Week 1, 1975

played in Cleveland, OH

51 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	0	7	-	17
Cleveland Browns	10	6	0	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 CLE - Bruce Gossett 43 field goal
1Q: 06:02 CLE - Greg Pruitt 14 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
1Q: 01:53 CIN - Steve Mike-Mayer 28 field goal
2Q: 09:59 CLE - Bruce Gossett 28 field goal
2Q: 07:06 CLE - Bruce Gossett 47 field goal
2Q: 02:30 CIN - Jim Braxton 5 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
4Q: 01:15 CIN - Jim Mandich 8 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 CLE - Bruce Gossett 43 field goal
1Q: 06:02 CLE - Greg Pruitt 14 pass from Sam Wyche (Bruce Gossett extra point)
1Q: 01:53 CIN - Steve Mike-Mayer 28 field goal
2Q: 09:59 CLE - Bruce Gossett 28 field goal
2Q: 07:06 CLE - Bruce Gossett 47 field goal
2Q: 02:30 CIN - Jim Braxton 5 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)
4Q: 01:15 CIN - Jim Mandich 8 pass from Ken Anderson (Steve Mike-Mayer extra point)

Team Statistics CIN CLE
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 17
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 350 298
- Offensive Plays 69 61
- Yards per Play 5.07 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 104 65
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 4.73 2.32
Net Passing Yards 246 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 26 - 2 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 273 250
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/66 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:43 31:17

Team Statistics	CIN	CLE
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	17
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	350	298
- Offensive Plays	69	61
- Yards per Play	5.07	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	104	65
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	4.73	2.32
Net Passing Yards	246	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 26 - 2	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	273	250
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/66	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:43	31:17

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:04	1:16	OWN 29	3	19	Fumble
1	5:53	4:06	OWN 20	11	69	Field Goal
2	9:51	1:01	OWN 20	3	-18	Punt
2	7:00	1:46	OWN 25	4	36	Interception
2	3:52	1:27	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:34	OWN 20	11	34	Punt
3	5:16	4:27	OWN 15	9	21	Punt
4	14:06	4:49	OWN 36	9	47	Interception
4	7:17	2:51	OWN 42	6	11	Punt
4	2:38	1:28	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 39	1	-1	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:56	OWN 20	8	54	Field Goal
1	8:48	2:55	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
1	1:47	6:56	OWN 28	15	61	Field Goal
2	8:50	1:50	OPP 42	5	12	Field Goal
2	5:14	1:22	OWN 24	3	-7	Punt
2	2:25	2:25	OWN 20	5	38	Half
3	9:26	4:10	OWN 5	6	28	Punt
3	0:49	1:43	OWN 18	3	-7	Punt
4	9:17	2:00	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
4	4:26	1:48	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:10	0:46	OWN 22	4	46	Missed FG

Game MVP: Jim Mitchell, Cleveland Browns

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Kotar	14	74	5.29	14	3
Altie Taylor	4	19	4.75	15	1
Ken Anderson	3	10	3.33	6	0
Odell Lawson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Greg Pruitt	17	41	2.41	7
Sam Havrilak	9	19	2.11	5
Tony Baker	2	5	2.50	4

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Anderson	43	26	273	4/27	2	26	2	75.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Wyche	30	19	250	3/17	1	27	0	100.7

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Joiner	7	11	78	11.14	16	26	0
RB Odell Lawson	4	4	21	5.25	2	7	0
WR Ahmad Rashad	4	9	40	10.00	1	15	0
TE Keith Krepfle	3	4	43	14.33	16	22	0
TE Jim Mandich	3	5	39	13.00	8	18	1
WR Ken Burrow	2	4	28	14.00	5	17	0
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	1
WR Darryl Stingley	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
RB Altie Taylor	1	3	10	10.00	3	10	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Abramowicz	6	8	85	14.17	11	22	0
WR Roy Jefferson	5	8	53	10.60	16	17	0
RB Greg Pruitt	3	4	28	9.33	6	14	1
WR Charlie Wade	2	4	29	14.50	0	18	0
WR Paul Warfield	2	4	28	14.00	11	17	0
TE Shaun Mahoney	1	1	27	27.00	0	27	0
TE Jackie Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tom Graham	1	0	0.00	0
CB Cornell Green	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charlie Joiner	1	0	0	0
Terry Brown	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roy Jefferson	1	0	0
Wally Hilgenberg	0	1	1
Charlie Wade	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	4	187	46.8	38.5	50	2

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robert Walden	5	214	42.8	38.8	55	0

