NFL team season 2013 Cincinnati Bengals season Owner| Mike Brown Head coach| Marvin Lewis Home field| Paul Brown Stadium Results Record| 11–5 Division place| 1st AFC North Playoff finish| Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Chargers) 10–27 Uniform * <- 2012 * Bengals seasons * 2014 -> The 2013 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League, 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[edit] Main article: 2013 NFL Draft Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | | | | 1 | 21 | Tyler Eifert | Tight end | Notre Dame 2 | 37[a] | 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[b] | Cobi Hamilton | Wide receiver | Arkansas 7[c] | 240[d] | Reid Fragel | Offensive tackle | Ohio State 251[d] | T. J. Johnson | Center | South Carolina Notes ^[a] The Bengals acquired this second-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent quarterback Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders. ^[b] The Bengals acquired this sixth-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent wide receiver Chad Johnson to the New England Patriots. ^[c] The Bengals traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for safety Taylor Mays. ^[d] Compensatory selection. ## Staff[edit] 2013 Cincinnati Bengals staff | Front office * President – Mike Brown * Senior vice president of player personnel – Pete Brown * Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn * Vice president of player personnel – Paul Brown * Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin Head coaches * Head coach – Marvin Lewis * Assistant head coach/offensive line – Paul Alexander Offensive coaches * Offensive coordinator – Jay Gruden * Quarterbacks – Ken Zampese * Running backs – Hue Jackson * Wide receivers – James Urban * Tight ends – Jonathan Hayes * Offensive assistant – Brayden Coombs * Offensive quality control/assistant offensive line – Kyle Caskey | | | Defensive coaches * Defensive coordinator – Mike Zimmer * Defensive line – Jay Hayes * Linebackers – Paul Guenther * Defensive backs – Mark Carrier * Assistant defensive backs – Adam Zimmer * Defensive quality control/assistant linebackers – David Lippincott Special teams coaches * Special teams – Darrin Simmons Strength and conditioning * Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton * Assistant strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday ## Final roster[edit] 2013 Cincinnati Bengals final roster | Quarterbacks * 14 Andy Dalton * 8 Josh Johnson Running backs * 25 Giovani Bernard * 33 Rex Burkhead * 80 Orson Charles FB * 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis * 30 Cedric Peerman Wide receivers * 18 A. J. Green * 16 Andrew Hawkins * 82 Marvin Jones * 12 Mohamed Sanu * 11 Dane Sanzenbacher * 19 Brandon Tate * 88 Ryan Whalen Tight ends * 83 Kevin Brock * 85 Tyler Eifert * 84 Jermaine Gresham | | Offensive linemen * 73 Anthony Collins T * 64 Kyle Cook C * 72 Tanner Hawkinson G * 67 Mike Pollak G * 66 Trevor Robinson C * 74 Dennis Roland T * 71 Andre Smith T * 77 Andrew Whitworth T * 68 Kevin Zeitler G Defensive linemen * 90 Christo Bilukidi DT * 96 Carlos Dunlap DE * 95 Wallace Gilberry DE * 99 Margus Hunt DE * 93 Michael Johnson DE * 79 Ogemdi Nwagbuo DT * 94 Domata Peko DT * 98 Brandon Thompson DT | | Linebackers * 53 Michael Boley OLB * 55 Vontaze Burfict OLB * 51 Jayson DiManche OLB * 92 James Harrison OLB * 58 Rey Maualuga MLB * 57 Vincent Rey MLB * 50 J. K. Schaffer MLB Defensive backs * 32 Chris Crocker SS * 21 Brandon Ghee CB * 43 George Iloka SS * 24 Adam Jones CB * 27 Dre Kirkpatrick CB * 37 Chris Lewis-Harris CB * 20 Reggie Nelson FS * 23 Terence Newman CB * 40 Shawn Williams FS Special teams * 46 Clark Harris LS * 3 Zoltan Mesko P * 2 Mike Nugent K | | Reserve lists * 97 Geno Atkins DT (IR) * 63 Larry Black DT (IR) * 65 Clint Boling G (IR) * 91 Robert Geathers DE (IR) * 29 Leon Hall CB (IR) * 10 Kevin Huber P (IR) * 49 Brandon Joiner OLB (IR) * 59 Emmanuel Lamur OLB (IR) * 26 Taylor Mays SS (IR) * 56 Sean Porter OLB (IR) * 5 Zac Robinson QB (PUP) * 81 Alex Smith TE (IR) * 75 Devon Still DT (IR) Practice squad * 44 Tony Dye S * 87 Cobi Hamilton WR * 60 T. J. Johnson C * 76 David King DE * 39 Onterio McCalebb CB * 7 Greg McElroy QB * 52 Bruce Taylor LB * 61 Scott Wedige C Rookies in italics 53 active, 16 inactive, 8 practice squad ## Schedule[edit] ### Preseason[edit] 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[edit] 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[edit] See also: 2013–14 NFL playoffs 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[edit] ### Regular season[edit] #### Week 1: at Chicago Bears[edit] Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Bengals | 7 | 7 | 7| 0| 21 Bears | 7 | 3 | 7| 7| 24 at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois * Date: September 8 * Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT * Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), cloudy * Game attendance: 62,213 * Referee: Carl Cheffers * TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter * CHI – Martellus Bennett, 8-yard pass from Jay Cutler, Robbie Gould XP good, 9:52 (CHI 7–0) * CIN – A. J. Green, 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton, Mike Nugent XP good, 2:34 (TIE 7–7) Second quarter * CIN – Green, 45-yard pass from Dalton, Nugent XP good, 2:53 (CIN 14–7) * CHI – Gould, 58-yard field goal, 0:11 (CIN 14–10) Third quarter * CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis, 5-yard run, Nugent XP good, 7:52 (CIN 21–10) * CHI – Matt Forte, 1 yard run, Gould XP good, 3:22 (CIN 21–17) Fourth quarter * CHI – Brandon Marshall, 19-yard pass from Cutler, Gould XP good (CHI 24–21) Top passers * CIN – Andy Dalton – 26/33, 282 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT * CHI – Jay Cutler – 21/33, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers * CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 14 rushes, 25 yards, TD * CHI – Matt Forte – 19 rushes, 50 yards, TD Top receivers * CIN – A. J. Green – 9 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD * CHI – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 104 yards, TD Top tacklers * CIN – Vontaze Burfict – 8 tackles * CHI – Tim Jennings – 8 tackles | 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[edit] Week Two: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Steelers | 3 | 7 | 0| 0| 10 Bengals | 7 | 3 | 7| 3| 20 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio * Date: September 16 * Game time: 8:40 pm. EDT * Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear * Game attendance: 64,585 * Referee: Mike Carey * TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * PIT – * CIN – Top rushers * PIT – * CIN – Top receivers * PIT – * CIN – Top tacklers * PIT – * CIN – | 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[edit] Week Three: Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Packers | 0 | 16 | 14| 0| 30 Bengals | 14 | 0 | 7| 13| 34 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio * Date: September 22 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT * Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), partly cloudy * Game attendance: 64,633 * Referee: Clete Blakeman * TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter * CIN – Giovani Bernard, 3-yard run, Mike Nugent XP good, 9:27 (CIN 7–0) * CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis, 2-yard run, Nugent XP good, 9:12 (CIN 14–0) Second quarter * GB – Mason Crosby, 41-yard field goal, 15:00 (CIN 14–3) * GB – M. D. Jennings, 24-yard fumble return, Crosby XP good, 11:31 (CIN 14–10) * GB – Crosby, 19-yard field goal, 6:36 (CIN 14–13) * GB – Crosby, 26-yard field goal, 0:03 (GB 16–14) Third quarter * GB – Johnathan Franklin, 2-yard run, Crosby XP good, 11:44 (GB 23–14) * GB – James Jones, 7-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers, Crosby XP good, 5:36 (GB 30–14) * CIN – A. J. Green, 20-yard pass from Andy Dalton, Nugent XP good, 3:55 (GB 30–21) Fourth quarter * CIN – Marvin Jones, 11-yard pass from Dalton, Nugent missed XP, 11:04 (GB 30–27) * CIN – Terence Newman, 58-yard fumble return, Nugent XP good, 4:01 (CIN 34–30) Top passers * GB – Aaron Rodgers – 26/43, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT * CIN – Andy Dalton – 20/28, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers * GB – Johnathan Franklin – 13 rushes, 103 yards, TD * CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 rushes, 50 yards, TD Top receivers * GB – Jordy Nelson – 8 receptions, 93 yards * CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 4 receptions, 68 yards Top tacklers * GB – Brad Jones – 11 tackles * CIN – Vontaze Burfict – 11 tackles | 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.[1] #### Week 4: at Cleveland Browns[edit] Week Four: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Bengals | 0 | 3 | 3| 0| 6 Browns | 7 | 0 | 3| 7| 17 at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio * Date: September 29 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT * Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy * Game attendance: 71,481 * Referee: Ron Winter * TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter * CLE – Jordan Cameron, 2-yard pass from Brian Hoyer, Billy Cundiff XP good, 2:17 (CLE 7–0) Second quarter * CIN – Mike Nugent, 25-yard field goal, 10:50 (CLE 7–3) Third quarter * CLE – Cundiff, 51-yard field goal, 5:10 (CLE 10–3) * CIN – Nugent, 43-yard field goal, 0:37 (CLE 10–6) Fourth quarter * CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya, 1 yard pass from Hoyer, Cundiff XP good, 4:54 (CLE 17–6) Top passers * CIN – Andy Dalton – 23/42, 206 yards, INT * CLE – Brian Hoyer – 25/38, 269 yards, 2 TD Top rushers * CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 rushes, 37 yards * CLE – Willis McGahee – 15 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers * CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 3 receptions, 53 yards; A. J. Green – 7 receptions, 51 yards * CLE – Jordan Cameron – 10 receptions, 91 yards, TD Top tacklers * CIN – Vontaze Burfict – 14 * CLE – D'Qwell Jackson, Craig Robertson – 10 | With the loss, the Bengals fell to 2–2. #### Week 5: vs. New England Patriots[edit] Week Five: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0| 3| 6 Bengals | 0 | 3 | 3| 7| 13 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio * Date: October 6 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT * Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy * Game attendance: 64,259 * Referee: Gene Steratore * TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * NE – * CIN – Top rushers * NE – * CIN – Top receivers * NE – * CIN – Top tacklers * NE – * CIN – | The Bengals improved to 3-2. They also defeated Tom Brady for the first time ever. #### Week 6: at Buffalo Bills[edit] Week Six: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total | | | | | | Bengals | 10 | 7 | 7| 0| 3| 27 Bills | 7 | 3 | 0| 14| 0| 24 at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York * Date: October 13 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT * Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), mostly cloudy * Game attendance: 67,739 * Referee: Ed Hochuli * TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots and Boomer Esiason * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * CIN – * BUF – Top rushers * CIN – * BUF – Top receivers * CIN – * BUF – Top tacklers * CIN – * BUF – | 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[edit] Week Seven: Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Bengals | 7 | 7 | 10| 3| 27 Lions | 7 | 3 | 7| 7| 24 at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan * Date: October 20 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT * Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) * Game attendance: 63,207 * Referee: Scott Green * TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * CIN – * DET – Top rushers * CIN – * DET – Top receivers * CIN – * DET – Top tacklers * CIN – * DET – | 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[edit] Week Eight: New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Jets | 0 | 6 | 3| 0| 9 Bengals | 14 | 14 | 14| 7| 49 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio * Date: October 27 * Game time: 4:05 pm. EDT * Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), sunny * Game attendance: 62,576 * Referee: Pete Morelli * TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * NYJ – * CIN – Top rushers * NYJ – * CIN – Top receivers * NYJ – * CIN – Top tacklers * NYJ – * CIN – | With the easy 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[edit] Week Nine: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total | | | | | | Bengals | 0 | 3 | 7| 10| 0| 20 Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 7| 3| 2| 22 at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida * Date: October 31 * Game time: 8:25 pm. EDT * Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), partly cloudy * Game attendance: 52,388 * Referee: Bill Leavy * TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * CIN – * MIA – Top rushers * CIN – * MIA – Top receivers * CIN – * MIA – Top tacklers * CIN – * MIA – | 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[edit] Week Ten: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total | | | | | | Bengals | 0 | 0 | 3| 14| 0| 17 Ravens | 10 | 7 | 0| 0| 3| 20 at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland * Date: November 10 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EST * Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), sunny * Game attendance: 70,992 * Referee: Walt Coleman * TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * CIN – * BAL – Top rushers * CIN – * BAL – Top receivers * CIN – * BAL – Top tacklers * CIN – * BAL – | 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[edit] Week Eleven: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Browns | 13 | 0 | 7| 0| 20 Bengals | 0 | 31 | 0| 10| 41 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio * Date: November 17 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EST * Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), cloudy * Game attendance: 63,856 * Referee: Carl Cheffers * TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * CLE – * CIN – Top rushers * CLE – * CIN – Top receivers * CLE – * CIN – Top tacklers * CLE – * CIN – | 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[edit] Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Bengals | 0 | 7 | 7| 3| 17 Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0| 3| 10 at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California * Date: December 1 * Game time: 4:25 pm. EST/1:25 p.m. PST * Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), sunny * Game attendance: 61,536 * Referee: John Parry * TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * CIN – Andy Dalton 14/23 190 yards 1 TD 1 INT * SD – Philip Rivers 23/37 252 yards 1 TD 1 INT Top rushers * CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 20 carries, 92 yards, 1 TD * SD – Ryan Matthews 14 carries, 61 yards Top receivers * CIN – A. J. Green 5 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD * SD – Keenan Allen 8 receptions, 106 yards Top tacklers * CIN – Vontaze Burfict 13 tackles, 11 solo * SD – Donald Butler 10 tackles, 9 solo | 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[edit] Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Colts | 0 | 0 | 14| 14| 28 Bengals | 7 | 7 | 14| 14| 42 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio * Date: December 8 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EST * Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), cloudy, chance of snow * Game attendance: 62,507 * Referee: Jeff Triplette * TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * IND – * CIN – Top rushers * IND – * CIN – Top receivers * IND – * CIN – Top tacklers * IND – * CIN – | With the win, the Bengals improved