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1981 Cincinnati Bengals: 12-4-0
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Home record: 6-2-0 (204 points scored, 145 allowed) Road record: 6-2-0 (217 points scored, 159 allowed) Head Coach: Forrest Gregg

421 points scored (3rd of 28 teams), 304 points allowed (12th) NFL Averages: 20.7 points/game (330.8 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   332   550   3,995   ( 3)   6.83   30   12    493   1,973   (17)    4.0   19    5,968    ( 2)      24
Defense:   316   548   3,408   (22)   5.78   24   19    465   1,881   ( 9)    4.0   12    5,289    (12)      37

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
10  Jim Breech           K     16   5'6   157   25    3   California
12  Jack Thompson        QB     8   6'3   217   25    3   Washington State
13  Ken Riley            DB    16   6'0   183   34   13   Florida A&M
14  Ken Anderson         QB    16   6'1   212   32   11   Augustana (IL)
15  Turk Schonert        QB     4   6'1   185   24    1   Stanford
20  Elvis Peacock        RB     3   6'1   208   24    3   Oklahoma
21  Oliver Davis         DB    10   6'1   205   27    5   Tennessee State
24  Clarence Chapman     DB     5   5'10  182   27    6   Eastern Michigan
25  John Simmons         DB    11   5'11  192   22    R   Southern Methodist
26  Bobby Kemp           DB    16   6'0   186   22    R   Cal State-Fullerton
27  Bryan Hicks          DB    16   6'0   192   24    2   McNeese State
34  Louis Breeden        DB    16   5'11  185   28    4   North Carolina Central
36  Jim Hargrove         RB    15   6'2   228   23    1   Wake Forest
40  Charles Alexander    RB    15   6'1   221   24    3   Louisiana State
42  Mike Fuller          DB    15   5'9   182   28    7   Auburn
44  Ray Griffin          DB     8   5'10  186   25    4   Ohio State
45  Archie Griffin       RB    16   5'9   184   27    6   Ohio State
46  Pete Johnson         RB    16   6'0   249   27    5   Ohio State
47  Greg Bright          DB     4   6'0   208   24    2   Morehead State
49  Guy Frazier          LB    16   6'2   215   22    R   Wyoming
50  Glenn Cameron        LB    16   6'2   228   28    7   Florida
51  Rick Razzano         LB    16   5'11  227   25    2   Virginia Tech
52  Tom Dinkel           LB    16   6'3   237   25    4   Kansas
53  Bo Harris            LB    16   6'3   226   28    7   Louisiana State
55  Jim LeClair          LB    14   6'2   234   31   10   North Dakota
57  Reggie Williams      LB    16   6'1   228   27    6   Dartmouth
58  Blair Bush           C     16   6'3   252   24    4   Washington
59  Jeff Schuh           LB    16   6'2   228   23    R   Minnesota
60  Blake Moore          C     14   6'5   267   23    2   Wooster
62  Dave Lapham          OG    13   6'4   262   29    8   Syracuse
65  Max Montoya          OG    16   6'5   275   25    3   UCLA
67  Gary Burley          DE    16   6'3   274   28    6   Pittsburgh
68  Mike Obrovac         OT     6   6'6   275   26    1   Bowling Green
70  Bobby Whitten        OG     1   6'3   265   22    R   Kansas
71  Rod Horn             DT    16   6'4   268   24    2   Nebraska
72  Mike St. Clair       DE    16   6'5   250   28    6   Grambling
73  Eddie Edwards        DE    14   6'5   256   27    5   Miami
74  Glenn Bujnoch        OG     6   6'5   265   27    6   Texas A&M
75  Wilson Whitley       DT    14   6'3   265   26    5   Houston
76  Brad Oates           OG     5   6'6   275   28    6   Brigham Young
77  Mike Wilson          OT    16   6'5   271   26    4   Georgia
78  Anthony Munoz        OT    16   6'6   278   23    2   Southern California
79  Ross Browner         DE    16   6'3   261   27    4   Notre Dame
80  Cris Collinsworth    WR    16   6'5   192   22    R   Florida
81  David Verser         WR    16   6'1   200   23    R   Kansas
83  M.L. Harris          TE    15   6'5   238   27    2   Kansas State
84  Don Bass             WR     6   6'2   220   25    4   Houston
85  Isaac Curtis         WR    15   6'0   192   31    9   San Diego State
86  Steve Kreider        WR    16   6'3   192   23    3   Lehigh
87  Pat McInally         P     16   6'6   213   28    6   Harvard
89  Dan Ross             TE    16   6'4   235   24    3   Northeastern

