2014 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season

The 2014 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 47th overall and the twelfth under head coach Marvin Lewis. The Bengals qualified for the playoffs for the 4th consecutive season, but lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the first round, extending their playoff losing streak to 7 games, the 3rd longest losing streak (in terms of games played) in NFL history at the time, behind the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs who both had 8.[1]

2014 draft class

2014 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 24 Darqueze Dennard Cornerback Michigan State
2 55 Jeremy Hill Running back LSU
3 88 Will Clarke Defensive end West Virginia
4 111 Russell Bodine Center North Carolina
5 164 A. J. McCarron Quarterback Alabama
6 212 Marquis Flowers Linebacker Arizona
7 239 James Wright Wide receiver LSU
252 Lavelle Westbrooks Cornerback Georgia Southern
Compensatory selection
Draft trades
  • The Bengals traded their original fourth- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 123 and 199 overall, respectively) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the Seahawks' fourth-round selection (No. 111 overall).

Staff

2014 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

  • President – Mike Brown
  • Senior vice president of player personnel – Pete Brown
  • Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn
  • Vice president of player personnel – Paul Brown
  • Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Marvin Lewis
  • Assistant head coach/offensive line coach – Paul Alexander

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Paul Guenther
  • Defensive line – Jay Hayes
  • Linebackers – Matt Burke
  • Assistant linebackers/quality control – David Lippincott
  • Defensive backs – Vance Joseph
  • Defensive backs – Mark Carrier
  • Defensive assistant/quality control – Marcus Lewis

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2014 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 55 Vontaze Burfict OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 51 Jayson DiManche OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 85 Tyler Eifert TE (IR-DFR)
  • 73 Trey Hopkins G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 82 Marvin Jones WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 56 Sean Porter OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • -- J. K. Schaffer MLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 81 Alex Smith TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 71 Andre Smith T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 9 inactive, 10 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 39–41 0–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
2 August 16 New York Jets L 17–25 0–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Arizona Cardinals W 19–13 1–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
4 August 28 Indianapolis Colts W 35–7 2–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 7 at Baltimore Ravens W 23–16 1–0 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
2 September 14 Atlanta Falcons W 24–10 2–0 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
3 September 21 Tennessee Titans W 33–7 3–0 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
4 Bye
5 October 5 at New England Patriots L 17–43 3–1 Gillette Stadium Recap
6 October 12 Carolina Panthers T 37–37 (OT) 3–1–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
7 October 19 at Indianapolis Colts L 0–27 3–2–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
8 October 26 Baltimore Ravens W 27–24 4–2–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
9 November 2 Jacksonville Jaguars W 33–23 5–2–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
10 November 6 Cleveland Browns L 3–24 5–3–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
11 November 16 at New Orleans Saints W 27–10 6–3–1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
12 November 23 at Houston Texans W 22–13 7–3–1 NRG Stadium Recap
13 November 30 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 14–13 8–3–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
14 December 7 Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–42 8–4–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
15 December 14 at Cleveland Browns W 30–0 9–4–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
16 December 22 Denver Broncos W 37–28 10–4–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
17 December 28 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–27 10–5–1 Heinz Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 4, 2015 at Indianapolis Colts (4) L 10–26 0–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens

Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 6 9 0823
Ravens 0 0 7916

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

First quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 49-yard field goal, 10:25. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 4:35.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 22-yard field goal, 1:25. Bengals 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 2:42.

Second quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 28-yard field goal, 10:13. Bengals 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:40.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 47-yard field goal, 4:36. Bengals 12–0. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:15.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 2:07. Bengals 15–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:23.

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 10:28. Bengals 15–10. Drive: 14 plays, 48 yards, 5:23.
  • BAL – Steve Smith Sr. 80-yard pass from Joe Flacco (run failed), 5:46. Ravens 16–15. Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 2:43.
  • CIN – A. J. Green 77-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Andy Dalton-Mohamed Sanu pass), 4:58. Bengals 23–16. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:48.

