1981 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Forrest Gregg (12-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

1981 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
1981 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Cincinnati piled up points with 421 points, while the defense surrendered 304. Ken Anderson directed the offense, slinging for 3,754 yards. Dan Ross paced all receivers, grabbing 71 passes, while Cris Collinsworth accumulated 1,009 receiving yards.

Pete Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 1,077 yards for the Bengals.

Ken Riley seized 5 opponent throws.

Forrest Gregg coached the team. The 1981 Cincinnati Bengals lost in the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Ken Anderson	479	300	62.6	3754	7.8	29	6.1	10	2.1	74	25	140	98.4
Jack Thompson	49	21	42.9	267	5.4	1	2.0	2	4.1	21	7	61	50.3
Turk Schonert	19	10	52.6	166	8.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	36	3	4	82.3
Steve Kreider	3	1	33.3	13	4.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	0	0	47.9
Totals	550	332	60.4	4200	7.6	30	5.5	12	2.2	74	35	205

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pete Johnson	274	1077	3.9	39	12
Ken Anderson	46	320	7.0	25	1
Charles Alexander	98	292	3.0	16	2
Archie Griffin	47	163	3.5	23	3
Jimmy Hargrove	16	66	4.1	27	1
Turk Schonert	7	41	5.9	19	0
Steve Kreider	1	21	21.0	21	0
David Verser	2	11	5.5	9	0
Don Bass	1	9	9.0	9	0
Pat McInally	1	-27	-27.0	-27	0
Totals	493	1973	4.0	39	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dan Ross	71	910	12.8	37	5
Cris Collinsworth	67	1009	15.1	74	8
Pete Johnson	46	320	7.0	33	4
Isaac Curtis	37	609	16.5	68	2
Steve Kreider	37	520	14.1	46	5
Charles Alexander	28	262	9.4	65	1
Archie Griffin	20	160	8.0	17	1
M.L. Harris	13	181	13.9	42	2
David Verser	6	161	26.8	73	2
Pat McInally	6	68	11.3	20	0
Jimmy Hargrove	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	332	4200	12.7	74	30

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Breech	51	49	96.1	32	22	68.8	115
Totals	51	49	96.1	32	22	68.8	115

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pat McInally	72	3272	45.4	62
Totals	72	3272	45.4	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Fuller	23	177	7.7	34
John Simmons	5	24	4.8	11
Bryan Hicks	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	29	205	7.1	34

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
David Verser	29	691	23.8	78
Clarence Chapman	8	171	21.4	29
Archie Griffin	6	119	19.8	28
Mike Fuller	1	34	34.0	34
Ray Griffin	2	31	15.5	17
John Simmons	1	10	10.0	10
Bobby Kemp	1	0	0.0	0
Tom Dinkel	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	49	1056	21.6	78

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Riley	5	6	1.2	6	0
Louis Breeden	4	145	36.2	102	1
Reggie Williams	4	33	8.2	14	0
Bo Harris	2	92	46.0	49	0
Mike Fuller	1	31	31.0	31	0
Rick Razzano	1	11	11.0	11	0
Glenn Cameron	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jim LeClair	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	318	16.7	102	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Reggie Williams		0	0	3	0	0
M.L. Harris			1	2	3
Ken Anderson			5	2	-20
Bryan Hicks			0	2	3	0
Ken Riley		0	0	1	0	0
Charles Alexander			0	1	0
Eddie Edwards			0	1	0	0
Isaac Curtis			1	1	0
Don Bass			0	1	0	0
Blair Bush			0	1	12	0
John Simmons			1	1	0	0
Jim LeClair		0	0	1	0	0
Max Montoya			0	1	0	0
Mike Fuller		0	1	1	0	0
Dan Ross			3	1	3
Ray Griffin			0	1	0	0
Cris Collinsworth			3	1	0
Mike St. Clair			0	1	12	1
Rod Horn			0	1	0	0
Pete Johnson			4	1	0
Louis Breeden		0	0	1	10
Jeff Schuh			0	1	0	0
Ross Browner			0	1	0	0
David Verser			2	0	0
Turk Schonert			1	0	0	0
Jimmy Hargrove			1	0	0
Steve Kreider			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	28	23	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Breech									22	49	0			115
Pete Johnson	12	4							0	0	0			96
Cris Collinsworth		8							0	0	0			48
Dan Ross		5							0	0	0			30
Steve Kreider	0	5							0	0	0			30
Archie Griffin	3	1		0					0	0	0			24
Charles Alexander	2	1							0	0	0			18
M.L. Harris		2							0	0	0			12
Isaac Curtis		2							0	0	0			12
David Verser	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Ken Anderson	1								0	0	0			6
Mike St. Clair							1		0	0	0			6
Louis Breeden						1			0	0	0			6
Jimmy Hargrove	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	19	30	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	49	0	0	0	421