1995 Cincinnati Bengals season

1995 Cincinnati Bengals season
1995 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dave Shula
Home stadium	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	QB Jeff Blake; WR Carl Pickens
	← 1994; Bengals seasons; 1996 →;

The 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League.

With Jeff Blake firmly entrenched as the starting quarterback, the Bengals won their first two games. However, the Bengals would lose their next two, heading into a rematch with Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins, in which the Bengals also lost, 26–23. The Bengals went on to play fairly well the rest of the season, but could not avoid their fifth straight losing season, ending with a 7–9 win–loss record.

One of the season's biggest disappointments was running back Ki-Jana Carter who the Bengals took with first overall pick out of Penn State. Carter would suffer a knee injury in his first preseason game, forcing him to miss his entire rookie season. He would never fully recover, in an injury plagued career.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1995 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	1	Ki-Jana Carter	Running back	Penn State
3	69	Melvin Tuten	Offensive tackle	Syracuse
4	102	Sam Shade	Defensive back	Alabama
5	139	David Dunn	Wide receiver	Fresno State
6	175	Ryan Grigson	Offensive tackle	Purdue
7	213	John Walsh	Quarterback	BYU
Made roster

Personnel

Staff

**1995 Cincinnati Bengals staff**
	Front office President – Mike Brown Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Shula Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Bruce Coslet Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Jim Anderson Tight Ends – Gary Moeller Offensive Line – Paul Alexander Offensive Assistant/Wide Receivers – John Garrett			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defensive Line – Bobby DePaul Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive Backs – Ron Meeks Defensive Assistant – Tim Krumrie Special teams coaches Special Teams – Joe Wessel Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood

Roster

**1995 Cincinnati Bengals roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 8 Jeff Blake 7 David Klingler 10 John Walsh Running backs (RB) 21 Eric Bieniemy 38 Jason Burns 46 Jeff Cothran FB 28 Harold Green 36 James Joseph Wide receivers (WR) 18 Thomas Bailey 80 David Dunn KR 84 Jeff Hill KR 81 Carl Pickens 16 David Rhodes 86 Darnay Scott Tight ends (TE) 82 Tony McGee 87 Troy Sadowski 88 Derek Ware		Offensive linemen (OL) 65 Darrick Brilz C 75 Anthony Brown G 72 Scott Brumfield G 71 Ray Forsythe G 66 Dan Jones G/C 62 Todd Kalis G 76 Trent Pollard G 77 Kevin Sargent T 61 Melvin Tuten G/T 63 Joe Walter T Defensive linemen (DL) 92 John Copeland DE 98 Todd Kelly DE 96 Alfred Oglesby DT 95 Keith Rucker DT 70 Artie Smith DE 79 Ramondo Stallings DT/DE 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DT 99 Dan Wilkinson DT		Linebackers (LB) 55 Andre Collins OLB 57 Kevin Jefferson MLB 56 Ricardo McDonald OLB 52 Randy Neal OLB 51 Steve Tovar MLB 91 Brett Wallerstedt MLB Defensive backs (DB) 45 Adrian Hardy CB 25 Rod Jones CB 24 Roger Jones CB 23 Corey Sawyer CB 35 Sam Shade SS 30 Chris Shelling CB 27 Bracy Walker SS 37 Leonard Wheeler CB/FS 31 Darryl Williams FS Special teams (ST) 11 Lee Johnson P 9 Doug Pelfrey K 59 Greg Truitt LS		Practice squad none Reserve 74 Rich Braham G/C (IR) 43 Mike Brim CB (IR) 32 Ki-Jana Carter RB (IR) 90 Gerald Collins LB (IR) 50 James Francis LB (IR) 64 Bruce Kozerski G (IR) 85 Tim McGee WR (IR) 53 active, 7 inactive Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 3, 1995	at Indianapolis Colts	W 24–21 (OT)	1–0	RCA Dome	42,445
2	September 10, 1995	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–17	2–0	Riverfront Stadium	48,318
3	September 17, 1995	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–24	2–1	Kingdome	39,492
4	September 24, 1995	Houston Oilers	L 28–38	2–2	Riverfront Stadium	46,332
5	October 1, 1995	Miami Dolphins	L 23–26	2–3	Riverfront Stadium	52,671
6	October 8, 1995	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 16–19	2–4	Tampa Stadium	41,732
7	Bye
8	October 19, 1995	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–9	3–4	Three Rivers Stadium	56,684
9	October 29, 1995	Cleveland Browns	L 26–29 (OT)	3–5	Riverfront Stadium	58,639
10	November 5, 1995	Oakland Raiders	L 17–20	3–6	Riverfront Stadium	51,265
11	November 12, 1995	at Houston Oilers	W 32–25	4–6	Houston Astrodome	32,998
12	November 19, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 31–49	4–7	Riverfront Stadium	54,636
13	November 26, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 17–13	5–7	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	68,249
14	December 3, 1995	at Green Bay Packers	L 10–24	5–8	Lambeau Field	60,318
15	December 10, 1995	Chicago Bears	W 16–10	6–8	Riverfront Stadium	38,642
16	December 17, 1995	at Cleveland Browns	L 10–26	6–9	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	55,875
17	December 24, 1995	Minnesota Vikings	W 27–24	7–9	Riverfront Stadium	34,568

Season summary

Week 2: vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Two: Cincinnati Bengals vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	0	3	7	17
Bengals	3	7	7	7	24

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 10, 1995
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Overcast, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 48,318
TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
Recap

Game information

First quarter

CIN – Doug Pelfrey 27-yard field goal, 9:51. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 27 yards, 5:09.
JAC – Randy Jordan 71-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Mike Hollis kick), 8:43. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:08.

Second quarter

CIN – Melvin Tuten 3-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick), 0:16. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:08.

Third quarter

JAC – Mike Hollis 29-yard field goal, 12:18. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, -7 yards, 0:25.
CIN – Harold Green 10-yard run (Doug Pelfrey kick), 8:14. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:04.

Fourth quarter

CIN – Carl Pickens 68-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick), 14:04. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:48.
JAC – Mark Brunell 8-yard run (Mike Hollis kick), 7:20. Bengals 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 4:15.

Top passers

JAC – Steve Beuerlein – 4/12, 98 yards, TD
CIN – Jeff Blake – 20/30, 247 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

JAC – Randy Jordan – 20 rushes, 64 yards
CIN – Eric Bieniemy – 14 rushes, 65 yards

Top receivers

JAC – Randy Jordan – 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD
CIN – Carl Pickens – 5 receptions, 102 yards, TD

Week 16 at Cleveland Browns

Week 16: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	3	0	7	10
Browns	0	17	6	3	26

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: December 17, 1995
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Overcast, 29 °F (−2 °C)
Game attendance: 55,875
TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Randy Cross and Jim Gray

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

CIN – Jeff Blake – 22/46, 257 yards, INT
CLE – Vinny Testaverde – 22/23, 241 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

CIN – Harold Green – 7 rushes, 33 yards
CLE – Earnest Byner – 31 rushes, 121 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Carl Pickens – 5 receptions, 90 yards
CLE – Earnest Byner – 7 receptions, 36 yards

Standings

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	407	327	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	349	374	W1
Houston Oilers	7	9	0	.438	348	324	W2
Cleveland Browns	5	11	0	.313	289	356	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars	4	12	0	.250	275	404	W1

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Jeff Blake	567	326	3822	28	17	82.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Harold Green	171	661	3.9	23	2
Eric Bieniemy	98	381	3.9	27	3

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Carl Pickens	99	1234	12.5	68	17

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Steve Tovar	99	1.0	1	2	0
John Copeland	61	9.0	0	2	0
Bracy Walker	85	0.0	4	1	2

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Doug Pelfrey	36	29	80.6%	34	34	100.0%	121

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Lee Johnson	68	2861	61	0	42.1

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
David Dunn	50	1092	21.8	45	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Corey Sawyer	2	50	25.0	28	0	9	58	6.4	21	0

Awards and records

Conference Leaders

Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Receptions, (99)
Carl Pickens, Led AFC, Touchdowns, (17)

Franchise Records

Carl Pickens, Franchise Record, Most Touchdowns in One Season, (17),
Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Season, (29),
Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Points in One Season, (121),

Milestones

Carl Pickens, 2nd 1,000 yard receiving season (1,234 yards)
David Dunn, 1st 1,000-yard return season

References

↑ "Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia". Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
↑ "1995 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
↑ "1995 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
1 2 3 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
↑ "David Dunn Career Stats". NFL.com.

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[1] "Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cylclopedia". Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

[2] "1995 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

[3] "1995 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2014.

[4] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291

[5] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451

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[7] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440

[8] "David Dunn Career Stats". NFL.com.

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