Cincinnati Bengals Record 1987:  4 wins and 11 losses

The 1987 years stared with an NFL Players strike looming.    The Bengals had a nice victory in week one of the season, and with time ticking down in game against the San Francisco 49ers, the Bengals held a slight lead.  Riverfront stadium was full and the Bengals were looking to go 2 and 0.  The 49ers managed to score a game winning touchdown on a pass play with no time left to beat the Bengals.  The following week the NFL Players Association/Union chose to strike.  The NFL decided to use replacement/scrub players.  The Bengals replacements went 1-2 before the strike finally ended.  With the strike ended, the Bengals regulars players returned immediately began to struggle.  The team had a string of very close games that they found themselves on the losing end of.  They managed to lose many of the games in the fourth quarter on the way to a very disappointing season with a record of 4-11.  Despite the Bengals poor performance, The Bengals ended the season with the 5th best offense and the 8th best Defense in the NFL.  Sam  Wyche remained the Bengals Head Coach.  After meeting with the Brown family Sam was able to keep his job with the understanding the Bengals must make the playoff for him to keep his job after 1988.

Scored 285 points (19.0/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 370 points (24.7/g), 24th.
Differential of -85 points (-5.7/g), 25th.