2004 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 2004 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 37th year in professional football and its 35th with the National Football League. The Bengals began to focus on the future, trading All-Pro running back Corey Dillon to the New England Patriots. That cleared the way for Rudi Johnson to start at running back. Carson Palmer was given the starting quarterback job. Palmer and the young Bengals would struggle early, losing five of their first seven games. As the season wore on, the Bengals began to hit their stride, as they climbed back to .500, at 6–6, before a sprained knee sent Palmer to the sidelines during a 35–28 road loss to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Patriots.

2004 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachMarvin Lewis
General managerMike Brown
OwnerMike Brown
Home fieldPaul Brown Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd AFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Cincinnati visits Washington in week 10 of 2004

With wins in their final two games, the Bengals would finish 8–8 for the second year in a row. Rudi Johnson finished sixth in the NFL in rushing with 1,454 yards, giving Bengals fans hope for the future.[1]

This season would see the Bengals make their first appearance on Monday Night Football since 1992, a win at home against the Denver Broncos on October 25.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 2004 NFL Draft
2004 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 26 Chris Perry  RB Michigan
2 49 Keiwan Ratliff  CB Florida
2 56 Madieu Williams  S Maryland
3 80 Caleb Miller  LB Arkansas
3 96 Landon Johnson  LB Purdue
4 114 Matthias Askew  DT Michigan State
4 117 Robert Geathers  DE Georgia
4 123 Stacy Andrews  OT Ole Miss
5 149 Maurice Mann  WR Nevada
6 183 Greg Brooks  DB North Texas
7 218 Casey Bramlet  QB Wyoming
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel
2004 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Chip Morton
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Ray Oliver

Roster
2004 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 16 inactive, 7 practice squad

Regular season

The 2004 season constituted the first time since 1991 that the Bengals played the Washington Redskins, and the match produced their first ever away win over that franchise.[3] The reason for this is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team’s division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season.[4]

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 12 at New York Jets L 24–31 0–1 Giants Stadium Recap
2 September 19 Miami Dolphins W 16–13 1–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
3 September 26 Baltimore Ravens L 9–23 1–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
4 October 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–28 1–3 Heinz Field Recap
5 Bye
6 October 17 at Cleveland Browns L 17–34 1–4 Cleveland Browns Stadium Recap
7 October 25 Denver Broncos W 23–10 2–4 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
8 October 31 at Tennessee Titans L 20–27 2–5 The Coliseum Recap
9 November 7 Dallas Cowboys W 26–3 3–5 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
10 November 14 at Washington Redskins W 17–10 4–5 FedEx Field Recap
11 November 21 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–19 4–6 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
12 November 28 Cleveland Browns W 58–48 5–6 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
13 December 5 at Baltimore Ravens W 27–26 6–6 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
14 December 12 at New England Patriots L 28–35 6–7 Gillette Stadium Recap
15 December 19 Buffalo Bills L 17–33 6–8 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
16 December 26 New York Giants W 23–22 7–8 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
17 January 2 at Philadelphia Eagles W 38–10 8–8 Lincoln Financial Field Recap

Season summary

Week 2
1 234Total
Dolphins 0 3010 13
• Bengals 0 0133 16

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Standings
AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers 15 1 0 .938 5–1 11–1 372 251 W14
Baltimore Ravens 9 7 0 .563 3–3 6–6 317 268 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 8 8 0 .500 4-2 4–8 374 372 W2
Cleveland Browns 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 276 390 W1

Team leaders

Passing
PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Carson Palmer4322632897181877.3

Rushing
PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Rudi Johnson36114544.05212

Receiving
PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Chad Johnson95127413.4539

Defensive
PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Landon Johnson1332.0011
Justin Smith978.0022
Tory James740.0821

Kicking and punting
PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Shayne Graham312787.1%4141100.0%122
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Kyle Larson83349966142.2

Special teams
PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Cliff Russell3987222.4400000.000
Keiwan Ratliff000.0001720712.2490

Awards and records

Pro Bowl Selections

All-Pro Award

Milestones
  • Rudi Johnson, 1st 1000 yard rushing season (1,454 yards)[6]
  • Chad Johnson, 3rd 1000 yard receiving season (1,274 yards)[7]

NFL Records
  • 2nd Highest scoring regular season game in NFL history (58-48 win over the Cleveland Browns on November 28, 2004)

References
  1. Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
  2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/draft.htm
  3. Cincinnati Bengals v Washington Redskins
  4. History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats
  5. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2017-Oct-08.
  6. http://www.nfl.com/player/rudijohnson/2504661/profile
  7. http://www.nfl.com/player/chadjohnson/2504651/profile
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