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1990 Cincinnati Bengals season
General managerPaul Brown
Head coachSam Wyche
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record9–7
Division place1st AFC Central
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41-14
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 20-10
Pro BowlersT Anthony Muñoz
TE Rodney Holman
RB James Brooks
SS David Fulcher

The 1990 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 23rd year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL). The Bengals won the AFC Central division for the second time in three seasons.

This would be the last time the Bengals would make the playoffs until the 2005 NFL season, and as of 2019, the Bengals have never won a playoff game since this season – the longest such drought in the league.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1990 NFL Draft
1990 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 12 James Francis  Linebacker Baylor
2 38 Harold Green *  Running back South Carolina
3 65 Bernard Clark  Linebacker Miami (FL)
4 91 Mike Brennan  Offensive tackle Notre Dame
5 122 Lynn James  Wide receiver Arizona State
6 150 Don Odegard  Defensive back UNLV
7 177 Craig Ogletree  Linebacker Auburn
8 204 Doug Wellsandt  Tight end Washington State
9 234 Mitchell Price  Defensive back Tulane
10 261 Eric Crigler  Offensive tackle Murray State
11 288 Tim O'Connor  Offensive tackle Virginia
12 314 Andre Riley  Wide receiver Washington
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1990 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

  • President – John Sawyer
  • General Manager – Paul Brown
  • Assistant General Manager – Mike Brown
  • Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Marv Braden

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood


Roster

1990 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}}

Special teams


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Date Opponent # Result Score Atten. Stadium
September 9 New York Jets W 25–20 56,467 Riverfront Stadium
September 16 at San Diego Chargers W 21–16 48,098 Jack Murphy Stadium
September 23 New England Patriots W 41–7 56,470 Riverfront Stadium
October 1 at Seattle Seahawks L 31–16 60,135 Kingdome
October 7 at Los Angeles Rams W 34–31 62,619 Anaheim Stadium
October 14 at Houston Oilers L 48–17 53,501 Houston Astrodome
October 22 at Cleveland Browns W 34–13 78,567 Cleveland Stadium
October 28 at Atlanta Falcons L 38–17 53,214 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
November 4 New Orleans Saints L 21–7 60,067 Riverfront Stadium
November 18 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–3 60,064 Riverfront Stadium
November 25 Indianapolis Colts L 34–20 60,051 Riverfront Stadium
December 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 16–12 58,000 Three Rivers Stadium
December 9 San Francisco 49ers L 20–17 60,084 Riverfront Stadium
December 16 at Los Angeles Raiders L 24–7 54,142 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 23 Houston Oilers W 40–20 60,044 Riverfront Stadium
December 30 Cleveland Browns W 21–14 60,041 Riverfront Stadium

Game summaries

Week 1

See also: 1990 New York Jets season
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 10 7320
Bengals 0 3 71525

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

  • Date: September 9
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
  • Box Score

Week 2

1 234Total
• Bengals 0 1407 21
Chargers 13 300 16
Scoring summary
1SDRonnie Harmon 36 yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Fuad Reveiz kick)SD 7–0
1SDJoe Caravello 17 yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (kick failed)SD 13–0
2CINJames Brooks 10 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)SD 13–7
2SDFuad Reveiz 19 yard field goalSD 16–7
2CINEddie Brown 30 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)SD 16–14
4CINEddie Brown 23 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)CIN 21–16

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Week 13

1 234Total
• Bengals 7 900 16
Steelers 6 033 12
Scoring summary
Q1PITGary Anderson 32 yard field goalPIT 3–0
Q1CINEddie Brown 50 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)CIN 7–3
Q1PITGary Anderson 36 yard field goalCIN 7–6
Q2CINBubby Brister tackled by James Francis in end zoneCIN 9–6
Q2CINJames Brooks 7 yard run (Jim Breech kick)CIN 16–6
Q3PITGary Anderson 29 yard field goalCIN 16–9
Q4PITGary Anderson 48 yard field goalCIN 16–12

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Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Cincinnati Bengals 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 360 352 W2
(6) 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 [6]

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

Team leaders

Passing

Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating
Boomer Esiason 402 224 3031 24 22 77.0

Rushing

Player Att Yds YPC Long TD
James Brooks 195 1004 5.1 56 5
Ickey Woods 64 268 4.2 32 6

Receiving

Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD
Eddie Brown 44 706 16.0 50 9

Defensive

Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR
James Francis 76 8.0 1 2 0
Barney Bussey 57 2.0 4 0 1

Kicking and punting

Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points
Jim Breech 21 17 81.0% 44 41 93.2% 92
Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg.
Lee Johnson 64 2705 70 0 42.3

Special teams

Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD
Stanford Jennings 29 584 20.1 33 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Mitchell Price 10 191 19.1 33 0 29 251 8.7 66 1

Awards and records

All-Pros

Records

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

Milestones

  • James Brooks, 1st 200 yard rushing game, December 23, 1990, 201 rushing yards vs. Houston Oilers [6]
  • James Brooks, 3rd 1000 yard rushing season (1,004 yards) [8]

References

  1. ^ "1990 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "1990 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Mar-30.
  5. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 292
  6. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 438
  7. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  8. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436
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