| Team: | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Record: | 7–9 |
| Division Place: | 2nd AFC Central |
| Coach: | Dave Shula |
| Stadium: | Riverfront Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers: | QB Jeff Blake WR Carl Pickens |
| Shortnavlink: | Bengals seasons |
The 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League.
With Jeff Blake firmly entrenched as the starting quarterback, the Bengals won their first two games. However, the Bengals would lose their next two, heading into a rematch with Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins, in which the Bengals also lost, 26–23. The Bengals went on to play fairly well the rest of the season, but could not avoid their fifth straight losing season, ending with a 7–9 win–loss record.
One of the season's biggest disappointments was running back Ki-Jana Carter who the Bengals took with first overall pick out of Penn State. Carter would suffer a knee injury in his first preseason game, forcing him to miss his entire rookie season. He would never fully recover, in an injury plagued career.[1]
See main article: 1995 NFL draft. [2]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 3, 1995 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 24–21 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | September 10, 1995 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–17 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | September 17, 1995 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 21–24 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | September 24, 1995 | Houston Oilers | L 28–38 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | October 1, 1995 | Miami Dolphins | L 23–26 | 2–3 | ||
| 6 | October 8, 1995 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 16–19 | 2–4 | ||
| 7 | Bye | |||||
| 8 | October 19, 1995 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–9 | 3–4 | ||
| 9 | October 29, 1995 | Cleveland Browns | L 26–29 | 3–5 | ||
| 10 | November 5, 1995 | L 17–20 | 3–6 | |||
| 11 | November 12, 1995 | at Houston Oilers | W 32–25 | 4–6 | ||
| 12 | November 19, 1995 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 31–49 | 4–7 | ||
| 13 | November 26, 1995 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 17–13 | 5–7 | ||
| 14 | December 3, 1995 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–24 | 5–8 | ||
| 15 | December 10, 1995 | Chicago Bears | W 16–10 | 6–8 | ||
| 16 | December 17, 1995 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–26 | 6–9 | ||
| 17 | December 24, 1995 | Minnesota Vikings | W 27–24 | 7–9 |
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
| 567 | 326 | 3822 | 28 | 17 | 82.1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD | |
| 171 | 661 | 3.9 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 98 | 381 | 3.9 | 27 | 3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| 99 | 1234 | 12.5 | 68 | 17 | |
| Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR | |
| 99 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 61 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 85 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points | |
| 36 | 29 | 80.6% | 34 | 34 | 100.0% | 121 |
| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
| 68 | 2861 | 61 | 0 | 42.1 | |
| Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD | |
| 50 | 1092 | 21.8 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 |