1986 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| Head Coach: Sam Wyche |
| Jim Anderson | Running Backs |
| Bruce Coslet | Offensive Coordinator |
| Bill Johnson | Tight Ends |
| Dick LeBeau | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs |
| Jim McNally | Offensive Line/Running Game |
| Dick Selcer | Linebackers |
| Bill Urbanik | Defensive Line |
| Kim Wood | Strength |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1986 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-20 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 30067 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1986 | A | New York Jets | 17-28 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 24418 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1986 | H | Green Bay Packers | 34-12 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 44261 | |
| Fri | 8/29/1986 | H | Detroit Lions | 20-30 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 44556 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1986 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 43430 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1986 | H | Buffalo Bills | 36-33 | W | OT | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 52714 |
| Thu | 9/18/1986 | A | Cleveland Browns | 30-13 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78779 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1986 | H | Chicago Bears | 7-44 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55146 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1986 | A | Green Bay Packers | 34-28 | W | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 51230 | |
| Mon | 10/13/1986 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-22 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 54283 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1986 | H | Houston Oilers | 31-28 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 53844 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1986 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-30 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50815 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1986 | A | Detroit Lions | 24-17 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 52423 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1986 | A | Houston Oilers | 28-32 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 32130 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1986 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 34-7 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 54410 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1986 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 24-20 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 53003 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1986 | A | Denver Broncos | 28-34 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 58705 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1986 | A | New England Patriots | 31-7 | W | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 59639 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1986 | H | Cleveland Browns | 3-34 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 58669 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1986 | H | New York Jets | 52-21 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 51619 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Ken Anderson | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 37 | Augustana (Illinois) | 8 | 0 |
| Leo Barker | 53 | RILB | 6-2 | 227 | 27 | New Mexico State | 16 | 9 |
| Lewis Billups | 24 | RCB | 5-11 | 188 | 23 | North Alabama | 12 | 12 |
| Brian Blados | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 295 | 24 | North Carolina | 16 | 8 |
| Ed Brady | 55 | LILB-RILB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Illinois | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Breech | 3 | K | 5-6 | 161 | 30 | California | 16 | 0 |
| Louis Breeden | 34 | LCB | 5-11 | 185 | 33 | North Carolina Central | 16 | 16 |
| James Brooks | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 28 | Auburn | 16 | 16 |
| Eddie Brown | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Navarro JC; Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Ross Browner | 79 | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 32 | Notre Dame | 16 | 15 |
| Barney Bussey | 27 | SS | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 80 | WR | 6-5 | 192 | 27 | Florida | 16 | 15 |
| Kiki DeAyala | 93 | ROLB | 6-1 | 225 | 25 | Texas | 16 | 0 |
| David Douglas | 67 | ROT-ROG-C | 6-4 | 280 | 23 | Tennessee | 14 | 0 |
| Eddie Edwards | 74 | LDE | 6-5 | 257 | 32 | Arizona Western JC; Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Boomer Esiason | 7 | QB | 6-5 | 222 | 25 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
| David Fulcher | 33 | SS | 6-3 | 231 | 22 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| Doug Gaynor | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 23 | Fresno CC; Long Beach State | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Hammerstein | 71 | NT | 6-4 | 270 | 23 | Michigan | 15 | 0 |
| Jeff Hayes | 5 | P | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | North Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 238 | 26 | Tulane | 16 | 16 |
