1986 Cincinnati Bengals season

1986 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Sam Wyche
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1985 Bengals seasons 1987 →

The 1986 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 17th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 19th overall, and their third under head coach Sam Wyche. The Bengals were one of two teams with ten wins^[1] that failed to make the AFC playoffs in 1986.

Third-year quarterback Boomer Esiason, who had the best season of his career, passed for a team-record 3,959 yards, 24 touchdowns and 17 interceptions with a completion percentage of 58.2 and a passer rating of 87.7, while halfback James Brooks rushed for 1,087 yards as the Bengals went 10-6, narrowly missing a playoff berth. Linebacker Reggie Williams was selected NFL Man of the Year for his efforts to charity and the community. The Bengals amassed a club-record 621 yards net offense in a 52–21 victory over the New York Jets on December 21. No NFL team has since matched that total in a regulation-time game since.

1986 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	11	Joe Kelly	Linebacker	Washington
1	21	Tim McGee	Wide receiver	Tennessee
2	38	Lewis Billups	Defensive back	North Alabama
3	58	Jim Skow	Defensive end	Nebraska
3	65	Mike Hammerstein	Defensive tackle	Michigan
3	78	David Fulcher *	Defensive back	Arizona State
4	91	Eric Kattus	Tight end	Michigan
4	99	Doug Gaynor	Quarterback	Long Beach State
5	123	Leon White	Linebacker	BYU
6	152	Gary Hunt	Defensive back	Memphis
7	177	Pat Franklin	Running back	Texas State
8	204	David Douglas	Guard	Tennessee
9	230	Cary Whittingham	Linebacker	BYU
10	262	Jeff Shaw	Defensive tackle	Salem (WV)
11	289	Tim Stone	Offensive tackle	Kansas State
11	294	Tom Flaherty	Linebacker	Northwestern
12	316	Steve Bradley	Quarterback	Indiana
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

^[2]

1986 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Ken Anderson  7 Boomer Esiason Running backs (RB) 21 James Brooks 28 Larry Kinnebrew 36 Stanford Jennings 30 Bill Johnson Wide receivers (WR) 81 Eddie Brown 80 Cris Collinsworth 86 Steve Kreider 85 Tim McGee 88 Mike Martin Tight ends (TE) 82 Rodney Holman 84 Eric Kattus

Offensive linemen (OL) 78 Anthony Muñoz T 65 Max Montoya G 74 Brian Blados T 50 Dave Rimington C 63 Joe Walter T 64 Bruce Kozerski C 75 Bruce Reimers G 67 David Douglas Defensive linemen (DL) 71 Mike Hammerstein DE 69 Tim Krumrie NT 70 Jim Skow DE 73 Eddie Edwards DE 79 Ross Browner DE

Linebackers (LB) 57 Reggie Williams 91 Carl Zander 53 Leo Barker 58 Joe Kelly 51 Leon White 90 Emanuel King 56 Ron Simpkins 93 Kiki DeAyala 55 Ed Brady Defensive backs (DB) 24 Lewis Billups CB 34 Louis Breeden CB 27 Barney Bussey FS 33 David Fulcher SS 20 Ray Horton 26 Bobby Kemp FS 37 Robert Jackson FS 25 John Simmons 35 Jimmy Turner Special teams  3 Jim Breech K  5 Jeff Hayes P

Reserve 11 Doug Gaynor QB (IR) ## Jim Herrmann DE (IR) Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 24–14	0–1	43,430
2	September 14, 1986	Buffalo Bills	W 36–33	1–1	52,714
3	September 18, 1986	at Cleveland Browns	W 30–13	2–1	78,779
4	September 28, 1986	Chicago Bears	L 44–7	2–2	55,146
5	October 5, 1986	at Green Bay Packers	W 34–28	3–2	51,230
6	October 13, 1986	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–22	4–2	54,283
7	October 19, 1986	Houston Oilers	W 31–28	5–2	53,844
8	October 26, 1986	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 30–9	5–3	50,815
9	November 2, 1986	at Detroit Lions	W 24–17	6–3	52,423
10	November 9, 1986	at Houston Oilers	L 32–28	6–4	32,130
11	November 16, 1986	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–7	7–4	54,410
12	November 23, 1986	Minnesota Vikings	W 24–20	8–4	53,003
13	November 30, 1986	at Denver Broncos	L 34–28	8–5	58,705
14	December 7, 1986	at New England Patriots	W 31–7	9–5	60,633
15	December 14, 1986	Cleveland Browns	L 34–3	9–6	58,062
16	December 21, 1986	New York Jets	W 52–21	10–6	51,619

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns(1)	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	391	310	W5
Cincinnati Bengals	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	409	394	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	307	336	L1
Houston Oilers	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	274	329	W2

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Boomer Esiason	469	273	3959	24	17	87.7

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
James Brooks	205	1087	5.3	56	5
Larry Kinnebrew	131	519	4.0	39	8
Stanley Wilson	68	379	5.6	58	8

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cris Collinsworth	62	1024	16.5	46	10

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Tim Krumrie	113	1.0	0	0	2
Louis Breeden	56	0.0	7	1	0
Emmanual King	70	9.0	0	2	1

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Jim Breech	32	17	53.1%	51	50	98.0	101

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Jeff Hayes	56	1965	52	2	35.1

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Tim McGee	43	1007	23.4	94	0	3	21	7.0	9	0
Mike Martin	4	83	20.8	21	0	13	96	7.4	14	0

• Boomer Esiason, franchise record (since broken), most passing yards in one game, 425 yards (vs. New York Jets, on December 21, 1986) ^[3]
• Boomer Esiason, franchise record (since broken), most passing yards in one season, 3,959 yards ^[4]
• Boomer Esiason, franchise record, most touchdown passes in one game, 5 passes (achieved on December 21, 1986) ^[4]

• James Brooks, 1000 yard rushing season (1,087) ^[5]
• Cris Collinsworth, 1000 yard receiving season (1,024) ^[6]

• 1986 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com