1995 Cincinnati Bengals season
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL team season The 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League.
With Jeff Blake firmly entrenched as the starting quarterback, the Bengals won their first two games. However, the Bengals would lose their next two, heading into a rematch with Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins, in which the Bengals also lost, 26–23. The Bengals went on to play fairly well the rest of the season, but could not avoid their fifth straight losing season, ending with a 7–9 win–loss record.
One of the season's biggest disappointments was running back Ki-Jana Carter who the Bengals took with first overall pick out of Penn State. Carter would suffer a knee injury in his first preseason game, forcing him to miss his entire rookie season. He would never fully recover, in an injury plagued career.[1]
Offseason
NFL draft
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Personnel
Staff
Roster
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 3, 1995 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 24–21 (OT)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 1–0 | 42,445 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 2 | September 10, 1995 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–17 | 2–0 | 48,318 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 3 | September 17, 1995 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 21–24 | 2–1 | 39,492 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 4 | September 24, 1995 | Houston Oilers | L 28–38 | 2–2 | 46,332 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 5 | October 1, 1995 | Miami Dolphins | L 23–26 | 2–3 | 52,671 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 6 | October 8, 1995 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 16–19 | 2–4 | 41,732 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 8 | October 19, 1995 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–9 | 3–4 | 56,684 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 9 | October 29, 1995 | Cleveland Browns | L 26–29 (OT)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 3–5 | 58,639 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 10 | November 5, 1995 | Oakland Raiders | L 17–20 | 3–6 | 51,265 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 11 | November 12, 1995 | at Houston Oilers | W 32–25 | 4–6 | 32,998 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 12 | November 19, 1995 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 31–49 | 4–7 | 54,636 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 13 | November 26, 1995 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 17–13 | 5–7 | 68,249 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 14 | December 3, 1995 | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–24 | 5–8 | 60,318 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 15 | December 10, 1995 | Chicago Bears | W 16–10 | 6–8 | 38,642 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 16 | December 17, 1995 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–26 | 6–9 | 55,875 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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| 17 | December 24, 1995 | Minnesota Vikings | W 27–24 | 7–9 | 34,568 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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Season summary
Week 2: vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Two: Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars
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| Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Bengals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: September 10, 1995
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
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- Game attendance: 48,318
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
- Recap
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Week 16 at Cleveland Browns
Week 16: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
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| Bengals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Browns | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: December 17, 1995
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
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- Game attendance: 55,875
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Randy Cross and Jim Gray
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Standings
Template:1995 AFC Central standings
Team leaders
Passing
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
| Jeff Blake | 567 | 326 | 3822 | 28 | 17 | 82.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
| Harold Green | 171 | 661 | 3.9 | 23 | 2 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 98 | 381 | 3.9 | 27 | 3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Carl Pickens | 99 | 1234 | 12.5 | 68 | 17 |
Defensive
| Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
| Steve Tovar | 99 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| John Copeland | 61 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bracy Walker | 85 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Kicking and punting
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
| Doug Pelfrey | 36 | 29 | 80.6% | 34 | 34 | 100.0% | 121 |
| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
| Lee Johnson | 68 | 2861 | 61 | 0 | 42.1 |
Special teams
| Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
| David Dunn | 50 | 1092 | 21.8 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey Sawyer | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 |
Awards and records
Conference Leaders
- Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Receptions, (99) [5]
- Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Touchdowns, (17)
Franchise Records
- Carl Pickens, Franchise Record, Most Touchdowns in One Season, (17),[6]
- Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Season, (29),[6]
- Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Points in One Season, (121),[6]
Milestones
- Carl Pickens, 2nd 1,000 yard receiving season (1,234 yards) [7]
- David Dunn, 1st 1,000-yard return season[8]
References
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- ↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia
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- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, Template:ISBN, p. 291
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, Template:ISBN, p. 451
- ↑ a b c NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, Template:ISBN, p. 37
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, Template:ISBN, p. 440
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External links
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- 1995 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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