1990 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Sam Wyche |
| Jim Anderson | Running Backs |
| Dana Bible | Quarterbacks |
| Marv Braden | Special Teams |
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/11/1990 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-30 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 51014 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1990 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-34 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 43472 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1990 | A | New England Patriots | 13-10 | W | OT | Foxborough, MA | Foxboro Stadium | 23768 |
| Fri | 8/31/1990 | H | Detroit Lions | 24-26 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56451 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1990 | H | New York Jets | 25-20 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56467 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1990 | A | San Diego Chargers | 21-16 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 48098 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1990 | H | New England Patriots | 41-7 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56470 | |
| Mon | 10/1/1990 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 16-31 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60135 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1990 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 34-31 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 62619 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1990 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-48 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 53501 | |
| Mon | 10/22/1990 | A | Cleveland Browns | 34-13 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78567 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1990 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 17-38 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 53214 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1990 | H | New Orleans Saints | 7-21 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60067 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1990 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-3 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60064 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1990 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 20-34 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60051 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1990 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16-12 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 58200 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1990 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-20 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60084 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1990 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 7-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 54132 | |
| Sun | 12/23/1990 | H | Houston Oilers | 40-20 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60044 | |
| Sun | 12/30/1990 | H | Cleveland Browns | 21-14 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60041 | |
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/6/1991 | H | Houston Oilers | 41-14 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 60012 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/13/1991 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 10-20 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 92045 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Eric Ball | 42 | RB | 6-1 | 218 | 24 | UCLA | 13 | 1 |
| Mike Barber | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 23 | Marshall | 16 | 1 |
| Leo Barker | 53 | LOLB | 6-2 | 227 | 31 | New Mexico State | 14 | 1 |
| Lewis Billups | 24 | LCB | 5-11 | 188 | 27 | North Alabama | 15 | 14 |
| Brian Blados | 74 | ROG | 6-5 | 295 | 28 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 |
| Ed Brady | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 28 | Illinois | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Breech | 3 | K | 5-6 | 161 | 34 | California | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Brennan | 60 | OT | 6-5 | 285 | 23 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 21 | RB | 5-10 | 182 | 32 | Auburn | 16 | 15 |
| Eddie Brown | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | Navarro JC; Miami (Florida) | 14 | 12 |
| Jason Buck | 99 | RDE | 6-5 | 264 | 27 | Ricks JC; Brigham Young | 16 | 6 |
| Barney Bussey | 27 | SS-FS | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | South Carolina State | 16 | 5 |
| Carl Carter | 45 | RCB | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | Texas Tech | 15 | 11 |
| Bernard Clark | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 248 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 0 |
| Rickey Dixon | 29 | FS | 5-11 | 186 | 24 | Oklahoma | 13 | 5 |
| Boomer Esiason | 7 | QB | 6-5 | 222 | 29 | Maryland | 16 | 16 |
| James Francis | 50 | ROLB | 6-5 | 256 | 22 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| David Fulcher | 33 | SS | 6-3 | 231 | 26 | Arizona State | 13 | 12 |
| David Grant | 98 | RDE | 6-4 | 277 | 25 | West Virginia | 16 | 9 |
| Harold Green | 28 | RB | 6-2 | 222 | 22 | South Carolina | 12 | 9 |
| Mike Hammerstein | 71 | NT-DE | 6-4 | 270 | 27 | Michigan | 15 | 2 |
| Rodney Holman | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 238 | 30 | Tulane | 16 | 15 |
