The 1970 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 3rd year in professional football and its 1st with the National Football League.
The NFL-AFL merger took place before the season, and the Bengals made their first NFL campaign a memorable one. After winning their first ever game as a member of the NFL, which happened to be their inaugural game in the brand new Riverfront Stadium, they would lose six games in a row. But they would win out the rest of the way, as they rallied to finish 8-6 and win the new AFC Central Division. In their first playoff game, they lost, 17-0, to eventual Super Bowl-champion Baltimore. QB Greg Cook was forced to the Injured Reserve list in training camp with a shoulder injury that would end his career, and Virgil Carter took over as the starter.
The Bengals record for most points in a game by the special teams is 31 in a 43-14 victory at Buffalo on Nov. 8, 1970. CB Lemar Parrish scored two special teams touchdowns, one on a 95-yard kickoff return and another on an 83-yard return of a blocked field goal attempt. Parrish is the only Bengals player ever to score two touchdowns in a game on returns and/or recoveries - and he did it three times. K Horst Muhlmann added 15 points on five field goals, and four PATs by Muhlmann completed the special teams onslaught. The offense scored only one TD, a one-yard run by RB Jess Phillips. The defense scored a TD on an eight-yard fumble return by DE Royce Berry.
Offseason
NFL Draft
| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals Draft |
| Round |
Pick # |
Overall |
Name |
Position |
College |
| 1 |
7 |
7 |
Mike Reid |
Defensive Tackle |
Penn State |
| 2 |
6 |
32 |
Ron Carpenter |
Defensive Tackle |
North Carolina State |
| 3 |
8 |
60 |
Chip Bennett |
Linebacker |
Abilene Christian |
| 4 |
7 |
85 |
Joe Stevens |
Guard |
Jackson State |
| 4 |
26 |
104 |
Billie Hayes |
Defensive Back |
San Diego State |
| 6 |
8 |
138 |
Sandy Durko |
Defensive Back |
USC |
| 7 |
7 |
163 |
Lemar Parrish |
Defensive Back |
Lincoln (MO) |
| 8 |
6 |
188 |
Bill Trout |
Defensive Tackle |
Miami (FL) |
| 9 |
8 |
216 |
Bill Bolden |
Running Back |
UCLA |
| 10 |
7 |
241 |
Nick Roman |
Linebacker |
Ohio State |
| 11 |
6 |
266 |
Samuel Wallace |
Offensive Tackle |
Grambling |
| 12 |
8 |
294 |
Thomas Truesdell |
Defensive End |
Ohio Wesleyan |
| 13 |
7 |
319 |
Paul Dunn (American Football) |
Wide Receiver |
US International |
| 14 |
3 |
344 |
Joe Johnson |
Wide Receiver |
Johnson C. Smith |
| 15 |
8 |
372 |
Marvin Weeks |
Defensive Back |
Alcorn State |
| 16 |
7 |
397 |
Larry Ely |
Linebacker |
Iowa |
| 17 |
6 |
422 |
Richard Smith |
Running Back |
Washington State |
Regular season
Schedule
| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule |
| Date |
Opponet |
Result |
Attn. |
Stadium |
| September 20 |
Oakland Raiders |
W 31-21 |
56,616 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| September 27 |
at Detroit Lions |
L 3-38 |
58,202 |
Tiger Stadium |
| October 4 |
Houston Oilers |
L 13-20 |
55,094 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| October 11 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L 27-30 |
83,520 |
Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
| October 18 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
L 19-27 |
57,265 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| October 25 |
at Washington Redskins |
L 0-20 |
50,415 |
RFK Stadium |
| November 2 |
at Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 10-21 |
38,968 |
Three Rivers Stadium |
| November 8 |
at Buffalo Bills |
W 43-14 |
43,587 |
War Memorial Stadium |
| November 15 |
Cleveland Browns |
W 14-10 |
60,007 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| November 22 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 34-7 |
59,276 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| November 29 |
New Orleans Saints |
W 26-6 |
59,342 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| December 6 |
at San Diego Chargers |
W 17-14 |
41,461 |
San Diego Stadium |
| December 13 |
at Houston Oilers |
W 30-20 |
34,435 |
Astrodome |
| December 20 |
Boston Patriots |
W 45-7 |
60,157 |
Riverfront Stadium |
Standings
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Team stats
| 1970 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats |
| TEAM STATS |
Bengals |
Opponents |
| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS |
210 |
236 |
| Rushing |
100 |
87 |
| Passing |
97 |
131 |
| Penalty |
13 |
18 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS |
3927 |
4178 |
| Avg Per Game |
280.5 |
298.4 |
| Total Plays |
831 |
874 |
| Avg. Per Play |
4.7 |
4.8 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING |
2057 |
1543 |
| Avg. Per Game |
146.9 |
110.2 |
| Total Rushes |
461 |
418 |
| NET YARDS PASSING |
1870 |
2635 |
| Avg. Per Game |
133.6 |
188.2 |
| Sacked Yards Lost |
31-227 |
28-250 |
| Gross Yards |
2097 |
2885 |
| Att. Completions |
339-172 |
428-209 |
| Completion Pct. |
50.7 |
48.8 |
| Intercepted |
11 |
23 |
| PUNTS-AVERAGE |
79-46.2 |
80-43.8 |
| PENALTIES-YARDS |
71-831 |
81-784 |
| FUMBLES-BALL LOST |
22-12 |
28-16 |
| TOUCHDOWNS |
34 |
31 |
| Rushing |
16 |
11 |
| Passing |
12 |
18 |
| Returns |
6 |
2 |
| Score by Periods |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Tot |
| Bengals |
56 |
111 |
85 |
60 |
312 |
| Opponents |
49 |
82 |
52 |
72 |
255 |
Team leaders
- Passing: Virgil Carter (278 Att, 143 Comp, 1647 Yds, 51.4 Pct, 9 TD, 9 Int, 66.9 Rating)
- Rushing: Jess Phillips (163 Att, 648 Yds, 4.0 Avg, 76 Long, 4 TD)
- Receiving: Chip Myers (32 Rec, 542 Yds, 16.9 Avg, 56 Long, 1 TD)
- Scoring: Horst Muhlmann, 108 points (25 FG; 33 PAT)
Roster
Cincinnati Bengals roster
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Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Playoffs
| 1970 AFC Divisional Playoffs |
| Date |
Opponent |
W-L |
Score |
ATT. |
Stadium |
| December 26 |
Baltimore |
L |
0-17 |
51,127 |
Memorial |
Awards and records
Pro Bowl Selections
References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296
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