1986 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1986 10–6 2nd AFC Central Sam Wyche Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons The 1986 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 17th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 19th overall, and their third under head coach Sam Wyche. The Bengals were one of two teams with ten wins1986 Seattle Seahawks that failed to make the AFC playoffs in 1986. Third-year quarterback Boomer Esiason, who had the best season of his career, passed for a team-record 3,959 yards, 24 touchdowns and 17 interceptions with a completion percentage of 58.2 and a passer rating of 87.7, while halfback James Brooks rushed for 1,087 yards as the Bengals went 10–6, narrowly missing a playoff berth. Linebacker Reggie Williams was selected NFL Man of the Year for his efforts to charity and the community. The Bengals amassed a club-record 621 yards net offense in a 52–21 victory over the New York Jets on December 21. No NFL team has since matched that total in a regulation-time game since. Offseason NFL draft 1986 NFL draft 1986 Cincinnati Bengals 1 11 Joe Kelly Linebacker Washington yes 1 21 Tim McGee Wide receiver Tennessee yes 2 38 Lewis Billups Defensive back North Alabama yes 3 58 Jim Skow Defensive end Nebraska yes 3 65 Mike Hammerstein Defensive tackle Michigan yes 3 78 David Fulcher Defensive back Arizona State yes yes 4 91 Eric Kattus Tight end Michigan yes 4 99 Doug Gaynor Quarterback Long Beach State yes 5 123 Leon White Linebacker BYU yes 6 152 Gary Hunt Defensive back Memphis 7 177 Pat Franklin Running back Texas State 8 204 David Douglas Guard Tennessee yes 9 230 Cary Whittingham Linebacker BYU 10 262 Jeff Shaw Defensive tackle Salem (WV) 11 289 Tim Stone Offensive tackle Kansas State 11 294 Tom Flaherty Linebacker Northwestern 12 316 Steve Bradley Quarterback Indiana no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1986_draft.htm 1986 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 6, 2014 Roster 1986 Cincinnati Bengals 14 Ken Anderson quarterback  7 Boomer Esiason 21 James Brooks running back 36 Stanford Jennings 30 Bill Johnson running back 28 Larry Kinnebrew 32 Stanley Wilson running back 81 Eddie Brown wide receiver 80 Cris Collinsworth 86 Steve Kreider 88 Mike Martin wide receiver 85 Tim McGee y 82 Rodney Holman 84 Eric Kattus y 74 Brian Blados T 67 David Douglas offensive lineman y G 64 Bruce Kozerski G/C 65 Max Montoya G 78 Anthony Muñoz T 75 Bruce Reimers G 50 Dave Rimington C 63 Joe Walter American football T 79 Ross Browner DE 73 Eddie Edwards American football DE 71 Mike Hammerstein y NT 69 Tim Krumrie NT 70 Jim Skow y DE 53 Leo Barker ILB 55 Ed Brady American football ILB 93 Kiki DeAyala OLB 58 Joe Kelly American football y ILB 90 Emanuel King OLB 56 Ron Simpkins ILB 51 Leon White linebacker y OLB 57 Reggie Williams linebacker OLB 91 Carl Zander ILB 24 Lewis Billups y CB 34 Louis Breeden CB 27 Barney Bussey SS 33 David Fulcher y SS 20 Ray Horton CB 37 Robert Jackson safety FS 26 Bobby Kemp FS  3 Jim Breech K  5 Jeff Hayes P 11 Doug Gaynor y QB IR 95 Jim Herrmann defensive end DE IR 43 Ira Hillary WR IR 96 Jeff Shaw American football y NT IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 7, 1986 at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–14 0–1 43,430 2 September 14, 1986 Buffalo Bills W 36–33 1–1 52,714 3 September 18, 1986 at Cleveland Browns W 30–13 2–1 78,779 4 September 28, 1986 Chicago Bears L 44–7 2–2 55,146 5 October 5, 1986 at Green Bay Packers W 34–28 3–2 51,230 6 October 13, 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–22 4–2 54,283 7 October 19, 1986 Houston Oilers W 31–28 5–2 53,844 8 October 26, 1986 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 30–9 5–3 50,815 9 November 2, 1986 at Detroit Lions W 24–17 6–3 52,423 10 November 9, 1986 at Houston Oilers L 32–28 6–4 32,130 11 November 16, 1986 Seattle Seahawks W 34–7 7–4 54,410 12 November 23, 1986 Minnesota Vikings W 24–20 8–4 53,003 13 November 30, 1986 at Denver Broncos L 34–28 8–5 58,705 14 December 7, 1986 at New England Patriots W 31–7 9–5 60,633 15 December 14, 1986 Cleveland Browns L 34–3 9–6 58,062 16 December 21, 1986 New York Jets W 52–21 10–6 51,619 Standings Team leaders Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Boomer Esiason 469 273 3959 24 17 87.7 Rushing Player Att Yds YPC Long TD James Brooks 205 1087 5.3 56 5 Larry Kinnebrew 131 519 4.0 39 8 Stanley Wilson 68 379 5.6 58 8 Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Cris Collinsworth 62 1024 16.5 46 10 Defensive Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR Tim Krumrie 113 1.0 0 0 2 Louis Breeden 56 0.0 7 1 0 Emmanual King 70 9.0 0 2 1 Kicking and punting Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Jim Breech 32 17 53.1% 51 50 98.0 101 Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Jeff Hayes 56 1965 52 2 35.1 Special teams Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD Tim McGee 43 1007 23.4 94 0 3 21 7.0 9 0 Mike Martin 4 83 20.8 21 0 13 96 7.4 14 0 Awards and records Boomer Esiason, franchise record (since broken), most passing yards in one game, 425 yards (vs. New York Jets, on December 21, 1986)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 439 Boomer Esiason, franchise record (since broken), most passing yards in one season, 3,959 yards NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37 Boomer Esiason, franchise record, most touchdown passes in one game, 5 passes (achieved on December 21, 1986) Milestones James Brooks, 1000 yard rushing season (1,087)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437 Cris Collinsworth, 1000 yard receiving season (1,024)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441 References External links 1986 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cinc Category:Long stubs with short prose