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1996 Cincinnati Bengals

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 372 points (23.2/g), 5th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 369 points (23.1/g), 23rd.
 Differential of 3 points (0.2/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 8.1-7.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.2/g), 1st.

Coached by David Shula (1-6-0) and Bruce Coslet (7-2-0)

1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 1 box L 0-1 @ St. Louis Rams 16 26 14 242 205 37 5 18 209 139 70 3
2 Sun September 8 box L 0-2 @ San Diego Chargers 14 27 14 249 187 62 2 25 383 269 114 2
3 Sun September 15 box W 1-2 New Orleans Saints 30 15 24 319 218 101 15 314 287 27 4
4 Bye Week
5 Sun September 29 box L 1-3 Denver Broncos 10 14 17 253 147 106 1 22 402 288 114 3
6 Sun October 6 box L 1-4 Houston Oilers 27 30 22 315 152 163 18 335 175 160 2
7 Sun October 13 box L 1-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 10 20 20 252 158 94 2 17 306 182 124 2
8 Sun October 20 box L 1-6 @ San Francisco 49ers 21 28 18 345 196 149 1 20 418 338 80 5
9 Sun October 27 box W 2-6 Jacksonville Jaguars 28 21 18 267 207 60 19 338 189 149 2
10 Sun November 3 box W 3-6 @ Baltimore Ravens 24 21 33 433 265 168 2 23 371 279 92 4
11 Sun November 10 box W 4-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 34 24 25 372 260 112 3 18 317 180 137 4
12 Sun November 17 box L 4-7 @ Buffalo Bills 17 31 13 224 105 119 4 23 308 174 134 2
13 Sun November 24 box W 5-7 Atlanta Falcons 41 31 24 463 342 121 21 417 305 112 4
14 Sun December 1 box L 5-8 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 27 30 27 485 313 172 2 19 422 356 66
15 Sun December 8 box W 6-8 Baltimore Ravens 21 14 25 360 267 93 21 322 199 123 1
16 Sun December 15 box W 7-8 @ Houston Oilers 21 13 12 205 126 79 22 341 235 106 4
17 Sun December 22 box W 8-8 Indianapolis Colts 31 24 26 441 284 157 3 16 266 231 35 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 372 5225 1088 4.8 332 316 563 3432 25 16 5.6 190 478 1793 14 3.8 114 25 9 28
Team Defense 369 5469 1047 5.2 525 319 571 3826 22 34 6.3 196 444 1643 15 3.7 317 44 10 12
Lg Rank Offense 5 10 5 7 12 7 10 21 8 13 10 16 7 4
Lg Rank Defense 23 25 24 28 29 16 1 25 15 12 22 11 1 22

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Jeff Blake 26 QB 16 16 308 549 56.1 3624 24 4.4 14 2.6 61 6.6 5.9 11.8 226.5 80.3 44 278 5.6 5.0 7.4
Erik Wilhelm 31 3 0 7 13 53.8 90 1 7.7 2 15.4 38 6.9 0.8 12.9 30.0 61.9 3 16 4.6 -0.4 18.8
Carl Pickens* 26 WR 16 16 1 1 100.0 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 12.0 12.0 12.0 0.8 116.7 0 0 12.0 12.0 0.0
Team Total 26.1 16 316 563 56.1 3726 25 4.4 16 2.8 61 6.6 5.8 11.8 232.9 79.4 47 294 5.6 4.9 7.7
Opp Total 16 319 571 55.9 3826 22 3.9 34 6.0 6.7 4.4 12.0 239.1 64.6 32 202 6.3 3.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Garrison Hearst 25 RB 16 12 225 847 0 24 3.8 52.9 14.1 12 131 10.9 1 40 0.8 8.2 978 1 1
Ki-Jana Carter 23 16 4 91 264 8 31 2.9 16.5 5.7 22 169 7.7 1 20 1.4 10.6 433 9 2
Jeff Blake 26 QB 16 16 72 317 2 18 4.4 19.8 4.5 317 2 7
Eric Bieniemy 27 16 0 56 269 2 33 4.8 16.8 3.5 32 272 8.5 0 42 2.0 17.0 541 2 1
Jeff Cothran 25 FB 11 11 15 44 1 9 2.9 4.0 1.4 7 49 7.0 0 14 0.6 4.5 93 1 0
Brian Milne 23 6 4 8 22 1 5 2.8 3.7 1.3 3 29 9.7 0 15 0.5 4.8 51 1 0
Erik Wilhelm 31 3 0 6 24 0 18 4.0 8.0 2.0 24 0 0
Darnay Scott 24 WR 16 16 3 4 0 8 1.3 0.3 0.2 58 833 14.4 5 50 3.6 52.1 837 5 0
Carl Pickens* 26 WR 16 16 2 2 0 2 1.0 0.1 0.1 100 1180 11.8 12 61 6.3 73.8 1182 12 0
Tony McGee 25 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 38 446 11.7 4 22 2.4 27.9 446 4 0
David Dunn 24 RET 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 509 15.9 1 40 2.0 31.8 509 1 1
Marco Battaglia 23 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 79 9.9 0 17 0.5 4.9 79 0 0
Troy Sadowski 31 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 15 5.0 0 8 0.2 0.9 15 0 0
James Hundon 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 14 14.0 1 14 0.2 2.8 14 1 1
Team Total 26.1 16 478 1793 14 33 3.8 112.1 29.9 316 3726 11.8 25 61 19.8 232.9 5519 39 19
Opp Total 16 444 1643 15 3.7 102.7 27.8 319 3826 12.0 22 19.9 239.1 5469 37 16

