2013 Cincinnati Bengals season

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2013 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerMike Brown
Head coachMarvin Lewis
Home fieldPaul Brown Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC North
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(vs. Chargers) 10–27
Uniform

The 2013 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 46th overall, and the 11th under head coach Marvin Lewis. The Bengals improved on their 10–6 regular season record from 2012 and clinched the AFC North division title. However, the Bengals lost 27–10 to the San Diego Chargers in the playoffs – the third consecutive season that the Bengals had lost in the Wild Card round. Their training camp was featured on the HBO show Hard Knocks.

2013 draft class

Round Selection Player Position College
1 21 Tyler Eifert Tight end Notre Dame
2 37 Giovani Bernard Running back North Carolina
53 Margus Hunt Defensive end SMU
3 84 Shawn Williams Safety Georgia
4 118 Sean Porter Linebacker Texas A&M
5 156 Tanner Hawkinson Offensive tackle Kansas
6 190 Rex Burkhead Running back Nebraska
197 Cobi Hamilton Wide receiver Arkansas
7 240 Reid Fragel Offensive tackle Ohio State
251 T. J. Johnson Center South Carolina

Notes

^ The Bengals acquired this second-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent quarterback Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders. ^ The Bengals acquired this sixth-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent wide receiver Chad Johnson to the New England Patriots. ^ The Bengals traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for safety Taylor Mays. ^ Compensatory selection.

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 8 at Atlanta Falcons W 34–10 1–0 Georgia Dome Recap
2 August 17 Tennessee Titans W 27–19 2–0 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Dallas Cowboys L 18–24 2–1 AT&T Stadium Recap
4 August 29 Indianapolis Colts W 27–10 3–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 8 at Chicago Bears L 21–24 0–1 Soldier Field Recap
2 September 16 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–10 1–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
3 September 22 Green Bay Packers W 34–30 2–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
4 September 29 at Cleveland Browns L 6–17 2–2 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
5 October 6 New England Patriots W 13–6 3–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
6 October 13 at Buffalo Bills W 27–24 (OT) 4–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap
7 October 20 at Detroit Lions W 27–24 5–2 Ford Field Recap
8 October 27 New York Jets W 49–9 6–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
9 October 31 at Miami Dolphins L 20–22 (OT) 6–3 Sun Life Stadium Recap
10 November 10 at Baltimore Ravens L 17–20 (OT) 6–4 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
11 November 17 Cleveland Browns W 41–20 7–4 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
12 Bye
13 December 1 at San Diego Chargers W 17–10 8–4 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
14 December 8 Indianapolis Colts W 42–28 9–4 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
15 December 15 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–30 9–5 Heinz Field Recap
16 December 22 Minnesota Vikings W 42–14 10–5 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
17 December 29 Baltimore Ravens W 34–17 11–5 Paul Brown Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
Wild Card January 5, 2014 San Diego Chargers (6) L 10–27 0–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Chicago Bears

The Bengals would build a 21–10 lead, but it would vanish as the Bears would rally to win.

With the loss, the Bengals started 0-1 for the second straight season.

Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

With their second straight victory over the Steelers, the Bengals went to 1-1, and beat the Steelers at home for the first time since 2009.

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

The Bengals defeated the Green Bay Packers 34–30, and also became the first team in NFL history to lead by 14 points, then trail by 16 and eventually win.

Week 4: at Cleveland Browns

With the loss, the Bengals fell to 2–2.

Week 5: vs. New England Patriots

The Bengals improved to 3–2. They also defeated Tom Brady for the first time ever.

Week 6: at Buffalo Bills

Mike Nugent would kick the game-winning field goal in overtime to seal the game for the Bengals. With the win, the Bengals went to 4-2 and picked up their first win in Buffalo since 1985, snapping their 6-game road losing streak against the Bills.

Week 7: at Detroit Lions

Mike Nugent would come through with the clutch as the Bengals won 27–24 for the second week in a row. With their 5th straight win in Detroit, the Bengals went to 5–2.

Week 8: vs. New York Jets

With the blowout win, the Bengals improved to 6–2. This win also remains the largest in the Marvin Lewis era, as of 2016. The 49 points were also the most scored by the Bengals since 2009 against the Bears.

Week 9: at Miami Dolphins

Andy Dalton would have a rough night, as he was intercepted 3 times. The game would end with him getting sacked in the end zone by Cameron Wake. This was also the first overtime game to end on a safety since 2004.

Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens

Despite out-gaining Baltimore in total yardage, 364–189, and a Hail Mary at the end of regulation to force overtime, Andy Dalton threw 3 interceptions in the loss. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 6–4.

Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns

The Bengals set a franchise record for most points scored in 1 quarter with 31 in this game.

With the win, the Bengals improved to 7–4.

