It was a great battle, on a muddy field with balls bouncing (8 fumbles) and 4 lead changes. The game also saw back-and-forth punting (10 punts) for field position. The sea-saw started when the Rockets took the opening kickoff downfield only to miss a field goal. The Bengals then drove the field and made their Field goal followed by the Rockets driving the field to make a field goal… and so it went. The score was 6-3 Rockets at Halftime.
Rich East’s Amos Marsh scored the game-winning touchdown on a six-yard scamper.
The Bengals scored the game’s first touchdown, early in the 3rd quarter, when Defender L. Caffey grabbed an errant throw and ran the field for a pick-6 putting the Bengals back on top 10-6. At the end of the 3rd Quarter Rocket Fullback Tom Woodeshick ran 11 yards for paydirt and put the Rockets ahead 13-10. The game would be decided in the 4th quarter.
The score stood still throughout the 4th quarter, as the punters kicked the balls around, until the 6-minute mark; The Rockets runner Amosh Marsh ran it in from 6 yards out and put the Rockets ahead 20-10 with 6 minutes to go.
The Bengals had another drive left in them and drove the field with fine Passing by Craig Morton. Cincinnati made the game close and scored a touchdown with a 28-yard pass to B. Conrad. After 2 onside kicks, the first erased by a penalty, the Rockets kept the ball and sat out the final seconds. A great chess match.
The Rockets gave game balls to RB Gayle Sayers (23 rushes for 105 yards) and to DE Decon Jones (2 sacks) and to the Offensive line unit (271 yards rushing no sacks).
1967 Cincinnati 16, 1967 Rich East 20
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
Total
1967 Cincinnati
3
0
7
6
0
16
1967 Rich East
3
3
7
7
0
20
Scoring Plays
Qtr
Clock
Team
Scoring Description(Extra Point)
Score
1
5:24
1967 Cincinnati
M.Percival 30 yd. field goal
3-0 CBW
1
0:18
1967 Rich East
J.Bakken 38 yd. field goal
3-3 RRW
2
8:06
1967 Rich East
J.Bakken 28 yd. field goal
6-3 RRW
3
12:54
1967 Cincinnati
L.Caffey 32 yd. intercept (M.Percival kick)
10-6 CBW
3
2:42
1967 Rich East
T.Woodeshick 11 yd. run (J.Bakken kick)
13-10 RRW
4
6:00
1967 Rich East
A.Marsh 6 yd. run (J.Bakken kick)
20-10 RRW
4
0:37
1967 Cincinnati
B.Conrad 28 yd. pass from C.Morton (kick failed)
20-16 RRW
Other Highlights
Qtr
Clock
Team
Event
Player
Yards
1
9:54
1967 Rich East
Missed Field Goal
Jim Bakken
46
1
8:06
1967 Cincinnati
Pass
Bobby Joe Conrad
31
1
5:42
1967 Cincinnati
QBSack
Willie Townes
-5
2
13:12
1967 Cincinnati
QBSack
Dave Wilcox
-4
2
2:06
1967 Rich East
Missed Field Goal
Jim Bakken
41
2
1:22
1967 Cincinnati
QBSack
Chuck Hinton
-9
3
9:36
1967 Cincinnati
QBSack
Deacon Jones
-8
3
8:42
1967 Cincinnati
Fumble
Mel Farr
3
8:06
1967 Rich East
Fumble
Sonny Jurgensen
4
1:45
1967 Cincinnati
QBSack
Deacon Jones
-7
4
1:30
1967 Cincinnati
Pass
Bobby Joe Conrad
40
Team Statistics
1967 Cincinnati
1967 Rich East
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total
2-7-0-9
15-5-0-20
Third Down Efficiency
2-11-18%
4-12-33%
Fourth Down Efficiency
0-1-0%
0-1-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)
3-7-43%
14-21-67%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play
188-45-4.2
359-67-5.4
Total Net Yards Rushing
46
271
Total Rushes
20
53
Average Per Rush
2.3
5.1
Passes Completed/Attempted
13/20 (65.0%)
11/14 (78.6%)
Net Yards Passing
142
88
Avg Yards Per Pass
8.8
6.3
Sacked/Yards Lost
5/33
0/0
Punts/Average
7/41.1
3/39.3
