1985 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Wyche (7-9)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1985 Cincinnati Bengals RosterTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Wyche (7-9)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1985 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bengals moved the ball well, scoring 441 points, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 437. Boomer Esiason triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,443 yards. Cris Collinsworth paced the receiving corps, grabbing 65 passes for 1,125 yards, while James Brooks and Eddie Brown contributed to the receiving game as well.
James Brooks carried the pigskin for a team-best 929 yards for Cincinnati, and Larry Kinnebrew additionally aided the ground game.
James Griffin intercepted 7 opponent throws. Ross Browner sacked opposing passers 9 times.
Sam Wyche coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomer Esiason | 431 | 251 | 58.2 | 3443 | 8.0 | 27 | 6.3 | 12 | 2.8 | 68 | 32 | 289 | 93.2 |
| Turk Schonert | 51 | 33 | 64.7 | 460 | 9.0 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 6 | 54 | 100.1 |
| Ken Anderson | 32 | 16 | 50.0 | 170 | 5.3 | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 44 | 2 | 16 | 86.7 |
| James Brooks | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 139.6 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Eddie Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 | ||||
| Pat McInally | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 518 | 302 | 58.3 | 4082 | 7.9 | 31 | 6.0 | 13 | 2.5 | 71 | 41 | 365 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Brooks | 192 | 929 | 4.8 | 39 | 7 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 170 | 714 | 4.2 | 29 | 9 |
| Charles Alexander | 44 | 156 | 3.5 | 18 | 2 |
| Eddie Brown | 14 | 129 | 9.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 31 | 92 | 3.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Boomer Esiason | 33 | 79 | 2.4 | 20 | 1 |
| Bill Johnson | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Turk Schonert | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat McInally | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 503 | 2183 | 4.3 | 39 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Collinsworth | 65 | 1125 | 17.3 | 71 | 5 |
| James Brooks | 55 | 576 | 10.5 | 57 | 5 |
| Eddie Brown | 53 | 942 | 17.8 | 68 | 8 |
| Rodney Holman | 38 | 479 | 12.6 | 64 | 7 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 22 | 187 | 8.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Charles Alexander | 15 | 110 | 7.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 14 | 187 | 13.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 24 | 3 |
| Steve Kreider | 10 | 184 | 18.4 | 56 | 1 |
| M.L. Harris | 10 | 123 | 12.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Dan Ross | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Brian Blados | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Anthony Munoz | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 302 | 4082 | 13.5 | 71 | 31 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 50 | 48 | 96.0 | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 120 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 51 | 49 | 96.1 | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 121 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat McInally | 57 | 2410 | 42.3 | 64 |
| Jim Breech | 5 | 153 | 30.6 | 43 |
| Totals | 62 | 2563 | 41.3 | 64 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Martin | 48 | 1104 | 23.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Stanford Jennings | 13 | 218 | 16.8 | 26 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Carl Zander | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| James Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 1385 | 20.7 | 45 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Griffin | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 33 | 1 |
| Robert Jackson | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 57 | 1 |
| Louis Breeden | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Turner | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Bobby Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 283 | 14.9 | 57 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Browner | 9.0 | 0.0 | |
| Eddie Edwards | 8.5 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Schuh | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Reggie Williams | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Tim Krumrie | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Ron Simpkins | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Carl Zander | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Emanuel King | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Bobby Kemp | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Louis Breeden | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| James Griffin | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Krumrie | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Williams | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Boomer Esiason | 9 | 4 | -5 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Rimington | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Horton | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Turk Schonert | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie Edwards | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ross Browner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Charles Alexander | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rodney Holman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| James Brooks | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dan Ross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Emanuel King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Larry Kinnebrew | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ron Simpkins | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Robert Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| James Griffin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Carl Zander | 0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jeff Schuh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cris Collinsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 34 | 64 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jim Breech | 24 | 48 | 0 | 120 | ||||||||||
| James Brooks | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||
| Larry Kinnebrew | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
| Eddie Brown | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Rodney Holman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| Cris Collinsworth | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Stanford Jennings | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| Charles Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| Robert Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| James Griffin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| M.L. Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ross Browner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 20 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 441 |
