Wild Card Playoff Games, 1974

played in Baltimore, MD

52 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Cincinnati Bengals	14	7	0	14	-	35
Baltimore Colts	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:12 CIN - Charlie Smith 6 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
1Q: 03:36 CIN - Jerry Moore 28 interception return (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 11:15 CIN - Ken Burrow 12 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 11:00 BAL - Les Goodman 7 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 06:06 CIN - Charlie Joiner 23 pass from Virgil Carter (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 00:12 CIN - Al Atkinson 97 interception return (Bill McClard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:12 CIN - Charlie Smith 6 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
1Q: 03:36 CIN - Jerry Moore 28 interception return (Bill McClard extra point)
2Q: 11:15 CIN - Ken Burrow 12 pass from Ken Anderson (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 11:00 BAL - Les Goodman 7 pass from Steve Spurrier (Fred Cox extra point)
4Q: 06:06 CIN - Charlie Joiner 23 pass from Virgil Carter (Bill McClard extra point)
4Q: 00:12 CIN - Al Atkinson 97 interception return (Bill McClard extra point)

Team Statistics CIN BAL
Record 12-5 7-10
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 346 273
- Offensive Plays 60 77
- Yards per Play 5.77 3.55
Net Rushing Yards 140 64
- Rushing Attempts 25 16
- Yards per Rush 5.60 4.00
Net Passing Yards 206 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 23 - 1 54 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 212 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 7/45
- Yards per Pass Play 5.89 3.43
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 11.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/3
Penalties/Yards 10/70 5/43
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 4/28
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 4/50
Interception Ret./Yards 3/125 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:55 28:05

Team Statistics	CIN	BAL
Record	12-5	7-10
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	346	273
- Offensive Plays	60	77
- Yards per Play	5.77	3.55
Net Rushing Yards	140	64
- Rushing Attempts	25	16
- Yards per Rush	5.60	4.00
Net Passing Yards	206	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 23 - 1	54 - 28 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	212	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	7/45
- Yards per Pass Play	5.89	3.43
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	11.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/3
Penalties/Yards	10/70	5/43
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	4/28
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	4/50
Interception Ret./Yards	3/125	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:55	28:05

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Bengals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:57	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
1	9:06	5:01	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
1	0:31	4:25	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
2	8:05	3:22	OWN 6	7	34	Punt
2	1:22	0:41	OWN 28	3	13	Interception
3	10:50	1:48	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
3	6:57	2:16	OWN 15	4	24	Punt
3	2:59	1:29	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	12:50	0:51	OWN 12	2	8	Fumble
4	10:53	5:04	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	4:25	1:44	OPP 33	3	1	Missed FG

Baltimore Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:03	1:57	OWN 22	5	5	Punt
1	4:05	0:39	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
1	3:26	2:55	OWN 20	6	-1	Punt
2	11:06	3:01	OWN 32	5	11	Punt
2	4:43	3:21	OWN 13	9	16	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OPP 39	4	17	Half
3	15:00	4:10	OWN 20	10	26	Punt
3	9:02	2:05	OPP 46	4	12	Punt
3	4:41	1:42	OWN 9	4	76	Fumble
3	1:30	3:40	OWN 31	8	38	Interception
4	11:59	1:06	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
4	5:49	1:24	OWN 27	6	6	Downs
4	2:41	2:37	OWN 39	13	39	Interception

Game MVP: Al Atkinson, Cincinnati Bengals

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Doug Kotar	14	61	4.36	23	1
Charlie Smith	9	71	7.89	22	3
Odell Lawson	1	1	1.00	1	0
Ahmad Rashad	1	7	7.00	7	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Tommy Thompson	10	40	4.00	7
Calvin Hill	5	22	4.40	8
Les Goodman	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken Anderson	24	15	158	0/0	2	20	1	92.0
Virgil Carter	10	8	54	1/6	1	23	0	122.5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Spurrier	54	28	254	7/45	1	27	3	47.9

