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1987 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 4-11-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 285 points (19.0/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 370 points (24.7/g), 24th.
Differential of -85 points (-5.7/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-9.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 21st.
Coached by Sam Wyche (4-11-0)
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1987 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 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 240 for 440, 3,321 yards, 16 td, 19 int, & 52 rushes for 241 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| RB | James Brooks | 29 | 6 | 7 | 94 rushes for 290 yards, 1 td, & 22 catches for 272 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| RB | Stanford Jennings | 25 | 3 | 5 | 70 rushes for 314 yards, 1 td, & 35 catches for 277 yards and 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| FB | Larry Kinnebrew | 28 | 4 | 8 | 145 rushes for 570 yards, 8 td, & 9 catches for 114 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 165th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Eddie Brown | 25 | 2 | 12 | 44 catches for 608 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Cris Collinsworth | 28 | 6 | 6 | 31 catches for 494 yards, 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Tim McGee | 23 | 1 | 5 | 23 catches for 408 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -10 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 21st pick / 1986 |
| TE | Rodney Holman | 27 | 5 | 12 | 28 catches for 438 yards, 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| LT | Anthony Munoz*+ | 29 | 7 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
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| LG | Bruce Reimers | 27 | 3 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1984 |
| C | Dave Rimington | 27 | 4 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 25th pick / 1983 |
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| RG | Max Montoya | 31 | 8 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Joe Walter | 24 | 2 | 12 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 181st pick / 1985 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eddie Edwards | 33 | 10 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| NT | Tim Krumrie* | 27 | 4 | 12 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | Jim Skow | 24 | 1 | 12 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | Emanuel King | 24 | 2 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 25th pick / 1985 |
| LILB | Carl Zander | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1985 |
| RILB | Joe Kelly | 23 | 1 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 11th pick / 1986 |
| ROLB | Reggie Williams | 33 | 11 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Ray Horton | 27 | 4 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
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| RCB | Lewis Billups | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1986 |
| SS | David Fulcher | 23 | 1 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1986 |
| FS | Robert Jackson | 29 | 5 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 285th pick / 1981 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Breech | 31 | 8 | 0 | 24 of 30 field goals & 25 of 27 extra points | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| P | Scott Fulhage | 26 | Rook | 0 | 52 punts for a 41.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Mike Martin | 27 | 4 | 0 | 28 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 221st pick / 1983 |
| KR | Barney Bussey | 25 | 1 | 1 | 21 kick returns for a 19.3 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 119th pick / 1984 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Doug Aronson | 23 | G | 2 | 0 | 293 | 6-3 | San Diego State | 8/14/1964 | Rook | |
| Chris Barber | 23 | DB | 3 | 3 | 187 | 6-0 | North Carolina A&T | 1/15/1964 | Rook | |
| Leo Barker | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico State | 11/7/1959 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 177th pick / 1984 |
| Len Bell | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Indiana | 3/14/1964 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1987 |
| Ben Bennett | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Duke | 5/5/1962 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 6th / 148th pick / 1984 |
| Bill Berthusen | 23 | NT | 3 | 3 | 290 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 6/26/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 321st pick / 1987 |
| Lewis Billups | 24 | DB | 11 | 11 | 190 | 5-11 | North Alabama | 10/10/1963 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1986 |
| Brian Blados | 25 | T-G | 11 | 4 | 300 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 1/11/1962 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 |
| Nate Borders | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Indiana | 6/11/1963 | Rook | |
| Ed Brady | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Illinois | 6/17/1962 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 215th pick / 1984 |
