Sunday September 19, 1976
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/19/1976:



Bert Jones connected with Roger Carr on touchdown passes of 22, 65, and 68 yards but it took Roosevelt Leaks' two-yard scoring run on the second play of the final quarter for the Colts' victory. Leaks' touchdown was set up when defensive end Fred Cook intercepted a pass from Cincinnati's John Reaves. Lydell Mitchell rushed for 106 yards on 27 carries while Jones picked up 301 yards through the air. Bengals' starter Ken Anderson was 12 of 19 for 183 yards including a TD pass to Bob Trumpy, but he missed more than two quarters with a minor concussion.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Cincinnati BengalsOFFENSE118.0  (15)135.0  (21)253.0  (21)1
DEFENSE115.0  (12)46.0  (1)161.0  (3)2
Baltimore ColtsOFFENSE122.0  (14)150.0  (16)272.0  (19)1
DEFENSE149.0  (18)168.0  (14)317.0  (13)5

Line: Colts by 1

Team1234F
Cincinnati Bengals (1-1-0)7137027
Baltimore Colts (2-0-0)777728

( 0- 7) BAL Roger Carr 68 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
( 7- 7) CIN Tommy Casanova 31 yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick)
(14- 7) CIN Bob Trumpy 17 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)
(17- 7) CIN Chris Bahr 26 yard field goal
(17-14) BAL Roger Carr 22 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(20-14) CIN Chris Bahr 51 yard field goal
(20-21) BAL Roger Carr 65 yard pass from Bert Jones (Toni Linhart kick)
(27-21) CIN Lenvil Elliott 9 yard pass from John Reaves (Chris Bahr kick)
(27-28) BAL Roosevelt Leaks 2 yard rush (Toni Linhart kick)
                     CIN             BAL
First Downs:         14              21
Rushes-yards:        25-126          43-129
Yards/rush:          5.0             3.0
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-29-215-2     14-29-301-3
Sacked-yards:        7-38            4-31
Net pass yards:      177             270
Net yards/pass:      4.9             8.2
Total net yards:     303             399
Total plays:         61 (40% run)    76 (56% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             5.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             2-2
Turnovers:           3               5
Penalties-yards:     6-64            2-20

Attendance: 50,621
Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 12 of 19 for 183 yards and 1 TD (1 int); John Reaves, 3 of 10 for 32 yards and 1 TD (1 int)
BAL: Bert Jones, 14 of 29 for 301 yards and 3 TDs (3 int)

Rushing:
CIN: Stan Fritts, 8 for 46 yards; Archie Griffin, 7 for 15 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 6 for 42 yards; Ken Anderson, 4 for 23 yards
BAL: Lydell Mitchell, 27 for 106 yards; Roosevelt Leaks, 9 for 9 yards and 1 TD; Bert Jones, 4 for 7 yards; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 7 yards

Receiving:
CIN: Isaac Curtis, 3 for 40 yards; Stan Fritts, 3 for 35 yards; Chip Myers, 2 for 62 yards; Archie Griffin, 2 for 27 yards; Billy Brooks, 2 for 23 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 2 for 11 yards and 1 TD; Bob Trumpy, 1 for 17 yards and 1 TD
BAL: Roger Carr, 6 for 198 yards and 3 TDs; Lydell Mitchell, 5 for 42 yards; Glenn Doughty, 3 for 61 yards

Kick returns:
CIN: Willie Shelby, 3 for 98 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 22 yards; Tony Davis, 1 for 12 yards
BAL: Howard Stevens, 4 for 95 yards

Punt returns:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 2 for 22 yards
BAL: Howard Stevens, 2 for 11 yards

Interceptions:
CIN: Tommy Casanova, 1 for 31 yards and 1 TD; Ken Riley, 1 for 31 yards; Ron Pritchard, 1 for 0 yards
BAL: Lloyd Mumphord, 1 for 22 yards; Fred Cook, 1 for 1 yard

Punting:
CIN: Pat McInally, 7 for 278 yards
BAL: David Lee, 5 for 236 yards

Field Goals:
CIN: Chris Bahr, 2/2
BAL: Toni Linhart, 0/1




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