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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)

1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 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

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

RT Joe Walter 26 4 7

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 181st pick / 1985

 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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
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