1984 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1984 8–8 2nd AFC Central Sam Wyche Paul Brown Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons The 1984 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 15th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 17th overall, and their first under head coach Sam Wyche. The team lost their first five games, before winning eight of their final eleven games to finish the season with a .500 record. The season was the first for head coach Sam Wyche, who had replaced former coach Forrest Gregg after Gregg had resigned following the previous season. Wyche had been the head coach at Indiana University in 1983. The club stumbled out of the gate, and went winless in September en route to a 1–6 start. However, the team began a turnaround, and by December, was one of the hottest teams in the league. The team won seven out of their last nine games, including a crucial win against their division rival Pittsburgh Steelers in week 11. In the final week of the season, Cincinnati needed to win, and hope for the Steelers to lose at the Raiders, to secure an improbable AFC Central division title. The Bengals did their part, routing the Bills 52–21, and finished the season 8–8. Later in the day, the Bengals were forced to "scoreboard watch." The Steelers, however, managed to beat the Raiders, clinching the division, and effectively eliminating the Bengals from the playoffs. In a 2018 article from FiveThirtyEight, the 1984 Cincinnati Bengals team is rated as the most average team in the history of American sports.https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-checked-50-years-of-sports-history-to-find-the-team-that-stands-out-the-least/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180829113446/https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/we-checked-50-years-of-sports-history-to-find-the-team-that-stands-out-the-least/ dead August 29, 2018 We Checked 50 Years of Sports History to Find the Team That Stands Out the Least August 28, 2018 They both scored and allowed 339 points in addition to their 8–8 record.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1984_roster.htm 1984 Cincinnati Bengals Starters, Roster, & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Offseason NFL draft 1984 Cincinnati Bengals 1 7 Ricky Hunley LB Arizona 1 16 Pete Koch DE Maryland 1 28 Brian Blados OT North Carolina 2 38 Boomer Esiason QB Maryland yes yes 3 65 Stanford Jennings RB Furman 4 92 John Farley RB Sacramento State 5 119 Barney Bussey DB South Carolina State 6 150 Don Kern TE Arizona State 7 177 Leo Barker LB New Mexico State 8 204 Bruce Reimers Guard Iowa State yes 9 231 Bruce Kozerski Center Holy Cross 10 262 Aaron Jackson LB North Carolina 10 265 Brent Ziegler RB Syracuse 11 289 Steve McKeaver RB Central State (OK) 12 316 Steve Raquet LB Holy Cross Personnel Staff / Coaches 1984 Cincinnati Bengals Owner/president – John Sawyer Owner/general manager – Paul Brown Head coach – Sam Wyche Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Bruce Coslet Running backs – Jim Anderson Tight ends – Joe Faragalli Offensive line – Jim McNally Defensive coordinator – Dick LeBeau Defensive line – Bill Urbanik Linebackers – Dick Selcer Defensive Backs - Trent Walters Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood Roster 1984 Cincinnati Bengals 14 Ken Anderson quarterback 11 Bryan Clark American football y  7 Boomer Esiason y 40 Charles Alexander running back 21 James Brooks running back 33 John Farley running back y 36 Stanford Jennings y 28 Larry Kinnebrew 80 Cris Collinsworth 85 Isaac Curtis 86 Steve Kreider 88 Mike Martin wide receiver 81 David Verser 84 Gary Williams American football 83 M. 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Harris 82 Rodney Holman 89 Don Kern American football y 75 Brian Blados y T 64 Bruce Kozerski y G/C 65 Max Montoya G 78 Anthony Muñoz T 64 Bruce Reimers y T/G 50 Dave Rimington C 62 Gary Smith no G 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 67 Pete Koch y DE 69 Tim Krumrie NT 53 Leo Barker y OLB 50 Glenn Cameron ILB 49 Guy Frazier OLB 47 Steve Maidlow y ILB 51 Rick Razzano linebacker ILB 59 Jeff Schuh OLB 56 Ron Simpkins ILB 57 Reggie Williams linebacker OLB 34 Louis Breeden CB 22 James Griffin defensive back FS 44 Ray Griffin CB 20 Ray Horton CB 37 Robert Jackson safety FS 26 Bobby Kemp SS 25 John Simmons American football CB 35 Jimmy Turner American football SS  3 Jim Breech K 87 Pat McInally P 27 Bryan Hicks S IR 68 Mike Obrovac T IR 42 Clay Pickering y WR IR 58 Brian Pillman y LB IR 15 Turk Schonert QB IR 32 Stanley Wilson running back RB IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 4, 1984 at New York Jets W 21–15 1–0 Giants Stadium 25,055 2 August 11, 1984 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–21 1–1 Tampa Stadium 33,588 3 August 18, 1984 at Chicago Bears W 25–17 2–1 Soldier Field 53,194 4 August 24, 1984 Detroit Lions W 35–14 3–1 Riverfront