to 9-4. #### Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers[edit] Week Fifteen: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0| 13| 20 Steelers | 21 | 6 | 3| 0| 30 at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania * Date: December 15 * Game time: 8:30 pm. EST * Game weather: 26 °F (−3 °C), cloudy * Game attendance: 45,873 * Referee: Ed Hochuli * TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * CIN – * PIT – Top rushers * CIN – * PIT – Top receivers * CIN – * PIT – Top tacklers * CIN – * PIT – | 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[edit] Week Sixteen: Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Vikings | 7 | 0 | 7| 0| 14 Bengals | 14 | 14 | 14| 0| 42 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio * Date: December 22 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EST * Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), mostly cloudy * Game attendance: 61,555 * Referee: Terry McAulay * TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * MIN – * CIN – Top rushers * MIN – * CIN – Top receivers * MIN – * CIN – Top tacklers * MIN – * CIN – | 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[edit] Week Seventeen: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Ravens | 6 | 0 | 11| 0| 17 Bengals | 7 | 10 | 0| 17| 34 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio * Date: December 29 * Game time: 1:00 pm. EST * Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), cloudy * Game attendance: 62,406 * Referee: Scott Green * TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers * BAL – * CIN – Top rushers * BAL – * CIN – Top receivers * BAL – * CIN – Top tacklers * BAL – * CIN – | With the win, the Bengals surpassed their win total from 2012. ### Postseason[edit] #### AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) San Diego Chargers[edit] AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) San Diego Chargers at (3) Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total | | | | | Chargers | 7 | 0 | 10| 10| 27 Bengals | 0 | 10 | 0| 0| 10 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio * Date: January 5, 2014 * Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST * Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), cloudy * Game attendance: 62,277 * Referee: Jeff Triplette * TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson * Recap, Game book Game information First quarter * SD – Danny Woodhead 5-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 0:48. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 6:56. Second quarter * CIN – Jermaine Gresham 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:07. * CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:14. Third quarter * SD – Ladarius Green 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:46. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40. * SD – Nick Novak 25-yard field goal, 2:00. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:41. Fourth quarter * SD – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 14:16. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, −2 yards, 1:55. * SD – Ronnie Brown 58-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 2:17. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:50. Top passers * SD – Philip Rivers – 12/16, 128 yards, 1 TD * CIN – Andy Dalton – 29/51, 334 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Top rushers * SD – Ronnie Brown – 8 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD * CIN – Giovani Bernard – 12 rushes, 45 yards Leading receivers * SD – Ladarius Green – 3 rec, 34 yards, 1 TD * CIN – Marvin Jones – 8 rec, 130 yards | 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[edit] ### Division[edit] AFC North * view * talk * edit | 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[edit] AFC[2][3] * view * talk * edit # | 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[a] | 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[b][c] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .469 | .441 | W3 8[d] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .484 | .418 | L2 9[e] | 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[f][g] | Oakland Raiders | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .523 | .359 | L6 14[h] | 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[i] 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[edit] ### Team[edit] Updated December 31, 2013[4] | 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[edit] #### Passing[edit] Updated December 31, 2013[4] 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[edit] Updated January 3, 2014[4] 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[edit] Updated January 3, 2014[4] 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[edit] Updated January 10, 2014[4] 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[edit] Updated January 10, 2014[4] 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[edit] Updated January 14, 2014[4] 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[edit] Updated January 14, 2014[4] 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[edit] Updated December 7, 2013[4] 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[edit] 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". 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