1989 Cincinnati Bengals season
| 1989 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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AFC Central | |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | |
The 1989 Cincinnati Bengals season was their 20th in the National Football League (NFL) and 22nd overall. The Bengals' 404 points scored were the fourth-most in the NFL in 1989. Four of their eight losses on the season were by a touchdown or less.
The 1989 Bengals are the most recent NFL team to score 55 points or more twice in a single season:[1] Week 8 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (56) and Week 15 against the arch-rival Houston Oilers (61), both at home. Despite this, the Bengals finished the season 4th in their division and failed to earn a playoff berth, making them the only team in the AFC Central to do so.
Offseason
NFL Draft
| 1989 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 2 | 35 | Eric Ball | Running back | UCLA | |
| 2 | 55 | Freddie Childress
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Offensive tackle
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Arkansas | |
| 3 | 83 | Erik Wilhelm | Quarterback | Oregon State | |
| 4 | 89 | Kerry Owens | Linebacker | Arkansas | |
| 4 | 111 | Rob Woods | Offensive tackle | Arizona | |
| 5 | 138 | Natu Tuatagaloa | Defensive end | California | |
| 6 | 166 | Craig Taylor | Running back | West Virginia | |
| 7 | 194 | Kendal Smith | Wide receiver | Utah State | |
| 8 | 222 | Chris Chenault | Linebacker | Kentucky | |
| 9 | 250 | Richard Stephens | Guard | Tulsa | |
| 10 | 256 | Cornell Holloway | Defensive back | Pittsburgh | |
| 10 | 278 | Bob Jean | Quarterback | New Hampshire | |
| 11 | 306 | Dana Wells | Defensive tackle | Arizona | |
| 12 | 334 | Scott Jones | Offensive tackle | Washington | |
| Made roster | |||||
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
47 active, 6 inactive, 2 practice squad
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Regular season
Schedule
Season summary
Week 1 at Bears
Week One: Cincinnati Bengals (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Chicago, Illinois
- Date: September 10
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,730
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- Box Score, Box Score
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Week 2 vs Steelers
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Week 3 vs Browns
Week 14 vs. Seahawks
Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Bengals | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: December 10
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: Cloudy • 30 °F (−1 °C) • Wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h) SW
- Game attendance: 54,744
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV: NBC
- Play-by-Play
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You don't live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati.
Sam Wyche, Bengals head coach
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Standings
AFC Central
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns(2) | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 | 3–3 | 6–5–1 | 334 | 254 | W2 |
| Houston Oilers(4) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 365 | 412 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers(5) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 1–5 | 6–6 | 265 | 326 | W3 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 6–6 | 404 | 285 | L1 |
Team leaders
Passing
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
| Boomer Esiason | 455 | 258 | 3525 | 28 | 11 | 92.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
| James Brooks | 221 | 1239 | 5.6 | 65 | 7 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Tim McGee | 65 | 1211 | 18.6 | 74 | 8 |
| Rodney Holman | 50 | 736 | 14.7 | 73 | 9 |
Defensive
| Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
| David Fulcher | 107 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Jason Buck | 63 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kicking and punting
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
| Jim Breech | 14 | 12 | 85.7% | 38 | 37 | 97.4% | 73 |
| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
| Lee Johnson | 61 | 2446 | 62 | 2 | 40.1 |
Special teams
| Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
| Stanford Jennings | 26 | 525 | 20.2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 107 | 7.1 | 17 | 0 |
Awards and records
Pro Bowl selections
- Boomer Esiason QB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Rodney Holman TE, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- James Brooks RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- David Fulcher SS, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Anthony Muñoz LT, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
Milestones
- Boomer Esiason, 5th straight 3,000-yard season[3]
- James Brooks, 2nd 1,000-yard season (1,239 yards)[4]
- Tim McGee, 1st 1,000-yard season (1,211 yards)[5]
References
- ^ "Team Game Finder Query Results - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "1989 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ "Boomer Esiason". NFL.com.
- ^ "James Brooks". NFL.com.
- ^ "Tim McGee". NFL.com.