1983 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 7-9-0 .438 |
| Head Coach: Forrest Gregg |
| Hank Bullough | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Bruce Coslet | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Dick LeBeau | Defensive Backs |
| Jim McNally | Offensive Line |
| Dick Modzelewski | Defensive Line |
| George Sefcik | Offensive Backs |
| Kim Wood | Strength |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1983 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 42662 | |
| Fri | 8/12/1983 | A | Washington Redskins | 23-27 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 32120 | |
| Thu | 8/18/1983 | H | New York Jets | 17-20 | L | OT | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 44267 |
| Sat | 8/27/1983 | A | Detroit Lions | 7-34 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 41992 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1983 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 10-20 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 50956 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1983 | H | Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46839 | |
| Thu | 9/15/1983 | A | Cleveland Browns | 7-17 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 79700 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-17 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 56023 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1983 | H | Baltimore Colts | 31-34 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 48104 | |
| Mon | 10/10/1983 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14-24 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 56086 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1983 | A | Denver Broncos | 17-24 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74305 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1983 | H | Cleveland Browns | 28-21 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 50047 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1983 | H | Green Bay Packers | 34-14 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 53349 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1983 | A | Houston Oilers | 55-14 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 39706 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1983 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 15-20 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 44711 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1983 | H | Houston Oilers | 38-10 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 46375 | |
| Mon | 11/28/1983 | A | Miami Dolphins | 14-38 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 74506 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1983 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 55832 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1983 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-9 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 45728 | |
| Sat | 12/17/1983 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 14-20 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51565 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Charles Alexander | 40 | FB-RB | 6-1 | 225 | 26 | Louisiana State | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Anderson | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 212 | 34 | Augustana (Illinois) | 13 | 13 |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 61 | NT | 6-3 | 290 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 15 | 14 |
| Jim Breech | 10 | K | 5-6 | 161 | 27 | California | 16 | 0 |
| Louis Breeden | 34 | LCB-RCB | 5-11 | 185 | 30 | North Carolina Central | 14 | 13 |
| Ross Browner | 79 | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 29 | Notre Dame | 12 | 9 |
| Gary Burley | 67 | DE | 6-3 | 282 | 31 | Wharton County JC; Pittsburgh | 14 | 0 |
| Glenn Cameron | 50 | RILB | 6-2 | 228 | 30 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Jeff Christensen | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 195 | 23 | Eastern Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Collins | 76 | RDE | 6-6 | 260 | 24 | Mississippi State | 16 | 7 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 80 | WR | 6-5 | 192 | 24 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| Isaac Curtis | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 33 | California; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
| Tom Dinkel | 52 | LOLB | 6-3 | 240 | 37 | Kansas | 16 | 11 |
| Eddie Edwards | 73 | LDE | 6-5 | 257 | 29 | Arizona Western JC; Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Guy Frazier | 49 | LOLB | 6-2 | 221 | 24 | Wyoming | 10 | 5 |
| Andy Gibler | 48 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 22 | Missouri | 2 | 0 |
| James Griffin | 22 | S | 6-2 | 199 | 22 | Middle Tennessee State | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Griffin | 44 | CB | 5-10 | 185 | 27 | Ohio State | 16 | 0 |
| Jim Hannula | 66 | OT | 6-6 | 264 | 24 | Northern Illinois | 15 | 0 |
| M.L. Harris | 83 | TE | 6-5 | 238 | 29 | Tampa; Kansas State | 12 | 1 |
| Rodney Holman | 82 | TE | 6-3 | 238 | 23 | Tulane | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 20 | LCB-RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 23 | Washington | 16 | 5 |
| Robert Jackson | 37 | FS | 5-10 | 186 | 25 | Central Michigan | 16 | 16 |
| Pete Johnson | 46 | FB | 6-0 | 272 | 29 | Ohio State | 11 | 8 |
