Week 16, 1974

played in Cleveland, OH

18 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	0	0	10	-	13
Cleveland Browns	7	24	7	3	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 CLE - Roy Jefferson 5 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
1Q: 04:59 CIN - Bill McClard 48 field goal
2Q: 11:52 CLE - Paul Warfield 8 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 03:05 CLE - Bruce Gossett 24 field goal
2Q: 01:02 CLE - Danny Abramowicz 5 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 00:28 CLE - Sam Havrilak 5 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 04:17 CLE - Sam Havrilak 2 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 10:29 CIN - Arnie Burge 7 fumble return (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 05:38 CLE - Bruce Gossett 41 field goal
4Q: 00:30 CIN - Bill McClard 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 CLE - Roy Jefferson 5 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
1Q: 04:59 CIN - Bill McClard 48 field goal
2Q: 11:52 CLE - Paul Warfield 8 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 03:05 CLE - Bruce Gossett 24 field goal
2Q: 01:02 CLE - Danny Abramowicz 5 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
2Q: 00:28 CLE - Sam Havrilak 5 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
3Q: 04:17 CLE - Sam Havrilak 2 run (Bruce Gossett extra point)
4Q: 10:29 CIN - Arnie Burge 7 fumble return (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 05:38 CLE - Bruce Gossett 41 field goal
4Q: 00:30 CIN - Bill McClard 37 field goal

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 10-5 10-5
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 255 311
- Offensive Plays 56 64
- Yards per Play 4.55 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 104 115
- Rushing Attempts 22 39
- Yards per Rush 4.73 2.95
Net Passing Yards 151 196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 1 24 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 161 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.44 7.84
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/110 5/49
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 4/96 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 5/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 38
Time of Possession 28:22 31:38

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	10-5	10-5
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	255	311
- Offensive Plays	56	64
- Yards per Play	4.55	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	104	115
- Rushing Attempts	22	39
- Yards per Rush	4.73	2.95
Net Passing Yards	151	196
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 1	24 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	161	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.44	7.84
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/110	5/49
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	4/96	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	5/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 38
Time of Possession	28:22	31:38

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:59	6:06	OWN 19	10	50	Field Goal
1	3:02	1:07	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
2	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	6	3	Punt
2	11:42	3:17	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	3:00	1:23	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
2	0:54	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
3	4:10	3:20	OWN 27	5	13	Punt
4	14:16	3:03	OWN 22	5	28	Punt
4	8:01	0:07	OWN 22	1	4	Fumble
4	5:30	5:08	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:01	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	4:53	1:51	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
1	1:55	1:55	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
2	12:36	0:54	OPP 42	3	42	Touchdown
2	8:25	5:25	OWN 19	15	74	Field Goal
2	1:37	0:43	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
2	0:44	0:23	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
3	13:12	9:02	OWN 25	18	75	Touchdown
3	0:50	1:34	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
4	11:13	0:53	OWN 5	2	2	Fumble
4	10:20	2:19	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
4	7:54	2:24	OPP 26	3	2	Field Goal
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 40	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Sam Wyche, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Kotar	17	89	5.24	19	4
Charlie Smith	4	16	4.00	7	0
Ken Anderson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Greg Pruitt	24	83	3.46	19	1	0
Sam Havrilak	13	27	2.08	5	0	2
Greg Landry	2	5	2.50	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Anderson	32	20	161	2/10	0	15	1	62.1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	19	16	160	0/0	3	33	0	141.3
Greg Landry	5	5	42	1/6	0	18	0	101.7

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Charlie Joiner	6	9	51	8.50	7	13
WR Ahmad Rashad	5	9	37	7.40	3	12
WR Ken Burrow	2	3	16	8.00	0	10
TE Keith Krepfle	2	3	12	6.00	3	8
RB Charlie Smith	2	3	18	9.00	0	12
WR Darryl Stingley	2	4	23	11.50	0	15
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Greg Pruitt	6	6	25	4.17	6	7	0
WR Roy Jefferson	4	6	55	13.75	20	18	1
WR Doug Winslow	4	4	34	8.50	5	16	0
WR Danny Abramowicz	3	3	39	13.00	14	19	1
FB Wendell Hayes	2	3	8	4.00	1	6	0
WR Paul Warfield	2	2	41	20.50	14	33	1

