12-4 | Lost SB |
Record | Outcome |
The Cincinnati Bengals finished the regular season with a 12-4 record. They went 8-0 at home and 4-4 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Cincinnati Bengals went 14-5. Their final game was a loss in the Super Bowl to the San Francisco 49ers.
The 1988 Cincinnati Bengals played in the Central Division of the American Football Conference.
During the regular season, the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals went 4-2 against their AFC Central opponents.
The Bengals won the AFC Central in the 1988 season with a 12-4 record. The Browns finished 2 games back with a 10-6 record. The Oilers finished 2 games back with a 10-6 record. The Steelers finished 7 games back with a 5-11 record.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-0 | 100% | +40 |
Cleveland Browns | 1-1 | 50% | 0 |
Houston Oilers | 1-1 | 50% | -12 |
The 1988 Cincinnati Bengals had their best month in September, when they went 4-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was October, when they went 3-2 and had a 60% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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September | 4-0 | 100% | +23 |
October | 3-2 | 60% | +51 |
November | 3-1 | 75% | +60 |
December | 2-1 | 66.7% | -15 |
The Cincinnati Bengals finished the regular season with a point differential of +119. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bengals could have been expected to have about 10.8 wins, or a 11-5 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals went 5-3. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Bengals went 1-1.
During the regular season, the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Cincinnati Bengals had during the 1988 regular season was 1 game, which occured 4 separate times.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | |||||
1 | Sun, Sep 4, 1988 | vs Phoenix Cardinals | Win 21 - 14 | ||
2 | Sun, Sep 11, 1988 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | Win 28 - 24 | ||
3 | Sun, Sep 18, 1988 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | Win 17 - 12 | ||
4 | Sun, Sep 25, 1988 | vs Cleveland Browns | Win 24 - 17 | ||
5 | Sun, Oct 2, 1988 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | Win 45 - 21 | ||
6 | Sun, Oct 9, 1988 | vs New York Jets | Win 36 - 19 | ||
7 | Sun, Oct 16, 1988 | @ New England Patriots | Loss 21 - 27 | ||
8 | Sun, Oct 23, 1988 | vs Houston Oilers | Win 44 - 21 | ||
9 | Sun, Oct 30, 1988 | @ Cleveland Browns | Loss 16 - 23 | ||
10 | Sun, Nov 6, 1988 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | Win 42 - 7 | ||
11 | Sun, Nov 13, 1988 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | Loss 28 - 31 | ||
12 | Sun, Nov 20, 1988 | @ Dallas Cowboys | Win 38 - 24 | ||
13 | Sun, Nov 27, 1988 | vs Buffalo Bills | Win 35 - 21 | ||
14 | Sun, Dec 4, 1988 | vs San Diego Chargers | Win 27 - 10 | ||
15 | Sun, Dec 11, 1988 | @ Houston Oilers | Loss 6 - 41 | ||
16 | Sat, Dec 17, 1988 | vs Washington Redskins | Win 20 - 17 | OT | |
Playoffs | |||||
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Div Divisional Round | Sat, Dec 31, 1988 | vs Seattle Seahawks | Win 21 - 13 | ||
CC Conference Championship | Sun, Jan 8, 1989 | vs Buffalo Bills | Win 21 - 10 | ||
SB Super Bowl | Sun, Jan 22, 1989 | San Francisco 49ers | Loss 16 - 20 |
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