The Cincinnati Bengals were 12-4 in 1988. They finished 1st in the AFC Central and 1st in the AFC. They fell to the San Francisco 49ers, 20 to 16, in Super Bowl XXIII. It was their second Super Bowl appearance.

Scores & Schedules

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1988 Division Standings

TEAMWLTPCT
Bengals Bengals
12
4
0
.750
10
6
0
.625
10
6
0
.625
5
11
0
.313

1988 Stats

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GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN YDS
Team
16
448
6,057
985
6.1
2,710
563
4.8
3,592
392
9.2
30
245
351
159
165
27
82
647
Team Rank
1st
1st
23rd
1st
1st
2nd
1st
14th
27th
1st
9th
16th
1st
1st
16th
7th
3rd
5th
Opponent
16
329
5,182
1,059
4.9
2,048
493
4.2
3,508
524
6.7
42
374
322
126
177
19
95
873
Opponent Rank
16th
15th
22nd
11th
18th
15th
22nd
12th
20th
10th
9th
25th
25th
21st
22nd
5th
17th
8th
Net
+119
+875
-74
+1.3
+662
+70
+0.7
+84
-132
+2.5
-12
-129
+29
+33
-12
+8
-13
-226
Net Rank
2nd
4th
25th
1st
3rd
7th
4th
12th
27th
1st
7th
25th
6th
5th
17th
6th
11th
5th

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Bills Bills - x
11
4
0
.733
6
9
0
.400
Jets Jets - e
3
12
0
.200
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
6
0
.600
7
8
0
.467
5
10
0
.333
3
12
0
.200
AFC SouthWLTPCT
11
4
0
.733
10
5
0
.667
8
7
0
.533
3
12
0
.200
AFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
11
4
0
.733
6
10
0
.375
2
13
0
.133
NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
7
8
1
.469
4
12
0
.250
2
13
0
.133
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - x
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
7
0
.533
7
8
0
.467
6
9
0
.400
5
10
0
.333
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
49ers 49ers - x
11
4
0
.733
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
3
12
0
.200

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/20
@
13-44
Sat
9/20
@
15-16
Sat
9/20
@
14-31
Sat
9/20
@
22-9
Sun
9/21
@
38-30

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/27
@
4:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
@
1:00 PM