1990_Cincinnati_Bengals_season Knowpia

1990 Cincinnati Bengals season
1990 Cincinnati Bengals season
General manager	Paul Brown
Head coach	Sam Wyche
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	1st AFC Central
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Oilers) 41–14; Lost Divisional Playoffs; (at Raiders) 10–20
Pro Bowlers	T Anthony Muñoz; TE Rodney Holman; RB James Brooks; SS David Fulcher
	← 1989; Bengals seasons; 1991 →;

The 1990 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise'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.

The Bengals would finish the season 9–7 and make the playoffs. In the postseason, Cincinnati won over the Houston Oilers in the wild-card round 41–14, but lost to the Los Angeles Raiders 20–10 in the divisional round. The Bengals would not make the playoffs again until the 2005 season and would not win a playoff game again until their Super Bowl-appearing 2021 season beginning what eventually became an 8-game playoff losing streak, tied with the Detroit Lions for longest in NFL history.

Offseason edit

NFL draft edit

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 edit

Staff edit

**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 edit

**1990 Cincinnati Bengals roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Boomer Esiason 10 Todd Philcox 4 Erik Wilhelm Running backs 42 Eric Ball KR 21 James Brooks 28 Harold Green 36 Stanford Jennings KR 30 Ickey Woods FB Wide receivers 86 Mike Barber 81 Eddie Brown 80 Lynn James 85 Tim McGee Tight ends 82 Rodney Holman 84 Eric Kattus 87 Jim Riggs		Offensive linemen 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 99 Jason Buck DE 98 David Grant DE 71 Mike Hammerstein NT 69 Tim Krumrie NT 72 Skip McClendon DE 96 Natu Tuatagaloa DE		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 33 David Fulcher SS 25 Rod Jones CB 32 Mitchell Price CB/KR/PR 22 Eric Thomas CB 41 Solomon Wilcots FS Special teams 3 Jim Breech K 11 Lee Johnson P		Reserve lists 74 Brian Blados G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 29 Rickey Dixon FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 88 Reggie Rembert WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 83 Kendal Smith WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Craig Taylor RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 62 Eric Crigler G/T 47 active, 5 inactive, 1 practice squad Rookies in italics

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Regular season edit

Schedule edit

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	New York Jets	W 25–20	1–0	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
2	September 16	at San Diego Chargers	W 21–16	2–0	Jack Murphy Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	New England Patriots	W 41–7	3–0	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	at Seattle Seahawks	L 16–31	3–1	Kingdome	Recap
5	October 7	at Los Angeles Rams	W 34–31 (OT)	4–1	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
6	October 14	at Houston Oilers	L 17–48	4–2	Astrodome	Recap
7	October 22	at Cleveland Browns	W 34–13	5–2	Cleveland Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	at Atlanta Falcons	L 17–38	5–3	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	Recap
9	November 4	New Orleans Saints	L 7–21	5–4	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 18	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–3	6–4	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
12	November 25	Indianapolis Colts	L 20–34	6–5	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16–12	7–5	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
14	December 9	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20 (OT)	7–6	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 7–24	7–7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
16	December 23	Houston Oilers	W 40–20	8–7	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
17	December 30	Cleveland Browns	W 21–14	9–7	Riverfront Stadium	Recap

Game summaries edit

Week 1 vs Jets edit

Week One: New York Jets (0–0) at Cincinnati Bengals (0–0)

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

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 9
Game time: 4:00 p.m.
Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C)
Game attendance: 56,467
Referee: Dale Hamer
TV: NBC
Box Score, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

CIN – Jim Breech 43-yard field goal, 14:52. Bengals 3–0.
NYJ – Al Toon 46-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 6:12. Jets 7–3.
NYJ – Pat Leahy 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Jets 10–3.

Third quarter

CIN – Eddie Brown 10-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 10:34. Tie 10–10.
NYJ – Al Toon 9-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick), 4:44. Jets 17–10.

