Franchise Index: Previous Season / Next Season
Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 360 points (22.5/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 352 points (22.0/g), 19th.
Differential of 8 points (0.5/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 18th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.1, Offense: 1.9, Defense: -3.0, SoS: -1.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sam Wyche
Defensive Coordinator: Dick LeBeau
Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this page for $20 on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Your message will replace this ad.
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Boomer Esiason | 29 | 6 | 16 | 224 for 402, 3,031 yards, 24 td, 22 int, & 49 rushes for 157 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| RB | James Brooks* | 32 | 9 | 15 | 195 rushes for 1,004 yards, 5 td, & 26 catches for 269 yards and 4 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Harold Green | 22 | Rook | 9 | 83 rushes for 353 yards, 1 td, & 12 catches for 90 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Eddie Brown | 28 | 5 | 12 | 44 catches for 706 yards, 9 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1985 |
| WR | Tim McGee | 26 | 4 | 15 | 43 catches for 737 yards, 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 21st pick / 1986 |
| TE | Rodney Holman* | 30 | 8 | 15 | 40 catches for 596 yards, 5 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| LT | Anthony Munoz*+ | 32 | 10 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 | |
| LG | Bruce Reimers | 30 | 6 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1984 | |
| C | Bruce Kozerski | 28 | 6 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 231st pick / 1984 | |
| RG | Ken Moyer | 24 | 1 | 16 | ||
| RT | Joe Walter | 27 | 5 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 181st pick / 1985 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Skip McClendon | 26 | 3 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1987 |
| NT | Tim Krumrie | 30 | 7 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| RDE | David Grant | 25 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1988 |
| LOLB | Leon White | 27 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1986 |
| LILB | Carl Zander | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1985 |
| RILB | Kevin P. Walker | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1988 |
| ROLB | James Francis | 22 | Rook | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1990 |
| LCB | Lewis Billups | 27 | 4 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Carl Carter | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1986 |
| SS | David Fulcher* | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1986 |
| FS | Solomon Wilcots | 26 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 215th pick / 1987 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Breech | 34 | 11 | 0 | 17 of 21 field goals & 41 of 44 extra points | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| P | Lee Johnson | 29 | 5 | 0 | 64 punts for a 42.3 average, 0 blocked | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Mitchell Price | 23 | Rook | 1 | 29 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 234th pick / 1990 |
| KR | Stanford Jennings | 28 | 6 | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 0 td | 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 | 24 | rb | 13 | 1 | 218 | 6-2 | UCLA | 7/1/1966 | 1 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1989 |
| 86 | Michael Barber | 23 | wr | 16 | 1 | 172 | 5-10 | Marshall | 6/19/1967 | 1 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 112th pick / 1989 |
| 53 | Leo Barker | 31 | lb | 14 | 1 | 226 | 6-2 | New Mexico St. | 11/7/1959 | 6 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 177th pick / 1984 |
| 24 | Lewis Billups | 27 | LCB | 15 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | North Alabama | 10/10/1963 | 4 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1986 |
| 74 | Brian Blados | 28 | t | 4 | 4 | 300 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 1/11/1962 | 6 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 |
| 55 | Ed Brady | 28 | 16 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Illinois | 6/17/1962 | 6 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 215th pick / 1984 | |
| 3 | Jim Breech | 34 | K | 16 | 0 | 161 | 5-6 | California | 4/11/1956 | 11 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| 60 | Mike Brennan | 23 | 16 | 0 | 274 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 3/22/1967 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 91st pick / 1990 | |
| 21 | James Brooks* | 32 | RB | 16 | 15 | 180 | 5-10 | Auburn | 12/28/1958 | 9 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1981 |
| 81 | Eddie Brown | 28 | WR | 14 | 12 | 185 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 12/17/1962 | 5 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1985 |
| 99 | Jason Buck | 27 | rde | 16 | 6 | 268 | 6-5 | BYU | 7/27/1963 | 3 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1987 |
| 27 | Barney Bussey | 28 | ss | 16 | 5 | 215 | 6-0 | South Carolina St. | 5/20/1962 | 4 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 119th pick / 1984 |
| 45 | Carl Carter | 26 | RCB | 15 | 11 | 180 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 3/7/1964 | 4 | 4 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1986 |
| 57 | Bernard Clark | 23 | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/12/1967 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1990 | |
| 29 | Rickey Dixon | 24 | fs | 13 | 5 | 183 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 12/26/1966 | 2 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1988 |
