1978 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Homer Rice (4-7)
Coach: Bill Johnson (0-5)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

1978 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
1978 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bengals scored 252 points, and the defensive unit surrendered 284. Pete Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 762 yards for Cincinnati.

Ken Anderson threw for 2,219 yards. Isaac Curtis paced all receivers, grabbing 47 passes for 737 yards.

Dick Jauron picked off 4 opponent throws.

Homer Rice and Bill Johnson coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Ken Anderson	319	173	54.2	2219	7.0	10	3.1	22	6.9	57	30	237	58.0
John Reaves	144	74	51.4	790	5.5	3	2.1	8	5.6	51	8	61	51.6
Archie Griffin	3	2	66.7	21	7.0	1	33.3	0	0.0	18	0	0	126.4
Rob Hertel	4	1	25.0	9	2.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	9	0	0	39.6
Totals	470	250	53.2	3039	6.5	14	3.0	30	6.4	57	38	298

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pete Johnson	180	762	4.2	50	7
Archie Griffin	132	484	3.7	30	0
Deacon Turner	84	333	4.0	65	0
Boobie Clark	40	187	4.7	20	0
Ken Anderson	29	167	5.8	16	1
Lenvil Elliott	29	75	2.6	12	0
Tony Davis	21	57	2.7	15	2
John Reaves	6	50	8.3	20	0
Tom Dinkel	1	20	20.0	20	0
Isaac Curtis	1	1	1.0	1	0
Rob Hertel	1	0	0.0	0	0
Dennis Law	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Don Bass	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	526	2131	4.1	65	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Isaac Curtis	47	737	15.7	57	3
Archie Griffin	35	284	8.1	27	3
Pete Johnson	31	236	7.6	34	0
Billy Brooks	30	506	16.9	45	2
Don Bass	27	447	16.6	51	4
Pat McInally	15	189	12.6	49	0
Jim Corbett	12	187	15.6	51	0
Rick Walker	12	126	10.5	28	2
Lenvil Elliott	12	100	8.3	18	0
Boobie Clark	11	73	6.6	26	0
Deacon Turner	11	50	4.5	8	0
Dennis Law	5	81	16.2	20	0
Tony Davis	2	23	11.5	14	0
Totals	250	3039	12.2	57	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Chris Bahr	29	26	89.7	30	16	53.3	74
Totals	29	26	89.7	30	16	53.3	74

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pat McInally	91	3919	43.1	65
Chris Bahr	4	108	27.0	41
Totals	95	4027	42.4	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tony Davis	22	130	5.9	12
Dennis Law	25	106	4.2	17
Dick Jauron	3	32	10.7	15
Don Bass	3	8	2.7	7
Louis Breeden	6	-12	-2.0	1
Totals	59	264	4.5	17

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ray Griffin	37	787	21.3	39
Don Bass	7	138	19.7	33
Archie Griffin	4	94	23.5	26
Tony Davis	3	51	17.0	21
Dennis Law	2	30	15.0	17
Deacon Turner	1	24	24.0	24
Jim Corbett	1	15	15.0	15
Louis Breeden	1	12	12.0	12
Boobie Clark	1	11	11.0	11
Ted Vincent	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	58	1164	20.1	39

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Jauron	4	52	13.0	24	1
Scott Perry	3	59	19.7	39	2
Ken Riley	3	33	11.0	17	0
Louis Breeden	3	25	8.3	18	0
Melvin Morgan	1	64	64.0	64	0
Ron Shumon	1	48	48.0	48	0
Marvin Cobb	1	13	13.0	13	0
Reggie Williams	1	11	11.0	11	0
Jim LeClair	1	11	11.0	11	0
Eddie Edwards	1	2	2.0	2	0
Tom Dinkel	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	20	319	16.0	64	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Tom Dinkel		0	0	3	0	0
Ken Anderson			8	3	-8
Ross Browner			0	3	21	0
Archie Griffin			6	3	0
Eddie Edwards		0	0	2	0	0
Wilson Whitley			0	2	10	0
Dave Lapham			0	2	0	0
Pete Johnson			4	2	-2
Bo Harris			0	1	0	0
Reggie Williams		0	0	1	30	0
Ray Griffin			0	1	0	0
Deacon Turner			4	1	0	0
Glenn Bujnoch			0	1	0	0
Bob Johnson			0	1	0	0
Vern Holland			0	1	0	0
Don Bass			1	1	0	1
Tony Davis			2	1	0
Dennis Law			1	1	0	0
Louis Breeden		0	2	1	0	0
Ken Riley		0	0	1	0	0
Scott Perry		0	0	1	0
Isaac Curtis			2	0	0
Boobie Clark			1	0	0	0
Lenvil Elliott			1	0	0	0
Rick Walker			1	0	0
John Reaves			2	0	-17	0
Rob Hertel			1	0	-5	0
Totals	0	0	36	33	29	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Chris Bahr									16	26	0			74
Pete Johnson	7	0							0	0	0			42
Don Bass	0	4	0	0			1		0	0	0			30
Isaac Curtis	0	3							0	0	0			18
Archie Griffin	0	3		0					0	0	0			18
Scott Perry						2		1	0	0	0			18
Rick Walker		2							0	0	0			12
Billy Brooks		2							0	0	0			12
Tony Davis	2	0	0	0					0	0	0			12
Dick Jauron			0			1			0	0	0			6
Ken Anderson	1								0	0	0			6
Gary Burley									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	10	14	0	0	0	3	1	1	16	26	0	0	1	250