NFL game summary for 12/13/1970:

Essex Johnson broke a tie with a pair of second half TDs to send Cincinnati into the lead for the AFC Central Division championship. Johnson provided the clincher with a 15-yard TD run in a contest in which the lead changed hands four times. Lemar Parrish intercepted his fifth pass for a Bengal record and Al Beauchamp returned a fumble 25 yards for a TD in the Bengals' sixth straight victory.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	135.5  (8)	128.2  (24)	263.8  (19)	22
	DEFENSE	119.4  (13)	186.9  (23)	306.3  (22)	33
Houston Oilers	OFFENSE	118.9  (14)	177.6  (6)	296.5  (7)	29
	DEFENSE	115.9  (9)	176.7  (22)	292.6  (18)	22

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cincinnati Bengals (7-6-0)	0	6	14	10	30
Houston Oilers (3-9-1)	3	3	7	7	20

( 0- 3) HOU Roy Gerela 46 yard field goal
( 3- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 25 yard field goal
( 6- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 25 yard field goal
( 6- 6) HOU Roy Gerela 31 yard field goal
( 6-13) HOU Charlie Joiner 87 yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick)
(13-13) CIN Al Beauchamp 25 yard fumble return (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(20-13) CIN Essex Johnson 15 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(27-13) CIN Essex Johnson 49 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(30-13) CIN Horst Muhlmann 30 yard field goal
(30-20) HOU Charlie Joiner 4 yard pass from Jerry Rhome (Roy Gerela kick)

                     CIN             HOU
First Downs:         17              19
Rushes-yards:        39-194          21-43
Yards/rush:          5.0             2.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     11-21-164-0     27-54-315-2
Sacked-yards:        2-20            1-5
Net pass yards:      144             310
Net yards/pass:      6.3             5.6
Total net yards:     338             353
Total plays:         62 (62% run)    76 (27% run)  
Yards/play:          5.5             4.6
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             3-2
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     6-87            4-56

Attendance: 34,435

Passing:
CIN: Virgil Carter, 7 of 14 for 114 yards and 1 TD; Sam Wyche, 3 of 6 for 41 yards; Dave Lewis, 1 of 1 for 9 yards
HOU: Jerry Rhome, 27 of 54 for 315 yards and 2 TDs (2 int)

Rushing:
CIN: Jess Phillips, 13 for 39 yards; Paul Robinson, 12 for 83 yards; Essex Johnson, 11 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Virgil Carter, 2 for 8 yards; Sam Wyche, 1 for 6 yards
HOU: Mike Richardson, 10 for 28 yards; Joe Dawkins, 8 for 9 yards; Jerry Rhome, 2 for 3 yards; Jerry LeVias, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
CIN: Chip Myers, 3 for 45 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 59 yards and 1 TD; Bob Trumpy, 2 for 20 yards; Speedy Thomas, 2 for 19 yards; Paul Robinson, 1 for 22 yards; Jess Phillips, 1 for -1 yards
HOU: Mike Richardson, 7 for 65 yards; Charlie Joiner, 6 for 143 yards and 2 TDs; Mac Haik, 6 for 43 yards; Joe Dawkins, 4 for 15 yards; Alvin Reed, 3 for 36 yards; Jim Beirne, 1 for 13 yards

Kick returns:
CIN: Paul Robinson, 1 for 25 yards; Doug Dressler, 1 for 0 yards
HOU: Zeke Moore, 1 for 45 yards; Elbert Drungo, 1 for 25 yards; Benny Johnson, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 3 yards
HOU: Ken Houston, 2 for 10 yards; Mike Richardson, 1 for 3 yards; Joe Dawkins, 1 for 0 yards

Interceptions:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 7 yards; Ken Riley, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CIN: Dave Lewis, 6 for 264 yards
HOU: Spike Jones, 4 for 195 yards

Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 3/3
HOU: Roy Gerela, 2/4

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