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1993 Cincinnati Bengals season
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Cincinnati Bengals 1993 3–13 4th AFC Central Dave Shula Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify None Bengals seasons
The 1993 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 26th year in professional football and its 24th with the National Football League. This for the first time since 1979, Anthony Muñoz was not on the opening day roster and for the first time since 1983, Boomer Esiason was not on the opening day roster. The David Klingler experiment at starting quarterback got off to a poor start, as the Bengals lost their first ten games for the second of three 0–8 starts in four seasons.
The Bengals would finally get their first win against the Los Angeles Raiders 16–10, at Riverfront Stadium, but were the last winless team for the first of two consecutive years.http://www.footballgeography.com/?p=3261 Last Winless NFL Team(s) in Each Season February 1, 2013 https://archive.today/20130111025323/http://www.footballgeography.com/?p=3261 January 11, 2013 dead This ignominy would not be suffered subsequently by any NFL franchise until division rivals the Cleveland Browns went 1–31 in 2016 and 2017. After dropping their next two games, the Bengals closed the season by winning twice before losing their closer to a disappointing Saints outfit to finish with their second 3–13 season in three years.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia April 10, 2012 May 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080527121139/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html dead
The late-season win over the Raiders was their first win against a team that finished with a winning record since the 1990–91 AFC Wild Card win over the Oilers (41–14, January 6, 1991). This was the only such regular-season win from 1991–1994 and would be the last such win until week 1 of 1995 (Indianapolis). The win was one of only four against teams with winning records in head coach David Shula's tenure with the team. The Bengals failed to win a single game on the road.
Offseason
March 17, 1993: The Cincinnati Bengals traded Boomer Esiason to the New York Jets.https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/trades/1993/3 1993 NFL Transactions: Trades - March nfl.com November 30, 2020 en
NFL draft
1993 NFL draft
1993 Cincinnati Bengals
1
5
John Copeland
Defensive end
Alabama
yes
2
37
Tony McGee
Tight end
Michigan
yes
3
59
Steve Tovar
Linebacker
Ohio State
yes
3
63
Ty Parten
Defensive tackle
Arizona
yes
4
90
Marcello Simmons
Defensive back
SMU
yes
5
117
Forey Duckett
Defensive back
UNLV
yes
6
148
Tom Scott
Offensive tackle
East Carolina
yes
7
175
Lance Gunn
Defensive back
Texas
yes
8
202
Doug Pelfrey
Placekicker
Kentucky
yes
no
no
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1993_draft.htm 1993 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 28, 2014
Personnel
Staff
1993 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer
Vice President/General Manager – Mike Brown
Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head Coach – Dave Shula Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends – Mike Pope
Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson
Running Backs – Jim Anderson
Wide Receivers – Richard Williamson
Offensive Line – Jim McNally Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn
Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz
Linebackers – Mike Haluchak
Defensive Backs – Ron Meeks Special Teams – Marv Braden Strength – Kim Wood
Roster
1993 Cincinnati Bengals 7 David Klingler
10 Jay Schroeder
4 Erik Wilhelm 42 Eric Ball American football KR
21 Ryan Benjamin running back y
44 Derrick Fenner FB
28 Harold Green American football
36 Ostell Miles
30 Ronald Williams Canadian football y 86 Wesley Carroll wide receiver
80 Carl Pickens
89 Jeff Query
81 Patrick Robinson wide receiver y KR/PR 47 David Frisch American football y
82 Tony McGee tight end y
49 Jeff Thomason
48 Craig Thompson tight end 60 Chuck Bradley offensive tackle y T
72 Scott Brumfield y G
68 Donnell Johnson y T
66 Dan Jones American football y T
64 Bruce Kozerski C
75 Jack Linn G
73 Ken Moyer G/C
61 Thomas Rayam G
74 Tom Scott offensive lineman y G/T
63 Joe Walter American football T 92 John Copeland y DE
70 Artis Ford NT
97 Mike Frier DE
98 George Hinkle DE
71 Garry Howe NT
69 Tim Krumrie NT
96 Danny Stubbs DE 50 James Francis American football OLB
58 Alex Gordon gridiron football OLB
59 Karmeeleyah McGill y OLB
90 Eric Shaw American football ILB
91 Brad Smith y linebacker ILB
51 Steve Tovar y ILB
94 Alfred Williams OLB 43 Mike Brim CB
32 Ron Carpenter defensive back y FS
24 Alan Grant American football CB
25 Rod Jones cornerback CB
30 R. J. Kors SS
22 Marcello Simmons y CB
34 Fernandus Vinson SS
37 Leonard Wheeler CB
31 Darryl Williams safety FS 11 Lee Johnson punter P
55 Randy Kirk LS
9 Doug Pelfrey y K 41 Forey Duckett y CB IR
27 Lance Gunn y S IR
12 Donald Hollas QB PUP
56 Ricardo McDonald LB IR
95 Roosevelt Nix defensive end DE IR
93 Ty Parten y DE IR
77 Kevin Sargent American football T IR
84 Milt Stegall WR IR
83 Elbert Turner WR IR
39 Sheldon White CB NF-Inj.
53 active, 10 inactive none
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1993_roster.htm 1993 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players Pro-Football-Reference.com October 17, 2014
Regular season
Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 5 at Cleveland Browns L 14–27 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 75,508 2 September 12 Indianapolis Colts L 6–9 0–2 Riverfront Stadium 50,299 3 September 19 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–34 0–3 Three Rivers Stadium 53,682 4 September 26 Seattle Seahawks L 10–19 0–4 Riverfront Stadium 46,880 5 Bye 6 October 10 at Kansas City Chiefs L 15–17 0–5 Arrowhead Stadium 75,394 7 October 17 Cleveland Browns L 17–28 0–6 Riverfront Stadium 55,647 8 October 24 at Houston Oilers L 12–28 0–7 Houston Astrodome 50,039 9 Bye 10 November 7 Pittsburgh Steelers L 16–24 0–8 Riverfront Stadium 51,202 11 November 14 Houston Oilers L 3–38 0–9 Riverfront Stadium 42,347 12 November 21 at New York Jets L 12–17 0–10 Giants Stadium 64,264 13 November 28 Los Angeles Raiders W 16–10 1–10 Riverfront Stadium 43,272 14 December 5 at San Francisco 49ers L 8–21 1–11 Candlestick Park 60,039 15 December 12 at New England Patriots L 2–7 1–12 Foxboro Stadium 29,794 16 December 19 Los Angeles Rams W 15–3 2–12 Riverfront Stadium 36,612 17 December 26 Atlanta Falcons W 21–17 3–12 Riverfront Stadium 27,014 18 January 2, 1994 at New Orleans Saints L 13–20 3–13 Louisiana Superdome 58,036
Standings
Team leaders
Passing
Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating David Klingler 343 190 1935 6 9 66.6
Rushing
Player Att Yds YPC Long TD Harold Green 215 589 2.7 25 0 Derrick Fenner 121 482 4.0 26 1
Receiving
Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Jeff Query 56 654 11.7 51 4 Carl Pickens 43 565 13.1 36 6
Defensive
Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR Darryl Williams 123 2.0 2 1 1 Danny Stubbs 24 5.0 0 0 1 Michael Brim 49 0.0 3 1 1
Kicking and punting
Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Doug Pelfrey 31 24 77.4% 16 13 81.3% 85
Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Lee Johnson 90 3954 60 0 43.9
Special teams
Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD Patrick Robinson 30 567 18.9 42 0 43 305 7.1 36 0
Awards and records
Against the New England Patriots in Week 15, the Bengals became the first NFL team since the Minnesota Vikings against the Detroit Lions in Week 14 of 1983, to score only a safety in a game. The next occurrence in the regular season was in the opening week of the 2013 Jacksonville Jaguars season against the Chiefs (the Atlanta Falcons were limited to a safety by the New York Giants in a 2011 NFC wild card playoff game).
References
External links
1993 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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