2014 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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Head coach | Marvin Lewis |
Owner | Mike Brown |
Home field | Paul Brown Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–5–1 |
Division place | 2nd AFC North |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 26–10 |
Pro Bowlers | DT Geno Atkins QB Andy Dalton WR A. J. Green P Kevin Huber |
The 2014 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, the 47th overall and the twelfth under head coach Marvin Lewis. The Bengals qualified for the playoffs for the 4th consecutive season, but lost to the Indianapolis Colts in the first round, extending their playoff losing streak to 7 games, 3rd longest losing streak (in terms of games played) in NFL history behind the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs who both have 8.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Andy Dalton would throw a 77 yard touchdown pass to AJ Green with 4:58 remaining to give the Bengals the win. With the win, the Bengals started 1-0. They also won at Baltimore for the first time since 2009.
The Bengals defense would have themselves a day, intercepting Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan 3 times in the win. With the win, the Bengals started 2-0 for the first time since 2006.
With the win, the Bengals started 3-0 for the first time since 2006. It is also their 3rd 3-0 start under Marvin Lewis.
With the terrible loss, the Bengals fell to 3-1.
With the tie, the Bengals were sent to a 3-1-1 record and were given their first tie game since 2008.
With the loss, the Bengals fell to 3-2-1. They were also shut out for the first time since 2009.
With the win, the Bengals improved to 4-2-1, and swept the Ravens for the first time since 2009.
With their 4th straight win over the Jaguars, the Bengals went to 5-2-1.
Andy Dalton would post a quarterback rating (QBR) of 2.0 in this game, as the Bengals went down easily to the Browns 24-3. With the horrible loss, the Bengals fell to 5-3-1.