| Ray Horton | 20 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 4 |
| Robert Jackson | 37 | FS | 5-10 | 186 | 28 | Central Michigan | 7 | 6 |
| Stanford Jennings | 36 | RB | 6-1 | 207 | 24 | Furman | 16 | 0 |
| Bill Johnson | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Arkansas State | 14 | 4 |
| Eric Kattus | 84 | WR-TE | 6-5 | 240 | 23 | Michigan | 16 | 1 |
| Joe Kelly | 58 | RILB | 6-2 | 231 | 22 | Washington | 16 | 7 |
| Bobby Kemp | 26 | FS | 6-0 | 191 | 27 | Taft JC; Fullerton State | 16 | 10 |
| Emanuel King | 90 | LOLB | 6-4 | 251 | 23 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 28 | FB | 6-1 | 258 | 26 | Tennessee State | 16 | 9 |
| Bruce Kozerski | 64 | LOG-C | 6-4 | 279 | 24 | Holy Cross | 16 | 15 |
| Steve Kreider | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 192 | 28 | Lehigh | 10 | 0 |
| Tim Krumrie | 69 | NT | 6-2 | 268 | 26 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Martin | 88 | WR | 5-10 | 186 | 26 | Illinois | 7 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 85 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 22 | Tennessee | 16 | 0 |
| Max Montoya | 65 | ROG | 6-5 | 275 | 30 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Anthony Munoz | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 280 | 28 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Bruce Reimers | 75 | LOG | 6-7 | 287 | 26 | Iowa State | 16 | 5 |
| Dave Rimington | 50 | C | 6-3 | 287 | 26 | Nebraska | 12 | 12 |
| John Simmons | 25 | LCB | 5-11 | 192 | 28 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Simpkins | 56 | LILB | 6-1 | 235 | 28 | Michigan | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Skow | 70 | RDE | 6-3 | 252 | 23 | Nebraska | 16 | 1 |
| Jimmy Turner | 35 | FS | 6-0 | 187 | 27 | UCLA | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Walter | 63 | ROT | 6-6 | 292 | 23 | Texas Tech | 15 | 8 |
| Leon White | 51 | LOLB | 6-3 | 241 | 23 | Brigham Young | 16 | 0 |
| Reggie Williams | 57 | ROLB | 6-0 | 230 | 32 | Dartmouth | 16 | 16 |
| Stanley Wilson | 32 | FB | 5-10 | 210 | 25 | Oklahoma | 10 | 3 |
| Carl Zander | 91 | LILB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 11 | Joe Kelly | LB | Washington |
| 1 | 21 | Tim McGee | WR | Tennessee |
| 2 | 38 | Lewis Billups | DB | North Alabama |
| 3 | 58 | Jim Skow | DE | Nebraska |
| 3 | 65 | Mike Hammerstein | DT | Michigan |
| 3 | 78 | David Fulcher | DB | Arizona State |
| 4 | 91 | Eric Kattus | TE | Michigan |
| 4 | 99 | Doug Gaynor | QB | Long Beach State |
| 5 | 123 | Leon White | LB | Brigham Young |
| 6 | 152 | Gary Hunt | DB | Memphis |
| 7 | 177 | Pat Franklin | RB | Texas State |
| 8 | 204 | David Douglas | G | Tennessee |
| 9 | 230 | Cary Whittingham | LB | Brigham Young |
| 10 | 262 | Jeff Shaw | NT | Salem |
| 11 | 289 | Tim Stone | T | Kansas State |
| 11 | 294 | Tom Flaherty | LB | Northwestern |
| 12 | 316 | Steve Bradley | QB | Indiana |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 69 | 126 | 72 | 139 | 3 | 409 |
| Opponents Totals | 113 | 92 | 122 | 67 | 0 | 394 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 28:48 | 348 | 134 | 183 | 31 | 79/199 39.7% | 9/16 56.3% | 111 | 847 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:12 | 336 | 134 | 171 | 31 | 84/218 38.5% | 12/16 75.0% | 93 | 840 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 0 | 50 | 51 | 98.0 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 0 | 101 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| James Brooks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Larry Kinnebrew | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Stanley Wilson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Eddie Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Rodney Holman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Anthony Munoz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Louis Breeden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eddie Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jeff Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eric Kattus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tim McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Leon White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 51 | 50 | 51 | 98.0 | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 1 | 409 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 44 | 47 | 93.6 | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 1 | 394 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 1 | 51 | 1/2 | 4/5 | 5/7 | 5/14 | 2/4 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 32 | 53.1 | 1 | 51 | 1/2 | 4/5 | 5/7 | 5/14 | 2/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 30 | 73.3 | 4/4 | 4/5 | 6/6 | 8/13 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 205 | 1087 | 5.3 | 56t | 5 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 131 | 519 | 4.0 | 39 | 8 |
| Stanley Wilson | 68 | 379 | 5.6 | 58t | 8 |
| Bill Johnson | 39 | 226 | 5.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 44 | 146 | 3.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Jeff Hayes | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 61t | 1 |
| Stanford Jennings | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 10 | 1 |
