Week 3
Final
NE
CIN2Q
7 - 0
S. Morgan 17-yard TD catch from S. Grogan.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
14 - 0
D. Calhoun 3-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
14 - 7
J. Thompson 13-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 7
J. Smith 39-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
20 - 7
J. Smith 39-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
20 - 14
J. Thompson 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
176
Grogan
NE
Rush Yds
61
Cunningham
NE
Rec Yds
76
Jackson
NE
Scrim TD
2
Thompson
CIN
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1979 AFC East
NE CIN
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Bengals Game Summary
The Cincinnati Bengals fell to the New England Patriots, 20 to 14, on September 16, 1979.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 11/26 | 176 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 78.4 |
H. Jackson #29 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #12 | 7/20 | 83 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 48.5 |
K. Anderson #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 |
A. Johnson | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
S. Grogan #14 | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 26 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #12 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 2 | 21 |
P. Johnson #46 | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | 6 |
A. Griffin #45 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 14 |
C. Alexander #40 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 |
K. Anderson #14 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Jackson #29 | 0/0 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | 59 |
S. Morgan #86 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 27 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 |
A. Johnson | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bass #84 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 18 |
D. Ross #84 | 0/0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
P. Johnson #46 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Bahr #10 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hare #8 | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McInally #87 | 6 | 294 | 49.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Clark #35 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Turner #22 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Haynes #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Westbrook #83 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Lusby #29 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Grogan #14 | 11/26 | 176 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 78.4 |
H. Jackson #29 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Cunningham #39 | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 0 | 14 |
A. Johnson | 17 | 49 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 |
S. Grogan #14 | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 26 |
D. Calhoun #44 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Jackson #29 | 0/0 | 76 | 38.0 | 0 | 59 |
S. Morgan #86 | 0/0 | 54 | 18.0 | 1 | 27 |
S. Cunningham #39 | 0/0 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 |
A. Johnson | 0/0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Smith #1 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Hare #8 | 3 | 104 | 34.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Clark #35 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Morgan #86 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Haynes #40 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Westbrook #83 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #12 | 7/20 | 83 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 48.5 |
K. Anderson #14 | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Thompson #12 | 6 | 57 | 9.5 | 2 | 21 |
P. Johnson #46 | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 0 | 6 |
A. Griffin #45 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 14 |
C. Alexander #40 | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 14 |
K. Anderson #14 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Bass #84 | 0/0 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 18 |
D. Ross #84 | 0/0 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | 30 |
P. Johnson #46 | 0/0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Bahr #10 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
P. McInally #87 | 6 | 294 | 49.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Turner #22 | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Lusby #29 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
332
Total Yds
198
167
Pass Yds
32
165
Rush Yds
166
71
Total Plays
58
4.7
Yards Per Play
3.4
5.8
Yards Per Pass
1.2
3.9
Yards Per Rush
5.2
18
1st Downs
17
3
Punts
6
0
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
0
0
Fumbles Lost
1
3
Penalties
3
5.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
