Sunday December 16, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/16/1979:



Chris Bahr kicked a 43-yard field goal with 1:51 remaining to seal the Bengals' 16-12 win. Before that, the Bengals had scored on runs of five yards by Jack Thompson and one yard by Pete Johnson.

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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE144.3  (14)217.1  (6)361.5  (3)40
DEFENSE163.9  (27)199.7  (22)363.6  (26)30
OFFENSE145.5  (12)150.7  (23)296.2  (23)27
DEFENSE140.2  (18)230.5  (27)370.7  (28)40

Line: Bengals by 2½

Team1234F
Cleveland Browns (9-7-0)600612
Cincinnati Bengals (4-12-0)067316

( 6- 0) CLE Dave Logan 33 yard pass from Brian Sipe (kick failed) ( 6- 6) CIN Pete Johnson 1 yard rush (pass failed) ( 6-13) CIN Jack Thompson 5 yard rush (Chris Bahr kick) (12-13) CLE Mike Pruitt 1 yard rush (run failed) (12-16) CIN Chris Bahr 43 yard field goal
                     CLE             CIN
First Downs:         21              15
Rushes-yards:        26-116          38-146
Yards/rush:          4.5             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-42-238-1     13-22-74-0
Sacked-yards:        2-4             2-24
Net pass yards:      234             50
Net yards/pass:      5.3             2.1
Total net yards:     350             196
Total plays:         70 (37% run)    62 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          5.0             3.2
Fumbles-lost:        3-3             5-2
Turnovers:           4               2
Penalties-yards:     4-67            5-50

Attendance: 42,163

Passing:
CLE: Brian Sipe, 20 of 42 for 238 yards and 1 TD (1 int) CIN: Jack Thompson, 4 of 12 for 27 yards; Ken Anderson, 9 of 10 for 47 yards
Rushing:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 19 for 83 yards and 1 TD; Dino Hall, 4 for 22 yards; Cleo Miller, 2 for 3 yards; Brian Sipe, 1 for 8 yards CIN: Pete Johnson, 19 for 67 yards and 1 TD; Archie Griffin, 11 for 45 yards; Jack Thompson, 5 for 15 yards and 1 TD; Ken Anderson, 1 for 21 yards; Steve Kreider, 1 for 0 yards; Charles Alexander, 1 for -2 yards
Receiving:
CLE: Mike Pruitt, 6 for 34 yards; Dave Logan, 5 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Cleo Miller, 3 for 49 yards; Ozzie Newsome, 3 for 16 yards; Ricky Feacher, 2 for 47 yards; Dino Hall, 1 for 6 yards CIN: Dan Ross, 4 for 29 yards; Pete Johnson, 3 for 17 yards; Don Bass, 3 for 12 yards; Archie Griffin, 2 for 11 yards; Isaac Curtis, 1 for 5 yards
Kick returns:
CLE: Dino Hall, 4 for 80 yards CIN: Deacon Turner, 2 for 34 yards
Punt returns:
CLE: Dino Hall, 4 for 16 yards CIN: Vaughn Lusby, 4 for 48 yards
Interceptions:
CIN: Ray Griffin, 1 for 36 yards
Punting:
CLE: Johnny Evans, 6 for 259 yards CIN: Pat McInally, 6 for 219 yards
Field Goals:
CLE: Don Cockroft, 0/1 CIN: Chris Bahr, 1/2


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