1989 Cincinnati Bengals season

{{main article|1989 NFL Draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 1989

| teamname = Cincinnati Bengals

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 35

| player = Eric Ball

| position = Running back

| college = UCLA

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 55

| player = Freddie Childress

| position = Offensive tackle

| college = Arkansas

| notes =

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 83

| player = Erik Wilhelm

| position = Quarterback

| college = Oregon State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 89

| player = Kerry Owens

| position = Linebacker

| college = Arkansas

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 4

| pick = 111

| player = Rob Woods

| position = Offensive tackle

| college = Arizona

| notes =

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 138

| player = Natu Tuatagaloa

| position = Defensive end

| college = California

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 166

| player = Craig Taylor

| position = Running back

| college = West Virginia

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 194

| player = Kendal Smith

| position = Wide receiver

| college = Utah State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 8

| pick = 222

| player = Chris Chenault

| position = Linebacker

| college = Kentucky

| notes =

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 9

| pick = 250

| player = Richard Stephens

| position = Guard

| college = Tulsa

| notes =

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 10

| pick = 256

| player = Cornell Holloway

| position = Defensive back

| college = Pittsburgh

| notes =

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 10

| pick = 278

| player = Bob Jean

| position = Quarterback

| college = New Hampshire

| notes =

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{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 11

| pick = 306

| player = Dana Wells

| position = Defensive tackle

| college = Arizona

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 12

| pick = 334

| player = Scott Jones

| position = Offensive tackle

| college = Washington

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft end

| probowl = no

| hof = no

}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1989_draft.htm |title=1989 Cincinnati Bengals draftees |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate=October 6, 2014 }}

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1989

| team = Cincinnati Bengals

| front_office =

• President – John Sawyer
• General Manager – Paul Brown
• Assistant General Manager – Mike Brown
• Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

| head_coach =

• Head Coach – Sam Wyche

| offensive =

• Offensive Coordinator – Bruce Coslet
• Running Backs – Jim Anderson
• Tight Ends – Bill Johnson
• Offensive Line – Jim McNally

| defensive =

• Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Dick LeBeau
• Defensive Line – Chuck Studley
• Linebackers – Dick Selcer

| special_teams =

• Special Teams – Mike Stock

| strength =

• Strength – Kim Wood

}}

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1989

| team = Cincinnati Bengals

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer| 7|Boomer Esiason}}

{{NFLplayer|12|Erik Wilhelm|rookie=y}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|42|Eric Ball|d=American football|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|21|James Brooks|d=running back}}

{{NFLplayer|40|John Holifield}}

{{NFLplayer|36|Stanford Jennings}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Craig Taylor|d=American football|rookie=y}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|81|Eddie Brown|d=wide receiver}}

{{NFLplayer|48|John Garrett|d=American football|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Ira Hillary}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Mike Martin|d=wide receiver}}

{{NFLplayer|85|Tim McGee}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Kendal Smith|rookie=y}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|82|Rodney Holman}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Eric Kattus}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Jim Riggs|d=American football}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|74|Brian Blados|T}}

{{NFLplayer|77|Scott Jones|d=American football|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Bruce Kozerski|C}}

{{NFLplayer|65|Max Montoya|G}}

{{NFLplayer|73|Ken Moyer|rookie=y|T}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Anthony Muñoz|T}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Bruce Reimers|G}}

{{NFLplayer|63|Joe Walter|d=American football|T}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|99|Jason Buck|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|98|David Grant|d=American football|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Mike Hammerstein|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|69|Tim Krumrie|NT}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Skip McClendon|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|70|Jim Skow|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Natu Tuatagaloa|rookie=y|DE}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|53|Leo Barker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Joe Kelly|d=American football|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Kevin Walker|d=linebacker|ILB}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Leon White|d=linebacker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|57|Reggie Williams|d=linebacker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Carl Zander|ILB}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|24|Lewis Billups|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Barney Bussey|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Richard Carey|d=American football|rookie=y|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Rickey Dixon|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|33|David Fulcher|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|22|Eric Thomas|d=cornerback|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Solomon Wilcots|CB}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer|55|Ed Brady|d=American football|LS}}

{{NFLplayer| 3|Jim Breech|K}}

{{NFLplayer|11|Lee Johnson|d=punter|P}}

| reserve_lists ={{NFLplayer|35|Chris Barber|d=gridiron football|S|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|37|Robert Jackson|d=safety|S|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Paul Jetton|C|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|15|Turk Schonert|QB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Ickey Woods|FB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Rob Woods|d=American football|rookie=y|OT|IR}}

| practice_squad =

{{NFLplayer|10|Todd Philcox|rookie=y|QB}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Dana Wells|rookie=y|NT}}

47 active, 6 inactive, 2 practice squad

}}

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|state=collapsed

|title=Week One: Cincinnati Bengals (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0)

|date=September 10

|time=1:00 p.m.

|road=Bengals

|R1=7 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=0

|home=Bears

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=7

|stadium=Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

|attendance=64,730

|weather={{Convert|64|F|C}}

|referee=Jerry Seeman

|TV=

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|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198909100chi.htm Box Score], [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore/cincinnati-bengals-vs-chicago-bears-1989091002 Box Score]

|scoring=

;First quarter

• CIN – James Brooks 4-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 9:52. Bengals 7–0.

