1985 Cincinnati Bengals season

1985 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach Sam Wyche
(2nd season)
General manager Paul Brown
(Since 1966)
Owner Paul Brown
(Since 1966)
Home field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record 7–9
Division place 2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1985 Cincinnati Bengals season was their 16th in the National Football League (NFL). Wide receiver Isaac Curtis, a premier Bengal for 12 years, retired shortly before training camp opened. Second-year QB Boomer Esiason replaced Ken Anderson. The Bengals set a club scoring record with 441 points.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1985 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 13 Eddie Brown *  Wide receiver Miami (FL)
1 25 Emanuel King  Linebacker Alabama
2 43 Carl Zander  Linebacker Tennessee
3 70 Sean Thomas  Defensive back TCU
4 97 Anthony Tuggle  Defensive back Nicholls State
5 127 Tony Degrate  Defensive tackle Texas
5 129 Lee Davis  Defensive back Mississippi
6 148 Eric Stokes  Offensive tackle Northeastern
6 154 Keith Lester  Tight end Murray State
7 172 Kim Locklin  Running back New Mexico State
7 181 Joe Walter  Offensive tackle Texas Tech
8 211 Dave Strobel  Linebacker Iowa
9 238 Keith Cruise  Defensive end Northwestern
10 265 Bernard King  Linebacker Syracuse
11 296 Harold Stanfield  Tight end Mississippi College
12 322 Louis Garza  Offensive tackle New Mexico State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster

1985 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs


Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen


Defensive linemen

 Linebackers


Defensive backs


Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 8, 1985 Seattle Seahawks L 28–24
51,625
2 September 15, 1985 at St. Louis Cardinals L 41–27
46,321
3 September 22, 1985 San Diego Chargers L 44–41
52,270
4 September 30, 1985 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–24
59,541
5 October 6, 1985 New York Jets L 29–20
51,785
6 October 13, 1985 New York Giants W 35–30
53,112
7 October 20, 1985 at Houston Oilers L 44–27
35,590
8 October 27, 1985 Pittsburgh Steelers W 26–21
55,421
9 November 3, 1985 at Buffalo Bills W 23–17
25,640
10 November 10, 1985 Cleveland Browns W 27–10
57,293
11 November 17, 1985 at Los Angeles Raiders L 13–6
52,501
12 November 24, 1985 at Cleveland Browns L 24–6
74,439
13 December 1, 1985 Houston Oilers W 45–27
46,140
14 December 8, 1985 Dallas Cowboys W 50–24
56,936
15 December 15, 1985 at Washington Redskins L 27–24
50,544
16 December 22, 1985 at New England Patriots L 34–23
57,953

Game summaries

Week 4

1 234Total
• Bengals 0 14716 37
Steelers 0 10140 24

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Week 6

1 234Total
Giants 0 31710 30
• Bengals 14 777 35

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Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns(3) 8 8 0 .500 4–2 7–5 287 294 L1
Cincinnati Bengals 7 9 0 .438 4–2 5–7 441 437 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 379 355 L1
Houston Oilers 5 11 0 .313 1–3 4–8 284 412 L4

Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Boomer Esiason4312513443271292.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
James Brooks1929294.8397
Larry Kinnebrew1707144.2299

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Cris Collinsworth65112517.3715
James Brooks5557610.3575
Eddie Brown5394217.8688

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Tim Krumrie963.5012
Ross Browner639002
James Griffin551721

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Jim Breech332472.7%504896.0120
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Pat McInally57241064142.3

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Mike Martin48110423.0450322688.4260

Awards and honors

  • Anthony Muñoz, AFC Pro Bowl selection

References

  1. ↑ "1985 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-24.
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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