Cincinnati Bengals 2019 SEASON REVIEW 2019 STANDINGS AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA EAST DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA New England Patriots ........................ 12 4 0 .750 420 225 Philadelphia Eagles ............................. 9 7 0 .563 385 354 *-Buffalo Bills ..................................... 10 6 0 .625 314 259 Dallas Cowboys ................................... 8 8 0 .500 434 321 New York Jets ...................................... 7 9 0 .438 276 359 New York Giants .................................. 4 12 0 .250 341 451 Miami Dolphins .................................... 5 11 0 .313 306 494 Washington Redskins .......................... 3 13 0 .188 266 435 NORTH DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA NORTH DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA #-Baltimore Ravens ........................... 14 2 0 .875 531 282 Green Bay Packers ............................ 13 3 0 .813 376 313 Pittsburgh Steelers .............................. 8 8 0 .500 289 303 *-Minnesota Vikings ........................... 10 6 0 .625 407 303 Cleveland Browns ................................ 6 10 0 .375 335 393 Chicago Bears ..................................... 8 8 0 .500 280 298 Cincinnati Bengals ............................... 2 14 0 .125 279 420 Detroit Lions ......................................... 3 12 1 .219 341 423 SOUTH DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA SOUTH DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA Houston Texans................................. 10 6 0 .625 378 385 New Orleans Saints ........................... 13 3 0 .813 458 341 *-Tennessee Titans ............................. 9 7 0 .563 402 331 Atlanta Falcons .................................... 7 9 0 .438 381 399 Indianapolis Colts ................................ 7 9 0 .438 361 373 Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...................... 7 9 0 .438 458 449 Jacksonville Jaguars ........................... 6 10 0 .375 300 397 Carolina Panthers ................................ 5 11 0 .313 340 470 WEST DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA WEST DIVISION W L T PCT. PF PA Kansas City Chiefs ............................ 12 4 0 .750 451 308 #-San Francisco 49ers ....................... 13 3 0 .813 479 310 Denver Broncos ................................... 7 9 0 .438 282 316 *-Seattle Seahawks ........................... 11 5 0 .688 405 398 Oakland Raiders .................................. 7 9 0 .438 313 419 Los Angeles Rams ............................... 9 7 0 .563 394 364 Los Angeles Chargers ......................... 5 11 0 .313 337 345 Arizona Cardinals ................................ 5 10 1 .344 361 442 *-Wild Card qualifier; #-Clinched home-field advantage throughout playoffs. NOTES: ● Denver finished ahead of Oakland based on better winning percentage against common opponents (Broncos .510 vs. Raiders .482). ● Kansas City was seeded ahead of New England based on head-to-head victory. ● Atlanta finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on division record (Falcons 4-2 vs. Buccaneers 2-4). ● San Francisco was seeded ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep. ● Green Bay was seeded ahead of New Orleans based on conference record (Packers 10-2 vs. Saints 9-3). PLAYOFF SEEDINGS: AFC NFC 1. Baltimore 1. San Francisco 2. Kansas City 2. Green Bay 3. New England 3. New Orleans 4. Houston 4. Seattle 5. Buffalo 5. Minnesota 6. Tennessee 6. Philadelphia POSTSEASON AT A GLANCE Home team in CAPS. AFC Wild Card Playoff Games NFC Wild Card Playoff Games HOUSTON 22, Buffalo 19 Minnesota 26, NEW ORLEANS 20 Tennessee 20, NEW ENGLAND 13 Seattle 17, PHILADELPHIA 9 AFC Divisional Playoff Games NFC Divisional Playoff Games Tennessee 28, BALTIMORE 12 SAN FRANCISCO 27, Minnesota 10 KANSAS CITY 51, Houston 31 GREEN BAY 28, Seattle 23 AFC Championship Game NFC Championship Game KANSAS CITY 35, Tennessee 24 SAN FRANCISCO 37, Green Bay 20 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. AFC (home team) 38, NFC 33 Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. KANSAS CITY 31, San Francisco 20 SEASON IN REVIEW 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 TEAM NOTES ........................................................................................................... 2-8 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES.............................................................................................. 9-120 OTHER PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES (2019 players no longer with Bengals) ......... 121-135 2019 STATISTICS AND OTHER INFORMATION ................................... 136-156 2019 preseason statistics ........................................................................................................ 136 2019 preseason participation chart .......................................................................................... 