The 1991 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 24th year in professional football and its 22nd with the National Football League. Prior to the start of the season, the Bengals lost their patriarch when founder, former head coach and GM Paul Brown died at the age of 82. His son Mike would assume control of the franchise. The Bengals would stumble out the gate losing their first 8 games before defeating the Cleveland Browns 23-21 at Riverfront Stadium. The Bengals would only win two more games the rest of the season finishing with a 3-13 record.
The Bengals' pass defense would surrender 7.586 yards per pass attempt in 1991, one of the ten worst totals in NFL history.[1]
Following the season Coach Sam Wyche was fired and replaced by assistant Dave Shula. Shula, the son of former Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Colts coach Don Shula, served as the team's offensive coordinator after a stint with the Miami Dolphins under father Don, and the Dallas Cowboys as its offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach under head coach Jimmy Johnson. Upon his hiring as the Bengals' head coach, he became the youngest head coach to ever be hired by an NFL team at age 32.
Offseason [edit]
NFL Draft [edit]
Main article:
1991 NFL DraftPersonnel [edit]
| 1991 Cincinnati Bengals staff |
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Front Office
- Chairman of the Board – Austin Eldon Knowlton
- President – John Sawyer
- Vice President/General Manager – Paul Brown
- Assistant General Manager/Legal Counsel – Mike Brown
- Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
- Special Teams – Marv Braden
Strength and Conditioning
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Roster [edit]
| 1991 Cincinnati Bengals roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
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Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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Reserve Lists
Practice Squad
Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice Squad
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Regular season [edit]
Schedule [edit]
| 1991 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule |
| Date |
Opponent # |
Result |
Score |
Attn. |
Stadium |
| Sept 1 |
at Denver Broncos |
L |
45–14 |
72,855 |
Mile High Stadium |
| Sept 8 |
Houston Oilers |
L |
30–7 |
56,463 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| Sept 15 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L |
14–13 |
78,269 |
Cleveland Stadium |
| Sept 22 |
Washington Redskins |
L |
34–27 |
52,038 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| Oct 6 |
Seattle Seahawks |
L |
13–7 |
60,010 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| Oct 13 |
at Dallas Cowboys |
L |
35–23 |
63,275 |
Texas Stadium |
| Oct 21 |
at Buffalo Bills |
L |
35–16 |
80,131 |
Rich Stadium |
| Oct 27 |
at Houston Oilers |
L |
35–3 |
58,634 |
Houston Astrodome |
| Nov 3 |
Cleveland Browns |
W |
23–21 |
55,077 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| Nov 10 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
L |
33–27 |
55,503 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| Nov 17 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
L |
17–10 |
63,189 |
Veterans Stadium |
| Nov 24 |
Los Angeles Raiders |
L |
38–14 |
52,044 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| Dec 1 |
New York Giants |
W |
27–24 |
45,063 |
Riverfront Stadium |
| Dec 9 |
at Miami Dolphins |
L |
37–13 |
60,616 |
Joe Robbie Stadium |
| Dec 15 |
at Pittsburgh Steelers |
L |
17–10 |
35,420 |
Three Rivers Stadium |
| Dec 22 |
New England Patriots |
W |
29–7 |
46,394 |
Riverfront Stadium |
Standings [edit]
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Milestones [edit]
References [edit]
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