1985 Cincinnati Bengals season

1985 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Sam Wyche (2nd season)
General manager	Paul Brown (Since 1966)
Owner	Paul Brown (Since 1966)
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1985 Cincinnati Bengals season was their 16th in the National Football League (NFL). Wide receiver Isaac Curtis, a premier Bengal for 12 years, retired shortly before training camp opened. Second-year QB Boomer Esiason replaced Ken Anderson. The Bengals set a club scoring record with 441 points.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1985 NFL Draft

1985 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	13	Eddie Brown *	Wide receiver	Miami (FL)
1	25	Emanuel King	Linebacker	Alabama
2	43	Carl Zander	Linebacker	Tennessee
3	70	Sean Thomas	Defensive back	TCU
4	97	Anthony Tuggle	Defensive back	Nicholls State
5	127	Tony Degrate	Defensive tackle	Texas
5	129	Lee Davis	Defensive back	Mississippi
6	148	Eric Stokes	Offensive tackle	Northeastern
6	154	Keith Lester	Tight end	Murray State
7	172	Kim Locklin	Running back	New Mexico State
7	181	Joe Walter	Offensive tackle	Texas Tech
8	211	Dave Strobel	Linebacker	Iowa
9	238	Keith Cruise	Defensive end	Northwestern
10	265	Bernard King	Linebacker	Syracuse
11	296	Harold Stanfield	Tight end	Mississippi College
12	322	Louis Garza	Offensive tackle	New Mexico State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	Seattle Seahawks	L 28–24	51,625
2	September 15, 1985	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 41–27	46,321
3	September 22, 1985	San Diego Chargers	L 44–41	52,270
4	September 30, 1985	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 37–24	59,541
5	October 6, 1985	New York Jets	L 29–20	51,785
6	October 13, 1985	New York Giants	W 35–30	53,112
7	October 20, 1985	at Houston Oilers	L 44–27	35,590
8	October 27, 1985	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 26–21	55,421
9	November 3, 1985	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–17	25,640
10	November 10, 1985	Cleveland Browns	W 27–10	57,293
11	November 17, 1985	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 13–6	52,501
12	November 24, 1985	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–6	74,439
13	December 1, 1985	Houston Oilers	W 45–27	46,140
14	December 8, 1985	Dallas Cowboys	W 50–24	56,936
15	December 15, 1985	at Washington Redskins	L 27–24	50,544
16	December 22, 1985	at New England Patriots	L 34–23	57,953

Game summaries

Week 4

1 2 3 4 Total • Bengals 0 14 7 16 37 Steelers 0 10 14 0 24 Date: September 30 Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 62°F; wind 7 Television network: ABC

Scoring summary Q2 PIT Lipps 15 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick) PIT 7–0 Q2 CIN Brooks 14 yard run (Breech kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 CIN Holman 26 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) CIN 14–7 Q2 PIT Anderson 29 yard field goal CIN 14–10 Q3 CIN Brown 8 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) CIN 21–10 Q3 PIT Stallworth 17 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick) CIN 21–17 Q3 PIT Erenberg 4 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick) PIT 24–21 Q4 CIN Holman 4 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) CIN 28–24 Q4 CIN Breech 32 yard field goal CIN 31–24 Q4 CIN Brooks 32 yard run (pass failed) CIN 37–24

• James Brooks 18 Rush, 133 Yds

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 3 17 10 30 • Bengals 14 7 7 7 35 Date: October 13 Location: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 72°F, wind 11 mph

Scoring summary 1 CIN Cris Collinsworth 16 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 7–0 1 CIN James Brooks 27 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 14–0 2 CIN James Brooks 5 yard run (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 21–0 2 NYG Jess Atkinson 33 yard field goal Bengals 21–3 3 NYG Joe Morris 1 yard run (Jess Atkinson kick) Bengals 21–10 3 NYG Jess Atkinson 14 yard run (Jess Atkinson kick) Bengals 21–17 3 NYG Jess Atkinson 37 yard field goal Bengals 21–20 3 CIN James Griffin 24 yard interception return (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 28–20 4 CIN Rodney Holman 5 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 35–20 4 NYG Jess Atkinson 46 yard field goal Bengals 35–23 4 NYG George Adams 24 yard pass from Phil Simms (Jess Atkinson kick) Bengals 35–30

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns(3)	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	287	294	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	441	437	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	379	355	L1
Houston Oilers	5	11	0	.313	1–3	4–8	284	412	L4

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Boomer Esiason	431	251	3443	27	12	92.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
James Brooks	192	929	4.8	39	7
Larry Kinnebrew	170	714	4.2	29	9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Cris Collinsworth	65	1125	17.3	71	5
James Brooks	55	576	10.3	57	5
Eddie Brown	53	942	17.8	68	8

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Tim Krumrie	96	3.5	0	1	2
Ross Browner	63	9	0	0	2
James Griffin	55	1	7	2	1

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Jim Breech	33	24	72.7%	50	48	96.0	120

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Pat McInally	57	2410	64	1	42.3

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Mike Martin	48	1104	23.0	45	0	32	268	8.4	26	0

Awards and honors

• Anthony Muñoz, AFC Pro Bowl selection

External links

• 1985 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com