1988 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1988 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head Coach Sam Wyche
Home Field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record 12-4
Place 1st, AFC Central
Playoff Finish Lost Super Bowl
Timeline
Previous Season Next Season
1987 1989

The 1988 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 21st year in professional football and its 19th with the National Football League.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
5 Cincinnati Bengals Rickey Dixon[1] Defensive Back Oklahoma

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

AFC Central
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Cincinnati Bengals 12 4 0 .750 448 329
Cleveland Browns 10 6 0 .625 304 288
Houston Oilers 10 6 0 .625 424 365
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 11 0 .313 336 421

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Qualified for playoffs

[edit] Season Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game Site
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[edit] Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
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Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

[edit] Postseason

[edit] AFC Divisional Playoff

[edit] AFC Championship Game

[edit] Super Bowl

[edit] Scoring summary

  • SF - FG: Mike Cofer 41 yards 3-0 SF
  • CIN - FG: Jim Breech 34 yards 3-3 tie
  • CIN - FG: Jim Breech 43 yards 6-3 CIN
  • SF - FG: Mike Cofer 32 yards 6-6 tie
  • CIN - TD: Stanford Jennings 93 yard kickoff return (Jim Breech kick) 13-6 CIN
  • SF - TD: Jerry Rice 14 yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) 13-13 tie
  • CIN - FG: Jim Breech 40 yards 16-13 CIN
  • SF - TD: John Taylor 10 yard pass from Joe Montana (Mike Cofer kick) 20-16 SF

[edit] Awards and records

  • Led NFL, 448 points scored [3]
  • Led NFL, 6,057 Total Yards Gained[4]
  • Led NFL, 2,710 Yards Rushing[5]
  • Eddie Brown, Franchise Record (since broken), Receiving Yards, 1,273 yards [6]
  • Eddie Brown, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 216 yards (achieved on November 6, 1988)[7]
  • Eddie Brown, Led AFC, Receiving Yards, 1,273 yards [8]
  • Boomer Esiason, NFL MVP [9]
  • Boomer Esiason, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 97.4 rating [10]
  • Boomer Esiason, Led AFC, Touchdown Passes, 28 TD Passes [11]
  • Ickey Woods, Led AFC (tied), Touchdowns, 15 TD’s [12]

[edit] Milestones

  • Eddie Brown, 1st 1000 yard receiving season (1,273 yards) [13]
  • Ickey Woods, 1st 1000 yard rushing season (1,066 yards) [14]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 394
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 293
  3. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 456
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 456
  5. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 456
  6. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  7. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  8. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452
  9. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400
  10. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450
  11. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 450
  12. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447
  13. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452
  14. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
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1988 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXIII