1985 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1985 7–9 2nd AFC Central Sam Wyche Paul Brown Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons thumb|The Bengals hosting the Cowboys in December 1985. The 1985 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 16th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 18th overall, and their second under head coach Sam Wyche. Wide receiver Isaac Curtis, a premier Bengal for 12 years, retired shortly before training camp opened. Second-year quarterback Boomer Esiason replaced Ken Anderson. The Bengals set a club scoring record with 441 points. Offseason NFL draft 1985 NFL draft 1985 Cincinnati Bengals 1 13 Eddie Brown Wide receiver Miami (FL) yes yes 1 25 Emanuel King Linebacker Alabama yes 2 43 Carl Zander Linebacker Tennessee yes 3 70 Sean Thomas Defensive back TCU yes 4 97 Anthony Tuggle Defensive back Nicholls State 5 127 Tony Degrate Defensive tackle Texas 5 129 Lee Davis Defensive back Mississippi yes 6 148 Eric Stokes Offensive tackle Northeastern 6 154 Keith Lester Tight end Murray State 7 172 Kim Locklin Running back New Mexico State 7 181 Joe Walter Offensive tackle Texas Tech yes 8 211 Dave Strobel Linebacker Iowa 9 238 Keith Cruise Defensive end Northwestern 10 265 Bernard King Linebacker Syracuse 11 296 Harold Stanfield Tight end Mississippi College 12 322 Louis Garza Offensive tackle New Mexico State no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1985_draft.htm 1985 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 6, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1985 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKeith CruiseDefensive endNorthwesternWayne PeaceQuarterbackFloridaRick RogersRunning backMichigan Personnel Staff / Coaches 1985 Cincinnati Bengals Owner/president – John Sawyer Owner/general manager – Paul Brown Head coach – Sam Wyche Offensive coordinator – Bruce Coslet Quarterbacks – Bruce Coslet Running backs – Jim Anderson Wide receivers – Bruce Coslet Tight ends – Bill Johnson Offensive line – Jim McNally Defensive coordinator – Dick LeBeau Defensive line – Bill Urbanik Linebackers – Dick Selcer Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood Roster 1985 Cincinnati Bengals 14 Ken Anderson quarterback  7 Boomer Esiason 15 Turk Schonert 40 Charles Alexander running back 21 James Brooks running back 36 Stanford Jennings 28 Larry Kinnebrew 81 Eddie Brown wide receiver y 80 Cris Collinsworth 86 Steve Kreider 88 Mike Martin wide receiver 42 Clay Pickering 83 M. L. Harris 82 Rodney Holman 74 Brian Blados G 64 Bruce Kozerski C/G 65 Max Montoya G 78 Anthony Muñoz T 75 Bruce Reimers G/T 52 Dave Rimington C 63 Joe Walter American football y T 77 Mike Wilson offensive lineman T 61 Jerry Boyarsky NT 79 Ross Browner DE 76 Glen Collins American football DE 73 Eddie Edwards American football DE 69 Tim Krumrie NT 53 Leo Barker ILB 50 Glenn Cameron ILB 51 Tom Dinkel OLB 90 Emanuel King y OLB 59 Jeff Schuh OLB 56 Ron Simpkins ILB 57 Reggie Williams linebacker OLB 91 Carl Zander y ILB 34 Louis Breeden CB 22 James Griffin defensive back FS 20 Ray Horton CB 37 Robert Jackson safety FS 26 Bobby Kemp SS 25 John Simmons American football CB 35 Jimmy Turner American football CB 41 Sam Washington CB  3 Jim Breech K 87 Pat McInally P 30 Bill Johnson running back RB IR 89 Don Kern American football TE IR 32 Stanley Wilson running back RB Susp. Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 Seattle Seahawks L 24–28 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 51,625 2 September 15 at St. Louis Cardinals L 27–41 0–2 Busch Memorial Stadium 46,321 3 September 22 San Diego Chargers L 41–44 0–3 Riverfront Stadium 52,270 4 September 30, 1985 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–24 1–3 Three Rivers Stadium 59,541 5 October 6 New York Jets L 20–29 1–4 Riverfront Stadium 51,785 6 October 13 New York Giants W 35–30 2–4 Riverfront Stadium 53,112 7 October 20 at Houston Oilers L 27–44 2–5 Houston Astrodome 35,590 8 October 27 Pittsburgh Steelers W 26–21 3–5 Riverfront Stadium 55,421 9 November 3 at Buffalo Bills W 23–17 4–5 Rich Stadium 25,640 10 November 10 Cleveland Browns W 27–10 5–5 Riverfront Stadium 57,293 11 November 17 at Los Angeles Raiders L 6–13 5–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,501 12 November 24 at Cleveland Browns L 6–24 5–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 74,439 13 December 1 Houston Oilers W 45–27 6–7 Riverfront Stadium 46,140 14 December 8 Dallas Cowboys W 50–24 7–7 Riverfront Stadium 56,936 15 December 15 at Washington Redskins L 24–27 7–8 RFK Stadium 50,544 16 December 22 at New England Patriots L 23–34 7–9 Sullivan Stadium 57,953 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Cincinnati Bengals 1985 2;text-align:center; Week 1: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary September 8, 1985 1:00 pm EST Seahawks 7 14 0 7 Bengals 0 10 14 0 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 79 F C, wind 8 mph km/h knots 51,625 Fred Silva NBC Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals - September 8th, 1985 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509080cin.htm pro-football-reference.com Pro Football Reference December 8, 2023 Seahawks Bengals collapsed 1 Seahawks RecTD Byron Walker Dave Krieg 28 good Norm Johnson 7 0 2 Bengals RushTD James Brooks 15 good Jim Breech 7 7 2 Seahawks RecTD Daryl Turner Dave Krieg 6 good Norm Johnson 14 7 2 Seahawks RecTD Charle Young Dave Krieg 19 good Norm Johnson 21 7 2 Bengals FG 22 Jim Breech 21 10 3 Bengals RecTD James Brooks Turk Schonert 17 good Jim Breech 21 17 3 Bengals RushTD Larry Kinnebrew 9 good Jim Breech 21 24 4 Seahawks RushTD Curt Warner 11 good Norm Johnson 28 24 28 21 Week 2 Cincinnati Bengals 1985 2;text-align:center; Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary September 15, 1985 1:00pm CST Bengals 7 7 3 10 Cardinals 7 10 10 14 Busch Stadium, St. Louis 46,321 66 F C, wind 8 mph km/h knots Cincinnati Bengals at St. Louis Cardinals - September 15th, 1985 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509150crd.htm pro-football-reference.com Pro Football Reference December 8, 2023 Bengals Cardinals collapsed 1 Bengals RecTD Stanford Jennings Ken Anderson 4 good Jim Breech 7 0 1 Cardinals RecTD Earl Ferrell Neil Lomax 27 good Neil O'Donoghue 7 7 2 Bengals RecTD Eddie Brown Ken Anderson 44 good Jim Breech 14 7 2 Cardinals RushTD Ottis Anderson 1 good Neil O'Donoghue 14 14 2 Cardinals FG 46 Neil O'Donoghue 14 17 3 Cardinals RecTD Roy Green Neil Lomax 25 good Neil O'Donoghue 14 24 3 Bengals FG 33 Jim Breech 17 24 3 Cardinals FG 49 Neil O'Donoghue 17 27 4 Bengals FG 47 good Jim Breech 20 27 4 Cardinals RushTD Stump Mitchell 1 good Neil O'Donoghue 20 34 4 Cardinals RushTD Perry Harrington 1 good Neil O'Donoghue 20 41 4 Bengals RecTD Larry Kinnebrew Boomer Esiason 29 good Jim Breech 27 41 27 41 Week 3 Cincinnati Bengals 1985 2;text-align:center; Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary September 22, 1985 1:00pm EST Chargers 3 17 14 10 Bengals 7 6 21 7 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 52,270 71 F C, wind 9 mph km/h knots Gene Barth NBC Bob Stone and Bob Kuechenberg San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals - September 22nd, 1985 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198509220cin.htm pro-football-reference.com Pro Football Reference January 21, 2024 Chargers Bengals collapsed 1 Chargers FG 20 Bob Thomas 3 0 1 Bengals RecTD Cris Collinsworth Boomer Esiason 18 good Jim Breech 3 7 2 Chargers RecTD Eric Sievers Dan Fouts 4 good Bob Thomas 10 7 2 Chargers RecTD Eric Sievers Dan Fouts 5 good Bob Thomas 17 7 2 Bengals RushTD James Brooks 1 missed Jim Breech 17 13 2 Chargers FG 28 Bob Thomas 20 13 3 Bengals RecTD Cris Collinsworth Boomer Esiason 16 good Jim Breech 20 20 3 Chargers RecTD Pete Holohan Dan Fouts 3 good Bob Thomas 27 20 3 Bengals RushTD Larry Kinnebrew 4 good Jim Breech 27 27 3 Bengals RecTD Stanford Jennings Boomer Esiason 11 good Jim Breech 27 34 3 Chargers RushTD Lionel James 56 good Bob Thomas 34 34 4 Bengals RushTD Larry Kinnebrew 8 good Jim Breech 34 41 4 Chargers RecTD Lionel James Dan Fouts 60 good Bob Thomas 41 41 4 Chargers FG 34 good Bob Thomas 44 41 44 41 Week 4 Bengals 0 14 7 16 Steelers 0 10 14 0 September 30 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh 9:00 p.m. EST 62 F; wind 7 mph on Pat Haggerty ABC yes Q2 PIT Lipps 15 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick) PIT 7–0 Q2 CIN Brooks 14 yard run (Breech kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 CIN Holman 26 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) CIN 14–7 Q2 PIT Anderson 29 yard field goal CIN 14–10 Q3 CIN Brown 8 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) CIN 21–10 Q3 PIT Stallworth 17 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick) CIN 21–17 Q3 PIT Erenberg 4 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick) PIT 24–21 Q4 CIN Holman 4 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) CIN 28–24 Q4 CIN Breech 32 yard field goal CIN 31–24 Q4 CIN Brooks 32 yard run (pass failed) CIN 37–24 yes Week 6 Giants 0 3 17 10 Bengals 14 7 7 7 October 13 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. 72 F, wind 11 mph on Jim Tunney Pat Summerall and John Madden CBS yes 1 CIN Cris Collinsworth 16 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 7–0 1 CIN James Brooks 27 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 14–0 2 CIN James Brooks 5 yard run (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 21–0 2 NYG Jess Atkinson 33 yard field goal Bengals 21–3 3 NYG Joe Morris 1 yard run (Jess Atkinson kick) Bengals 21–10 3 NYG Jess Atkinson 14 yard run (Jess Atkinson kick) Bengals 21–17 3 NYG Jess Atkinson 37 yard field goal Bengals 21–20 3 CIN James Griffin 24 yard interception return (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 28–20 4 CIN Rodney Holman 5 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 35–20 4 NYG Jess Atkinson 46 yard field goal Bengals 35–23 4 NYG George Adams 24 yard pass from Phil Simms (Jess Atkinson kick) Bengals 35–30 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 8 Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals October 27, 1985 4:00 pm EST Steelers 0 7 0 14 Bengals 3 14 9 0 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 59 F C, wind 4 mph km/h knots 55,241 Bob McElwee NBC Don Criqui (play by play), Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – October 27th, 1985 Steelers Bengals collapsed 1 Bengals FG 37 Jim Breech 0 3 2 Bengals RecTD Rodney Holman Boomer Esiason 11 good Jim Breech 0 10 2 Bengals IntTD Robert Jackson 57 good Jim Breech 0 17 2 Steelers RecTD Louis Lipps David Woodley 49 good Gary Anderson 7 17 3 Bengals FG 39 Jim Breech 7 20 3 Bengals FG 40 Jim Breech 7 23 3 Bengals FG 32 Jim Breech 7 26 4 Steelers Other Louis Lipps 62-yard punt return for touchdown good Gary Anderson 14 26 4 Steelers RushTD Walter Abercrombie 1 good Gary Anderson 21 26 21 26 Standings Team leaders Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Boomer Esiason 431 251 3443 27 12 92.3 Rushing Player Att Yds YPC Long TD James Brooks 192 929 4.8 39 7 Larry Kinnebrew 170 714 4.2 29 9 Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Cris Collinsworth 65 1125 17.3 71 5 James Brooks 55 576 10.3 57 5 Eddie Brown 53 942 17.8 68 8 Defensive Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR Tim Krumrie 96 3.5 0 1 2 Ross Browner 63 9 0 0 2 James Griffin 55 1 7 2 1 Kicking and punting Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Jim Breech 33 24 72.7% 50 48 96.0 120 Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Pat McInally 57 2410 64 1 42.3 Special teams Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD Mike Martin 48 1104 23.0 45 0 32 268 8.4 26 0 Awards and honors Anthony Muñoz, AFC Pro Bowl selection References External links 1985 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cinc