2014 Cincinnati Bengals season

2014 Cincinnati Bengals season
2014 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner	Mike Brown
Head coach	Marvin Lewis
Home field	Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record	10–5–1
Division place	2nd AFC North
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Colts) 10–26
Pro Bowlers	DT Geno Atkins; QB Andy Dalton; WR A. J. Green; P Kevin Huber
Uniform
	← 2013; Bengals seasons; 2015 →;

The 2014 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League (NFL), 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, the 3rd longest losing streak (in terms of games played) in NFL history at the time, behind the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs who both had 8.^[1]

2014 draft class

2014 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	24	Darqueze Dennard	Cornerback	Michigan State
2	55	Jeremy Hill	Running back	LSU
3	88	Will Clarke	Defensive end	West Virginia
4	111	Russell Bodine	Center	North Carolina
5	164	A. J. McCarron	Quarterback	Alabama
6	212	Marquis Flowers	Linebacker	Arizona
7	239	James Wright	Wide receiver	LSU
7	252	Lavelle Westbrooks	Cornerback	Georgia Southern

	Compensatory selection

Draft trades

The Bengals traded their original fourth- and sixth-round selections (Nos. 123 and 199 overall, respectively) to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for the Seahawks' fourth-round selection (No. 111 overall).

Staff

**2014 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 coach – Paul Alexander Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Hue Jackson Quarterbacks – Ken Zampese Running backs – Kyle Caskey Wide receivers – James Urban Tight ends – Jonathan Hayes Offensive assistant/quality control – Brian Braswell			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Paul Guenther Defensive line – Jay Hayes Linebackers – Matt Burke Assistant linebackers/quality control – David Lippincott Defensive backs – Vance Joseph Defensive backs – Mark Carrier Defensive assistant/quality control – Marcus Lewis Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Darrin Simmons Assistant special teams/quality control – Brayden Coombs Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Chip Morton Strength and conditioning assistant – Jeff Friday

Final roster

**2014 Cincinnati Bengals final roster**

	Quarterbacks 17 Jason Campbell 14 Andy Dalton 5 A. J. McCarron Running backs 25 Giovani Bernard 33 Rex Burkhead 32 Jeremy Hill 30 Cedric Peerman Wide receivers 18 A. J. Green 88 Greg Little 12 Mohamed Sanu 11 Dane Sanzenbacher 19 Brandon Tate 86 James Wright Tight ends 83 Kevin Brock 84 Jermaine Gresham 89 Ryan Hewitt		Offensive linemen 61 Russell Bodine C 65 Clint Boling G/T 72 Tanner Hawkinson T 60 T. J. Johnson C 74 Marshall Newhouse T 67 Mike Pollak G 77 Andrew Whitworth T 73 Eric Winston T 68 Kevin Zeitler G Defensive linemen 97 Geno Atkins DT 93 Will Clarke DE 96 Carlos Dunlap DE 91 Robert Geathers DE 95 Wallace Gilberry DE 99 Margus Hunt DE 94 Domata Peko DT 75 Devon Still DT 98 Brandon Thompson DT		Linebackers 56 Chris Carter OLB 53 Marquis Flowers OLB 52 Nico Johnson MLB 59 Emmanuel Lamur OLB 58 Rey Maualuga MLB 57 Vincent Rey MLB/OLB Defensive backs 21 Darqueze Dennard CB 29 Leon Hall CB 43 George Iloka SS 24 Adam Jones CB 27 Dre Kirkpatrick CB 37 Chris Lewis-Harris CB 26 Taylor Mays FS 20 Reggie Nelson FS 23 Terence Newman CB 36 Shawn Williams SS Special teams 46 Clark Harris LS 10 Kevin Huber P 2 Mike Nugent K		Reserve lists 55 Vontaze Burfict OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 Jayson DiManche OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 85 Tyler Eifert TE (IR-DFR) 73 Trey Hopkins G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 82 Marvin Jones WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 56 Sean Porter OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- J. K. Schaffer LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Alex Smith TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 71 Andre Smith T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 63 Emmett Cleary T 50 L. J. Fort LB 64 Dan France T 76 Kwame Geathers DT 87 Cobi Hamilton WR 39 Onterio McCalebb CB 70 Sam Montgomery DE 80 Jake Murphy TE 16 Tevin Reese WR 34 James Wilder Jr. RB Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 inactive, 10 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 7	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 39–41	0–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	New York Jets	L 17–25	0–2	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
3	August 24	at Arizona Cardinals	W 19–13	1–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	August 28	Indianapolis Colts	W 35–7	2–2	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 7	at Baltimore Ravens	W 23–16	1–0	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
2	September 14	Atlanta Falcons	W 24–10	2–0	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
3	September 21	Tennessee Titans	W 33–7	3–0	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 5	at New England Patriots	L 17–43	3–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
6	October 12	Carolina Panthers	T 37–37 (OT)	3–1–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
7	October 19	at Indianapolis Colts	L 0–27	3–2–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
8	October 26	Baltimore Ravens	W 27–24	4–2–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
9	November 2	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 33–23	5–2–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
10	November 6	Cleveland Browns	L 3–24	5–3–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
11	November 16	at New Orleans Saints	W 27–10	6–3–1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
12	November 23	at Houston Texans	W 22–13	7–3–1	NRG Stadium	Recap
13	November 30	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 14–13	8–3–1	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
14	December 7	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–42	8–4–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
15	December 14	at Cleveland Browns	W 30–0	9–4–1	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
16	December 22	Denver Broncos	W 37–28	10–4–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
17	December 28	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–27	10–5–1	Heinz Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 4, 2015	at Indianapolis Colts (4)	L 10–26	0–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens

Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	6	9	0	8	23
Ravens	0	0	7	9	16

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: September 7
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), partly cloudy
Game attendance: 70,925
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

Andy Dalton would throw a 77-yard touchdown pass to A. J. 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.

Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Two: Atlanta Falcons at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	0	0	7	10
Bengals	3	7	14	0	24

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 14
Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 58,574
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

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.

Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Three: Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	0	0	7	7
Bengals	10	9	7	7	33

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 21, 2014
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 pm. CDT
Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C), mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 56,743
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Johansen and Chris Simms
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

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.

Week 5: at New England Patriots

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	3	14	0	17
Patriots	14	6	14	9	43

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: October 5
Game time: 8:30 pm. EDT
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), clear and cool
Game attendance: 68,756
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With the loss, the Bengals fell to 3-1.

Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Six: Carolina Panthers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	7	3	14	10	3	37
Bengals	0	17	0	17	3	37

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: October 12
Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 57,053
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With the tie, the Bengals were sent to a 3-1-1 record and were given their first tie game since 2008.

Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Seven: Cincinnati Bengals at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
Colts	3	7	7	10	27

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: October 19
Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), partly sunny (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 66,539
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With the loss, the Bengals fell to 3-2-1. They were also shut out for the first time since 2009.

Week 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Eight: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	0	6	8	10	24
Bengals	7	0	10	10	27

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: October 26
Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 55,711
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With the win, the Bengals improved to 4-2-1, and swept the Ravens for the first time since 2009.

Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Nine: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	0	7	13	23
Bengals	0	12	7	14	33

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: November 2
Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 60,057
Referee: Ron Torbert
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With their 4th straight win over the Jaguars, the Bengals went to 5-2-1.

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Ten: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	10	7	0	24
Bengals	3	0	0	0	3

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: November 6
Game time: 8:25 pm. EST
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 65,871
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

Andy Dalton would post a passer rating of 2.0 in this game, as the Bengals went down easily to the Browns 24-3. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 5-3-1.

Week 11: at New Orleans Saints

Week Eleven: Cincinnati Bengals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	6	7	7	27
Saints	3	0	0	7	10

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 16
Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,073
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With the win, the Bengals went to 6-3-1.

Week 12: at Houston Texans

Week Twelve: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	2	7	6	22
Texans	0	3	10	0	13

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: November 23
Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/12:00 pm. CST
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 71,777
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With the win, the Bengals went to 7-3-1.

Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	7	0	14
Buccaneers	3	7	0	3	13

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: November 30
Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 56,340
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Solomon Wilcots and Chris Fischer
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With the win, the Bengals went to 8-3-1. They also won 3 consecutive road games for the first time in franchise history. They also defeated the Bucs for the first time since 1989.

Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	10	7	25	42
Bengals	0	14	7	0	21

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: December 7
Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 65,512
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Jenny Dell
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

The Bengals would surrender 25 points in the 4th quarter in this loss. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 8-4-1.

Week 15: at Cleveland Browns

Week Fifteen: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	10	10	3	7	30
Browns	0	0	0	0	0

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: December 14
Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), overcast
Game attendance: 67,431
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

Johnny Manziel made his first career NFL start in this game. With the shutout win, the Bengals went to 9-4-1. They also posted their first shutout win since 2008 (also against the Browns).

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	0	21	0	28
Bengals	7	13	7	10	37

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: December 22
Game time: 8:30 pm. EST
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 66,107
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

The Bengals defense would intercept Peyton Manning 4 times in the game, including 2 by Dre Kirkpatrick in the 4th quarter. With the win, the Bengals improved to 10-4-1. They also defeated Peyton Manning for the first time.

Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Seventeen: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	3	0	7	17
Steelers	7	13	0	7	27

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: December 28
Game time: 8:30 pm. EST
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 64,697
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With the loss, the Bengals ended their season at 10-5-1. They would also finish in 2nd place by virtue of not only the Steelers sweep, but also being 1 game behind.

Postseason

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Indianapolis Colts

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Cincinnati Bengals at (4) Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	3	0	0	10
Colts	7	6	10	3	26

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: January 4, 2015
Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 63,385
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

With the loss, the Bengals endured their 7th straight playoff loss dating back to 1990.

Standings

Division

AFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	436	368	W4
⁽⁵⁾ Cincinnati Bengals	10	5	1	.656	3–3	7–5	365	344	L1
⁽⁶⁾ Baltimore Ravens	10	6	0	.625	3–3	6–6	409	302	W1
Cleveland Browns	7	9	0	.438	2–4	4–8	299	337	L5

Conference

AFC^[2]^[3] view talk edit
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^[a]	New England Patriots	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.514	.487	L1
2^[a]	Denver Broncos	West	12	4	0	.750	6–0	10–2	.521	.484	W1
3^[b]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	11	5	0	.688	4–2	9–3	.451	.486	W4
4^[b]	Indianapolis Colts	South	11	5	0	.688	6–0	9–3	.479	.372	W1
Wild Cards
5	Cincinnati Bengals	North	10	5	1	.656	3–3	7–5	.498	.425	L1
6	Baltimore Ravens	North	10	6	0	.625	3–3	6–6	.475	.378	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[c]	Houston Texans	South	9	7	0	.563	4–2	8–4	.447	.299	W2
8^[c]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.512	.500	W1
9^[c]	San Diego Chargers	West	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.512	.403	L1
10^[c]	Buffalo Bills	East	9	7	0	.563	4–2	5–7	.516	.486	W1
11	Miami Dolphins	East	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.512	.406	L1
12	Cleveland Browns	North	7	9	0	.438	2–4	4–8	.479	.371	L5
13	New York Jets	East	4	12	0	.250	1–5	4–8	.543	.375	W1
14^[d]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	.514	.313	L1
15^[d]	Oakland Raiders	West	3	13	0	.188	1–5	2–10	.570	.542	L1
16	Tennessee Titans	South	2	14	0	.125	1–5	2–10	.506	.375	L10
Tiebreakers^[e]

References

External links

Official website

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2014 Cincinnati Bengals season

Contents

2014 draft class

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Postseason

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 2: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 3: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 5: at New England Patriots

Week 6: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 7: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 9: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 10: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 11: at New Orleans Saints

Week 12: at Houston Texans

Week 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 15: at Cleveland Browns

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 17: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Postseason

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Indianapolis Colts

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links