1985 Cincinnati Bengals season

1985 Cincinnati Bengals season
1985 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner	Paul Brown
General manager	Paul Brown
Head coach	Sam Wyche
Home stadium	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoffs	Did not qualify
	← 1984; Bengals seasons; 1986 →;

The 1985 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 16th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 18th overall, and their second under head coach Sam Wyche. Wide receiver Isaac Curtis, a premier Bengal for 12 years, retired shortly before training camp opened. Second-year quarterback Boomer Esiason replaced Ken Anderson. The Bengals set a club scoring record with 441 points.

OwnerPaul Brown

General managerPaul Brown

Head coachSam Wyche

Home stadiumRiverfront Stadium

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1985 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	13	Eddie Brown *	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
1	25	Emanuel King	Linebacker	Alabama
2	43	Carl Zander	Linebacker	Tennessee
3	70	Sean Thomas	Defensive back	TCU
4	97	Anthony Tuggle	Defensive back	Nicholls State
5	127	Tony Degrate	Defensive tackle	Texas
5	129	Lee Davis	Defensive back	Mississippi
6	148	Eric Stokes	Offensive tackle	Northeastern
6	154	Keith Lester	Tight end	Murray State
7	172	Kim Locklin	Running back	New Mexico State
7	181	Joe Walter	Offensive tackle	Texas Tech
8	211	Dave Strobel	Linebacker	Iowa
9	238	Keith Cruise	Defensive end	Northwestern
10	265	Bernard King	Linebacker	Syracuse
11	296	Harold Stanfield	Tight end	Mississippi College
12	322	Louis Garza	Offensive tackle	New Mexico State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Player	Position	College
Keith Cruise	Defensive end	Northwestern
Wayne Peace	Quarterback	Florida
Rick Rogers	Running back	Michigan

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 8	Seattle Seahawks	L 24–28	0–1	Riverfront Stadium	51,625
2	September 15	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 27–41	0–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	46,321
3	September 22	San Diego Chargers	L 41–44	0–3	Riverfront Stadium	52,270
4	September 30	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 37–24	1–3	Three Rivers Stadium	59,541
5	October 6	New York Jets	L 20–29	1–4	Riverfront Stadium	51,785
6	October 13	New York Giants	W 35–30	2–4	Riverfront Stadium	53,112
7	October 20	at Houston Oilers	L 27–44	2–5	Houston Astrodome	35,590
8	October 27	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–21	3–5	Riverfront Stadium	55,421
9	November 3	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–17	4–5	Rich Stadium	25,640
10	November 10	Cleveland Browns	W 27–10	5–5	Riverfront Stadium	57,293
11	November 17	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 6–13	5–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	52,501
12	November 24	at Cleveland Browns	L 6–24	5–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	74,439
13	December 1	Houston Oilers	W 45–27	6–7	Riverfront Stadium	46,140
14	December 8	Dallas Cowboys	W 50–24	7–7	Riverfront Stadium	56,936
15	December 15	at Washington Redskins	L 24–27	7–8	RFK Stadium	50,544
16	December 22	at New England Patriots	L 23–34	7–9	Sullivan Stadium	57,953

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	14	0	7	28
Bengals	0	10	14	0	24

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	7	3	10	27
Cardinals	7	10	10	14	41

1985 Cincinnati Bengals season

Offseason

NFL draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff / Coaches

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 6

Week 8

Standings

Team leaders

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defensive

Kicking and punting

Special teams

Awards and honors

References

External links

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Q2	PIT	Lipps 15 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick)	PIT 7–0

Q2	CIN	Brooks 14 yard run (Breech kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	CIN	Holman 26 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)	CIN 14–7

Q2	PIT	Anderson 29 yard field goal	CIN 14–10

Q3	CIN	Brown 8 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)	CIN 21–10

Q3	PIT	Stallworth 17 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick)	CIN 21–17

Q3	PIT	Erenberg 4 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick)	PIT 24–21

Q4	CIN	Holman 4 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)	CIN 28–24

Q4	CIN	Breech 32 yard field goal	CIN 31–24

Q4	CIN	Brooks 32 yard run (pass failed)	CIN 37–24


1	CIN	Cris Collinsworth 16 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	Bengals 7–0

1	CIN	James Brooks 27 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	Bengals 14–0

2	CIN	James Brooks 5 yard run (Jim Breech kick)	Bengals 21–0

2	NYG	Jess Atkinson 33 yard field goal	Bengals 21–3

3	NYG	Joe Morris 1 yard run (Jess Atkinson kick)	Bengals 21–10

3	NYG	Jess Atkinson 14 yard run (Jess Atkinson kick)	Bengals 21–17

3	NYG	Jess Atkinson 37 yard field goal	Bengals 21–20

3	CIN	James Griffin 24 yard interception return (Jim Breech kick)	Bengals 28–20

4	CIN	Rodney Holman 5 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	Bengals 35–20

4	NYG	Jess Atkinson 46 yard field goal	Bengals 35–23

4	NYG	George Adams 24 yard pass from Phil Simms (Jess Atkinson kick)	Bengals 35–30

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns⁽³⁾	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	287	294	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	441	437	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	379	355	L1
Houston Oilers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	284	412	L4

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Boomer Esiason	431	251	3443	27	12	92.3

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cris Collinsworth	65	1125	17.3	71	5
James Brooks	55	576	10.3	57	5
Eddie Brown	53	942	17.8	68	8

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Tim Krumrie	96	3.5	0	1	2
Ross Browner	63	9	0	0	2
James Griffin	55	1	7	2	1

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Jim Breech	33	24	72.7%	50	48	96.0	120

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Pat McInally	57	2410	64	1	42.3

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Mike Martin	48	1104	23.0	45	0	32	268	8.4	26	0

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
James Brooks	192	929	4.8	39	7
Larry Kinnebrew	170	714	4.2	29	9