Cincinnati Bengals Record 2002:  2 Wins 14 Losses

2002 will go down as the Cincinnati Bengals worst year on record.  The team set a franchise record for the most losses in a season.  With Gus Frerotte at Quarterback, the Bengals struggles continued as they dropped their first 7 games losing by average of 19 points in each game. The Bengals found a solid way to win in the eighth week of the season by mauling the new expansion Houston Texans on the road 38-3.

That was short lived as the season continued to go bad.  The Bengals continued to be the laughing stock of the NFL losing their next 6 games to fall to 1 and 13 win loss record. In their final game at home the Bengals would stun the New Orleans Saints 20-13 to earn their second win on the season, but their would be no saving the Bengals from setting a new franchise record for losses as they finished the season with a 27-9 loss to the Buffalo Bills on the road to finish with a league worst 2-14 record.

The Bengals for the first time since 1989 had a 3000-yard passer (Jon Kitna), a 1000-yard rusher (Corey Dillon) and a 1000-yard receiver (Chad Johnson) in the same season, and they still managed to lost 14 games.

The Bengals team ended the season allowing the second most points in Bengals club history giving up 456 total points.  Bengals General Manager under immense pressure as usual from the fans had had enough.  Mike Brown fired Coach Dick LeBeau. The replacement was and replacing him with Marvin Lewis. In addition the Bengals released Akili Smith to make room for the latest franchise QB of the future Carson Palmer the 2002 Heisman Trophy winner, who they drafted at USC with the top overall pick.

Scored 279 points (17.4/g), 28th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 456 points (28.5/g), 32nd.
Differential of -177 points (-11.1/g), 32nd.

(Fullback Lorenzo Neil was selected for the Pro Bowl)