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ahmad Rashad	5	6	58	11.60	7	16	0
WR Ken Burrow	4	6	52	13.00	9	19	1
WR Charlie Joiner	3	6	41	13.67	5	23	1
RB Charlie Smith	3	3	16	5.33	6	6	1
TE Keith Krepfle	2	3	9	4.50	0	7	0
RB Odell Lawson	2	2	5	2.50	1	6	0
TE Mack Alston	1	3	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Larry Brunson	1	1	20	20.00	3	20	0
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Darryl Stingley	1	3	4	4.00	5	4	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Bill Brown	7	7	52	7.43	16	15	0
WR Steve Odom	6	12	71	11.83	17	23	0
RB Les Goodman	3	3	17	5.67	0	7	1
WR Juan Jamison	3	10	24	8.00	3	14	0
WR Carlos Stevens	3	7	27	9.00	0	14	0
RB Calvin Hill	2	2	11	5.50	10	10	0
TE Jim Mandich	1	4	27	27.00	19	27	0
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	12	12.00	8	12	0
FB David Merlo	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	7	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Al Atkinson	2	97	48.50	1
S Jerry Moore	1	28	28.00	1

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Bryant	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charlie Smith	1	0	0	0
Eric Brown	0	1	1	0

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jim Mandich	1	0	0
Zack Lang	0	1	0
Wayne Colman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Billy Van Heusen	5	228	45.6	40.0	50	3

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Partee	6	228	38.0	37.2	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bill McClard	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Fred Cox	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	1	5	5.0	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	4	28	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Po James	3	43	14.3	0
Benny Barnes	1	7	7.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Pat Hughes	8	0	0.5	15	38
CB Ken Riley	6	1	1.0	15	57
S Jerry Moore	6	3	0.0	16	58
DT Maulty Moore	4	1	1.5	14	42
DE Cedrick Hardeman	4	0	1.0	13	56
DE Jeff Yeates	4	2	0.5	14	60
DT Steve Furness	3	1	1.5	14	55
OLB Al Atkinson	3	2	0.0	16	59
CB Eric Brown	3	1	0.0	12	54
S Lyle Blackwood	2	1	0.0	15	60
DT J.T. Montgomery	1	0	1.0	1	2
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	1	0.0	1	23
TE Mack Alston	1	0	---	---	---
S Terry Brown	1	0	0.0	0	18
ILB Brad Dusek	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Norm Thompson	1	0	0.0	14	53
OLB Kendrick Lindo	1	0	0.0	0	5

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Benny Barnes	7	1	0.0	15	25
ILB Rusty Tillman	7	0	0.0	12	30
S Ray Brown	6	1	0.0	24	35
OLB Wayne Colman	5	0	0.0	21	26
DT John Dutton	4	1	0.0	23	34
CB Rick Volk	3	3	0.0	17	29
CB Bobby Bryant	2	1	0.5	22	35
DE Fred Cook	2	0	0.5	24	34
CB Bruce Taylor	2	3	0.0	24	33
ILB Mike Curtis	2	2	0.0	13	5
DE Joe Schmiesing	2	0	0.0	3	2
DT Zack Lang	1	2	0.0	24	35
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	1	0.0	18	25
DT Kyle Hendon	1	1	0.0	10	6
S Rick Fontenot	1	1	0.0	6	10
TE Jim Mandich	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ken Geddes	0	1	0.0	15	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Steve Furness	1.5	0	0	0	55
DT Maulty Moore	1.5	0	0	0	42
DE Cedrick Hardeman	1.0	0	0	1	56
CB Ken Riley	1.0	0	0	0	57
DT J.T. Montgomery	1.0	0	0	0	2
ILB Pat Hughes	0.5	1	0	0	38
DE Jeff Yeates	0.5	0	5	3	60
OLB Al Atkinson	0.0	0	2	0	59
CB Norm Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	53

Baltimore	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Bobby Bryant	0.5	0	0	35
DE Fred Cook	0.5	0	0	34
DT John Dutton	0.0	2	0	34
OLB Wayne Colman	0.0	1	1	26
OLB Ken Geddes	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Riley	5	2	0	57
ILB Pat Hughes	4	1	0	38
S Jerry Moore	4	0	1	58
CB Eric Brown	4	0	0	54
OLB Al Atkinson	2	1	2	59
S Lyle Blackwood	2	0	0	60
CB Norm Thompson	1	3	0	53
OLB Andy Selfridge	1	1	0	23
S Terry Brown	1	0	0	18
ILB Brad Dusek	1	0	0	10
DE Cedrick Hardeman	1	0	0	56
DE Jeff Yeates	1	0	0	60
OLB Kendrick Lindo	1	0	0	5