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB John Garlington	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Doug Kotar	2	0	0	0
Ahmad Rashad	1	0	0	0
Arnie Burge	0	1	0	1
Charlie Smith	0	1	0	0
George Starke	0	1	0	0
Steve Furness	0	0	1	0
Cedrick Hardeman	0	0	1	0
Tim Kearney	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Greg Pruitt	2	0	0
Greg Landry	1	1	0
Verlon Biggs	0	1	0
Doug Winslow	0	1	0
Tony Blevins	0	0	2
Cornell Green	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	7	253	36.1	31.6	48	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	4	209	52.3	45.3	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill McClard	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	1	8	8.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Jefferson	2	23	11.5	0
Greg Pruitt	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	3	72	24.0	0
Odell Lawson	1	24	24.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Abramowicz	1	24	24.0	0
Greg Pruitt	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerry Moore	9	2	0.0	37	25
ILB Brad Dusek	8	2	0.0	32	23
DT Steve Furness	6	2	0.0	32	20
OLB Andy Selfridge	6	1	0.0	33	21
DE Cedrick Hardeman	4	3	1.0	34	22
ILB Tim Kearney	4	2	0.0	29	11
CB Ken Riley	3	1	0.0	35	23
CB Norm Thompson	3	1	0.0	27	21
OLB Al Atkinson	3	0	0.0	9	7
DT Maulty Moore	3	0	0.0	35	21
OLB Kendrick Lindo	3	0	0.0	7	3
S Lyle Blackwood	2	2	0.0	24	19
S Terry Brown	1	0	0.0	5	10
WR Charlie Joiner	1	0	---	---	---
DT Arnie Burge	1	0	0.0	22	9
DE Jeff Yeates	0	1	0.0	33	24

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cornell Green	7	1	0.0	22	34
OLB John Garlington	6	1	0.0	21	34
ILB Don Hansen	6	1	0.0	21	32
CB Tony Blevins	5	4	0.0	19	32
S Thom Darden	3	3	0.0	21	33
S Ron Smith	3	1	0.0	21	33
CB Clarence Scott	3	0	0.0	22	33
DT Jerry Sherk	2	2	0.5	10	18
DE Verlon Biggs	2	1	0.5	21	33
S Clarence Duren	2	2	0.0	13	16
DT Bob Lilly	1	0	1.0	21	33
DE Ed Smith	1	1	0.0	14	15
OLB John Bunting	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Jim Mitchell	1	0	0.0	9	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cedrick Hardeman	1.0	0	0	3	22
DE Jeff Yeates	0.0	0	2	1	24

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bob Lilly	1.0	1	0	1	33
DE Verlon Biggs	0.5	0	2	2	33
DT Jerry Sherk	0.5	0	0	0	18
DE Don Hultz	0.0	0	1	0	2
DE Jim Mitchell	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brad Dusek	4	1	23
OLB Andy Selfridge	3	0	21
CB Norm Thompson	3	0	21
OLB Al Atkinson	2	0	7
ILB Tim Kearney	2	0	11
CB Ken Riley	2	0	23
S Lyle Blackwood	1	0	19
S Terry Brown	1	0	10
DT Steve Furness	1	0	20
DT Maulty Moore	1	0	21
OLB Kendrick Lindo	1	0	3

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cornell Green	6	1	0	34
OLB John Garlington	4	0	1	34
S Ron Smith	3	1	0	33
CB Tony Blevins	3	0	0	32
ILB Don Hansen	2	0	0	32
DE Jim Mitchell	1	0	0	18
CB Clarence Scott	1	0	0	33
S Thom Darden	0	1	0	33
S Clarence Duren	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Walton	3	6	22	1	31
Len Gotshalk	2	3	18	0	26
George Starke	2	2	19	0	29
Willie Parker	1	5	16	0	27
Henry Allison	1	3	16	1	27
Darrell Austin	0	1	8	0	13
Tom De Leone	0	1	2	0	4

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fred Hoaglin	2	8	35	0	21
Alan Willis	1	5	30	0	16
Roger Finnie	1	4	32	0	23
Dean Barker	1	3	18	1	4
Norm Evans	1	2	16	0	14
Wendell Hayes	1	2	24	0	9
Wade Key	1	2	32	0	23
Greg Latta	1	1	18	0	7
Kent Uribe	1	1	4	0	5
Bob Brooks	0	7	28	0	19
Tony Baker	0	2	7	0	2
Jackie Smith	0	1	27	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Krepfle	2	17
Odell Lawson	1	24
Nate Kido	1	21
Terry Brown	1	20

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Wade	2	14
Wally Hilgenberg	1	22
Cornell Green	1	14
Fred Hoaglin	1	2