Top passers

  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 25/38, 301 yards, TD
  • BAL – Joe Flacco – 35/62, 345 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 131 yards, TD
  • BAL – Dennis Pitta – 10 receptions, 89 yards

Andy Dalton would throw a 77-yard touchdown pass to A. J. Green with 4:58 remaining to give the Bengals the win. With the win, the Bengals started 1-0. They also won at Baltimore for the first time since 2009.

Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 0 0710
Bengals 3 7 14024

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: September 14
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 58,574
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 31-yard field goal, 5:19. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:57.
  • ATL – Matt Bryant 46-yard field goal, 1:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:11.

Second quarter

  • CIN – Giovani Bernard 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:11. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 5:21.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Mohamed Sanu 76-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:58. Bengals 17–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:12.
  • CIN – Jeremy Hill 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 6:28. Bengals 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:14.

Fourth quarter

  • ATL – Julio Jones 14-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 8:35. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:59.

Top passers

  • ATL – Matt Ryan – 24/44, 231 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 15/23, 252 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • ATL – Steven Jackson – 11 rushes, 46 yards
  • CIN – Giovani Bernard – 27 rushes, 90 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ATL – Julio Jones – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD
  • CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD

The Bengals defense would have themselves a day, intercepting Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan 3 times in the win. With the win, the Bengals started 2-0 for the first time since 2006.

Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Three: Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 077
Bengals 10 9 7733

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: September 21, 2014
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 pm. CDT
  • Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 56,743
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Johansen and Chris Simms
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 29-yard field goal, 4:48. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:03.
  • CIN – Andy Dalton 18-yard pass from Mohamed Sanu (Mike Nugent kick), 0:00. Bengals 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:35.

Second quarter

  • CIN – Penalty on Quentin Groves enforced in end zone for a safety, 6:25. Bengals 12–0.
  • CIN – Giovani Bernard 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 3:29. Bengals 19–0. Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:09.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Giovani Bernard 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 1:58. Bengals 26–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:18.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Jeremy Hill 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:26. Bengals 33–0. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:07.
  • TEN – Shonn Greene 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 6:09. Bengals 33–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:17.

Top passers

  • TEN – Jake Locker – 17/34, 185 yards, 2 INT
  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 15/23, 169 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • TEN – Bishop Sankey – 10 rushes, 61 yards
  • CIN – Giovani Bernard – 14 rushes, 47 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • TEN – Delanie Walker – 4 receptions, 54 yards
  • CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 102 yards

With the win, the Bengals started 3-0 for the first time since 2006. It is also their 3rd 3-0 start under Marvin Lewis.

Week 5: at New England Patriots

Week Five: Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 3 14017
Patriots 14 6 14943

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game information

First quarter

  • NE – Stevan Ridley 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:03. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:57.
  • NE – Tim Wright 17-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:12. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:33.

Second quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 23-yard field goal, 4:33. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:19.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 48-yard field goal, 1:12. Patriots 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 3:21.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 19-yard field goal, 0:09. Patriots 20–3. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 0:19.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Mohamed Sanu 37-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:27. Patriots 20–10. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:05.
  • NE – Rob Gronkowski 16-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 6:06. Patriots 27–10. Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:21.
  • NE – Kyle Arrington 9-yard fumble return (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 6:00. Patriots 34–10.
  • CIN – A. J. Green 17-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:43. Patriots 34–17. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:17.

Fourth quarter

  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 23-yard field goal, 14:54. Patriots 37–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:49.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 47-yard field goal, 7:53. Patriots 40–17. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:21.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard field goal, 2:55. Patriots 43–17. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:11.

Top passers

  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 15/24, 204 yards, 2 TD
  • NE – Tom Brady – 23/35, 292 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • CIN – Giovani Bernard – 13 rushes, 62 yards
  • NE – Stevan Ridley – 27 rushes, 113 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD
  • NE – Rob Gronkowski – 6 receptions, 100 yards, TD

With the loss, the Bengals fell to 3-1.

Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Six: Carolina Panthers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Panthers 7 3 1410337
Bengals 0 17 017337

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 57,053
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Brandon Tate 5-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 14:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 6:29.
  • CIN – Giovani Bernard 89-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 11:50. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:15.
  • CAR – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 6:20. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:30.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 44-yard field goal, 0:03. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:17.

