The Cincinnati Bengals were 12-4 in 1988. They finished 1st in the AFC Central and 1st in the AFC. They fell to the San Francisco 49ers, 20 to 16, in Super Bowl XXIII. It was their second Super Bowl appearance.

1988 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
16
448
6,057
985
6.1
2,710
563
4.8
3,592
392
9.2
30
245
351
159
165
27
82
647
Team Rank
1st
1st
23rd
1st
1st
2nd
1st
14th
27th
1st
9th
16th
1st
1st
16th
7th
3rd
5th
Opponent
16
329
5,182
1,059
4.9
2,048
493
4.2
3,508
524
6.7
42
374
322
126
177
19
95
873
Opponent Rank
16th
15th
22nd
11th
18th
15th
22nd
12th
20th
10th
9th
25th
25th
21st
22nd
5th
17th
8th
Net
+119
+875
-74
+1.3
+662
+70
+0.7
+84
-132
+2.5
-12
-129
+29
+33
-12
+8
-13
-226
Net Rank
2nd
4th
25th
1st
3rd
7th
4th
12th
27th
1st
7th
25th
6th
5th
17th
6th
11th
5th

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
11
3
0
.786
Dolphins Dolphins
6
8
0
.429
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
5
0
.667
Ravens Ravens
10
5
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
9
6
0
.600
Colts Colts
6
8
0
.429
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
14
1
0
.933
Chargers Chargers
9
6
0
.600
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
12
2
0
.857
Commanders Commanders
9
5
0
.643
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
2
0
.857
Vikings Vikings
12
2
0
.857
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
8
6
0
.571
Falcons Falcons
7
7
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
Seahawks Seahawks
8
6
0
.571

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
12/20
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
17-34
Fri
12/20
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
19-27
Wed
12/18
DEN DEN
@
LAC LAC
27-34
Sun
12/15
ATL ATL
@
LV LV
15-9
Sun
12/15
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
12-30

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Mon
12/30
DET DET
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
12/29
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
12/29
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
4:25 PM
Sun
12/29
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
4:05 PM