List of Cincinnati Bengals seasons
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The Cincinnati Bengals franchise was founded in 1968 as a member of the West division of the American Football League (AFL). The Bengals joined the National Football League (NFL) as a result of the AFL–NFL merger prior to 1970. This list documents the franchise's completed seasons from 1968 to present, including postseason records and results from postseason games.[1] The Bengals have played over 700 games in their history, which includes two conference championships, eight division championships, and 12 playoff appearances.
The franchise has experienced several extended periods of success in their history. These periods came from 1981 to 1990 when the Bengals qualified for the playoffs four times and played in two Super Bowls, and from 2009 to the present. However, during a 14-year span—1991 to 2004—the Bengals did not qualify for the playoffs. During this time, the franchise had nine seasons with 10 or more losses, and three of those seasons the franchise had the league's worst record. Since 2005 the Bengals have been more successful, posting seven winning seasons, three division titles and seven wild card playoff berths (including an active streak of five consecutive playoff seasons, a first in franchise history).
Legend
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Season records
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Post Season Results | Awards | Ref. | |||||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | ||||||||||
1968 | 1968 | AFL | Western | 5th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Paul Robinson (OROY) | [2] | ||||
1969 | 1969 | AFL | Western | 5th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Paul Brown (COY) Greg Cook (OROY) |
[3] | ||||
1970 | 1970 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Colts) 0–17 | Paul Brown (COY) | [4] | ||
1971 | 1971 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | [5] | ||||
1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | [6] | ||||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 16–34 | [7] | |||
1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | [8] | ||||
1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 28–31 | Ken Anderson (WPMOY) | [9] | ||
1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | [10] | ||||
1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | [11] | ||||
1978 | 1978 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | [12] | ||||
1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | [13] | ||||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | [14] | ||||
1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 28–21 Won Conference Championship (Chargers) 27–7 Lost Super Bowl XVI (vs. 49ers) 21–26 |
Ken Anderson (MVP, OPOY, CBPOY) | [15] | ||
1982 | 1982 | NFL | AFC | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost First Round (Jets) 17–44 | [16][a] | ||||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | [17] | ||||
1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | [18] | ||||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Eddie Brown (OROY) | [19] | |||
1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Reggie Williams (WPMOY) | [20] | |||
1987 | 1987 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 11 | 0 | [21][b] | ||||
1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 21–13 Won Conference Championship (Bills) 21–10 Lost Super Bowl XXIII (vs. 49ers) 16–20 |
Boomer Esiason (MVP) | [22] | ||
1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | [23] | ||||
1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–20 |
[24] | |||
1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Anthony Muñoz (WPMOY) | [25] | |||
1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Carl Pickens (OROY) | [26] | |||
1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | [27] | ||||
1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 3 | 13 | 0 | [28] | ||||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | [29] | ||||
1996 | 1996 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | [30] | ||||
1997 | 1997 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | [31] | ||||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | Central | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | [32] | ||||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | [33] | ||||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | [34] | ||||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | Central | 6th | 6 | 10 | 0 | [35] | ||||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | [36] | ||||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Jon Kitna (CBPOY) | [37] | |||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | [38] | ||||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 17–31 | [39] | |||
2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | [40] | ||||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | [41] | ||||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 4 | 11 | 1 | [42] | ||||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 14–24 | Marvin Lewis (COY) | [43] | ||
2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | [44] | ||||
2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 10–31 | ||||
2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 13–19 | ||||
2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Chargers) 10–27 | ||||
2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 10–26 | ||||
2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 16–18 | ||||
Totals | W | L | T | ||||||||||
338 | 399 | 3 | All-time regular season record (1968–2015)[45] | ||||||||||
5 | 14 | 0 | All-time postseason record (1968–2015)[45] | ||||||||||
343 | 413 | 3 | All-time regular season and postseason record (1968–2015)[45] | ||||||||||
2 Conference Championships, 8 Divisional Championships |
Footnotes
- a The 1982 season was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
- b The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from 16 to 15 games.
References
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