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Benny Barnes	5	0	0	25
CB Bruce Taylor	4	0	0	33
OLB Wayne Colman	3	0	0	26
ILB Rusty Tillman	3	0	0	30
CB Rick Volk	2	2	0	29
S Ray Brown	2	0	0	35
DE Fred Cook	1	0	0	34
DT John Dutton	1	0	0	34
OLB Mike Varty	1	0	0	2
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	0	10
CB Bobby Bryant	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darrell Austin	3	5	19	0	30
Walt Sweeney	2	2	14	0	22
Chuck Walton	2	2	3	0	4
Tom De Leone	1	3	24	1	30
George Starke	0	6	25	0	35
Len Gotshalk	0	3	17	0	18
Henry Allison	0	2	22	0	31
Mack Alston	0	1	19	0	15
Nate Kido	0	1	10	0	8

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Fitzgerald	4	8	13	0	35
Conrad Dobler	2	2	13	2	52
Tim Stokes	1	2	14	0	49
Jim Mandich	1	1	11	0	19
Donnie Green	0	2	13	1	41
George Daney	0	1	14	1	52
Cornell Forte	0	0	8	2	38
Kendall Blair	0	0	3	1	26

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Odell Lawson	2	20
Keith Krepfle	2	13
Eric Brown	1	12
Charlie Smith	1	8
Tom De Leone	1	6
Chuck Walton	1	6

