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1989 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 404 points (25.2/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 285 points (17.8/g), 7th.
Differential of 119 points (7.4/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.9, Offense: 4.6, Defense: 2.4, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sam Wyche
Offensive Coordinator: Bruce Coslet
Defensive Coordinator: Dick LeBeau
Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Boomer Esiason* | 28 | 5 | 15 | 258 for 455, 3,525 yards, 28 td, 11 int, & 47 rushes for 278 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| RB | James Brooks* | 31 | 8 | 14 | 221 rushes for 1,239 yards, 7 td, & 37 catches for 306 yards and 2 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Eric Ball | 23 | Rook | 9 | 98 rushes for 391 yards, 3 td, & 6 catches for 44 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1989 |
| WR | Eddie Brown | 27 | 4 | 15 | 52 catches for 814 yards, 6 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Tim McGee | 25 | 3 | 16 | 65 catches for 1,211 yards, 8 td, & 2 rushes for 36 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 21st pick / 1986 |
| TE | Rodney Holman* | 29 | 7 | 15 | 50 catches for 736 yards, 9 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| LT | Anthony Munoz*+ | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
| LG | Bruce Reimers | 29 | 5 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1984 | |
| C | Bruce Kozerski | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 231st pick / 1984 |
| RG | Max Montoya* | 33 | 10 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 | |
| RT | Brian Blados | 27 | 5 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Skow | 26 | 3 | 11 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1986 |
| NT | Tim Krumrie | 29 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | Jason Buck | 26 | 2 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1987 |
| LOLB | Leon White | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1986 |
| LILB | Carl Zander | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1985 |
| RILB | Joe Kelly | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 11th pick / 1986 |
| ROLB | Reggie Williams | 35 | 13 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Lewis Billups | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Eric Thomas | 25 | 2 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1987 |
| SS | David Fulcher*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1986 |
| FS | Rickey Dixon | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1988 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Breech | 33 | 10 | 0 | 12 of 14 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| P | Lee Johnson | 28 | 4 | 0 | 61 punts for a 40.1 average, 2 blocked | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Mike Martin | 29 | 6 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 7.1 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 221st pick / 1983 |
| fb | Stanford Jennings | 27 | 5 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Eric Ball | 23 | FB | 15 | 9 | 218 | 6-2 | UCLA | 7/1/1966 | Rook | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1989 |
| 35 | Chris Barber | 25 | 8 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | North Carolina A&T | 1/15/1964 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 53 | Leo Barker | 30 | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico St. | 11/7/1959 | 5 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 177th pick / 1984 | |
| 24 | Lewis Billups | 26 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | North Alabama | 10/10/1963 | 3 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1986 |
| 74 | Brian Blados | 27 | RT | 13 | 10 | 300 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 1/11/1962 | 5 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 |
| 55 | Ed Brady | 27 | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Illinois | 6/17/1962 | 5 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 215th pick / 1984 | |
| 3 | Jim Breech | 33 | K | 12 | 0 | 161 | 5-6 | California | 4/11/1956 | 10 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| 21 | James Brooks* | 31 | RB | 16 | 14 | 180 | 5-10 | Auburn | 12/28/1958 | 8 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| 81 | Eddie Brown | 27 | WR | 15 | 15 | 185 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/17/1962 | 4 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1985 |
| 99 | Jason Buck | 26 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-5 | BYU | 7/27/1963 | 2 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1987 |
| 27 | Barney Bussey | 27 | db | 16 | 1 | 215 | 6-0 | South Carolina St. | 5/20/1962 | 3 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 119th pick / 1984 |
| 34 | Richard Carey | 21 | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Idaho | 5/6/1968 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 29 | Rickey Dixon | 23 | FS | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/26/1966 | 1 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1988 |
| 7 | Boomer Esiason* | 28 | QB | 16 | 15 | 224 | 6-5 | Maryland | 4/17/1961 | 5 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| 33 | David Fulcher*+ | 25 | SS | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 9/28/1964 | 3 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1986 |
| 18 | Jim Gallery | 28 | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 9/15/1961 | 2 | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 254th pick / 1984 | |
| 48 | John Garrett | 24 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Columbia,Princeton | 3/2/1965 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 98 | David Grant | 24 | 16 | 0 | 277 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 9/17/1965 | 1 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1988 | |
