NFL team season
The 1996 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 29th in professional football and its 27th with the National Football League . The Dave Shula era came to a sudden end when he was fired after a 1–6 start, as Jeff Blake struggled with turnovers. Former Bengals tight end Bruce Coslet , the team's offensive coordinator and a former New York Jets head coach , would replace Shula as head coach. The move paid off right away as the Bengals won the first three games under Coslet. After losing two of their next three games, the Bengals closed the year with three straight wins to finish with an 8–8 record.[1] One bright spot was that wide receiver Carl Pickens became the first member of the Bengals to have 100 receptions in a season.
Offseason [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] [2]
Undrafted free agents [ edit ] Personnel [ edit ] 1996 Cincinnati Bengals staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Joe Wessel Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood
1996 Cincinnati Bengals roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad
Rookies in italics
[3]
Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Attendance TV Time(EST) TV Announcers 1 September 1, 1996 at St. Louis Rams L 26–16 62,659 NBC 1:00pm Dan Hicks & Bart Oates 2 September 8, 1996 at San Diego Chargers L 27–14 55,880 NBC 4:00pm Jim Lampley & Bob Golic 3 September 15, 1996 New Orleans Saints W 30–15 45,412 FOX 1:00pm Kenny Albert & Tim Green 4 Bye 5 September 29, 1996 Denver Broncos L 14–10 51,798 NBC 1:00pm Charlie Jones & Randy Cross 6 October 6, 1996 Houston Oilers L 30–27 (OT) 44,680 TNT 8:00pm Verne Lundquist & Pat Haden 7 October 13, 1996 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–10 58,875 NBC 1:00pm Charlie Jones & Randy Cross 8 October 20, 1996 at San Francisco 49ers L 28–21 63,218 NBC 4:00pm Dick Enberg , Paul Maguire & Phil Simms 9 October 27, 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars W 28–21 45,890 NBC 1:00pm Don Criqui & Beasley Reece 10 November 3, 1996 at Baltimore Ravens W 24–21 60,743 NBC 1:00pm Don Criqui & Beasley Reece 11 November 10, 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–24 57,265 NBC 1:00pm Don Criqui & Beasley Reece 12 November 17, 1996 at Buffalo Bills L 31–17 75,549 NBC 1:00pm Don Criqui & Beasley Reece 13 November 24, 1996 Atlanta Falcons W 41–31 44,868 FOX 1:00pm Thom Brennaman & Ron Pitts 14 December 1, 1996 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 30–27 57,408 NBC 1:00pm Dan Hicks & Bart Oates 15 December 8, 1996 Baltimore Ravens W 21–14 43,022 NBC 1:00pm Jim Lampley & Bob Golic 16 December 15, 1996 at Houston Oilers W 21–13 15,131 NBC 4:00pm Jim Lampley & Bob Golic 17 December 22, 1996 Indianapolis Colts W 31–24 49,389 NBC 1:00pm Jim Lampley & Bob Golic Note : Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings [ edit ] Team leaders [ edit ] Passing [ edit ] Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Jeff Blake 549 308 3624 24 14 80.3
Rushing [ edit ] Receiving [ edit ] Defensive [ edit ] Kicking and punting [ edit ] Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Doug Pelfrey 28 23 82.1% 41 41 100.0% 110
Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Lee Johnson 80 3630 67 1 45.4
Special teams [ edit ] Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD David Dunn 35 782 22.3 90 1 7 54 7.7 20 0 Corey Sawyer 12 241 20.1 33 0 15 117 7.8 62 0
Awards and records [ edit ] Carl Pickens, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 100 Receptions[4] Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Receptions, 100 Receptions[5] Milestones [ edit ] Carl Pickens, 3rd 1000 Yard Receiving Season, 1,180 yards[6] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (11) Conference championships (3) Retired numbers Ring of Honor Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation