1991 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1991 3–13 4th AFC Central Sam Wyche Mike Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify T Anthony Muñoz Bengals seasons The 1991 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 24th year in professional football and its 22nd with the National Football League (NFL). Prior to the start of the season, the Bengals lost their patriarch when founder, former head coach and general manager Paul Brown died at the age of 82. His son Mike would assume control of the franchise. The Bengals would stumble out the gate losing their first eight games before defeating the Cleveland Browns 23–21 at Riverfront Stadium. The Bengals would only win two more games the rest of the season finishing with a 3–13 record. The Bengals' pass defense would surrender 7.586 yards per pass attempt in 1991, one of the ten worst totals in NFL history.https://archive.today/20121206012944/http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/11_5432_Ryan_Kalil_ad:_Carolina_D_not_up_to_the_task.html Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task Following the season head coach Sam Wyche was fired and replaced by assistant Dave Shula. Shula, the son of former Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Colts head coach Don Shula, served as the team’s wide receivers coach after a stint with the Miami Dolphins under his father, and the Dallas Cowboys as its offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach under head coach Jimmy Johnson. Upon his hiring as the Bengals’ head coach, he became the youngest head coach to ever be hired by an NFL team at age 32. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 Cincinnati Bengals 1 18 Alfred Williams Linebacker Colorado yes yes 2 52 Lamar Rogers Defensive end Auburn yes 3 72 Bob Dahl Guard Notre Dame 4 99 Donald Hollas Quarterback Rice yes 4 109 Rob Carpenter Wide receiver Syracuse 5 130 Mike Arthur Center Texas A&M yes 6 157 Richard Fain Cornerback Florida yes 7 184 Fernandus Vinson Safety North Carolina State yes 8 211 Mike Dingle Running back South Carolina yes 9 241 Shane Garrett Wide receiver Texas A&M yes 10 268 Jim Lavin Guard Georgia Tech 11 295 Chris Smith Tight end Brigham Young 12 322 Antoine Bennett Cornerback Florida A&M yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1991_draft.htm 1991 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 14, 2013 Undrafted free agents + 1991 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeJohn LangelohKickerMichigan StateKen McKayTight endLouisvilleDave SenczyszynTackleWisconsinChris SwartzQuarterbackMorehead State Personnel Staff 1991 Cincinnati Bengals Chairman of the Board – Austin Eldon Knowlton President – John Sawyer Vice President/General Manager – Paul Brown Assistant General Manager/Legal Counsel – Mike Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Frank Smouse Head Coach – Sam Wyche Quarterbacks – Dana Bible Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide Receivers – Dave Shula Tight Ends – Mike Stock Offensive Line – Jim McNally Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Dick LeBeau Defensive Line – Chuck Studley Linebackers – Dick Selcer Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength – Kim Wood Roster 1991 Cincinnati Bengals 47 10  7 Boomer Esiason 12 Donald Hollas y  4 Erik Wilhelm 21 James Brooks running back KR 38 Mike Dingle y KR 28 Harold Green American football 20 Craig Taylor American football 30 Ickey Woods 86 Mike Barber wide receiver PR 81 Eddie Brown wide receiver 89 Shane Garrett y KR 85 Tim McGee 88 Reggie Rembert 82 Rodney Holman 84 Eric Kattus 87 Jim Riggs American football 65 Mike Arthur y C 70 Scott Jones American football T 64 Bruce Kozerski C 73 Ken Moyer G 76 Kirk Scrafford T 71 Ralph Tamm G/C 63 Joe Walter American football T 60 Mike Withycombe T 69 Tim Krumrie NT 99 Alonzo Mitz DE 79 Lamar Rogers y DE 67 Danny Stubbs DE 96 Natu Tuatagaloa DE/NT 53 Leo Barker ILB 57 Bernard Clark ILB 50 James Francis American football OLB 58 Alex Gordon gridiron football OLB 51 Leon White linebacker OLB 94 Alfred Williams y OLB 91 Carl Zander ILB 35 Antoine Bennett y CB 27 Barney Bussey FS 29 Rickey Dixon FS 33 David Fulcher SS 45 Wayne Haddix CB 32 Mitchell Price CB/KR/PR 22 Eric Thomas cornerback CB 34 Fernandus Vinson y FS 55 Ed Brady American football LS  3 Jim Breech K 11 Lee Johnson punter P 42 Eric Ball American football RB/KR IR 24 Lewis Billups CB IR 98 David Grant American football DE IR 68 Paul Jetton G IR 25 Rod Jones cornerback CB