| Jim Breech | 31 | K | 12 | 0 | 161 | 5-6 | California | 4/11/1956 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| Louis Breeden | 34 | DB | 8 | 2 | 185 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 10/26/1953 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 187th pick / 1977 |
| Adrian Breen | 22 | QB | 2 | 1 | 183 | 6-4 | Morehead State | 1/11/1965 | Rook | |
| James Brooks | 29 | RB | 9 | 7 | 180 | 5-10 | Auburn | 12/28/1958 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| Eddie Brown | 25 | WR | 12 | 12 | 185 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/17/1962 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1985 |
| Ken Brown | 22 | WR | 3 | 3 | 175 | 5-8 | Southern Arkansas | 3/10/1965 | Rook | |
| Tom W. Brown | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-4 | Augustana (SD) | 12/24/1963 | Rook | |
| Jason Buck | 24 | DE-DT | 12 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | BYU | 7/27/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1987 |
| Barney Bussey | 25 | DB-LB | 12 | 1 | 215 | 6-0 | South Carolina State | 5/20/1962 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 119th pick / 1984 |
| Toney Catchings | 22 | LB | 3 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 8/11/1965 | Rook | |
| Cris Collinsworth | 28 | WR | 8 | 6 | 192 | 6-5 | Florida | 1/27/1959 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1981 |
| Keith Cupp | 23 | T | 3 | 3 | 301 | 6-6 | Findlay | 6/20/1964 | Rook | |
| Kiki DeAyala | 26 | LB | 12 | 2 | 225 | 6-1 | Texas | 10/23/1961 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 152nd pick / 1983 |
| David Douglas | 24 | C-T-G | 12 | 4 | 280 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 3/20/1963 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1986 |
| James Eaddy | 24 | NT | 2 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | C.W. Post,New York Tech | 5/31/1963 | Rook | |
| Eddie Edwards | 33 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 4/25/1954 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| Boomer Esiason | 26 | QB | 12 | 12 | 224 | 6-5 | Maryland | 4/17/1961 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| Willie Fears | 23 | DE | 3 | 1 | 278 | 6-3 | Northwest State (LA) | 6/4/1964 | Rook | |
| Tom Flaherty | 23 | LB | 3 | 3 | 223 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 9/24/1964 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 294th pick / 1986 |
| John Fletcher | 22 | G | 3 | 0 | 293 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/22/1965 | Rook | |
| Pat Franklin | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Houston,Texas State | 8/16/1963 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 177th pick / 1986 |
| David Fulcher | 23 | DB | 11 | 11 | 236 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/28/1964 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1986 |
| Scott Fulhage | 26 | P | 11 | 0 | 191 | 5-11 | Kansas State | 1/17/1961 | Rook | |
| Mike Hammerstein | 24 | DE-NT | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/29/1963 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1986 |
| Ira Hillary | 25 | WR | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 11/13/1962 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 210th pick / 1985 |
| Rodney Holman | 27 | TE | 12 | 12 | 238 | 6-3 | Tulane | 4/20/1960 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| Greg Horne | 23 | P | 4 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 11/22/1964 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 139th pick / 1987 |
| Ray Horton | 27 | DB | 12 | 8 | 189 | 5-10 | Washington | 4/12/1960 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1983 |
| Gary Hunt | 24 | DB | 3 | 3 | 175 | 5-11 | Memphis | 10/28/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 152nd pick / 1986 |
| Tim Inglis | 23 | LB | 8 | 3 | 232 | 6-3 | Toledo | 3/10/1964 | Rook | |
| Robert Jackson | 29 | DB | 12 | 12 | 184 | 5-10 | Central Michigan | 10/10/1958 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 285th pick / 1981 |
| Curtis Jeffries | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Louisville | 10/26/1964 | Rook | |
| Stanford Jennings | 25 | RB | 12 | 5 | 205 | 6-1 | Furman | 3/12/1962 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| Bill Johnson | 27 | RB | 11 | 4 | 230 | 6-2 | Arkansas State | 10/31/1960 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Mark Johnson | 23 | DB | 3 | 3 | 194 | 6-1 | Western Kentucky | 3/20/1964 | Rook | |
| Eric Kattus | 24 | TE | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | Michigan | 3/4/1963 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 91st pick / 1986 |
| Joe Kelly | 23 | LB | 10 | 10 | 227 | 6-2 | Washington | 12/11/1964 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 11th pick / 1986 |
| Emanuel King | 24 | LB | 12 | 12 | 250 | 6-4 | Alabama | 8/15/1963 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 25th pick / 1985 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 28 | RB | 11 | 8 | 255 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 6/11/1959 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 165th pick / 1983 |
| Bruce Kozerski | 25 | C-G-T | 8 | 4 | 287 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/2/1962 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 231st pick / 1984 |
