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 wins1986 Seattle Seahawks 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.
Offseason
NFL draft
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 7, 1986 at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–14 0–1 2 September 14, 1986 Buffalo Bills W 36–33 1–1 3 September 18, 1986 at Cleveland Browns W 30–13 2–1 4 September 28, 1986 Chicago Bears L 44–7 2–2 5 October 5, 1986 at Green Bay Packers W 34–28 3–2 6 October 13, 1986 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–22 4–2 7 October 19, 1986 Houston Oilers W 31–28 5–2 8 October 26, 1986 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 30–9 5–3 9 November 2, 1986 at Detroit Lions W 24–17 6–3 10 November 9, 1986 at Houston Oilers L 32–28 6–4 11 November 16, 1986 Seattle Seahawks W 34–7 7–4 12 November 23, 1986 Minnesota Vikings W 24–20 8–4 13 November 30, 1986 at Denver Broncos L 34–28 8–5 14 December 7, 1986 at New England Patriots W 31–7 9–5 15 December 14, 1986 Cleveland Browns L 34–3 9–6 16 December 21, 1986 New York Jets W 52–21 10–6
Standings
Team leaders
Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Boomer Esiason 469 273 3959 24 17 87.7
Rushing 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
Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Cris Collinsworth 62 1024 16.5 46 10
Defensive 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
Kicking and punting 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
Special teams 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
Awards and records Boomer Esiason, franchise record (since broken), most passing yards in one game, 425 yards (vs. New York Jets, on December 21, 1986) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 439 Boomer Esiason, franchise record (since broken), most passing yards in one season, 3,959 yards NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 37 Boomer Esiason, franchise record, most touchdown passes in one game, 5 passes (achieved on December 21, 1986)
Milestones James Brooks, 1000 yard rushing season (1,087) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 437 Cris Collinsworth, 1000 yard receiving season (1,024) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 441
References
External links 1986 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com