Third quarter

  • CAR – Fozzy Whittaker 4-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 9:07. Tied 17–17. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:42.
  • CAR – Cam Newton 12-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 3:54. Panthers 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:11.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Mohamed Sanu 34-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:38. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:11.
  • CAR – Greg Olsen 13-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 4:50. Panthers 31–24. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:48.
  • CIN – Jeremy Hill 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 4:32. Tied 31–31. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:18.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 2:11. Bengals 34–31. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:11.
  • CAR – Graham Gano 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 34–34. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 2:11.

Overtime

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 42-yard field goal, 8:35. Bengals 37–34. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:25.
  • CAR – Graham Gano 36-yard field goal, 2:19. Tied 37–37. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 6:16.

Top passers

  • CAR – Cam Newton – 29/46, 284 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 33/43, 323 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • CAR – Cam Newton – 17 rushes, 107 yards, TD
  • CIN – Giovani Bernard – 18 rushes, 137 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CAR – Greg Olsen – 6 receptions, 62 yards, TD
  • CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 10 receptions, 120 yards, TD

With the tie, the Bengals were sent to a 3-1-1 record and were given their first tie game since 2008.

Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Seven: Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 0 000
Colts 3 7 71027

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

First quarter

  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 23-yard field goal, 0:33. Colts 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:16.

Second quarter

  • IND – Ahmad Bradshaw 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:08. Colts 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:45.

Third quarter

  • IND – Dwayne Allen 32-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:47. Colts 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Ahmad Bradshaw 10-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:09. Colts 24–0. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 7:51.
  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 50-yard field goal, 1:55. Colts 27–0. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 6:35.

Top passers

  • CIN – Andy Dalton: 18/38, 126 yards
  • IND – Andrew Luck: 27/42, 344 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

With the loss, the Bengals fell to 3-2-1. They were also shut out for the first time since 2009.

Week 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Eight: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 0 6 81024
Bengals 7 0 101027

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • BAL – Justin Tucker 45-yard field goal, 9:15. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 24 yards, 5:30.
  • BAL – Justin Tucker 50-yard field goal, 1:02. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:32.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Giovani Bernard 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:56. Bengals 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:48.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 32-yard field goal, 6:29. Bengals 17–6. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:59.
  • BAL – Lorenzo Taliaferro 10-yard run (Justin Forsett run), 1:58. Bengals 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:31.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 33-yard field goal, 11:24. Bengals 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:34.
  • BAL – Lorenzo Taliaferro 8-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 6:31. Ravens 21–20. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:05.
  • BAL – Justin Tucker 53-yard field goal, 3:59. Ravens 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:13.
  • CIN – Andy Dalton 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:57. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:02.

Top passers

  • BAL – Joe Flacco – 17/34, 195 yards, 2 INT
  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 21/28, 266 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • BAL – Justin Forsett – 17 rushes, 68 yards
  • CIN – Giovani Bernard – 16 rushes, 45 yards

Top receivers

  • BAL – Lorenzo Taliaferro – 2 receptions, 42 yards
  • CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 5 receptions, 125 yards

With the win, the Bengals improved to 4-2-1, and swept the Ravens for the first time since 2009.

Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 3 0 71323
Bengals 0 12 71433

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 60,057
  • Referee: Ron Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • JAX – Josh Scobee 25-yard field goal, 1:21. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:17.

Second quarter

  • CIN – Mohamed Sanu 19-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:48. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:33.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 31-yard field goal, 4:25. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:29.
  • CIN – Bryan Anger punt blocked out of bounds in endzone for a safety, 2:58. Bengals 12–3.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Jeremy Hill 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 10:33. Bengals 19–3. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:27.
  • JAX – Allen Hurns 40-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Josh Scobee kick), 9:36. Bengals 19–10. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 0:57.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – A. J. Green 18-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 13:54. Bengals 26–10. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:45.
  • JAX – Allen Hurns 18-yard pass from Blake Bortles (pass failed), 9:55. Bengals 26–16. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:59.
  • JAX – Denard Robinson 5-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 8:13. Bengals 26–23. Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:43.
  • CIN – Jeremy Hill 60-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 8:04. Bengals 33–23. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:09.