| Eddie Brown | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Gaynor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 521 | 2533 | 4.9 | 61t | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 514 | 2122 | 4.1 | 75t | 23 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Esiason | 469 | 273 | 58.2 | 179 | 3959 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 57 | 24 | 5.1 | 17 | 3.6 | 26 | 194 | 3765 | 87.7 |
| Ken Anderson | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 10 | 171 | 7.4 | 15.5 | 43 | 1 | 4.3 | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 4 | 167 | 51.2 |
| Doug Gaynor | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 30 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 108.3 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 497 | 287 | 57.7 | 190 | 4160 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 57 | 25 | 5.0 | 20 | 4.0 | 28 | 203 | 3957 | 85.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 495 | 278 | 56.2 | 200 | 3520 | 7.1 | 12.7 | 84t | 17 | 3.4 | 17 | 3.4 | 42 | 368 | 3152 | 75.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Collinsworth | 62 | 1024 | 16.5 | 46t | 10 |
| Eddie Brown | 58 | 964 | 16.6 | 57 | 4 |
| James Brooks | 54 | 686 | 12.7 | 54 | 4 |
| Rodney Holman | 40 | 570 | 14.3 | 34t | 2 |
| Tim McGee | 16 | 276 | 17.3 | 51 | 1 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 13 | 136 | 10.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Bill Johnson | 13 | 103 | 7.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Kattus | 11 | 99 | 9.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Stanford Jennings | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 23 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Anthony Munoz | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5t | 2 |
| Team Totals | 287 | 4160 | 14.5 | 57 | 25 |
| Opponents Totals | 278 | 3520 | 12.7 | 84t | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Breeden | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 36t | 1 |
| David Fulcher | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Leo Barker | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Barney Bussey | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Carl Zander | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Kelly | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 146 | 8.6 | 36t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 189 | 9.5 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hayes | 56 | 1965 | 35.1 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 182 | 1723 | 29.7 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 1996 | 33.8 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 182 | 1754 | 29.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 3068 | 39.8 | 66 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 235 | 2653 | 34.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Martin | 13 | 6 | 96 | 7.4 | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 11 | 3 | 111 | 10.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 3 | 4 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 17 | 235 | 8.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 14 | 182 | 9.6 | 54 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim McGee | 43 | 0 | 1007 | 23.4 | 94 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 12 | 0 | 257 | 21.4 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 4 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Simpkins | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 63 | 0 | 1389 | 22.0 | 94 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 80 | 0 | 1611 | 20.1 | 96t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuel King | 9.0 | |
| Ross Browner | 6.5 | |
| Eddie Edwards | 6.5 | |
| Reggie Williams | 4.5 | |
| Carl Zander | 3.5 | |
| Jim Skow | 3.0 | |
| David Fulcher | 2.0 | |
| Lewis Billups | 1.0 | |
| Barney Bussey | 1.0 | |
| Kiki DeAyala | 1.0 | |
| Mike Hammerstein | 1.0 | |
| Joe Kelly | 1.0 | |
| Tim Krumrie | 1.0 | |
| John Simmons | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 42.0 | 368.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28.0 | 203.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Billups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ed Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | |
| James Brooks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Brown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Browner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Boomer Esiason | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -10 | 0 | |
| David Fulcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Hayes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Horton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emanuel King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | |
| Tim Krumrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Montoya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rimington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -23 | 0 | |
| John Simmons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Zander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -21 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 4 |
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