Fourth quarter

NYJ – Pat Leahy 26-yard field goal, 13:47. Jets 20–10.
CIN – James Brooks 3-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 9:46. Jets 20–17.
CIN – Safety, David Fulcher tackled Ken O'Brien in end zone, 8:59. Jets 20–19.
CIN – Jim Breech 44-yard field goal, 4:46. Bengals 22–20.
CIN – Jim Breech 37-yard field goal, 2:12. Bengals 25–20.

Top passers

NYJ – Ken O'Brien – 27/49, 300 yards, TD, 2 int
CIN – Boomer Esiason – 17/30, 202 yards, 2 TD, 2 int

Top rushers

NYJ – Freeman McNeil – 7 rushes, 24 yards
Brad Baxter – 5 rushes, 24 yards
CIN – James Brooks – 15 rushes, 67 yards

Top receivers

NYJ – Al Toon – 8 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
CIN – Tim McGee – 6 receptions, 84 yards

Week 2 edit

	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 (21.1 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Referee: Red Cashion
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh

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Week 13 edit

	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 (6.7 °C); wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
Television network: NBC

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Week 17 vs Browns edit

Week Sixteen: Cleveland Browns (3–12) at Cincinnati Bengals (8–7)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	14	0	14
Bengals	0	14	0	7	21

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: December 30
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 60,041
Referee: Gene Barth
Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter

CIN – James Francis 17-yard interception return (Jim Breech kick), 7:10. Bengals 7–0.
CIN – Rodney Holman 22-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 2:14. Bengals 14–0. Drive:

Third quarter

CLE – Kevin Mack 2-yard run (Jerry Kauric kick), 13:36. Bengals 14–7. Drive:
CLE – Brian Brennan 16-yard pass from Mike Pagel (Jerry Kauric kick), 10:28. Tie 14–14. Drive:

Fourth quarter

CIN – Eric Ball 48-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 8:40. Bengals 21–14. Drive:

Top passers

CLE – Mike Pagel – 14/32, 184 yards, TD, 3 int
CIN – Boomer Esiason – 10/16, 154 yards, 2 TD, 2 int

Top rushers

CLE – Kevin Mack – 16 rushes, 85 yards, TD
CIN – James Brooks – 17 rushes, 84 yards

Top receivers

CLE – Webster Slaughter – 6 receptions, 115 yards
CIN – Eric Ball – 1 reception, 48 yards, TD

Standings edit

AFC Central
view talk edit	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 edit

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

Playoffs edit

Schedule edit

Week	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Venue
Wildcard	January 6, 1991	Houston Oilers (6)	W 41–14	1–0	Riverfront Stadium	60,012
Divisional	January 13, 1991	at Los Angeles Raiders (2)	L 10–20	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	92,045

Team leaders edit

Passing edit

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

Rushing edit

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

Receiving edit

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

Defensive edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

All-Pros edit

Anthony Muñoz LT, 1st Team All-Pro

All-Rookies edit

James Francis OLB, PFWA All-Rookie Team

Records edit

Boomer Esiason, franchise record, most passing yards in one game, 490 yards (achieved on October 7, 1990) ^[7]

Milestones edit

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 edit

^ "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
^ ^a ^b 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 edit

1990 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1] "1990 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

[2] "1990 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

[3] Pro-Football-Reference.com

[4] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-30.

[5] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 292

[Fact_Book_p._438-6] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438

[7] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37

[8] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436

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Summary

Offseason edit

NFL draft edit

Personnel edit

Staff edit

Roster edit

Regular season edit

Schedule edit

Game summaries edit

Week 1 vs Jets edit

Week 2 edit

Week 13 edit

Week 17 vs Browns edit

Standings edit

Best performances edit

Playoffs edit

Schedule edit

Team leaders edit

Passing edit

Rushing edit

Receiving edit

Defensive edit

Kicking and punting edit

Special teams edit

Awards and records edit

All-Pros edit

All-Rookies edit

Records edit

Milestones edit

References edit

External links edit