1987 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1987 4–11 4th AFC Central Sam Wyche Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons The 1987 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 18th in the National Football League (NFL). The team could not improve upon its 10–6 year of the previous campaign, as the team dipped to a record of 4–11 in a season shortened by one game due to another players' strike, in which replacement players were used for three games. This was the first season since 1970 that Ken Anderson was not on the opening day roster. Offseason NFL draft 1987 NFL draft 1987 Cincinnati Bengals 1 17 Jason Buck Defensive end BYU yes 2 49 Eric Thomas Defensive back Tulane yes yes 3 76 Leonard Bell Defensive back Indiana yes 3 77 Skip McClendon Defensive end Arizona State yes 4 103 Jim Riggs Tight end Clemson yes 5 130 Marc Logan Running back Kentucky yes 5 139 Greg Horne Punter Arkansas yes 6 157 Sonny Gordon Defensive back Ohio State 7 188 Chris Thatcher Guard Lafayette 8 215 Solomon Wilcots Defensive back Colorado yes 9 242 Craig Raddatz Linebacker Wisconsin 10 269 David McCluskey Running back Georgia yes 11 296 Jim Warne Offensive tackle Arizona State 12 328 John Holifield Running back West Virginia yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1987_draft.htm 1987 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 6, 2014 Personnel Staff 1987 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Assistant General Manager – Mike Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head Coach – Sam Wyche Offensive Coordinator – Bruce Coslet Running Backs – Jim Anderson Tight Ends – Bill Johnson Offensive Line – Jim McNally Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Dick LeBeau Defensive Line – Bill Urbanik Linebackers – Dick Selcer Special Teams – Mike Stock Strength – Kim Wood Roster 1987 Cincinnati Bengals  7 Boomer Esiason 12 Mike Norseth 15 Turk Schonert 21 James Brooks running back 36 Stanford Jennings 30 Bill Johnson running back 28 Larry Kinnebrew 49 Dana Wright American football y 81 Eddie Brown wide receiver 80 Cris Collinsworth 89 Ira Hillary 88 Mike Martin wide receiver 85 Tim McGee 82 Rodney Holman 84 Eric Kattus 87 Jim Riggs American football y 61 Doug Aronson G 74 Brian Blados G 67 David Douglas offensive lineman C 64 Bruce Kozerski G 65 Max Montoya G 78 Anthony Muñoz T 75 Bruce Reimers G 50 Dave Rimington C 63 Joe Walter American football T 99 Jason Buck y DE 73 Eddie Edwards American football DE 71 Mike Hammerstein NT 69 Tim Krumrie NT 72 Skip McClendon y DE 70 Jim Skow DE 53 Leo Barker ILB 55 Ed Brady American football ILB 93 Kiki DeAyala ILB 92 Tim Inglis y ILB 58 Joe Kelly American football ILB 90 Emanuel King OLB 51 Leon White linebacker OLB 57 Reggie Williams linebacker OLB 91 Carl Zander ILB 26 Leonard Bell y FS 24 Lewis Billups CB 34 Louis Breeden CB 27 Barney Bussey SS 20 Ray Horton CB 37 Robert Jackson safety FS 22 Eric Thomas cornerback y CB 41 Solomon Wilcots y CB  3 Jim Breech K 17 Scott Fulhage P 33 David Fulcher SS IR —- Jeff Reinke DE IR -- Lance Sellers y LB IR 32 Stanley Wilson running back RB Susp. NFL replacement players After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled: 1987 Cincinnati Bengals replacement rosterQuarterbacks 16 Ben Bennett 18 Adrian Breen quarterback y 11 Dave Walter y Running backs 39 Pat Franklin 29 Marc Logan y 40 David McCluskey y 46 Dan Rice American football y 49 Dana Wright American football y Wide receivers 86 Ken Brown wide receiver y 80 Tom Brown wide receiver 85 Greg Meehan American football 81 Marquis Pleasant 42 Darryl Richardson 84 Rodney Tweet y 23 Mike Wade Tight ends 83 Dave Romasko y 82 Wade Russell American football 84 Reggie Sims Offensive linemen 72 Keith Cupp 71 John Fletcher lineman y 60 Sam Manos y 61 Bill Poe American football y 68 Tom Richey 66 Bob Riley offensive linemen y 62 Ken Smith American football 77 Mark Tigges Defensive linemen 79 Bill Berthusen y 95 Mike Devries 73 Eddie Edwards American football 96 Willie Fears 67 Jeff Reinke 76 Jeff Smith defensive endLinebackers 56 Toney Catchings y 52 Tom Flaherty American football 92 Tim Inglis y 59 Scott Schutt y 84 Lance Sellers y 51 David Ward American football, born 1964 y 57 Reggie Williams linebacker Defensive backs 35 Chris Barber gridiron football y 32 Nate Borders 38 Mark Guerra 31 Gary Hunt American football 43 Mark Johnson American football y 44 Aaron Manning y 42 Robert Niehoff American football y 25 Daryl Smith defensive back y Special teams 17 Scott Fulhage P  9 Massimo Manca y K Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 13 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–21 1–0 Hoosier Dome 59,387 2 September 20 San Francisco 49ers L 26–27 1–1 Riverfront Stadium 53,498 – September 27 at Los Angeles Rams canceled 1–1 Anaheim Stadium 3 October 4 San Diego Chargers L 9–10 1–2 Riverfront Stadium 26,209 4 October 11 at Seattle Seahawks W 17–10 2–2 Kingdome 31,739 5 October 18 Cleveland Browns L 0–34 2–3 Riverfront Stadium 40,179 6 October 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–23 2–4 Three Rivers Stadium 53,692 7 November 1 Houston Oilers L 29–31 2–5 Riverfront Stadium 52,700 8 November 8 Miami Dolphins L 14–20 2–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,840 9 November 15 at Atlanta Falcons W 16–10 3–6 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 25,758 10 November 22 Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–30 3–7 Riverfront Stadium 59,910 11 November 29 at New York Jets L 20–27 3–8 Giants Stadium 41,135 12 December 6 Kansas City Chiefs W 30–27 4–8 Riverfront Stadium 46,489 13 December 13 at Cleveland Browns L 24–38 4–9 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,331 14 December 20 New Orleans Saints L 24–41 4–10 Riverfront Stadium 43,424 15 December 27 at Houston Oilers L 17–21 4–11 Houston Astrodome 49,775 Standings Team leaders Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Boomer Esiason 440 240 3321 16 19 73.1 Rushing Player Att Yds YPC Long TD Larry Kinnebrew 145 570 3.9 52 8 Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Eddie Brown 44 608 13.8 47 3 Mike Martin 20 394 19.7 54 3 Defensive Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR Tim Krumrie 88 3.5 0 0 0 Reggie Williams 75 6.0 0 1 2 Robert Jackson 70 0 3 0 1 David Fulcher 72 3 3 1 1 Kicking and punting Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Jim Breech 30 24 80.0% 27 25 92.6 97 Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Scott Fulhage 52 2168 58 0 41.7 Special teams Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD Barney Bussey 21 406 19.3 34 0 0 0 0.0 0 0Mike Martin 3 51 17.0 20 0 28 277 9.9 21 0 Awards and records Anthony Muñoz, AFC Pro Bowl Selection Tim Krumrie, AFC Pro Bowl Selection References External links 1987 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cinc