1987 Cincinnati Bengals season

1987 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner(s)	{{{owner}}}
Head Coach	Sam Wyche
Home Field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	4–11
Place	4th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1986	1988

The 1987 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 18th in the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1987 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	17	17	Jason Buck	Defensive end	Brigham Young
2	21	49	Eric Thomas	Defensive Back	Tulane
3	20	76	Leonard Bell	Defensive Back	Indiana
3	21	77	Skip McClendon	Defensive End	Arizona State
4	19	103	Jim Riggs	Tight End	Clemson
5	18	130	Marc Logan	Running Back	Kentucky
5	27	139	Greg Horne	Punter	Arkansas
6	17	157	Sonny Gordon	Defensive Back	Ohio State
7	20	188	Chris Thatcher	Guard	Lafayette College
8	20	215	Solomon Wilcots	Defensive Back	Colorado
9	19	242	Craig Raddatz	Linebacker	Wisconsin
10	18	269	David McCluskey	Running Back	Georgia
11	17	296	Jim Warne	Offensive Tackle	Arizona State
12	21	328	John Holifeld	Running Back	West Virginia

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Location	Attendance
1	September 13, 1987	at Indianapolis Colts	W 23–21	Hoosier Dome	59,387
2	September 20, 1987	San Francisco 49ers	L 27–26	Riverfront Stadium	53,498
–	September 27, 1987	at Los Angeles Rams	canceled	Anaheim Stadium
3	October 4, 1987	San Diego Chargers	L 10–9	Riverfront Stadium	26,209
4	October 11, 1987	at Seattle Seahawks	W 17–10	Kingdome	31,739
5	October 18, 1987	Cleveland Browns	L 34–0	Riverfront Stadium	40,179
6	October 25, 1987	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–20	Three Rivers Stadium	53,692
7	November 1, 1987	Houston Oilers	L 31–29	Riverfront Stadium	52,700
8	November 8, 1987	Miami Dolphins	L 20–14	Joe Robbie Stadium	53,840
9	November 15, 1987	at Atlanta Falcons	W 16–10	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	25,758
10	November 22, 1987	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30–16	Riverfront Stadium	59,910
11	November 29, 1987	at New York Jets	L 27–20	The Meadowlands	41,135
12	December 6, 1987	Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–27	Riverfront Stadium	46,489
13	December 13, 1987	at Cleveland Browns	L 38–24	Cleveland Stadium	77,331
14	December 20, 1987	New Orleans Saints	L 41–24	Riverfront Stadium	43,424
15	December 27, 1987	at Houston Oilers	L 21–17	Houston Astrodome	49,775

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Cleveland Browns	10	5	0	.667	390	239
Houston Oilers	9	6	0	.600	345	349
Pittsburgh Steelers	8	7	0	.533	285	299
Cincinnati Bengals	4	11	0	.267	285	370

References

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site