;Second quarter

• CHI – Mike Tomczak 11-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 0:10. Tie 7–7.

;Third quarter

• CIN – Ickey Woods 5-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 8:28. Bengals 14–7.
• CHI – Kevin Butler 29-yard field goal, 11:40. Bengals 14–10.

;Fourth quarter

• CHI – James Thornton 20-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick), 10:06. Bears 17–14.

|stats=

;Top passers

• CIN – Boomer Esiason – 18/36, 184 yards, TD
• CHI – Mike Tomczak – 10/24, 159 yards, TD, 2 INT

;Top rushers

• CIN – James Brooks – 13 rushes, 88 yards
• CHI – Neal Anderson – 21 rushes, 146 yards

;Top receivers

• CIN – James Brooks – 5 receptions, 46 yards, TD
• CHI – James Thornton – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD

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|state=collapsed

|title=Week Three: Cleveland Browns (2–0) at Cincinnati Bengals (1–1)

|date={{tooltip|September 25|Monday}}

|time=9:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Browns

|R1=0 |R2=14 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Bengals

|H1=0 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=0

|stadium=Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

|attendance=

|weather={{Convert|53|F|C}}

|referee=

|TV=ABC

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|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198909250cin.htm Box Score]

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{{Clear}}

{{See also|1989 Seattle Seahawks season}}

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|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

|date=December 10

|time=1:00pm local

|road=Seahawks

|R1=0|R2=7|R3=10|R4=7

|home=Bengals

|H1=7|H2=3|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio

|attendance=54,744

|weather=Cloudy • {{convert|30|°F|°C}} • Wind {{convert|12|mph|km/h}} SW

|referee=Bob McElwee

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.seahawksmedia.com/seasonarchive/1989/?Field=yr_play_by_play&Index=13&Repeater=yes Play-by-Play]

|stats=

{{Col-start}}

{{Col-2}}

;Seahawks

• Dave Krieg
  22/33, 258 Yds, 3 TD, INT
• Curt Warner
  14 Rush, 51 Yds
• Brian Blades
  6 Rec, 107 Yds, TD

{{Col-2}}

;Bengals

• Boomer Esiason
  21/42, 246 yds, TD
• James Brooks
  11 Rush, 52 Yds
• Tim McGee
  7 Rec, 109 Yds, TD

{{Col-end}}

}}

{{Quote box

|quote = You don't live in Cleveland, you live in Cincinnati.

|author = Sam Wyche

|source = Bengals head coach

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=SEA|HomeName=CIN|state=collapsed}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=5:18

| Team=Bengals

| DrivePlays=3

| DriveLength=44

| DriveTime=0:48

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Tim McGee

| QB=Boomer Esiason

| yards=21

| kickresult= good

| Kicker=Jim Breech

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=0

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=10:37

| Team=Bengals

| DrivePlays=13

| DriveLength=71

| DriveTime=5:51

| Type=FG

| yards=24

| Kicker=Jim Breech

| Visitor=0

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=0:42

| Team=Seahawks

| DrivePlays=12

| DriveLength=78

| DriveTime=2:25

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Steve Largent

| QB=Dave Krieg

| yards=10

| kickresult= good

| Kicker=Norm Johnson

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=7

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=12:58

| Team=Seahawks

| DrivePlays=5

| DriveLength=37

| DriveTime=1:51

| Type=FG

| yards=48

| Kicker=Norm Johnson

| Visitor=10

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=10:14

| Team=Seahawks

| DrivePlays=1

| DriveLength=60

| DriveTime=0:12

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Brian Blades

| QB=Dave Krieg

| yards=60

| kickresult= good

| Kicker=Norm Johnson

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=17

| Home=10

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=9:39

| Team=Bengals

| DrivePlays=

| DriveLength=

| DriveTime=

| Type=IntTD

| Def=Eric Thomas

| yards=18

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Jim Breech

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=17

| Home=17

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=3:51

| Team=Seahawks

| DrivePlays=10

| DriveLength=80

| DriveTime=5:42

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Curt Warner

| QB=Dave Krieg

| yards=1

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Norm Johnson

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=24

| Home=17

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=24|Home=17}}

{{1989 AFC Central standings}}

• Boomer Esiason QB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
• Rodney Holman TE, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
• James Brooks RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
• David Fulcher SS, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
• Anthony Muñoz LT, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection

• Boomer Esiason, 5th straight 3,000-yard season{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/boomeresiason/2500562/profile|title=Boomer Esiason|website=NFL.com}}
• James Brooks, 2nd 1,000-yard season (1,239 yards){{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/jamesbrooks/2499809/profile|title=James Brooks|website=NFL.com}}
• Tim McGee, 1st 1,000-yard season (1,211 yards){{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/timmcgee/2501993/profile|title=Tim McGee|website=NFL.com}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1989.htm 1989 Cincinnati Bengals] at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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