Top passers

  • JAX – Blake Bortles – 22/33, 247 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 19/31, 233 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • JAX – Denard Robinson – 17 rushes, 94 yards, TD
  • CIN – Jeremy Hill – 24 rushes, 154 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • JAX – Allen Hurns – 7 receptions, 112 yards, 2 TD
  • CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 4 receptions, 95 yards, TD

With their 4th straight win over the Jaguars, the Bengals went to 5-2-1.

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Ten: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 10 7024
Bengals 3 0 003

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

First quarter

  • CLE – Ben Tate 4-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 10:40. Browns 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:38.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 6:18. Browns 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 7 yards, 1:22.

Second quarter

  • CLE – Isaiah Crowell 2-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 12:57. Browns 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:01.
  • CLE – Billy Cundiff 32-yard field goal, 3:59. Browns 17–3. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 5:56.

Third quarter

  • CLE – Terrance West 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 4:46. Browns 24–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:30.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • CLE – Terrance West – 26 rushes, 94 yards, TD
  • CIN – Jeremy Hill – 12 rushes, 55 yards

Top receivers

Andy Dalton would post a passer rating of 2.0 in this game, as the Bengals went down easily to the Browns 24-3. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 5-3-1.

Week 11: at New Orleans Saints

Week Eleven: Cincinnati Bengals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 6 7727
Saints 3 0 0710

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,073
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 22-yard field goal, 2:52. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 94 yards, 7:25.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 42-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 13–3. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:57.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Jermaine Gresham 1-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:03. Bengals 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:46.

Fourth quarter

  • NO – Kenny Stills 9-yard pass from Drew Brees (Shayne Graham kick), 14:56. Bengals 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:07.
  • CIN – A. J. Green 24-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:29. Bengals 27–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:27.

Top passers

  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 16/22, 220 yards, 3 TD
  • NO – Drew Brees – 33/41, 255 yards, TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD
  • NO – Marques Colston – 4 receptions, 56 yards

With the win, the Bengals went to 6-3-1.

Week 12: at Houston Texans

Week Twelve: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 2 7622
Texans 0 3 10013

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/12:00 pm. CST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 71,777
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Alfred Blue tackled in endzone by Geno Atkins for a safety, 8:57. Bengals 9–0.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 36-yard field goal, 1:45. Bengals 9–3. Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 5:04.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Jeremy Hill 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 11:48. Bengals 16–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:58.
  • HOU – Johnathan Joseph 60-yard interception return (Randy Bullock kick), 7:19. Bengals 16–10.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 25-yard field goal, 1:48. Bengals 16–13. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:26.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 31-yard field goal, 8:48. Bengals 19–13. Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 8:00.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 49-yard field goal, 1:55. Bengals 22–13. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:01.

Top passers

  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/35, 233 yards, TD, INT
  • HOU – Ryan Mallett – 21/45, 189 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • CIN – Jeremy Hill – 18 rushes, 87 yards, TD
  • HOU – Alfred Blue – 16 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

With the win, the Bengals went to 7-3-1.

Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 7 7014
Buccaneers 3 7 0313

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 56,340
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots and Chris Fischer
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • TB – Patrick Murray 32-yard field goal, 12:24. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 2:22.

Second quarter

  • TB – Doug Martin 7-yard run (Patrick Murray kick), 12:00. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:15.
  • CIN – Andy Dalton 5-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 1:08. Buccaneers 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:03.

Third quarter

  • CIN – A. J. Green 13-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:04. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:05.

Fourth quarter

  • TB – Patrick Murray 42-yard field goal, 14:12. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:52.

Top passers

  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 19/27, 176 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • TB – Josh McCown – 15/29, 190 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 rushes, 49 yards
  • TB – Doug Martin – 18 rushes, 58 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • CIN – James Wright – 3 receptions, 59 yards
  • TB – Mike Evans – 4 receptions, 49 yards

With the win, the Bengals went to 8-3-1. They also won 3 consecutive road games for the first time in franchise history. They also defeated the Bucs for the first time since 1989.

Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 10 72542
Bengals 0 14 7021

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 7
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 65,512
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • PIT – Heath Miller 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 11:17. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:29.
  • CIN – Jermaine Gresham 10-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 9:06. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:11.
  • CIN – Andy Dalton 20-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:57. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:45.
  • PIT – Shaun Suisham 22-yard field goal, 0:11. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:46.

Third quarter

  • PIT – Le'Veon Bell 10-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 5:24. Steelers 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:46.
  • CIN – A. J. Green 81-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:00. Bengals 21–17. Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:50.

Fourth quarter

  • PIT – Shaun Suisham 44-yard field goal, 13:32. Bengals 21–20. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:28.
  • PIT – Le'Veon Bell 13-yard run (Ben Roethlisberger-Heath Miller pass), 11:27. Steelers 28–21. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:18.
  • PIT – Martavis Bryant 94-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 8:31. Steelers 35–21. Drive: 1 play, 94 yards, 0:12.
  • PIT – Le'Veon Bell 22-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 5:09. Steelers 42–21. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:19.

Top passers

  • PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 25/39, 350 yards, 3 TD
  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 21/29, 302 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 26 rushes, 185 yards, 2 TD
  • CIN – Jeremy Hill – 8 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

  • PIT – Antonio Brown – 9 receptions, 117 yards
  • CIN – A. J. Green – 11 receptions, 224 yards, TD

The Bengals would surrender 25 points in the 4th quarter in this loss. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 8-4-1.

Week 15: at Cleveland Browns

Week Fifteen: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 10 10 3730
Browns 0 0 000

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

  • Date: December 14
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 67,431
  • Referee: Walt Anderson
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • CIN – Jeremy Hill 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 7:53. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 7:07.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 44-yard field goal, 1:57. Bengals 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:39.

Second quarter

  • CIN – Jeremy Hill 16-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 13:11. Bengals 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:57.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 44-yard field goal, 10:20. Bengals 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:54.

Third quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 34-yard field goal, 2:35. Bengals 23–0. Drive: 11 plays, 30 yards, 6:39.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Rex Burkhead 10-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:23. Bengals 30–0. Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 8:44.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • CIN – Jeremy Hill – 25 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
  • CLE – Terrance West – 5 rushes, 23 yards

Top receivers

Johnny Manziel made his first career NFL start in this game. With the shutout win, the Bengals went to 9-4-1. They also posted their first shutout win since 2008 (also against the Browns).

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 0 21028
Bengals 7 13 71037

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 8:30 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 66,107
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 37-yard field goal, 10:23. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 5:23.
  • CIN – Jermaine Gresham 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 7:56. Bengals 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:54.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 49-yard field goal, 1:03. Bengals 20–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:27.

Third quarter

  • DEN – C. J. Anderson 1-yard run (Connor Barth kick), 14:12. Bengals 20–14. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:48.
  • CIN – Giovani Bernard 22-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 12:35. Bengals 27–14. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:37.
  • DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 4-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Connor Barth kick), 9:08. Bengals 27–21. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:27.
  • DEN – Emmanuel Sanders 5-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Connor Barth kick), 1:29. Broncos 28–27. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 3:31.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 23-yard field goal, 7:49. Bengals 30–28. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:54.
  • CIN – Dre Kirkpatrick 30-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 2:41. Bengals 37–28.

Top passers

  • DEN – Peyton Manning – 28/42, 311 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 17/25, 146 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • DEN – C. J. Anderson – 18 rushes, 83 yards, TD
  • CIN – Jeremy Hill – 22 rushes, 147 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 7 receptions, 115 yards
  • CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 9 receptions, 62 yards, TD

The Bengals defense would intercept Peyton Manning 4 times in the game, including 2 by Dre Kirkpatrick in the 4th quarter. With the win, the Bengals improved to 10-4-1. They also defeated Peyton Manning for the first time.

Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Seventeen: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 3 0717
Steelers 7 13 0727

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: December 28
  • Game time: 8:30 pm. EST
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 64,697
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • CIN – Mike Nugent 39-yard field goal, 12:32. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 3:09.
  • PIT – Shaun Suisham 29-yard field goal, 7:36. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:56.
  • PIT – Martavis Bryant 21-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 5:52. Steelers 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:46.
  • PIT – Shaun Suisham 25-yard field goal, 0:40. Steelers 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 1:37.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • CIN – Jermaine Gresham 5-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:14. Steelers 20–17. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 7:29.
  • PIT – Antonio Brown 63-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 2:50. Steelers 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:01.

Top passers

  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 27/38, 244 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 24/38, 317 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • CIN – A. J. Green – 8 receptions, 82 yards
  • PIT – Antonio Brown – 7 receptions, 128 yards, TD

With the loss, the Bengals ended their season at 10-5-1. They would also finish in 2nd place by virtue of not only the Steelers sweep, but also being 1 game behind.

Postseason

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Indianapolis Colts

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Cincinnati Bengals at (4) Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 3 0010
Colts 7 6 10326

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 38-yard field goal, 12:41. Colts 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 3:41.
  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 8:34. Colts 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:17.
  • CIN – Mike Nugent 57-yard field goal, 0:10. Colts 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

  • IND – Donte Moncrief 36-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:48. Colts 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:06.
  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 22-yard field goal, 1:31. Colts 23–10. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:47.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 11:31. Colts 26–10. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 3:19.

Top passers

  • CIN – Andy Dalton – 18/35, 155 yards
  • IND – Andrew Luck – 31/44, 376 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • CIN – Jeremy Hill – 13 rushes, 47 yards, TD
  • IND – Dan Herron – 12 rushes, 56 yards, TD

Top receivers

With the loss, the Bengals endured their 7th straight playoff loss dating back to 1990.

Standings

Division

AFC North
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Pittsburgh Steelers 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 436 368 W4
(5) Cincinnati Bengals 10 5 1 .656 3–3 7–5 365 344 L1
(6) Baltimore Ravens 10 6 0 .625 3–3 6–6 409 302 W1
Cleveland Browns 7 9 0 .438 2–4 4–8 299 337 L5

Conference

AFC[2][3]
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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] New England Patriots East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .514 .487 L1
2[a] Denver Broncos West 12 4 0 .750 6–0 10–2 .521 .484 W1
3[b] Pittsburgh Steelers North 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 .451 .486 W4
4[b] Indianapolis Colts South 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 .479 .372 W1
Wild Cards
5 Cincinnati Bengals North 10 5 1 .656 3–3 7–5 .498 .425 L1
6 Baltimore Ravens North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 6–6 .475 .378 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[c] Houston Texans South 9 7 0 .563 4–2 8–4 .447 .299 W2
8[c] Kansas City Chiefs West 9 7 0 .563 3–3 7–5 .512 .500 W1
9[c] San Diego Chargers West 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 .512 .403 L1
10[c] Buffalo Bills East 9 7 0 .563 4–2 5–7 .516 .486 W1
11 Miami Dolphins East 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .512 .406 L1
12 Cleveland Browns North 7 9 0 .438 2–4 4–8 .479 .371 L5
13 New York Jets East 4 12 0 .250 1–5 4–8 .543 .375 W1
14[d] Jacksonville Jaguars South 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 .514 .313 L1
15[d] Oakland Raiders West 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 .570 .542 L1
16 Tennessee Titans South 2 14 0 .125 1–5 2–10 .506 .375 L10
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. ^ a b New England defeated Denver head-to-head (Week 9, 43–21).
  2. ^ a b Pittsburgh defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 8, 51–34).
  3. ^ a b c d Kansas City finished ahead of San Diego in the AFC West based on head-to-head sweep (Week 7, 23–20; Week 17, 19–7).
    Houston finished ahead of Kansas City and Buffalo based on conference record.
    Kansas City finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 10, 17–13).
    San Diego finished ahead of Buffalo based on head-to-head victory (Week 3, 22–10).
  4. ^ a b Jacksonville finished ahead of Oakland based on record vs. common opponents (1–4 to 0–5).
  5. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals' playoff losing streak hits seven games". YahooSports.com.
  2. ^ "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

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