The 1990 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 23rd year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL). The Bengals won the AFC Central division for the second time in three seasons.
1990 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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General manager | Paul Brown |
Head coach | Sam Wyche |
Home field | Riverfront Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 9–7 |
Division place | 1st AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 41–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–20 |
Pro Bowlers | T Anthony Muñoz TE Rodney Holman RB James Brooks SS David Fulcher |
The Bengals would finish the season 9–7 and make the playoffs. In the postseason, Cincinnati won over the Houston Oilers in the wild-card round 41–14, but lost to the Los Angeles Raiders 20–10 in the divisional round. The Bengals would not make the playoffs again until the 2005 season and would not win a playoff game again until their Super Bowl-appearing 2021 season beginning what eventually became an 8-game playoff losing streak, tied with the Detroit Lions for longest in NFL history.
Offseason edit
NFL draft edit
1990 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 12 | James Francis | Linebacker | Baylor | |
2 | 38 | Harold Green * | Running back | South Carolina | |
3 | 65 | Bernard Clark | Linebacker | Miami (FL) | |
4 | 91 | Mike Brennan | Offensive tackle | Notre Dame | |
5 | 122 | Lynn James | Wide receiver | Arizona State | |
6 | 150 | Don Odegard | Defensive back | UNLV | |
7 | 177 | Craig Ogletree | Linebacker | Auburn | |
8 | 204 | Doug Wellsandt | Tight end | Washington State | |
9 | 234 | Mitchell Price | Defensive back | Tulane | |
10 | 261 | Eric Crigler | Offensive tackle | Murray State | |
11 | 288 | Tim O'Connor | Offensive tackle | Virginia | |
12 | 314 | Andre Riley | Wide receiver | Washington | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel edit
Staff edit
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster edit
Regular season edit
Schedule edit
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | September 9 | New York Jets | W 25–20 | 1–0 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
2 | September 16 | at San Diego Chargers | W 21–16 | 2–0 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap | |
3 | September 23 | New England Patriots | W 41–7 | 3–0 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
4 | October 1 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 16–31 | 3–1 | Kingdome | Recap | |
5 | October 7 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 34–31 (OT) | 4–1 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap | |
6 | October 14 | at Houston Oilers | L 17–48 | 4–2 | Astrodome | Recap | |
7 | October 22 | at Cleveland Browns | W 34–13 | 5–2 | Cleveland Stadium | Recap | |
8 | October 28 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 17–38 | 5–3 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | Recap | |
9 | November 4 | New Orleans Saints | L 7–21 | 5–4 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
10 | Bye | ||||||
11 | November 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–3 | 6–4 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
12 | November 25 | Indianapolis Colts | L 20–34 | 6–5 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
13 | December 2 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16–12 | 7–5 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap | |
14 | December 9 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 (OT) | 7–6 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
15 | December 16 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 7–24 | 7–7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
16 | December 23 | Houston Oilers | W 40–20 | 8–7 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
17 | December 30 | Cleveland Browns | W 21–14 | 9–7 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap |
Game summaries edit
Week 1 vs Jets edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Bengals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 |
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Week 2 edit
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Week 13 edit
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Week 17 vs Browns edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Bengals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 60,041
- Referee: Gene Barth
- Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database
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Standings edit
AFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 360 | 352 | W2 |
(6) Houston Oilers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 405 | 307 | W1 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 292 | 240 | L1 |
Cleveland Browns | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 2–10 | 228 | 462 | L2 |
Best performances edit
- James Brooks, December 23, 1990, 201 rushing yards vs. Houston Oilers [6]
Playoffs edit
Schedule edit
Week | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Venue |
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Wildcard | January 6, 1991 | Houston Oilers (6) | W 41–14 | 1–0 | Riverfront Stadium | 60,012 |
Divisional | January 13, 1991 | at Los Angeles Raiders (2) | L 10–20 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 92,045 |
Team leaders edit
Passing edit
Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
Boomer Esiason | 402 | 224 | 3031 | 24 | 22 | 77.0 |
Rushing edit
Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
James Brooks | 195 | 1004 | 5.1 | 56 | 5 |
Ickey Woods | 64 | 268 | 4.2 | 32 | 6 |
Receiving edit
Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
Eddie Brown | 44 | 706 | 16.0 | 50 | 9 |
Defensive edit
Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
James Francis | 76 | 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Barney Bussey | 57 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking and punting edit
Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
Jim Breech | 21 | 17 | 81.0% | 44 | 41 | 93.2% | 92 |
Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
Lee Johnson | 64 | 2705 | 70 | 0 | 42.3 |
Special teams edit
Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
Stanford Jennings | 29 | 584 | 20.1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mitchell Price | 10 | 191 | 19.1 | 33 | 0 | 29 | 251 | 8.7 | 66 | 1 |
Awards and records edit
All-Pros edit
All-Rookies edit
- James Francis OLB, PFWA All-Rookie Team
Records edit
- Boomer Esiason, franchise record, most passing yards in one game, 490 yards (achieved on October 7, 1990) [7]
Milestones edit
- James Brooks, 1st 200 yard rushing game, December 23, 1990, 201 rushing yards vs. Houston Oilers [6]
- James Brooks, 3rd 1000 yard rushing season (1,004 yards) [8]
References edit
- ^ "1990 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ^ "1990 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-30.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 292
- ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436