The Cleveland Browns easily beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 27 to 6, on October 1, 1972.

1972 Cleveland Browns

Final

CIN

Bengals

2-1-0

6

CLE

Browns

2-1-0

27

1

0

10

2

3

0

3

0

3

4

3

14

Total

6

27

1st quarter

CIN

CLE

Browns

Leroy Kelly 2-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

0

7

Browns

Don Cockroft 31-yard field goal

0

10

2nd quarter

CIN

CLE

Bengals

Horst Muhlmann 26-yard field goal

3

10

3rd quarter

CIN

CLE

Browns

Don Cockroft 30-yard field goal

3

13

4th quarter

CIN

CLE

Bengals

Horst Muhlmann 14-yard field goal

6

13

Browns

Frank Pitts 68-yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick)

6

20

Browns

Bob Briggs 11-yard fumble return (Don Cockroft kick)

6

27

Bengals

Browns

1st Downs

19

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

74

60

Total Yards

331

289

Yards per play

4.5

4.8

Passing

203

180

Comp - Att

21 - 43

12 - 24

Yards per pass

4.6

6.9

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

1 - 18

2 - 18

Rushing

128

109

Rushing Attempts

30

34

Yards per rush

4.3

3.2

Penalties

1

4

Turnovers

4

0

Fumbles lost

2

0

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Ken Anderson 21 43 221 5.1 0 2 44.8
Team 21 43 203 5.1 0 2 1 44.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Essex Johnson 15 71 4.7 0
Jess Phillips 6 25 4.2 0
Ken Anderson 2 18 9.0 0
Fred Willis 5 11 2.2 0
Doug Dressler 2 3 1.5 0
Team 30 128 4.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Essex Johnson 2 51 25.5 0
Chip Myers 4 50 12.5 0
Speedy Thomas 3 43 14.3 0
Jess Phillips 5 30 6.0 0
Bob Trumpy 4 28 7.0 0
Fred Willis 1 9 9.0 0
Drew Buie 1 5 5.0 0
Doug Dressler 1 5 5.0 0
Team 21 221 5.1 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Horst Muhlmann 2 4 0 6
Team 2 4 0 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dave Lewis 5 229 45.8
Team 5 229 45.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Lemar Parrish 2 43 21.5 0
Bernard Jackson 1 22 22.0 0
Team 3 65 21.7 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Tommy Casanova 3 23 7.7 0
Lemar Parrish 2 22 11.0 0
Team 5 45 9.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Mike Phipps 12 24 198 8.3 1 0 92.0
Team 12 24 180 8.3 1 0 2 92.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Leroy Kelly 22 83 3.8 1
Ken Brown 11 28 2.5 0
Mike Phipps 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 34 109 3.2 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Frank Pitts 4 105 26.3 1
Fair Hooker 4 47 11.8 0
Milt Morin 2 34 17.0 0
Ken Brown 1 15 15.0 0
Leroy Kelly 1 -3 -3.0 0
Team 12 198 8.3 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Don Cockroft 2 3 3 9
Team 2 3 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Don Cockroft 8 361 45.1
Team 8 361 45.1

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Reece Morrison 1 32 32.0 0
Ken Brown 1 22 22.0 0
Team 2 54 27.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Thom Darden 2 14 7.0 0
Team 2 14 7.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

1,616

Flacco

Joe Flacco

RUSH

813

Ford

Jerome Ford

REC

1,250

Cooper

Amari Cooper

Team Rankings

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PPG

23.3

10th

OPP PPG

21.3

13th

RUSH YDS/G

118.6

12th

PASS YDS/G

235.9

19th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
Steelers Steelers
10 7 0 .588
Bengals Bengals
9 8 0 .529

Last Game

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HOU Texans

1-0-0

45

Final

14

CLE Browns

0-1-0

Sat 13 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM