	0.0	29	29
DT Gary Fair	3	2	0.0	39	25
CB Earl Dvorak	2	0	0.0	43	29
S Willie Germany	1	1	0.0	5	11
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	0.0	4	5
ILB Shane Harrison	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Craig Fulcher	0	1	0.0	16	9
CB Gerald Blackburn	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Al Atkinson	1.0	0	0	0	26
ILB Brad Dusek	1.0	0	0	0	8
DT Maulty Moore	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Jeff Yeates	0.0	0	3	0	26
DE Cedrick Hardeman	0.0	0	1	1	27
DT Steve Furness	0.0	0	1	0	27

Birmingham	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Otis Sistrunk	1.0	0	2	27
DE Nick Roman	0.0	1	0	29
ILB Jack Reynolds	0.0	0	1	34
DT Gary Fair	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Al Atkinson	3	1	26
CB Norm Thompson	2	0	21
DE Jeff Yeates	2	0	26
S Jerry Moore	1	2	28
CB Ken Riley	1	2	26
S Lyle Blackwood	1	1	27
CB Lemar Parrish	1	0	27
CB Eric Brown	1	0	7

Birmingham	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Sawyer	5	1	0	29
ILB Jack Reynolds	5	0	0	34
CB Terrance Dulaney	5	0	0	29
S Bill Simpson	2	1	0	29
CB Earl Dvorak	2	0	1	29
S Bill Bradley	1	0	0	31
OLB Jack Ham	1	0	0	17
OLB Ron Pritchard	1	0	0	25
DT Gary Fair	1	0	0	25
CB Ronnie Covington	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	5	9	43	0	33
Tom De Leone	2	9	37	0	25
George Starke	2	4	41	0	31
Chuck Walton	2	2	15	0	8
Henry Allison	1	6	33	0	30
Willie Parker	1	3	8	0	9
Mack Alston	1	1	27	0	14
Keith Krepfle	1	1	21	0	21
Darrell Austin	0	5	41	1	29
Nate Kido	0	4	22	0	18
Len Gotshalk	0	1	7	0	5

Birmingham	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pete Adams	1	3	12	0	23
Darryl Kenyon	0	4	11	0	20
Juan Bruce	0	3	9	0	23
Greg Sampson	0	2	13	0	24
Dustin Stone	0	1	7	0	5
Carlton Malone	0	0	5	1	5
Larry Jarvis	0	0	5	1	10

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Norm Thompson	2	11
Odell Lawson	1	21
Terry Brown	1	11
Lyle Blackwood	1	3

Birmingham	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Harrison	3	15
Ken Bailey	1	17
Boobie Clark	1	13
Dan Ryczek	1	9

