1989 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) |
4th place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
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 |
Mike Stock | Special Teams |
Chuck Studley | Linebackers |
Kim Wood | Strength |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sun | 8/13/1989 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-20 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 48615 | |
Sat | 8/19/1989 | A | Detroit Lions | 35-3 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 43426 | |
Mon | 8/28/1989 | A | New Orleans Saints | 10-27 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 51150 | |
Fri | 9/1/1989 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 10-17 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 49867 | |
Sun | 9/10/1989 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 64730 | |
Sun | 9/17/1989 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 41-10 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 53885 | |
Mon | 9/25/1989 | H | Cleveland Browns | 21-14 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55996 | |
Sun | 10/1/1989 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-17 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 60165 | |
Sun | 10/8/1989 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 26-16 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 52785 | |
Sun | 10/15/1989 | H | Miami Dolphins | 13-20 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 58184 | |
Sun | 10/22/1989 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 12-23 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57642 | |
Sun | 10/29/1989 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 56-23 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57225 | |
Sun | 11/5/1989 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 7-28 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 51080 | |
Mon | 11/13/1989 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-26 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 60694 | |
Sun | 11/19/1989 | H | Detroit Lions | 42-7 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 55720 | |
Sun | 11/26/1989 | A | Buffalo Bills | 7-24 | L | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 80074 | |
Sun | 12/3/1989 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-0 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 76236 | |
Sun | 12/10/1989 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 17-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 54744 | |
Sun | 12/17/1989 | H | Houston Oilers | 61-7 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 47510 | |
Mon | 12/25/1989 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 21-29 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58829 |
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 | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Eric Ball | 42 | FB | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | UCLA | 15 | 9 |
Chris Barber | 35 | S | 6-0 | 187 | 25 | North Carolina A&T State | 8 | 0 |
Leo Barker | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 227 | 30 | New Mexico State | 16 | 0 |
Lewis Billups | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 188 | 26 | North Alabama | 16 | 16 |
Brian Blados | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 295 | 27 | North Carolina | 13 | 10 |
Ed Brady | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Illinois | 16 | 0 |
Jim Breech | 3 | K | 5-6 | 161 | 33 | California | 12 | 0 |
James Brooks | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 31 | Auburn | 16 | 14 |
Eddie Brown | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Navarro JC; Miami (Florida) | 15 | 15 |
Jason Buck | 99 | RDE | 6-5 | 264 | 26 | Ricks JC; Brigham Young | 16 | 16 |
Barney Bussey | 27 | S | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | South Carolina State | 16 | 1 |
Richard Carey | 34 | CB | 5-9 | 185 | 21 | Idaho | 7 | 0 |
Rickey Dixon | 29 | FS | 5-11 | 186 | 23 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
Boomer Esiason | 7 | QB | 6-5 | 222 | 28 | Maryland | 16 | 15 |
David Fulcher | 33 | SS | 6-3 | 231 | 25 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
Jim Gallery | 18 | K | 6-1 | 205 | 28 | Minnesota | 4 | 0 |
John Garrett | 48 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Princeton; Columbia; Princeton | 1 | 0 |
David Grant | 98 | NT | 6-4 | 277 | 24 | West Virginia | 16 | 0 |
Mike Hammerstein | 71 | DE | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | Michigan | 15 | 0 |
Ira Hillary | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | South Carolina | 16 | 1 |
John Holifield | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 202 | 25 | West Virginia | 3 | 0 |
Rodney Holman | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 238 | 29 | Tulane | 16 | 15 |
Robert Jackson | 37 | S | 5-10 | 186 | 31 | Central Michigan | 14 | 0 |
Stanford Jennings | 36 | FB | 6-1 | 207 | 27 | Furman | 16 | 6 |
Paul Jetton | 68 | C | 6-4 | 291 | 25 | Texas | 5 | 2 |
Lee Johnson | 11 | P-K | 6-2 | 200 | 28 | Brigham Young | 16 | 0 |
Scott Jones | 77 | OT | 6-5 | 275 | 23 | Washington | 15 | 0 |
Eric Kattus | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 240 | 26 | Michigan | 16 | 1 |
Joe Kelly | 58 | RILB | 6-2 | 231 | 25 | Washington | 16 | 16 |
Bruce Kozerski | 64 | ROG | 6-4 | 279 | 27 | Holy Cross | 15 | 15 |
Tim Krumrie | 69 | NT | 6-2 | 268 | 29 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
Mike Martin | 88 | WR | 5-10 | 186 | 29 | Illinois | 12 | 0 |
Skip McClendon | 72 | DE | 6-6 | 288 | 25 | Northwestern; Butler CC; Arizona State | 16 | 5 |
