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 on January 22, 1989. It was their second Super Bowl appearance.
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Trevor Lawrence finally gets 1st win over Bengals as Jaguars hold on for 22-17 victory
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Star receiver Ja'Marr Chase suffers a concussion in Bengals' loss to Jaguars
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Bengals shake up return game, cut Ke’Shawn Williams and add Mitchell Tinsley
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Bengals lament mistakes in all 3 phases that kept them from going 3-0
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Bengals' revamped defense regresses against Steelers as Cincinnati falls short of 3-0 start
1988 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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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 | 4th | 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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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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