NFL game summary for 09/12/1982:
Line: Bengals by 7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Oilers (0-1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
 Cincinnati Bengals (1-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
( 0- 7) CIN Dan Ross 18 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick)
( 0-10) CIN Jim Breech 43 yard field goal
( 0-17) CIN Ken Anderson 2 yard rush (Jim Breech kick)
( 0-24) CIN Charles Alexander 7 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Jim Breech kick)
( 0-27) CIN Jim Breech 25 yard field goal
( 6-27) HOU Mike Holston 38 yard pass from Gifford Nielsen (kick failed)
HOU CIN
First Downs: 9 26
Rushes-yards: 23-89 29-103
Yards/rush: 3.9 3.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT: 11-17-119-0 29-40-354-0
Sacked-yards: 3-37 8-38
Net pass yards: 82 316
Net yards/pass: 4.1 6.6
Total net yards: 171 419
Total plays: 43 (53% run) 77 (37% run)
Yards/play: 4.0 5.4
Fumbles-lost: 1-1 0-0
Turnovers: 1 0
Penalties-yards: 5-32 7-62
Attendance: 52,268
Passing:
HOU: Gifford Nielsen, 11 of 17 for 119 yards and 1 TD CIN: Ken Anderson, 29 of 40 for 354 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 20 for 82 yards; Donnie Craft, 2 for 0 yards; Gifford Nielsen, 1 for 7 yards CIN: Pete Johnson, 18 for 69 yards; Charles Alexander, 7 for 24 yards; M.L. Harris, 1 for 5 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 3 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Rodney Tate, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Harold Bailey, 4 for 31 yards; Earl Campbell, 4 for 23 yards; Mike Holston, 2 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Donnie Craft, 1 for 7 yards CIN: Dan Ross, 5 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Cris Collinsworth, 4 for 95 yards; Isaac Curtis, 4 for 52 yards; Pete Johnson, 4 for 33 yards; Archie Griffin, 4 for 28 yards; Charles Alexander, 4 for 23 yards and 1 TD; M.L. Harris, 3 for 40 yards; David Verser, 1 for 18 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Gary Allen, 3 for 73 yards; Carl Roaches, 1 for 11 yards CIN: Rodney Tate, 1 for 20 yards; David Verser, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Mike Fuller, 2 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 4 for 169 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 1 for 31 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Jim Breech, 2/4
HOU: Gifford Nielsen, 11 of 17 for 119 yards and 1 TD CIN: Ken Anderson, 29 of 40 for 354 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
HOU: Earl Campbell, 20 for 82 yards; Donnie Craft, 2 for 0 yards; Gifford Nielsen, 1 for 7 yards CIN: Pete Johnson, 18 for 69 yards; Charles Alexander, 7 for 24 yards; M.L. Harris, 1 for 5 yards; Archie Griffin, 1 for 3 yards; Ken Anderson, 1 for 2 yards and 1 TD; Rodney Tate, 1 for 0 yards
Receiving:
HOU: Harold Bailey, 4 for 31 yards; Earl Campbell, 4 for 23 yards; Mike Holston, 2 for 58 yards and 1 TD; Donnie Craft, 1 for 7 yards CIN: Dan Ross, 5 for 65 yards and 1 TD; Cris Collinsworth, 4 for 95 yards; Isaac Curtis, 4 for 52 yards; Pete Johnson, 4 for 33 yards; Archie Griffin, 4 for 28 yards; Charles Alexander, 4 for 23 yards and 1 TD; M.L. Harris, 3 for 40 yards; David Verser, 1 for 18 yards
Kick returns:
HOU: Gary Allen, 3 for 73 yards; Carl Roaches, 1 for 11 yards CIN: Rodney Tate, 1 for 20 yards; David Verser, 1 for 10 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Mike Fuller, 2 for 25 yards
Interceptions:
Punting:
HOU: Cliff Parsley, 4 for 169 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 1 for 31 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Jim Breech, 2/4