Sunday November 8, 1970
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/08/1970:



The Bengals registered their greatest point total ever, ending a six-game losing streak. Horst Muhlmann set a club record with five successful field goal attempts. Lemar Parrish returned a kickoff 95 yards and also picked up a blocked kick to scamper 83 yards for another six-pointer. O. J. Simpson sustained a damaged knee returning a kickoff at the end of the first half.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE112.7  (17)136.9  (20)249.6  (22)16
DEFENSE122.3  (14)169.1  (19)291.4  (17)11
OFFENSE105.1  (20)174.7  (9)279.9  (12)28
DEFENSE131.1  (19)135.0  (4)266.1  (9)14

Line: n/a

Team1234F
Cincinnati Bengals (2-6-0)32013743
Buffalo Bills (3-5-0)770014

( 3- 0) CIN Horst Muhlmann 22 yard field goal ( 3- 7) BUF Marlin Briscoe 29 yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) (10- 7) CIN Jess Phillips 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) (13- 7) CIN Horst Muhlmann 30 yard field goal (13-14) BUF O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (Grant Guthrie kick) (20-14) CIN Lemar Parrish 95 yard kickoff return (Horst Muhlmann kick) (23-14) CIN Horst Muhlmann 13 yard field goal (26-14) CIN Horst Muhlmann 36 yard field goal (33-14) CIN Royce Berry 8 yard fumble return (Horst Muhlmann kick) (36-14) CIN Horst Muhlmann 43 yard field goal (43-14) CIN Lemar Parrish 83 yard return of blocked field goal (Horst Muhlmann kick)
                     CIN             BUF
First Downs:         17              17
Rushes-yards:        41-156          23-103
Yards/rush:          3.8             4.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     12-24-164-0     15-31-290-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             2-16
Net pass yards:      164             274
Net yards/pass:      6.8             8.3
Total net yards:     320             377
Total plays:         65 (63% run)    56 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             5-4
Turnovers:           0               6
Penalties-yards:     2-30            7-41

Attendance: 43,587

Passing:
CIN: Virgil Carter, 12 of 24 for 164 yards BUF: Dennis Shaw, 11 of 23 for 251 yards and 1 TD (1 int); James Harris, 4 of 8 for 39 yards (1 int)
Rushing:
CIN: Paul Robinson, 13 for 49 yards; Jess Phillips, 13 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Doug Dressler, 6 for 23 yards; Virgil Carter, 5 for 31 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 4 yards; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 13 yards; Dave Lewis, 1 for 1 yard BUF: O.J. Simpson, 10 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Wayne Patrick, 8 for 36 yards; Greg Jones, 3 for 24 yards; Bill Enyart, 1 for 5 yards; Dennis Shaw, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Bob Trumpy, 4 for 96 yards; Paul Robinson, 3 for 15 yards; Jess Phillips, 2 for 23 yards; Eric Crabtree, 2 for 17 yards; Chip Myers, 1 for 13 yards BUF: Marlin Briscoe, 5 for 109 yards and 1 TD; Haven Moses, 4 for 77 yards; Austin Denney, 4 for 66 yards; Greg Jones, 1 for 34 yards; Wayne Patrick, 1 for 4 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 144 yards and 1 TD; Ron Lamb, 1 for 21 yards BUF: O.J. Simpson, 2 for 71 yards; Greg Jones, 2 for 22 yards; Bill Enyart, 1 for 22 yards
Punt returns:
BUF: Tommy Pharr, 1 for 2 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 19 yards; Fletcher Smith, 1 for 17 yards
Punting:
CIN: Dave Lewis, 4 for 185 yards BUF: Paul Maguire, 5 for 197 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 5/5 BUF: Grant Guthrie, 0/1


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