NFL game summary for 09/15/1974:
Cincinnati held Cleveland to three yards net passing while piling up 342 yards on offense. Ken Anderson hit Isaac Curtis and Bob Trumpy with TD passes in a 26-point second half after tying the score just before the first half ended. The Bengals sacked Mike Phipps five times and Ron Carpenter dumped him in the end zone for a safety. Horst Muhlmann ran his FG streak to 10 and Lemar Parrish scooted 62 yards on a punt return for a TD.
Line: Bengals by 6
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland Browns (0-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Cincinnati Bengals (1-0-0) | 0 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 33 |
( 7- 0) CLE Milt Morin 7 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick)
( 7- 7) CIN Boobie Clark 1 yard rush (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 7-14) CIN Isaac Curtis 19 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 7-16) CIN Safety, Mike Phipps tackled in end zone by Ron Carpenter
( 7-23) CIN Bob Trumpy 25 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 7-30) CIN Lemar Parrish 62 yard punt return (Horst Muhlmann kick)
( 7-33) CIN Horst Muhlmann 32 yard field goal
CLE CIN
First Downs: 15 18
Rushes-yards: 35-200 34-166
Yards/rush: 5.7 4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 9-22-37-1 10-18-188-0
Sacked-yards: 5-34 1-12
Net pass yards: 3 176
Net yards/pass: 0.1 9.3
Total net yards: 203 342
Total plays: 62 (56% run) 53 (64% run)
Yards/play: 3.3 6.5
Fumbles-lost: 2-0 2-2
Turnovers: 1 2
Penalties-yards: 2-20 2-20
Attendance: 53,113
Passing:
CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 22 for 37 yards and 1 TD (1 int) CIN: Ken Anderson, 9 of 17 for 179 yards and 2 TDs; Wayne Clark, 1 of 1 for 9 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Ken Brown, 12 for 78 yards; Greg Pruitt, 12 for 64 yards; Bo Scott, 8 for 36 yards; Mike Phipps, 3 for 22 yards CIN: Boobie Clark, 14 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Doug Dressler, 7 for 31 yards; Charlie Davis, 6 for 23 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 4 for 21 yards; Ed Williams, 1 for 15 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for 2 yards; Essex Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Ken Brown, 3 for 9 yards; Bo Scott, 3 for 0 yards; Milt Morin, 2 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Jubilee Dunbar, 1 for 1 yard CIN: Isaac Curtis, 5 for 117 yards and 1 TD; Chip Myers, 2 for 28 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Boobie Clark, 1 for 9 yards; Al Chandler, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 2 for 42 yards; Eddie Brown, 1 for 16 yards CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 48 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 32 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Eddie Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 0 yards CIN: Lemar Parrish, 4 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Casanova, 3 for 17 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for -6 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Al Beauchamp, 1 for 34 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 9 for 337 yards CIN: Dave Green, 5 for 195 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 1/1
CLE: Mike Phipps, 9 of 22 for 37 yards and 1 TD (1 int) CIN: Ken Anderson, 9 of 17 for 179 yards and 2 TDs; Wayne Clark, 1 of 1 for 9 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Ken Brown, 12 for 78 yards; Greg Pruitt, 12 for 64 yards; Bo Scott, 8 for 36 yards; Mike Phipps, 3 for 22 yards CIN: Boobie Clark, 14 for 74 yards and 1 TD; Doug Dressler, 7 for 31 yards; Charlie Davis, 6 for 23 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 4 for 21 yards; Ed Williams, 1 for 15 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for 2 yards; Essex Johnson, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Ken Brown, 3 for 9 yards; Bo Scott, 3 for 0 yards; Milt Morin, 2 for 27 yards and 1 TD; Jubilee Dunbar, 1 for 1 yard CIN: Isaac Curtis, 5 for 117 yards and 1 TD; Chip Myers, 2 for 28 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 25 yards and 1 TD; Boobie Clark, 1 for 9 yards; Al Chandler, 1 for 9 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Greg Pruitt, 2 for 42 yards; Eddie Brown, 1 for 16 yards CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 48 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 32 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Eddie Brown, 1 for 0 yards; Greg Pruitt, 1 for 0 yards CIN: Lemar Parrish, 4 for 94 yards and 1 TD; Tommy Casanova, 3 for 17 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for -6 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Al Beauchamp, 1 for 34 yards
Punting:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 9 for 337 yards CIN: Dave Green, 5 for 195 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Horst Muhlmann, 1/1