The Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Houston Oilers, 30 to 27, on September 23, 1979.

Final

Oilers

3-1-0

30

Bengals

0-4-0

27

Team

HOU

CIN

1

0

14

2

10

3

17

0

4

0

3

OT

3

0

Total

30

27

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

HOU

CIN

Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick)

0

7

Charles Alexander 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick)

0

14

2nd quarter

HOU

CIN

Pete Johnson 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick)

0

21

Chris Bahr 52-yard field goal

0

24

Ken Burrough 35-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)

7

24

Toni Fritsch 43-yard field goal

10

24

3rd quarter

HOU

CIN

Earl Campbell 8-yard run (Toni Fritsch kick)

17

24

Rich Caster 22-yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Toni Fritsch kick)

24

Toni Fritsch 47-yard field goal

27

24

4th quarter

HOU

CIN

Chris Bahr 55-yard field goal

27

OT

HOU

CIN

Toni Fritsch 29-yard field goal

30

27

Oilers

Bengals

1st Downs

19

21

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

79

75

Total Yards

361

265

Yards per play

4.6

3.5

Passing

184

100

Comp - Att

15 - 33

11 - 21

Yards per pass

5.3

3.6

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 14

7 - 81

Rushing

177

165

Rushing Attempts

44

47

Yards per rush

4.0

3.5

Penalties

4

Turnovers

3

2

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Oilers

Bengals

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Dan Pastorini	15	33	198	6.0	2	2		59.9
Team	15	33	184	6.0	2	2	2	59.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Earl Campbell	34	158	4.6	1
Tim Wilson	7	13	1.9	0
Dan Pastorini	2	5	2.5	0
Rob Carpenter	1	1	1.0	0
Team	44	177	4.0	1

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Ken Burrough	3	72	24.0	1
Mike Barber	4	61	15.3	0
Tim Wilson	5	33	6.6	0
Rich Caster	1	22	22.0	1
Rob Carpenter	2	10	5.0	0
Team	15	198	6.0	2	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			7.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Toni Fritsch	3	3		3	12
Team	3	3		3	12

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Cliff Parsley	8	338	42.3
Team	8	338	42.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rich Ellender	6	120	20.0	0
Team	6	120	20.0	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Rich Ellender	3	26	8.7	0
Team	3	26	8.7	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Jack Thompson	11	21	181	8.6	0	1		61.8
Team	11	21	100	8.6	0	1	7	61.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Pete Johnson	25	75	3.0	2
Archie Griffin	10	39	3.9	0
Charles Alexander	9	37	4.1	1
Don Bass	1	14	14.0	0
Jack Thompson	2	0	0.0	0
Team	47	165	3.5	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Billy Brooks	2	58	29.0
Archie Griffin	3	47	15.7
Don Bass	2	31	15.5
James Corbett	1	15	15.0
Dan Ross	1	12	12.0
Charles Alexander	1	9	9.0
Isaac Curtis	1	9	9.0
Team	11	181	8.6	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	1	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Chris Bahr	2	4		3	9
Team	2	4		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Pat McInally	6	268	44.7
Team	6	268	44.7

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Nathan Poole	3	58	19.3
Jim Browner	2	24	12.0
Team	5	82	16.4

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Vaughn Lusby	6	78	13.0	0
Team	6	78	13.0	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 lost to the Houston Oilers, 30 to 27, on September 23, 1979.

Final

Oilers

30

Bengals

27

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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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