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Fontenot	1	15

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	15	60	7	82
Eric Brown	---	---	12	54	12	78
Al Atkinson	---	---	16	59	1	76
Jerry Moore	---	---	16	58	---	74
Jeff Yeates	---	---	14	60	---	74
Ken Riley	---	---	15	57	1	73
Steve Furness	---	---	14	55	---	69
Cedrick Hardeman	---	---	13	56	---	69
Norm Thompson	---	---	14	53	---	67
Tom De Leone	24	30	---	---	6	60
George Starke	25	35	---	---	---	60
Henry Allison	22	31	---	---	3	56
Maulty Moore	---	---	14	42	---	56
Ken Burrow	13	27	---	---	14	54
Pat Hughes	---	---	15	38	---	53
Darrell Austin	19	30	---	---	3	52
Charlie Joiner	18	27	---	---	---	45
Keith Krepfle	12	20	---	---	13	45
Walt Sweeney	14	22	---	---	6	42
Ken Anderson	17	24	---	---	---	41
Ahmad Rashad	17	21	---	---	---	38
Mack Alston	19	15	---	---	2	36
Andy Selfridge	---	---	1	23	12	36
Charlie Smith	9	19	---	---	8	36
Len Gotshalk	17	18	---	---	---	35
Doug Kotar	15	16	---	---	2	33
Odell Lawson	6	5	---	---	20	31
Nate Kido	10	8	---	---	13	31
Terry Brown	---	---	0	18	12	30
Brad Dusek	---	---	6	10	8	24
Cliff Brooks	---	---	1	6	14	21
Virgil Carter	8	11	---	---	---	19
Darryl Stingley	5	13	---	---	---	18
Larry Brunson	1	4	---	---	9	14
Phil Olsen	---	---	3	5	6	14
Chuck Walton	3	4	---	---	6	13
Willie Parker	1	5	---	---	6	12
Donnell Erofeev	---	---	4	8	---	12
Kendrick Lindo	---	---	0	5	5	10
Manny Sistrunk	---	---	2	1	6	9
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	1	2	6	9
Bill McClard	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dwayne Crump	---	---	0	1	5	6
Billy Van Heusen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Kearney	---	---	0	0	1	1
Teddy Bangs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Spurrier	16	61	---	---	---	77
George Daney	14	52	---	---	4	70
Conrad Dobler	13	52	---	---	1	66
Tim Stokes	14	49	---	---	---	63
Bruce Taylor	---	---	24	33	6	63
Ray Brown	---	---	24	35	2	61
Zack Lang	---	---	24	35	1	60
Fred Cook	---	---	24	34	1	59
Steve Odom	10	41	---	---	8	59
Bobby Bryant	---	---	22	35	1	58
John Dutton	---	---	23	34	1	58
Juan Jamison	8	34	---	---	14	56
Carlos Stevens	10	39	---	---	6	55
Donnie Green	13	41	---	---	---	54
Bill Brown	7	34	---	---	12	53
Cornell Forte	8	38	---	---	5	51
Benny Barnes	---	---	15	25	9	49
Wayne Colman	---	---	21	26	2	49
Rusty Tillman	---	---	12	30	7	49
John Fitzgerald	13	35	---	---	---	48
Rick Volk	---	---	17	29	2	48
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	18	25	3	46
Brad Kimberly	9	37	---	---	---	46
Len Garrett	3	28	---	---	11	42
Les Goodman	1	21	---	---	14	36
Tommy Thompson	10	23	---	---	---	33
Kendall Blair	3	26	---	---	2	31
Rick Fontenot	---	---	6	10	15	31
Jim Mandich	11	19	---	---	---	30
Calvin Hill	5	14	---	---	9	28
Ken Geddes	---	---	15	12	---	27
Bill Dulac	2	12	---	---	6	20
Mike Curtis	---	---	13	5	1	19
Kyle Hendon	---	---	10	6	3	19
David Merlo	4	6	---	---	7	17
Po James	2	9	---	---	5	16
Mike Hennigan	---	---	2	5	7	14
Gary Parris	0	0	---	---	14	14
Mike Varty	---	---	1	2	11	14
Ken Gannon	---	---	1	2	11	14
Joe Schmiesing	---	---	3	2	5	10
Elbert Drungo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dennis Partee	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fred Cox	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	61	7.6
Middle	10	45	4.5
Right	7	34	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	5	16	3.2
Right	3	19	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken Anderson	24	15	1	3	1	0	4	1	1
Virgil Carter	10	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Spurrier	54	28	2	4	2	8	8	4	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	57	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	55	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	77	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	7	81	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	41	4.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Burrow	6	4	0	52	0	27
WR Charlie Joiner	6	3	1	41	1	27
WR Ahmad Rashad	6	5	0	58	0	21
TE Mack Alston	3	1	0	2	0	15
TE Keith Krepfle	3	2	0	9	0	20
RB Charlie Smith	3	3	0	16	0	19
WR Darryl Stingley	3	1	0	4	0	13
RB Odell Lawson	2	2	0	5	0	5
WR Larry Brunson	1	1	0	20	1	4
RB Doug Kotar	1	1	0	5	0	16

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Odom	12	6	0	71	1	41
WR Juan Jamison	10	3	2	24	0	34
FB Bill Brown	7	7	0	52	0	34
WR Carlos Stevens	7	3	0	27	0	39
WR Brad Kimberly	7	1	0	6	0	37
TE Jim Mandich	4	1	0	27	1	19
RB Les Goodman	3	3	0	17	0	21
RB Calvin Hill	2	2	0	11	0	14
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	0	12	0	23
FB David Merlo	1	1	0	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Doug Kotar	2	7	3.50	4.36
Charlie Smith	1	1	1.00	7.89

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken Anderson	3	2	18	6.00	6.58

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Spurrier	4	2	20	5.00	4.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ken Burrow	2	1	12	6.00	8.67
RB Charlie Smith	1	1	6	6.00	5.33

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Odom	2	1	13	6.50	5.92
RB Les Goodman	1	1	7	7.00	5.67
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0	0.00	3.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Smith	2	1
Odell Lawson	1	0

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Les Goodman	1	1
Calvin Hill	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken Anderson	7	5	4
Virgil Carter	4	3	2

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Spurrier	12	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Odom	4	2	1
WR Juan Jamison	3	1	0
RB Les Goodman	2	2	0
WR Carlos Stevens	2	0	0
RB Calvin Hill	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)