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Divisional Round: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns

January 04, 1976
11°
Cleveland Browns Stadium (Cleveland, OH) Attendance: 75,000 (100%)
Cincinnati Bengals 10 0 7 7 - 24
Cleveland Browns 3 3 7 7 - 20

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Cleveland Browns: 4-4-CIN 28 (9:12) 19-Michael Guy 46 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 CIN 0
(Qtr 1) Cincinnati Bengals: 1-1-CLE 1 (7:38) 42-Victor Minton ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Edward Delgado. CLE 3 CIN 7
(Qtr 1) Cincinnati Bengals: 4-5-CLE 20 (6:46) 3-Edward Delgado 37 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 CIN 10
(Qtr 2) Cleveland Browns: 4-8-CIN 26 (3:15) 19-Michael Guy 44 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 6 CIN 10
(Qtr 3) Cleveland Browns: 3-3-CIN 3 (4:51) 23-Jose Flowers ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Michael Guy. CLE 13 CIN 10
(Qtr 3) Cincinnati Bengals: 3-16-CIN 19 (3:28) (Hot Read) 11-Joseph Carr pass complete to 42-Victor Minton for 81 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Edward Delgado. CLE 13 CIN 17
(Qtr 4) Cleveland Browns: 2-1-CIN 1 (11:00) 24-Paul Lyles ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 19-Michael Guy. CLE 20 CIN 17
(Qtr 4) Cincinnati Bengals: 2-10-CIN 9 (6:03) 44-Donald Sangster ran for 91 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Edward Delgado. CLE 20 CIN 24

Team Statistics

Cleveland Browns Cincinnati Bengals
First Downs 14 12
- Rushing 2 4
- Passing 12 7
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 460 431
- Offensive Plays 72 61
- Yards Per Play 6.39 7.07
Net Rushing Yards 100 191
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards Per Rush 4.17 5.79
Net Passing Yards 360 240
- Att/Comp/Int 48 / 24 / 2 26 / 12 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 360 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 2 / 12
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.50 8.57
- Yards Per Completion 15.00 21.00
Fumbles/Lost 4 / 1 3 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 3 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 35 2 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 16 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 28 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 0 2 / 3
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:48 28:12

Drive Charts

Cleveland Browns

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:34 2:26 OWN 20 6 52 Field Goal
1 7:36 0:05 OWN 25 1 0 Interception
1 6:42 2:51 OWN 25 5 20 Punt
1 2:12 5:38 OWN 4 13 82 Missed FG
2 9:36 1:02 OWN 28 3 -2 Punt
2 7:38 1:40 OWN 6 3 10 Punt
2 5:50 2:39 OPP 41 6 15 Field Goal
2 1:17 1:15 OWN 20 3 6 Fumble
3 15:00 0:48 OWN 25 3 2 Punt
3 12:04 2:11 OWN 21 3 6 Punt
3 6:58 2:10 OWN 20 5 80 Touchdown
3 3:16 0:41 OWN 25 2 8 Interception
4 13:32 2:35 OWN 20 6 80 Touchdown
4 9:31 2:53 OWN 31 7 33 Punt
4 5:48 2:54 OWN 25 6 52 Downs

Cincinnati Bengals

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:26 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
1 9:08 1:33 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
1 7:31 0:48 OPP 25 3 5 Field Goal
1 3:51 1:40 OWN 20 5 26 Punt
2 11:34 1:58 OWN 21 3 9 Punt
2 8:34 0:56 OWN 28 3 4 Punt
2 5:58 0:08 OWN 36 2 0 Fumble
2 3:11 1:54 OWN 25 4 17 Punt
3 14:12 2:09 OWN 29 5 7 Punt
3 9:53 2:55 OWN 22 4 29 Punt
3 4:48 1:32 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
3 2:35 4:02 OPP 45 8 37 Interception
4 10:58 1:27 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
4 6:38 0:50 OWN 8 2 92 Touchdown
4 2:54 2:54 OWN 23 8 24 Game

Rushing Stats

Cleveland Browns

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Paul Lyles 6 47 7.83 30 1 1
Peter Herold 15 40 2.67 15 1 0
Jose Flowers 3 13 4.33 5 0 1

Cincinnati Bengals

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Donald Sangster 10 134 13.40 91 1 1
Victor Minton 16 43 2.69 6 0 1
Lawrence Mullins 5 14 2.80 7 0 0
Joseph Carr 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Cleveland Browns

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Norris Coleman 47 24 360 0 / 0 0 56 2 58.82
Mark Callahan 1 0 0 0 / 0 0 - 0 39.58

Cincinnati Bengals

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Joseph Carr 26 12 252 2 / 12 1 81 1 77.72

Receiving Stats

Cleveland Browns

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Robert Rodriguez 5 129 25.80 51 0
Peter Herold 8 58 7.25 18 0
Paul Lyles 3 56 18.67 56 0
Gregory Chen 2 55 27.50 47 0
Thomas Estes 4 51 12.75 16 0
Frank Boozer 2 11 5.50 6 0

