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2014 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerMike Brown
Head coachMarvin Lewis
Home fieldPaul Brown Stadium
Results
Record6–3–1
Division place1st AFC North

The 2014 Cincinnati Bengals season is the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, the 47th overall and the twelfth under head coach Marvin Lewis.

2014 draft class

Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 24 Darqueze Dennard Cornerback Michigan State
2 55 Jeremy Hill Running back LSU
3 88 Will Clarke Defensive end West Virginia
4 111[A] Russell Bodine Center North Carolina
5 164 A. J. McCarron Quarterback Alabama
6[A] 212[B] Marquis Flowers Linebacker Arizona
7 239 James Wright Wide receiver LSU
252[B] Lavelle Westbrooks Cornerback Georgia Southern

Staff

Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • Owner/president – Mike Brown
  • Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn
  • Vice president – Troy Blackburn
  • Vice president of player personnel – Paul Brown Jr.
  • Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin
  • Senior personnel executive – Trey Brown
  • College scouting director – Mike Potts
  • Pro scouting director – Steven Radicivec
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Dan Pitcher
  • Passing game coordinator – Justin Rascati
  • Quarterbacks – Brad Kragthorpe
  • Assistant quarterbacks – Fredi Knighten
  • Running backs – Justin Hill
  • Wide receivers – Troy Walters
  • Tight ends – James Casey
  • Offensive line/run game coordinator – Frank Pollack
  • Assistant offensive line – Derek Frazier
  • Offensive assistant – Jordan Salkin
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Joey Boese
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Todd Hunt
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Garrett Swanson
Football operations
  • Chief of coaching staff – Doug Rosfeld

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Current roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

Roster updated August 10, 2024

90 active, 1 inactive

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason

The Bengals' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.

Week Date Kickoff (EDT) Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 August 7 8:00 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs L 39–41 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium WKRC Recap
2 August 16 7:00 p.m. New York Jets L 17–25 0–2 Paul Brown Stadium WKRC Recap
3 August 24 8:00 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals W 19–13 1–2 University of Phoenix Stadium NBC Recap
4 August 28 7:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts W 35–7 2–2 Paul Brown Stadium WKRC Recap

Regular season

Week Date Kickoff (ET) Opponent Results Game site TV NFL.com
recap
Final score Team record
1 September 7 1:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens W 23–16 1–0 M&T Bank Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 14 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons W 24–10 2–0 Paul Brown Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 21 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans W 33–7 3–0 Paul Brown Stadium CBS Recap
4 Bye
5 October 5 8:30 p.m. at New England Patriots L 17–43 3–1 Gillette Stadium NBC Recap
6 October 12 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers T 37–37 (OT) 3–1–1 Paul Brown Stadium Fox Recap
7 October 19 1:00 p.m. at Indianapolis Colts L 0–27 3–2–1 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
8 October 26 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens W 27–24 4–2–1 Paul Brown Stadium CBS Recap
9 November 2 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars W 33–23 5–2–1 Paul Brown Stadium CBS Recap
10 November 6 8:25 p.m. Cleveland Browns L 3–24 5–3–1 Paul Brown Stadium NFLN[C] Recap
11 November 16 1:00 p.m. at New Orleans Saints W 27–10 6–3–1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome CBS Recap
12 November 23 1:00 p.m. at Houston Texans NRG Stadium CBS
13 November 30 1:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium CBS
14 December 7 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Paul Brown Stadium CBS
15 December 14 1:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium CBS
16 December 22 8:30 p.m. Denver Broncos Paul Brown Stadium ESPN
17 December 28 1:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field CBS
Notes
  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 14–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.[1]

Game summaries

Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens

Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 6 9 0823
Ravens 0 0 7916

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 0 0710
Bengals 3 7 14024

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Three: Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 077
Bengals 10 9 7733

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 5: at New England Patriots

Week Five: Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 3 14017
Patriots 14 6 14943

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Six: Carolina Panthers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Panthers 7 3 1410337
Bengals 0 17 017337

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

This would be the highest-scoring tie in NFL history.[2]

Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Seven: Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 0 000
Colts 3 7 71027

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Eight: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 6 81024
Bengals 7 0 101027

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 0 71323
Bengals 0 12 71433

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 60,057
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

This would be the first game in NFL history to end in a score of 33-23. However, this scored was achieved in the AFL when the Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets in 1966 before the AFL-NFL merger.[3]

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Ten: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 10 7024
Bengals 3 0 003

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 11: at New Orleans Saints

Week Eleven: Cincinnati Bengals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 6 7727
Saints 3 0 0710

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,073
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 12: at Houston Texans

Week Twelve: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 0 000
Texans 0 0 000

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Preview
Game information

Standings

Division

AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Pittsburgh Steelers 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 436 368 W4
(5) Cincinnati Bengals 10 5 1 .656 3–3 7–5 365 344 L1
(6) Baltimore Ravens 10 6 0 .625 3–3 6–6 409 302 W1
Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 .438 2–4 4–8 299 337 L5

Conference

AFC[4][5]
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] New England Patriots East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .514 .487 L1
2[a] Denver Broncos West 12 4 0 .750 6–0 10–2 .521 .484 W1
3[b] Pittsburgh Steelers North 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 .451 .486 W4
4[b] Indianapolis Colts South 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 .479 .372 W1
Wild Cards
5 Cincinnati Bengals North 10 5 1 .656 3–3 7–5 .498 .425 L1
6 Baltimore Ravens North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 6–6 .475 .378 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c] Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 4–2 8–4 .447 .299 W2
8[c] Kansas City Chiefs West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .512 .500 W1
9[c] San Diego Chargers West 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .512 .403 L1
10[c] Buffalo Bills East 9 7 0 .563 4–2 5–7 .516 .486 W1
11 Miami Dolphins East 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .512 .406 L1
12 Cleveland Browns North 7 9 0 .438 2–4 4–8 .479 .371 L5
13 New York Jets East 4 12 0 .250 1–5 4–8 .543 .375 W1
14[d] Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 .514 .313 L1
15[d] Oakland Raiders West 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 .570 .542 L1
16 Tennessee Titans South 2 14 0 .125 1–5 2–10 .506 .375 L10
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. ^ a b New England defeated Denver head-to-head (Week 9, 43–21).
  2. ^ a b Pittsburgh defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 8, 51–34).
  3. ^ a b c d Kansas City finished ahead of San Diego in the AFC West based on head-to-head sweep (Week 7, 23–20; Week 17, 19–7).
    Houston finished ahead of Kansas City and Buffalo based on conference record.
    Kansas City finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 10, 17–13).
    San Diego finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 3, 22–10).
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Oakland based on record vs. common opponents (1–4 to 0–5).
  5. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b The Bengals traded their original fourth- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 123 and 199 overall, respectively) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the Seahawks' fourth-round selection (No. 111 overall).
  2. ^ a b Compensatory selection.
  3. ^ a b Simulcast on WLWT.

References

  1. ^ Rosenthal, Gregg (April 23, 2014). "2014 NFL Schedule: Flex games can now start in Week 5". NFL.com. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000409619/article/bengals-panthers-have-highestscoring-tie-game-ever
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_scores_find.cgi?pts_win=33&pts_lose=23
  4. ^ "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
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