1974 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (7-7)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1974 Cincinnati Bengals RosterTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (7-7)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1974 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Cincinnati scored 283 points, while the defense gave up 259. Charlie Davis carried the ball for a team-best 375 yards for the Bengals, while Ken Anderson, Boobie Clark and Lenvil Elliott each additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Ken Anderson threw for 2,667 yards. Chip Myers paced the receiving corps, grabbing 32 passes, while Isaac Curtis accumulated 633 receiving yards. Charlie Joiner was targeted regularly also.
Ken Riley seized 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 | 328 | 213 | 64.9 | 2667 | 8.1 | 18 | 5.5 | 10 | 3.0 | 77 | 36 | 292 | 95.7 | Wayne Clark | 22 | 9 | 40.9 | 98 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 13.6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 15.2 | Dave Green | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 89.6 | Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
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| Totals | 353 | 224 | 63.5 | 2804 | 7.9 | 18 | 5.1 | 13 | 3.7 | 77 | 37 | 293 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Charlie Davis | 72 | 375 | 5.2 | 29 | 0 | Lenvil Elliott | 68 | 345 | 5.1 | 26 | 1 | Ken Anderson | 43 | 314 | 7.3 | 20 | 2 | Boobie Clark | 99 | 312 | 3.2 | 22 | 5 | Doug Dressler | 72 | 255 | 3.5 | 17 | 2 | Ed Williams | 58 | 238 | 4.1 | 18 | 3 | Isaac Curtis | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 | Essex Johnson | 19 | 44 | 2.3 | 11 | 0 | Charlie Joiner | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | Wayne Clark | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | John McDaniel | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 445 | 1978 | 4.4 | 29 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Chip Myers | 32 | 383 | 12.0 | 22 | 1 | Isaac Curtis | 30 | 633 | 21.1 | 77 | 10 | Doug Dressler | 29 | 196 | 6.8 | 23 | 0 | Charlie Joiner | 24 | 390 | 16.2 | 65 | 1 | Boobie Clark | 23 | 194 | 8.4 | 23 | 1 | Bob Trumpy | 21 | 330 | 15.7 | 41 | 2 | Charlie Davis | 19 | 171 | 9.0 | 32 | 0 | Lenvil Elliott | 18 | 187 | 10.4 | 28 | 1 | Ed Williams | 13 | 98 | 7.5 | 19 | 1 | Essex Johnson | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 27 | 1 | John McDaniel | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 60 | 0 | Bruce Coslet | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | Bernard Jackson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | Al Chandler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Bob Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 224 | 2804 | 12.5 | 77 | 18 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Dave Green | 66 | 2701 | 40.9 | 53 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 66 | 2701 | 40.9 | 53 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Lemar Parrish | 18 | 338 | 18.8 | 90 | 2 | Tommy Casanova | 24 | 265 | 11.0 | 74 | 0 | Lyle Blackwood | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 52 | 632 | 12.2 | 90 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bernard Jackson | 29 | 682 | 23.5 | 45 | 0 | Charlie Davis | 12 | 243 | 20.2 | 28 | 0 | John McDaniel | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 24 | 0 | Tommy Casanova | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | Lemar Parrish | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 | Ed Williams | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 22 | 0 | Doug Dressler | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 18 | 0 | Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 54 | 1157 | 21.4 | 48 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ken Riley | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 19 | 0 | Tommy Casanova | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 | Al Beauchamp | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | Bernard Jackson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 9 | 110 | 12.2 | 34 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Bernard Jackson | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sherman White | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Lemar Parrish | 0 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 0 | Lenvil Elliott | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Carpenter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Al Beauchamp | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Essex Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Trumpy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stan Walters | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Reid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Shinners | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Avery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tommy Casanova | 0 | 3 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | Isaac Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Doug Dressler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Boobie Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Joiner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ken Riley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Davis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 65 | Isaac Curtis | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Boobie Clark | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | Ed Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Lemar Parrish | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Lenvil Elliott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Doug Dressler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Bob Trumpy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Ken Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Essex Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Chip Myers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bob Maddox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Charlie Joiner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Wayne Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ron Carpenter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 283 |
