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1977 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 238 points (17.0/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 235 points (16.8/g), 16th.
Differential of 3 points (0.2/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 6th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.2, Offense: 0.6, Defense: 1.6, SoS: 2.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bill Johnson (8-6-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Howard Brinker
Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | Cleveland Browns | 3 | 13 | 16 | 245 | 141 | 104 | 3 | 16 | 285 | 173 | 112 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Seattle Seahawks | 42 | 20 | 27 | 424 | 225 | 199 | 1 | 15 | 282 | 172 | 110 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | L | 1-2 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 3 | 24 | 15 | 219 | 127 | 92 | 4 | 25 | 385 | 220 | 165 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | W | 2-2 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 7 | 21 | 333 | 174 | 159 | 2 | 15 | 227 | 115 | 112 | 2 | |
| 5 | Mon | October 17 | boxscore | L | 2-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 20 | 20 | 311 | 208 | 103 | 5 | 18 | 253 | 87 | 166 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | L | 2-4 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 24 | 14 | 336 | 159 | 177 | 3 | 16 | 335 | 155 | 180 | |||
| 7 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | W | OT | 3-4 | Houston Oilers | 13 | 10 | 15 | 262 | 173 | 89 | 3 | 15 | 186 | 79 | 107 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 6 | boxscore | W | 4-4 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 7 | 15 | 237 | 153 | 84 | 1 | 19 | 290 | 159 | 131 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | L | 4-5 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 42 | 13 | 248 | 187 | 61 | 2 | 30 | 423 | 216 | 207 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | W | 5-5 | Miami Dolphins | 23 | 17 | 19 | 269 | 96 | 173 | 2 | 17 | 285 | 93 | 192 | 5 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | W | 6-5 | New York Giants | 30 | 13 | 15 | 330 | 154 | 176 | 15 | 240 | 170 | 70 | ||||
| 12 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | W | 7-5 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 7 | 24 | 326 | 102 | 224 | 1 | 10 | 239 | 167 | 72 | 5 | |
| 13 | Sat | December 10 | boxscore | W | 8-5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 10 | 17 | 413 | 302 | 111 | 3 | 21 | 362 | 239 | 123 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 18 | boxscore | L | 8-6 | @ | Houston Oilers | 16 | 21 | 17 | 241 | 132 | 109 | 2 | 21 | 332 | 182 | 150 | 3 | |