1973 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Paul Brown (10-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1973 Cincinnati Bengals RosterTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Paul Brown (10-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1973 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Bengals racked up 286 points, and the defense allowed 231. Essex Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 997 yards for Cincinnati, and Boobie Clark also aided the ground game.
Ken Anderson threw for 2,428 yards. Boobie Clark grabbed 45 passes, while Isaac Curtis accumulated 843 receiving yards.
Tommy Casanova intercepted 4 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1973 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Anderson | 329 | 179 | 54.4 | 2428 | 7.4 | 18 | 5.5 | 12 | 3.6 | 78 | 24 | 163 | 81.2 |
| Greg Cook | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.1 |
| Totals | 332 | 180 | 54.2 | 2439 | 7.3 | 18 | 5.4 | 12 | 3.6 | 78 | 24 | 163 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Johnson | 195 | 997 | 5.1 | 46 | 4 |
| Boobie Clark | 254 | 988 | 3.9 | 26 | 8 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 22 | 122 | 5.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Ken Anderson | 26 | 97 | 3.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Wilson | 10 | 39 | 3.9 | 11 | 0 |
| Reece Morrison | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 515 | 2236 | 4.3 | 46 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Curtis | 45 | 843 | 18.7 | 77 | 9 |
| Boobie Clark | 45 | 347 | 7.7 | 39 | 0 |
| Bob Trumpy | 29 | 435 | 15.0 | 53 | 5 |
| Essex Johnson | 28 | 356 | 12.7 | 78 | 3 |
| Charlie Joiner | 13 | 214 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Bruce Coslet | 9 | 123 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
| Chip Myers | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tim George | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Reece Morrison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 180 | 2439 | 13.6 | 78 | 18 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Lewis | 68 | 2790 | 41.0 | 60 |
| Totals | 68 | 2790 | 41.0 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemar Parrish | 25 | 200 | 8.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Tommy Casanova | 15 | 119 | 7.9 | 27 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 333 | 7.4 | 47 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Jackson | 21 | 520 | 24.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Joe Wilson | 8 | 173 | 21.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Bruce Coslet | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 876 | 22.5 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Casanova | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Bergey | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Al Beauchamp | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Neal Craig | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Lemar Parrish | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Avery | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bernard Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 166 | 9.2 | 30 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Johnson | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Ken Anderson | 5 | 3 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Sherman White | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bill Bergey | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Royce Berry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Pritchard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lemar Parrish | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Boobie Clark | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Reid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ron Carpenter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Neal Craig | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Trumpy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tim Kearney | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bruce Coslet | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ken Avery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Joiner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al Beauchamp | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Horst Muhlmann | 21 | 31 | 0 | 94 | ||||||||||
| Isaac Curtis | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Boobie Clark | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Essex Johnson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| Bob Trumpy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Lemar Parrish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 |
