2020 STANDINGS AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA EAST DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA Buffalo Bills ........................................ 13 3 0 .813 501 375 Washington Football Team .................. 7 9 0 .438 335 329 Miami Dolphins .................................. 10 6 0 .625 404 338 New York Giants .................................. 6 10 0 .375 280 357 New England Patriots .......................... 7 9 0 .438 326 353 Dallas Cowboys ................................... 6 10 0 .375 395 473 New York Jets ...................................... 2 14 0 .125 243 457 Philadelphia Eagles ............................. 4 11 1 .281 334 418 NORTH DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA NORTH DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA Pittsburgh Steelers ............................ 12 4 0 .750 416 312 #-Green Bay Packers ........................ 13 3 0 .813 509 369 *-Baltimore Ravens ............................ 11 5 0 .688 468 303 *-Chicago Bears ................................... 8 8 0 .500 372 370 *-Cleveland Browns ........................... 11 5 0 .688 408 419 Minnesota Vikings ................................ 7 9 0 .438 430 475 Cincinnati Bengals ............................... 4 11 1 .281 311 424 Detroit Lions ......................................... 5 11 0 .313 377 519 SOUTH DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA SOUTH DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA Tennessee Titans .............................. 11 5 0 .688 491 439 New Orleans Saints ........................... 12 4 0 .750 482 337 *-Indianapolis Colts ............................ 11 5 0 .688 451 362 *-Tampa Bay Buccaneers .................. 11 5 0 .688 492 355 Houston Texans................................... 4 12 0 .250 384 464 Carolina Panthers ................................ 5 11 0 .313 350 402 Jacksonville Jaguars ........................... 1 15 0 .063 306 492 Atlanta Falcons .................................... 4 12 0 .250 396 414 WEST DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA WEST DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA #-Kansas City Chiefs ......................... 14 2 0 .875 473 362 Seattle Seahawks .............................. 12 4 0 .750 459 371 Las Vegas Raiders .............................. 8 8 0 .500 434 478 *-Los Angeles Rams .......................... 10 6 0 .625 372 296 Los Angeles Chargers ......................... 7 9 0 .438 384 426 Arizona Cardinals ................................ 8 8 0 .500 410 367 Denver Broncos ................................... 5 11 0 .313 323 446 San Francisco 49ers ............................ 6 10 0 .375 376 390 *-Wild Card qualifier; #-Clinched home-field advantage throughout playoffs. NOTES: ● Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland (and thus also was seeded ahead of Browns) based on head-to-head sweep. ● Tennessee finished ahead of Indianapolis based on division record (Titans 5-1 vs. Colts 4-2). ● Baltimore was seeded ahead of Indianapolis based on a head-to-head victory. ● Cleveland was seeded ahead of Indianapolis based on a head-to-head victory. ● The N.Y. Giants finished ahead of Dallas based on division record (Giants 4-2 vs. Cowboys 2-4). ● New Orleans was seeded ahead of Seattle based on conference record (Saints 10-2 vs. Seahawks 9-3). PLAYOFF SEEDINGS: AFC NFC 1. Kansas City 1. Green Bay 2. Buffalo 2. New Orleans 3. Pittsburgh 3. Seattle 4. Tennessee 4. Washington 5. Baltimore 5. Tampa Bay 6. Cleveland 6. L.A. Rams 7. Indianapolis 7. Chicago POSTSEASON AT A GLANCE Home team in CAPS. AFC Wild Card Playoff Games NFC Wild Card Playoff Games BUFFALO 27, Indianapolis 24 L.A. Rams 30, SEATTLE 20 Baltimore 20, TENNESSEE 13 Tampa Bay 31, WASHINGTON 23 Cleveland 48, PITTSBURGH 37 NEW ORLEANS 21, Chicago 9 AFC Divisional Playoff Games NFC Divisional Playoff Games BUFFALO 17, Baltimore 3 GREEN BAY 32, L.A. Rams 18 KANSAS CITY 22, Cleveland 17 Tampa Bay 30, NEW ORLEANS 20 AFC Championship Game NFC Championship Game KANSAS CITY 38, Buffalo 24 Tampa Bay 31, GREEN BAY 26 Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla. TAMPA BAY 31, Kansas City 9 SEASON IN REVIEW 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2020 TEAM NOTES ......................................................................................................... 2-10 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES............................................................................................ 11-139 OTHER PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES (2020 players no longer with Bengals) ......... 140-149 2020 STATISTICS AND OTHER INFORMATION ................................... 150-168 2020 game summaries ..................................................................................................... 150-157 In 2020, the Bengals were ....................................................................................................... 