| Bobby Kemp | 26 | SS | 6-0 | 191 | 24 | Taft JC; Fullerton State | 16 | 16 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 28 | RB | 6-1 | 258 | 23 | Tennessee State | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 86 | WR | 6-3 | 192 | 25 | Lehigh | 16 | 2 |
| Tim Krumrie | 69 | NT | 6-2 | 268 | 23 | Wisconsin | 16 | 2 |
| Dave Lapham | 62 | LOG | 6-4 | 259 | 31 | Syracuse | 16 | 16 |
| Jim LeClair | 55 | LILB | 6-3 | 234 | 33 | Minnesota Tech JC; North Dakota | 14 | 14 |
| Chris Lindstrom | 71 | NT | 6-7 | 260 | 23 | Boston University | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Maidlow | 47 | LB | 6-2 | 237 | 23 | Michigan State | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 88 | WR | 5-10 | 186 | 23 | Illinois | 10 | 0 |
| Pat McInally | 87 | P | 6-6 | 210 | 30 | Harvard | 16 | 0 |
| Max Montoya | 65 | ROG | 6-5 | 275 | 27 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Blake Moore | 60 | C | 6-5 | 267 | 25 | Wooster | 16 | 5 |
| Anthony Munoz | 78 | LOT | 6-6 | 280 | 25 | Southern California | 16 | 15 |
| Mike Obrovac | 68 | LOT | 6-6 | 275 | 28 | Bowling Green State | 10 | 1 |
| Rick Razzano | 51 | LILB | 5-11 | 227 | 28 | Virginia Tech | 16 | 2 |
| Ken Riley | 13 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 36 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Rimington | 64 | C | 6-3 | 287 | 23 | Nebraska | 12 | 11 |
| Dan Ross | 89 | TE | 6-4 | 234 | 26 | Northeastern | 16 | 15 |
| Turk Schonert | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | Stanford | 9 | 3 |
| Jeff Schuh | 59 | LB | 6-3 | 233 | 25 | North Hennepin JC; Minnesota | 16 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 25 | CB | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Simpkins | 56 | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 25 | Michigan | 15 | 0 |
| Rodney Tate | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Texas | 12 | 8 |
| Jimmy Turner | 35 | CB | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| David Verser | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 25 | Kansas | 13 | 0 |
| Reggie Williams | 57 | ROLB | 6-0 | 230 | 29 | Dartmouth | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Wilson | 77 | ROT | 6-5 | 280 | 28 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| Stanley Wilson | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 22 | Oklahoma | 10 | 2 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 25 | Dave Rimington | C | Nebraska |
| 2 | 53 | Ray Horton | DB | Washington |
| 3 | 81 | Jimmy Turner | DB | UCLA |
| 4 | 109 | Steve Maidlow | LB | Michigan State |
| 5 | 137 | Jeff Christensen | QB | Eastern Illinois |
| 6 | 152 | Kiki DeAyala | LB | Texas |
| 6 | 165 | Larry Kinnebrew | RB | Tennessee State |
| 7 | 193 | James Griffin | DB | Middle Tennessee State |
| 8 | 221 | Mike Martin | WR | Illinois |
| 9 | 248 | Stanley Wilson | RB | Oklahoma |
| 10 | 276 | Tim Krumrie | DT | Wisconsin |
| 11 | 304 | Gary Williams | WR | Ohio State |
| 12 | 332 | Andre Young | LB | Bowling Green State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 102 | 140 | 54 | 50 | 346 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 86 | 65 | 96 | 302 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:29 | 327 | 127 | 179 | 21 | 97/212 45.8% | / % | 99 | 837 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:31 | 276 | 96 | 156 | 24 | 94/216 43.5% | / % | 100 | 871 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 0 | 39 | 41 | 95.1 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 0 | 87 |
| Pete Johnson | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| Cris Collinsworth | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Charles Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Larry Kinnebrew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Dan Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Isaac Curtis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| M.L. Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ken Riley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Turk Schonert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Stanley Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ken Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| James Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ray Horton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Reggie Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ross Browner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 40 | 43 | 93.0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 0 | 346 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 35 | 36 | 97.2 | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 0 | 302 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 1 | 47 | 2/2 | 7/7 | 5/7 | 2/5 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 1 | 47 | 2/2 | 7/7 | 5/7 | 2/5 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 22 | 77.3 | 1/ | 4/ | 7/ | 3/ | 2/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Johnson | 210 | 763 | 3.6 | 16t | 14 |
| Charles Alexander | 153 | 523 | 3.4 | 12 | 3 |
| Stanley Wilson | 56 | 267 | 4.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 39 | 156 | 4.0 | 17 | 3 |
| Ken Anderson | 22 | 147 | 6.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Turk Schonert | 29 | 117 | 4.0 | 15 | 2 |
| Rodney Tate | 25 | 77 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 |
