1997 Cincinnati Bengals roster

7-9

Coach: Bruce Coslet

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

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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 Blake8QB27111843172,1258777.6
Boomer Esiason7QB3671181861,478132106.9

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Corey Dillon28RB23162331,1294.810
Ki-Jana Carter32RB24151284643.67
Jeff Blake8QB2711452345.23
Eric Bieniemy21RB281621974.61
Brian Milne44RB241613322.52
Boomer Esiason7QB3678111.40
Darnay Scott86WR—16166.00
Scottie Graham41RB2851-1-1.00
Carl Pickens81WR27121-6-6.00

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Darnay Scott86WR—1654079714.85
Carl Pickens81WR271252069513.45
Tony McGee82TE261634041412.26
David Dunn80WR251427041415.32
James Hundon85WR261616028517.82
Corey Dillon28RB23162702599.60
Eric Bieniemy21RB28163102498.00
Ki-Jana Carter32RB24152101577.50
Marco Battaglia89TE241612014912.41
Brian Milne44RB24162301386.00
Gunnard Twynner83WR242404511.30
Scottie Graham41RB2851011.00

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 Shade35SS241696794.0172
Greg Myers31SS251682660.0150
Ricardo McDonald56LB281364501.0030
Ashley Ambrose33CB271659571.03250
Tom Tumulty53LB241157401.0020
James Francis50LB291655433.5162
Gerald Dixon51LB281549408.5021
John Copeland92DT271549353.0010
Kimo Von von Oelhoffen—DT261342320.0000
Jimmy Spencer22DB281638360.01120
Brentson Buckner96DT261437300.0002
Steve Tovar58LB271437300.0010
Dan Wilkinson99DT241534245.0021
Corey Sawyer23DB261532280.04130
Andre Collins55LB291631253.0000
Bo Orlando26DB311624191.0141
Reinard Wilson57LB241623213.0011
Billy Granville91LB231221160.0021
Tremain Mack34FS23418140.0110
Jevon Langford94DE23141491.0010
Ramondo Stallings79DE266660.0000
Tim Terry52LB235420.0000
Andre Purvis97DE247320.0000
Canute Curtis98LB233220.0000
Darrick Brilz65C3316100.0000
Kevin Sargent77OT2810100.0000
Anthone Lott30CB235110.0000
Brian Milne44RB2416100.0000

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

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
Point Differential-5021st 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.

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.