Punts Received/Return Yardage
3/11
1/2
Kickoffs/Returns
4/79
3/65
Interceptions/Returns
1/32
0/0
Penalties/Yards
2/10
5/25
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost
5/1
3/1
Time of Possession
24 mins 22 secs
35 mins 38 secs
Average Drive Start
CBW 23
RRW 35
Passing Stats
Att
Comp
Yds
Comp %
Yds/Att
TD
TD %
INT
INT %
Long
Sack
Rating
1967 Cincinnati
Craig Morton
19
12
144
63.2
7.6
1
5.3
0
0
40
5/33
103.8
Milt Plum
1
1
31
100.0
31.0
0
0
0
0
31
0/0
118.8
1967 Rich East
Kent Nix
10
8
60
80.0
6.0
0
0
1
10.0
13
0/0
52.1
Sonny Jurgensen
4
3
28
75.0
7.0
0
0
0
0
15
0/0
93.8
Rushing Stats
No
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
2 Pt Conv
Fumbles/Lost
1967 Cincinnati
Mel Farr
10
17
1.7
6
0
0
2/1
Cannonball Butler
5
24
4.8
17
0
0
0/0
Willis Crenshaw
3
6
2.0
5
0
0
0/0
Craig Morton
2
-1
-0.5
0
0
0
2/0
1967 Rich East
Gale Sayers
23
105
4.6
13
0
0
0/0
Tom Woodeshick
14
76
5.4
16
1
0
1/0
A.D. Whitfield
7
57
8.1
17
0
0
0/0
Amos Marsh
5
27
5.4
12
1
0
0/0
John Gilliam
1
9
9.0
9
0
0
0/0
Sonny Jurgensen
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
1/1
Kent Nix
1
-1
-1.0
-1
0
0
0/0
Homer Jones
1
-2
-2.0
-2
0
0
0/0
Receiving Stats
No
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
2 Pt Conv
1967 Cincinnati
Mel Farr
5
37
7.4
17
0
0
Bobby Joe Conrad
3
99
33.0
40
1
0
Jerry Simmons
2
26
13.0
14
0
0
John Hilton
2
0
0.0
3
0
0
John Beasley
1
13
13.0
13
0
0
1967 Rich East
Homer Jones
3
28
9.3
15
0
0
Tom Woodeshick
2
10
5.0
6
0
0
Paul Warfield
1
13
13.0
13
0
0
Amos Marsh
1
12
12.0
12
0
0
John Gilliam
1
8
8.0
8
0
0
Jim Gibbons
1
7
7.0
7
0
0
A.D. Whitfield
1
5
5.0
5
0
0
Jim Bakken
1
5
5.0
5
0
0
Field Goals and Extra Points
1-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50+
Totals
% Made
XPs
1967 Cincinnati
Mac Percival
0/0
0/0
1/1
0/0
0/0
1/1
100
1/2
1967 Rich East
Jim Bakken
0/0
1/1
1/1
0/2
0/0
2/4
50.0
2/2
Punting
No
Avg
Net
Tb
Inside 20
Long
Blocked
1967 Cincinnati
Bobby Walden
7
41.1
40.9
0
0
46
0
1967 Rich East
Chuck Latourette
3
39.3
35.7
0
2
48
0
Kickoff Returns
No
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
1967 Cincinnati
Clint Jones
4
79
19.8
22
0
1967 Rich East
Gale Sayers
3
65
21.7
24
0
Punt Returns
Ret
FC
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
1967 Cincinnati
Joe Bellino
3
0
11
3.7
8
0
1967 Rich East
Gale Sayers
1
3
2
2.0
2
0
Individual Defense
Tackles
Sacks
Fum Rec
1967 Cincinnati
Lee Roy Caffey
17
0
0
Dale Meinert
9
0
0
Larry Wilson
7
0
0
Dick LeBeau
6
0
1
Jim Houston
6
0
1
Stan Hindman
4
0
0
Roland Lakes
4
0
0
Kermit Alexander
4
0
0
Jim Kanicki
2
0
0
Paul Krause
1
0
0
Ed O’Bradovich
1
0
0
Ed Flanagan
0
0
1
Jim Cadile
0
0
1
Irv Goode
0
0
1
1967 Rich East
Lee Roy Jordan
9
0
0
Sam Silas
4
0
0
Doug Buffone
4
0
0
Dave Wilcox
4
1
0
Willie Townes
3
1
0
Chuck Hinton
3
1
1
Deacon Jones
3
2
0
Cornell Green
2
0
0
Ross Fichtner
2
0
0
Mike Howell
1
0
0
Jim Bradshaw
1
0
0
John Thomas
0
0
1
John Brown
0
0
1
Interceptions
No
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
1967 Cincinnati
Lee Roy Caffey
1
32
32.0
32
1
1967 Rich East
Game Story
In a tightly fought contest, Rich East defeated Cincinnati by the score of 20 to 16. Gale Sayers ran the ball 23 times for 105 yards. Rich East controlled the ground game, out-rushing Cincinnati 271 to 46 yards. They had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 35:38. Rich East led after three quarters 13 to 10. Cincinnati had more success in the air, out-passing Rich East 175 to 88 yards.
