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1985 Cincinnati Bengals season Owner Paul Brown Head coach Sam Wyche General manager Paul Brown Home field Riverfront Stadium Record 7–9 Division place 2nd AFC Central Playoff finish Did not qualify
The 1985 season was the Cincinnati Bengals ' 16th season in the National Football League , 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 QB Boomer Esiason replaced Ken Anderson. The Bengals set a club scoring record with 441 points.
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ] [1]
Personnel [ ] Staff [ ]
1985 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
Owner/President – John Sawyer
Owner/General Manager – Paul Brown Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood
Roster [ ]
1985 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
Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 8, 1985
Seattle Seahawks
L 28–24
51,625
2
September 15, 1985
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 41–27
46,321
3
September 22, 1985
San Diego Chargers
L 44–41
52,270
4
September 30, 1985
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 37–24
59,541
5
October 6, 1985
New York Jets
L 29–20
51,785
6
October 13, 1985
New York Giants
W 35–30
53,112
7
October 20, 1985
at Houston Oilers
L 44–27
35,590
8
October 27, 1985
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 26–21
55,421
9
November 3, 1985
at Buffalo Bills
W 23–17
25,640
10
November 10, 1985
Cleveland Browns
W 27–10
57,293
11
November 17, 1985
at Los Angeles Raiders
L 13–6
52,501
12
November 24, 1985
at Cleveland Browns
L 24–6
74,439
13
December 1, 1985
Houston Oilers
W 45–27
46,140
14
December 8, 1985
Dallas Cowboys
W 50–24
56,936
15
December 15, 1985
at Washington Redskins
L 27–24
50,544
16
December 22, 1985
at New England Patriots
L 34–23
57,953
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Week 4 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bengals
0
14 7 16
37
Steelers
0
10 14 0
24
Date: September 30Location: Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 62°F; wind 7Television network: ABC Scoring summary 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
James Brooks 18 Rush, 133 Yds[2]
Week 6 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
0
3 17 10
30
• Bengals
14
7 7 7
35
Date: October 13Location: Riverfront Stadium , Cincinnati Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 72°F, wind 11 mphReferee: Jim TunneyTV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden Scoring summary 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 goalBengals 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
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Standings [ ] Team leaders [ ] Passing [ ]
Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating
Boomer Esiason 431
251
3443
27
12
92.3
Rushing [ ]
Player Att Yds YPC Long TD
James Brooks 192
929
4.8
39
7
Larry Kinnebrew 170
714
4.2
29
9
Receiving [ ]
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
Defensive [ ] Kicking and punting [ ]
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
Special teams [ ]
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
Awards and honors [ ] Anthony Muñoz, AFC Pro Bowl selection References [ ] External links [ ]
Founded in 1968
Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio Franchise Stadiums Culture and lore Rivalries Division championships (9) Conference championships (2) Retired numbers Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation
Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance
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