158 Under Zac Taylor, the Bengals are .......................................................................................... 158 2020 game-by-game team statistics ........................................................................................ 159 2020-21 transactions......................................................................................................... 160-161 2020 starting lineups ................................................................................................................ 162 2020 participation chart ............................................................................................................ 163 2020 best performances (regular season) ............................................................................... 164 2020 end-of-season depth chart (Jan. 4, 2021) ....................................................................... 165 Pronunciation guide (March 10, 2021) ..................................................................................... 165 Alphabetical roster (March 10, 2021) ....................................................................................... 166 Numerical roster (March 10, 2021) .......................................................................................... 167 2020 statistics .......................................................................................................................... 168 (The information in the 2020 Season in Review is accurate through March 10, 2021.) — 1 — 2020 CINCINNATI BENGALS TEAM NOTES 2020 AFC North standings: The Pittsburgh Steelers captured coach in ’18. In 2018, he helped guide Rams QB Jared Goff to career highs in the 2020 AFC North Division championship by a one-game margin over the every major passing category — completions (364), attempts (561), passing Baltimore Ravens. yards (4688), passing TDs (32), completion percentage (64.9), yards per attempt Here’s the AFC North picture at the end of 2020, with the Steelers, Ravens (8.36) and passer rating (101.1). Los Angeles won the NFC West with a 13-3 and Browns all making it to the playoffs. regular-season record and advanced to Super Bowl LIII against the New England Patriots. TEAM W-L PCT. DIV. In 2017, Taylor directed the Rams’ young receiving corps and helped Pittsburgh ...................................................................... 12-4-0 .750 4-2 oversee an emerging passing offense that ranked 10th in the NFL in pass yards Baltimore ....................................................................... 11-5-0 .688 4-2 per game (239.4). Cleveland ...................................................................... 11-5-0 .688 3-3 Prior to his time with the Rams, Taylor had a one-year stint in the college Cincinnati ...................................................................... 4-11-1 .281 1-5 ranks, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Cincinnati in 2016. Bengals to draft fifth: Barring a trade, the Bengals will have the Taylor broke into NFL coaching in 2012 with the Miami Dolphins as assistant No. 5 overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, which runs from April 29-May 1 at quarterbacks coach. He was elevated to quarterbacks coach from 2013-15, and Cleveland. spent the final five games of ’15 as the Dolphins’ interim offensive coordinator It will be the second straight year Cincinnati has had a top-five draft choice. and primary play-caller, after the team made coaching staff changes. The Bengals selected QB Joe Burrow with the No. 1 overall pick in 2020. During his time in Miami, Taylor was instrumental in the development of QB Cincinnati has possessed the No. 5 overall draft pick specifically three other Ryan Tannehill, the team’s first-round draft pick in 2012. times in team history. In 1969, the Bengals used the fifth pick in the AFL/NFL Taylor’s coaching career began at Texas A&M University, where he served draft to select QB Greg Cook out of the University of Cincinnati. In 1993, the as offensive graduate assistant and tight ends coach under head coach Mike team used the No. 5 overall pick in the NFL draft to select DE John Copeland of Sherman from 2008-11. the University of Alabama. And in 1995, the Bengals traded the fifth pick (and the As a player, Taylor began his collegiate career at Wake Forest (2002-03), 36th pick) to Carolina for the No. 1 overall selection, which they used to take RB before transferring to Butler County Community College in Kansas (’04) and then Ki-Jana Carter of Penn State University. playing his final two seasons (’05-06) at the University of Nebraska. Taylor had a decorated career with the Cornhuskers, setting numerous school records and 2021 opponents: The Bengals’ home and away opponents for 2021 passing for a combined 5850 yards and 45 touchdowns. In his senior season of are set. The full schedule,