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2013 Cincinnati Bengals season

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 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

2013 draft class

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
121Tyler EifertTight endNotre Dame
237[a]Giovani BernardRunning backNorth Carolina
53Margus HuntDefensive endSMU
384Shawn WilliamsSafetyGeorgia
4118Sean PorterLinebackerTexas A&M
5156Tanner HawkinsonOffensive tackleKansas
6190Rex BurkheadRunning backNebraska
197[b]Cobi HamiltonWide receiverArkansas
7[c]240[d]Reid FragelOffensive tackleOhio State
251[d]T. J. JohnsonCenterSouth 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

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

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2013 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 11 inactive, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 8at Atlanta FalconsW 34–101–0Georgia DomeRecap
2August 17Tennessee TitansW 27–192–0Paul Brown StadiumRecap
3August 24at Dallas CowboysL 18–242–1AT&T StadiumRecap
4August 29Indianapolis ColtsW 27–103–1Paul Brown StadiumRecap

Regular season

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 8at Chicago BearsL 21–240–1Soldier FieldRecap
2September 16Pittsburgh SteelersW 20–101–1Paul Brown StadiumRecap
3September 22Green Bay PackersW 34–302–1Paul Brown StadiumRecap
4September 29at Cleveland BrownsL 6–172–2FirstEnergy StadiumRecap
5October 6New England PatriotsW 13–63–2Paul Brown StadiumRecap
6October 13at Buffalo BillsW 27–24 (OT)4–2Ralph Wilson StadiumRecap
7October 20at Detroit LionsW 27–245–2Ford FieldRecap
8October 27New York JetsW 49–96–2Paul Brown StadiumRecap
9October 31at Miami DolphinsL 20–22 (OT)6–3Sun Life StadiumRecap
10November 10at Baltimore RavensL 17–20 (OT)6–4M&T Bank StadiumRecap
11November 17Cleveland BrownsW 41–207–4Paul Brown StadiumRecap
12Bye
13December 1at San Diego ChargersW 17–108–4Qualcomm StadiumRecap
14December 8Indianapolis ColtsW 42–289–4Paul Brown StadiumRecap
15December 15at Pittsburgh SteelersL 20–309–5Heinz FieldRecap
16December 22Minnesota VikingsW 42–1410–5Paul Brown StadiumRecap
17December 29Baltimore RavensW 34–1711–5Paul Brown StadiumRecap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

RoundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordVenueRecap
Wild CardJanuary 5, 2014San Diego Chargers (6)L 10–270–1Paul Brown StadiumRecap

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Chicago Bears

Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals777021
Bears737724

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

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

Week Two: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Steelers370010
Bengals737320

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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

Week Three: Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Packers01614030
Bengals14071334

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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

Week Four: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals03306
Browns703717

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

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

Week 5: vs. New England Patriots

Week Five: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Patriots03036
Bengals033713

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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

Week 6: at Buffalo Bills

Week Six: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Bengals10770327
Bills73014024

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

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

Week Seven: Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals7710327
Lions737724

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

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

Week Eight: New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jets06309
Bengals141414749

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

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

Week Nine: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Bengals03710020
Dolphins01073222

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

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

Week Ten: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Bengals00314017
Ravens10700320

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

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

Week Eleven: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Browns1307020
Bengals03101041

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

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

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals077317
Chargers070310

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

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

Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Colts00141428
Bengals77141442

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

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

Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Fifteen: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals0701320
Steelers2163030

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

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

Week Sixteen: Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Vikings707014
Bengals141414042

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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

Week Seventeen: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ravens6011017
Bengals71001734

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

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

Postseason

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

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (6) San Diego Chargers at (3) Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Chargers70101027
Bengals0100010

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(3) Cincinnati Bengals1150.6883–38–4430305W2
Pittsburgh Steelers880.5004–26–6379370W3
Baltimore Ravens880.5003–36–6320352L2
Cleveland Browns4120.2502–43–9308406L7

Conference

AFC[2][3]
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division winners
1Denver BroncosWest1330.8135–19–3.469.423W2
2New England PatriotsEast1240.7504–29–3.473.427W2
3[a]Cincinnati BengalsNorth1150.6883–38–4.480.494W2
4Indianapolis ColtsSouth1150.6886–09–3.484.449W3
Wild cards
5Kansas City ChiefsWest1150.6882–47–5.445.335L2
6San Diego ChargersWest970.5634–26–6.496.549W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b][c]Pittsburgh SteelersNorth880.5004–26–6.469.441W3
8[d]Baltimore RavensNorth880.5003–36–6.484.418L2
9[e]New York JetsEast880.5003–35–7.488.414W2
10Miami DolphinsEast880.5002–47–5.523.523L2
11Tennessee TitansSouth790.4382–46–6.504.375W2
12Buffalo BillsEast6100.3753–35–7.520.500L1
13[f][g]Oakland RaidersWest4120.2501–54–8.523.359L6
14[h]Jacksonville JaguarsSouth4120.2503–34–8.504.234L3
15Cleveland BrownsNorth4120.2502–43–9.516.477L7
16Houston TexansSouth2140.1251–52–10.559.500L14
Tiebreakers[i]