| 71 | Mike Hammerstein | 26 | 15 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/29/1963 | 3 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1986 | |
| 89 | Ira Hillary | 27 | wr | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 11/13/1962 | 2 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 210th pick / 1985 |
| 40 | John Holifield | 25 | 3 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 7/14/1964 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 328th pick / 1987 | |
| 82 | Rodney Holman* | 29 | TE | 16 | 15 | 238 | 6-3 | Tulane | 4/20/1960 | 7 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| 37 | Robert Jackson | 31 | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Central Michigan | 10/10/1958 | 7 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 285th pick / 1981 | |
| 36 | Stanford Jennings | 27 | fb | 16 | 6 | 205 | 6-1 | Furman | 3/12/1962 | 5 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| 68 | Paul Jetton | 25 | g | 5 | 2 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas | 10/6/1964 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 141st pick / 1988 |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 4 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| 77 | Scott Jones | 23 | 15 | 0 | 281 | 6-5 | Washington | 3/20/1966 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 334th pick / 1989 | |
| 84 | Eric Kattus | 26 | te | 16 | 1 | 240 | 6-5 | Michigan | 3/4/1963 | 3 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 91st pick / 1986 |
| 58 | Joe Kelly | 25 | RILB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-2 | Washington | 12/11/1964 | 3 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 11th pick / 1986 |
| 64 | Bruce Kozerski | 27 | C | 15 | 15 | 287 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/2/1962 | 5 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 231st pick / 1984 |
| 69 | Tim Krumrie | 29 | NT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 5/20/1960 | 6 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| 88 | Mike Martin | 29 | PR | 12 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Illinois | 11/18/1960 | 6 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 221st pick / 1983 |
| 72 | Skip McClendon | 25 | lde | 16 | 5 | 282 | 6-6 | Northwestern,Arizona St. | 4/9/1964 | 2 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1987 |
| 85 | Tim McGee | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 8/7/1964 | 3 | 13 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 21st pick / 1986 |
| 65 | Max Montoya* | 33 | RG | 16 | 15 | 282 | 6-5 | UCLA | 5/12/1956 | 10 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
| 73 | Ken Moyer | 23 | 8 | 0 | 297 | 6-7 | Toledo | 11/19/1966 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 78 | Anthony Munoz*+ | 31 | LT | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-6 | USC | 8/19/1958 | 9 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
| 86 | Carl Parker | 24 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 2/5/1965 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 307th pick / 1988 | |
| 75 | Bruce Reimers | 29 | LG | 15 | 15 | 285 | 6-7 | Iowa St. | 9/28/1960 | 5 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1984 |
| 87 | Jim Riggs | 26 | te | 10 | 1 | 245 | 6-5 | Clemson | 9/23/1963 | 2 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1987 |
| 94 | Rich Romer | 23 | 5 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Union (NY) | 2/27/1966 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1988 | |
| 15 | Turk Schonert | 32 | qb | 7 | 1 | 191 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/15/1957 | 8 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 242nd pick / 1980 |
| 70 | Jim Skow | 26 | LDE | 11 | 11 | 253 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 6/29/1963 | 3 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1986 |
| 83 | Kendal Smith | 24 | 11 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Utah St. | 11/23/1965 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 194th pick / 1989 | |
| 20 | Craig Taylor | 23 | 12 | 0 | 224 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 1/3/1966 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 166th pick / 1989 | |
| 22 | Eric Thomas | 25 | RCB | 16 | 15 | 184 | 5-11 | Tulane | 9/11/1964 | 2 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1987 |
| 96 | Natu Tuatagaloa | 23 | 14 | 0 | 273 | 6-4 | California | 5/25/1966 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1989 | |
| 59 | Kevin P. Walker | 24 | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Maryland | 12/24/1965 | 1 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1988 | |
| 63 | Joe Walter | 26 | rt | 10 | 7 | 292 | 6-7 | Texas Tech | 6/18/1963 | 4 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 181st pick / 1985 |
| 79 | Dana Wells | 23 | 1 | 0 | 272 | 6-0 | Arizona | 8/5/1966 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 306th pick / 1989 | |
| 51 | Leon White | 26 | LOLB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | BYU | 10/4/1963 | 3 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1986 |
| 41 | Solomon Wilcots | 25 | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Colorado | 10/3/1964 | 2 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 215th pick / 1987 | |
| 12 | Erik Wilhelm | 24 | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 11/19/1965 | Rook | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1989 | |
| 57 | Reggie Williams | 35 | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-1 | Dartmouth | 9/19/1954 | 13 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| 30 | Ickey Woods | 23 | rb | 2 | 2 | 231 | 6-2 | UNLV | 2/28/1966 | 1 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1988 |
| 91 | Carl Zander | 26 | LILB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 4/12/1963 | 4 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 229.4 | 6-1.8 | 3.3 |
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