NFL game summary for 09/12/1976:
Trailing 7-3 with 10 minutes left in the game, Cincinnati quarterback Ken Anderson went to the air, throwing touchdown passes of 27 yards to Chip Myers and six yards to Bruce Coslet to give the Bengals their sixth straight home opener victory. Myers, playing with a broken nose, had five catches for 88 yards, two of them coming in the fourth quarter to set up the two Bengals' scores. Otis Armstrong rushed for 96 yards on 24 carries and scored Denver's lone touchdown.
Line: Bengals by 8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denver Broncos (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
 Cincinnati Bengals (1-0-0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
( 7- 0) DEN Otis Armstrong 4 yard rush (Jim Turner kick) ( 7- 3) CIN Chris Bahr 21 yard field goal ( 7-10) CIN Chip Myers 27 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) ( 7-17) CIN Bruce Coslet 6 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)
DEN CIN
First Downs: 12 14
Rushes-yards: 34-115 33-118
Yards/rush: 3.4 3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 7-22-97-2 17-25-147-1
Sacked-yards: 6-51 3-12
Net pass yards: 46 135
Net yards/pass: 1.6 4.8
Total net yards: 161 253
Total plays: 62 (54% run) 61 (54% run)
Yards/play: 2.6 4.1
Fumbles-lost: 1-0 1-0
Turnovers: 2 1
Penalties-yards: 3-51 2-10
Attendance: 53,464
Passing:
DEN: Steve Ramsey, 7 of 22 for 97 yards (2 int) CIN: Ken Anderson, 17 of 25 for 147 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 24 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Jon Keyworth, 8 for 12 yards; Steve Ramsey, 1 for 4 yards; Mike Franckowiak, 1 for 3 yards CIN: Archie Griffin, 12 for 38 yards; Boobie Clark, 10 for 47 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 7 for 26 yards; Ken Anderson, 2 for 6 yards; Stan Fritts, 1 for 4 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 3 for 24 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 43 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 18 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 12 yards CIN: Boobie Clark, 6 for 27 yards; Chip Myers, 5 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 2 for -2 yards; Billy Brooks, 1 for 15 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 12 yards; Bruce Coslet, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Stan Fritts, 1 for 1 yard
Kick returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 95 yards CIN: Willie Shelby, 2 for 47 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 4 yards CIN: Willie Shelby, 5 for 34 yards; Lemar Parrish, 2 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Calvin Jones, 1 for 0 yards CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 21 yards; Ken Riley, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 10 for 375 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 8 for 298 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Chris Bahr, 1/3
DEN: Steve Ramsey, 7 of 22 for 97 yards (2 int) CIN: Ken Anderson, 17 of 25 for 147 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
Rushing:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 24 for 96 yards and 1 TD; Jon Keyworth, 8 for 12 yards; Steve Ramsey, 1 for 4 yards; Mike Franckowiak, 1 for 3 yards CIN: Archie Griffin, 12 for 38 yards; Boobie Clark, 10 for 47 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 7 for 26 yards; Ken Anderson, 2 for 6 yards; Stan Fritts, 1 for 4 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for -3 yards
Receiving:
DEN: Otis Armstrong, 3 for 24 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 43 yards; Rick Upchurch, 1 for 18 yards; Riley Odoms, 1 for 12 yards CIN: Boobie Clark, 6 for 27 yards; Chip Myers, 5 for 88 yards and 1 TD; Lenvil Elliott, 2 for -2 yards; Billy Brooks, 1 for 15 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 12 yards; Bruce Coslet, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Stan Fritts, 1 for 1 yard
Kick returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 4 for 95 yards CIN: Willie Shelby, 2 for 47 yards
Punt returns:
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 4 yards CIN: Willie Shelby, 5 for 34 yards; Lemar Parrish, 2 for 12 yards
Interceptions:
DEN: Calvin Jones, 1 for 0 yards CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 21 yards; Ken Riley, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
DEN: Billy Van Heusen, 10 for 375 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 8 for 298 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Chris Bahr, 1/3