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.
Line: n/a
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oakland Raiders (0-1-0) | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
 Cincinnati Bengals (1-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
( 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
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