1989 Cincinnati Bengals season

1989 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Sam Wyche
General manager	Paul Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1989 Cincinnati Bengals season was their 20th in the National Football League (NFL) and 22nd overall. The Bengals' 404 points scored were the fourth-most in the NFL in 1989. Four of their eight losses on the season were by a touchdown or less.

The 1989 Bengals are the last NFL team to score 55 points or more twice in a single season:^[1] Week Eight against Tampa Bay (57) and Week Fifteen against arch-rival Houston (61), both at home.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1989 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	35	Eric Ball	Running back	UCLA
2	55	Freddie Childress	Offensive tackle	Arkansas
3	83	Erik Wilhelm	Quarterback	Oregon State
4	89	Kerry Owens	Linebacker	Arkansas
4	111	Rob Woods	Offensive tackle	Arizona
5	138	Natu Tuatagaloa	Defensive end	California
6	166	Craig Taylor	Running back	West Virginia
7	194	Kendal Smith	Wide receiver	Utah State
8	222	Chris Chenault	Linebacker	Kentucky
9	250	Richard Stephens	Guard	Tulsa
10	256	Cornell Holloway	Defensive back	Pittsburgh
10	278	Bob Jean	Quarterback	New Hampshire
11	306	Dana Wells	Defensive tackle	Arizona
12	334	Scott Jones	Offensive tackle	Washington
Made roster

^[2]

Personnel

Staff

1989 Cincinnati Bengals staff
	Front office President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Assistant General Manager – Mike Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head coaches Head Coach – Sam Wyche Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bruce Coslet Running Backs – Jim Anderson Tight Ends – Bill Johnson Offensive Line – Jim McNally			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Dick LeBeau Defensive Line – Chuck Studley Linebackers – Dick Selcer Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Stock Strength and conditioning Strength – Kim Wood

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Opponent #	Result	Score	Attendance	Stadium
Sep 10	at Chicago Bears	L	17–14	64,730	Soldier Field
Sep 17	Pittsburgh Steelers	W	41–10	53,885	Riverfront Stadium
Sep 25	Cleveland Browns	W	21–14	55,996	Riverfront Stadium
Oct 1	at Kansas City Chiefs	W	21–17	61,165	Arrowhead Stadium
Oct 8	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W	26–16	52,785	Three Rivers Stadium
Oct 15	Miami Dolphins	L	20–13	58,184	Riverfront Stadium
Oct 22	Indianapolis Colts	L	23–12	57,642	Riverfront Stadium
Oct 29	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W	56–23	57,225	Riverfront Stadium
Nov 5	at Los Angeles Raiders	L	28–7	51,080	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Nov 13	at Houston Oilers	L	26–24	60,694	Astrodome
Nov 19	Detroit Lions	W	42–7	55,720	Riverfront Stadium
Nov 26	at Buffalo Bills	L	24–7	80,074	Rich Stadium
Dec 3	at Cleveland Browns	W	21–0	76,236	Cleveland Stadium
Dec 10	Seattle Seahawks	L	24–17	54,744	Riverfront Stadium
Dec 17	Houston Oilers	W	61–7	57,510	Riverfront Stadium
Dec 25	at Minnesota Vikings	L	29–21	58,829	Metrodome

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns^(2)	9	6	1	.594	3–3	6–5–1	334	254	W2
Houston Oilers^(4)	9	7	0	.563	3–3	6–6	365	412	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers^(5)	9	7	0	.563	1–5	6–6	265	326	W3
Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	5–1	6–6	404	285	L1

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Boomer Esiason	455	258	3525	28	11	92.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
James Brooks	221	1239	5.6	65	7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Tim McGee	65	1211	18.6	74	8
Rodney Holman	50	736	14.7	73	9

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
David Fulcher	107	0	8	1	4
Jason Buck	63	6	0	1	1

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Jim Breech	14	12	85.7%	38	37	97.4%	73

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Lee Johnson	61	2446	62	2	40.1

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Stanford Jennings	26	525	20.2	33	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Martin	0	0	0.0	0	0	15	107	7.1	17	0

Awards and records

Pro Bowl selections

• Boomer Esiason QB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
• Rodney Holman TE, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
• James Brooks RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
• David Fulcher SS, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
• Anthony Muñoz LT, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection

Milestones

• Boomer Esiason, 5th straight 3,000-yard season ^[3]
• James Brooks, 2nd 1,000-yard season (1,239 yards) ^[4]
• Tim McGee, 1st 1,000-yard season (1,211 yards)^[5]

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, requiring Points For >= 55, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
2. "1989 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
3. http://www.nfl.com/player/boomeresiason/2500562/profile
4. http://www.nfl.com/player/jamesbrooks/2499809/profile
5. http://www.nfl.com/player/timmcgee/2501993/profile

External links

• 1989 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com