1987 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 1987 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 18th in the National Football League (NFL). The team could not improve upon its 10–6 year of the previous campaign, as the team dipped to a record of 4–11 in a season shortened by one game due to another players' strike, in which replacement players were used for three games.

1987 Cincinnati Bengals season
General manager	Paul Brown
Head coach	Sam Wyche
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	4–11
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

This was the first season since 1970 that Ken Anderson was not on the opening day roster.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1987 NFL Draft

1987 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	17	Jason Buck	Defensive end	BYU
2	49	Eric Thomas *	Defensive back	Tulane
3	76	Leonard Bell	Defensive back	Indiana
3	77	Skip McClendon	Defensive end	Arizona State
4	103	Jim Riggs	Tight end	Clemson
5	130	Marc Logan	Running back	Kentucky
5	139	Greg Horne	Punter	Arkansas
6	157	Sonny Gordon	Defensive back	Ohio State
7	188	Chris Thatcher	Guard	Lafayette
8	215	Solomon Wilcots	Defensive back	Colorado
9	242	Craig Raddatz	Linebacker	Wisconsin
10	269	David McCluskey	Running back	Georgia
11	296	Jim Warne	Offensive tackle	Arizona State
12	328	John Holifield	Running back	West Virginia
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1987 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Assistant General Manager – Mike Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head coaches Head Coach – Sam Wyche Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bruce Coslet Running Backs – Jim Anderson Tight Ends – Bill Johnson Offensive Line – Jim McNally

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Dick LeBeau Defensive Line – Bill Urbanik Linebackers – Dick Selcer Special teams coaches Special Teams – Mike Stock Strength and conditioning Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1987 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  7 Boomer Esiason 12 Mike Norseth 15 Turk Schonert Running backs (RB) 21 James Brooks 36 Stanford Jennings KR 30 Bill Johnson 28 Larry Kinnebrew FB 49 Dana Wright Wide receivers (WR) 81 Eddie Brown 80 Cris Collinsworth 89 Ira Hillary 88 Mike Martin 85 Tim McGee Tight ends (TE) 82 Rodney Holman 84 Eric Kattus 87 Jim Riggs

Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Doug Aronson G 74 Brian Blados T 67 David Douglas C 64 Bruce Kozerski G 65 Max Montoya G 78 Anthony Muñoz T 75 Bruce Reimers G 50 Dave Rimington C 63 Joe Walter T Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Jason Buck DE 73 Eddie Edwards DE 71 Mike Hammerstein NT 69 Tim Krumrie NT 72 Skip McClendon DE 70 Jim Skow DE

Linebackers (LB) 53 Leo Barker OLB 55 Ed Brady ILB 93 Kiki DeAyala 92 Tim Inglis 90 Emanuel King OLB 51 Leon White OLB 57 Reggie Williams 91 Carl Zander ILB Defensive backs (DB) 26 Leonard Bell 34 Louis Breeden CB 27 Barney Bussey FS 20 Ray Horton CB 37 Robert Jackson FS 22 Eric Thomas CB 41 Solomon Wilcots S Special teams  3 Jim Breech K 17 Scott Fulhage P

Reserve 24 Lewis Billups CB (IR) —- Jeff Reinke DE (IR) 33 David Fulcher SS (IR) 58 Joe Kelly LB (IR) -- Lance Sellers LB (IR) 32 Stanley Wilson RB (Susp.) Rookies in italics

NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

1987 Cincinnati Bengals replacement roster
Quarterbacks 16 Ben Bennett 18 Adrian Breen 11 Dave Walter Running backs 39 Pat Franklin 29 Marc Logan 40 David McCluskey 46 Dan Rice 49 Dana Wright Wide receivers 86 Ken Brown 80 Tom Brown 85 Greg Meehan 81 Marquis Pleasant 42 Darryl Richardson 84 Rodney Tweet 23 Mike Wade Tight ends 83 Dave Romasko 82 Wade Russell 84 Reggie Sims		Offensive linemen 72 Keith Cupp 71 John Fletcher 60 Sam Manos 61 Bill Poe 68 Tom Richey 66 Bob Riley 62 Ken Smith 77 Mark Tigges Defensive linemen 79 Bill Berthusen 95 Mike Devries 73 Eddie Edwards 96 Willie Fears 67 Jeff Reinke 76 Jeff Smith		Linebackers 56 Toney Catchings 52 Tom Flaherty 92 Tim Inglis 59 Scott Schutt 84 Lance Sellers 51 David Ward 57 Reggie Williams Defensive backs 35 Chris Barber 32 Nate Borders 38 Mark Guerra 31 Gary Hunt 43 Mark Johnson 44 Aaron Manning 42 Robert Niehoff 25 Daryl Smith Special teams 17 Scott Fulhage P  9 Massimo Manca K

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 13	at Indianapolis Colts	W 23–21	1–0	Hoosier Dome	59,387
2	September 20	San Francisco 49ers	L 26–27	1–1	Riverfront Stadium	53,498
–	September 27	at Los Angeles Rams	canceled	1–1	Anaheim Stadium
3	October 4	San Diego Chargers	L 9–10	1–2	Riverfront Stadium	26,209
4	October 11	at Seattle Seahawks	W 17–10	2–2	Kingdome	31,739
5	October 18	Cleveland Browns	L 0–34	2–3	Riverfront Stadium	40,179
6	October 25	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–23	2–4	Three Rivers Stadium	53,692
7	November 1	Houston Oilers	L 29–31	2–5	Riverfront Stadium	52,700
8	November 8	Miami Dolphins	L 14–20	2–6	Riverfront Stadium	53,840
9	November 15	at Atlanta Falcons	W 16–10	3–6	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	25,758
10	November 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 16–30	3–7	Riverfront Stadium	59,910
11	November 29	at New York Jets	L 20–27	3–8	Giants Stadium	41,135
12	December 6	Kansas City Chiefs	W 30–27	4–8	Riverfront Stadium	46,489
13	December 13	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–38	4–9	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	77,331
14	December 20	New Orleans Saints	L 24–41	4–10	Riverfront Stadium	43,424
15	December 27	at Houston Oilers	L 17–21	4–11	Houston Astrodome	49,775

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns(2)	10	5	0	.667	5–1	8–3	390	239	W3
Houston Oilers(4)	9	6	0	.600	5–1	7–4	345	349	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers	8	7	0	.533	2–4	6–5	285	299	L2
Cincinnati Bengals	4	11	0	.267	0–6	3–9	285	370	L3

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Boomer Esiason	440	240	3321	16	19	73.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Larry Kinnebrew	145	570	3.9	52	8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Brown	44	608	13.8	47	3
Mike Martin	20	394	19.7	54	3

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Tim Krumrie	88	3.5	0	0	0
Reggie Williams	75	6.0	0	1	2
Robert Jackson	70	0	3	0	1
David Fulcher	72	3	3	1	1

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Jim Breech	30	24	80.0%	27	25	92.6	97

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Scott Fulhage	52	2168	58	0	41.7

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Barney Bussey	21	406	19.3	34	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Martin	3	51	17.0	20	0	28	277	9.9	21	0

Awards and records

• Anthony Muñoz, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
• Tim Krumrie, AFC Pro Bowl Selection

External links

• 1987 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com