1970 Cincinnati Bengals season

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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 losing six of their first seven games, 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.

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

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[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] 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)

[edit] Roster

[edit] Postseason

[edit] Awards and records

[edit] Milestones

PRO BOWL PLAYERS

• CB Lemar Parrish
• TE Bob Trumpy

[edit] Just for the Record

• 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.

[edit] References

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site