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Record: 6-9-1, Finished 5th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 326 points (20.4/g), 16th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 345 points (21.6/g), 18th.
Differential of -19 points (-1.2/g), 18th.
Expected W-L: 7.5-8.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 23rd.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.6, Offense: -0.4, Defense: -0.2, SoS: 0.6, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Ted Marchibroda (6-9-1)
Defensive Coordinator: Marvin Lewis
Other Notable Asst.: Jim Schwartz (Defensive Assistant) and Ken Whisenhunt (Tight Ends)
Training Camp: McDaniel College (Westminster, Maryland)
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 27 | 28 | 22 | 373 | 301 | 72 | 3 | 19 | 411 | 303 | 108 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | boxscore | W | 1-1 | Cincinnati Bengals | 23 | 10 | 24 | 412 | 266 | 146 | 3 | 18 | 339 | 283 | 56 | 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 14 | boxscore | W | 2-1 | @ | New York Giants | 24 | 23 | 19 | 273 | 210 | 63 | 1 | 29 | 390 | 269 | 121 | ||
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | boxscore | W | 3-1 | @ | Tennessee Oilers | 36 | 10 | 21 | 398 | 309 | 89 | 18 | 285 | 188 | 97 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Sun | September 28 | boxscore | L | 3-2 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 17 | 21 | 18 | 328 | 217 | 111 | 3 | 15 | 440 | 352 | 88 | 3 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 5 | boxscore | L | 3-3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 42 | 20 | 332 | 280 | 52 | 5 | 22 | 431 | 217 | 214 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Bye Week | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | boxscore | L | 3-4 | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 24 | 20 | 385 | 331 | 54 | 2 | 24 | 337 | 189 | 148 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | boxscore | W | 4-4 | @ | Washington Redskins | 20 | 17 | 20 | 332 | 133 | 199 | 1 | 16 | 249 | 182 | 67 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | boxscore | L | OT | 4-5 | @ | New York Jets | 16 | 19 | 23 | 447 | 288 | 159 | 2 | 15 | 225 | 160 | 65 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 9 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 37 | 11 | 172 | 112 | 60 | 7 | 19 | 341 | 198 | 143 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | boxscore | T | OT | 4-6-1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 10 | 19 | 329 | 125 | 204 | 2 | 18 | 273 | 210 | 63 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | boxscore | L | 4-7-1 | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 16 | 17 | 314 | 185 | 129 | 15 | 273 | 202 | 71 | 2 | |||
| 14 | Sun | November 30 | boxscore | L | 4-8-1 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 27 | 29 | 17 | 221 | 163 | 58 | 23 | 404 | 313 | 91 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Sun | December 7 | boxscore | W | 5-8-1 | Seattle Seahawks | 31 | 24 | 15 | 374 | 286 | 88 | 3 | 14 | 273 | 170 | 103 | 4 | ||
| 16 | Sun | December 14 | boxscore | W | 6-8-1 | Tennessee Oilers | 21 | 19 | 11 | 246 | 192 | 54 | 1 | 23 | 390 | 200 | 190 | 4 | ||
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | boxscore | L | 6-9-1 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 16 | 15 | 355 | 304 | 51 | 18 | 302 | 237 | 65 | |||