1989 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Wyche (8-8)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

1989 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
1989 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

Cincinnati moved the ball well, scoring 404 points, while the defensive squad yielded 285. Boomer Esiason triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,525 yards. Tim McGee paced all receivers, grabbing 65 passes for 1,211 yards. Rodney Holman and Eddie Brown provided receiving help as well.

James Brooks carried the pigskin for a team-best 1,239 yards for the Bengals.

David Fulcher intercepted 8 opponent throws. Jason Buck sacked quarterbacks 6 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	455	258	56.7	3525	7.7	28	6.2	11	2.4	74	36	288	92.1
Erik Wilhelm	56	30	53.6	425	7.6	4	7.1	2	3.6	46	3	17	87.3
Turk Schonert	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	27	39.6
Totals	513	288	56.1	3950	7.7	32	6.2	13	2.5	74	41	332

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
James Brooks	221	1239	5.6	65	7
Eric Ball	98	391	4.0	27	3
Stanford Jennings	83	293	3.5	17	2
Boomer Esiason	47	278	5.9	24	0
Craig Taylor	30	111	3.7	16	3
Ickey Woods	29	94	3.2	12	2
Tim McGee	2	36	18.0	25	0
Erik Wilhelm	6	30	5.0	14	0
John Holifield	11	20	1.8	11	0
Ira Hillary	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Lee Johnson	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	529	2483	4.7	65	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tim McGee	65	1211	18.6	74	8
Eddie Brown	52	814	15.7	46	6
Rodney Holman	50	736	14.7	73	9
James Brooks	37	306	8.3	25	2
Ira Hillary	17	162	9.5	17	1
Mike Martin	15	160	10.7	21	2
Eric Kattus	12	93	7.8	16	0
Kendal Smith	10	140	14.0	41	1
Stanford Jennings	10	119	11.9	43	1
Eric Ball	6	44	7.3	15	0
Jim Riggs	5	29	5.8	9	0
Craig Taylor	4	44	11.0	18	2
John Garrett	2	29	14.5	18	0
John Holifield	2	18	9.0	14	0
Carl Parker	1	45	45.0	45	0
Totals	288	3950	13.7	74	32

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Breech	38	37	97.4	14	12	85.7	73
Jim Gallery	13	13	100.0	6	2	33.3	19
Lee Johnson	1		0.0				0
Totals	52	50	96.2	20	14	70.0	92

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lee Johnson	61	2446	40.1	62
Jim Breech	2	58	29.0	32
Totals	63	2504	39.7	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Martin	15	107	7.1	17
Kendal Smith	12	54	4.5	15
Richard Carey	3	29	9.7	13
Ira Hillary	6	19	3.2	10
Totals	36	209	5.8	17

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Stanford Jennings	26	525	20.2	33
Ira Hillary	14	223	15.9	29
Richard Carey	6	104	17.3	23
Kendal Smith	5	65	13.0	19
Eric Ball	1	19	19.0	19
Craig Taylor	1	5	5.0	5
John Holifield	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	54	941	17.4	33

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
David Fulcher	8	87	10.9	22	0
Eric Thomas	4	18	4.5	18	1
Rickey Dixon	3	47	15.7	28	0
Lewis Billups	2	0	0.0	0	0
Joe Kelly	1	25	25.0	25	0
Leon White	1	22	22.0	22	0
Richard Carey	1	5	5.0	5	0
Barney Bussey	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	204	9.7	28	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Jason Buck	6.0
Jim Skow	4.5
Reggie Williams	3.5
Tim Krumrie	3.0
Natu Tuatagaloa	2.5
Barney Bussey	2.5
Eric Thomas	2.0
Leon White	2.0
Carl Zander	1.5
Mike Hammerstein	1.5
Skip McClendon	1.5
Solomon Wilcots	1.0
Joe Kelly	1.0
David Grant	0.5
Totals	33.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Tim Krumrie	73	73	0		0	1	9	0	0
Joe Kelly	68	68	0	0	0	3	23	0	0
Eric Thomas	48	48	0	0	0	1	0		0
Barney Bussey	25	25	0	0
Natu Tuatagaloa	7	7	0
David Fulcher				0	0	4	0	0	0
Anthony Munoz					0	2	0	0	0
Boomer Esiason					8	2	-4	0	0
Leon White				0	0	2	22	1	0
Mike Martin					1	1	0		0
Carl Zander					0	1	25	0	0
Jason Buck					0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Walker					0	1	0	0	0
Skip McClendon					0	1	0	0	0
Erik Wilhelm					2	1	0	0	0
Bruce Kozerski					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Hammerstein					0	1	0	0	0
Robert Jackson					0	1	0	0	0
James Brooks					9	1	0		0
Richard Carey				0	1	1	0	0	0
Eric Ball					3	0	0		0
Ickey Woods					1	0	0		0
John Holifield					1	0	0	0	0
Kendal Smith					1	0	0		0
Ira Hillary					1	0	0		0
Stanford Jennings					1	0	0		0
Totals	221	221	0	0	29	26	75	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jim Breech									12	37	0			73
James Brooks	7	2							0	0	0			54
Rodney Holman		9							0	0	0			54
Tim McGee	0	8							0	0	0			48
Eddie Brown		6							0	0	0			36
Craig Taylor	3	2		0					0	0	0			30
Jim Gallery									2	13	0			19
Stanford Jennings	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
Eric Ball	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Mike Martin		2	0						0	0	0			12
Ickey Woods	2								0	0	0			12
Barney Bussey						0		1	0	0	0			6
Leon White						0	1		0	0	0			6
Eric Thomas						1			0	0	0			6
Ira Hillary	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Kendal Smith		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Totals	17	32	0	0	0	1	1	1	14	50	0	0	0	404