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1988 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1988 AFC Champions
Scored 448 points (28.0/g), 1st of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 329 points (20.6/g), 16th.
Differential of 119 points (7.4/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.8-5.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.1, Offense: 7.1, Defense: -1.0, SoS: -1.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sam Wyche (12-4-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Bruce Coslet
Defensive Coordinator: Dick LeBeau
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 4 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Phoenix Cardinals | 21 | 14 | 21 | 403 | 251 | 152 | 1 | 23 | 374 | 207 | 167 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 11 | boxscore | W | 2-0 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 28 | 24 | 20 | 431 | 353 | 78 | 3 | 28 | 415 | 225 | 190 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | W | 3-0 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 12 | 20 | 306 | 190 | 116 | 1 | 19 | 319 | 195 | 124 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | W | 4-0 | Cleveland Browns | 24 | 17 | 22 | 393 | 180 | 213 | 20 | 322 | 254 | 68 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | W | 5-0 | @ | Los Angeles Raiders | 45 | 21 | 28 | 496 | 332 | 164 | 1 | 20 | 405 | 309 | 96 | 5 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | W | 6-0 | New York Jets | 36 | 19 | 23 | 402 | 196 | 206 | 2 | 16 | 226 | 117 | 109 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | L | 6-1 | @ | New England Patriots | 21 | 27 | 23 | 365 | 225 | 140 | 6 | 22 | 311 | 153 | 158 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | W | 7-1 | Houston Oilers | 44 | 21 | 25 | 353 | 131 | 222 | 4 | 18 | 205 | 101 | 104 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | L | 7-2 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 16 | 23 | 18 | 281 | 153 | 128 | 17 | 302 | 203 | 99 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Sun | November 6 | boxscore | W | 8-2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 42 | 7 | 28 | 559 | 338 | 221 | 2 | 15 | 198 | 97 | 101 | |||
| 11 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | L | 8-3 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 28 | 31 | 19 | 307 | 157 | 150 | 2 | 24 | 418 | 276 | 142 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | W | 9-3 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 38 | 24 | 23 | 410 | 196 | 214 | 1 | 23 | 355 | 176 | 179 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | W | 10-3 | Buffalo Bills | 35 | 21 | 34 | 455 | 223 | 232 | 21 | 353 | 243 | 110 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | W | 11-3 | San Diego Chargers | 27 | 10 | 21 | 352 | 145 | 207 | 2 | 14 | 211 | 123 | 88 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | L | 11-4 | @ | Houston Oilers | 6 | 41 | 10 | 226 | 94 | 132 | 2 | 19 | 396 | 249 | 147 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sat | December 17 | boxscore | W | OT | 12-4 | Washington Redskins | 20 | 17 | 16 | 318 | 183 | 135 | 23 | 372 | 206 | 166 | 2 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 31 | boxscore | W | 13-4 | Seattle Seahawks | 21 | 13 | 22 | 345 | 91 | 254 | 2 | 19 | 294 | 276 | 18 | 3 | ||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 8 | boxscore | W | 14-4 | Buffalo Bills | 21 | 10 | 23 | 249 | 74 | 175 | 2 | 10 | 181 | 136 | 45 | 3 | ||
| SuperBowl | Sun | January 22 | boxscore | L | 14-5 | N | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 20 | 13 | 229 | 123 | 106 | 1 | 23 | 452 | 341 | 111 | 2 | |