1994 Cincinnati Bengals season

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

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

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]

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1994 NFL draft

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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Undrafted free agents

1994 undrafted free agents of note

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

Personnel

Staff

1994 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office President – Mike Brown Head coaches Head coach – Dave Shula Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Bruce Coslet Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide receivers – Richard Williamson Tight ends – Paul Alexander Offensive line – Jim McNally

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defensive line – Joe Wessel Linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive backs – Ron Meeks Defensive Staff Assistant – Bobby DePaul Special teams coaches Special teams – Marv Braden Strength and conditioning Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1994 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 13 Jim Ballard  8 Jeff Blake  7 David Klingler  4 Erik Wilhelm Running backs (RB) 42 Eric Ball KR 46 Jeff Cothran FB 44 Derrick Fenner FB 28 Harold Green Wide receivers (WR) 19 Jeff Hill KR 85 Tim McGee 80 Carl Pickens PR 89 Jeff Query 86 Darnay Scott KR Tight ends (TE) 83 David Frisch 82 Tony McGee 87 Troy Sadowski 88 Derek Ware

Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Rich Braham T 65 Darrick Brilz C 72 Scott Brumfield G 68 Dave Cadigan G 66 Dan Jones T 64 Bruce Kozerski G/T 73 Ken Moyer G/C 76 Trent Pollard G 77 Kevin Sargent T Defensive linemen (DL) 92 John Copeland DE 69 Tim Krumrie DT 93 Ty Parten DE 95 Keith Rucker DT 70 Artie Smith DE 79 Ramondo Stallings DE 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DT 99 Dan Wilkinson DT 94 Alfred Williams DE

Linebackers (LB) 50 James Francis OLB 96 Lamont Hollinquest OLB 57 Kevin Jefferson OLB 56 Ricardo McDonald OLB 53 Santo Stephens OLB 51 Steve Tovar MLB 91 Brett Wallerstedt MLB Defensive backs (DB) 43 Mike Brim CB 45 Adrian Hardy CB 25 Rod Jones CB 24 Roger Jones CB 23 Corey Sawyer 34 Fernandus Vinson SS 27 Bracy Walker FS 31 Darryl Williams FS Special teams (ST) 11 Lee Johnson P  9 Doug Pelfrey K 59 Greg Truitt LS

Practice squad none 53 active, 8 inactive Reserve 58 David Braxton LB (IR) 33 Steve Broussard RB (IR) 12 Donald Hollas QB (IR) 60 Eric Moore G (IR) 29 Louis Oliver S (IR) 52 Steve Shine LB (IR) 63 Joe Walter T (IR) 37 Leonard Wheeler CB (IR) Rookies in italics

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Regular season

• 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]

Schedule

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

Standings

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

Season summary

Week 13 at Broncos

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals (2–9) at Denver Broncos (5–6)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	6	0	7	13
Broncos	6	9	0	0	15

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

• Date: November 27, 1994
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C)
• Game attendance: 69,714
• TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks, Bob Golic
• Box Score, Box Score

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

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Jeff Blake	306	156	2154	14	9	76.9

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Derrick Fenner	141	468	3.3	21	1
Steve Broussard	94	403	4.3	37	2

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Carl Pickens	71	1127	15.9	70	11

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Steve Tovar	122	3.0	1	3	2
Alfred Williams	48	9.5	0	1	1
Louis Oliver	63	1.0	3	1	0

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Doug Pelfrey	33	28	84.8%	25	24	96.0%	104

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Lee Johnson	79	3461	64	1	43.8

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Eric Ball	42	915	21.8	43	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Corey Sawyer	1	14	14.0	14	0	26	307	11.8	82	1

Awards and records

• 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

Milestones

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