2004 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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Owner | Mike Brown |
General manager | Mike Brown |
Head coach | Marvin Lewis |
Home stadium | Paul Brown Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rdAFC North |
Playoffs | Did not qualify |
All-Pros | TWillie Anderson(1st team) |
Pro Bowlers | WRChad Johnson TWillie Anderson |
Uniform | |
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The2004Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 37th year in professional football and its 35th with theNational Football League (NFL). The Bengals began to focus on the future, trading All-Pro running backCorey Dillon to theNew England Patriots. That cleared the way forRudi Johnson to start at running back.Carson Palmer was given the starting quarterback job. Palmer and the young Bengals would struggle early, losing five of their first seven games. As the season wore on, the Bengals began to hit their stride, as they climbed back to .500, at 6–6, before a sprained knee sent Palmer to the sidelines during a 35–28 road loss to theeventual Super Bowl championNew England Patriots.
With wins in their final two games, the Bengals would finish 8–8 for the second year in a row. Rudi Johnson finished sixth in the NFL in rushing with 1,454 yards, giving Bengals fans hope for the future.[1]
This season would see the Bengals make their first appearance onMonday Night Football since1992, a win at home against theDenver Broncos on October 25.
2004 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 26 | Chris Perry | RB | Michigan | |
2 | 49 | Keiwan Ratliff | CB | Florida | |
2 | 56 | Madieu Williams | S | Maryland | |
3 | 80 | Caleb Miller | LB | Arkansas | |
3 | 96 | Landon Johnson | LB | Purdue | |
4 | 114 | Matthias Askew | DT | Michigan State | |
4 | 117 | Robert Geathers | DE | Georgia | |
4 | 123 | Stacy Andrews | OT | Ole Miss | |
5 | 149 | Maurice Mann | WR | Nevada | |
6 | 183 | Greg Brooks | DB | North Texas | |
7 | 218 | Casey Bramlet | QB | Wyoming | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least onePro Bowl during career |
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB) Wide receivers(WR)
Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL) | Linebackers(LB)
Defensive backs(DB)
Special teams(ST) | Reserve{{{Reserve Lists}}} Rookies in italics 53 active, 16 reserve, 7 practice squad |
The 2004 season constituted the first time since1991 that the Bengals playedthe Washington Redskins, and the match produced their first ever away win over that franchise.[3] The reason for this is that before the admission ofthe Texans in2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team’s division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season.[4]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 12 | atNew York Jets | L 24–31 | 0–1 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 19 | Miami Dolphins | W 16–13 | 1–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 26 | Baltimore Ravens | L 9–23 | 1–2 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
4 | October 3 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 17–28 | 1–3 | Heinz Field | Recap |
5 | Bye | |||||
6 | October 17 | atCleveland Browns | L 17–34 | 1–4 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 25 | Denver Broncos | W 23–10 | 2–4 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 31 | atTennessee Titans | L 20–27 | 2–5 | The Coliseum | Recap |
9 | November 7 | Dallas Cowboys | W 26–3 | 3–5 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 14 | atWashington Redskins | W 17–10 | 4–5 | FedEx Field | Recap |
11 | November 21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–19 | 4–6 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 28 | Cleveland Browns | W 58–48 | 5–6 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
13 | December 5 | atBaltimore Ravens | W 27–26 | 6–6 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 12 | atNew England Patriots | L 28–35 | 6–7 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 19 | Buffalo Bills | L 17–33 | 6–8 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 26 | New York Giants | W 23–22 | 7–8 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 2 | atPhiladelphia Eagles | W 38–10 | 8–8 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are inbold text |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
• Bengals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
Q2 | 12:39 | MIA | Mare 43 yard field goal | MIA 3–0 |
Q3 | 12:01 | CIN | Simmons 50 yard interception return (Graham kick) | CIN 7–3 |
Q3 | 5:11 | CIN | Graham 48 yard field goal | CIN 10–3 |
Q3 | 0:13 | CIN | Graham 36 yard field goal | CIN 13–3 |
Q4 | 3:39 | MIA | Chambers 4 yard pass fromFeeley (Mare kick) | CIN 13–10 |
Q4 | 1:53 | MIA | Mare 47 yard field goal | Tie 13–13 |
Q4 | 0:02 | CIN | Graham 39 yard field goal | CIN 16–13 |
AFC North | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1)Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5–1 | 11–1 | 372 | 251 | W14 |
Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 317 | 268 | W1 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 374 | 372 | W2 |
Cleveland Browns | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 276 | 390 | W1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5–1 | 11–1 | .484 | .479 | W14 |
2 | New England Patriots | East | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .492 | .478 | W2 |
3[a] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .500 | .458 | L1 |
4[a] | San Diego Chargers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .477 | .411 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5[b] | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .523 | .406 | L2 |
6[b] | Denver Broncos | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .484 | .450 | W2 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7[c][d] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .527 | .479 | W1 |
8[c][d] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .551 | .472 | W1 |
9[c] | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .512 | .382 | L1 |
10 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .543 | .453 | W2 |
11[e] | Houston Texans | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .504 | .402 | L1 |
12[e] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .551 | .509 | L1 |
13[f] | Oakland Raiders | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .570 | .450 | L2 |
14[f] | Tennessee Titans | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .512 | .463 | W1 |
15[g] | Miami Dolphins | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .555 | .438 | L1 |
16[g] | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .590 | .469 | W1 |
Tiebreakers[h] | |||||||||||
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Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
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Carson Palmer | 432 | 263 | 2897 | 18 | 18 | 77.3 |
Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
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Rudi Johnson | 361 | 1454 | 4.0 | 52 | 12 |
Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
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Chad Johnson | 95 | 1274 | 13.4 | 53 | 9 |
Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
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Landon Johnson | 133 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Justin Smith | 97 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Tory James | 74 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
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Shayne Graham | 31 | 27 | 87.1% | 41 | 41 | 100.0% | 122 |
Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
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Kyle Larson | 83 | 3499 | 66 | 1 | 42.2 |
Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
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Cliff Russell | 39 | 872 | 22.4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Keiwan Ratliff | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 207 | 12.2 | 49 | 0 |