| 7 | Boomer Esiason | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-5 | Maryland | 4/17/1961 | 6 | 13 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1984 |
| 50 | James Francis | 22 | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-5 | Baylor | 8/4/1968 | Rook | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1990 |
| 33 | David Fulcher* | 26 | SS | 13 | 12 | 236 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 9/28/1964 | 4 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1986 |
| 98 | David Grant | 25 | RDE | 16 | 9 | 277 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 9/17/1965 | 2 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1988 |
| 28 | Harold Green | 22 | FB | 12 | 9 | 222 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 1/29/1968 | Rook | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1990 |
| 71 | Mike Hammerstein | 27 | de | 15 | 2 | 270 | 6-4 | Michigan | 3/29/1963 | 4 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1986 |
| 82 | Rodney Holman* | 30 | TE | 16 | 15 | 238 | 6-3 | Tulane | 4/20/1960 | 8 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1982 |
| 80 | Lynn James | 25 | 11 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | SMU,Arizona St. | 1/25/1965 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 122nd pick / 1990 | |
| 36 | Stanford Jennings | 28 | KR | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Furman | 3/12/1962 | 6 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 1984 |
| 68 | Paul Jetton | 26 | 15 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas | 10/6/1964 | 1 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 141st pick / 1988 | |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 5 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| 25 | Rod Jones | 26 | rcb | 16 | 6 | 185 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/31/1964 | 4 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 25th pick / 1986 |
| 84 | Eric Kattus | 27 | te | 16 | 3 | 240 | 6-5 | Michigan | 3/4/1963 | 4 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 91st pick / 1986 |
| 64 | Bruce Kozerski | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-4 | Holy Cross | 4/2/1962 | 6 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 231st pick / 1984 |
| 69 | Tim Krumrie | 30 | NT | 16 | 15 | 270 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 5/20/1960 | 7 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 276th pick / 1983 |
| 72 | Skip McClendon | 26 | LDE | 15 | 13 | 282 | 6-6 | Northwestern,Arizona St. | 4/9/1964 | 3 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1987 |
| 85 | Tim McGee | 26 | WR | 16 | 15 | 183 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 8/7/1964 | 4 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 21st pick / 1986 |
| 73 | Ken Moyer | 24 | RG | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-7 | Toledo | 11/19/1966 | 1 | 6 | |
| 78 | Anthony Munoz*+ | 32 | LT | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-6 | USC | 8/19/1958 | 10 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
| 52 | Craig Ogletree | 22 | 11 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Auburn | 4/2/1968 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 177th pick / 1990 | |
| 10 | Todd Philcox | 24 | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 9/25/1966 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 32 | Mitchell Price | 23 | PR | 16 | 1 | 181 | 5-9 | SMU,Tulane | 5/10/1967 | Rook | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 234th pick / 1990 |
| 75 | Bruce Reimers | 30 | LG | 12 | 12 | 285 | 6-7 | Iowa St. | 9/28/1960 | 6 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 204th pick / 1984 |
| 87 | Jim Riggs | 27 | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Clemson | 9/23/1963 | 3 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1987 | |
| 76 | Kirk Scrafford | 23 | 2 | 0 | 270 | 6-6 | Montana | 3/16/1967 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 83 | Kendal Smith | 25 | wr | 9 | 2 | 189 | 5-10 | Utah St. | 11/23/1965 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 194th pick / 1989 |
| 20 | Craig Taylor | 24 | rb | 12 | 1 | 224 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 1/3/1966 | 1 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 166th pick / 1989 |
| 22 | Eric Thomas | 26 | db | 4 | 2 | 184 | 5-11 | Tulane | 9/11/1964 | 3 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1987 |
| 96 | Natu Tuatagaloa | 24 | lde | 16 | 7 | 273 | 6-4 | California | 5/25/1966 | 1 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1989 |
| 59 | Kevin P. Walker | 25 | RILB | 16 | 15 | 238 | 6-2 | Maryland | 12/24/1965 | 2 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1988 |
| 63 | Joe Walter | 27 | RT | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-7 | Texas Tech | 6/18/1963 | 5 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 181st pick / 1985 |
| 51 | Leon White | 27 | LOLB | 16 | 13 | 240 | 6-3 | BYU | 10/4/1963 | 4 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 123rd pick / 1986 |
| 41 | Solomon Wilcots | 26 | FS | 16 | 10 | 189 | 5-11 | Colorado | 10/3/1964 | 3 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 215th pick / 1987 |
| 4 | Erik Wilhelm | 25 | 7 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 11/19/1965 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1989 | |
| 30 | Ickey Woods | 24 | fb | 10 | 6 | 231 | 6-2 | UNLV | 2/28/1966 | 2 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1988 |
| 91 | Carl Zander | 27 | LILB | 16 | 13 | 235 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 4/12/1963 | 5 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 231.7 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |