1990 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1990 9–7 1st AFC Central Sam Wyche Dick LeBeau Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Oilers) 41–14Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Raiders) 10–20 T Anthony MuñozTE Rodney HolmanRB James BrooksSS David Fulcher Bengals seasons 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 NFL draft 1990 NFL draft 1990 Cincinnati Bengals 1 12 James Francis Linebacker Baylor yes 2 38 Harold Green Running back South Carolina yes yes 3 65 Bernard Clark Linebacker Miami (FL) yes 4 91 Mike Brennan Offensive tackle Notre Dame yes 5 122 Lynn James Wide receiver Arizona State yes 6 150 Don Odegard Cornerback UNLV 7 177 Craig Ogletree Linebacker Auburn yes 8 204 Doug Wellsandt Tight end Washington State 9 234 Mitchell Price Cornerback Tulane yes 10 261 Eric Crigler Offensive tackle Murray State 11 288 Tim O'Connor Offensive tackle Virginia 12 314 Andre Riley Wide receiver Washington no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1990_draft.htm 1990 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 6, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1990 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDavid ClarkRunning backDartmouthGary GusemanKicker Miami (FL)Tyreese HerdsCornerbackKansas StateLarry HasgroveCornerbackOhioDavid HodgeTight endSouth CarolinaStuart MabergTackleConnecticutDan MurrayLinebackerEast StroudsburgRobert MyersPunterWashington StateJason NovacekTight endFresno StateCraig PattersonNose tackleBYUKirk ScraffordGuardMontanaScott SegristKickerTexas TechJohn SimpsonWide receiverBaylorRob VaranoWide receiverLehighTodd WhiteWide receiverCal State-FullertonSean WhitemanCornerbackSyracuse Personnel Staff 1990 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Assistant General Manager – Mike Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head Coach – Sam Wyche Quarterbacks – Dana Bible Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide Receivers – Mike Stock Tight Ends – Bill Johnson 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 1990 Cincinnati Bengals  7 Boomer Esiason 10 Todd Philcox  4 Erik Wilhelm 42 Eric Ball American football KR 21 James Brooks running back 28 Harold Green American football y 36 Stanford Jennings KR 30 Ickey Woods FB 86 Mike Barber wide receiver 81 Eddie Brown wide receiver 80 Lynn James y 85 Tim McGee 82 Rodney Holman 84 Eric Kattus 87 Jim Riggs American football 60 Mike Brennan American football y 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 y T 63 Joe Walter American football T 99 Jason Buck DE 98 David Grant American football DE 71 Mike Hammerstein NT 69 Tim Krumrie NT 72 Skip McClendon DE 96 Natu Tuatagaloa DE 53 Leo Barker OLB 57 Bernard Clark y ILB 50 James Francis American football y OLB 52 Craig Ogletree y OLB 59 Kevin Walker linebacker ILB 51 Leon White linebacker OLB 91 Carl Zander ILB 24 Lewis Billups CB 27 Barney Bussey FS/SS 45 Carl Carter CB 33 David Fulcher SS 25 Rod Jones cornerback CB 32 Mitchell Price y CB/KR/PR 22 Eric Thomas cornerback CB 41 Solomon Wilcots FS 55 Ed Brady American football LS  3 Jim Breech K 11 Lee Johnson punter P 74 Brian Blados G IR 29 Rickey Dixon S IR 88 Reggie Rembert y WR IR 83 Kendal Smith WR IR 20 Craig Taylor American football RB IR 47 active, 5 inactive, 1 practice squad 62 Eric Crigler y G/T https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1990_roster.htm 1990 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players Pro-Football-Reference.com October 10, 2014 Regular season Schedule 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, 1990 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, 1990 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 10Bye 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 Week 1 vs Jets Cincinnati Bengals 1990 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: New York Jets (0–0) at Cincinnati Bengals (0–0) September 9 4:00 p.m. Jets 0 10 7 3 Bengals 0 3 7 15 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 56,467 72 F C 1 Dale Hamer NBC Marv Albert and Paul Maguire Box Score, Box Score 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 yardsBrad 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 Bengals 0 14 0 7 Chargers 13 3 0 0 September 16 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 1:00 p.m. 70 F C 1, wind 8 mph km/h knots Red Cashion Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh NBC yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 13 Bengals 7 9 0 0 Steelers 6 0 3 3 December 2 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. 44 F C 1; wind 7 mph km/h knots Jerry Markbreit NBC yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-30. Week 17 vs Browns Cincinnati Bengals 1990 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Sixteen: Cleveland Browns (3–12) at Cincinnati Bengals (8–7) December 30 1:00 p.m. EST Browns 0 0 14 0 Bengals 0 14 0 7 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 60,041 52 F C Gene Barth Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database 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 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 292 Best performances James Brooks, December 23, 1990, 201 rushing yards vs. Houston Oilers NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438 Playoffs Schedule 1990–91 NFL playoffs 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 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 All-Pros Anthony Muñoz LT, first-team All-Pro All-Rookies James Francis OLB, PFWA All-Rookie Team Records Boomer Esiason, franchise record, most passing yards in one game, 490 yards (achieved on October 7, 1990)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37 Milestones James Brooks, 1st 200 yard rushing game, December 23, 1990, 201 rushing yards vs. Houston Oilers James Brooks, 3rd 1000 yard rushing season (1,004 yards)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436 References 2 External links 1990 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Category:AFC Central championship seasons Cincin