137 2019 game summaries ..................................................................................................... 138-145 In 2019, the Bengals were ....................................................................................................... 146 2019 game-by-game team statistics ........................................................................................ 147 2019-20 transactions......................................................................................................... 148-149 2019 starting lineups ................................................................................................................ 150 2019 participation chart ............................................................................................................ 151 2019 best performances (regular season) ............................................................................... 152 2019 end-of-season depth chart (Dec. 29, 2019) .................................................................... 153 Pronunciation guide (March 18, 2020) ..................................................................................... 153 Alphabetical roster (March 18, 2020) ....................................................................................... 154 Numerical roster (March 18, 2020) .......................................................................................... 155 2019 statistics .......................................................................................................................... 156 (The information in the 2019 Season in Review is accurate through March 18, 2020, prior to the start of the 2020 league year.) — 1 — 2019 CINCINNATI BENGALS TEAM NOTES 2019 AFC North standings: The Baltimore Ravens captured the Browns in the season finale. Taylor, who has an offensive background and called 2019 AFC North Division championship by a six-game margin over Pittsburgh offensive plays in 2019, helped HB Joe Mixon to 1137 rushing yards, and WR Steelers. Tyler Boyd to 1046 receiving yards in 2019. It was just the 15th time in Bengals Here’s the AFC North picture at the end of 2019, with only the Ravens history that the team had a 1000-yard rusher and receiver in the same season. moving on to the playoffs. Taylor came to Cincinnati after two seasons with the L.A. Rams, where he served as assistant wide receivers coach in 2017 and quarterbacks coach in ’18. TEAM W-L PCT. DIV. In 2018, Taylor helped guide Rams QB Jared Goff to career highs in every major Baltimore .......................................................................... 14-2 .875 5-1 passing category — completions (364), attempts (561), passing yards (4688), Pittsburgh ........................................................................... 8-8 .500 3-3 passing TDs (32), completion percentage (64.9), yards per attempt (8.36) and Cleveland ......................................................................... 6-10 .375 3-3 passer rating (101.1). The Rams’ QB play was a key component to their offense, Cincinnati ......................................................................... 2-14 .125 1-5 which finished the regular season ranked second in the NFL in total net yards (421.1 per game), fifth in net passing yards (281.7), second in scoring (32.9), first Bengals draft first: Barring a trade, the Bengals will have the first in first downs (401) and fifth in third-down percentage (45.0). Los Angeles won selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, set for April 23-25. the NFC West with a 13-3 regular-season record and advanced to Super Bowl Cincinnati has made the first selection in the draft three times previously. In LIII against the New England Patriots. 1994, the Bengals used their own pick to select DT Dan Wilkinson of Ohio State. In 2017, Taylor helped oversee an emerging Rams passing offense that In 1995, the Bengals traded up with Carolina on draft day and selected RB Ki- ranked 10th in the NFL in pass yards per game (239.4). Taylor directed the Jana Carter of Penn State. (The Bengals traded the Panthers the Nos. 5 and 36 Rams’ young receiving corps, headed by rookie Cooper Kupp, who finished the selections). And in 2003, the team selected QB Carson Palmer of USC. season with 62 catches, a team-high 869 receiving yards and five TDs. In 1984, the Bengals had rights to the No. 1 selection as the result of a 1983 Prior to his time with the Rams, Taylor had a one-year stint in the college trade of QB Jack Thompson to Tampa Bay. But Cincinnati traded the top pick to ranks, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University New England in exchange for the Nos. 16 and 28 selections. The Bengals chose of Cincinnati in 2016. Taylor served under head coach Tommy Tuberville at UC. DE Pete Koch of Maryland at No. 16 and OL Brian Blados of North Carolina at Taylor broke