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve Mike-Mayer	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Gossett	3/4	2/3	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	1	18	18.0	0
Lemar Parrish	1	2	2.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roy Jefferson	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Kotar	2	40	20.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Abramowicz	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brad Dusek	7	0	1.0	28	33
CB Lemar Parrish	7	2	0.0	27	33
ILB Pat Hughes	7	1	0.0	27	32
DT Maulty Moore	5	0	0.5	21	25
DT Steve Furness	5	2	0.0	25	29
DE Cedrick Hardeman	3	1	0.5	26	31
S Lyle Blackwood	3	2	0.0	20	31
DE Jeff Yeates	2	1	1.0	28	32
S Randy Hughes	2	2	0.0	20	27
S Jerry Moore	2	0	0.0	10	5
DT Donnell Erofeev	2	0	0.0	6	4
CB Ken Riley	1	1	0.0	26	29
CB Norm Thompson	1	1	0.0	15	21
QB Ken Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Larry Brunson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Tim Kearney	1	0	0.0	1	1
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Al Atkinson	0	2	0.0	5	3

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Don Hansen	11	0	1.0	20	42
OLB John Garlington	8	1	0.0	21	45
S Thom Darden	7	3	0.0	22	46
CB Clarence Scott	6	1	0.0	21	47
DE Jim Mitchell	3	0	2.5	18	47
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	3	0	0.0	6	11
S Clarence Duren	2	3	0.0	20	40
CB Cornell Green	2	1	0.0	22	46
DT Bill Windauer	2	0	0.0	17	31
DE Ed Smith	1	4	0.5	22	45
CB Rudy Holmes	1	2	0.0	15	29
ILB Tom Graham	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Jerry Sherk	1	0	0.0	21	45
DE Verlon Biggs	0	1	0.0	4	2
S Neal Colzie	0	1	0.0	3	17
OLB Larry Keller	0	1	0.0	2	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Yeates	1.0	2	2	32
ILB Brad Dusek	1.0	0	0	33
DE Cedrick Hardeman	0.5	0	0	31
DT Maulty Moore	0.5	0	0	25
DT Steve Furness	0.0	1	0	29

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Mitchell	2.5	1	2	0	47
ILB Don Hansen	1.0	0	2	1	42
DE Ed Smith	0.5	1	0	0	45
DT Bill Windauer	0.0	1	0	0	31
DT Jerry Sherk	0.0	0	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lemar Parrish	5	0	33
ILB Pat Hughes	4	1	32
S Lyle Blackwood	3	0	31
S Randy Hughes	3	0	27
ILB Brad Dusek	2	0	33
CB Ken Riley	1	1	29
ILB Tim Kearney	1	0	1

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Garlington	6	0	0	45
CB Clarence Scott	4	2	0	47
S Thom Darden	4	0	0	46
OLB Wally Hilgenberg	4	0	0	11
ILB Don Hansen	3	0	0	42
CB Cornell Green	2	1	1	46
S Clarence Duren	2	0	0	40
CB Rudy Holmes	1	1	0	29
ILB Tom Graham	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom De Leone	2	6	0	22	0	40
Stan Walters	2	2	1	22	0	44
Darrell Austin	2	2	0	16	1	33
George Starke	1	2	0	17	3	39
Henry Allison	1	2	0	16	0	41
Jim Mandich	1	2	0	13	0	28
Tyrell Sampson	0	2	0	11	0	16
Jim Braxton	0	1	0	8	0	15

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norm Evans	1	9	0	28	1	32
Bob Brooks	1	5	1	24	0	27
Jackie Smith	1	2	0	17	0	15
Roger Finnie	0	5	1	27	1	31
Fred Hoaglin	0	3	0	25	1	29
Tony Baker	0	3	0	20	0	21
Wade Key	0	1	0	25	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Al Atkinson	1	14
Terry Brown	1	13
Norm Thompson	1	13
Darrell Austin	1	4

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Warfield	3	10
Charlie Wade	1	12

