NFL game summary for 11/14/1971:

Cincinnati ended a 7-game losing streak at the expense of Denver with Virgil Carter throwing a pair of TD passes, which included a double-reverse with Bruce Coslet on the receiving end. The Broncos lost the services of QB Don Horn for the season with a shoulder injury. Floyd Little had his third 100-plus rushing yardage day in four games for Denver.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	142.5  (11)	124.0  (24)	266.5  (17)	11
	DEFENSE	127.6  (12)	155.1  (13)	282.8  (12)	22
Denver Broncos	OFFENSE	153.0  (7)	149.8  (13)	302.8  (11)	25
	DEFENSE	119.4  (9)	113.0  (2)	232.4  (3)	24

Line: Broncos by 4

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cincinnati Bengals (2-7-0)	7	7	3	7	24
Denver Broncos (2-6-1)	0	0	3	7	10

( 7- 0) CIN Bruce Coslet 71 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(14- 0) CIN Fred Willis 3 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(14- 3) DEN Jim Turner 37 yard field goal
(17- 3) CIN Horst Muhlmann 14 yard field goal
(17-10) DEN Dwight Harrison 43 yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)
(24-10) CIN Essex Johnson 67 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)

                     CIN             DEN
First Downs:         19              10
Rushes-yards:        42-213          29-122
Yards/rush:          5.1             4.2
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-23-266-0     7-18-112-1
Sacked-yards:        1-6             2-13
Net pass yards:      260             99
Net yards/pass:      10.8            5.0
Total net yards:     473             221
Total plays:         66 (63% run)    49 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          7.2             4.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             0-0
Turnovers:           1               1
Penalties-yards:     5-65            3-29

Attendance: 51,200

Passing:
CIN: Virgil Carter, 14 of 22 for 272 yards and 2 TDs; Ken Anderson, 1 of 1 for -6 yards
DEN: Steve Ramsey, 6 of 13 for 106 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Don Horn, 1 of 5 for 6 yards

Rushing:
CIN: Fred Willis, 11 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Doug Dressler, 11 for 52 yards; Essex Johnson, 7 for 30 yards; Paul Robinson, 5 for 23 yards; Jess Phillips, 4 for 13 yards; Ron Lamb, 3 for 9 yards; Virgil Carter, 1 for 19 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 22 for 101 yards; Bobby Anderson, 6 for 18 yards; John Mosier, 1 for 3 yards

Receiving:
CIN: Bruce Coslet, 5 for 102 yards and 1 TD; Essex Johnson, 2 for 89 yards and 1 TD; Doug Dressler, 2 for 44 yards; Bob Trumpy, 2 for 18 yards; Paul Robinson, 2 for -2 yards; Fred Willis, 1 for 8 yards; Chip Myers, 1 for 7 yards
DEN: Dwight Harrison, 2 for 61 yards and 1 TD; Bobby Anderson, 2 for 19 yards; Jerry Simmons, 2 for 16 yards; Billy Masters, 1 for 16 yards

Kick returns:
CIN: Paul Robinson, 1 for 26 yards
DEN: Floyd Little, 1 for 17 yards; Bobby Anderson, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
CIN: Essex Johnson, 2 for 22 yards; Sandy Durko, 2 for 10 yards
DEN: Bill Thompson, 3 for 55 yards

Interceptions:
CIN: Al Beauchamp, 1 for 11 yards

Punting:
CIN: Dave Lewis, 5 for 229 yards
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 7 for 317 yards

Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 1/2
DEN: Jim Turner, 1/2

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