2019 Team Records (Coach, Quarterback, Rushers, Receivers)

2019 Team Records (Coach, Quarterback, Rushers, Receivers) – Bengals

by Chase Stuart on July 29, 2019

In this series, I will be looking at the history of coaches, quarterbacks, rushers, and receivers for all 32 franchises. For coaches and quarterbacks, I will be looking at how much their franchise’s career records (regular season only) would change if we removed the games with that person. For rushers and receivers, I will note how many times that player was the team’s leading rusher/receiver over the course of their time with that franchise (regular plus postseason).

Previous Teams:

AFC East: Dolphins, Bills, Jets, and Patriots
NFC East: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, and Redskins
AFC North: Steelers, Browns, Ravens
NFC North: Packers, Vikings, Bears

When it comes to the Bengals franchise, Marvin Lewis stands out as the clear best coach in history. He went 131-122-3 as Cincinnati’s head coach: not only is that more than twice as many wins as any other coach, it’s also the most wins over .500 of any Bengals coach. On the flip side, we have David Shula. Cincinnati has mostly been a poor franchise, but even by Bengals standards Shula was a disaster. The son of one of the best head coaches ever, in 71 games, Shula managed to tank the franchise’s all-time winning percentage. Among head coaches to have a winning percentage below 0.270 with one team, Shula coached the most games, followed by Marion Campbell with Atlanta (68 games) and Gus Bradley with the Jaguars (62 games).

Ovr Rk	Coach	G	W	L	T	HC Win %	FrG	FrW	FL	FrT	Fr W%	Win% w/o HC	Diff
18	Marvin Lewis	256	131	122	3	0.518	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.426	3%
72	Forrest Gregg	57	32	25	0	0.561	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.447	0.8%
83	Paul Brown	112	55	56	1	0.496	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.449	0.7%
97	Sam Wyche	127	61	66	0	0.48	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.451	0.5%
110	Bill Johnson	33	18	15	0	0.545	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.452	0.4%
394	Homer Rice	27	8	19	0	0.296	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.461	-0.6%
452	Bruce Coslet	60	21	39	0	0.35	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.464	-0.9%
484	Dick LeBeau	45	12	33	0	0.267	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.467	-1.1%
505	David Shula	71	19	52	0	0.268	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.474	-1.9%

The best quarterback in Bengals history is either Ken Anderson or Boomer Esiason, or maybe Greg Cook if you are mesmerized by potential. But Andy Dalton has been as successful as any Cincinnati quarterback when it comes to record. He’s gone 67-50-2 as a starter, and has improved the Bengals all-time winning percentage by 2.1%. Even Carson Palmer comes out as above-average here: he went 46-51 (0.474) as Cincinnati’s starter, which is better than the team’s all-time 0.456 winning percentage.

Ovr Rk	QB	G	W	L	T	QB Win %	FrG	FrW	FL	FrT	Fr W%	Win% w/o QB	Diff
25	Andy Dalton	119	67	50	2	0.571	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.435	2.1%
26	Ken Anderson	172	91	81	0	0.529	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.435	2.1%
71	Boomer Esiason	123	62	61	0	0.504	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.447	0.9%
162	Carson Palmer	97	46	51	0	0.474	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.453	0.3%
163	Virgil Carter	22	12	10	0	0.545	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.453	0.3%
176	Turk Schonert	7	5	2	0	0.714	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.453	0.2%
284	A.J. McCarron	3	2	1	0	0.667	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.455	0.1%
294	Jonathan Fanene	1	1	0	0	1.000	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.455	0.1%
409	Dave Walter	2	1	1	0	0.500	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.455	0%
496	Scott Mitchell	5	2	3	0	0.400	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.456	0%
632	Erik Wilhelm	1	0	1	0	0.000	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.456	-0.1%
630	Wayne Clark	1	0	1	0	0.000	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.456	-0.1%
631	Adrian Breen	1	0	1	0	0.000	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.456	-0.1%
664	Greg Cook	11	4	6	1	0.409	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.456	-0.1%
711	John Reaves	6	2	4	0	0.333	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.457	-0.1%
785	Donald Hollas	2	0	2	0	0.000	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.457	-0.1%
799	Ryan Fitzpatrick	12	4	7	1	0.375	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.457	-0.1%
859	John Stofa	7	2	5	0	0.286	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.457	-0.2%
877	Jack Thompson	5	1	4	0	0.200	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.457	-0.2%
878	Jeff Driskel	5	1	4	0	0.200	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.457	-0.2%
894	Jay Schroeder	3	0	3	0	0.000	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.457	-0.2%
895	Paul Justin	3	0	3	0	0.000	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.457	-0.2%
896	Gus Frerotte	3	0	3	0	0.000	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.457	-0.2%
968	Dewey Warren	4	0	4	0	0.000	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.458	-0.2%
1009	Sam Wyche	9	2	7	0	0.222	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.458	-0.3%
1084	Neil O'Donnell	11	2	9	0	0.182	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.459	-0.4%
1088	Jon Kitna	46	18	28	0	0.391	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.460	-0.4%
1147	Akili Smith	17	3	14	0	0.176	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.462	-0.6%
1167	Jeff Blake	66	25	41	0	0.379	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.463	-0.7%
1190	David Klingler	24	4	20	0	0.167	788	357	427	4	0.456	0.465	-0.9%