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Anderson	22	47	---	---	---	69
Lemar Parrish	---	---	27	33	9	69
Tom De Leone	22	40	---	---	5	67
Stan Walters	22	44	---	---	---	66
Brad Dusek	---	---	28	33	4	65
Ken Riley	---	---	26	29	9	64
Jeff Yeates	---	---	28	32	4	64
Pat Hughes	---	---	27	32	4	63
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	26	31	4	61
Henry Allison	16	41	---	---	1	58
Steve Furness	---	---	25	29	4	58
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	20	31	6	57
George Starke	17	39	---	---	---	56
Darrell Austin	16	33	---	---	4	53
Keith Krepfle	13	27	---	---	13	53
Randy Hughes	---	---	20	27	5	52
Ahmad Rashad	19	32	---	---	---	51
Charlie Joiner	16	33	---	---	---	49
Maulty Moore	---	---	21	25	3	49
Norm Thompson	---	---	15	21	13	49
Doug Kotar	16	26	---	---	6	48
Jim Mandich	13	28	---	---	6	47
Ken Burrow	10	29	---	---	2	41
Odell Lawson	4	15	---	---	18	37
Jim Braxton	8	15	---	---	13	36
Darryl Stingley	6	17	---	---	12	35
Tyrell Sampson	11	16	---	---	5	32
Len Gotshalk	5	15	---	---	5	25
Terry Brown	---	---	5	6	13	24
Al Atkinson	---	---	5	3	14	22
Jerry Moore	---	---	10	5	5	20
Andy Selfridge	---	---	9	9	2	20
Gray Schreiber	---	---	2	4	14	20
Altie Taylor	5	11	---	---	1	17
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	5	5	5	15
Willie Parker	1	7	---	---	5	13
Ian Lyons	---	---	2	2	9	13
Larry Brunson	0	2	---	---	10	12
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	6	4	---	10
Tim Kearney	---	---	1	1	5	7
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bert Cooper	---	---	0	0	5	5
Steve Mike-Mayer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phil Olsen	---	---	0	1	---	1
Harold Holmes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ed Smith	---	---	22	45	5	72
Thom Darden	---	---	22	46	3	71
Cornell Green	---	---	22	46	3	71
John Garlington	---	---	21	45	3	69
Clarence Scott	---	---	21	47	1	69
Jerry Sherk	---	---	21	45	1	67
Jim Mitchell	---	---	18	47	1	66
Don Hansen	---	---	20	42	1	63
Clarence Duren	---	---	20	40	2	62
Norm Evans	28	32	---	---	1	61
Sam Wyche	28	33	---	---	---	61
Bob Brooks	24	27	---	---	8	59
Roger Finnie	27	31	---	---	---	58
Fred Hoaglin	25	29	---	---	2	56
Wade Key	25	28	---	---	---	53
Tony Baker	20	21	---	---	10	51
Bill Windauer	---	---	17	31	1	49
Danny Abramowicz	21	19	---	---	4	44
Rudy Holmes	---	---	15	29	---	44
Sam Havrilak	10	11	---	---	22	43
Greg Latta	12	13	---	---	17	42
Greg Pruitt	18	20	---	---	4	42
Paul Warfield	10	21	---	---	10	41
Roy Jefferson	12	22	---	---	5	39
Charlie Wade	13	14	---	---	12	39
Jackie Smith	17	15	---	---	4	36
Wally Hilgenberg	---	---	6	11	14	31
Neal Colzie	---	---	3	17	7	27
Shaun Mahoney	5	4	---	---	16	25
Doug Winslow	2	5	---	---	13	20
Alan Willis	4	6	---	---	9	19
Dean Barker	3	5	---	---	9	17
Tom Graham	---	---	2	5	8	15
Donny Gibson	---	---	0	1	14	15
Kent Uribe	1	3	---	---	9	13
Loren Toews	---	---	1	2	9	12
Bill Nelson	---	---	4	7	---	11
Bruce Gossett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Robert Walden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Larry Keller	---	---	2	7	---	9
Steve Sylvester	3	4	---	---	---	7
Verlon Biggs	---	---	4	2	---	6
Derrick Holmes	---	---	1	2	3	6
John Banaszak	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bobby Douglass	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	12	50	4.2
Right	5	26	5.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	15	31	2.1
Right	11	24	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Anderson	43	26	2	2	1	4	5	1	2

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Wyche	30	19	3	2	4	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	130	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	102	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	93	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	49	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Joiner	11	7	0	78	1	33
WR Ahmad Rashad	9	4	0	40	0	32
TE Jim Mandich	5	3	0	39	0	28
WR Ken Burrow	4	2	1	28	0	29
TE Keith Krepfle	4	3	0	43	1	27
RB Odell Lawson	4	4	0	21	0	15
RB Altie Taylor	3	1	0	10	0	11
WR Darryl Stingley	2	1	0	9	0	17
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	0	5	0	15

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Abramowicz	8	6	0	85	2	19
WR Roy Jefferson	8	5	1	53	0	22
RB Greg Pruitt	4	3	0	28	0	20
WR Charlie Wade	4	2	1	29	0	14
WR Paul Warfield	4	2	1	28	0	21
TE Jackie Smith	1	0	1	0	0	15
TE Shaun Mahoney	1	1	0	27	1	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Altie Taylor	2	1	0.50	4.75
Ken Anderson	1	5	5.00	3.33
Doug Kotar	1	-1	-1.00	5.29

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Greg Pruitt	2	8	4.00	2.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Anderson	5	2	13	2.60	6.35

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Wyche	5	2	25	5.00	8.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Joiner	2	0	0	0.00	7.09
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Jim Mandich	1	1	8	8.00	7.80
WR Ahmad Rashad	1	0	0	0.00	4.44

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	6.63
RB Greg Pruitt	1	1	14	14.00	7.00
TE Jackie Smith	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Charlie Wade	1	1	11	11.00	7.25
WR Paul Warfield	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Anderson	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Sam Havrilak	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Anderson	12	8	7

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Wyche	9	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ahmad Rashad	4	2	2
WR Charlie Joiner	2	1	0
RB Odell Lawson	2	2	2
FB Jim Braxton	1	1	1
TE Keith Krepfle	1	1	1
WR Darryl Stingley	1	1	1
RB Altie Taylor	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Abramowicz	3	3	3
RB Greg Pruitt	2	2	1
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	1
WR Paul Warfield	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)