1973 Cincinnati Bengals season

1973 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Paul Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs

The 1973 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's sixth year in professional football and its fourth with the National Football League.

The Bengals split their first eight games, then swept their last six to win their second AFC Central Division title. Cincinnati for the second time made the playoffs, losing to the eventual Super Bowl winner (Miami 34–16) for the second time as well.

RB Essex Johnson became the first Bengal to achieve 100+ yards rushing and receiving in the same game. He rushed for 121 yards on 21 carries and got 116 yards on two receptions on Sep 30, 1973 at San Diego.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1973 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1973 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	15	Isaac Curtis *	Wide receiver	San Diego State
2	43	Al Chandler	Tight end	Oklahoma
3	68	Tim George	Wide receiver	Carson–Newman
5	121	Bob McCall	Running back	Arizona
6	146	Bob Jones	Defensive back	Virginia Union
7	171	Bob Maddox	Defensive end	Frostburg State
8	199	Joe Wilson	Running back	Holy Cross
9	224	John Dampeer	Guard	Notre Dame
10	249	Lenvil Elliott	Running back	Northeast Missouri State
11	277	William Montgomery	Defensive back	Morehouse
12	302	Boobie Clark	Running back	Bethune–Cookman
13	327	Brooks West	Defensive tackle	UTEP
14	355	Hurles Scales	Defensive back	North Texas State
15	380	Ted McNulty	Quarterback	Indiana
16	405	Harry Unger	Running back	Auburn
17	433	Wayne Estabrook	Quarterback	Whittier
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1973 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

President – John Sawyer
Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Head Coach/General Manager – Paul Brown

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks/Receivers – Bill Walsh
Offensive Backfield – Jack Donaldson
Offensive Line – Bill Johnson

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield – Chuck Weber
Defensive Line – Chuck Studley
Linebackers – Vince Costello

Regular season

Schedule

1973 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Attendance	Stadium
September 16	at Denver Broncos	L	10–28	49,059	Mile High Stadium
September 23	Houston Oilers	W	24–10	51,823	Riverfront Stadium
September 30	at San Diego Chargers	W	20–13	46,733	San Diego Stadium
October 7	at Cleveland Browns	L	10–17	70,805	Cleveland Stadium
October 14	Pittsburgh Steelers	W	19–7	55,819	Riverfront Stadium
October 21	Kansas City Chiefs	W	14–6	56,397	Riverfront Stadium
October 28	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	13–20	45,761	Three Rivers Stadium
November 4	at Dallas Cowboys	L	10–38	54,944	Texas Stadium
November 11	at Buffalo Bills	W	16–13	76,927	Rich Stadium
November 18	New York Jets	W	20–14	55,745	Riverfront Stadium
November 25	St. Louis Cardinals	W	42–24	50,918	Riverfront Stadium
December 2	Minnesota Vikings	W	27–0	57,859	Riverfront Stadium
December 9	Cleveland Browns	W	34–17	58,266	Riverfront Stadium
December 16	at Houston Oilers	W	27–24	21,955	Astrodome

Game summaries

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	7	0	3	0	10
• Bengals	0	10	0	14	24

Date: September 23
Location: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
Game attendance: 51,823
Game weather: 71°F; wind 9

Scoring summary

Q1	HOU	Gresham 103 yard kickoff return (Butler kick)	HOU 7–0

Q2	CIN	Johnson 11 yard run (Muhlmann kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	CIN	Muhlmann 27 yard field goal	CIN 10–7

Q3	HOU	Butler 38 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

Q4	CIN	Clark 3 yard run (Muhlmann kick)	CIN 17–10

Q4	CIN	Trumpy 35 yard pass from Anderson (Muhlmann kick)	CIN 24–10

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Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cincinnati Bengals	10	4	0	.714	4–2	8–3	286	231	W6
Pittsburgh Steelers	10	4	0	.714	4–2	7–4	347	210	W2
Cleveland Browns	7	5	2	.571	4–2	6–3–2	234	255	L2
Houston Oilers	1	13	0	.071	0–6	1–10	199	447	L6

Team stats

1973 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats
TEAM STATS	Bengals	Opponents
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	252	219
Rushing	124	109
Passing	108	97
Penalty	20	13
TOTAL NET YARDS	4512	3705
Avg Per Game	322.3	264.6
Total Plays	871	840
Avg. Per Play	5.2	4.4
NET YARDS RUSHING	2236	1807
Avg. Per Game	159.7	129.1
Total Rushes	515	459
NET YARDS PASSING	2276	1898
Avg. Per Game	162.6	135.6
Sacked Yards Lost	24–163	43–342
Gross Yards	2439	2240
Att. Completions	332–180	338–182
Completion Pct.	54.2	53.8
Intercepted	12	18
PUNTS-AVERAGE	68–41	77–41.7
PENALTIES-YARDS	83–799	78–710
FUMBLES-BALL LOST	25–14	31–16
TOUCHDOWNS	32	27
Rushing	13	15
Passing	18	9
Returns	1	3

Score by Periods	1	2	3	4	Tot
Bengals	39	100	79	68	286
Opponents	50	61	58	62	231

Team leaders

Passing: Ken Anderson (329 Att, 179 Comp, 2428 Yds, 54.4 Pct, 18 TD, 12 Int, 81.2 Rating)
Rushing: Essex Johnson (195 Att, 997 Yds, 5.1 Avg, 46 Long, 4 TD)
Receiving: Isaac Curtis (45 Rec, 843 Yds, 18.7 Avg, 77 Long, 9 TD)
Scoring: Horst Muhlmann, 94 points (21 FG; 31 PAT)

Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

12 Greg Cook
14 Ken Anderson
17 Mike Ernst

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

70 Ron Carpenter DT
74 Mike Reid DT
78 Lee Thomas DE
79 Steve Chomyszak DT
80 Ken Johnson DE
83 Sherman White DE
82 Royce Berry DE

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

13 Ken Riley CB
20 Lemar Parrish CB
23 Bernard Jackson S
29 Lyle Blackwood S
32 Bob Jones S
34 Neal Craig S
37 Tommy Casanova S

Special Teams

15 Dave Lewis P
16 Horst Muhlmann K

Postseason

Playoffs
Date	Opponent	W-L	Score	Attendance	Stadium
December 23	at Miami Dolphins	L	16–34	74,651	Miami Orange Bowl

Awards and records

RB Boobie Clark (AFC Rookie of the Year)
WR Isaac Curtis, Led AFC Rookies, Receiving Yards, 843 yards ^[3]

Pro Bowl Selections

References

↑ "1973 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-22.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452

Cincinnati Bengals

Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium

Rivalries	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers

Culture and lore	Freezer Bowl Ickey Shuffle "Welcome to the Jungle" Ben–Gals Bengalized Laura Vikmanis

Division championships (9)	1970 1973 1981 1988 1990 2005 2009 2013 2015

Conference championships (2)	1981 1988

Retired numbers	54

Media	WCKY WEBN WLW Radio network WKRC-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)

Seasons (48)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cincinnati Bengals seasons

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1973 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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