NFL game summary for 10/22/1972:

After Cincinnati kicker Horst Muhlmann missed three field goal attempts from 21, 17 and 26 yards, Los Angeles kicker David Ray kicked a 32-yard FG as time elapsed for the victory. The Rams moved from their own 13-yard line with 21 seconds remaining on two rushes for 30 yards by Willie Ellison, a 17-yard pass from Roman Gabriel to Lance Rentzel, and a personal foul penalty against Cincinnati.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	130.8  (17)	150.6  (13)	281.4  (16)	11
	DEFENSE	98.0  (1)	125.6  (6)	223.6  (1)	8
Los Angeles Rams	OFFENSE	188.0  (3)	139.8  (16)	327.8  (4)	11
	DEFENSE	135.2  (14)	105.2  (2)	240.4  (3)	16

Line: Rams by 7

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cincinnati Bengals (4-2-0)	0	0	10	2	12
Los Angeles Rams (4-1-1)	7	3	2	3	15

( 0- 7) LA  Willie Ellison 1 yard rush (David Ray kick)
( 0-10) LA  David Ray 37 yard field goal
( 0-12) LA  Safety, Neal Craig tackled in end zone by Joe Sweet
( 7-12) CIN Bob Trumpy 25 yard pass from Virgil Carter (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(10-12) CIN Horst Muhlmann 25 yard field goal
(12-12) CIN Safety, Roman Gabriel tackled in end zone by Sherman White
(12-15) LA  David Ray 32 yard field goal

                     CIN             LA
First Downs:         20              9
Rushes-yards:        46-173          22-55
Yards/rush:          3.8             2.5
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-29-154-0     9-23-100-2
Sacked-yards:        5-44            1-6
Net pass yards:      110             94
Net yards/pass:      3.2             3.9
Total net yards:     283             149
Total plays:         80 (57% run)    46 (47% run)  
Yards/play:          3.5             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        5-2             2-1
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     3-43            7-55

Attendance: 73,385

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 10 of 16 for 48 yards; Virgil Carter, 7 of 12 for 90 yards and 1 TD; Fred Willis, 1 of 1 for 16 yards
LA: Roman Gabriel, 9 of 23 for 100 yards (2 int)

Rushing:
CIN: Essex Johnson, 21 for 71 yards; Fred Willis, 10 for 46 yards; Jess Phillips, 7 for 28 yards; Paul Robinson, 5 for 17 yards; Virgil Carter, 2 for 13 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for -2 yards
LA: Willie Ellison, 9 for 42 yards and 1 TD; Bob Thomas, 8 for 8 yards; Larry Smith, 2 for 4 yards; Jim Bertelsen, 1 for 8 yards; Lance Rentzel, 1 for 0 yards; Bob Klein, 1 for -7 yards

Receiving:
CIN: Chip Myers, 5 for 61 yards; Essex Johnson, 5 for 10 yards; Speedy Thomas, 3 for 33 yards; Fred Willis, 3 for 9 yards; Bob Trumpy, 2 for 41 yards and 1 TD
LA: Willie Ellison, 3 for 12 yards; Lance Rentzel, 2 for 34 yards; Bob Klein, 2 for 19 yards; Jack Snow, 1 for 23 yards; Bob Thomas, 1 for 12 yards

Kick returns:
CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 34 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 20 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 10 yards
LA: Dick Gordon, 1 for 34 yards; Roger Williams, 1 for 25 yards

Punt returns:
CIN: Essex Johnson, 1 for 0 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 0 yards
LA: Dick Gordon, 2 for 15 yards

Interceptions:
CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 7 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
CIN: Dave Lewis, 7 for 270 yards
LA: Dave Chapple, 8 for 382 yards

Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 1/4
LA: David Ray, 2/2

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