The Cincinnati Bengals were defeated by the New Orleans Saints, 20 to 18, on September 24, 1978.

Final

Saints

2-2-0

20

Bengals

0-4-0

18

Team

NO

CIN

1

0

3

2

10

3

0

4

10

5

Total

20

18

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

NO

CIN

Chris Bahr 20-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

NO

CIN

Michael Strachan 5-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

7

3

Don Bass 12-yard pass from John Reaves (Chris Bahr kick)

7

10

Chris Bahr 22-yard field goal

7

13

John Leypoldt 39-yard field goal

10

13

4th quarter

NO

CIN

Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal

10

16

Safety

10

18

Michael Strachan 5-yard run (John Leypoldt kick)

17

18

John Leypoldt 27-yard field goal

20

18

Saints

Bengals

1st Downs

12

14

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

58

62

Total Yards

254

283

Yards per play

4.4

4.6

Passing

180

117

Comp - Att

14 - 25

9 - 17

Yards per pass

6.2

6.9

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 28

0 - 0

Rushing

74

166

Rushing Attempts

29

45

Yards per rush

2.6

3.7

Penalties

5

Turnovers

2

1

Fumbles lost

1

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Saints

Bengals

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Archie Manning	14	25	208	8.3	0	1		66.8
Team	14	25	180	8.3	0	1	4	66.8

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Archie Manning	3	28	9.3	0
Tony Galbreath	14	26	1.9	0
Michael Strachan	12	20	1.7	2
Team	29	74	2.6	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Henry Childs	3	81	27.0
Tinker Owens	3	81	27.0
Tony Galbreath	5	22	4.4
Michael Strachan	2	14	7.0
Ike Harris	1	10	10.0
Team	14	208	8.3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	4	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
John Leypoldt	2	2		2	8
Team	2	2		2	8

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Tom Blanchard	6	258	43.0
Team	6	258	43.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Wes Chandler	3	62	20.7
Clarence Chapman	1	28	28.0
Rich Mauti	1	25	25.0
Team	5	115	23.0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Wes Chandler	5	49	9.8	0
Team	5	49	9.8	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
John Reaves	9	17	117	6.9	1	0		94.5
Team	9	17	117	6.9	1	0	0	94.5

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC
Pete Johnson	22	98	4.5
Archie Griffin	19	44	2.3
John Reaves	3	24	8.0
Deacon Turner	1	0	0.0
Team	45	166	3.7

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Billy Brooks	2	32	16.0	0
James Corbett	2	31	15.5	0
Isaac Curtis	2	18	9.0	0
Pete Johnson	1	18	18.0	0
Don Bass	1	12	12.0	1
Deacon Turner	1	6	6.0	0
Team	9	117	6.9	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Chris Bahr	3	4		1	10
Team	3	4		1	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Pat McInally	6	266	44.3
Team	6	266	44.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Louis Breeden	1	12	12.0
Boobie Clark	1	11	11.0
Ray Griffin	1	5	5.0
Ted Vincent	1	2	2.0
Team	4	30	7.5

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Dennis Law	3	28	9.3
Don Bass	2	11	5.5
Louis Breeden	1	0	0.0
Team	6	39	6.5

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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 were defeated by the New Orleans Saints, 20 to 18, on September 24, 1978.

Final

Saints

20

Bengals

18

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