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Anderson	45	34	---	---	---	79
Stan Walters	43	33	---	---	---	76
Darrell Austin	41	29	---	---	5	75
George Starke	41	31	---	---	---	72
Tom De Leone	37	25	---	---	5	67
Henry Allison	33	30	---	---	---	63
Ken Burrow	25	16	---	---	18	59
Charlie Joiner	31	27	---	---	1	59
Ahmad Rashad	29	29	---	---	---	58
Keith Krepfle	21	21	---	---	13	55
Nate Kido	22	18	---	---	14	54
Lemar Parrish	---	---	14	27	11	52
Doug Kotar	32	16	---	---	3	51
Charlie Smith	21	19	---	---	8	48
Mack Alston	27	14	---	---	3	44
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	14	27	3	44
Jerry Moore	---	---	14	28	1	43
Pat Hughes	---	---	12	28	1	41
Al Atkinson	---	---	12	26	2	40
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	12	27	1	40
Ken Riley	---	---	13	26	1	40
Norm Thompson	---	---	7	21	11	39
Jeff Yeates	---	---	12	26	1	39
Steve Furness	---	---	8	27	---	35
Maulty Moore	---	---	7	20	4	31
Eric Brown	---	---	5	7	18	30
Chuck Walton	15	8	---	---	5	28
Odell Lawson	3	0	---	---	21	24
Willie Parker	8	9	---	---	5	22
Brad Dusek	---	---	5	8	8	21
Darryl Stingley	10	8	---	---	---	18
Len Gotshalk	7	5	---	---	5	17
Larry Brunson	4	2	---	---	10	16
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	3	3	10	16
Andy Selfridge	---	---	2	0	12	14
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	2	2	10	14
Terry Brown	---	---	1	1	11	13
Kendrick Lindo	---	---	2	0	10	12
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	11	11
Phil Olsen	---	---	2	1	7	10
Tim Kearney	---	---	1	1	7	9
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	6	2	1	9
Dwayne Crump	---	---	0	0	5	5
Bill McClard	0	0	---	---	2	2
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Birmingham	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Earl Dvorak	---	---	43	29	8	80
Bill Kollar	---	---	44	33	2	79
Jack Reynolds	---	---	43	34	2	79
Bill Bradley	---	---	43	31	4	78
Ken Sawyer	---	---	41	29	8	78
Ron Pritchard	---	---	41	25	9	75
Nick Roman	---	---	40	29	3	72
Otis Sistrunk	---	---	41	27	2	70
Gary Fair	---	---	39	25	3	67
Bill Simpson	---	---	29	29	3	61
Terrance Dulaney	---	---	25	29	2	56
Steve Ramsey	14	28	---	---	---	42
Boobie Clark	8	18	---	---	13	39
Jack Ham	---	---	20	17	2	39
Darryl Kenyon	11	20	---	---	8	39
Greg Sampson	13	24	---	---	---	37
Ken Garcia	6	19	---	---	11	36
Hugh Stopek	8	17	---	---	11	36
Pete Adams	12	23	---	---	---	35
David Goodwin	4	12	---	---	18	34
Ken Bailey	8	9	---	---	17	34
Kris Wheeler	9	21	---	---	2	32
Juan Bruce	9	23	---	---	---	32
Dustin Stone	7	5	---	---	19	31
Calvin Hickman	8	19	---	---	2	29
Darnell Goodwin	10	17	---	---	1	28
Al Walker	8	18	---	---	2	28
Craig Fulcher	---	---	16	9	---	25
Ronnie Covington	---	---	4	5	15	24
Dan Ryczek	5	7	---	---	9	21
Carlton Malone	5	5	---	---	11	21
Larry Jarvis	5	10	---	---	6	21
Claude Minor	1	7	---	---	11	19
Willie Germany	---	---	5	11	2	18
Mike Vardell	3	6	---	---	9	18
Shane Harrison	---	---	2	0	15	17
Gerald Blackburn	---	---	4	3	7	14
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	5	5	3	13
Karlos Rasmussen	---	---	5	1	5	11
Ian Mooberry	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dusty Oliver	---	---	3	1	2	6
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	1	1	3	5
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Will Wynn	---	---	1	1	---	2
Andy Sutter	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	31	2.4
Middle	22	83	3.8
Right	10	41	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	1	0.3
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Anderson	33	24	4	0	1	2	4	0	1

Birmingham	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	26	12	1	2	0	6	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	110	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	41	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	27	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	9	6	0	103	3	27
WR Ahmad Rashad	7	5	1	61	1	29
WR Ken Burrow	4	3	0	20	0	16
WR Darryl Stingley	3	1	0	14	0	8
FB Nate Kido	3	3	0	20	0	18
TE Mack Alston	2	2	0	10	0	14
TE Keith Krepfle	2	1	0	13	0	21
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	0	25	0	19
WR Larry Brunson	1	1	0	11	0	2

Birmingham	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Al Walker	8	2	11	0	18
WR Hugh Stopek	5	2	20	1	17
FB Boobie Clark	3	1	2	0	18
TE Ken Garcia	3	2	12	0	19
WR Calvin Hickman	3	1	11	0	19
RB Darnell Goodwin	2	2	2	0	17
TE Dustin Stone	1	1	6	0	5
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	5	15	3.00	3.69
Charlie Smith	2	3	1.50	3.60
Odell Lawson	1	1	1.00	0.33

Birmingham	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Anderson	2	2	8	4.00	8.39

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Nate Kido	2	2	8	4.00	6.67

Birmingham	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Odell Lawson	3	2
Charlie Smith	2	1

Birmingham	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Goodwin	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Anderson	11	8	8

Birmingham	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	11	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Joiner	3	3	3
WR Ahmad Rashad	3	1	1
WR Ken Burrow	2	1	1
RB Charlie Smith	2	2	2
FB Nate Kido	1	1	1

Birmingham	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hugh Stopek	3	1	0
WR Calvin Hickman	3	1	1
WR Al Walker	2	0	0
TE Dustin Stone	1	1	0
TE Ken Garcia	1	1	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)