12-29-2021, 03:31 AM
The Anderson game against the Bills was epic. One of greatest MNF games of the 70s. OJ was in his prime and went off, but Kenny outplayed him. Those stats, under those rules were incredible. Also, it was one of the few times the Bengals were in the spotlight at that time and they didn't wilt like we saw so much in the last few decades. Truly a great and memorable game for any Bengal fan old enough to have watched it (guilty).
Not on the list, but Anderson had a game against the Steelers in that era (1974?) where he set the record for completion percentage that stood for several decades. The story was that the great Steeler defense was so impressed by Anderson's performance that they came to the locker room after the game to tell him. The stats won't look that impressive by today's standards, but for the era Anderson was in another galaxy in terms of accuracy. To set that record against that defense is astounding. It would be like doing it against the 1985 Bears or 2000 Ravens but where there was essentially no such thing as defensive holding or illegal contact.
Not on the list, but Anderson had a game against the Steelers in that era (1974?) where he set the record for completion percentage that stood for several decades. The story was that the great Steeler defense was so impressed by Anderson's performance that they came to the locker room after the game to tell him. The stats won't look that impressive by today's standards, but for the era Anderson was in another galaxy in terms of accuracy. To set that record against that defense is astounding. It would be like doing it against the 1985 Bears or 2000 Ravens but where there was essentially no such thing as defensive holding or illegal contact.
