1973 Cincinnati Bengals season

1973 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach Paul Brown
Home field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record 10–4
Division place 1st AFC Central
Playoff finish Lost AFC Divisional Playoffs

The 1973 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's sixth year in professional football and its fourth with the National Football League.

The Bengals split their first eight games, then swept their last six to win their second AFC Central Division title. Cincinnati for the second time made the playoffs, losing to the eventual Super Bowl winner (Miami 34–16) for the second time as well.

RB Essex Johnson became the first Bengal to achieve 100+ yards rushing and receiving in the same game. He rushed for 121 yards on 21 carries and got 116 yards on two receptions on Sep 30, 1973 at San Diego.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1973 NFL Draft
1973 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 15 Isaac Curtis *  Wide receiver San Diego State
2 43 Al Chandler  Tight end Oklahoma
3 68 Tim George  Wide receiver Carson–Newman
5 121 Bob McCall  Running back Arizona
6 146 Bob Jones  Defensive back Virginia Union
7 171 Bob Maddox  Defensive end Frostburg State
8 199 Joe Wilson  Running back Holy Cross
9 224 John Dampeer  Guard Notre Dame
10 249 Lenvil Elliott  Running back Northeast Missouri State
11 277 William Montgomery  Defensive back Morehouse
12 302 Boobie Clark  Running back Bethune–Cookman
13 327 Brooks West  Defensive tackle UTEP
14 355 Hurles Scales  Defensive back North Texas State
15 380 Ted McNulty  Quarterback Indiana
16 405 Harry Unger  Running back Auburn
17 433 Wayne Estabrook  Quarterback Whittier
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1973 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • President – John Sawyer
  • Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Regular season

Schedule

1973 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Date Opponent Result Score Attendance Stadium
September 16 at Denver Broncos L 10–28
49,059
Mile High Stadium
September 23 Houston Oilers W 24–10
51,823
Riverfront Stadium
September 30 at San Diego Chargers W 20–13
46,733
San Diego Stadium
October 7 at Cleveland Browns L 10–17
70,805
Cleveland Stadium
October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–7
55,819
Riverfront Stadium
October 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 14–6
56,397
Riverfront Stadium
October 28 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–20
45,761
Three Rivers Stadium
November 4 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–38
54,944
Texas Stadium
November 11 at Buffalo Bills W 16–13
76,927
Rich Stadium
November 18 New York Jets W 20–14
55,745
Riverfront Stadium
November 25 St. Louis Cardinals W 42–24
50,918
Riverfront Stadium
December 2 Minnesota Vikings W 27–0
57,859
Riverfront Stadium
December 9 Cleveland Browns W 34–17
58,266
Riverfront Stadium
December 16 at Houston Oilers W 27–24
21,955
Astrodome

Game summaries

Week 2

1 234Total
Oilers 7 030 10
Bengals 0 10014 24

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Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cincinnati Bengals 10 4 0 .714 4–2 8–3 286 231 W6
Pittsburgh Steelers 10 4 0 .714 4–2 7–4 347 210 W2
Cleveland Browns 7 5 2 .571 4–2 6–3–2 234 255 L2
Houston Oilers 1 13 0 .071 0–6 1–10 199 447 L6

Team stats

1973 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats
TEAM STATS Bengals Opponents
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 252 219
Rushing 124 109
Passing 108 97
Penalty 20 13
TOTAL NET YARDS 4512 3705
Avg Per Game 322.3 264.6
Total Plays 871 840
Avg. Per Play 5.2 4.4
NET YARDS RUSHING 2236 1807
Avg. Per Game 159.7 129.1
Total Rushes 515 459
NET YARDS PASSING 2276 1898
Avg. Per Game 162.6 135.6
Sacked Yards Lost 24–163 43–342
Gross Yards 2439 2240
Att. Completions 332–180 338–182
Completion Pct. 54.2 53.8
Intercepted 12 18
PUNTS-AVERAGE 68–41 77–41.7
PENALTIES-YARDS 83–799 78–710
FUMBLES-BALL LOST 25–14 31–16
TOUCHDOWNS 32 27
Rushing 13 15
Passing 18 9
Returns 1 3
Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 Tot
Bengals 39 100 79 68 286
Opponents 50 61 58 62 231

Team leaders

Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Postseason

Playoffs
Date Opponent W-L Score Attendance Stadium
December 23 at Miami Dolphins L 16–34
74,651
Miami Orange Bowl

Awards and records

Pro Bowl Selections

References

  1. "1973 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-22.
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452
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