1986 Cincinnati Bengals season

1986 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach Sam Wyche
Home field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record 10–6
Division place 2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1986 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 19th year in professional football and its 17th with the National Football League (NFL). The Bengals were one of two teams with ten wins[1] that failed to make the AFC playoffs in 1986.

Boomer Esiason passed for a team-record 3959 yards and James Brooks rushed for 1087 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 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Joe Kelly  Linebacker Washington
1 21 Tim McGee  Wide receiver Tennessee
2 38 Lewis Billups  Defensive back North Alabama
3 58 Jim Skow  Defensive end Nebraska
3 65 Mike Hammerstein  Defensive tackle Michigan
3 78 David Fulcher *  Defensive back Arizona State
4 91 Eric Kattus  Tight end Michigan
4 99 Doug Gaynor  Quarterback Long Beach State
5 123 Leon White  Linebacker BYU
6 152 Gary Hunt  Defensive back Memphis
7 177 Pat Franklin  Running back Texas State
8 204 David Douglas  Guard Tennessee
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
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Roster

1986 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 7, 1986 at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–14
43,430
2 September 14, 1986 Buffalo Bills W 36–33
52,714
3 September 18, 1986 at Cleveland Browns W 30–13
78,779
4 September 28, 1986 Chicago Bears L 44–7
55,146
5 October 5, 1986 at Green Bay Packers W 34–28
51,230
6 October 13, 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–22
54,283
7 October 19, 1986 Houston Oilers W 31–28
53,844
8 October 26, 1986 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 30–9
50,815
9 November 2, 1986 at Detroit Lions W 24–17
52,423
10 November 9, 1986 at Houston Oilers L 32–28
32,130
11 November 16, 1986 Seattle Seahawks W 34–7
54,410
12 November 23, 1986 Minnesota Vikings W 24–20
53,003
13 November 30, 1986 at Denver Broncos L 34–28
58,705
14 December 7, 1986 at New England Patriots W 31–7
60,633
15 December 14, 1986 Cleveland Browns L 34–3
58,062
16 December 21, 1986 New York Jets W 52–21
51,619

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns(1) 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 391 310 W5
Cincinnati Bengals 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 409 394 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 10 0 .625 3–3 4–8 307 336 L1
Houston Oilers 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 274 329 W2

Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Boomer Esiason4692733959241787.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
James Brooks20510875.3565
Larry Kinnebrew1315194.0398
Stanley Wilson683795.6588

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Cris Collinsworth62102416.54610

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Tim Krumrie1131.0002
Louis Breeden560.0710
Emmanual King709.0021

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Jim Breech321753.1%515098.0101
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Jeff Hayes56196552235.1

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Tim McGee43100723.49403217.090
Mike Martin48320.821013967.4140

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) [3]
  • Boomer Esiason, Franchise Record (since broken), Most Passing Yards in One Season, 3,959 yards [4]
  • Boomer Esiason, Franchise Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Game, 5 Passes (Achieved on December 21, 1986) [4]

Milestones

References

  1. ↑ 1986 Seattle Seahawks
  2. ↑ "1986 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 439
  4. 1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  5. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 437
  6. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 441
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