1996 Cincinnati Bengals roster: 8-8

The Cincinnati Bengals went 8-8 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 3rd of 5 in the AFC Central.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Cincinnati Bengals team stats
Points23.35th of 29
Passing Yards214.512th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.67th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.010th of 30
Rushing Yards112.113th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.910th of 30
Sacks2.021st of 30
Tackles45.516th of 30
Touchdowns2.74th of 29
Total Yards344.98th of 30
Points Allowed23.123rd of 30
3rd Down Conversion %43.24th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Bengals roster: passing

1996 Cincinnati Bengals passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Jeff BlakeQB163085493,624241480.3
Erik WilhelmQB3713901261.9
Carl PickensWR16111200116.7

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Bengals roster: rushing

1996 Cincinnati Bengals rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Garrison HearstRB162258473.80
Jeff BlakeQB16723174.42
Eric BieniemyRB16562694.82
Ki-Jana CarterRB16912642.98
Jeff CothranFB1115442.91
Erik WilhelmQB36244.00
Brian MilneRB68222.81
Darnay ScottWR16341.30
Carl PickensWR16221.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Bengals roster: receiving

1996 Cincinnati Bengals receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Carl PickensWR1610001,18011.812
Darnay ScottWR1658083314.45
David DunnWR1632050915.91
Tony McGeeTE1638044611.74
Eric BieniemyRB163202728.50
Ki-Jana CarterRB162201697.71
Garrison HearstRB1612013110.91
Marco BattagliaTE1680799.90
Jeff CothranFB1170497.00
Brian MilneRB630299.70
Troy SadowskiTE1630155.00
James HundonWR5101414.01

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Bengals roster: defense

1996 Cincinnati Bengals defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Steve TovarLB1394743.04110
Bo OrlandoDB1683711.0261
James FrancisLB1670623.0371
Bracy WalkerSS1669560.0221
Jimmy SpencerDB1562540.05220
Ricardo McDonaldLB1661475.0011
Ashley AmbroseCB1649430.08231
Dan WilkinsonDT1644376.5130
Tim JohnsonDT1441372.5020
John CopelandDT1340333.0051
Corey SawyerDB1537311.52101
Tom TumultyLB1627180.0010
Artie SmithDE1626191.0010
Jevon LangfordDE1224202.0110
Gerald DixonLB1622150.0110
Greg MyersSS1420170.0230
Kimo Von von OelhoffenDT1115111.0000
Ramondo StallingsDE1314122.0002
Rod JonesOT51090.0010
Roger JonesDB141070.0120
Sam ShadeSS12850.0000
Andre CollinsLB14770.0000
Tim MorabitoDT7650.5000
Rod JonesDB6540.0230
Leonard WheelerDB13210.0000
Greg TruittC16100.0000
Eric BieniemyRB16100.0000
Kenny DavidsonDE3110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996@ LARL 16-26
  2. Sep 8, 1996@ LACL 14-27
  3. Sep 15, 1996vs NOW 30-15
  4. Sep 29, 1996vs DENL 10-14
  5. Oct 6, 1996vs TENL 27-30
  6. Oct 13, 1996@ PITL 10-20
  7. Oct 20, 1996@ SFL 21-28
  8. Oct 27, 1996vs JAXW 28-21
  9. Nov 3, 1996@ BALW 24-21
  10. Nov 10, 1996vs PITW 34-24
  11. Nov 17, 1996@ BUFL 17-31
  12. Nov 24, 1996vs ATLW 41-31
  13. Dec 1, 1996@ JAXL 27-30
  14. Dec 8, 1996vs BALW 21-14
  15. Dec 15, 1996@ TENW 21-13
  16. Dec 22, 1996vs INDW 31-24

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.