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	34	22	8	64
Jerry Moore	---	---	37	25	2	64
Ken Riley	---	---	35	23	4	62
Jeff Yeates	---	---	33	24	1	58
Maulty Moore	---	---	35	21	1	57
Chuck Walton	22	31	---	---	4	57
Ken Anderson	22	34	---	---	---	56
Brad Dusek	---	---	32	23	1	56
Andy Selfridge	---	---	33	21	2	56
Steve Furness	---	---	32	20	1	53
Henry Allison	16	27	---	---	9	52
Tim Kearney	---	---	29	11	12	52
Nate Kido	11	19	---	---	21	51
Norm Thompson	---	---	27	21	2	50
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	24	19	6	49
Len Gotshalk	18	26	---	---	5	49
George Starke	19	29	---	---	---	48
Willie Parker	16	27	---	---	4	47
Charlie Joiner	19	26	---	---	---	45
Doug Kotar	18	17	---	---	7	42
Keith Krepfle	11	14	---	---	17	42
Ahmad Rashad	15	24	---	---	---	39
Terry Brown	---	---	5	10	20	35
Odell Lawson	5	6	---	---	24	35
Ken Burrow	13	17	---	---	2	32
Darryl Stingley	4	14	---	---	14	32
Arnie Burge	---	---	22	9	1	32
Mack Alston	9	14	---	---	8	31
Walt Sweeney	9	13	---	---	9	31
Darrell Austin	8	13	---	---	9	30
Eric Brown	---	---	12	5	13	30
Charlie Smith	4	16	---	---	8	28
Cliff Brooks	---	---	4	2	21	27
Al Atkinson	---	---	9	7	3	19
Kendrick Lindo	---	---	7	3	9	19
Larry Brunson	1	3	---	---	14	18
Phil Olsen	---	---	9	4	---	13
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	4	3	5	12
Tom De Leone	2	4	---	---	5	11
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	6	1	3	10
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bill McClard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dwayne Crump	---	---	0	1	3	4
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	0	0	4	4
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cornell Green	---	---	22	34	14	70
Tony Blevins	---	---	19	32	16	67
Thom Darden	---	---	21	33	4	58
Roger Finnie	32	23	---	---	3	58
John Garlington	---	---	21	34	3	58
Fred Hoaglin	35	21	---	---	2	58
Clarence Scott	---	---	22	33	2	57
Verlon Biggs	---	---	21	33	2	56
Wade Key	32	23	---	---	1	56
Bob Lilly	---	---	21	33	2	56
Ron Smith	---	---	21	33	2	56
Don Hansen	---	---	21	32	2	55
Bob Brooks	28	19	---	---	5	52
Alan Willis	30	16	---	---	4	50
Roy Jefferson	25	18	---	---	6	49
Danny Abramowicz	29	17	---	---	2	48
Clarence Duren	---	---	13	16	17	46
Wendell Hayes	24	9	---	---	11	44
Greg Pruitt	25	14	---	---	5	44
Jackie Smith	27	17	---	---	---	44
Sam Havrilak	14	9	---	---	18	41
Greg Latta	18	7	---	---	12	37
Sam Wyche	18	19	---	---	---	37
Jerry Sherk	---	---	10	18	6	34
Jim Mitchell	---	---	9	18	6	33
Norm Evans	16	14	---	---	2	32
Ed Smith	---	---	14	15	3	32
Doug Winslow	14	16	---	---	---	30
Greg Landry	21	6	---	---	2	29
Dean Barker	18	4	---	---	5	27
Tony Baker	7	2	---	---	14	23
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	1	0	22	23
Shaun Mahoney	3	1	---	---	18	22
Paul Warfield	8	10	---	---	2	20
John Barnes	0	1	---	---	19	20
John Bunting	---	---	3	4	12	19
Charlie Wade	1	4	---	---	14	19
Tom Graham	---	---	1	1	15	17
Kent Uribe	4	5	---	---	3	12
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	10	10
Don Hultz	---	---	0	2	7	9
Derrick Holmes	---	---	2	3	---	5
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ed Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Sipe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Loren Toews	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	56	7.0
Middle	5	15	3.0
Right	8	34	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	23	2.1
Middle	19	53	2.8
Right	9	39	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Anderson	32	20	0	1	1	4	4	3	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	19	16	1	0	0	1	2	2	0
Greg Landry	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	98	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	63	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	84	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	61	12.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	33	33.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	9	6	0	51	26
WR Ahmad Rashad	9	5	0	37	24
WR Darryl Stingley	4	2	1	23	14
WR Ken Burrow	3	2	0	16	17
TE Keith Krepfle	3	2	0	12	14
RB Charlie Smith	3	2	0	18	16
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	0	4	17

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Jefferson	6	4	55	0	18
RB Greg Pruitt	6	6	25	0	14
WR Doug Winslow	4	4	34	0	16
WR Danny Abramowicz	3	3	39	0	17
FB Wendell Hayes	3	2	8	0	9
WR Paul Warfield	2	2	41	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Smith	1	7	7.00	4.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Havrilak	8	17	2.13	2.08
Greg Pruitt	4	12	3.00	3.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	4	3	18	4.50	8.42
Greg Landry	2	2	10	5.00	8.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Jefferson	2	1	5	2.50	9.17
RB Greg Pruitt	2	2	10	5.00	4.17
WR Danny Abramowicz	1	1	5	5.00	13.00
WR Paul Warfield	1	1	8	8.00	20.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Smith	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Havrilak	3	1
Greg Pruitt	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Anderson	9	3	2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	5	5	3
Greg Landry	3	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Greg Pruitt	3	3	2
WR Doug Winslow	3	3	2
WR Danny Abramowicz	1	1	1
WR Roy Jefferson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)