Cincinnati Bengals Record 1989:  8 wins and 8 losses

Coming off their trip to the Super Bowl the Bengals got off to a good start winning 4 of their first 5 games. Unfortunately the Bengals managed to lose 4 of their next 5 games, and with a 5-5 record, the Bengals were in danger of missing the playoffs.  The Bengals went back and forth with wins and losses over next 4 weeks.  The Cincinnati Bengals needed to win their final 2 games.  To make the playoffs, the Bengals would need some help.  They went onto destroy the Houston Oilers 61-7 at Riverfront Stadium. Despite this win, the cards did not play out, and before the Bengals took the field for their Monday Night season finale in Minnesota on Christmas the team was eliminated from the playoffs. They would go on to lose their Monday Night Football finally by a score of 29-21 to the Vikings.

Scored 404 points (25.2/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 285 points (17.8/g), 7th.
Differential of 119 points (7.4/g), 3rd