1986 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1986 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach Sam Wyche
Home field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1986 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 17th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 19th overall, and their third under head coach Sam Wyche. The Bengals were one of two teams with ten wins [1] that failed to make the AFC playoffs in 1986.

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Third-year quarterback Boomer Esiason, who had the best season of his career, passed for a team-record 3,959 yards, 24 touchdowns and 17 interceptions with a completion percentage of 58.2 and a passer rating of 87.7, while halfback James Brooks rushed for 1,087 yards as the Bengals went 10–6, narrowly missing a playoff berth. Linebacker Reggie Williams was selected NFL Man of the Year for his efforts to charity and the community. The Bengals amassed a club-record 621 yards net offense in a 52–21 victory over the New York Jets on December 21. No NFL team has since matched that total in a regulation-time game since.

Offseason

NFL draft

1986 Cincinnati Bengals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
111 Joe Kelly   Linebacker Washington
121 Tim McGee   Wide receiver Tennessee
238 Lewis Billups   Defensive back North Alabama
358 Jim Skow   Defensive end Nebraska
365 Mike Hammerstein   Defensive tackle Michigan
378 David Fulcher  * Defensive back Arizona State
491 Eric Kattus   Tight end Michigan
499 Doug Gaynor   Quarterback Long Beach State
5123 Leon White  Linebacker BYU
6152Gary Hunt Defensive back Memphis
7177Pat Franklin Running back Texas State
8204 David Douglas   Guard Tennessee
9230 Cary Whittingham  LinebackerBYU
10262Jeff Shaw Defensive tackle Salem (WV)
11289Tim Stone  Offensive tackle Kansas State
11294 Tom Flaherty  Linebacker Northwestern
12316 Steve Bradley  Quarterback Indiana
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster

1986 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordAttendance
1September 7, 1986at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–140–1
43,430
2September 14, 1986 Buffalo Bills W 36–331–1
52,714
3September 18, 1986at Cleveland Browns W 30–132–1
78,779
4September 28, 1986 Chicago Bears L 44–72–2
55,146
5October 5, 1986at Green Bay Packers W 34–283–2
51,230
6October 13, 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–224–2
54,283
7October 19, 1986 Houston Oilers W 31–285–2
53,844
8October 26, 1986at Pittsburgh Steelers L 30–95–3
50,815
9November 2, 1986at Detroit Lions W 24–176–3
52,423
10November 9, 1986at Houston Oilers L 32–286–4
32,130
11November 16, 1986 Seattle Seahawks W 34–77–4
54,410
12November 23, 1986 Minnesota Vikings W 24–208–4
53,003
13November 30, 1986at Denver Broncos L 34–288–5
58,705
14December 7, 1986at New England Patriots W 31–79–5
60,633
15December 14, 1986 Cleveland Browns L 34–39–6
58,062
16December 21, 1986 New York Jets W 52–2110–6
51,619

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Cleveland Browns (1)1240.7505–110–2391310W5
Cincinnati Bengals 1060.6253–37–5409394W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6100.3753–34–8307336L1
Houston Oilers 5110.3131–53–9274329W2

Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Boomer Esiason 4692733959241787.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
James Brooks 20510875.3565
Larry Kinnebrew 1315194.0398
Stanley Wilson 683795.6588

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Cris Collinsworth 62102416.54610

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Tim Krumrie 1131.0002
Louis Breeden 560.0710
Emmanual King709.0021

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Jim Breech 321753.1%515098.0101
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Jeff Hayes 56196552235.1

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Tim McGee 43100723.49403217.090
Mike Martin 48320.821013967.4140

Awards and records

Milestones

References

  1. 1986 Seattle Seahawks
  2. "1986 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 439
  4. 1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
  6. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 441