The Cincinnati Post from Cincinnati, Ohio • 48

Tha Cincinnati Pot Thursday Nov 27 1975 44! Pro grid menu today is skimpy Charlie Joiner the Bengals i Mr Modest NEW YORK (UPD-The Thanksgiving Day football menu is pretty skimpy so if waiting for dessert leave an order for a large bowl of postseason happiness National Football League action has a two-game Buffalo (6-4) at St Louis (8-2) and Los Angeles (8-2) at Detroit (64) both on national television ONE OF THE FINEST individual offensive battles of the season shapes up at St Louis when Buffalo's Simpson the leading ground gainer matches muscles with Terry Metcalf the total yardage leader Buffalo is tied with Baltimore for second place in the AFC East a game behind Miami and an outstanding performance by 0 could position the Bills fen a good run at the Dolphins Simpson has carried the ball 24S times this season gained 1394 yards and saved 12 touchdowns rushing He has also caught IS passes for 215 yards and five TDs Metcalf has a net total of 1887 yards achieved on 685 yards rushing (on 137 carries) 280 yards on 36 pass receptions 227 yards on 19 punt returns and 695 yards on 26 kickoff returns Terry has nine touchdowns for the year seven on rushes THE LOS ANGELES-DETiUit rivalry is one of the closest series wars in the NFL with the Rams holding a 25-24-1 edge over the Lions A Los Angeles victory would present Rams fans with a third consecutive NFC Western Division title Detroit faces elimination in the NFC central section and desperately needs a victory to stay in the running for a conference wild card berth in the playoffs Los Larry McCutcheon is coming off his best rushing game of the year a 114-yard burst against Chicago Bears Detroit also playing its second game in five days were beaten by Kansas City in overtime last Sunday QUEENAN KC says no to Big 8 tourney KANSAS CITY MO (UPD-The Big Eight Conference will initiate a post-season basketball tournament after the 1976-77 season But just where it will be played is uncertain The annual pre-season tournament is held in Kansas City and the original thought was that the post-season tournament would be held there too But city officials balked at allowing die Big Eight to play in Kemper Arena on the CHARLIE JOINER holding during a key Bengal drive that failed to produce points last Sunday don't mind taking credit for something I've said the big offensive tackle when I'm not guilty that's something else The films don't show it was 3L there is ever a trophy given for the mostmodest unassuming Bengal wide receiver Charlie Joiner has got to be one of threading candidates IJVhen the 5-117 188-pound seven year veteran pass catcher from Grambling Collet has a good day he usually is the first onelo point up a achievements Yesterday the bengals spent extra time in meetings preparing for per-hapYtheir most important game of the year Sunday against Houston JVhen asked if die long meetings were unusual Joiner looked up from his dressing cubicle shook his head and said After each game no matter what his performance Joiner is looking ahead to the following weekend JThis is a big week and got to beat those Charlie observed 'Does it make any difference that these are your former teammates coming into towp?" he was asked doesn't bother was the reply Sunday against Cleveland Charlie had his finest hour as a pro catching seven passes for a record 200 yards That broke the standard established by Speedy Thomas at Denver against the Broncos in 1969 when catches totaled 177 yards joiner was asked if he were having a betfeY year this season and what was the reason thought about he answered just a good t)ne of the factors making it a good year is a problem which Joiner has overcome He used to have a bad habit of fumbling the half after catches for long gainers are a lot of people in the NFL who Charlie started out I think it was probably just carelessness on my part I holding the ball properly But doing all right Joiner is doing better than all right After 10 games he's caught 31 passes for 6S6 yards and trails team leader Isaac Curtis by only two receptions Curtis has totaled 722 yards and is averaging 219 yards a catch while Charlie has a 212 yards per grab average JOHN Reaves was the Bengals quarterback yesterday as the team went through its offensive preparations (his badly bruised chest) feels better said Anderson who throw the football at all yesterday and was not in pads for the workout wait to see how it feels tomorrow before I do any GETS a good holdup at the line of scrimmage on explained Brad Cousino when askol why the Oilers punt and kickoff returners have been especially troublesome for the Bengals Billy Johnson is the other reason for the Oilers success on returns guy will get in my way after the ball is punted and caning down the Held that' gives Johnson too much added Cousino who is one of the special teams anchors just weren't expecting what Cleveland did with Billy Lefear on that Cousino said as he recalled the 92-yard run-back of Dave kickoff which opened the game JOINING ANDERSON on die walking 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