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
Browns Browns
10
6
0
.625
Oilers Oilers
10
6
0
.625
Steelers Steelers
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 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM