The Cincinnati Bengals put the smackdown on the Cleveland Browns, 48 to 16, on December 17, 1978.

Final

Browns

8-8-0

16

Bengals

4-12-0

48

Team

CLE

CIN

1

6

0

2

0

17

3

10

7

4

0

24

Total

16

48

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

CLE

CIN

Mark Miller 5-yard run (kick failed)

6

0

2nd quarter

CLE

CIN

Chris Bahr 23-yard field goal

6

3

Don Bass 40-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)

6

10

Archie Griffin 6-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)

6

17

3rd quarter

CLE

CIN

Rick Walker 3-yard pass from Archie Griffin (Chris Bahr kick)

6

24

Greg Pruitt 70-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)

13

24

Don Cockroft 19-yard field goal

16

24

4th quarter

CLE

CIN

Ken Anderson 3-yard run (Chris Bahr kick)

16

31

Chris Bahr 49-yard field goal

16

34

Pete Johnson 12-yard run (Chris Bahr kick)

16

41

Scott Perry 16-yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick)

16

48

Browns

Bengals

1st Downs

17

27

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

63

74

Total Yards

328

494

Yards per play

5.2

6.7

Passing

106

249

Comp - Att

6 - 23

16 - 24

Yards per pass

4.1

9.6

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 23

2 - 12

Rushing

222

245

Rushing Attempts

37

48

Yards per rush

6.0

5.1

Penalties

2

7

Turnovers

6

3

Fumbles lost

4

2

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Browns

Bengals

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SCK	RATE
Mark Miller	6	21	129	6.1	2		13.1
Brian Sipe	0	2	0	0.0	0		39.6
Team	6	23	106	5.6	2	3	14.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Greg Pruitt	22	182	8.3	1
Cleo Miller	4	12	3.0	0
Mike Pruitt	3	11	3.7	0
Calvin Hill	5	8	1.6	0
Mark Miller	2	5	2.5	1
Ozzie Newsome	1	4	4.0	0
Team	37	222	6.0	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Dave Logan	3	86	28.7
Ozzie Newsome	1	19	19.0
Calvin Hill	1	17	17.0
Greg Pruitt	1	7	7.0
Team	6	129	5.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	5	4	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Don Cockroft	1	1		1	4
Team	1	1		1	4

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Johnny Evans	4	173	43.3
Team	4	173	43.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Keith Wright	5	94	18.8
Larry Collins	3	64	21.3
Team	8	158	19.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Keith Wright	1	11	11.0	0
Team	1	11	11.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Ken Anderson	14	22	256	11.6	2	1		115.0
Archie Griffin	1	1	3	3.0	1	0		118.8
John Reaves	1	1	2	2.0	0	0		79.2
Team	16	24	249	10.9	3	1	2	125.2

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Pete Johnson	27	160	5.9	1
Archie Griffin	17	65	3.8	0
Ken Anderson	3	18	6.0	1
Tony Davis	1	2	2.0	0
Team	48	245	5.1	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Isaac Curtis	7	138	19.7	0
Don Bass	2	62	31.0	1
Pete Johnson	2	25	12.5	0
Billy Brooks	1	20	20.0	0
Archie Griffin	2	8	4.0	1
James Corbett	1	5	5.0	0
Rick Walker	1	3	3.0	1
Team	16	261	10.9	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	2	4

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			3.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Chris Bahr	2	2		6	12
Team	2	2		6	12

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Pat McInally	3	111	37.0
Team	3	111	37.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ray Griffin	3	69	23.0
James Corbett	1	15	15.0
Team	4	84	21.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Tony Davis	3	20	6.7	0
Team	3	20	6.7	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,309

Burrow

RUSH

1,034

Mixon

REC

1,216

Chase

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

16th

OPP PPG

22.6

21st

RUSH YDS/G

89.8

31st

PASS YDS/G

250.4

12th

2023 Division Standings

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

Last Game

Bengals

9-8-0

31

Final

14

Browns

11-6-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Cincinnati Bengals put the smackdown on the Cleveland Browns, 48 to 16, on December 17, 1978.

Final

Browns

16

Bengals

48

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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More Bengals Stats

2,309

1,034

1,216

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule