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1990 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head Coach Sam Wyche
Home Field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record 9–7
Place 1st AFC Central
Playoff Finish Lost AFC Divisional Playoff
Timeline
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1989 1991

The 1990 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 23rd year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League.

Offseason[]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

1990 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Date Opponent # Result Score Atten. Stadium
Sept 9 New York Jets W 25–20 56,467 Riverfront Stadium
Sept 16 at San Diego Chargers W 21–16 48,098 Jack Murphy Stadium
Sept 23 New England Patriots W 41–7 56,470 Riverfront Stadium
Oct 1 at Seattle Seahawks L 31–16 60,135 Kingdome
Oct 7 at Los Angeles Rams W 34–31 62,619 Anaheim Stadium
Oct 14 at Houston Oilers L 48–17 53,501 Houston Astrodome
Oct 22 at Cleveland Browns W 34–14 78,567 Cleveland Stadium
Oct 28 at Atlanta Falcons L 38–17 53,214 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Nov 4 New Orleans Saints L 21–7 60,067 Riverfront Stadium
Nov 18 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–3 60,064 Riverfront Stadium
Nov 25 Indianapolis Colts L 34–20 60,051 Riverfront Stadium
Dec 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–12 58,000 Three Rivers Stadium
Dec 9 San Francisco 49ers L 20–17 60,084 Riverfront Stadium
Dec 16 at Los Angeles Raiders L 24–7 54,142 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Dec 23 Houston Oilers W 40–20 60,044 Riverfront Stadium
Dec 30 Cleveland Browns W 21–14 60,041 Riverfront Stadium

Standings[]

AFC Central
view · talk · edit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cincinnati Bengals 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 360 352 W2
Houston Oilers 9 7 0 .563 4–2 8–4 405 307 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 292 240 L1
Cleveland Browns 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 228 462 L2

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Best Performances[]

  • James Brooks, December 23, 1990, 201 rushing yards vs. Houston Oilers [2]

Roster[]

Cincinnati Bengals rosterview · talk · edit
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Playoffs[]

AFC Divisional Playoff[]

Date Round Opponent # Result Score Atten. Stadium
January 6 Wildcard Houston Oilers W 41–14 60,012 Riverfront Stadium
January 13 Divisional at Los Angeles Raiders L 20–10 92,045 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Awards and records[]

  • Boomer Esiason, Franchise Record, Most Passing Yards in One Game, 490 yards (achieved on October 7, 1990) [3]

Milestones[]

  • James Brooks, 1st 200 yard rushing game, December 23, 1990, 201 rushing yards vs. Houston Oilers [2]
  • James Brooks, 1000 yard rushing season (1,004 yards) [4]

References[]

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 292
  2. 2.0 2.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436
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