Statistics

Team

Updated December 31, 2013[4]

BengalsOpponent
Total First Downs330282
Rushing First Downs10172
Passing First Downs205178
By Penalty First Downs2432
Third Down Conversions92/22574/225
Fourth Down Conversions12/215/16
Total Offensive Yards5,8944,888
Offensive Plays1,0971,042
Average Yards per Play5.44.7
Total Rushing Yards1,7551,544
Rushing Plays481385
Rushing Yards per Play3.64.0
Total Passing Yards4,1393,344
Passing Completions/Attempts364/587362/612
Interceptions2020
Passing Yards per Play7.45.9
Sacks43.029.0
Field Goals18/2226/31
Touchdowns5432
Rushing Touchdowns146
Passing Touchdowns3322
Return Touchdowns21
Defensive Touchdowns63
Time of Possession32:4928:48
Turnover Ratio+1

Individual

Passing

Updated December 31, 2013[4]

Regular season
PlayerATTCOMPYDSCOMP %YDS/ATTTDTD %INTINT %LONGSCKLOSTRATING
Andy Dalton5863634,29661.97.3335.6203.4822918288.8
Mohamed Sanu1125100.025.000.000.02500118.8

Rushing

Updated January 3, 2014[4]

Regular season
PlayerATTYDSYDS/ATTLONGTD
BenJarvus Green-Ellis2207563.4257
Giovani Bernard1706954.1355
Andy Dalton611833.06122
Marvin Jones8658.1340
Josh Johnson7202.9100
Cedric Peerman8172.150
Mohamed Sanu4164.090
Andrew Hawkins231.560
Kevin Huber100.000
Total4811,7553.63514

Receiving

Updated January 3, 2014[4]

Regular season
PlayerRECYDSYDS/RECLONGTD
A. J. Green981,42614.68211
Giovani Bernard565149.2413
Marvin Jones3571214.04510
Mohamed Sanu474559.7322
Jermaine Gresham4645810.0304
Tyler Eifert3944511.4612
Andrew Hawkins1219916.6500
Dane Sanzenbacher66110.2230
BenJarvus Green-Ellis4225.5100
Alex Smith3124.071
Brandon Tate166.060
Orson Charles188.080
Total3644,13611.48233

Field Goals

Updated January 10, 2014[4]

Regular season
Player1–1920–2930–3940–4950+
Mike Nugent0/02/26/77/93/4
Total0/02/26/77/93/4
Opponent Total2/26/65/89/114/4

Punting

Updated January 10, 2014[4]

Regular season
PlayerPuntsAVGTBIn 20LONGBLK
Kevin Huber6645.2424750
Shawn Powell738.303520
Mike Nugent240.000430
Total7544.4427750
Opponent Total8944.3137651

Punt Returns

Updated January 14, 2014[4]

Regular season
PlayerRTFCYDS/RETLONGTD
Brandon Tate36169.3430
Adam Jones1108.0270
Total47169.0430
Opponent Total27229.4671

Kick Returns

Updated January 14, 2014[4]

Regular season
PlayerRTYDSYDS/RETLONGTD
Brandon Tate3591426.1710
Cedric Peerman46616.5260
Total3998025.1710
Opponent Total521,21923.4480

Defense

Updated December 7, 2013[4]

Regular season
PlayerTSASCKF
Vontaze Burfict131884311
Terence Newman4842600
Rey Maualuga61431810
Adam Jones4436801
Carlos Dunlap44321274
George Iloka55342102
Vincent Rey46291730
Reggie Nelson44321211
Michael Johnson39241532
Chris Crocker272070.50
Wallace Gilberry201556.51
Leon Hall2014600
James Harrison27131420
Taylor Mays1912700
Domata Peko3515202.50
Brandon Thompson191271.50
Geno Atkins209116.00
Dre Kirkpatrick9811.00
Cedric Peerman87100
Jayson DiManche126600
Tyler Eifert55000
Michael Boley64200
Shawn Williams106400
Brandon Ghee63300
A. J. Green33000
Andrew Hawkins33000
Marvin Jones43100
Devon Still73400
Orson Charles42200
BenJarvus Green-Ellis22000
Andre Smith22000
Giovani Bernard11000
Clint Boling21100
Andy Dalton21100
Jermaine Gresham11000
Clark Harris11000
Chris Lewis-Harris21100
Jeromy Miles11000
Mike Nugent11000
Mohamed Sanu11000
J.K. Schaffer21100
Alex Smith21100
Ryan Whalen11000
Andrew Whitworth11000
Kevin Zeitler11000
Total7585062523410
Opponent Total8125272852611

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