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1971 Cincinnati Bengals: 4-10-0
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Home record: 3-4-0 (152 points scored, 107 allowed) Road record: 1-6-0 (132 points scored, 158 allowed) Head Coach: Paul Brown

284 points scored (11th of 26 teams), 265 points allowed (9th) NFL Averages: 19.4 points/game (271.1 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   214   365   2,124   (15)   5.24   15   11    462   2,142   ( 6)    4.6   14    4,266    ( 6)      23
Defense:   157   335   2,128   (13)   5.83   19   27    446   1,778   (13)    4.0   11    3,906    (12)      39

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
10  Eric Crabtree        WR     7   5'11  185   26    6   Pittsburgh
11  Virgil Carter        QB    10   6'1   200   25    4   Brigham Young
13  Ken Riley            DB    13   6'0   184   24    3   Florida A&M
14  Ken Anderson         QB    11   6'1   202   22    R   Augustana (IL)
15  Dave Lewis           P     14   6'2   210   26    2   Stanford
16  Horst Muhlmann       K     14   6'1   210   31    3   None
17  Speedy Thomas        WR    12   6'1   178   24    3   Utah
18  Paul Robinson        RB    14   6'0   200   26    4   Arizona
19  Essex Johnson        RB    14   5'9   195   25    4   Grambling
20  Lemar Parrish        DB    14   5'11  185   23    2   Lincoln (Mo.)
23  Al Coleman           DB     4   6'1   183   26    4   Tennessee State
25  Chip Myers           WR    10   6'4   200   26    4   Northwestern Oklahoma State
26  Jim Harris           DB     2   5'11  173   25    2   Howard Payne
27  Ken Dyer             DB     1   6'3   190   25    3   Arizona State
29  Sandy Durko          DB    14   6'1   185   23    2   Southern California
30  Jess Phillips        RB    14   6'1   210   24    4   Michigan State
31  Fletcher Smith       DB    14   6'2   180   28    6   Tennessee State
33  Fred Willis          RB    14   6'0   215   23    R   Boston College
34  Neal Craig           DB    12   6'1   185   23    R   Fisk
35  Mike Haffner         WR     3   6'2   205   29    4   UCLA
40  Ron Lamb             RB    12   6'2   230   28    4   South Carolina
44  Doug Dressler        RB    14   6'3   220   23    2   Cal State-Chico
51  Ken Avery            LB    14   6'1   225   27    5   Southern Mississippi
52  Doug Adams           LB    11   6'0   223   21    R   Ohio State
53  Bill Peterson        LB    14   6'3   230   26    4   San Jose State
54  Bob Johnson          C     14   6'5   265   25    4   Tennessee
58  Al Beauchamp         LB    14   6'2   236   27    4   Southern
59  Larry Ely            LB     6   6'1   230   23    2   Iowa
63  Guy Dennis           OG    14   6'2   255   24    3   Florida
66  Bill Bergey          LB    14   6'2   240   26    3   Arkansas State
68  Steve Lawson         OG     7   6'3   265   22    R   Kansas
70  Ron Carpenter        DE    14   6'4   260   23    2   North Carolina State
71  Rufus Mayes          OT    14   6'5   255   23    3   Ohio State
72  Howard Fest          OT    14   6'6   268   25    4   Texas
73  Pat Matson           OG    14   6'1   245   27    6   Oregon
74  Mike Reid            DT    14   6'3   258   24    2   Penn State
75  Ernie Wright         OT     7   6'4   270   31   12   Ohio State
76  Vern Holland         OT    14   6'5   270   23    R   Tennessee State
78  Willie Jones         DT     5   6'2   260   29    4   Kansas State
79  Steve Chomyszak      DT    14   6'5   265   27    5   Syracuse
80  Ken Johnson          DE     9   6'5   262   24    1   Indiana
81  Nick Roman           DE    12   6'3   230   24    2   Ohio State
82  Royce Berry          DE    14   6'3   248   25    3   Houston
83  Ed Marshall          WR    13   6'5   200   24    R   Cameron
84  Bob Trumpy           TE    14   6'6   225   26    4   Utah
87  Mike Kelly           TE    14   6'4   215   23    2   Davidson
88  Bruce Coslet         TE    14   6'3   230   25    3   Pacific