Tim McGee | 85 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 25 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
Max Montoya | 65 | OG | 6-5 | 275 | 33 | UCLA | 16 | 15 |
Ken Moyer | 73 | OT | 6-6 | 295 | 23 | Toledo | 8 | 0 |
Anthony Munoz | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 280 | 31 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
Carl Parker | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 201 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 0 |
Bruce Reimers | 75 | LOG | 6-7 | 287 | 29 | Iowa State | 15 | 15 |
Jim Riggs | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 26 | Clemson | 10 | 1 |
Rich Romer | 94 | LB | 6-3 | 214 | 23 | Union (New York) | 5 | 0 |
Turk Schonert | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 32 | Stanford | 7 | 1 |
Jim Skow | 70 | LDE | 6-3 | 252 | 26 | Nebraska | 11 | 11 |
Kendal Smith | 83 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 24 | Utah State | 11 | 0 |
Craig Taylor | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 224 | 23 | West Virginia | 12 | 0 |
Eric Thomas | 22 | RCB | 5-11 | 181 | 25 | Pasadena CC; Tulane | 16 | 15 |
Natu Tuatagaloa | 96 | DE | 6-3 | 265 | 23 | California | 14 | 0 |
Kevin Walker | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 241 | 24 | Maryland | 16 | 0 |
Joe Walter | 63 | OT | 6-6 | 292 | 26 | Texas Tech | 10 | 7 |
Dana Wells | 79 | NT | 6-0 | 270 | 23 | Arizona | 1 | 0 |
Leon White | 51 | LOLB | 6-3 | 241 | 26 | Brigham Young | 16 | 16 |
Solomon Wilcots | 41 | CB | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
Erik Wilhelm | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 215 | 24 | Oregon State | 6 | 0 |
Reggie Williams | 57 | ROLB | 6-0 | 230 | 35 | Dartmouth | 16 | 16 |
Ickey Woods | 30 | RB | 6-2 | 232 | 23 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 | 2 |
Carl Zander | 91 | LILB | 6-2 | 235 | 26 | Tennessee | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
2 | 35 | Eric Ball | RB | UCLA |
2 | 55 | Freddie Childress | G | Arkansas |
3 | 83 | Erik Wilhelm | QB | Oregon State |
4 | 89 | Kerry Owens | LB | Arkansas |
4 | 111 | Rob Woods | T | Arizona |
5 | 138 | Natu Tuatagaloa | DT | California |
6 | 166 | Craig Taylor | RB | West Virginia |
7 | 194 | Kendal Smith | WR | Utah State |
8 | 222 | Chris Chenault | LB | Kentucky |
9 | 250 | Rich Stephens | T | Tulsa |
10 | 256 | Cornell Holloway | DB | Pittsburgh |
10 | 278 | Bob Jean | QB | New Hampshire |
11 | 306 | Dana Wells | DT | Arizona |
12 | 334 | Scott Jones | T | Washington |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 61 | 147 | 98 | 98 | 404 |
Opponents Totals | 50 | 97 | 56 | 82 | 285 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 30:51 | 348 | 136 | 183 | 29 | 100/220 45.5% | 12/24 50.0% | 85 | 637 |
Opponents Totals | 29:09 | 280 | 114 | 151 | 15 | 82/209 39.2% | 6/19 31.6% | 122 | 1060 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Breech | 0 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 0 | 73 |
James Brooks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Rodney Holman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
Tim McGee | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Eddie Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Craig Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Jim Gallery | 0 | 13 | 13 | 100.0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 19 |
Eric Ball | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Stanford Jennings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Mike Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Ickey Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Barney Bussey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ira Hillary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Kendal Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Eric Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Leon White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Lee Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 52 | 50 | 52 | 96.2 | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 0 | 404 |
Opponents Totals | 32 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 1 | 285 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Breech | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | 0 | 38 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
Jim Gallery | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 0/0 |
Team Totals | 14 | 20 | 70.0 | 1 | 47 | 0/0 | 10/10 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 20 | 27 | 74.1 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 7/8 | 4/8 | 0/2 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Brooks | 221 | 1239 | 5.6 | 65t | 7 |
Eric Ball | 98 | 391 | 4.0 | 27 | 3 |
Stanford Jennings | 83 | 293 | 3.5 | 17 | 2 |
Boomer Esiason | 47 | 278 | 5.9 | 24 | 0 |
Craig Taylor | 30 | 111 | 3.7 | 16 | 3 |
Ickey Woods | 29 | 94 | 3.2 | 12 | 2 |
Tim McGee | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 |
Erik Wilhelm | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 14 | 0 |
John Holifield | 11 | 20 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 |
Ira Hillary | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
Lee Johnson | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 529 | 2483 | 4.7 | 65t | 17 |
Opponents Totals | 482 | 2162 | 4.5 | 92t | 9 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boomer Esiason | 455 | 258 | 56.7 | 186 | 3525 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 74t | 28 | 6.2 | 11 | 2.4 | 36 | 288 | 3237 | 92.1 |
Erik Wilhelm | 56 | 30 | 53.6 | 24 | 425 | 7.6 | 14.2 | 46t | 4 | 7.1 | 2 | 3.6 | 3 | 17 | 408 | 87.3 |
Turk Schonert | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 27 | -27 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 513 | 288 | 56.1 | 212 | 3950 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 74t | 32 | 6.2 | 13 | 2.5 | 41 | 332 | 3618 | 91.2 |
Opponents Totals | 482 | 256 | 53.1 | 205 | 3383 | 7.0 | 13.2 | 84t | 22 | 4.6 | 21 | 4.4 | 33 | 248 | 3135 | 72.6 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tim McGee | 65 | 1211 | 18.6 | 74t | 8 |
Eddie Brown | 52 | 814 | 15.7 | 46 | 6 |
Rodney Holman | 50 | 736 | 14.7 | 73t | 9 |
James Brooks | 37 | 306 | 8.3 | 25 | 2 |
Ira Hillary | 17 | 162 | 9.5 | 17 | 1 |
Mike Martin | 15 | 160 | 10.7 | 21 | 2 |
Eric Kattus | 12 | 93 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
Kendal Smith | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 41t | 1 |
Stanford Jennings | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 43t | 1 |
Eric Ball | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
Jim Riggs | 5 | 29 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 |
Craig Taylor | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 18t | 2 |
John Garrett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 |
John Holifield | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
Carl Parker | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
Team Totals | 288 | 3950 | 13.7 | 74t | 32 |
Opponents Totals | 256 | 3383 | 13.2 | 84t | 22 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Fulcher | 8 | 87 | 10.9 | 22 | 0 |
Eric Thomas | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 18t | 1 |
Rickey Dixon | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 28 | 0 |
Lewis Billups | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Kelly | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
Leon White | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Richard Carey | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Barney Bussey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 21 | 204 | 9.7 | 28 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 19 | 0 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lee Johnson | 61 | 2446 | 40.1 | 62 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 323 | 1903 | 30.2 |
Jim Breech | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 |
Team Totals | 65 | 2504 | 38.5 | 62 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 323 | 1941 | 29.9 |
Opponents Totals | 75 | 2935 | 39.1 | 57 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 209 | 2606 | 34.7 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Martin | 15 | 4 | 107 | 7.1 | 17 | 0 |
Kendal Smith | 12 | 2 | 54 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
Ira Hillary | 6 | 4 | 19 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
Richard Carey | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
Team Totals | 36 | 12 | 209 | 5.8 | 17 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 33 | 5 | 323 | 9.8 | 45 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford Jennings | 26 | 0 | 525 | 20.2 | 33 | 0 |
Ira Hillary | 14 | 0 | 223 | 15.9 | 29 | 0 |
Richard Carey | 6 | 0 | 104 | 17.3 | 23 | 0 |
Kendal Smith | 5 | 0 | 65 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
Eric Ball | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Craig Taylor | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
John Holifield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Robert Jackson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 54 | 1 | 941 | 17.4 | 33 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 55 | 1203 | 21.9 | 66 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Jason Buck | 6.0 | |
Jim Skow | 4.5 | |
Reggie Williams | 3.5 | |
Tim Krumrie | 3.0 | |
Barney Bussey | 2.5 | |
Natu Tuatagaloa | 2.5 | |
Eric Thomas | 2.0 | |
Leon White | 2.0 | |
Mike Hammerstein | 1.5 | |
Skip McClendon | 1.5 | |
Carl Zander | 1.5 | |
Joe Kelly | 1.0 | |
Solomon Wilcots | 1.0 | |
David Grant | 0.5 | |
Team Totals | 33.0 | 248.0 |
Opponents Totals | 41.0 | 332.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Ball | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
James Brooks | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jason Buck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Richard Carey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Boomer Esiason | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
David Fulcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Hammerstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ira Hillary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Holifield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Robert Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stanford Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
Bruce Kozerski | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Krumrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Mike Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Skip McClendon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Munoz | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Kendal Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Eric Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kevin Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Leon White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
Erik Wilhelm | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ickey Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Carl Zander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
Team Totals | 29 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 75 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 26 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0 |
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