Cincinnati Bengals year by year

59 seasons since 1968 · 411-492-5 all time

How have the Bengals ranked, year by year?

The Cincinnati Bengals have played 58 seasons since 1968: 409-490-5 in the regular season. Their offense scored the most in 1988. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2022's (6th in points allowed), the best offense 2024's (6th in points scored). In 2026 they are 2-2, 14th in points scored and 13th in points allowed after 4 games.

Cincinnati Bengals by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L-T	Offense	Defense	Yds/G	Yds allowed/G	Coach	Postseason
2026	2-2	24.314th	21.313th	351.811th	347.522nd	Zac Taylor	—
2025	6-11	24.412th	28.930th	—	—	Zac Taylor	—
2024	9-8	27.86th	25.525th	—	—	Zac Taylor	—
2023	9-8	21.516th	22.621st	—	—	Zac Taylor	—
2022	12-4	26.17th	20.16th	—	—	Zac Taylor	Lost the conference championship
2021	10-7	27.17th	22.117th	—	—	Zac Taylor	Lost Super Bowl LVI
2020	4-11-1	19.429th	26.522nd	—	—	Zac Taylor	—
2019	2-14	17.430th	26.325th	—	—	Zac Taylor	—
2018	6-10	23.017th	28.430th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	—
2017	7-9	18.126th	21.816th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	—
2016	6-9-1	20.324th	19.78th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	—
2015	12-4	26.27th	17.42nd	—	—	Marvin Lewis	Lost in the wild card round
2014	10-5-1	22.815th	21.512th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	Lost in the wild card round
2013	11-5	26.96th	19.15th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	Lost in the wild card round
2012	10-6	24.412th	20.08th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	Lost in the wild card round
2011	9-7	21.518th	20.29th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	Lost in the wild card round
2010	4-12	20.122nd	24.724th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	—
2009	10-6	19.122nd	18.26th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	Lost in the wild card round
2008	4-11-1	12.832nd	22.819th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	—
2007	7-9	23.811th	24.124th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	—
2006	8-8	23.38th	20.717th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	—
2005	11-5	26.34th	21.922nd	—	—	Marvin Lewis	Lost in the wild card round
2004	8-8	23.410th	23.321st	—	—	Marvin Lewis	—
2003	8-8	21.613th	24.028th	—	—	Marvin Lewis	—
2002	2-14	17.428th	28.532nd	—	—	Dick LeBeau	—
2001	6-10	14.131st	19.314th	—	—	Dick LeBeau	—
2000	4-12	11.630th	22.421st	—	—	Bruce Coslet, Dick LeBeau	—
1999	4-12	17.724th	28.831st	—	—	Bruce Coslet	—
1998	3-13	16.827th	28.330th	—	—	Bruce Coslet	—
1997	7-9	22.210th	25.327th	—	—	Bruce Coslet	—
1996	8-8	23.35th	23.123rd	—	—	Dave Shula, Bruce Coslet	—
1995	7-9	21.814th	23.424th	—	—	Dave Shula	—
1994	3-13	17.323rd	25.426th	—	—	Dave Shula	—
1993	3-13	11.728th	19.920th	—	—	Dave Shula	—
1992	5-11	17.118th	22.824th	—	—	Dave Shula	—
1991	3-13	16.423rd	27.228th	—	—	Sam Wyche	—
1990	9-7	22.57th	22.019th	—	—	Sam Wyche	Lost in the divisional round
1989	8-8	25.34th	17.87th	—	—	Sam Wyche	—
1988	12-4	28.01st	20.616th	—	—	Sam Wyche	Lost Super Bowl XXIII
1987	4-11	19.020th	24.724th	—	—	Sam Wyche	—
1986	10-6	25.63rd	24.623rd	—	—	Sam Wyche	—
1985	7-9	27.63rd	27.326th	—	—	Sam Wyche	—
1984	8-8	21.213th	21.216th	—	—	Sam Wyche	—
1983	7-9	21.616th	18.96th	—	—	Forrest Gregg	—
1982	7-2	25.84th	19.715th	—	—	Forrest Gregg	Lost in the wild card round
1981	12-4	26.33rd	19.012th	—	—	Forrest Gregg	Lost Super Bowl XVI
1980	6-10	15.327th	19.514th	—	—	Forrest Gregg	—
1979	4-12	21.113th	26.328th	—	—	Homer Rice	—
1978	4-12	15.821st	17.812th	—	—	Bill Johnson, Homer Rice	—
1977	8-6	17.014th	16.816th	—	—	Bill Johnson	—
1976	10-4	23.96th	15.07th	—	—	Bill Johnson	—
1975	11-3	24.39th	17.66th	—	—	Paul Brown	Lost in the divisional round
1974	7-7	20.210th	18.513th	—	—	Paul Brown	—
1973	10-4	20.411th	16.511th	—	—	Paul Brown	Lost in the divisional round
1972	8-6	21.413th	16.45th	—	—	Paul Brown	—
1971	4-10	20.311th	18.99th	—	—	Paul Brown	—
1970	8-6	22.37th	18.29th	—	—	Paul Brown	Lost in the divisional round
1969Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)	4-9-1	20.0	26.2	—	—	Paul Brown	—
1968Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)	3-11	15.4	23.5	—	—	Paul Brown	—

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1970, the first season after the merger; yards (passing net of sacks, plus rushing) in 1999.

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