| Lynn James | 80 | WR | 6-0 | 191 | 25 | Southern Methodist; Arizona State | 11 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 36 | RB | 6-1 | 207 | 28 | Furman | 16 | 0 |
| Paul Jetton | 68 | OG | 6-4 | 291 | 26 | Texas | 15 | 0 |
| Lee Johnson | 11 | P-K | 6-2 | 200 | 29 | Brigham Young | 16 | 0 |
| Rod Jones | 25 | RCB-LCB | 6-0 | 182 | 26 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 6 |
| Eric Kattus | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 240 | 27 | Michigan | 16 | 3 |
| Bruce Kozerski | 64 | C | 6-4 | 279 | 28 | Holy Cross | 16 | 16 |
| Tim Krumrie | 69 | NT | 6-2 | 268 | 30 | Wisconsin | 16 | 15 |
| Skip McClendon | 72 | LDE-RDE | 6-6 | 288 | 26 | Northwestern; Butler CC; Arizona State | 15 | 13 |
| Tim McGee | 85 | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 26 | Tennessee | 16 | 15 |
| Ken Moyer | 73 | ROG-LOG | 6-6 | 295 | 24 | Toledo | 16 | 16 |
| Anthony Munoz | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 280 | 32 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Craig Ogletree | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 22 | Auburn | 11 | 0 |
| Todd Philcox | 10 | QB | 6-4 | 226 | 24 | Syracuse | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell Price | 32 | SS-CB | 5-9 | 181 | 23 | Southern Methodist; Tulane | 16 | 1 |
| Bruce Reimers | 75 | LOG-ROG | 6-7 | 287 | 30 | Iowa State | 12 | 12 |
| Jim Riggs | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 27 | Clemson | 16 | 0 |
| Kirk Scrafford | 76 | OG-OT | 6-6 | 275 | 23 | Montana | 2 | 0 |
| Kendal Smith | 83 | WR | 5-9 | 188 | 25 | Utah State | 9 | 2 |
| Craig Taylor | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 224 | 24 | West Virginia | 12 | 1 |
| Eric Thomas | 22 | LCB-RCB | 5-11 | 181 | 26 | Pasadena CC; Tulane | 4 | 2 |
| Natu Tuatagaloa | 96 | LDE | 6-3 | 265 | 24 | California | 16 | 7 |
| Kevin Walker | 59 | RILB | 6-2 | 241 | 25 | Maryland | 16 | 15 |
| Joe Walter | 63 | ROT | 6-6 | 292 | 27 | Texas Tech | 16 | 16 |
| Leon White | 51 | LOLB | 6-3 | 241 | 27 | Brigham Young | 16 | 13 |
| Solomon Wilcots | 41 | FS | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Colorado | 16 | 10 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 4 | QB | 6-3 | 215 | 25 | Oregon State | 7 | 0 |
| Ickey Woods | 30 | RB | 6-2 | 232 | 24 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 10 | 6 |
| Carl Zander | 91 | LILB | 6-2 | 235 | 27 | Tennessee | 16 | 13 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 12 | James Francis | LB | Baylor |
| 2 | 38 | Harold Green | RB | South Carolina |
| 3 | 65 | Bernard Clark | LB | Miami (Florida) |
| 4 | 91 | Mike Brennan | T | Notre Dame |
| 5 | 122 | Lynn James | WR | Arizona State |
| 6 | 150 | Don Odegard | DB | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 7 | 177 | Craig Ogletree | LB | Auburn |
| 8 | 204 | Doug Wellsandt | TE | Washington State |
| 9 | 234 | Mitchell Price | DB | Tulane |
| 10 | 261 | Eric Crigler | T | Murray State |
| 11 | 288 | Tim O'Connor | T | Virginia |
| 12 | 314 | Andre Riley | WR | Washington |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 79 | 110 | 78 | 90 | 3 | 360 |
| Opponents Totals | 70 | 115 | 101 | 63 | 3 | 352 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:21 | 277 | 107 | 151 | 19 | 79/196 40.3% | 12/19 63.2% | 83 | 627 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:39 | 308 | 116 | 180 | 12 | 93/213 43.7% | 2/12 16.7% | 101 | 824 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 0 | 41 | 44 | 93.2 | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 0 | 92 |
| James Brooks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Eddie Brown | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Ickey Woods | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Rodney Holman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Craig Taylor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Eric Ball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Harold Green | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Eric Kattus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| James Francis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Mike Barber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Barney Bussey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tim McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mitchell Price | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| David Fulcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Lee Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 44 | 41 | 44 | 93.2 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 2 | 360 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 40 | 41 | 97.6 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 0 | 352 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 5/6 | 6/9 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 0 | 46 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 5/6 | 6/9 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 1/1 | 11/11 | 7/7 | 2/7 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 195 | 1004 | 5.1 | 56t | 5 |
| Harold Green | 83 | 353 | 4.3 | 39 | 1 |
| Ickey Woods | 64 | 268 | 4.2 | 32 | 6 |
| Craig Taylor | 51 | 216 | 4.2 | 24 | 2 |
| Boomer Esiason | 49 | 157 | 3.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Eric Ball | 22 | 72 | 3.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Stanford Jennings | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Lynn James | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | -13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 484 | 2120 | 4.4 | 56t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 442 | 2085 | 4.7 | 88 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Esiason | 402 | 224 | 55.7 | 156 | 3031 | 7.5 | 13.5 | 53 | 24 | 6.0 | 22 | 5.5 | 31 | 198 | 2833 | 77.0 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 7 | 117 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 115 | 80.4 |