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Virgil Carter        222  138   62.2  1,624   7.32  11.8  10   4.5    7   3.2    13   122    86.2
Ken Anderson         131   72   55.0    777   5.93  10.8   5   3.8    4   3.1    23   159    72.6
Dave Lewis            10    3   30.0     18   1.80   6.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     4    22    39.6
Fred Willis            2    1   50.0      8   4.00   8.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    60.4
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Bob Trumpy             40    531   13.3    3
Chip Myers             27    286   10.6    1
Fred Willis            24    223    9.3    0
Speedy Thomas          22    327   14.9    2
Jess Phillips          22    125    5.7    1
Bruce Coslet           21    356   17.0    4
Doug Dressler          19    145    7.6    0
Essex Johnson          14    258   18.4    2
Eric Crabtree          14    102    7.3    2
Paul Robinson           8     47    5.9    0
Ed Marshall             2     18    9.0    0
Mike Kelly              1      9    9.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Fred Willis           135    590    4.4    7
Essex Johnson          85    522    6.1    4
Jess Phillips          94    420    4.5    0
Paul Robinson          49    213    4.3    1
Doug Dressler          54    204    3.8    1
Ken Anderson           22    125    5.7    1
Virgil Carter           8     42    5.2    0
Ron Lamb                5     13    2.6    0
Sandy Durko             1      7    7.0    0
Dave Lewis              6      6    1.0    0
Eric Crabtree           1      1    1.0    0
Speedy Thomas           2     -1   -0.5    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Paul Robinson          18    335   18.6    0
Lemar Parrish          13    296   22.8    0
Fred Willis             4     81   20.2    0
Jess Phillips           2     49   24.5    0
Ron Lamb                2     42   21.0    0
Essex Johnson           2     40   20.0    0
Doug Dressler           1     20   20.0    0
Mike Kelly              1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Lemar Parrish          12     93    7.8    9    0
Sandy Durko             6     14    2.3   11    0
Speedy Thomas           4     10    2.5    4    0
Essex Johnson           3     28    9.3    5    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Dave Lewis 72 3,229 44.8 0 0 0 0 0 44.8 Doug Dressler 1 34 34.0 0 0 0 0 0 34.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Horst Muhlmann 6/6 5/8 4/9 4/10 1/3 20/36 31/31 91 Virgil Carter 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/ 0 1/ 1 1 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Ken Avery 6 53 1 Al Beauchamp 1.0 Bill Bergey 2.0 1 16 0 Royce Berry 1.5 Ron Carpenter 5.0 Steve Chomyszak 4.5 Al Coleman 1 15 0 Neal Craig 1 0 0 Sandy Durko 4 46 0 Lemar Parrish 7 105 1 Bill Peterson 1 16 0 Mike Reid 12.0 Ken Riley 5 22 0 Nick Roman 1.0 Fletcher Smith 1 0 0

1971 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 15 OT Vern Holland 131 Tennessee State 2 41 OG Steve Lawson 64 Kansas 3 67 QB Ken Anderson 192 Augustana (Il.) 4 93 RB Fred Willis 77 Boston College 5 110 DE Art May 11 Tuskegee [pick acquired from NYJ] 7 171 DB Neal Craig 79 Fisk 8 197 DB Fred Herring Tennessee State 9 223 LB Gary Gustafson Montana State 10 249 OG Jack Stambaugh Oregon 11 275 WR Ed Marshall 33 Cameron (Ok.) 12 301 DE James Hayden Memphis 13 327 TE David Knapman Central Washington 14 353 DB Irvin Mallory 2 Virginia Union 15 379 RB Bob Thomas 48 Arizona State 16 405 LB Mark Debevc Ohio State 17 432 DB Sam Pearson Western Kentucky

Traded draft picks: #5 to SD (Phil Asack), #6 to BUF (Bill McKinley)


Transactions:

04-17-1971Patriots signed Glen Woods as a free agent
05-10-1971traded Sam Wyche to Redskins for Henry Dyer
07-23-1971Jets claimed Fred Herring on waivers
07-27-1971Bears claimed Henry Dyer on waivers
08-01-1971traded Mike Wilson to Rams for an undisclosed pick in the 1972 draft
08-03-1971claimed Dan Kecman on waivers from Broncos
08-05-1971Browns claimed Charlie Brinkman on waivers
09-08-1971Bills claimed Chip Bennett on waivers
09-13-1971placed Greg Cook on injured reserve
09-14-1971Patriots claimed Irv Mallory on waivers
09-15-1971Patriots claimed Art May on waivers
11-03-1971Patriots claimed Eric Crabtree on waivers


1971 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/19/71 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 37-14 1-0-0 09/26/71 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10-21 1-1-0 10/03/71 at Green Bay Packers L 17-20 1-2-0 10/10/71 vs Miami Dolphins L 13-23 1-3-0 10/17/71 vs Cleveland Browns L 24-27 1-4-0 10/24/71 at Oakland Raiders L 27-31 1-5-0 10/31/71 at Houston Oilers L 6-10 1-6-0 11/07/71 vs Atlanta Falcons L 6-9 1-7-0 11/14/71 at Denver Broncos W 24-10 2-7-0 11/21/71 vs Houston Oilers W 28-13 3-7-0 11/28/71 vs San Diego Chargers W 31-0 4-7-0 12/05/71 at Cleveland Browns L 27-31 4-8-0 12/12/71 vs Pittsburgh Steelers L 13-21 4-9-0 12/19/71 at New York Jets L 21-35 4-10-0

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