1994 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1994 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Dave Shula
Home stadium	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	3–13
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
← 1993 Bengals seasons 1995 →

The 1994 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 27th year in professional football and its 25th with the National Football League.

On October 2 history was made at Riverfront Stadium, when Dave Shula and the Bengals faced father Don Shula's Miami Dolphins in the first father-son coaching match up in NFL history. The elder Shula would emerge victorious 23–7, as the Bengals were in the midst of a 0–8 start for the third time in four years.

The Bengals equaled their 3-13 record from 1993 and again missed out on a playoff berth. During the season, the Bengals decided to move on from the struggling David Klingler, who had not lived up to his potential as the team's quarterback of the future despite being a high draft pick. After seven weeks without a win, Klingler was pulled in favor of off-season acquisition Jeff Blake, who nearly upset the defending world champion Dallas Cowboys in his first start.^[1]

1994 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	1	Dan Wilkinson	Defensive tackle	Ohio State
2	30	Darnay Scott	Wide receiver	San Diego State
3	66	Jeff Cothran	Fullback	Ohio State
3	86	Steve Shine	Linebacker	Northwestern
4	104	Corey Sawyer	Cornerback	Florida State
5	132	Trent Pollard	Offensive tackle	Eastern Washington
6	162	Kimo von Oelhoffen	Defensive tackle	Boise State
6	184	Jerry Reynolds	Offensive tackle	UNLV
7	195	Ramondo Stallings	Defensive end	San Diego State
Made roster

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1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Jim Ballard	Quarterback	Mount Union
Jeff Hill	Wide receiver	Purdue

1994 Cincinnati Bengals staff 1994 Cincinnati Bengals roster

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• October 2, 1994: Dubbed the "Shula Bowl", it marked the first time in NFL history that a head coaching matchup featured father against son. Don Shula’s Miami Dolphins defeated David Shula’s Cincinnati Bengals by a 23-7 mark.^[4]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	TV	TV Announcers	Attendance
1	September 4, 1994	Cleveland Browns	L 20–28	0–1	NBC	Tom Hammond, Cris Collinsworth	52,778
2	September 11, 1994	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–27	0–2	NBC	Dan Hicks, Bob Golic	53,217
3	September 18, 1994	New England Patriots	L 28–31	0–3	NBC	Tom Hammond, Cris Collinsworth	46,640
4	September 25, 1994	at Houston Oilers	L 13–20	0–4	NBC	Dan Hicks, Bob Golic	44,253
5	October 2, 1994	Miami Dolphins	L 7–23	0–5	TNT	Gary Bender, Pat Haden, Kevin Kiley	55,056
6	Bye
7	October 16, 1994	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–14	0–6	NBC	Don Criqui, Beasley Reece	55,353
8	October 23, 1994	at Cleveland Browns	L 13–37	0–7	NBC	Don Criqui, Beasley Reece	77,588
9	October 30, 1994	Dallas Cowboys	L 20–23	0–8	Fox	Joe Buck, Tim Green, Kevin Frazier	57,096
10	November 6, 1994	at Seattle Seahawks	W 20–17 (OT)	1–8	NBC	Mike Bush, Beasley Reece	46,630
11	November 13, 1994	Houston Oilers	W 34–31	2–8	NBC	Jim Donovan, Beasley Reece	54,908
12	November 20, 1994	Indianapolis Colts	L 13–17	2–9	NBC	Jim Donovan, Bob Golic	55,566
13	November 27, 1994	at Denver Broncos	L 13–15	2–10	NBC	Dan Hicks, Bob Golic	69,714
14	December 4, 1994	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 15–38	2–11	NBC	Charlie Jones, Randy Cross	53,401
15	December 11, 1994	at New York Giants	L 20–27	2–12	NBC	Marv Albert, Paul Maguire	67,530
16	December 18, 1994	at Arizona Cardinals	L 7–28	2–13	NBC	Dan Hicks, Bob Golic	50,110
17	December 24, 1994	Philadelphia Eagles	W 33–30	3–13	Fox	Thom Brennaman, Anthony Muñoz	39,923

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) Pittsburgh Steelers	12	4	0	.750	316	234	L1
(4) Cleveland Browns	11	5	0	.688	340	204	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	276	406	W1
Houston Oilers	2	14	0	.125	226	352	W1

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bengals	Passing	Jeff Blake	15/33, 215 Yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Steve Broussard	8 Rush, 52 Yds
	Receiving	Carl Pickens	6 Rec, 132 Yds, TD
Broncos	Passing	John Elway	21/38, 239 Yds, TD
	Rushing	Leonard Russell	13 Rush, 30 Yds
	Receiving	Anthony Miller	5 Rec, 116 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP CIN DEN 1 12:30 7 58 Broncos 34-yard field goal by Jason Elam 0 3 1 4:13 6 4 Broncos 33-yard field goal by Jason Elam 0 6 2 7:19 11 55 Bengals 43-yard field goal by Doug Pelfrey 3 6 2 4:09 7 58 Broncos Anthony Miller 16-yard touchdown reception from John Elway, 2-point conversion attempt failed 3 12 2 2:57 4 7 Broncos 37-yard field goal by Jason Elam 3 15 2 0:11 11 66 Bengals 32-yard field goal by Doug Pelfrey 6 15 4 14:48 4 80 Bengals Carl Pickens 70-yard touchdown reception from Jeff Blake, Doug Pelfrey kick good 13 15 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 15

• Doug Pelfrey, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 6 (achieved on November 6, 1994)^[5]
• Jeff Blake, AFC offensive player of the month for November
• Darnay Scott, WR, PFWA All-Rookie Team

• Carl Pickens, 1st 1000 Yard Receiving Season (1,127 yards)^[6]

• 1994 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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