Week 13: at San Diego Chargers

The Chargers opened the game by driving 45 yards to the Bengals 31, but on 3rd-and-10, Philip Rivers completed a 13-yard pass to Antonio Gates who was stripped by Reggie Nelson with George Iloka recovering for Cincinnati. After both teams swapped punts, the Bengals marched 67 yards in 10 plays with BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushing for a 4-yard touchdown on the first play of the 2nd quarter. The Bengals responded on their very next drive, driving 78 yards in only 8 plays with Rivers bombing a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ladarius Green. After both teams swapped punts again, Andy Dalton was intercepted by Eric Weddle who returned it 21 yards to the Chargers 45. The game was a 7–7 deadlock at halftime. However, on the Chargers opening drive of the second half Rivers was intercepted by Dre Kirkpatrick at the Bengals 25. The Bengals responded by driving 59 yards on a 10-play drive with Dalton connecting with superstar receiver A. J. Green on a 21-yard touchdown pass for a 14–7 lead. The Chargers drove to the Bengals 31, but were forced to punt. But the Bengals drove 61 yards before Mike Nugent booted a 47-yard field goal, extending the lead to 17–7. On their next drive, Rivers hit Keenan Allen for 14 yards, but Iloka forced Allen to fumble and Vincent Rey recovered for the Bengals. The Bengals took over at the Chargers 34. Two plays later Dalton threw a short pass to for 5 yards, but was stripped by Marcus Gilchrist with Weddle recovering and returning the ball 27 yards to the Bengals 43. The Chargers reached the Bengals 30 and Nick Novak made it a 7-point game at 17–10 with his 48-yard field goal. The Bengals ended the game with a Green-Ellis 5-yard run to the Chargers 3-yard line with less than two minutes remaining. With the win the Bengals improved to 8–4.

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

With the win, the Bengals improved to 9–4.

Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers

With the loss, the Bengals fell to 9–5 and enabled their division rival Ravens to be in the running for the AFC North title.

Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings

With the win, the Bengals improved to 10–5, and with the Ravens' loss to the Patriots later in the evening, they clinched the AFC North title.

Week 17: vs. Baltimore Ravens

With the win, the Bengals surpassed their win total from 2012.

Postseason

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) San Diego Chargers

The Bengals lost the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Chargers, 27–10, thus eliminating them. This loss also gives the team their 6th straight playoff loss dating back to the 1990 playoffs.

Standings

Division

AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Cincinnati Bengals 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 430 305 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 379 370 W3
Baltimore Ravens 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 320 352 L2
Cleveland Browns 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 308 406 L7

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1 Denver Broncos West 13 3 0 .813 5–1 9–3 .469 .423 W2
2 New England Patriots East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .473 .427 W2
3 Cincinnati Bengals North 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 .480 .494 W2
4 Indianapolis Colts South 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 .484 .449 W3
Wild cards
5 Kansas City Chiefs West 11 5 0 .688 2–4 7–5 .445 .335 L2
6 San Diego Chargers West 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 .496 .549 W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 .469 .441 W3
8 Baltimore Ravens North 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .484 .418 L2
9 New York Jets East 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .488 .414 W2
10 Miami Dolphins East 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 .523 .523 L2
11 Tennessee Titans South 7 9 0 .438 2–4 6–6 .504 .375 W2
12 Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 .520 .500 L1
13 Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 4–8 .523 .359 L6
14 Jacksonville Jaguars South 4 12 0 .250 3–3 4–8 .504 .234 L3
15 Cleveland Browns North 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .516 .477 L7
16 Houston Texans South 2 14 0 .125 1–5 2–10 .559 .500 L14
Tiebreakers
  1. ^ Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28).
  2. ^ Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore.
  3. ^ Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6).
  4. ^ Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3).
  5. ^ The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami.
  6. ^ Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland.
  7. ^ Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9).
  8. ^ Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28).
  9. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Statistics

Team

Updated December 31, 2013

Bengals Opponent
Total First Downs 330 282
Rushing First Downs 101 72
Passing First Downs 205 178
By Penalty First Downs 24 32
Third Down Conversions 92/225 74/225
Fourth Down Conversions 12/21 5/16
Total Offensive Yards 5,894 4,888
Offensive Plays 1,097 1,042
Average Yards per Play 5.4 4.7
Total Rushing Yards 1,755 1,544
Rushing Plays 481 385
Rushing Yards per Play 3.6 4.0
Total Passing Yards 4,139 3,344
Passing Completions/Attempts 364/587 362/612
Interceptions 20 20
Passing Yards per Play 7.4 5.9
Sacks 43.0 29.0
Field Goals 18/22 26/31
Touchdowns 54 32
Rushing Touchdowns 14 6
Passing Touchdowns 33 22
Return Touchdowns 2 1
Defensive Touchdowns 6 3
Time of Possession 32:49 28:48
Turnover Ratio +1

Individual

Passing

Updated December 31, 2013

Regular season
Player ATT COMP YDS COMP % YDS/ATT TD TD % INT INT % LONG SCK LOST RATING
Andy Dalton 586 363 4,296 61.9 7.3 33 5.6 20 3.4 82 29 182 88.8
Mohamed Sanu 1 1 25 100.0 25.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 25 0 0 118.8
Rushing

