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The 1996 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 29th year in professional football and its 27th with the National Football League . The Dave Shula era comes to a sudden end when he is fired after a 1–6 start, as Jeff Blake struggles with turnovers. Former Bengals TE Bruce Coslet , former New York Jets head coach, and the team's offensive coordinator, would replace Shula as head coach. The move paid off right away as the Bengals won the first 3 games under Coslet. After losing two of their next three games, the Bengals closed the year with three straight wins to finish with an 8–8 record.[ 1] One bright spot during the season, was that WR Carl Pickens became the first member of the Bengals to have 100 receptions in a season.
Offseason
NFL Draft
[ 2]
Undrafted free agents
Personnel
Staff
1996 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Joe Wessel
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood
Roster
1996 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
[ 3]
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
TV Time(EST)
TV Announcers
Attendance
1
September 1, 1996
at St. Louis Rams
L 26–16
NBC 1:00pm
Dan Hicks & Bart Oates
62,659
2
September 8, 1996
at San Diego Chargers
L 27–14
NBC 4:00pm
Jim Lampley & Bob Golic
55,880
3
September 15, 1996
New Orleans Saints
W 30–15
FOX 1:00pm
Kenny Albert & Tim Green
45,412
4
Bye
5
September 29, 1996
Denver Broncos
L 14–10
NBC 1:00pm
Charlie Jones & Randy Cross
51,798
6
October 6, 1996
Houston Oilers
L 30–27
TNT 8:00pm
Verne Lundquist & Pat Haden
44,680
7
October 13, 1996
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 20–10
NBC 1:00pm
Charlie Jones & Randy Cross
58,875
8
October 20, 1996
at San Francisco 49ers
L 28–21
NBC 4:00pm
Dick Enberg , Paul Maguire & Phil Simms
63,218
9
October 27, 1996
Jacksonville Jaguars
W 28–21
NBC 1:00pm
Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
45,890
10
November 3, 1996
at Baltimore Ravens
W 24–21
NBC 1:00pm
Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
60,743
11
November 10, 1996
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 34–24
NBC 1:00pm
Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
57,265
12
November 17, 1996
at Buffalo Bills
L 31–17
NBC 1:00pm
Don Criqui & Beasley Reece
75,549
13
November 24, 1996
Atlanta Falcons
W 41–31
FOX 1:00pm
Thom Brennaman & Ron Pitts
44,868
14
December 1, 1996
at Jacksonville Jaguars
L 30–27
NBC 1:00pm
Dan Hicks & Bart Oates
57,408
15
December 8, 1996
Baltimore Ravens
W 21–14
NBC 1:00pm
Jim Lampley & Bob Golic
43,022
16
December 15, 1996
at Houston Oilers
W 21–13
NBC 4:00pm
Jim Lampley & Bob Golic
15,131
17
December 22, 1996
Indianapolis Colts
W 31–24
NBC 1:00pm
Jim Lampley & Bob Golic
49,389
Standings
Team leaders
Passing
Player
Att
Comp
Yds
TD
INT
Rating
Jeff Blake
549
308
3624
24
14
80.3
Rushing
Receiving
Defensive
Kicking and punting
Player
FGA
FGM
FG%
XPA
XPM
XP%
Points
Doug Pelfrey
28
23
82.1%
41
41
100.0%
110
Player
Punts
Yards
Long
Blkd
Avg.
Lee Johnson
80
3630
67
1
45.4
Special teams
Player
KR
KRYards
KRAvg
KRLong
KRTD
PR
PRYards
PRAvg
PRLong
PRTD
David Dunn
35
782
22.3
90
1
7
54
7.7
20
0
Corey Sawyer
12
241
20.1
33
0
15
117
7.8
62
0
Awards and records
Carl Pickens, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 100 Receptions [ 4]
Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Receptions, 100 Receptions [ 5]
Milestones
Carl Pickens, 3rd 1000 Yard Receiving Season, 1,180 yards [ 6]
References
^ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia
^ "1996 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 28, 2014 .
^ "1996 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved October 17, 2014 .
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 37
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 451
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 440
External links
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