IR -- Jim Lavin y G IR 78 Anthony Muñoz T IR 75 Bruce Reimers G IR -- Andrew Stewart gridiron football DT IR 59 Kevin Walker linebacker LB IR 47 active, 10 inactive —- Sean Beckton y ST/DB/WR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1991_roster.htm 1991 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 1, 2014 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 2, 1991 at Detroit Lions L 20–24 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome 47,899 2 August 10, 1991 Philadelphia Eagles L 24–29 0–2 Riverfront Stadium 56,390 3 August 17, 1991 Minnesota Vikings W 27–24 (OT) 1–2 Riverfront Stadium 56,358 4 August 24, 1991 at Green Bay Packers W 19–16 (OT) 2–2 Lambeau Field 52,390https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflcin.html 1991 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 11, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 at Denver Broncos L 14–45 0–1 Mile High Stadium 72,855 2 September 8 Houston Oilers L 7–30 0–2 Riverfront Stadium 56,463 3 September 15 at Cleveland Browns L 13–14 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,269 4 September 22 Washington Redskins L 27–34 0–4 Riverfront Stadium 52,038 5 Bye 6 October 6 Seattle Seahawks L 7–13 0–5 Riverfront Stadium 60,010 7 October 13 at Dallas Cowboys L 23–35 0–6 Texas Stadium 63,275 8 October 21, 1991 at Buffalo Bills L 16–35 0–7 Rich Stadium 80,131 9 October 27 at Houston Oilers L 3–35 0–8 Houston Astrodome 58,634 10 November 3 Cleveland BrownsW 23–21 1–8 Riverfront Stadium 55,077 11 November 10 Pittsburgh Steelers L 27–33(OT) 1–9 Riverfront Stadium 55,503 12 November 17 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–17 1–10 Veterans Stadium 63,189 13 November 24 Los Angeles Raiders L 14–38 1–11 Riverfront Stadium 52,044 14 December 1 New York Giants W 27–24 2–11 Riverfront Stadium 45,063 15 December 9, 1991 at Miami Dolphins L 13–37 2–12 Joe Robbie Stadium 60,616 16 December 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–17 2–13 Three Rivers Stadium 35,420 17 December 22 New England Patriots W 29–7 3–13 Riverfront Stadium 46,394 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 16 at Steelers Cincinnati Bengals 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Sixteen: Cincinnati Bengals (2–12) at Pittsburgh Steelers (5–9) December 15 1:00 p.m. EDT Bengals 0 7 3 0 Steelers 10 0 0 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 35,420 Mostly sunny, 31 F C Gordon McCarter NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Box Score First quarter PIT – Adrian Cooper 47-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 12:59. Steelers 7–0. PIT – Gary Anderson 47-yard field goal, 3:48. Steelers 10–0. Second quarter CIN – David Fulcher 27-yard interception return (Jim Breech kick), 14:00. Steelers 10–7. Third quarter CIN – Jim Breech 39-yard field goal, 5:10. Tie 10–10. Fourth quarter PIT – Keith Cash 19-yard pass from Bubby Brister (Gary Anderson kick), 14:55. Steelers 17–10. Top passers CIN – Boomer Esiason – 14/26, 125 yards, 2 INT PIT – Bubby Brister – 15/28, 184 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers CIN – Harold Green – 18 rushes, 62 yards PIT – Merril Hoge – 16 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers CIN – Eddie Brown – 5 receptions, 50 yards PIT – Keith Cash – 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD With the loss, the Bengals fell to 2-13 and finished with a 1-5 record against the AFC Central and 0-8 on the road. Team leaders Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Boomer Esiason 413 233 2883 13 16 72.5 Rushing Player Att Yds YPC Long TD Harold Green 158 731 4.6 75 2 Ickey Woods 36 97 2.7 12 4 Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Eddie Brown 59 837 14.0 53 2 Tim McGee 51 802 15.7 52 4 Defensive Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR David Fulcher 95 0.0 4 4 3 Tim Krumrie 68 4.0 0 1 1 Kicking/Punting Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Jim Breech 29 23 79.3% 27 27 100.0% 96 Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Lee Johnson 64 2795 62 0 43.7 Special teams Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD Shane Garrett 13 214 16.5 24 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 Eric Ball 13 262 20.2 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mitchell Price 5 91 18.2 22 0 14 203 14.5 78 1 References External links 1991 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Bengals History on official website Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cincin