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| 1994 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Dave Shula |
| Home field | Riverfront Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 3–13 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | None |
The 1994 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 27th year in professional football and its 25th with the National Football League.
On October 2 history was made at Riverfront Stadium, when Dave Shula and the Bengals faced father Don Shula's Miami Dolphins in the first father-son coaching match up in NFL history. The elder Shula would emerge victorious 23–7, as the Bengals were in the midst of a 0–8 start for the third time in four years.
The Bengals equaled their 3-13 record from 1993 and again missed out on a playoff berth. During the season, the Bengals decided to move on from the struggling David Klingler, who had not lived up to his potential as the team's quarterback of the future despite being a high draft pick. After seven weeks without a win, Klingler was pulled in favor of off-season acquisition Jeff Blake, who nearly upset the defending world champion Dallas Cowboys in his first start. [1]
| 1994 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dan Wilkinson | Defensive tackle | Ohio State | |
| 2 | 30 | Darnay Scott | Wide receiver | San Diego State | |
| 3 | 66 | Jeff Cothran | Fullback | Ohio State | |
| 3 | 86 | Steve Shine | Linebacker | Northwestern | |
| 4 | 104 | Corey Sawyer | Cornerback | Florida State | |
| 5 | 132 | Trent Pollard | Offensive tackle | Eastern Washington | |
| 6 | 162 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | Defensive tackle | Boise State | |
| 6 | 184 | Jerry Reynolds | Offensive tackle | UNLV | |
| 7 | 195 | Ramondo Stallings | Defensive end | San Diego State | |
| Made roster | |||||
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Ballard | Quarterback | Mount Union |
| Jeff Hill | Wide receiver | Purdue |
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 4, 1994 | Cleveland Browns | L 20–28 | 0–1 | 52,778 |
| 2 | September 11, 1994 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–27 | 0–2 | 53,217 |
| 3 | September 18, 1994 | New England Patriots | L 28–31 | 0–3 | 46,640 |
| 4 | September 25, 1994 | at Houston Oilers | L 13–20 | 0–4 | 44,253 |
| 5 | October 2, 1994 | Miami Dolphins | L 7–23 | 0–5 | 55,056 |
| 6 | Bye | ||||
| 7 | October 16, 1994 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–14 | 0–6 | 55,353 |
| 8 | October 23, 1994 | at Cleveland Browns | L 13–37 | 0–7 | 77,588 |
| 9 | October 30, 1994 | Dallas Cowboys | L 20–23 | 0–8 | 57,096 |
| 10 | November 6, 1994 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 20–17 (OT) | 1–8 | 46,630 |
| 11 | November 13, 1994 | Houston Oilers | W 34–31 | 2–8 | 54,908 |
| 12 | November 20, 1994 | Indianapolis Colts | L 13–17 | 2–9 | 55,566 |
| 13 | November 27, 1994 | at Denver Broncos | L 13–15 | 2–10 | 69,714 |
| 14 | December 4, 1994 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 15–38 | 2–11 | 53,401 |
| 15 | December 11, 1994 | at New York Giants | L 20–27 | 2–12 | 67,530 |
| 16 | December 18, 1994 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 7–28 | 2–13 | 50,110 |
| 17 | December 24, 1994 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 33–30 | 3–13 | 39,923 |
| AFC Central | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| (1) Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 316 | 234 | L1 |
| (4) Cleveland Browns | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 340 | 204 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 276 | 406 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 226 | 352 | W1 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals | Passing | Jeff Blake | 15/33, 215 Yds, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Steve Broussard | 8 Rush, 52 Yds | |
| Receiving | Carl Pickens | 6 Rec, 132 Yds, TD | |
| Broncos | Passing | John Elway | 21/38, 239 Yds, TD |
| Rushing | Leonard Russell | 13 Rush, 30 Yds | |
| Receiving | Anthony Miller | 5 Rec, 116 Yds, TD |
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| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
| Jeff Blake | 306 | 156 | 2154 | 14 | 9 | 76.9 |
| Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
| Derrick Fenner | 141 | 468 | 3.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Steve Broussard | 94 | 403 | 4.3 | 37 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Carl Pickens | 71 | 1127 | 15.9 | 70 | 11 |
| Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
| Steve Tovar | 122 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Alfred Williams | 48 | 9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Louis Oliver | 63 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
| Doug Pelfrey | 33 | 28 | 84.8% | 25 | 24 | 96.0% | 104 |
| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
| Lee Johnson | 79 | 3461 | 64 | 1 | 43.8 |
| Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
| Eric Ball | 42 | 915 | 21.8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Sawyer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 307 | 11.8 | 82 | 1 |
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