Sunday December 7, 1975
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/07/1975:



Ken Anderson, returning to the lineup after missing a game because of a chest bruise, completed 20 passes for 223 yards to pace a 484-yard Bengals' attack that boosted Cincinnati's record to 10-2 and kept them within one game of AFC Central leader Pittsburgh. Isaac Curtis caught five passes for 83 yards, and Boobie Clark's 65 yards led a 258-yard ground attack.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE115.5  (22)231.7  (1)347.3  (7)22
DEFENSE161.1  (20)129.0  (4)290.1  (9)35
OFFENSE118.0  (20)187.5  (6)305.5  (15)24
DEFENSE148.6  (15)186.4  (23)335.0  (20)29

Line: Bengals by 6

Team1234F
Cincinnati Bengals (10-2-0)7170731
Philadelphia Eagles (3-9-0)00000

( 7- 0) CIN Ed Williams 1 yard rush (Dave Green kick)
(14- 0) CIN Stan Fritts 3 yard rush (Dave Green kick)
(21- 0) CIN Ed Williams 10 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)
(24- 0) CIN Dave Green 48 yard field goal
(31- 0) CIN John Reaves 3 yard rush (Dave Green kick)
                     CIN             PHI
First Downs:         34              13
Rushes-yards:        48-258          24-118
Yards/rush:          5.4             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     21-37-234-2     13-41-121-4
Sacked-yards:        1-8             2-14
Net pass yards:      226             107
Net yards/pass:      5.9             2.5
Total net yards:     484             225
Total plays:         86 (55% run)    67 (35% run)  
Yards/play:          5.6             3.4
Fumbles-lost:        6-4             3-1
Turnovers:           6               5
Penalties-yards:     6-64            8-85

Attendance: 56,984

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 20 of 35 for 223 yards and 1 TD (2 int); John Reaves, 1 of 1 for 11 yards; Dave Green, 0 of 1 for 0 yards PHI: Roman Gabriel, 7 of 23 for 68 yards (1 int); Mike Boryla, 6 of 18 for 53 yards (3 int)
Rushing:
CIN: Boobie Clark, 11 for 65 yards; Essex Johnson, 10 for 52 yards; Champ Henson, 7 for 26 yards; Ed Williams, 6 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 6 for 28 yards; Stan Fritts, 5 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Ken Anderson, 1 for 24 yards; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 14 yards; John Reaves, 1 for 3 yards and 1 TD PHI: Tom Sullivan, 12 for 77 yards; James McAlister, 7 for 21 yards; Art Malone, 4 for 15 yards; Po James, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Isaac Curtis, 5 for 83 yards; Essex Johnson, 5 for 28 yards; Ed Williams, 3 for 38 yards and 1 TD; Boobie Clark, 3 for 24 yards; Chip Myers, 2 for 30 yards; Charlie Joiner, 1 for 18 yards; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 12 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 1 yard PHI: Harold Carmichael, 5 for 52 yards; Charle Young, 2 for 28 yards; Tom Sullivan, 2 for 11 yards; Po James, 2 for 4 yards; Charlie Smith, 1 for 15 yards; James McAlister, 1 for 11 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: Bernard Jackson, 1 for 13 yards PHI: Larry Marshall, 3 for 79 yards; Po James, 2 for 43 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Lyle Blackwood, 4 for 18 yards; Tommy Casanova, 1 for -2 yards PHI: Larry Marshall, 1 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Marvin Cobb, 2 for 37 yards; Lyle Blackwood, 1 for 40 yards; Bernard Jackson, 1 for 19 yards PHI: Artimus Parker, 1 for 11 yards; John Outlaw, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CIN: Dave Green, 2 for 51 yards PHI: Spike Jones, 6 for 230 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Dave Green, 1/2 PHI: Horst Muhlmann, 0/1


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