▁ ▁Conference ▁champion ships ▁ ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁ ▁A FC ▁Championship : ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁ 2 7 , ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁ 7 ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁game ▁subsequently ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Free zer ▁Bowl , ▁the ▁Beng als ▁defeated ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁ 2 7 – 7 . ▁Despite ▁a ▁game - time ▁temperature ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 5 - mile - per - hour ▁wind ▁that ▁sent ▁wind ▁ch ills ▁ ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁− 5 9   ° F , ▁Beng als ' ▁quarter back ▁Ken ▁Anderson ▁threw ▁for ▁ 1 6 1 ▁yards ▁and ▁two ▁touch down s , ▁with ▁no ▁inter ception s , ▁and ▁r ushed ▁for ▁ 3 9 ▁yards ▁to ▁lead ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁victory . ▁C inc inn ati ' s ▁defense ▁intercept ed ▁San ▁Diego ▁quarter back ▁Dan ▁F outs ▁twice ▁and ▁recovered ▁two ▁f umb les , ▁while ▁their ▁off ense ▁did ▁not ▁commit ▁a ▁single ▁turn over ▁until ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter ▁when ▁they ▁already ▁had ▁a ▁solid ▁lead . ▁ ▁A ided ▁by ▁an ▁ 1 8 - yard ▁completion ▁from ▁Anderson ▁to ▁tight ▁end ▁Dan ▁Ross , ▁C inc inn ati ▁scored ▁first ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 1 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁from ▁k icker ▁Jim ▁B ree ch . ▁Then ▁line back er ▁Rick ▁R azz ano ▁forced ▁a ▁f umble ▁from ▁Ch arg ers ' ▁ro ok ie ▁kick