The 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League.
| 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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| Head coach | Dave Shula |
| Home field | Riverfront Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Jeff Blake WR Carl Pickens |
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]
Offseason edit
NFL Draft edit
| 1995 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ki-Jana Carter | Running back | Penn State | |
| 3 | 69 | Melvin Tuten | Offensive tackle | Syracuse | |
| 4 | 102 | Sam Shade | Defensive back | Alabama | |
| 5 | 139 | David Dunn | Wide receiver | Fresno State | |
| 6 | 175 | Ryan Grigson | Offensive tackle | Purdue | |
| 7 | 213 | John Walsh | Quarterback | BYU | |
| Made roster | |||||
Personnel edit
Staff edit
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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 edit
Regular season edit
Schedule edit
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 3, 1995 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 24–21 (OT) | 1–0 | 42,445
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| 2 | September 10, 1995 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–17 | 2–0 | 48,318
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| 3 | September 17, 1995 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 21–24 | 2–1 | 39,492
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| 4 | September 24, 1995 | Houston Oilers | L 28–38 | 2–2 | 46,332
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| 5 | October 1, 1995 | Miami Dolphins | L 23–26 | 2–3 | 52,671
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| 6 | October 8, 1995 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 16–19 | 2–4 | 41,732
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| 7 | Bye | ||||
| 8 | October 19, 1995 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–9 | 3–4 | 56,684
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| 9 | October 29, 1995 | Cleveland Browns | L 26–29 (OT) | 3–5 | 58,639
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| 10 | November 5, 1995 | Oakland Raiders | L 17–20 | 3–6 | 51,265
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| 11 | November 12, 1995 | at Houston Oilers | W 32–25 | 4–6 | 32,998
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| 12 | November 19, 1995 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 31–49 | 4–7 | 54,636
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| 13 | November 26, 1995 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 17–13 | 5–7 | 68,249
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| 14 | December 3, 1995 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–24 | 5–8 | 60,318
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| 15 | December 10, 1995 | Chicago Bears | W 16–10 | 6–8 | 38,642
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| 16 | December 17, 1995 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–26 | 6–9 | 55,875
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| 17 | December 24, 1995 | Minnesota Vikings | W 27–24 | 7–9 | 34,568
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Standings edit
| AFC Central | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2) Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 407 | 327 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 349 | 374 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 348 | 324 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 289 | 356 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 275 | 404 | W1 |
Team leaders edit
Passing edit
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
| Jeff Blake | 567 | 326 | 3822 | 28 | 17 | 82.1 |
Rushing edit
| Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
| Harold Green | 171 | 661 | 3.9 | 23 | 2 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 98 | 381 | 3.9 | 27 | 3 |
Receiving edit
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Carl Pickens | 99 | 1234 | 12.5 | 68 | 17 |
Defensive edit
| Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
| Steve Tovar | 99 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Copeland | 61 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bracy Walker | 85 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Kicking and punting edit
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
| Doug Pelfrey | 36 | 29 | 80.6% | 34 | 34 | 100.0% | 121 |
| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
| Lee Johnson | 68 | 2861 | 61 | 0 | 42.1 |
Special teams edit
| Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
| David Dunn | 50 | 1092 | 21.8 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Sawyer | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 |
Awards and records edit
Conference Leaders edit
- Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Receptions, (99) [5]
- Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Touchdowns, (17)
Franchise Records edit
- Carl Pickens, Franchise Record, Most Touchdowns in One Season, (17),[6]
- Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Season, (29),[6]
- Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Points in One Season, (121),[6]
Milestones edit
- Carl Pickens, 2nd 1,000 yard receiving season (1,234 yards) [7]
- David Dunn, 1st 1,000-yard return season[8]
References edit
- ^ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia
- ^ "1995 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "1995 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
- ^ a b c 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. 440
- ^ "David Dunn Career Stats". NFL.com.
External links edit
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