1970 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Paul Brown (8-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1970 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Cincinnati scored 312 points, while the defensive unit yielded 255. Jess Phillips carried the ball for a team-best 648 yards for the Bengals, and Paul Robinson also aided the ground game.
Virgil Carter threw for 1,647 yards. Chip Myers paced all receivers, grabbing 32 passes for 542 yards. Bob Trumpy provided receiving help, too.
The larcenous defense pounced on 39 turnovers. Lemar Parrish intercepted 5 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1970 Cincinnati Bengals lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Carter | 278 | 143 | 51.4 | 1647 | 5.9 | 9 | 3.2 | 9 | 3.2 | 56 | 21 | 154 | 66.9 |
| Sam Wyche | 57 | 26 | 45.6 | 411 | 7.2 | 3 | 5.3 | 2 | 3.5 | 51 | 10 | 73 | 73.1 |
| Dave Lewis | 4 | 3 | 75.0 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 105.2 |
| Totals | 339 | 172 | 50.7 | 2097 | 6.2 | 12 | 3.5 | 11 | 3.2 | 56 | 31 | 227 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Phillips | 163 | 648 | 4.0 | 76 | 4 |
| Paul Robinson | 149 | 622 | 4.2 | 26 | 6 |
| Essex Johnson | 65 | 273 | 4.2 | 26 | 2 |
| Virgil Carter | 34 | 246 | 7.2 | 73 | 2 |
| Sam Wyche | 19 | 118 | 6.2 | 23 | 2 |
| Doug Dressler | 18 | 77 | 4.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Lamb | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Crabtree | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 461 | 2057 | 4.5 | 76 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Myers | 32 | 542 | 16.9 | 56 | 1 |
| Jess Phillips | 31 | 124 | 4.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Bob Trumpy | 29 | 480 | 16.6 | 53 | 2 |
| Speedy Thomas | 21 | 257 | 12.2 | 27 | 2 |
| Eric Crabtree | 19 | 231 | 12.2 | 29 | 2 |
| Paul Robinson | 17 | 175 | 10.3 | 27 | 1 |
| Essex Johnson | 15 | 190 | 12.7 | 51 | 2 |
| Bruce Coslet | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 24 | 1 |
| Totals | 172 | 2097 | 12.2 | 56 | 12 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horst Muhlmann | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 37 | 25 | 67.6 | 108 |
| Totals | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 37 | 25 | 67.6 | 108 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lewis | 79 | 3651 | 46.2 | 63 |
| Totals | 79 | 3651 | 46.2 | 63 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Parrish | 23 | 194 | 8.4 | 79 | 1 |
| Essex Johnson | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Kenny Graham | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Speedy Thomas | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Fletcher Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 327 | 8.8 | 79 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Parrish | 16 | 482 | 30.1 | 95 | 1 |
| Paul Robinson | 14 | 363 | 25.9 | 36 | 0 |
| Essex Johnson | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Doug Dressler | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ron Lamb | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 1002 | 25.7 | 95 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Parrish | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 4 | 17 | 4.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Dyer | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bill Bergey | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Kenny Graham | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Fletcher Smith | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Ken Avery | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Al Beauchamp | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 180 | 7.8 | 31 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce Berry | 0 | 4 | 66 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Lemar Parrish | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Doug Dressler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Riley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Speedy Thomas | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |||
| Ernie Wright | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Bergey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jess Phillips | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Virgil Carter | 5 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |||
| Ron Carpenter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Beauchamp | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| Paul Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ron Lamb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sam Wyche | 3 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |||
| Steve Chomyszak | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Willie Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eric Crabtree | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Kelly | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fletcher Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Trumpy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Essex Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 113 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Horst Muhlmann | 25 | 33 | 0 | 108 | ||||||||||
| Paul Robinson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| Jess Phillips | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Essex Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Speedy Thomas | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Virgil Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Sam Wyche | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Royce Berry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Eric Crabtree | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bob Trumpy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Al Beauchamp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bruce Coslet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Chip Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 |