| Tim Krumrie* | 27 | NT-DT | 12 | 12 | 270 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 5/20/1960 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| Marc Logan | 22 | RB | 3 | 3 | 217 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 5/9/1965 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 130th pick / 1987 |
| Massimo Manca | 23 | K | 3 | 0 | 211 | 5-10 | Penn State | 3/18/1964 | Rook | |
| Aaron Manning | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Iowa State | 8/26/1961 | Rook | |
| Sam Manos | 25 | C | 3 | 3 | 265 | 6-3 | Marshall | 10/2/1962 | Rook | |
| Mike Martin | 27 | WR | 12 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Illinois | 11/18/1960 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 221st pick / 1983 |
| Skip McClendon | 23 | DE | 12 | 0 | 282 | 6-6 | Arizona State,Northwestern | 4/9/1964 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1987 |
| David McCluskey | 24 | RB | 3 | 3 | 227 | 6-1 | Georgia | 11/5/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 269th pick / 1987 |
| Tim McGee | 23 | WR | 11 | 5 | 183 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 8/7/1964 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 21st pick / 1986 |
| Greg Meehan | 24 | WR | 3 | 3 | 191 | 6-0 | Bowling Green | 4/27/1963 | Rook | |
| Max Montoya | 31 | G | 10 | 9 | 282 | 6-5 | UCLA | 5/12/1956 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
| Anthony Munoz*+ | 29 | T | 11 | 11 | 278 | 6-6 | USC | 8/19/1958 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
| Robert Niehoff | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Cincinnati | 5/9/1964 | Rook | |
| Marquis Pleasant | 22 | WR | 3 | 0 | 172 | 6-2 | SMU | 6/28/1965 | Rook | |
| Billy Poe | 23 | G | 3 | 3 | 280 | 6-3 | Morehead State | 4/26/1964 | Rook | |
| Bruce Reimers | 27 | G-T | 10 | 8 | 285 | 6-7 | Iowa State | 9/28/1960 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1984 |
| Jeff Reinke | 25 | DE | 1 | 1 | 262 | 6-4 | Mankato State | 9/12/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 275th pick / 1986 |
| Dan Rice | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 241 | 6-1 | Michigan | 11/9/1963 | Rook | |
| Tom Richey | 26 | T | 3 | 0 | 274 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 6/13/1961 | Rook | |
| Jim Riggs | 24 | TE | 9 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Clemson | 9/23/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1987 |
| Bob Riley | 23 | T | 3 | 3 | 276 | 6-5 | Indiana | 6/23/1964 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 267th pick / 1987 |
| Dave Rimington | 27 | C | 8 | 8 | 288 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 5/22/1960 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 25th pick / 1983 |
| Dave Romasko | 24 | RB | 3 | 3 | 241 | 6-3 | Carroll (MT),Idaho | 11/3/1963 | Rook | |
| Wade Russell | 24 | TE | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Taylor | 8/16/1963 | Rook | |
| Turk Schonert | 30 | QB | 11 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/15/1957 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 242nd pick / 1980 |
| Scott Schutt | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | North Dakota State | 8/31/1963 | Rook | |
| Lance Sellers | 24 | LB | 3 | 3 | 230 | 6-1 | Boise State | 2/24/1963 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 155th pick / 1987 |
| Reggie Sims | 25 | TE | 1 | 0 | 253 | 6-4 | Northern Illinois | 7/30/1962 | Rook | |
| Jim Skow | 24 | DE | 12 | 12 | 253 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 6/29/1963 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1986 |
| Daryl Smith | 24 | DB | 3 | 3 | 185 | 5-9 | North Alabama | 5/8/1963 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 9th / 249th pick / 1985 |
| Jeff Smith | 25 | DE | 3 | 2 | 248 | 6-4 | Air Force | 5/4/1962 | Rook | |
| Ken Smith | 27 | G | 3 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Evansville,Miami (OH) | 10/16/1960 | Rook | |
| Eric Thomas | 23 | DB | 12 | 3 | 184 | 5-11 | Tulane | 9/11/1964 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1987 |
| Mark Tigges | 23 | T | 3 | 3 | 290 | 6-3 | Western Illinois | 2/5/1964 | Rook | |
| Rodney Tweet | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | South Dakota | 2/20/1964 | Rook | |
| Dave Walter | 23 | QB | 3 | 2 | 230 | 6-3 | Michigan Tech | 12/9/1964 | Rook | New York Giants / 11th / 307th pick / 1987 |
| Joe Walter | 24 | T-G | 12 | 12 | 292 | 6-7 | Texas Tech | 6/18/1963 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 181st pick / 1985 |
| David Ward | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Southern Arkansas | 3/10/1964 | Rook | |
| Leon White | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | BYU | 10/4/1963 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1986 |
| Solomon Wilcots | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Colorado | 10/3/1964 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 215th pick / 1987 |
| Reggie Williams | 33 | LB | 15 | 15 | 228 | 6-1 | Dartmouth | 9/19/1954 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| Dana Wright | 24 | RB | 5 | 0 | 219 | 6-1 | Findlay,Kent State | 6/2/1963 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 251st pick / 1987 |
| Carl Zander | 24 | LB | 12 | 12 | 235 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 4/12/1963 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 24.9 | 15 | 230.9 | 6-1.9 | 1.5 |