Sunday December 4, 1977
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/04/1977:



Ken Anderson threw two touchdown passes and Pete Johnson scored on a one-yard run to lead the Bengals to a 27-7 win over the Chiefs. Pat McInally punted for a 48.8-yard average and caught a touchdown pass that gave the Bengals a 17-7 lead in the second period. Archie Griffin was the leading rusher in the game with 80 yards on 18 carries.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE128.8  (21)163.4  (6)292.2  (14)26
DEFENSE141.1  (16)149.0  (18)290.1  (19)26
OFFENSE133.7  (18)141.5  (16)275.3  (18)31
DEFENSE208.7  (28)155.3  (21)364.0  (28)33

Line: Bengals by 8

Team1234F
Cincinnati Bengals (7-5-0)7103727
Kansas City Chiefs (2-10-0)70007

( 7- 0) CIN Billy Brooks 15 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) ( 7- 7) KC Mark Bailey 47 yard pass from Mike Livingston (Jan Stenerud kick) (10- 7) CIN Chris Bahr 35 yard field goal (17- 7) CIN Pat McInally 14 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) (20- 7) CIN Chris Bahr 20 yard field goal (27- 7) CIN Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick)
                     CIN             KC
First Downs:         24              10
Rushes-yards:        55-224          22-72
Yards/rush:          4.1             3.3
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     9-24-102-0      12-26-178-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-11
Net pass yards:      102             167
Net yards/pass:      4.2             6.2
Total net yards:     326             239
Total plays:         79 (69% run)    49 (44% run)  
Yards/play:          4.1             4.9
Fumbles-lost:        3-1             4-3
Turnovers:           1               5
Penalties-yards:     4-31            1-5

Attendance: 38,488

Passing:
CIN: Ken Anderson, 9 of 24 for 102 yards and 2 TDs KC: Mike Livingston, 12 of 25 for 178 yards and 1 TD (2 int); Tony Adams, 0 of 1 for 0 yards
Rushing:
CIN: Archie Griffin, 18 for 80 yards; Pete Johnson, 14 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Tony Davis, 7 for 26 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 6 for 18 yards; Boobie Clark, 6 for 17 yards; Ken Anderson, 3 for 17 yards; Jim Corbett, 1 for -1 yards KC: Ted McKnight, 5 for 25 yards; John Brockington, 5 for 24 yards; Ed Podolak, 5 for 5 yards; Mark Bailey, 4 for 16 yards; Mike Livingston, 2 for -3 yards; Tony Adams, 1 for 5 yards
Receiving:
CIN: Archie Griffin, 3 for 36 yards; Pat McInally, 2 for 35 yards and 1 TD; Billy Brooks, 2 for 18 yards and 1 TD; John McDaniel, 1 for 16 yards; Boobie Clark, 1 for -3 yards KC: Henry Marshall, 4 for 80 yards; Ed Podolak, 3 for 30 yards; John Brockington, 2 for 4 yards; Mark Bailey, 1 for 47 yards and 1 TD; Ted McKnight, 1 for 11 yards; Larry Brunson, 1 for 6 yards
Kick returns:
CIN: Willie Shelby, 1 for 7 yards KC: Ricky Wesson, 3 for 53 yards; Tony Reed, 1 for 20 yards; Ted McKnight, 1 for 16 yards; Charlie Getty, 1 for 15 yards
Punt returns:
CIN: Tony Davis, 4 for 92 yards KC: Larry Brunson, 3 for 19 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Lemar Parrish, 1 for 14 yards; Ken Riley, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
CIN: Pat McInally, 4 for 195 yards; Chris Bahr, 2 for 88 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 7 for 269 yards
Field Goals:
CIN: Chris Bahr, 2/2


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