Corey Dillon was only on the team for 7 years, during which time the team was an awful 34-78. Still, he stood out as one of the best running backs in the NFL during this time period, and he led Cincinnati in rushing in 87 of his 107 games. Dillon beats out Cedric Benson in rushing yards per game as a Bengal, but the former Longhorns star notably led the team in rushing yards in 90% of his games.

Rusher	First Yr	Last Yr	Leading Rusher	Total Games	%
Corey Dillon	1997	2003	87	107	81%
Rudi Johnson	2001	2007	62	82	76%
James Brooks	1984	1991	57	123	46%
Pete Johnson	1977	1983	54	98	55%
Cedric Benson	2008	2011	52	58	90%
Harold Green	1990	1995	48	88	55%
Giovani Bernard	2013	2018	34	86	40%
Boobie Clark	1973	1978	29	75	39%
Jeremy Hill	2014	2017	27	56	48%
Archie Griffin	1976	1982	24	102	24%
BenJarvus Green-Ellis	2012	2013	24	33	73%
Essex Johnson	1968	1975	23	101	23%
Joe Mixon	2017	2018	23	28	82%
Paul Robinson	1968	1972	21	61	34%
Larry Kinnebrew	1983	1987	19	71	27%
Charles Alexander	1979	1985	18	106	17%
Jess Phillips	1968	1972	17	70	24%
Ickey Woods	1988	1991	13	42	31%
Derrick Fenner	1992	1994	13	47	28%
Garrison Hearst	1996	1996	11	16	69%
Kenny Watson	2003	2008	10	67	15%

The Bengals have a rich history at wide receiver. Chad Johnson and A.J. Green are both borderline Hall of Famers, with Green having a good chance of winding up in Canton. Cris Collinsworth was very good during the Bengals great years, while Carl Pickens was very good during the team’s lean years. For now, the man once known as Ochocinco holds the Bengals record for leading the team in receiving yards in the most games, but Green should take that title from him in 2019.

Receiver	First Yr	Last Yr	Leading Receiver	Total Games	%
Chad Johnson	2001	2010	69	153	45%
A.J. Green	2011	2018	66	115	57%
Cris Collinsworth	1981	1988	49	114	43%
Carl Pickens	1992	1999	48	120	40%
Isaac Curtis	1973	1984	45	173	26%
Eddie Brown	1985	1991	36	107	34%
Darnay Scott	1994	2001	36	109	33%
T.J. Houshmandzadeh	2001	2008	34	106	32%
Tim McGee	1986	1994	33	126	26%
Bob Trumpy	1968	1977	32	131	24%
Chip Myers	1969	1976	22	98	22%
Rodney Holman	1982	1992	22	171	13%
Dan Ross	1979	1985	21	83	25%
Peter Warrick	2000	2004	18	66	27%
Billy Brooks	1976	1979	14	45	31%
Tony McGee	1993	2001	14	136	10%
Tyler Boyd	2016	2018	13	40	33%
Don Bass	1978	1981	12	54	22%
Jeff Query	1992	1995	10	37	27%

That’s it for the Pittsburgh version of this series. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

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