Sunday September 20, 1970
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NFL game summary for 09/20/1970:



Cincinnati upset Oakland with an all-round attack sparked by Jess Phillips' rushing in the regular season opener in the new Bengals' stadium. Phillips registered 130 yards on 15 carries, and one of these was a 76-yard dash up the middle. Sam Wyche passed for a TD to Essex Johnson and ran for another. Daryle Lamonica's 265-yard aerial barrage included a pair of TD passes to Fred Biletnikoff for the Raiders. Cincinnati had been the only team to beat Oakland in regular season competition the previous year.

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Team1234F
Oakland Raiders (0-1-0)7014021
Cincinnati Bengals (1-0-0)7714331

( 0- 7) CIN Sam Wyche 5 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) ( 7- 7) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 20 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) ( 7-14) CIN Essex Johnson 51 yard pass from Sam Wyche (Horst Muhlmann kick) ( 7-21) CIN Paul Robinson 3 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) (14-21) OAK Fred Biletnikoff 18 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) (21-21) OAK Alvin Wyatt 63 yard punt return (George Blanda kick) (21-28) CIN Jess Phillips 76 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) (21-31) CIN Horst Muhlmann 38 yard field goal
                     OAK             CIN
First Downs:         13              14
Rushes-yards:        22-48           40-247
Yards/rush:          2.2             6.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     17-36-265-2     8-18-147-0
Sacked-yards:        2-22            5-30
Net pass yards:      243             117
Net yards/pass:      6.4             5.1
Total net yards:     291             364
Total plays:         60 (36% run)    63 (63% run)  
Yards/play:          4.8             5.8
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     4-60            6-84

Attendance: 56,616

Passing:
OAK: Daryle Lamonica, 17 of 36 for 265 yards and 2 TDs (2 int) CIN: Sam Wyche, 8 of 18 for 147 yards and 1 TD
Rushing:
OAK: Hewritt Dixon, 10 for 23 yards; Charlie Smith, 8 for 29 yards; Larry Todd, 2 for -1 yards; Daryle Lamonica, 2 for -3 yards CIN: Jess Phillips, 15 for 130 yards and 1 TD; Essex Johnson, 11 for 52 yards; Sam Wyche, 7 for 32 yards and 1 TD; Paul Robinson, 5 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Eric Crabtree, 1 for 16 yards; Ron Lamb, 1 for 2 yards
Receiving:
OAK: Fred Biletnikoff, 6 for 113 yards and 2 TDs; Raymond Chester, 3 for 89 yards; Hewritt Dixon, 3 for 21 yards; Charlie Smith, 2 for 23 yards; Warren Wells, 2 for 16 yards; Rod Sherman, 1 for 3 yards CIN: Bob Trumpy, 4 for 67 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Chip Myers, 1 for 13 yards; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
OAK: George Atkinson, 1 for 22 yards CIN: Lemar Parrish, 3 for 93 yards; Paul Robinson, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
OAK: Alvin Wyatt, 4 for 94 yards and 1 TD CIN: Lemar Parrish, 3 for 40 yards; Kenny Graham, 1 for 41 yards; Essex Johnson, 1 for 9 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Ken Avery, 1 for 5 yards; Kenny Graham, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
OAK: Mike Eischeid, 9 for 371 yards CIN: Dave Lewis, 7 for 339 yards
Field Goals:
OAK: George Blanda, 0/1 CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 1/3


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