Stadium 41,715https://www.profootballarchives.com/1984nflcin.html 1984 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 12, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 2 at Denver Broncos L 17–20 0–1 Mile High Stadium 74,178 Recap 2 September 9 Kansas City Chiefs L 22–27 0–2 Riverfront Stadium 47,111 Recap 3 September 16 at New York Jets L 23–43 0–3 Giants Stadium 64,193 Recap 4 September 23 Los Angeles Rams L 14–24 0–4 Riverfront Stadium 45,406 Recap 5 October 1, 1984 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–38 0–5 Three Rivers Stadium 57,098 Recap 6 October 7 Houston Oilers W 13–3 1–5 Riverfront Stadium 43,637 Recap 7 October 14 at New England Patriots L 14–20 1–6 Sullivan Stadium 48,154 Recap 8 October 21 Cleveland Browns W 12–9 2–6 Riverfront Stadium 50,667 Recap 9 October 28 at Houston Oilers W 31–13 3–6 Houston Astrodome 34,010 Recap 10 November 4 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–23 3–7 Candlestick Park 58,324 Recap 11 November 11 Pittsburgh Steelers W 22–20 4–7 Riverfront Stadium 52,497 Recap 12 November 18 Seattle Seahawks L 6–26 4–8 Riverfront Stadium 50,280 Recap 13 November 25 Atlanta Falcons W 35–14 5–8 Riverfront Stadium 44,678 Recap 14 December 2 at Cleveland Browns W 20–17 6–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 51,774 Recap 15 December 9 at New Orleans Saints W 24–21 7–8 Louisiana Superdome 40,855 Recap 16 December 16 Buffalo Bills W 52–21 8–8 Riverfront Stadium 55,771 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 6 Oilers 0 0 3 0 Bengals 0 3 7 3 October 7 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 4:00 p.m. 63 F; wind 8 mph on Jim Tunney yes Q2 CIN Breech 33 yard field goal CIN 3–0 Q3 HOU Kempf 24 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q3 CIN Esiason 3 yard run (Breech kick) CIN 10–3 Q4 CIN Breech 22 yard field goal CIN 13–3 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-09 Week 7 November 2014 Week 8 Browns 3 3 0 3 Bengals 3 3 0 6 October 21 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. 63 F; wind 12 mph on Fred Wyant yes Q1 CIN Breech 24 yard field goal CIN 3–0 Q1 CLE Bahr 50 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 CIN Breech 23 yard field goal CIN 6–3 Q2 CLE Cox 60 yard field goal Tie 6–6 Q4 CIN Breech 25 yard field goal CIN 9–6 Q4 CLE Bahr 47 yard field goal Tie 9–9 Q4 CIN Breech 33 yard field goal CIN 12–9 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-07. Week 10 (Sunday, November 4, 1984): at San Francisco 49ers The Football Database. Retrieved 2022-Jun-28. Cincinnati Bengals 1984 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 10: Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers November 4, 1984 4:00 p.m. EST Bengals (3–7) 3 14 0 0 49ers (9–1) 0 7 3 13 Candlestick Park • San Francisco, California 58,234 56 °F °C; wind 14 mph km/h knots Dick Jorgensen NBC Len Berman (play-by-play) and Gene Washington (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers – November 4, 1984 right Cincinnati Bengals CIN San Francisco 49ers SF Ken Anderson 21/34, 269 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs Charles Alexander 8 CAR, 48 YDS Cris Collinsworth 4 REC, 71 YDS, 1 TD Joe Montana 27/42, 301 YDS, 2 TDs, 4 INTs Wendell Tyler 14 CAR, 52 YDS Dwight Clark 7 REC, 124 YDS CIN SF collapsed 1 1:05 Bengals FG 39 Breech 3 0 2 12:07 49ers RecTD Cooper Montana 12 good Wersching 3 7 2 7:02 Bengals RushTD Kinnebrew 6 good Breech 10 7 2 3:10 Bengals RecTD Collinsworth Anderson 7 good Breech 17 7 3 8:54 49ers FG 29 Wersching 17 10 4 9:46 49ers FG 35 Wersching 17 13 4 5:44 49ers FG 24 Wersching 17 16 4 1:39 49ers RecTD Solomon Montana 4 good Wersching 17 23 17 23 Point spread: 49ers by 10½ Over/under: 43.0 (under) Time of game: BengalsGame statistics49ers21 First downs 2625–116 Rushes–yards 31–91269 Passing yards 30121–34–2 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 27–42–46–39 Sacked–yards 1–7230 Net passing yards 294346 Total yards 385144 Return yards 1906–38.2 Punts Number–Average yardage 2–47.00–0 Fumbles–lost 0–06–46 Penalties–yards 5–3029:24 Time of Possession 30:36 Week 11 Steelers 0 13 0 7 Bengals 3 0 12 7 November 11 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. 52,497 43 F; wind 17 mph on Ben Dreith yes Q1 CIN Jim Breech 21 yard field goal CIN 3–0 Q2 PIT Gary Anderson 47 yard field goal Tie 3–3 Q2 PIT Mark Malone 1 yard run (Gary Anderson kick) PIT 10–3 Q2 PIT Gary Anderson 21 yard field goal PIT 13–3 Q3 CIN James Brooks 24 yard run (kick failed) PIT 13–9 Q3 CIN Jim Breech 42 yard field goal PIT 13–12 Q3 CIN Jim Breech 28 yard field goal CIN 15–13 Q4 PIT Louis Lipps 36 yard run (Gary Anderson kick) PIT 20–15 Q4 CIN Larry Kinnebrew 3 yard run (Jim Breech kick) CIN 22–20 yes right 1984 Steelers at Bengals - full broadcast Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-Dec-25. Standings References External links 1984 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Category:1984 in sports in Ohio