Cincinnati Bengals Record 1992:   5 wins and 11 losses

The Bengals, who were now owned by Mike Brown the son of legendary coach Paul Brown, now turned to the son of another legendary coach to lead the team on the field when the hired Dave Shula.

The Bengals also raised some eyebrows when the selected QB Dave Klinger in he first round.  The story goes that before Paul Brown’s passing away, Paul Brown had told his son Mike Brown and the Bengals staff not to pick David Klinger in the first round.  Paul Brown felt he would not equate too much of an NFK Quarterback due to his passing style.  Despite this advice, Mike Brown made the decision to draft David Klingler.  This would be the first in a long series of bad decisions made by Mike Brown as the General Manager of the Cincinnati Bengals. 

The younger Shula got off to a good start as the Bengals won their first game. However, the joy was short lived as the team lost its next 6 games, on the way to a 5-11 season. The lone bright spot of the season is WR Carl Pickens who earns Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. Following the season OT Anthony Munoz would retire, as the Bengals moved in a new direction by trading QB Boomer Esiason to the New York Jets.

Scored 274 points (17.1/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 364 points (22.8/g), 24th.
Differential of -90 points (-5.6/g), 24th.

(Wide Receiver Carl Pickens is awarded Offensive Rookie of the Year)