Bengals 45-24 Browns (Oct 3, 1976)

CIN

CLE

1

21

7

2

10

3

0

7

4

14

0

45

24

1Q

7 - 0

L. Elliott 19-yard TD catch from K. Anderson.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

7 - 7

C. Miller 6-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

14 - 7

W. Shelby 97-yard TD kickoff return.

Touchdown

Made XP

1Q

21 - 7

I. Curtis 44-yard TD catch from K. Anderson.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

24 - 7

C. Bahr 40-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

24 - 10

D. Cockroft 33-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

31 - 10

I. Curtis 7-yard TD catch from K. Anderson.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

31 - 17

R. Rucker 26-yard TD catch from B. Sipe.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

31 - 24

G. Pruitt 4-yard TD catch from B. Sipe.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

38 - 24

L. Elliott 29-yard TD catch from K. Anderson.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

45 - 24

B. Clark 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

290

Sipe

CLE

Rush Yds

75

Griffin

CIN

Rec Yds

141

Rucker

CLE

Scrim TD

2

Curtis

CIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Ken Anderson

CIN QB #14

Brian Sipe

CLE QB #17

265

Pass Yds

290

4

Pass TD

2

Int

0

CIN

Team Stats

CLE

398

Total Yds

417

25

1st Downs

26

2

Turnovers

2

1976 AFC Central

Team	W	L	PCT
Steelers	10	4	.714
Bengals	10	4	.714
Browns	9	5	.643
Oilers	5	9	.357

Game Summary

The Cleveland Browns were easily defeated by the Cincinnati Bengals, 45 to 24, on October 3, 1976.

Game Info

October 2, 1976

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Ken Anderson K. Anderson #14	19/27	265	9.8	4	2	0-0	110.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	26/42	290	6.9	2	0	0-0	98.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Archie Griffin A. Griffin #45	16	75	4.7	0	22
Boobie Clark B. Clark #42	13	53	4.1	1	18
Ken Anderson K. Anderson #14	4	6	1.5	0	0
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	3	-1	-0.3	0	3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt #34	15	70	4.7	0	20
Cleo Miller C. Miller #30	5	24	4.8	1	15
Larry Poole L. Poole #38	2	17	8.5	0	12
Brian Duncan B. Duncan #35	2	14	7.0	0	9
Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt #43	2	2	1.0	0	1
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	0/0	89	17.8	2	29
Isaac Curtis I. Curtis #85	0/0	87	17.4	2	44
Chip Myers C. Myers #25	0/0	38	12.7	0	17
Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy #84	0/0	21	21.0	0	21
Archie Griffin A. Griffin #45	0/0	12	6.0	0	9
Boobie Clark B. Clark #42	0/0	11	5.5	0	9
Billy Brooks B. Brooks #82	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Reggie Rucker R. Rucker #33	0/0	141	15.7	1	37
Steve Holden S. Holden #88	0/0	75	15.0	0	21
Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt #34	0/0	39	4.9	1	13
Oscar Roan O. Roan #81	0/0	31	10.3	0	14
Larry Poole L. Poole #38	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Jerry Sherk J. Sherk #72	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Neal Craig N. Craig #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chris Bahr C. Bahr #10	1/1	6/6	9	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	1/3	2/2	5	0
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Pat McInally P. McInally #87	2	78	39.0	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	3	120	40.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Willie Shelby W. Shelby #30	4	164	41.0	0	1
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	1	17	17.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt #43	3	63	21.0
Brian Duncan B. Duncan #35	1	25	25.0
Steve Holden S. Holden #88	3	68	22.7

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Lemar Parrish L. Parrish #20	2	2	1.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Ken Anderson K. Anderson #14	19/27	265	9.8	4	2	0-0	110.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Archie Griffin A. Griffin #45	16	75	4.7	0	22
Boobie Clark B. Clark #42	13	53	4.1	1	18
Ken Anderson K. Anderson #14	4	6	1.5	0	0
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	3	-1	-0.3	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	0/0	89	17.8	2	29
Isaac Curtis I. Curtis #85	0/0	87	17.4	2	44
Chip Myers C. Myers #25	0/0	38	12.7	0	17
Bob Trumpy B. Trumpy #84	0/0	21	21.0	0	21
Archie Griffin A. Griffin #45	0/0	12	6.0	0	9
Boobie Clark B. Clark #42	0/0	11	5.5	0	9
Billy Brooks B. Brooks #82	0/0	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Chris Bahr C. Bahr #10	1/1	6/6	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Pat McInally P. McInally #87	2	78	39.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Willie Shelby W. Shelby #30	4	164	41.0	0	1
Lenvil Elliott L. Elliott #36	1	17	17.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Lemar Parrish L. Parrish #20	2	2	1.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	26/42	290	6.9	2	0	0-0	98.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt #34	15	70	4.7	0	20
Cleo Miller C. Miller #30	5	24	4.8	1	15
Larry Poole L. Poole #38	2	17	8.5	0	12
Brian Duncan B. Duncan #35	2	14	7.0	0	9
Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt #43	2	2	1.0	0	1
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Reggie Rucker R. Rucker #33	0/0	141	15.7	1	37
Steve Holden S. Holden #88	0/0	75	15.0	0	21
Greg Pruitt G. Pruitt #34	0/0	39	4.9	1	13
Oscar Roan O. Roan #81	0/0	31	10.3	0	14
Larry Poole L. Poole #38	0/0	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Jerry Sherk J. Sherk #72	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Neal Craig N. Craig #34	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	1/3	2/2	5	0
Brian Sipe B. Sipe #17	0/0	1/1	1	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Don Cockroft D. Cockroft #12	3	120	40.0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt #43	3	63	21.0
Brian Duncan B. Duncan #35	1	25	25.0
Steve Holden S. Holden #88	3	68	22.7

CIN

CLE

1

21

7

2

10

3

0

7

4

14

0

45

24

CIN

Team Stats

CLE

398

Total Yds

417

265

Pass Yds

290

133

Rush Yds

127

63

Total Plays

69

6.3

Yards Per Play

6.0

9.8

Yards Per Pass

6.9

3.7

Yards Per Rush

4.7

25

1st Downs

26

2

Punts

3

2

Turnovers

2

Interceptions Thrown

0

Fumbles Lost

2

5

Penalties

7

0.0

Sacks

0.0

1

D/ST TD

0

3-1 CIN

CLE 1-3

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1976 AFC Central

Game Summary

Game Info

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