1978 Cincinnati Bengals season

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL team season The 1978 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League, and the 11th overall.

Ken Anderson missed the first four games with a broken bone in his right hand, and Homer Rice replaced Bill Johnson as head coach after the Bengals started 0–5. The team dipped to marks of 0–8 and 1–12 before rebounding under Rice to win the last three games. In the season finale, the Bengals blasted Cleveland, 48–16, setting series records for points and victory margin.

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 3	Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–24	0–1	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
2	September 10	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–13 (OT)	0–2	Cleveland Stadium	Recap
3	September 17	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–28	0–3	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
4	September 24	New Orleans Saints	L 18–20	0–4	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
5	October 1	at San Francisco 49ers	L 12–28	0–5	Candlestick Park	Recap
6	Template:Dow tooltip	at Miami Dolphins	L 0–21	0–6	Miami Orange Bowl	Recap
7	October 15	New England Patriots	L 3–10	0–7	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
8	October 22	at Buffalo Bills	L 0–5	0–8	Rich Stadium	Recap
9	October 29	Houston Oilers	W 28–13	1–8	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
10	November 5	at San Diego Chargers	L 13–22	1–9	San Diego Stadium	Recap
11	Template:Dow tooltip	Oakland Raiders	L 21–34	1–10	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
12	November 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 6–7	1–11	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
13	November 26	at Houston Oilers	L 10–17	1–12	Astrodome	Recap
14	December 3	Atlanta Falcons	W 37–7	2–12	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
15	Template:Dow tooltip	at Los Angeles Rams	W 20–19	3–12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
16	December 17	Cleveland Browns	W 48–16	4–12	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Team leaders

• Passing: Ken Anderson (319 Att, 173 Comp, 2219 Yds, 54.2 Pct, 10 TD, 22 Int, 58.0 Rating)
• Rushing: Pete Johnson (180 Att, 762 Yds, 4.2 Avg, 50 Long, 7 TD)
• Receiving: Isaac Curtis (47 Rec, 737 Yds, 15.7 Avg, 57 Long, 3 TD)
• Scoring: Chris Bahr, 74 points (16 FG; 26 PAT)

Awards and records

Pro Bowl selection

• For the first time in team history, the Bengals did not have any players selected to the Pro Bowl.

External links

• 1978 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com