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1985 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 441 points (27.6/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 437 points (27.3/g), 26th.
Differential of 4 points (0.2/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 8.1-7.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 4th.
Coached by Sam Wyche (7-9-0)
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1985 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Boomer Esiason | 24 | 1 | 14 | 251 for 431, 3,443 yards, 27 td, 12 int, & 33 rushes for 79 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| RB | James Brooks | 27 | 4 | 16 | 192 rushes for 929 yards, 7 td, & 55 catches for 576 yards and 5 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Larry Kinnebrew | 26 | 2 | 11 | 170 rushes for 714 yards, 9 td, & 22 catches for 187 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 165th pick / 1983 |
| FB | Charles Alexander | 28 | 6 | 5 | 44 rushes for 156 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 110 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Eddie Brown | 23 | Rook | 16 | 53 catches for 942 yards, 8 td, & 14 rushes for 129 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Cris Collinsworth | 26 | 4 | 16 | 65 catches for 1,125 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Rodney Holman | 25 | 3 | 16 | 38 catches for 479 yards, 7 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| LT | Anthony Munoz*+ | 27 | 5 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
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| LG | Brian Blados | 23 | 1 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 |
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| C | Dave Rimington | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 25th pick / 1983 |
| RG | Max Montoya | 29 | 6 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Mike W. Wilson | 30 | 7 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eddie Edwards | 31 | 8 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| NT | Tim Krumrie | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | Ross Browner | 31 | 7 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Jeff Schuh | 27 | 4 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 176th pick / 1981 |
| LILB | Ron Simpkins | 27 | 5 | 9 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 167th pick / 1980 |
| LILB | Carl Zander | 22 | Rook | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1985 |
| RILB | Glenn Cameron | 32 | 10 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
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| ROLB | Reggie Williams | 31 | 9 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Louis Breeden | 32 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 187th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Ray Horton | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| SS | Bobby Kemp | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1981 |
| FS | James Griffin | 24 | 2 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 193rd pick / 1983 |
| FS | Robert Jackson | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 285th pick / 1981 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Breech | 29 | 6 | 0 | 24 of 33 field goals & 48 of 50 extra points | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| P | Pat McInally | 32 | 9 | 0 | 57 punts for a 42.3 average, 1 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| PR | Mike Martin | 25 | 2 | 0 | 32 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 221st pick / 1983 |
| KR | Mike Martin | 25 | 2 | 0 | 48 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 221st pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Charles Alexander | 28 | RB | 16 | 5 | 224 | 6-1 | LSU | 7/28/1957 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1979 |
| Ken Anderson | 36 | QB | 3 | 2 | 212 | 6-2 | Augustana (IL) | 2/15/1949 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| Leo Barker | 26 | LB | 16 | 2 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico State | 11/7/1959 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 177th pick / 1984 |
| Brian Blados | 23 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 1/11/1962 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 26 | NT | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 5/15/1959 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 128th pick / 1981 |
| Jim Breech | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 161 | 5-6 | California | 4/11/1956 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| Louis Breeden | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 10/26/1953 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 187th pick / 1977 |
| James Brooks | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-10 | Auburn | 12/28/1958 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| Eddie Brown | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/17/1962 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1985 |
| Ross Browner | 31 | DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/22/1954 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1978 |
| Glenn Cameron | 32 | LB | 16 | 15 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/21/1953 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
| Glen Collins | 26 | DE | 16 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Mississippi State | 7/10/1959 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 26th pick / 1982 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-5 | Florida | 1/27/1959 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1981 |
| Lee Davis | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 198 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 12/18/1962 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 129th pick / 1985 |
| Tom Dinkel | 29 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Kansas | 7/25/1956 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 126th pick / 1978 |
| Eddie Edwards | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 4/25/1954 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| Boomer Esiason | 24 | QB | 15 | 14 | 224 | 6-5 | Maryland | 4/17/1961 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| James Griffin | 24 | DB | 16 | 11 | 197 | 6-2 | Middle Tenn. State | 9/7/1961 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 193rd pick / 1983 |
| M.L. Harris | 31 | TE | 10 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | Kansas State,Tampa | 1/16/1954 | 5 | |
| Rodney Holman | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-3 | Tulane | 4/20/1960 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| Ray Horton | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 5-10 | Washington | 4/12/1960 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| Robert Jackson | 27 | DB | 16 | 5 | 184 | 5-10 | Central Michigan | 10/10/1958 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 285th pick / 1981 |
| Stanford Jennings | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Furman | 3/12/1962 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| Bill Johnson | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Arkansas State | 10/31/1960 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Bobby Kemp | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-0 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/29/1959 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1981 |
| Don Kern | 23 | TE | 8 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 8/25/1962 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 150th pick / 1984 |
| Emanuel King | 22 | LB | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-4 | Alabama | 8/15/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 25th pick / 1985 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 26 | RB | 12 | 11 | 255 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 6/11/1959 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 165th pick / 1983 |
| Bruce Kozerski | 23 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 287 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/2/1962 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 231st pick / 1984 |
| Steve Kreider | 27 | WR | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | Lehigh | 5/12/1958 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1979 |
| Tim Krumrie | 25 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 5/20/1960 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| Mike Martin | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Illinois | 11/18/1960 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 221st pick / 1983 |
| Pat McInally | 32 | WR-P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-6 | Harvard | 5/7/1953 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| Max Montoya | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-5 | UCLA | 5/12/1956 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
| Anthony Munoz*+ | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-6 | USC | 8/19/1958 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
| Clay Pickering | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Maine | 6/2/1961 | 1 | |
| Bruce Reimers | 25 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-7 | Iowa State | 9/28/1960 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1984 |
| Dave Rimington | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/22/1960 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 25th pick / 1983 |
| Dan Ross | 28 | TE | 6 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Northeastern | 2/9/1957 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1979 |
| Turk Schonert | 28 | QB | 7 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/15/1957 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 242nd pick / 1980 |
| Jeff Schuh | 27 | LB | 16 | 14 | 228 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/22/1958 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 176th pick / 1981 |
| John Simmons | 27 | DB | 9 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | SMU | 12/1/1958 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1981 |
| Ron Simpkins | 27 | LB | 16 | 9 | 235 | 6-1 | Michigan | 4/2/1958 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 167th pick / 1980 |
| Sean Thomas | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | TCU | 4/12/1962 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 70th pick / 1985 |
| Jimmy Turner | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | UCLA | 6/15/1959 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 81st pick / 1983 |
| Joe Walter | 22 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 292 | 6-7 | Texas Tech | 6/18/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 181st pick / 1985 |
| Sam Washington | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Miss. Valley State | 3/7/1960 | 3 | |
| Reggie Williams | 31 | LB | 16 | 15 | 228 | 6-1 | Dartmouth | 9/19/1954 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| Mike W. Wilson | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/28/1955 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
| Carl Zander | 22 | LB | 16 | 7 | 235 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 4/12/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 227.8 | 6-2.1 | 3.7 |