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Sunday October 21, 1973
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NFL game summary for 10/21/1973:



The Bengals remained unbeaten at home with the help of strong running by Boobie Clark (104 yards on 26 carries) and Essex Johnson (92 yards on 13). Lemar Parrish set up a TD with a 41-yard punt return and intercepted a Len Dawson pass in the end zone. Ken Anderson threw to Bob Trumpy for one score and Clark plunged from the 3 for the other. Chiefs' RB Ed Podolak regained first place among the AFC receivers by catching 4 for 43 yards.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Kansas City ChiefsOFFENSE126.6  (19)134.6  (13)261.2  (19)6
DEFENSE144.4  (12)114.4  (7)258.8  (11)10
Cincinnati BengalsOFFENSE164.2  (6)165.0  (7)329.2  (5)6
DEFENSE142.2  (10)112.6  (6)254.8  (7)10

Line: Even

Team1234F
Kansas City Chiefs (3-2-1)03306
Cincinnati Bengals (4-2-0)070714

( 3- 0) KC  Jan Stenerud 42 yard field goal
( 3- 7) CIN Bob Trumpy 30 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 6- 7) KC  Jan Stenerud 17 yard field goal
( 6-14) CIN Boobie Clark 3 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
                     KC              CIN
First Downs:         12              19
Rushes-yards:        26-104          39-196
Yards/rush:          4.0             5.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-21-200-2     12-22-155-2
Sacked-yards:        5-37            2-17
Net pass yards:      163             138
Net yards/pass:      6.3             5.8
Total net yards:     267             334
Total plays:         52 (50% run)    63 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             2-1
Turnovers:           3               3
Penalties-yards:     7-81            2-30

Attendance: 56,397
Passing:
KC: Len Dawson, 15 of 20 for 200 yards (2 int); Ed Podolak, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
CIN: Ken Anderson, 12 of 22 for 155 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
KC: Ed Podolak, 14 for 59 yards; Wendell Hayes, 9 for 28 yards; Len Dawson, 2 for 12 yards; Jeff Kinney, 1 for 5 yards
CIN: Boobie Clark, 26 for 104 yards and 1 TD; Essex Johnson, 13 for 92 yards

Receiving:
KC: Ed Podolak, 4 for 43 yards; Elmo Wright, 3 for 38 yards; Otis Taylor, 3 for 37 yards; Morris Stroud, 2 for 60 yards; Robert West, 1 for 17 yards; Wendell Hayes, 1 for 6 yards; Mo Moorman, 1 for -1 yards
CIN: Isaac Curtis, 8 for 106 yards; Essex Johnson, 2 for 6 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 30 yards and 1 TD; Boobie Clark, 1 for 13 yards

Kick returns:
KC: Warren McVea, 2 for 58 yards
CIN: Joe Wilson, 1 for 20 yards

Punt returns:
KC: Ed Podolak, 2 for 2 yards
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 47 yards; Tommy Casanova, 1 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
KC: Jim Lynch, 1 for 9 yards; Willie Lanier, 1 for 1 yard
CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 16 yards; Lemar Parrish, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
KC: Jerrel Wilson, 5 for 211 yards
CIN: Dave Lewis, 3 for 104 yards

Field Goals:
KC: Jan Stenerud, 2/2
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 0/2




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