Cincinnati Bengals

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Victor Minton 2 92 46.00 81 1
Oscar Benedict 3 88 29.33 42 0
Jeff Cosentino 2 46 23.00 23 0
John Hicks 2 10 5.00 10 0
Lawrence Mullins 1 10 10.00 10 0
Jose Hammond 1 4 4.00 4 0
Donald Sangster 1 2 2.00 2 0

Blocking Stats

Cleveland Browns

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Charles Tilman 58 33 0 2
Robert Cassidy 6 2 0 0
Paul Curley 0 1 0 0
Jared Espinosa 0 1 0 0
Benjamin Brand 0 1 0 1
Jose Flowers 3 0 0 0
Russell Roland 0 1 0 0
Bennett Moore 0 1 0 0
Andre Lozano 3 0 0 0
Ricardo Brooks 0 2 0 0
Maurice Drummond 0 3 0 0
Richard Schulz 0 2 0 0
Michael Preiss 0 3 0 0
James Lindsay 2 1 0 0
Wesley Barnes 3 9 0 0
John Mefford 5 1 0 1
Jeffrey Tobin 54 37 0 0
Robert Rodriguez 0 8 0 0
Thomas Estes 0 17 0 1
Gregory Chen 6 24 0 0
Michael Odaniel 5 1 0 0
Benjamin Driver 11 1 0 0
Darren Unger 5 1 0 0
Frank Boozer 0 23 0 2
Peter Herold 6 2 0 0
Paul Lyles 6 3 0 0
Gene Campbell 57 28 0 3
Randy Elkins 48 39 0 0
Walter Shand 57 37 0 0
Richard Smith 19 16 0 0
Maynard Joseph 0 1 0 0

Cincinnati Bengals

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Charles Cunningham 36 28 1 1
Steven Cybulski 15 27 0 1
Daniel Harris 0 1 0 0
David Johnson 0 1 0 0
Zachary McCray 0 1 0 0
Robert Williams 0 1 0 0
Lloyd Hernandez 0 1 0 0
Gregory Givens 6 1 0 1
Ricky Kraatz 0 1 0 0
Jeff Cosentino 0 2 0 0
Jose Hammond 0 1 0 0
Aaron Lee 0 1 0 0
Sidney Smith 0 1 0 0
Anthony Smith 0 2 0 0
William Allen 0 2 0 1
Christopher Griffin 0 2 0 0
Paul Vaughan 46 32 0 0
Matthew Stults 8 16 0 0
Victor Minton 7 6 0 2
Donald Sangster 13 9 0 1
Bradley Cooper 12 1 0 1
James Hall 5 1 0 0
John Hicks 0 13 0 0
Micheal Huggins 45 26 0 2
Oscar Benedict 0 11 0 0
James Hamby 32 33 0 2
Lawrence Mullins 8 22 0 1
Matthew Ruby 43 26 0 1
Ronald Avery 0 1 0 0

Interception Stats

Cleveland Browns

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Maynard Joseph 1 0 0.00 0

Cincinnati Bengals

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Robert Rounds 1 3 3.00 0
William Allen 1 0 0.00 0

Fumble Stats

Cleveland Browns

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Peter Herold 3 2 0 0
Paul Lyles 1 0 0 0
Russell Roland 0 0 1 0
Gene Campbell 0 1 0 0
Ronnie Tobler 0 0 1 0
Maurice Drummond 0 1 0 0

Cincinnati Bengals

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Oscar Benedict 1 1 0 0
Steven Cybulski 1 1 0 0
Victor Minton 1 0 0 0
William Allen 0 0 1 0
Robert Rounds 0 0 1 0
Henry Whitfield 0 0 1 0
Lloyd Hernandez 0 0 1 0
Daniel Harris 0 1 0 0

Punting

Cleveland Browns

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Terrance Whitford 6 280 46.67 42.17 62 1

Cincinnati Bengals

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Javier White 8 417 52.13 42.75 63 2

Kicking

Cleveland Browns

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Michael Guy 2 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 2 / 2

Cincinnati Bengals

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Edward Delgado 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 37 3 / 3

Punt Return

Cleveland Browns

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Frank Boozer 2 16 8.0 9 0

Cincinnati Bengals

Kick Return

Cleveland Browns

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Paul Lyles 1 28 28.0 0

Cincinnati Bengals

Defensive Stats

Cleveland Browns

Name Tackles Sacks
Maynard Joseph 7 0
Richard Rodriguez 7 0
Bennett Moore 5 0
Jared Espinosa 4 1
Benjamin Brand 4 0
Michael Preiss 3 0
Maurice Drummond 2 0
Russell Roland 2 1
Ricardo Brooks 2 0
Paul Curley 2 0
Robert Rodriguez 1 0
Michael Roman 1 0
Charles Tilman 1 0
James McDonagh 1 0
Ronnie Tobler 1 0
Gregory Chen 1 0

Cincinnati Bengals

Name Tackles Sacks
Paul James 7 0
Christopher Griffin 5 0
William Allen 5 0
Robert Williams 5 0
Ricky Kraatz 4 0
Sidney Smith 4 0
Lloyd Hernandez 4 0
William Castillo 3 0
Robert Rounds 3 0
Matthew Stults 2 0
Lawrence Mullins 1 0
Oscar Benedict 1 0
Donald Sangster 1 0
Kyle Ingram 1 0
Zachary McCray 1 0