The 1974 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Football League, and the 7th overall. Cincinnati traded Bill Bergey to Philadelphia for two first-round draft choices and a third-round pick in 1977. Jim LeClair replaced Bergey at middle linebacker. Ken Anderson won the NFL passing championship and completed a club-record 64.9 percent of his attempts. Cornerback Lemar Parrish led the NFL in punt returns.

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 Cleveland Browns W 33–7 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 53,113 Recap 2 September 22 San Diego Chargers L 17–20 1–1 Riverfront Stadium 51,178 Recap 3 September 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–3 2–1 Candlestick Park 49,895 Recap 4 October 6 Washington Redskins W 28–17 3–1 Riverfront Stadium 56,175 Recap 5 October 13 at Cleveland Browns W 34–24 4–1 Cleveland Stadium 70,897 Recap 6 October 20 at Oakland Raiders L 27–30 4–2 Oakland Coliseum 51,821 Recap 7 October 27 Houston Oilers L 21–34 4–3 Riverfront Stadium 55,434 Recap 8 November 3 at Baltimore Colts W 24–14 5–3 Memorial Stadium 36,110 Recap 9 November 10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 6–3 Riverfront Stadium 57,532 Recap 10 November 17 at Houston Oilers L 3–20 6–4 Astrodome 44,054 Recap 11 November 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 33–6 7–4 Riverfront Stadium 49,777 Recap 12 at Miami Dolphins L 3–24 7–5 Miami Orange Bowl 71,962 Recap 13 December 8 Detroit Lions L 19–23 7–6 Riverfront Stadium 45,159 Recap 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–27 7–7 Three Rivers Stadium 42,878 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Team stats 1974 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats TEAM STATS Bengals Opponents TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty TOTAL NET YARDS Avg Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked Yards Lost Gross Yards Att. Completions Completion Pct. Intercepted PUNTS-AVERAGE PENALTIES-YARDS FUMBLES-BALL LOST TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns

Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 Tot Bengals Opponents

Team leaders Passing: Ken Anderson (328 Att, 213 Comp, 2667 Yds, 64.9 Pct, 18 TD, 10 Int, 95.7 Rating) Rushing: Charlie Davis (72 Att, 375 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 29 Long, 0 TD) Receiving: Isaac Curtis (30 Rec, 633 Yds, 21.1 Avg, 77 Long, 10 TD) Scoring: Horst Muhlmann, 65 points (11 FG; 32 PAT)

Awards and records

Pro Bowl Selection

References

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