Sunday October 31, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/31/1971:



The Oilers got their first victory of the season on an interception TD by Ken Houston and a 42-yard field goal by Mark Moseley. Houston's TD interception was his sixth lifetime. Cincinnati intercepted Dan Pastorini four times but was able to capitalize only once for a field goal.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE151.8  (9)161.8  (11)313.7  (9)8
DEFENSE128.7  (14)174.3  (18)303.0  (17)16
OFFENSE65.3  (26)178.5  (6)243.8  (20)24
DEFENSE146.8  (16)183.3  (21)330.2  (22)16

Line: Even

Team1234F
Cincinnati Bengals (1-6-0)03036
Houston Oilers (1-5-1)037010

( 0- 3) HOU Mark Moseley 42 yard field goal ( 3- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 46 yard field goal ( 3-10) HOU Ken Houston 48 yard interception return (Mark Moseley kick) ( 6-10) CIN Horst Muhlmann 45 yard field goal
                     CIN             HOU
First Downs:         9               9
Rushes-yards:        31-135          34-94
Yards/rush:          4.4             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     6-20-16-1       7-20-93-4
Sacked-yards:        9-68            1-10
Net pass yards:      -52             83
Net yards/pass:      -1.8            4.0
Total net yards:     83              177
Total plays:         60 (51% run)    55 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          1.4             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-0             2-1
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     6-57            5-44

Attendance: 37,947

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 4 of 13 for 11 yards (1 int); Dave Lewis, 2 of 7 for 5 yards HOU: Dan Pastorini, 6 of 15 for 86 yards (4 int); Lynn Dickey, 1 of 5 for 7 yards
Rushing:
CIN: Essex Johnson, 7 for 32 yards; Paul Robinson, 7 for 31 yards; Fred Willis, 6 for 29 yards; Jess Phillips, 6 for 11 yards; Ken Anderson, 3 for 15 yards; Dave Lewis, 2 for 17 yards HOU: Robert Holmes, 15 for 45 yards; Dickie Post, 8 for 1 yard; Ward Walsh, 7 for 31 yards; Dan Pastorini, 2 for 13 yards; Mike Richardson, 2 for 4 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Jess Phillips, 2 for -4 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 10 yards; Eric Crabtree, 1 for 7 yards; Fred Willis, 1 for 5 yards; Speedy Thomas, 1 for -2 yards HOU: Charlie Joiner, 3 for 42 yards; Dickie Post, 2 for 42 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Zeke Moore, 2 for 44 yards; Robert Holmes, 1 for 25 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 3 for 2 yards; Sandy Durko, 1 for 0 yards HOU: Linzy Cole, 4 for 22 yards; Ken Houston, 3 for 14 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 40 yards; Ken Riley, 2 for 21 yards HOU: Ken Houston, 1 for 48 yards and 1 TD
Punting:
CIN: Dave Lewis, 9 for 435 yards HOU: Dan Pastorini, 7 for 308 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 2/4 HOU: Mark Moseley, 1/2


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