1977 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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Owner | Paul Brown |
Head coach | Bill Johnson |
Home field | Riverfront Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–6 |
Division place | 2nd AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League, and the 10th overall. Second-year Running Back Archie Griffin struggled to learn the NFL game rushing for only 549 yards while failing to cross the end zone. A loss to Houston in the final game cost the Bengals a spot in the playoffs. The team finished with an 8–6 record.
1977 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Eddie Edwards | Defensive end | Miami (FL) | |
1 | 8 | Wilson Whitley | Defensive tackle | Houston | |
1 | 22 | Mike Cobb | Tight end | Michigan State | |
2 | 49 | Pete Johnson * | Running back | Ohio State | |
3 | 76 | Mike Voight | Running back | North Carolina | |
4 | 85 | Rick Walker | Tight end | UCLA | |
4 | 103 | Mike Wilson | Offensive tackle | Georgia | |
4 | 105 | Jerry Anderson | Defensive back | Oklahoma | |
5 | 133 | Ray Phillips | Linebacker | Nebraska | |
6 | 160 | Tommy Duniven | Quarterback | Texas Tech | |
7 | 187 | Louis Breeden * | Defensive back | North Carolina Central | |
7 | 194 | Jim Corbett | Tight end | Pittsburgh | |
8 | 214 | Jose St. Victor | Guard | Syracuse | |
9 | 245 | Willie Zachary | Wide receiver | Central State (OH) | |
10 | 272 | Bob Bialik | Punter | Hillsdale | |
11 | 292 | Joel Parrish | Guard | Georgia | |
11 | 299 | Carl Allen | Defensive back | Southern Miss | |
12 | 326 | Alex Percival | Wide receiver | Morehouse | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 18 | Cleveland Browns | L 3–13 | 0–1 | Riverfront Stadium | 52,847 | |
2 | September 25 | Seattle Seahawks | W 42–20 | 1–1 | Riverfront Stadium | 45,579 | |
3 | October 2 | at San Diego Chargers | L 3–24 | 1–2 | San Diego Stadium | 40,352 | |
4 | October 9 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–7 | 2–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 53,653 | |
5 | October 17 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–20 | 2–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 47,950 | |
6 | October 23 | Denver Broncos | L 13–24 | 2–4 | Riverfront Stadium | 54,395 | |
7 | October 30 | Houston Oilers | W 13–10 (OT) | 3–4 | Riverfront Stadium | 53,194 | |
8 | November 6 | at Cleveland Browns | W 10–7 | 4–4 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 81,932 | |
9 | November 13 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10–42 | 4–5 | Metropolitan Stadium | 45,371 | |
10 | November 20 | Miami Dolphins | W 23–17 | 5–5 | Riverfront Stadium | 46,733 | |
11 | November 27 | New York Giants | W 30–13 | 6–5 | Riverfront Stadium | 32,705 | |
12 | December 4 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–7 | 7–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 38,488 | |
13 | December 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–10 | 8–5 | Riverfront Stadium | 36,133 | |
14 | December 18 | at Houston Oilers | L 16–21 | 8–6 | Astrodome | 46,212 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Steelers | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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AFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Pittsburgh Steelers (3) | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 276 | 243 | W1 |
Houston Oilers | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 299 | 230 | W2 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 3–3 | 6–5 | 238 | 235 | L1 |
Cleveland Browns | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 269 | 267 | L4 |
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