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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.
Coached by Sam Wyche (8-8-0)
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1989 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* | 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 |
| FB | Stanford Jennings | 27 | 5 | 6 | 83 rushes for 293 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 119 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| RT | Brian Blados | 27 | 5 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 |
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| RT | Joe Walter | 26 | 4 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 181st pick / 1985 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Skow | 26 | 3 | 11 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1986 |
| LDE | Skip McClendon | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1987 |
| 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 |
| KR | Stanford Jennings | 27 | 5 | 6 | 26 kick returns for a 20.2 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Eric Ball | 23 | RB | 15 | 9 | 218 | 6-2 | UCLA | 7/1/1966 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1989 |
| Chris Barber | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | North Carolina A&T | 1/15/1964 | 2 | |
| Leo Barker | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico State | 11/7/1959 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 177th pick / 1984 |
| Lewis Billups | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | North Alabama | 10/10/1963 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1986 |
| Brian Blados | 27 | T-G | 13 | 10 | 300 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 1/11/1962 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 |
| Ed Brady | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Illinois | 6/17/1962 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 215th pick / 1984 |
| Jim Breech | 33 | K | 12 | 0 | 161 | 5-6 | California | 4/11/1956 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| James Brooks* | 31 | RB | 16 | 14 | 180 | 5-10 | Auburn | 12/28/1958 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| Eddie Brown | 27 | WR | 15 | 15 | 185 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/17/1962 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1985 |
| Jason Buck | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-5 | BYU | 7/27/1963 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1987 |
| Barney Bussey | 27 | DB-LB | 16 | 1 | 215 | 6-0 | South Carolina State | 5/20/1962 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 119th pick / 1984 |
| Richard Carey | 21 | DB | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Idaho | 5/6/1968 | Rook | |
| Rickey Dixon | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/26/1966 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1988 |
| Boomer Esiason* | 28 | QB | 16 | 15 | 224 | 6-5 | Maryland | 4/17/1961 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| David Fulcher*+ | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 9/28/1964 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1986 |
| Jim Gallery | 28 | K | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 9/15/1961 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 254th pick / 1984 |
| John Garrett | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Columbia,Princeton | 3/2/1965 | Rook | |
| David Grant | 24 | DE-NT | 16 | 0 | 277 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 9/17/1965 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Hammerstein | 26 | DE-NT | 15 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/29/1963 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1986 |
| Ira Hillary | 27 | WR | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 11/13/1962 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 210th pick / 1985 |
| John Holifield | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 7/14/1964 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 328th pick / 1987 |
| Rodney Holman* | 29 | TE | 16 | 15 | 238 | 6-3 | Tulane | 4/20/1960 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| Robert Jackson | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-10 | Central Michigan | 10/10/1958 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 285th pick / 1981 |
| Stanford Jennings | 27 | RB | 16 | 6 | 205 | 6-1 | Furman | 3/12/1962 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| Paul Jetton | 25 | G-C | 5 | 2 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas | 10/6/1964 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 141st pick / 1988 |
| Lee Johnson | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| Scott Jones | 23 | T | 15 | 0 | 281 | 6-5 | Washington | 3/20/1966 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 334th pick / 1989 |
| Eric Kattus | 26 | TE | 16 | 1 | 240 | 6-5 | Michigan | 3/4/1963 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 91st pick / 1986 |
| Joe Kelly | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-2 | Washington | 12/11/1964 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 11th pick / 1986 |
| Bruce Kozerski | 27 | C-G-T | 15 | 15 | 287 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/2/1962 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 231st pick / 1984 |
| Tim Krumrie | 29 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 5/20/1960 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| Mike Martin | 29 | WR | 12 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Illinois | 11/18/1960 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 221st pick / 1983 |
| Skip McClendon | 25 | DE | 16 | 5 | 282 | 6-6 | Arizona State,Northwestern | 4/9/1964 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1987 |
| Tim McGee | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 8/7/1964 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 21st pick / 1986 |
| Max Montoya* | 33 | G | 16 | 15 | 282 | 6-5 | UCLA | 5/12/1956 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
| Ken Moyer | 23 | G-T-C | 8 | 0 | 297 | 6-7 | Toledo | 11/19/1966 | Rook | |
| Anthony Munoz*+ | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-6 | USC | 8/19/1958 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
| Carl Parker | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 2/5/1965 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 307th pick / 1988 |
| Bruce Reimers | 29 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 285 | 6-7 | Iowa State | 9/28/1960 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1984 |
| Jim Riggs | 26 | TE | 10 | 1 | 245 | 6-5 | Clemson | 9/23/1963 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1987 |
| Rich Romer | 23 | LB | 5 | 0 | 222 | 6-3 | Union (NY) | 2/27/1966 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1988 |
| Turk Schonert | 32 | QB | 7 | 1 | 191 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/15/1957 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 242nd pick / 1980 |
| Jim Skow | 26 | DE | 11 | 11 | 253 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 6/29/1963 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1986 |
| Kendal Smith | 24 | WR | 11 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Utah State | 11/23/1965 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 194th pick / 1989 |
| Craig Taylor | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 224 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 1/3/1966 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 166th pick / 1989 |
| Eric Thomas | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 184 | 5-11 | Tulane | 9/11/1964 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1987 |
| Natu Tuatagaloa | 23 | DE | 14 | 0 | 273 | 6-4 | California | 5/25/1966 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1989 |
| Kevin P. Walker | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Maryland | 12/24/1965 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1988 |
| Joe Walter | 26 | T-G | 10 | 7 | 292 | 6-7 | Texas Tech | 6/18/1963 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 181st pick / 1985 |
| Dana Wells | 23 | NT | 1 | 0 | 272 | 6-0 | Arizona | 8/5/1966 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 306th pick / 1989 |
| Leon White | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | BYU | 10/4/1963 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1986 |
| Solomon Wilcots | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Colorado | 10/3/1964 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 215th pick / 1987 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 24 | QB | 6 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/19/1965 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1989 |
| Reggie Williams | 35 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-1 | Dartmouth | 9/19/1954 | 13 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| Ickey Woods | 23 | RB | 2 | 2 | 231 | 6-2 | UNLV | 2/28/1966 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1988 |
| Carl Zander | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 4/12/1963 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 229.4 | 6-1.8 | 3.3 |