1989 Cincinnati Bengals season explained

Team:	Cincinnati Bengals
Year:	1989
Record:	8–8
Division Place:	4th AFC Central
Coach:	Sam Wyche
General Manager:	Paul Brown
Stadium:	Riverfront Stadium
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
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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

See main article: article and 1989 NFL Draft. ^[2]

Personnel

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10		L 14–17	0–1	Soldier Field	Recap
2	September 17	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 41–10	1–1	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
3		Cleveland Browns	W 21–14	2–1	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
4	October 1		W 21–17	3–1		Recap
5	October 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–16	4–1		Recap
6	October 15		L 13–20	4–2		Recap
7	October 22		L 12–23	4–3		Recap
8	October 29		W 56–23	5–3	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
9	November 5		L 7–28	5-4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
10		at Houston Oilers	L 24–26	5–5	Astrodome	Recap
11	November 19		W 42–7	6–5	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
12	November 26		L 7–24	6–6	Rich Stadium	Recap
13	December 3	at Cleveland Browns	W 21–0	7–6	Cleveland Stadium	Recap
14	December 10		L 17–24	7–7	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	Houston Oilers	W 61–7	8–7	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
16	December 25		L 21–29	8–8	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap

Season summary

Week 3 vs Browns

Week 14 vs. Seahawks

See also: 1989 Seattle Seahawks season.

Standings

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
	455	258	3525	28	11	92.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
	221	1239	5.6	65	7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
	65	1211	18.6	74	8
	50	736	14.7	73	9

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
	107	0	8	1	4
	63	6	0	1	1

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
	14	12	85.7%	38	37	97.4%	73

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
	61	2446	62	2	40.1

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
	26	525	20.2	33	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
	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]

External links

• 1989 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Team Game Finder Query Results - Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. Web site: 1989 Cincinnati Bengals draftees . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 6, 2014 .
3. Web site: Boomer Esiason. NFL.com.
4. Web site: James Brooks. NFL.com.
5. Web site: Tim McGee. NFL.com.