The 1983 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 14th season in the National Football League, their 16th overall, and their fourth and final under head coach Forrest Gregg.
Cincinnati lost six of their first seven games, then won six of nine to finish at 7–9. Despite the record, the Bengals claimed the top overall defense in the NFL, and were 4–2 in divisional games.
After the season in December, Gregg was allowed out of his contract's remaining year to succeed Bart Starr as head coach of the Green Bay Packers. Several days later, Indiana Hoosiers head coach Sam Wyche, a former Bengals quarterback, was named as his replacement.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 4 Los Angeles Raiders L 10–20 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 50,956 2 September 11 Buffalo Bills L 6–10 0–2 Riverfront Stadium 46,839 3 at Cleveland Browns L 7–17 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 79,700 4 September 25 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–17 1–3 Tampa Stadium 56,023 5 October 2 Baltimore Colts L 31–34 1–4 Riverfront Stadium 48,104 6 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–24 1–5 Riverfront Stadium 56,086 7 October 16 at Denver Broncos L 17–24 1–6 Mile High Stadium 74,305 8 October 23 Cleveland Browns W 28–21 2–6 Riverfront Stadium 50,047 9 October 30 Green Bay Packers W 34–14 3–6 Riverfront Stadium 53,349 10 November 6 at Houston Oilers W 55–14 4–6 Houston Astrodome 39,706 11 November 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 15–20 4–7 Arrowhead Stadium 44,711 12 November 20 Houston Oilers W 38–10 5–7 Riverfront Stadium 46,375 13 at Miami Dolphins L 14–38 5–8 Miami Orange Bowl 74,506 14 December 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 23–10 6–8 Three Rivers Stadium 55,832 15 December 11 Detroit Lions W 17–9 7–8 Riverfront Stadium 45,728 16 at Minnesota Vikings L 14–20 7–9 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,565 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Awards and records Passing: Ken Anderson (297 Att, 198 Comp, 2333 Yds, 66.7 Pct, 12 TD, 13 Int, 85.6 Rating) Rushing: Pete Johnson (210 Att, 763 Yds, 3.6 Avg, 16 Long, 14 TD) Receiving: Cris Collinsworth (66 Rec, 1130 Yds, 17.1 Avg, 63 Long, 5 TD) Scoring: Jim Breech, 87 points (16 FG; 39 PAT)
References
External links 1983 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com