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
David Dunn 24 RET 16 0 7 54 0 20 7.7 35 782 1 90 22.3 1345
Corey Sawyer 25 RET 15 2 15 117 0 62 7.8 12 241 0 33 20.1 358
James Hundon 25 5 0 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 10 237 0 31 23.7 244
Jeff Hill 24 9 0 9 173 0 29 19.2 173
Greg Myers 24 14 0 9 51 0 12 5.7 51
Troy Sadowski 31 16 2 2 7 0 7 3.5 22
Marco Battaglia 23 16 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 87
Jeff Cothran 25 FB 11 11 1 11 0 11 11.0 104
Carl Pickens* 26 WR 16 16 1 2 0 2 2.0 1184
Team Total 26.1 16 33 217 0 62 6.6 70 1459 1 90 20.8 7195
Opp Total 16 38 0 69 1642 1 23.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Lee Johnson 35 P 16 0 80 3630 67 1 45.4
Doug Pelfrey 26 K 16 0 1 1 7 7 11 10 9 5 28 23 82.1% 41 41 100.0% 1 4 4 0 4.0
Team Total 26.1 16 1 1 7 7 11 10 9 5 28 23 82.1% 41 41 100.0% 81 3634 67 1 44.9
Opp Total 16 30 25 83.3% 40 40 100.0% 61 2708 44.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Dan Wilkinson 23 LDT 16 16 6.5 1 7 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 37 7
James Francis 28 LLB 16 16 3.0 3 61 1 42 1 0 3 0 0 62 8
Ashley Ambrose*+ 26 LCB 16 16 8 63 1 69 1 0 0 0 0 44 6
Jeff Blake 26 QB 16 16 7 1 -5 0
Steve Tovar 26 MLB 13 13 3.0 4 42 0 24 0 1 0 0 0 74 20
Corey Sawyer 25 RET 15 2 1.5 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 32 6
Jimmy Spencer 27 RCB 15 14 5 48 0 34 0 0 1 59 1 55 8
Ricardo McDonald 27 RLB 16 15 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 47 14
Ki-Jana Carter 23 16 4 2 2 -8 0
Jevon Langford 22 12 3 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 4
Bo Orlando 30 FS 16 16 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 72 12
John Copeland 26 LDE 13 13 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 34 7
Greg Myers 24 14 0 2 10 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 17 1
Tim Johnson 31 RDT 14 13 2.5 37 4
Garrison Hearst 25 RB 16 12 1 1 0 0
Jeff Hill 24 9 0 1 1 0 0
Rod Jones 32 8 0 2 2 0 2 13 1
Artie Smith 26 RDE 16 12 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 19 7
Ramondo Stallings 25 12 3 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 13 2
Bracy Walker 26 SS 16 16 2 35 0 35 1 0 0 0 0 57 13
Marco Battaglia 23 16 0 0 1 0 0
Eric Bieniemy 27 16 0 1 0 0 0
Kenny Davidson 29 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Gerald Dixon 27 16 1 1 10 0 10 15 6
David Dunn 24 RET 16 0 1 0 0 0
James Hundon 25 5 0 1 0 0 0
Roger Jones 27 14 2 1 30 0 30 7 1
Kimo von Oelhoffen 25 11 1 1.0 11 4
Joe Walter 33 RT 15 15 0 1 0 0
Tim Morabito 23 7 1 0.5 5 1
Team Total 26.1 16 32.0 34 308 2 69 9 19 17 46 1 702 143
Opp Total 16 47 16 6

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Doug Pelfrey 26 K 16 0 41 23 110
Carl Pickens* 26 WR 16 16 12 1 74
Ki-Jana Carter 23 16 4 8 1 54
Darnay Scott 24 WR 16 16 5 30
Tony McGee 25 TE 16 16 4 24
Eric Bieniemy 27 16 0 2 12
Jeff Blake 26 QB 16 16 2 12
David Dunn 24 RET 16 0 1 1 12
Garrison Hearst 25 RB 16 12 1 1 8
Ashley Ambrose*+ 26 LCB 16 16 1 6
Jeff Cothran 25 FB 11 11 1 6
James Francis 28 LLB 16 16 1 6
James Hundon 25 5 0 1 6
Brian Milne 23 6 4 1 6
Jimmy Spencer 27 RCB 15 14 1 6
Team Total 26.1 16 14 25 1 1 2 2 41 23 372
Opp Total 16 15 22 1 1 40 25 369