1990 Cincinnati Bengals season

1990 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Sam Wyche
General manager	Paul Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Divisional Playoff

The 1990 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 23rd year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL). The Bengals won the AFC Central division for the second time in three seasons.

This would be the last time the Bengals would make the playoffs until the 2005 NFL season. As of 2016, they haven't won a playoff game since this season and has yet to do so.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1990 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1990 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	12	James Francis	Linebacker	Baylor
2	38	Harold Green *	Running back	South Carolina
3	65	Bernard Clark	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
4	91	Mike Brennan	Offensive tackle	Notre Dame
5	122	Lynn James	Wide receiver	Arizona State
6	150	Don Odegard	Defensive back	UNLV
7	177	Craig Ogletree	Linebacker	Auburn
8	204	Doug Wellsandt	Tight end	Washington State
9	234	Mitchell Price	Defensive back	Tulane
10	261	Eric Crigler	Offensive tackle	Murray State
11	288	Tim O'Connor	Offensive tackle	Virginia
12	314	Andre Riley	Wide receiver	Washington
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1990 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

Quarterbacks – Dana Bible
Running Backs – Jim Anderson
Wide Receivers – Mike Stock
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 – Marv Braden

Strength and conditioning

Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1990 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

86 Mike Barber
81 Eddie Brown
80 Lynn James
85 Tim McGee
83 Kendal Smith

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

74 Brian Blados G
60 Mike Brennan T
68 Paul Jetton G/C
64 Bruce Kozerski C
73 Ken Moyer G
78 Anthony Muñoz T
75 Bruce Reimers G
76 Kirk Scrafford T
63 Joe Walter T

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

53 Leo Barker OLB
55 Ed Brady ILB
57 Bernard Clark ILB
50 James Francis OLB
52 Craig Ogletree OLB
59 Kevin Walker ILB
51 Leon White OLB
91 Carl Zander ILB

Defensive backs

24 Lewis Billups CB
27 Barney Bussey FS/SS
45 Carl Carter CB
29 Rickey Dixon FS
33 David Fulcher SS
25 Rod Jones CB
32 Mitchell Price CB/PR
22 Eric Thomas CB
41 Solomon Wilcots FS

Special teams

3 Jim Breech K
11 Lee Johnson P

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Date	Opponent #	Result	Score	Atten.	Stadium
Sep 9	New York Jets	W	25–20	56,467	Riverfront Stadium
Sep 16	at San Diego Chargers	W	21–16	48,098	Jack Murphy Stadium
Sep 23	New England Patriots	W	41–7	56,470	Riverfront Stadium
Oct 1	at Seattle Seahawks	L	31–16	60,135	Kingdome
Oct 7	at Los Angeles Rams	W	34–31	62,619	Anaheim Stadium
Oct 14	at Houston Oilers	L	48–17	53,501	Houston Astrodome
Oct 22	at Cleveland Browns	W	34–13	78,567	Cleveland Stadium
Oct 28	at Atlanta Falcons	L	38–17	53,214	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Nov 4	New Orleans Saints	L	21–7	60,067	Riverfront Stadium
Nov 18	Pittsburgh Steelers	W	27–3	60,064	Riverfront Stadium
Nov 25	Indianapolis Colts	L	34–20	60,051	Riverfront Stadium
Dec 2	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W	16–12	58,000	Three Rivers Stadium
Dec 9	San Francisco 49ers	L	20–17	60,084	Riverfront Stadium
Dec 16	at Los Angeles Raiders	L	24–7	54,142	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dec 23	Houston Oilers	W	40–20	60,044	Riverfront Stadium
Dec 30	Cleveland Browns	W	21–14	60,041	Riverfront Stadium

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	10	7	3	20
Bengals	0	3	7	15	25

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bengals	0	14	0	7	21
Chargers	13	3	0	0	16

Date: September 16
Location: Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 70°F, wind 8

Scoring summary

1	SD	Ronnie Harmon 36 yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Fuad Reveiz kick)	SD 7–0

1	SD	Joe Caravello 17 yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (kick failed)	SD 13–0

2	CIN	James Brooks 10 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	SD 13–7

2	SD	Fuad Reveiz 19 yard field goal	SD 16–7

2	CIN	Eddie Brown 30 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	SD 16–14

4	CIN	Eddie Brown 23 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	CIN 21–16

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bengals	7	9	0	0	16
Steelers	6	0	3	3	12

Date: December 2
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 44°F; wind 7

Scoring summary

Q1	PIT	Gary Anderson 32 yard field goal	PIT 3–0

Q1	CIN	Eddie Brown 50 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	CIN 7–3

Q1	PIT	Gary Anderson 36 yard field goal	CIN 7–6

Q2	CIN	Bubby Brister tackled by James Francis in end zone	CIN 9–6

Q2	CIN	James Brooks 7 yard run (Jim Breech kick)	CIN 16–6

Q3	PIT	Gary Anderson 29 yard field goal	CIN 16–9

Q4	PIT	Gary Anderson 48 yard field goal	CIN 16–12

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Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Cincinnati Bengals	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	360	352	W2
⁽⁶⁾ Houston Oilers	9	7	0	.563	4–2	8–4	405	307	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	292	240	L1
Cleveland Browns	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	228	462	L2

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Best performances

James Brooks, December 23, 1990, 201 rushing yards vs. Houston Oilers ^[6]

Playoffs

AFC Divisional Playoff

Date	Round	Opponent #	Result	Score	Atten.	Stadium
January 6	Wildcard	Houston Oilers	W	41–14	60,012	Riverfront Stadium
January 13	Divisional	at Los Angeles Raiders	L	20–10	92,045	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Boomer Esiason	402	224	3031	24	22	77.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
James Brooks	195	1004	5.1	56	5
Ickey Woods	64	268	4.2	32	6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Brown	44	706	16.0	50	9

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
James Francis	76	8.0	1	2	0
Barney Bussey	57	2.0	4	0	1

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Jim Breech	21	17	81.0%	44	41	93.2%	92

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Lee Johnson	64	2705	70	0	42.3

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Stanford Jennings	29	584	20.1	33	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mitchell Price	10	191	19.1	33	0	29	251	8.7	66	1

Awards and records

Pro Bowl selections

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

All-Pros

Anthony Muñoz LT, 1st Team All-Pro

Records

Boomer Esiason, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Game, 490 yards (achieved on October 7, 1990) ^[7]

Milestones

James Brooks, 1st 200 yard rushing game, December 23, 1990, 201 rushing yards vs. Houston Oilers ^[6]
James Brooks, 3rd 1000 yard rushing season (1,004 yards) ^[8]

References

↑ "1990 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
↑ "1990 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-30.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 292
1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
↑ 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. 436

External links

1990 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Cincinnati Bengals

Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium

Rivalries	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers

Culture and lore	Freezer Bowl Ickey Shuffle "Welcome to the Jungle" Ben–Gals Bengalized Laura Vikmanis

Division championships (9)	1970 1973 1981 1988 1990 2005 2009 2013 2015

Conference championships (2)	1981 1988

Retired numbers	54

Media	WCKY WEBN WLW Radio network WKRC-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)

Seasons (48)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cincinnati Bengals seasons

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1990 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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