1992 Cincinnati Bengals season

1992 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dave Shula
Owner	Mike Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1992 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 25th year in professional football and its 23rd with the National Football League (NFL). They finished the year with five wins and 11 losses, and did not qualify for the playoffs. The Bengals, who were then owned by Mike Brown, the son of coach Paul Brown, now turned to the son of another coach to lead the team on the field when he hired assistant Dave Shula to assume the head coaching reins. The Bengals selected University of Houston quarterback David Klingler in the first round of the 1992 NFL Draft. The younger Shula got off to a good start as the Bengals won their first two games, but then lost its next five games, on the way to a five-win season. Wide receiver Carl Pickens, a second-round selection out of the University of Tennessee, earned Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. Following the season, perennial all-pro offensive tackle Anthony Muñoz retired, as the Bengals moved in a new direction by trading quarterback Boomer Esiason to the New York Jets.^[1]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1992 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	6	David Klingler	Quarterback	Houston
1	28	Darryl Williams *	Defensive back	Miami (FL)
2	31	Carl Pickens *	Wide receiver	Tennessee
3	84	Leonard Wheeler	Defensive back	Troy State
4	88	Ricardo McDonald	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
5	115	Craig Thompson	Tight end	North Carolina A&T
6	142	Chris Burns	Defensive tackle	Middle Tennessee State
7	172	Lance Olberding	Offensive tackle	Iowa
8	199	Roosevelt Nix	Defensive end	Central State (OH)
9	226	Ostell Miles	Running back	Houston
10	256	Horace Smith	Defensive back	Oregon Tech
11	283	John Earle	Offensive tackle	Western Illinois
12	310	Eric Shaw	Linebacker	Louisiana Tech
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1992 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

President – John Sawyer
Vice President/General Manager – Mike Brown
Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dave Shula

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks – Dana Bible
Running Backs – Jim Anderson
Wide Receivers – Richard Williamson
Tight Ends – Mike Pope
Offensive Line – Jim McNally

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Ron Lynn
Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz
Linebackers – Mike Haluchak
Defensive Backs – Ron Meeks

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Marv Braden

Strength and conditioning

Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1992 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

42 Eric Ball FB
44 Derrick Fenner
28 Harold Green
36 Ostell Miles

Wide receivers

Tight ends

82 Rodney Holman
87 Jim Riggs
49 Jeff Thomason
48 Craig Thompson

Offensive linemen

65 Mike Arthur C
64 Bruce Kozerski G
62 Jon Melander G
73 Ken Moyer G/T
78 Anthony Muñoz T
61 Tom Rayam G
77 Kevin Sargent T
76 Kirk Scrafford T
63 Joe Walter T
60 Mike Withycombe

Defensive linemen

97 Mike Frier DE
69 Tim Krumrie NT
99 Alonzo Mitz DE
95 Roosevelt Nix DE
72 Elston Ridgle DE
79 Lamar Rogers DE
98 Tony Savage DE

Linebackers

57 Ray Bentley
50 James Francis OLB
58 Alex Gordon
55 Randy Kirk
56 Ricardo McDonald ILB
52 Gary Reasons ILB
90 Eric Shaw ILB
96 Danny Stubbs OLB
51 Brian Townsend
59 Kevin Walker
94 Alfred Williams OLB/DE

Defensive backs

35 Antoine Bennett CB
27 Barney Bussey S
29 Rickey Dixon DB
33 David Fulcher SS
25 Rod Jones CB
32 Mitchell Price CB
23 Frank Robinson CB
22 Eric Thomas CB
34 Fernandus Vinson S
37 Leonard Wheeler CB
31 Darryl Williams FS

Special teams

3 Jim Breech K
11 Lee Johnson P

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

1992 Cincinnati Bengals schedule
Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Attendance	Stadium
Sep 6	at Seattle Seahawks	W	21–3	57,350	Kingdome
Sep 13	Los Angeles Raiders	W	24–21	54,240	Riverfront Stadium
Sep 20	at Green Bay Packers	L	24–23	57,272	Lambeau Field
Sep 27	Minnesota Vikings	L	42–7	53,847	Riverfront Stadium
Oct 11	Houston Oilers	L	38–24	54,254	Riverfront Stadium
Oct 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	20–0	55,411	Three Rivers Stadium
Oct 25	at Houston Oilers	L	26–10	58,701	Houston Astrodome
Nov 1	Cleveland Browns	W	30–10	54,765	Riverfront Stadium
Nov 8	at Chicago Bears	W	31–28	56,120	Soldier Field
Nov 15	at New York Jets	L	17–14	60,196	The Meadowlands
Nov 22	Detroit Lions	L	19–13	48,574	Riverfront Stadium
Nov 29	Pittsburgh Steelers	L	21–9	54,253	Riverfront Stadium
Dec 6	at Cleveland Browns	L	37–21	68,368	Cleveland Stadium
Dec 13	at San Diego Chargers	L	27–10	50,579	Jack Murphy Stadium
Dec 20	New England Patriots	W	20–10	45,355	Riverfront Stadium
Dec 27	Indianapolis Colts	L	21–17	47,837	Riverfront Stadium

Game summaries

Week 10

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Bengals	7	0	14	7	3	31
Bears	7	14	7	0	0	28

Date: November 8
Location: Soldier Field, Chicago
Game start: 7:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 56,120
Game weather: 36°F; wind 10

Scoring summary

Q1	CIN	Derrick Fenner 2 yard run (Jim Breech kick)	CIN 7–0

Q1	CHI	Darren Lewis 15 yard run (Kevin Butler kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	CHI	Anthony Morgan 46 yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 14–7

Q2	CHI	Mark Green 1 yard run (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 21–7

Q3	CIN	Eric Ball 35 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	CHI 21–14

Q3	CHI	Darren Lewis 97 yard kickoff return (Kevin Butler kick)	CHI 28–14

Q3	CIN	Craig Thompson 1 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	CHI 28–21

Q4	CIN	Carl Pickens 23 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)	Tie 28–28

OT	CIN	Jim Breech 36 yard field goal	CIN 31–28

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Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	299	225	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Houston Oilers	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	352	258	W2
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	3–3	5–7	272	275	L3
Cincinnati Bengals	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	274	364	L1

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Boomer Esiason	278	144	1407	11	15	57.0

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Harold Green	265	1170	4.4	53	2
Derrick Fenner	112	500	4.5	35	7

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Harold Green	41	214	5.2	19	0
Tim McGee	35	408	11.7	36	3
Jeff Query	16	265	16.6	83	3

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Tim Krumrie	97	4.0	0	2	1
Alfred Williams	44	10.0	0	3	0
Darryl Williams	78	2.0	4	2	1

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Jim Breech	27	19	70.4%	31	31	100.0%	88

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Lee Johnson	76	3196	64	0	42.1

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Milt Stegall	25	430	17.2	39	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Carl Pickens	0	0	0.0	0	0	18	229	12.7	95	1

Awards and records

Pro Bowl selections

Harold Green RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection

Milestones

Harold Green, 1st 1,000-yard season (1,170 yards)^[5]

References

↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia
↑ "1992 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
↑ "1992 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Apr-07.
↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/haroldgreen/2500893/profile

External links

Cincinnati Bengals
Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium
Rivalries	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Culture and lore	Freezer Bowl Ickey Shuffle Ben–Gals Bengalized Laura Vikmanis
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Conference championships (2)	1981 1988
Retired numbers	54
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Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1992 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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