List of Cincinnati Bengals seasons

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 before 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 850 games in their history, including three conference championships, ten division championships, and fifteen playoff appearances.

For complete team history, see History of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Paycor Stadium, current home of the Bengals

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 2015. However, during a fourteen-year span—1991 to 2004—the Bengals did not qualify for the playoffs. During this time, the franchise had nine seasons with ten or more losses, and three of those seasons the franchise had the league's worst record. Between 2005 and 2015, the Bengals were more successful, posting seven winning seasons, three division titles and seven wild card playoff berths (including a streak of five consecutive playoff seasons, a first in franchise history). Despite the success, the Bengals did not win a playoff game between 1990 and 2021, one of the longest droughts in league history. From 2016 to 2020, the Bengals suffered five straight losing seasons, including having the league's worst record in the 2019 season (finishing 2–14 that season), before winning the AFC North and qualifying for the playoffs again in 2021, which included an AFC Championship Game win and a berth in their first Super Bowl since the 1988 season.

Legend
Finish Final position in league, division or conference
Super Bowl champions†
AFC champions*
Division champions^
Wild Card berth#

Season records
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coaches
Finish W L T
1968 1968[2] AFL Western 5th 3 11 0 Paul Robinson (OROY) Paul Brown
1969 1969[3] AFL Western 5th 4 9 1 Paul Brown (COY)
Greg Cook (OROY)
1970 1970[4] NFL AFC Central^ 1st^ 8 6 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Colts) 0–17 Paul Brown (COY)
1971 1971[5] NFL AFC Central 4th 4 10 0
1972 1972[6] NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 6 0
1973 1973[7] NFL AFC Central^ 1st^ 10 4 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 16–34
1974 1974[8] NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 7 0
1975 1975[9] NFL AFC Central 2nd# 11 3 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 28–31 Ken Anderson (WPMOY)
1976 1976[10] NFL AFC Central 2nd 10 4 0 Bill Johnson
1977 1977[11] NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 6 0
1978 1978[12] NFL AFC Central 4th 4 12 0 Bill Johnson (0–5)
Homer Rice (4–7)
1979 1979[13] NFL AFC Central 4th 4 12 0 Homer Rice
1980 1980[14] NFL AFC Central 4th 6 10 0 Forrest Gregg
1981 1981[15] NFL AFC* Central^ 1st^ 12 4 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 28–21
Won AFC Championship (Chargers) 27–7
Lost Super Bowl XVI (vs. 49ers) 21–26		 Ken Anderson (MVP, OPOY, CPOY)
1982 1982[16][a] NFL AFC 3rd# 7 2 0 Lost First Round Playoffs (Jets) 17–44
1983 1983[17] NFL AFC Central 3rd 7 9 0
1984 1984[18] NFL AFC Central 2nd 8 8 0 Brian Pillman (EBCA) Sam Wyche
1985 1985[19] NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 9 0 Eddie Brown (OROY)
1986 1986[20] NFL AFC Central 2nd 10 6 0 Reggie Williams (WPMOY)
1987 1987[21][b] NFL AFC Central 4th 4 11 0
1988 1988[22] NFL AFC* Central^ 1st^ 12 4 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 21–13
Won AFC Championship (Bills) 21–10
Lost Super Bowl XXIII (vs. 49ers) 16–20		 Boomer Esiason (MVP)
1989 1989[23] NFL AFC Central 4th 8 8 0
1990 1990[24] NFL AFC Central^ 1st^ 9 7 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41–14
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–20
1991 1991[25] NFL AFC Central 4th 3 13 0 Anthony Muñoz (WPMOY)
1992 1992[26] NFL AFC Central 4th 5 11 0 Carl Pickens (OROY) Dave Shula
1993 1993[27] NFL AFC Central 4th 3 13 0
1994 1994[28] NFL AFC Central 3rd 3 13 0
1995 1995[29] NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 9 0
1996 1996[30] NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 8 0 Dave Shula (1–6)
Bruce Coslet (7–2)
1997 1997[31] NFL AFC Central 4th 7 9 0 Bruce Coslet
1998 1998[32] NFL AFC Central 5th 3 13 0
1999 1999[33] NFL AFC Central 5th 4 12 0
2000 2000[34] NFL AFC Central 5th 4 12 0 Bruce Coslet (0–3)
Dick LeBeau (4–9)
2001 2001[35] NFL AFC Central 6th 6 10 0 Dick LeBeau
2002 2002[36] NFL AFC North 4th 2 14 0
2003 2003[37] NFL AFC North 2nd 8 8 0 Jon Kitna (CPOY) Marvin Lewis
2004 2004[38] NFL AFC North 3rd 8 8 0
2005 2005[39] NFL AFC North^ 1st^ 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 17–31
2006 2006[40] NFL AFC North 2nd 8 8 0
2007 2007[41] NFL AFC North 3rd 7 9 0
2008 2008[42] NFL AFC North 3rd 4 11 1
2009 2009[43] NFL AFC North^ 1st^ 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 14–24 Marvin Lewis (COY)
2010 2010[44] NFL AFC North 4th 4 12 0
2011 2011[45] NFL AFC North 3rd# 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 10–31
2012 2012[46] NFL AFC North 2nd# 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 13–19
2013 2013[47] NFL AFC North^ 1st^ 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Chargers) 10–27
2014 2014[48] NFL AFC North 2nd# 10 5 1 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 10–26
2015 2015[49] NFL AFC North^ 1st^ 12 4 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 16–18
2016 2016[50] NFL AFC North 3rd 6 9 1
2017 2017[51] NFL AFC North 3rd 7 9 0
2018 2018[52] NFL AFC North 4th 6 10 0
2019 2019[53] NFL AFC North 4th 2 14 0 Zac Taylor
2020 2020[54] NFL AFC North 4th 4 11 1
2021 2021 NFL AFC* North^ 1st^ 10 7 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Raiders) 26−19
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Titans) 19–16
Won AFC Championship (at Chiefs) 27–24 (OT)
Lost Super Bowl LVI (vs. Rams) 20–23		 Ja'Marr Chase (OROY)
Joe Burrow (CPOY)
2022 2022 NFL AFC North^ 1st^ 12 4 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Ravens) 24–17
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Bills) 27–10
Lost AFC Championship (at Chiefs) 20–23
Totals 385 463 5 All-time regular season record (1968–2022)[55]
10 16 — All-time postseason record (1968–2022)[55]
395 479 5 All-time regular season and postseason record (1968–2022)[55]
3 AFC Conference Championships, 11 Division titles

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

General

  • "Cincinnati Bengals History". CBSSports.com. CBS. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  • "NFL Standings: Divisions". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  • "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Cincinnati Bengals". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  • "Cincinnati Bengals Team Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2013.

Specific

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