1970 Cincinnati Bengals season

After the 1–6 start, the Bengals would win the rest of their games, rallying to an 8–6 finish and champions of the newly formed AFC Central division.

In their first playoff game, the Bengals lost 17–0, to the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Colts.

Cincinnati quarterback Greg Cook was forced to the Injured Reserve list in training camp with a shoulder injury that would ultimately end his career; Virgil Carter took over as the starter.

Rookies in italics [4] The Bengals set a league record for most points in a game scored by the special teams, with 31 in a 43–14 victory at Buffalo on November 8, 1970.

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.