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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 424 points (26.5/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 365 points (22.8/g), 22nd.
Differential of 59 points (3.7/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 6th.
Coached by Jerry Glanville (10-6-0)
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1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 4 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 14 | 18 | 347 | 174 | 173 | 3 | 16 | 281 | 170 | 111 | 3 |
| 2 | Sun | September 11 | box | W | 2-0 | Los Angeles Raiders | 38 | 35 | 29 | 406 | 250 | 156 | 3 | 17 | 158 | 84 | 74 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 18 | box | L | 2-1 | @ | New York Jets | 3 | 45 | 15 | 237 | 102 | 135 | 4 | 28 | 395 | 302 | 93 | 1 |
| 4 | Sun | September 25 | box | W | 3-1 | New England Patriots | 31 | 6 | 17 | 328 | 156 | 172 | 3 | 13 | 184 | 133 | 51 | 6 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 2 | box | L | 3-2 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 23 | 32 | 14 | 202 | 147 | 55 | 3 | 26 | 455 | 265 | 190 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 9 | box | W | 4-2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 6 | 16 | 230 | 24 | 206 | 4 | 11 | 184 | 119 | 65 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 16 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 14 | 18 | 309 | 185 | 124 | 23 | 344 | 251 | 93 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 23 | box | L | 5-3 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 44 | 18 | 205 | 101 | 104 | 4 | 25 | 353 | 131 | 222 | 4 |
| 9 | Sun | October 30 | box | W | 6-3 | Washington Redskins | 41 | 17 | 21 | 336 | 184 | 152 | 2 | 16 | 250 | 221 | 29 | 6 | |
| 10 | Mon | November 7 | box | W | 7-3 | Cleveland Browns | 24 | 17 | 18 | 330 | 182 | 148 | 1 | 15 | 253 | 209 | 44 | 1 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 13 | box | L | 7-4 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 24 | 27 | 22 | 419 | 182 | 237 | 1 | 22 | 365 | 188 | 177 | 1 |
| 12 | Sun | November 20 | box | W | 8-4 | Phoenix Cardinals | 38 | 20 | 23 | 385 | 261 | 124 | 17 | 314 | 254 | 60 | 2 | ||
| 13 | Thu | November 24 | box | W | 9-4 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 25 | 17 | 19 | 355 | 210 | 145 | 17 | 282 | 203 | 79 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 4 | box | L | 9-5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 37 | 23 | 403 | 269 | 134 | 4 | 23 | 426 | 332 | 94 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 11 | box | W | 10-5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 41 | 6 | 19 | 396 | 249 | 147 | 2 | 10 | 226 | 94 | 132 | 2 | |
| 16 | Sun | December 18 | box | L | 10-6 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 23 | 28 | 18 | 317 | 280 | 37 | 1 | 25 | 388 | 310 | 78 | 4 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sat | December 24 | box | W | 11-6 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 24 | 23 | 19 | 334 | 205 | 129 | 3 | 19 | 260 | 192 | 68 | 2 |
| Division | Sun | January 1 | box | L | 11-7 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 17 | 20 | 351 | 226 | 125 | 3 | 18 | 372 | 237 | 135 | 1 |