1985 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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Owner | Paul Brown |
General manager | Paul Brown |
Head coach | Sam Wyche |
Home field | Riverfront Stadium |
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Record | 7–9 |
Division place | 2nd AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1985 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 16th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 18th overall, and their second under head coach Sam Wyche. Wide receiver Isaac Curtis, a premier Bengal for 12 years, retired shortly before training camp opened. Second-year quarterback Boomer Esiason replaced Ken Anderson. The Bengals set a club scoring record with 441 points.
1985 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 8 | Seattle Seahawks | L 24–28 | 0–1 | Riverfront Stadium | 51,625 |
2 | September 15 | atSt. Louis Cardinals | L 27–41 | 0–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 46,321 |
3 | September 22 | San Diego Chargers | L 41–44 | 0–3 | Riverfront Stadium | 52,270 |
4 | September 30 | atPittsburgh Steelers | W 37–24 | 1–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 59,541 |
5 | October 6 | New York Jets | L 20–29 | 1–4 | Riverfront Stadium | 51,785 |
6 | October 13 | New York Giants | W 35–30 | 2–4 | Riverfront Stadium | 53,112 |
7 | October 20 | atHouston Oilers | L 27–44 | 2–5 | Houston Astrodome | 35,590 |
8 | October 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 26–21 | 3–5 | Riverfront Stadium | 55,421 |
9 | November 3 | atBuffalo Bills | W 23–17 | 4–5 | Rich Stadium | 25,640 |
10 | November 10 | Cleveland Browns | W 27–10 | 5–5 | Riverfront Stadium | 57,293 |
11 | November 17 | atLos Angeles Raiders | L 6–13 | 5–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 52,501 |
12 | November 24 | atCleveland Browns | L 6–24 | 5–7 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 74,439 |
13 | December 1 | Houston Oilers | W 45–27 | 6–7 | Riverfront Stadium | 46,140 |
14 | December 8 | Dallas Cowboys | W 50–24 | 7–7 | Riverfront Stadium | 56,936 |
15 | December 15 | atWashington Redskins | L 24–27 | 7–8 | RFK Stadium | 50,544 |
16 | December 22 | atNew England Patriots | L 23–34 | 7–9 | Sullivan Stadium | 57,953 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Bengals | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
atRiverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
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Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at St. Louis Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
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Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
Bengals | 7 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Bengals | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
atRiverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
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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 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 284 | 412 | L4 |
Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
Boomer Esiason | 431 | 251 | 3443 | 27 | 12 | 92.3 |
Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
James Brooks | 192 | 929 | 4.8 | 39 | 7 |
Larry Kinnebrew | 170 | 714 | 4.2 | 29 | 9 |
Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
Cris Collinsworth | 65 | 1125 | 17.3 | 71 | 5 |
James Brooks | 55 | 576 | 10.3 | 57 | 5 |
Eddie Brown | 53 | 942 | 17.8 | 68 | 8 |
Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
Tim Krumrie | 96 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ross Browner | 63 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
James Griffin | 55 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
Jim Breech | 33 | 24 | 72.7% | 50 | 48 | 96.0 | 120 |
Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
Pat McInally | 57 | 2410 | 64 | 1 | 42.3 |
Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
Mike Martin | 48 | 1104 | 23.0 | 45 | 0 | 32 | 268 | 8.4 | 26 | 0 |
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