1972 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (8-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

1972 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
1972 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bengals ran up 299 points, and the rigid defensive squad gave up 229. Essex Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 825 yards for Cincinnati.

Ken Anderson threw for 1,918 yards. Chip Myers grabbed 57 passes for 792 yards. Bob Trumpy contributed to the receiving game, too.

Tommy Casanova and Lemar Parrish each picked off 5 opponent throws.

Paul Brown 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	301	171	56.8	1918	6.4	7	2.3	7	2.3	65	18	155	74.0
Virgil Carter	82	47	57.3	579	7.1	3	3.7	4	4.9	36	6	37	71.1
Fred Willis	1	1	100.0	16	16.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	0	0	118.8
Totals	384	219	57.0	2513	6.5	10	2.6	11	2.9	65	24	192

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Essex Johnson	212	825	3.9	19	4
Doug Dressler	128	565	4.4	43	6
Jess Phillips	48	207	4.3	20	1
Fred Willis	42	127	3.0	12	0
Paul Robinson	21	94	4.5	15	0
Ken Anderson	22	94	4.3	18	3
Virgil Carter	12	57	4.8	14	2
Dave Lewis	1	15	15.0	15	0
Steve Conley	3	8	2.7	5	0
Reece Morrison	1	2	2.0	2	0
Charlie Joiner	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	491	1996	4.1	43	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chip Myers	57	792	13.9	42	3
Bob Trumpy	44	500	11.4	38	2
Doug Dressler	39	348	8.9	33	1
Essex Johnson	29	420	14.5	65	2
Speedy Thomas	17	171	10.1	18	1
Jess Phillips	10	50	5.0	15	0
Fred Willis	9	46	5.1	10	0
Charlie Joiner	8	133	16.6	25	0
Bruce Coslet	5	48	9.6	17	1
Drew Buie	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	219	2513	11.5	65	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Horst Muhlmann	31	30	96.8	40	27	67.5	111
Totals	31	30	96.8	40	27	67.5	111

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Lewis	66	2777	42.1	60
Totals	66	2777	42.1	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Casanova	30	289	9.6	66	1
Lemar Parrish	15	141	9.4	51	1
Essex Johnson	2	7	3.5	7	0
Totals	47	437	9.3	66	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bernard Jackson	21	509	24.2	62
Lemar Parrish	15	348	23.2	45
Charlie Joiner	5	88	17.6	25
Tommy Casanova	1	34	34.0	34
Dave Lewis	1	15	15.0	15
Essex Johnson	1	13	13.0	13
Guy Dennis	1	11	11.0	11
Mike Kelly	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	46	1018	22.1	62

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tommy Casanova	5	108	21.6	33	0
Lemar Parrish	5	90	18.0	33	2
Doug Adams	3	44	14.7	19	0
Ken Riley	3	0	0.0	0	0
Neal Craig	2	76	38.0	63	1
Al Beauchamp	1	8	8.0	8	0
Bernard Jackson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	326	16.3	63	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Stan Walters			0	2	0
Neal Craig		0	0	2	0
Bill Bergey			0	2	0
Al Beauchamp		0	1	2	0
Lemar Parrish		0	4	1	-19
Steve Conley			0	1	0
Essex Johnson			4	1	0
Sherman White			0	1	0
Ron Carpenter			0	1	0
Jim LeClair			0	1	0
Virgil Carter			2	1	-6
Speedy Thomas			1	1	0
Steve Chomyszak			0	1	0
Bob Johnson			1	0	-3
Mike Kelly			1	0	0
Doug Dressler			4	0	0
Ken Anderson			5	0	-20
Charlie Joiner			1	0	0
Bernard Jackson		0	2	0	0
Jess Phillips			1	0	0
Fred Willis			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	28	17	-48

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Horst Muhlmann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	30	0			111
Doug Dressler	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Essex Johnson	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Ken Anderson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Lemar Parrish	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			18
Chip Myers	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Bob Trumpy	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Virgil Carter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Bruce Coslet	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Speedy Thomas	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jess Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tommy Casanova	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Neal Craig	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Sherman White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	16	10	2	0	0	3	0	0	27	30	0	0	1	299