1981 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Forrest Gregg (12-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1981 Cincinnati Bengals RosterTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Forrest Gregg (12-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1981 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Bengals piled up points with 421 points, and the defense surrendered 304. Ken Anderson directed the offense, slinging for 3,754 yards. Dan Ross paced all receivers, grabbing 71 passes, while Cris Collinsworth accumulated 1,009 receiving yards.
Pete Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 1,077 yards for Cincinnati.
Ken Riley seized 5 opponent throws.
Forrest Gregg coached the team. The 1981 Cincinnati Bengals lost in the Super Bowl.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Ken Anderson | 479 | 300 | 62.6 | 3754 | 7.8 | 29 | 6.1 | 10 | 2.1 | 74 | 25 | 140 | 98.4 | Jack Thompson | 49 | 21 | 42.9 | 267 | 5.4 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.1 | 21 | 7 | 61 | 50.3 | Turk Schonert | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 166 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 82.3 | Steve Kreider | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
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| Totals | 550 | 332 | 60.4 | 4200 | 7.6 | 30 | 5.5 | 12 | 2.2 | 74 | 35 | 205 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Pete Johnson | 274 | 1077 | 3.9 | 39 | 12 | Ken Anderson | 46 | 320 | 7.0 | 25 | 1 | Charles Alexander | 98 | 292 | 3.0 | 16 | 2 | Archie Griffin | 47 | 163 | 3.5 | 23 | 3 | Jimmy Hargrove | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 27 | 1 | Turk Schonert | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 19 | 0 | Steve Kreider | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | David Verser | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | Don Bass | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Pat McInally | 1 | -27 | -27.0 | -27 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 493 | 1973 | 4.0 | 39 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dan Ross | 71 | 910 | 12.8 | 37 | 5 | Cris Collinsworth | 67 | 1009 | 15.1 | 74 | 8 | Pete Johnson | 46 | 320 | 7.0 | 33 | 4 | Isaac Curtis | 37 | 609 | 16.5 | 68 | 2 | Steve Kreider | 37 | 520 | 14.1 | 46 | 5 | Charles Alexander | 28 | 262 | 9.4 | 65 | 1 | Archie Griffin | 20 | 160 | 8.0 | 17 | 1 | M.L. Harris | 13 | 181 | 13.9 | 42 | 2 | David Verser | 6 | 161 | 26.8 | 73 | 2 | Pat McInally | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 20 | 0 | Jimmy Hargrove | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 332 | 4200 | 12.7 | 74 | 30 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Pat McInally | 72 | 3272 | 45.4 | 62 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 72 | 3272 | 45.4 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Mike Fuller | 23 | 177 | 7.7 | 34 | 0 | John Simmons | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 | Bryan Hicks | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 29 | 205 | 7.1 | 34 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | David Verser | 29 | 691 | 23.8 | 78 | 0 | Clarence Chapman | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | 29 | 0 | Archie Griffin | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 28 | 0 | Mike Fuller | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | Ray Griffin | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 17 | 0 | John Simmons | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | Bobby Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Tom Dinkel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 49 | 1056 | 21.6 | 78 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ken Riley | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | Louis Breeden | 4 | 145 | 36.2 | 102 | 1 | Reggie Williams | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 14 | 0 | Bo Harris | 2 | 92 | 46.0 | 49 | 0 | Mike Fuller | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | Rick Razzano | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Glenn Cameron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Jim LeClair | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 19 | 318 | 16.7 | 102 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Reggie Williams | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | M.L. Harris | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Ken Anderson | 5 | 2 | -20 | 0 | 0 | Bryan Hicks | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Ken Riley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charles Alexander | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eddie Edwards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Isaac Curtis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Bass | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Blair Bush | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | John Simmons | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim LeClair | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Max Montoya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike Fuller | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dan Ross | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Ray Griffin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cris Collinsworth | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mike St. Clair | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Rod Horn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pete Johnson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Louis Breeden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Jeff Schuh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ross Browner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | David Verser | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Turk Schonert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jimmy Hargrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Steve Kreider | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 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 | Jim Breech | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 115 | Pete Johnson | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | Cris Collinsworth | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Dan Ross | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Steve Kreider | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Archie Griffin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Charles Alexander | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | M.L. Harris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Isaac Curtis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | David Verser | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Ken Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Mike St. Clair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Louis Breeden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jimmy Hargrove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 421 |
