NFL game summary for 09/30/1973:

After John Unitas became the first QB to pass for more than 40,000 yards with a first-quarter toss to Mike Garrett, Essex Johnson of the Bengals took over for the day. Johnson turned short passes from Ken Anderson into 78 and 38-yard TDs and carried 21 times for 121 yards, his second straight 100-yard game.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	175.5  (8)	182.5  (8)	358.0  (5)	1
	DEFENSE	155.0  (15)	123.5  (8)	278.5  (13)	3
San Diego Chargers	OFFENSE	116.5  (18)	128.0  (17)	244.5  (22)	8
	DEFENSE	115.5  (9)	133.5  (12)	249.0  (6)	6

Line: Bengals by 3

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cincinnati Bengals (2-1-0)	7	6	7	0	20
San Diego Chargers (1-2-0)	3	0	0	10	13

( 0- 3) SD  Ray Wersching 39 yard field goal
( 7- 3) CIN Essex Johnson 78 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(13- 3) CIN Boobie Clark 1 yard rush (kick failed)
(20- 3) CIN Essex Johnson 38 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(20- 6) SD  Ray Wersching 13 yard field goal
(20-13) SD  Bob Thomas 8 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Ray Wersching kick)

                     CIN             SD
First Downs:         19              17
Rushes-yards:        44-202          32-114
Yards/rush:          4.6             3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     10-17-222-0     15-31-215-2
Sacked-yards:        1-7             6-38
Net pass yards:      215             177
Net yards/pass:      11.9            4.8
Total net yards:     417             291
Total plays:         62 (70% run)    69 (46% run)  
Yards/play:          6.7             4.2
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             7-2
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     8-82            5-36

Attendance: 46,733

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 10 of 17 for 222 yards and 2 TDs
SD: Johnny Unitas, 15 of 31 for 215 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 22 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Essex Johnson, 21 for 121 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for -2 yards
SD: Mike Garrett, 21 for 79 yards; Bob Thomas, 9 for 31 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for 4 yards

Receiving:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 3 for 40 yards; Bob Trumpy, 3 for 40 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 116 yards and 2 TDs; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 17 yards; Chip Myers, 1 for 9 yards
SD: Gary Garrison, 4 for 117 yards; Bob Thomas, 4 for 8 yards and 1 TD; Mike Garrett, 2 for 39 yards; Robert Holmes, 2 for -1 yards; Pettis Norman, 1 for 24 yards; Jerry LeVias, 1 for 17 yards; Dave Williams, 1 for 11 yards

Kick returns:
CIN: Joe Wilson, 3 for 63 yards
SD: Ron Smith, 3 for 65 yards; Willie McGee, 1 for 15 yards

Punt returns:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 16 yards; Tommy Casanova, 1 for 12 yards

Interceptions:
CIN: Neal Craig, 1 for 30 yards; Tommy Casanova, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
CIN: Dave Lewis, 5 for 173 yards
SD: Dennis Partee, 5 for 228 yards

Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 0/3
SD: Ray Wersching, 2/3

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