1988 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Sam Wyche (12-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

1988 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
1988 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Cincinnati piled up points with 448 points, while the defense gave up 329. Ickey Woods carried the ball for a team-best 1,066 yards for the Bengals, and James Brooks also contributed to the rushing attack.

Boomer Esiason triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,572 yards. Eddie Brown grabbed 53 passes for 1,273 yards.

Eric Thomas picked off 7 opponent throws. Jim Skow sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.

Sam Wyche coached the team. The 1988 Cincinnati Bengals lost in the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Boomer Esiason	388	223	57.5	3572	9.2	28	7.2	14	3.6	86	30	245	97.4
Turk Schonert	4	2	50.0	20	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	17	0	0	64.6
Totals	392	225	57.4	3592	9.2	28	7.1	14	3.6	86	30	245

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ickey Woods	203	1066	5.3	56	15
James Brooks	182	931	5.1	51	8
Stanley Wilson	112	398	3.6	19	2
Boomer Esiason	43	248	5.8	24	1
Stanford Jennings	17	47	2.8	9	1
Marc Logan	2	10	5.0	9	0
Turk Schonert	2	10	5.0	7	0
Mike Norseth	1	5	5.0	5	0
Eddie Brown	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	563	2710	4.8	56	27

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eddie Brown	53	1273	24.0	86	9
Rodney Holman	39	527	13.5	33	3
Tim McGee	36	686	19.1	78	6
James Brooks	29	287	9.9	28	6
Ickey Woods	21	199	9.5	25	0
Cris Collinsworth	13	227	17.5	36	1
Stanley Wilson	9	110	12.2	28	1
Jim Riggs	9	82	9.1	16	0
Ira Hillary	5	76	15.2	31	1
Stanford Jennings	5	75	15.0	31	0
Mike Martin	2	22	11.0	15	1
Marc Logan	2	20	10.0	17	0
Eric Kattus	2	8	4.0	11	0
Totals	225	3592	16.0	86	28

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jim Breech	59	56	94.9	16	11	68.8	89
Lee Johnson				2	1	50.0	3
Totals	59	56	94.9	18	12	66.7	92

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Scott Fulhage	44	1672	38.0	53
Lee Johnson	14	594	42.4	52
Jim Breech	3	64	21.3	30
Boomer Esiason	1	21	21.0	21
Totals	62	2351	37.9	53

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ira Hillary	17	166	9.8	20
Eddie Brown	10	48	4.8	13
Mike Martin	5	30	6.0	10
Totals	32	244	7.6	20

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Stanford Jennings	32	684	21.4	98	1
Ira Hillary	12	195	16.2	24	0
Barney Bussey	7	83	11.9	22	0
Marc Logan	4	80	20.0	24	0
Rickey Dixon	1	18	18.0	18	0
James Brooks	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Totals	57	1054	18.5	98	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Thomas	7	61	8.7	37	0
David Fulcher	5	38	7.6	16	1
Lewis Billups	4	47	11.8	29	0
Ray Horton	3	13	4.3	11	0
Rickey Dixon	1	13	13.0	13	0
Solomon Wilcots	1	6	6.0	6	0
Carl Zander	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	22	181	8.2	37	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Jim Skow	9.5
Jason Buck	6.0
David Grant	5.0
Barney Bussey	4.0
Leo Barker	3.0
Leon White	3.0
Tim Krumrie	3.0
Reggie Williams	2.5
Skip McClendon	2.0
David Fulcher	1.5
Ray Horton	1.0
Eddie Edwards	0.5
Totals	41.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Tim Krumrie	152	152	0		0	3	0	0	0
Eric Thomas	64	64	0	0
Joe Kelly	61	61	0
Barney Bussey	25	25	0		1	1	0	0	0
Ed Brady	1	1	0
Boomer Esiason					5	4	0		0
Solomon Wilcots				0	0	2	0	0	0
Anthony Munoz					0	2	0	0	0
Lewis Billups				0	0	2	26	1	0
Jim Riggs					2	1	0	0	0
Rodney Holman					2	1	0		0
Carl Zander				0	0	1	0	0	0
Ickey Woods					8	1	0		0
Leon White					0	1	0	0	0
Rickey Dixon				0	0	1	-3	0	0
David Grant					0	1	0	0	0
Leo Barker					0	1	34	1	0
Tim McGee					0	1	0		0
Eddie Brown					1	1	0		0
Eric Kattus					1	0	0	0	0
Cris Collinsworth					1	0	0		0
Stanley Wilson					3	0	0		0
Stanford Jennings					1	0	0		0
David Fulcher				0	1	0	0		0
Marc Logan					1	0	0	0	0
James Brooks					1	0	0		0
Totals	303	303	0	0	28	24	57	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Ickey Woods	15	0							0	0	0			90
Jim Breech									11	56	0			89
James Brooks	8	6		0					0	0	0			84
Eddie Brown	0	9	0						0	0	0			54
Tim McGee		6							0	0	0			36
Stanley Wilson	2	1							0	0	0			18
Rodney Holman		3							0	0	0			18
Stanford Jennings	1	0		1					0	0	0			12
Leo Barker							1		0	0	0			6
Cris Collinsworth		1							0	0	0			6
David Fulcher						1			0	0	0			6
Mike Martin		1	0						0	0	0			6
Boomer Esiason	1								0	0	0			6
Lewis Billups						0	1		0	0	0			6
Ira Hillary		1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Lee Johnson									1	0	0			3
Totals	27	28	0	1	0	1	2	0	12	56	0	0	0	446