NFL game summary for 11/25/1973:

Rookie RB Lenvil Elliott scored a touchdown on the second run of his pro career and also caught one of Ken Anderson's three scoring passes. Elliott, who got his chance when Essex Johnson was shaken up in the third quarter, gained 62 yards on 10 carries. Donny Anderson, who carried 18 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns, raised his NFC-leading TD total to 13.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
St. Louis Cardinals	OFFENSE	92.9  (26)	207.6  (1)	300.5  (12)	19
	DEFENSE	153.3  (18)	236.8  (26)	390.1  (26)	20
Cincinnati Bengals	OFFENSE	153.6  (9)	152.2  (10)	305.8  (10)	23
	DEFENSE	126.3  (6)	135.7  (12)	262.0  (9)	24

Line: Bengals by 9

Team	1	2	3	4	F
St. Louis Cardinals (3-7-1)	3	7	7	7	24
Cincinnati Bengals (7-4-0)	7	7	14	14	42

( 0- 7) CIN Essex Johnson 5 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 3- 7) STL Jim Bakken 30 yard field goal
(10- 7) STL Donny Anderson 2 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(10-14) CIN Isaac Curtis 17 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(10-21) CIN Lenvil Elliott 2 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(10-28) CIN Lenvil Elliott 12 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(17-28) STL Mel Gray 28 yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
(17-35) CIN Boobie Clark 3 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
(24-35) STL Donny Anderson 11 yard rush (Jim Bakken kick)
(24-42) CIN Bob Trumpy 3 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)

                     STL             CIN
First Downs:         24              25
Rushes-yards:        37-195          37-199
Yards/rush:          5.3             5.4
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-29-175-1     13-24-167-0
Sacked-yards:        2-15            1-0
Net pass yards:      160             167
Net yards/pass:      5.2             6.7
Total net yards:     355             366
Total plays:         68 (54% run)    62 (59% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             5.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-2             1-1
Turnovers:           3               1
Penalties-yards:     5-44            8-58

Attendance: 50,918

Passing:
STL: Jim Hart, 14 of 28 for 175 yards and 1 TD (1 int); Gary Hammond, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
CIN: Ken Anderson, 13 of 24 for 167 yards and 3 TDs

Rushing:
STL: Donny Anderson, 18 for 105 yards and 2 TDs; Terry Metcalf, 16 for 76 yards; Jim Otis, 2 for 13 yards; Don Shy, 1 for 1 yard
CIN: Boobie Clark, 15 for 60 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 10 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Essex Johnson, 9 for 40 yards and 1 TD; Ken Anderson, 3 for 37 yards

Receiving:
STL: Mel Gray, 5 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Terry Metcalf, 3 for 43 yards; Jackie Smith, 2 for 40 yards; Ahmad Rashad, 2 for 27 yards; Walker Gillette, 1 for 8 yards; Donny Anderson, 1 for 1 yard
CIN: Charlie Joiner, 3 for 48 yards; Boobie Clark, 3 for 41 yards; Isaac Curtis, 3 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Bob Trumpy, 2 for 21 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Bruce Coslet, 1 for 10 yards

Kick returns:
STL: Gary Hammond, 2 for 51 yards; Don Shy, 2 for 48 yards
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 45 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 26 yards; Bruce Coslet, 1 for 0 yards

Punt returns:
STL: Norm Thompson, 1 for 3 yards; Gary Hammond, 1 for 1 yard
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for -3 yards

Interceptions:
CIN: Bill Bergey, 1 for 12 yards

Punting:
STL: Gary Keithley, 3 for 110 yards
CIN: Dave Lewis, 3 for 116 yards

Field Goals:
STL: Jim Bakken, 1/1

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