| David Verser | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Christensen | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 542 | 2104 | 3.9 | 29 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 430 | 1499 | 3.5 | 40 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Anderson | 297 | 198 | 198 | 86 | 2333 | 7.9 | 11.8 | 80t | 12 | 4.0 | 13 | 4.4 | 25 | 187 | 2146 | 85.6 |
| Turk Schonert | 156 | 92 | 92 | 59 | 1159 | 7.4 | 12.6 | 54 | 2 | 1.3 | 5 | 3.2 | 15 | 122 | 1037 | 73.1 |
| Steve Kreider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 454 | 290 | 290 | 146 | 3492 | 7.7 | 12.0 | 80t | 14 | 3.1 | 18 | 4.0 | 40 | 309 | 3183 | 81.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 502 | 288 | 288 | 191 | 3163 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 53 | 17 | 3.4 | 23 | 4.6 | 41 | 335 | 2828 | 68.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Collinsworth | 66 | 1130 | 17.1 | 63 | 5 |
| Isaac Curtis | 42 | 571 | 13.6 | 80t | 2 |
| Steve Kreider | 42 | 554 | 13.2 | 54 | 1 |
| Dan Ross | 42 | 483 | 11.5 | 30 | 3 |
| Charles Alexander | 32 | 187 | 5.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Rodney Tate | 18 | 142 | 7.9 | 25 | 0 |
| Pete Johnson | 15 | 129 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 12 | 107 | 8.9 | 19 | 1 |
| M.L. Harris | 8 | 66 | 8.3 | 14 | 2 |
| David Verser | 7 | 82 | 11.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Rodney Holman | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 290 | 3492 | 12.0 | 80t | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 288 | 3163 | 11.0 | 53 | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Riley | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 42t | 2 |
| Ray Horton | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 55t | 1 |
| Bobby Kemp | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Louis Breeden | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Ray Griffin | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Robert Jackson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| James Griffin | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 369 | 16.0 | 55t | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 298 | 16.6 | 70t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat McInally | 67 | 2804 | 41.9 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 310 | 2314 | 33.5 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 2804 | 40.6 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 310 | 2314 | 33.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 3211 | 42.3 | 70 | 21 | 410 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Martin | 23 | 3 | 227 | 9.9 | 19 | 0 |
| John Simmons | 25 | 2 | 173 | 6.9 | 43 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 6 | 410 | 8.4 | 43 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 41 | 5 | 310 | 7.6 | 50 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Simmons | 14 | 0 | 317 | 22.6 | 36 | 0 |
| David Verser | 13 | 0 | 253 | 19.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Rodney Tate | 13 | 0 | 218 | 16.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 7 | 0 | 161 | 23.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 5 | 0 | 128 | 25.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tom Dinkel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 54 | 0 | 1097 | 20.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 1298 | 19.1 | 90 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Edwards | 13.0 | |
| Reggie Williams | 7.5 | |
| Glen Collins | 5.0 | |
| Ross Browner | 3.0 | |
| Glenn Cameron | 2.0 | |
| Gary Burley | 2.0 | |
| Tim Krumrie | 1.5 | |
| Jerry Boyarsky | 1.5 | |
| Jim LeClair | 1.0 | |
| Bobby Kemp | 1.0 | |
| Ray Griffin | 1.0 | |
| Guy Frazier | 1.0 | |
| Louis Breeden | 1.0 | |
| Tom Dinkel | 0.5 | |
| Team Totals | 41.0 | 335.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40.0 | 309.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Breech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Louis Breeden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Cameron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Glen Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Dinkel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Eddie Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Griffin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Horton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Kemp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Kinnebrew | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tim Krumrie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lapham | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Razzano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Riley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rimington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Turk Schonert | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Simmons | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Simpkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Tate | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reggie Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 1 |
| Stanley Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 35 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 77 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 1 |
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