| Lee Johnson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 122.9 |
| Lynn James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Todd Philcox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 425 | 237 | 55.8 | 165 | 3152 | 7.4 | 13.3 | 53 | 25 | 5.9 | 23 | 5.4 | 34 | 209 | 2943 | 76.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 543 | 300 | 55.2 | 228 | 3725 | 6.9 | 12.4 | 75 | 24 | 4.4 | 15 | 2.8 | 25 | 205 | 3520 | 79.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Brown | 44 | 706 | 16.0 | 50t | 9 |
| Tim McGee | 43 | 737 | 17.1 | 52 | 1 |
| Rodney Holman | 40 | 596 | 14.9 | 53 | 5 |
| James Brooks | 26 | 269 | 10.3 | 35 | 4 |
| Ickey Woods | 20 | 162 | 8.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 14 | 196 | 14.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Harold Green | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 22 | 1 |
| Eric Kattus | 11 | 145 | 13.2 | 31 | 2 |
| Jim Riggs | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Kendal Smith | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Lynn James | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Craig Taylor | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Eric Ball | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 48t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 237 | 3152 | 13.3 | 53 | 25 |
| Opponents Totals | 300 | 3725 | 12.4 | 75 | 24 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Bussey | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 18 | 0 |
| David Fulcher | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Lewis Billups | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Leon White | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| James Francis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| Carl Zander | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mitchell Price | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 146 | 9.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 233 | 10.1 | 30t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Johnson | 64 | 2705 | 42.3 | 70 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 352 | 2193 | 34.3 |
| Jim Breech | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| Team Totals | 65 | 2739 | 42.1 | 70 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 352 | 2207 | 34.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 2634 | 41.8 | 65 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 255 | 2299 | 36.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Price | 29 | 14 | 251 | 8.7 | 66t | 1 |
| Kendal Smith | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 14 | 255 | 8.5 | 66t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 11 | 352 | 9.8 | 79t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Jennings | 29 | 0 | 584 | 20.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Eric Ball | 16 | 0 | 366 | 22.9 | 38 | 0 |
| Mitchell Price | 10 | 1 | 191 | 19.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Kendal Smith | 2 | 0 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Lynn James | 1 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Craig Taylor | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Barber | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Kattus | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Riggs | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 1 | 1266 | 20.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 945 | 22.0 | 64 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| James Francis | 8.0 | |
| Natu Tuatagaloa | 4.5 | |
| Barney Bussey | 2.0 | |
| Mike Hammerstein | 2.0 | |
| Tim Krumrie | 2.0 | |
| Skip McClendon | 2.0 | |
| David Fulcher | 1.0 | |
| David Grant | 1.0 | |
| Kevin Walker | 1.0 | |
| Leon White | 1.0 | |
| Jason Buck | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 25.0 | 205.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34.0 | 209.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Ball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leo Barker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Billups | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Ed Brady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barney Bussey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 1 |
| Carl Carter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -23 | 0 | |
| David Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodney Holman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stanford Jennings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Krumrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mitchell Price | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Riggs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendal Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Natu Tuatagaloa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Solomon Wilcots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Erik Wilhelm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ickey Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carl Zander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 95 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 0 |
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