Updated January 3, 2014

Regular season
Player ATT YDS YDS/ATT LONG TD
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 220 756 3.4 25 7
Giovani Bernard 170 695 4.1 35 5
Andy Dalton 61 183 3.06 12 2
Marvin Jones 8 65 8.1 34 0
Josh Johnson 7 20 2.9 10 0
Cedric Peerman 8 17 2.1 5 0
Mohamed Sanu 4 16 4.0 9 0
Andrew Hawkins 2 3 1.5 6 0
Kevin Huber 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total 481 1,755 3.6 35 14
Receiving

Updated January 3, 2014

Regular season
Player REC YDS YDS/REC LONG TD
A. J. Green 98 1,426 14.6 82 11
Giovani Bernard 56 514 9.2 41 3
Marvin Jones 35 712 14.0 45 10
Mohamed Sanu 47 455 9.7 32 2
Jermaine Gresham 46 458 10.0 30 4
Tyler Eifert 39 445 11.4 61 2
Andrew Hawkins 12 199 16.6 50 0
Dane Sanzenbacher 6 61 10.2 23 0
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4 22 5.5 10 0
Alex Smith 3 12 4.0 7 1
Brandon Tate 1 6 6.0 6 0
Orson Charles 1 8 8.0 8 0
Total 364 4,136 11.4 82 33
Field Goals

Updated January 10, 2014

Regular season
Player 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+
Mike Nugent 0/0 2/2 6/7 7/9 3/4
Total 0/0 2/2 6/7 7/9 3/4
Opponent Total 2/2 6/6 5/8 9/11 4/4
Punting

Updated January 10, 2014

Regular season
Player Punts AVG TB In 20 LONG BLK
Kevin Huber 66 45.2 4 24 75 0
Shawn Powell 7 38.3 0 3 52 0
Mike Nugent 2 40.0 0 0 43 0
Total 75 44.4 4 27 75 0
Opponent Total 89 44.3 1 37 65 1
Punt Returns

Updated January 14, 2014

Regular season
Player RT FC YDS/RET LONG TD
Brandon Tate 36 16 9.3 43 0
Adam Jones 11 0 8.0 27 0
Total 47 16 9.0 43 0
Opponent Total 27 22 9.4 67 1
Kick Returns

Updated January 14, 2014

Regular season
Player RT YDS YDS/RET LONG TD
Brandon Tate 35 914 26.1 71 0
Cedric Peerman 4 66 16.5 26 0
Total 39 980 25.1 71 0
Opponent Total 52 1,219 23.4 48 0
Defense

Updated December 7, 2013

Regular season
Player T S A SCK F
Vontaze Burfict 131 88 43 1 1
Terence Newman 48 42 6 0 0
Rey Maualuga 61 43 18 1 0
Adam Jones 44 36 8 0 1
Carlos Dunlap 44 32 12 7 4
George Iloka 55 34 21 0 2
Vincent Rey 46 29 17 3 0
Reggie Nelson 44 32 12 1 1
Michael Johnson 39 24 15 3 2
Chris Crocker 27 20 7 0.5 0
Wallace Gilberry 20 15 5 6.5 1
Leon Hall 20 14 6 0 0
James Harrison 27 13 14 2 0
Taylor Mays 19 12 7 0 0
Domata Peko 35 15 20 2.5 0
Brandon Thompson 19 12 7 1.5 0
Geno Atkins 20 9 11 6.0 0
Dre Kirkpatrick 9 8 1 1.0 0
Cedric Peerman 8 7 1 0 0
Jayson DiManche 12 6 6 0 0
Tyler Eifert 5 5 0 0 0
Michael Boley 6 4 2 0 0
Shawn Williams 10 6 4 0 0
Brandon Ghee 6 3 3 0 0
A. J. Green 3 3 0 0 0
Andrew Hawkins 3 3 0 0 0
Marvin Jones 4 3 1 0 0
Devon Still 7 3 4 0 0
Orson Charles 4 2 2 0 0
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 2 2 0 0 0
Andre Smith 2 2 0 0 0
Giovani Bernard 1 1 0 0 0
Clint Boling 2 1 1 0 0
Andy Dalton 2 1 1 0 0
Jermaine Gresham 1 1 0 0 0
Clark Harris 1 1 0 0 0
Chris Lewis-Harris 2 1 1 0 0
Jeromy Miles 1 1 0 0 0
Mike Nugent 1 1 0 0 0
Mohamed Sanu 1 1 0 0 0
J.K. Schaffer 2 1 1 0 0
Alex Smith 2 1 1 0 0
Ryan Whalen 1 1 0 0 0
Andrew Whitworth 1 1 0 0 0
Kevin Zeitler 1 1 0 0 0
Total 758 506 252 34 10
Opponent Total 812 527 285 26 11

References

  1. ^ Mayer, Larry (September 22, 2013). "Larry Mayer's Bears at Steelers blog". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013. Cincinnati became the first team in NFL history to win a game after first leading by 14 and then trailing by 16.
  2. ^ "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Cincinnati Bengals | Team Statistics". Cincinnati Bengals.

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