1987 Cincinnati Bengals season

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL season The 1987 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 18th in the National Football League (NFL). The team could not improve upon its 10–6 year of the previous campaign, as the team dipped to a record of 4–11 in a season shortened by one game due to another players' strike, in which replacement players were used for three games.

This was the first season since 1970 that Ken Anderson was not on the opening day roster.

Personnel

NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 13	at Indianapolis Colts	W 23–21	1–0	Hoosier Dome	59,387
2	September 20	San Francisco 49ers	L 26–27	1–1	Riverfront Stadium	53,498
–	September 27	at Los Angeles Rams	canceled	1–1	Anaheim Stadium
3	October 4	San Diego Chargers	L 9–10	1–2	Riverfront Stadium	26,209
4	October 11	at Seattle Seahawks	W 17–10	2–2	Kingdome	31,739
5	October 18	Cleveland Browns	L 0–34	2–3	Riverfront Stadium	40,179
6	October 25	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–23	2–4	Three Rivers Stadium	53,692
7	November 1	Houston Oilers	L 29–31	2–5	Riverfront Stadium	52,700
8	November 8	Miami Dolphins	L 14–20	2–6	Riverfront Stadium	53,840
9	November 15	at Atlanta Falcons	W 16–10	3–6	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	25,758
10	November 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–30	3–7	Riverfront Stadium	59,910
11	November 29	at New York Jets	L 20–27	3–8	Giants Stadium	41,135
12	December 6	Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–27	4–8	Riverfront Stadium	46,489
13	December 13	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–38	4–9	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	77,331
14	December 20	New Orleans Saints	L 24–41	4–10	Riverfront Stadium	43,424
15	December 27	at Houston Oilers	L 17–21	4–11	Houston Astrodome	49,775

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Boomer Esiason	440	240	3321	16	19	73.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Larry Kinnebrew	145	570	3.9	52	8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Brown	44	608	13.8	47	3
Mike Martin	20	394	19.7	54	3

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Tim Krumrie	88	3.5	0	0	0
Reggie Williams	75	6.0	0	1	2
Robert Jackson	70	0	3	0	1
David Fulcher	72	3	3	1	1

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Jim Breech	30	24	80.0%	27	25	92.6	97

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Scott Fulhage	52	2168	58	0	41.7

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Barney Bussey	21	406	19.3	34	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Martin	3	51	17.0	20	0	28	277	9.9	21	0

Awards and records

• Anthony Muñoz, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
• Tim Krumrie, AFC Pro Bowl Selection

External links

• 1987 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com