NFL game summary for 09/19/1971:

Virgil Carter's three TD passes included a club record 90-yarder to Speedie Thomas in the Bengals' victory. Cincinnati established a team record of 532 yards of total offense, and Essex Johnson carried for 113 yards on eight attempts in the second half.

Line: Bengals by 7½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Philadelphia Eagles (0-1-0)	0	7	0	7	14
Cincinnati Bengals (1-0-0)	0	10	17	10	37

( 0- 7) CIN Eric Crabtree 2 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick) ( 7- 7) PHI Ben Hawkins 10 yard pass from Pete Liske (Happy Feller kick) ( 7-10) CIN Horst Muhlmann 36 yard field goal ( 7-17) CIN Speedy Thomas 90 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick) ( 7-20) CIN Horst Muhlmann 35 yard field goal ( 7-27) CIN Jess Phillips 7 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick) (14-27) PHI Ben Hawkins 15 yard pass from Pete Liske (Happy Feller kick) (14-34) CIN Essex Johnson 68 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick) (14-37) CIN Horst Muhlmann 26 yard field goal

                     PHI             CIN
First Downs:         17              23
Rushes-yards:        18-39           35-236
Yards/rush:          2.2             6.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-40-301-3     24-33-310-0
Sacked-yards:        3-25            1-14
Net pass yards:      276             296
Net yards/pass:      6.4             8.7
Total net yards:     315             532
Total plays:         61 (29% run)    69 (50% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             7.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-1
Turnovers:           4               1
Penalties-yards:     8-84            10-122

Attendance: 55,880

Passing:
PHI: Pete Liske, 20 of 40 for 301 yards and 2 TDs (3 int) CIN: Virgil Carter, 22 of 30 for 273 yards and 3 TDs; Ken Anderson, 2 of 3 for 37 yards
Rushing:
PHI: Lee Bouggess, 8 for 10 yards; Tom Woodeshick, 7 for 29 yards; Pete Liske, 1 for 1 yard; Larry Watkins, 1 for 0 yards; Tom Bailey, 1 for -1 yards CIN: Jess Phillips, 10 for 41 yards; Essex Johnson, 8 for 113 yards and 1 TD; Fred Willis, 7 for 30 yards; Doug Dressler, 4 for 13 yards; Paul Robinson, 3 for 21 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for 16 yards; Virgil Carter, 1 for 2 yards; Speedy Thomas, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
PHI: Ben Hawkins, 7 for 118 yards and 2 TDs; Harold Jackson, 3 for 46 yards; Gary Ballman, 3 for 40 yards; Harold Carmichael, 2 for 46 yards; Fred Hill, 2 for 24 yards; Tom Bailey, 2 for 22 yards; Sonny Davis, 1 for 5 yards CIN: Eric Crabtree, 8 for 63 yards and 1 TD; Jess Phillips, 6 for 54 yards and 1 TD; Speedy Thomas, 4 for 122 yards and 1 TD; Bob Trumpy, 3 for 30 yards; Fred Willis, 2 for 33 yards; Ed Marshall, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
PHI: Jim Thrower, 3 for 91 yards; Al Nelson, 1 for 34 yards CIN: Paul Robinson, 3 for 37 yards
Punt returns:
PHI: Bill Bradley, 3 for 18 yards; Ben Hawkins, 1 for 6 yards CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 7 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Sandy Durko, 1 for 25 yards; Al Coleman, 1 for 15 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
PHI: Tom McNeill, 5 for 216 yards CIN: Dave Lewis, 4 for 178 yards
Field Goals:
PHI: Happy Feller, 0/1 CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 3/4