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Ken Anderson         479  300   62.6  3,754   7.84  12.5  29   6.1   10   2.1    25   140    98.4
Jack Thompson         49   21   42.9    267   5.45  12.7   1   2.0    2   4.1     7    61    50.3
Turk Schonert         19   10   52.6    166   8.74  16.6   0   0.0    0   0.0     3     4    82.3
Steve Kreider          3    1   33.3     13   4.33  13.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    47.9
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Dan Ross               71    910   12.8    5
Cris Collinsworth      67  1,009   15.1    8
Pete Johnson           46    320    7.0    4
Isaac Curtis           37    609   16.5    2
Steve Kreider          37    520   14.1    5
Charles Alexander      28    262    9.4    1
Archie Griffin         20    160    8.0    1
M.L. Harris            13    181   13.9    2
David Verser            6    161   26.8    2
Pat McInally            6     68   11.3    0
Jim Hargrove            1      0    0.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Pete Johnson          274  1,077    3.9   12
Ken Anderson           46    320    7.0    1
Charles Alexander      98    292    3.0    2
Archie Griffin         47    163    3.5    3
Jim Hargrove           16     66    4.1    1
Turk Schonert           7     41    5.9    0
Steve Kreider           1     21   21.0    0
David Verser            2     11    5.5    0
Don Bass                1      9    9.0    0
Pat McInally            1    -27  -27.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
David Verser           29    691   23.8    0
Clarence Chapman        8    171   21.4    0
Archie Griffin          6    119   19.8    0
Ray Griffin             2     31   15.5    0
Mike Fuller             1     34   34.0    0
John Simmons            1     10   10.0    0
Tom Dinkel              1      0    0.0    0
Bobby Kemp              1      0    0.0    0
Rick Razzano            0      0      ?    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Mike Fuller            23    177    7.7   13    0
John Simmons            5     24    4.8    6    0
Bryan Hicks             1      4    4.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Pat McInally 72 3,272 45.4 11 17 1 42 416 36.1 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Jim Breech 0/0 9/11 7/9 5/11 1/1 22/32 49/51 115 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Louis Breeden 4 145 1 Ross Browner 10.0 Gary Burley 2.0 Glenn Cameron 1 0 0 Eddie Edwards 10.0 Mike Fuller 1 31 0 Bo Harris 2.0 2 92 0 Bobby Kemp 1.0 Jim LeClair 1.0 1 0 0 Rick Razzano 1 11 0 Ken Riley 5 6 0 Mike St. Clair 3.0 Wilson Whitley 2.0 Reggie Williams 11.0 4 33 0

1981 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 10 WR David Verser 52 Kansas 2 37 WR Cris Collinsworth 107 Florida 3 64 DB John Simmons 72 SMU 4 93 LB Guy Frazier 74 Wyoming 5 120 TE Benjie Pryor Pittsburgh 6 146 K Rex Robinson 3 Georgia 7 176 LB Jeff Schuh 87 Minnesota 8 202 DB Bobby Kemp 95 Cal State-Fullerton 9 229 OT Jim Hannula 15 Northern Illinois 9 230 RB Samoa Samoa Washington State [pick acquired from SF] 10 258 RB Hubert Simpson Tennessee 11 285 DB Robert Jackson 90 Central Michigan 12 312 QB Mark O'Connell Ball State

Traded draft picks: none


Transactions:

06-19-1981traded cash to Patriots for Mel Lunsford
12-17-1981Packers claimed Brad Oates on waivers


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
01/03/82    vs Buffalo Bills           W 28-21
01/10/82    vs San Diego Chargers      W 27-7
Super Bowl XVI
01/24/82    at San Francisco 49ers     L 21-26


1981 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/06/81 vs Seattle Seahawks W 27-21 1-0-0 09/13/81 at New York Jets W 31-30 2-0-0 09/20/81 vs Cleveland Browns L 17-20 2-1-0 09/27/81 vs Buffalo Bills W 27-24 (OT) 3-1-0 10/04/81 at Houston Oilers L 10-17 3-2-0 10/11/81 at Baltimore Colts W 41-19 4-2-0 10/18/81 vs Pittsburgh Steelers W 34-7 5-2-0 10/25/81 at New Orleans Saints L 7-17 5-3-0 11/01/81 vs Houston Oilers W 34-21 6-3-0 11/08/81 at San Diego Chargers W 40-17 7-3-0 11/15/81 vs Los Angeles Rams W 24-10 8-3-0 11/22/81 vs Denver Broncos W 38-21 9-3-0 11/29/81 at Cleveland Browns W 41-21 10-3-0 12/06/81 vs San Francisco 49ers L 3-21 10-4-0 12/13/81 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 17-10 11-4-0 12/20/81 at Atlanta Falcons W 30-28 12-4-0

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