1997 Cincinnati Bengals roster: 7-9

The Cincinnati Bengals went 7-9 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the AFC Central.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Cincinnati Bengals team stats
Points22.211th of 30
Passing Yards207.313th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.312th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.61st of 30
Rushing Yards122.99th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.41st of 30
Sacks2.224th of 30
Tackles49.15th of 30
Touchdowns2.93rd of 30
Total Yards348.19th of 30
Points Allowed25.327th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %41.17th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Bengals roster: passing

1997 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 BlakeQB111843172,1258777.6
Boomer EsiasonQB71181861,478132106.9

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Bengals roster: rushing

1997 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.
Corey DillonRB162331,1294.810
Ki-Jana CarterRB151284643.67
Jeff BlakeQB11452345.23
Eric BieniemyRB1621974.61
Brian MilneRB1613322.52
Boomer EsiasonQB78111.40
Darnay ScottWR16166.00
Scottie GrahamRB51-1-1.00
Carl PickensWR121-6-6.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Bengals roster: receiving

1997 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.
Darnay ScottWR1654079714.85
Carl PickensWR1252069513.45
Tony McGeeTE1634041412.26
David DunnWR1427041415.32
James HundonWR1616028517.82
Corey DillonRB162702599.60
Eric BieniemyRB163102498.00
Ki-Jana CarterRB152101577.50
Marco BattagliaTE1612014912.41
Brian MilneRB162301386.00
Gunnard TwynnerWR2404511.30
Scottie GrahamRB51011.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Bengals roster: defense

1997 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.
Sam ShadeSS1696794.0172
Greg MyersSS1682660.0150
Ricardo McDonaldLB1364501.0030
Ashley AmbroseCB1659571.03250
Tom TumultyLB1157401.0020
James FrancisLB1655433.5162
Gerald DixonLB1549408.5021
John CopelandDT1549353.0010
Kimo Von von OelhoffenDT1342320.0000
Jimmy SpencerDB1638360.01120
Brentson BucknerDT1437300.0002
Steve TovarLB1437300.0010
Dan WilkinsonDT1534245.0021
Corey SawyerDB1532280.04130
Andre CollinsLB1631253.0000
Bo OrlandoDB1624191.0141
Reinard WilsonLB1623213.0011
Billy GranvilleLB1221160.0021
Tremain MackFS418140.0110
Jevon LangfordDE141491.0010
Ramondo StallingsDE6660.0000
Tim TerryLB5420.0000
Andre PurvisDE7320.0000
Canute CurtisLB3220.0000
Darrick BrilzC16100.0000
Kevin SargentOT10100.0000
Anthone LottCB5110.0000
Brian MilneRB16100.0000

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

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997vs ARIW 24-21
  2. Sep 7, 1997@ BALL 10-23
  3. Sep 21, 1997@ DENL 20-38
  4. Sep 28, 1997vs NYJL 14-31
  5. Oct 5, 1997@ JAXL 13-21
  6. Oct 12, 1997@ TENL 7-30
  7. Oct 19, 1997vs PITL 10-26
  8. Oct 26, 1997@ NYGL 27-29
  9. Nov 2, 1997vs LACW 38-31
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ INDW 28-13
  11. Nov 16, 1997@ PITL 3-20
  12. Nov 23, 1997vs JAXW 31-26
  13. Nov 30, 1997@ PHIL 42-44
  14. Dec 4, 1997vs TENW 41-14
  15. Dec 14, 1997vs DALW 31-24
  16. Dec 21, 1997vs BALW 16-14

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.