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1997 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 355 points (22.2/g), 10th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 405 points (25.3/g), 27th.
Differential of -50 points (-3.1/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 6.8-9.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Bruce Coslet (7-9-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | box | W | 1-0 | Arizona Cardinals | 24 | 21 | 21 | 317 | 230 | 87 | 1 | 18 | 323 | 248 | 75 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Baltimore Ravens | 10 | 23 | 18 | 339 | 283 | 56 | 2 | 24 | 412 | 266 | 146 | 3 |
| 3 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | box | L | 1-2 | @ | Denver Broncos | 20 | 38 | 22 | 389 | 194 | 195 | 1 | 23 | 372 | 150 | 222 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | box | L | 1-3 | New York Jets | 14 | 31 | 10 | 215 | 149 | 66 | 1 | 28 | 402 | 212 | 190 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | box | L | 1-4 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 13 | 21 | 17 | 348 | 200 | 148 | 21 | 308 | 148 | 160 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 12 | box | L | 1-5 | @ | Tennessee Oilers | 7 | 30 | 14 | 202 | 137 | 65 | 1 | 26 | 391 | 193 | 198 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | box | L | 1-6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 26 | 13 | 236 | 165 | 71 | 4 | 24 | 412 | 246 | 166 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | box | L | 1-7 | @ | New York Giants | 27 | 29 | 22 | 323 | 225 | 98 | 2 | 28 | 323 | 214 | 109 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | box | W | 2-7 | San Diego Chargers | 38 | 31 | 18 | 336 | 162 | 174 | 1 | 14 | 235 | 168 | 67 | 3 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | box | W | 3-7 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 28 | 13 | 17 | 273 | 129 | 144 | 1 | 22 | 341 | 191 | 150 | 4 |
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | L | 3-8 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 20 | 16 | 244 | 128 | 116 | 3 | 20 | 309 | 123 | 186 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 4-8 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 31 | 26 | 24 | 327 | 203 | 124 | 20 | 415 | 280 | 135 | 3 | ||
| 14 | Sun | November 30 | box | L | 4-9 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 42 | 44 | 29 | 497 | 373 | 124 | 3 | 27 | 507 | 311 | 196 | 2 |
| 15 | Thu | December 4 | box | W | 5-9 | Tennessee Oilers | 41 | 14 | 34 | 515 | 239 | 276 | 12 | 175 | 131 | 44 | |||
| 16 | Sun | December 14 | box | W | 6-9 | Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 24 | 17 | 419 | 262 | 157 | 2 | 29 | 402 | 274 | 128 | 2 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | box | W | 7-9 | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 14 | 18 | 302 | 237 | 65 | 15 | 355 | 304 | 51 | |||