The Cincinnati Bengals couldn't pull it off against the Cleveland Browns, 27 to 24, on December 21, 1980.
Final
1st quarter
CLE
CIN
Jim Breech 42-yard field goal
0
3
2nd quarter
CLE
CIN
Jack Thompson 13-yard run (Jim Breech kick)
0
10
Reggie Rucker 42-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
7
10
Don Cockroft 26-yard field goal
10
10
3rd quarter
CLE
CIN
Ray Griffin 52-yard interception return (Jim Breech kick)
10
17
Ricky Feacher 35-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
17
17
Ricky Feacher 34-yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)
24
17
Pat McInally 59-yard pass from Jack Thompson (Jim Breech kick)
24
24
4th quarter
CLE
CIN
Don Cockroft 22-yard field goal
27
24
Browns
Bengals
1st Downs
18
20
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
69
68
Total Yards
313
373
Yards per play
4.5
5.5
Passing
256
248
Comp - Att
24 - 44
16 - 36
Yards per pass
5.1
6.7
Interceptions thrown
2
2
Sacks - Yards lost
6 - 52
1 - 3
Rushing
57
125
Rushing Attempts
19
31
Yards per rush
3.0
4.0
Penalties
8
6
Turnovers
3
4
Fumbles lost
1
2
Interceptions
2
2
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sipe | 24 | 44 | 308 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 80.5 | |
Team | 24 | 44 | 256 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 80.5 |
Rushing
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Rucker | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 1 | |
R. Feacher | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 2 | |
D. Logan | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 0 | |
O. Newsome | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | |
W. Adams | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | |
C. Hill | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | |
M. Pruitt | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 0 | |
G. Pruitt | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
C. Miller | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 24 | 308 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Cockroft | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
Team | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Evans | 7 | 225 | 32.1 | |
Team | 7 | 225 | 32.1 |
Kick Return
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Wright | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson | 12 | 30 | 197 | 6.6 | 1 | 2 | 46.1 | |
K. Anderson | 4 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 95.1 | |
Team | 16 | 36 | 248 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 54.3 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Alexander | 8 | 50 | 6.3 | 0 |
P. Johnson | 16 | 42 | 2.6 | 0 |
J. Thompson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 1 |
A. Griffin | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
M.L. Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 31 | 125 | 4.0 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McInally | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 1 | |
D. Ross | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 0 | |
S. Kreider | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | |
I. Curtis | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | |
M.L. Harris | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
C. Alexander | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
A. Griffin | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 251 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 6.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Breech | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McInally | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | |
J. Breech | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | |
Team | 5 | 147 | 29.4 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Montgomery | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 0 | |
J. Jo Heath | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
R. Simpkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Montgomery | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | |
R. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 |
More Bengals Stats
PPG
26.2
7th
OPP PPG
25.2
25th
RUSH YDS/G
94.2
27th
PASS YDS/G
249.3
7th
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