List of Cincinnati Bengals seasons - wikipedia List of Cincinnati Bengals seasons For complete team history, see History of the Cincinnati Bengals. Paul Brown Stadium, current home of the Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals franchise was founded in 1968 as a member of the West division of the American Football League ( AFL ). The Bengals joined the National Football League ( NFL ) as a result of the AFL -- NFL merger prior to 1970. This list documents the franchise 's completed seasons from 1968 to present, including postseason records and results from postseason games. The Bengals have played over 1,000 games in their history, including two conference championships, eight division championships, and 12 playoff appearances. The franchise has experienced several extended periods of success in their history. These periods came from 1981 to 1990 when the Bengals qualified for the playoffs four times and played in two Super Bowls, and from 2009 to the present. However, during a 14 - year span -- 1991 to 2004 -- the Bengals did not qualify for the playoffs. During this time, the franchise had nine seasons with 10 or more losses, and three of those seasons the franchise had the league 's worst record. Since 2005 the Bengals have been more successful, posting seven winning seasons, three division titles and seven wild card playoff berths ( including an active streak of five consecutive playoff seasons, a first in franchise history ). Contents 1 Legend 2 Season records 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External links Legend Finish Final position in league, division, or conference Conference Champions Division Champions Wild Card Berth Season records Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Post Season Results Awards Head coaches Finish Wins Losses Ties 1968 1968 AFL Western 5th 11 0 Paul Robinson ( OROY ) Paul Brown 1969 1969 AFL Western 5th 9 Paul Brown ( COY ) Greg Cook ( OROY ) Paul Brown 1970 1970 NFL AFC Central 1st 8 6 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Colts ) 0 -- 17 Paul Brown ( COY ) Paul Brown 1971 1971 NFL AFC Central 4th 10 0 Paul Brown 1972 1972 NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 6 0 Paul Brown 1973 1973 NFL AFC Central 1st 10 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Dolphins ) 16 -- 34 Paul Brown NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 7 0 Paul Brown NFL AFC Central 2nd 11 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Raiders ) 28 -- 31 Ken Anderson ( WPMOY ) Paul Brown 1976 1976 NFL AFC Central 2nd 10 0 Bill Johnson 1977 1977 NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 6 0 Bill Johnson 1978 1978 NFL AFC Central 4th 12 0 Bill Johnson ( 0 -- 5 ) Homer Rice ( 4 -- 7 ) 1979 1979 NFL AFC Central 4th 12 0 Homer Rice 1980 1980 NFL AFC Central 4th 6 10 0 Forrest Gregg 1981 1981 NFL AFC Central 1st 12 0 Won Divisional Playoffs ( Bills ) 28 -- 21 Won Conference Championship ( Chargers ) 27 -- 7 Lost Super Bowl XVI ( vs. 49ers ) 21 -- 26 Ken Anderson ( MVP, OPOY, CBPOY ) Forrest Gregg 1982 1982 NFL AFC 3rd 7 0 Lost First Round ( Jets ) 17 -- 44 Forrest Gregg NFL AFC Central 3rd 7 9 0 Forrest Gregg 1984 1984 NFL AFC Central 2nd 8 8 0 Sam Wyche 1985 1985 NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 9 0 Eddie Brown ( OROY ) Sam Wyche 1986 1986 NFL AFC Central 2nd 10 6 0 Reggie Williams ( WPMOY ) Sam Wyche NFL AFC Central 4th 11 0 Sam Wyche 1988 1988 NFL AFC Central 1st 12 0 Won Divisional Playoffs ( Seahawks ) 21 -- 13 Won Conference Championship ( Bills ) 21 -- 10 Lost Super Bowl XXIII ( vs. 49ers ) 16 -- 20 Boomer Esiason ( MVP ) Sam Wyche 1989 1989 NFL AFC Central 4th 8 8 0 Sam Wyche 1990 1990 NFL AFC Central 1st 9 7 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs ( Oilers ) 41 -- 14 Lost Divisional Playoffs ( at Raiders ) 10 -- 20 Sam Wyche 1991 1991 NFL AFC Central 4th 13 0 Anthony Muñoz ( WPMOY ) Sam Wyche 1992 1992 NFL AFC Central 4th 5 11 0 Carl Pickens ( OROY ) Dave Shula 1993 1993 NFL AFC Central 4th 13 0 Dave Shula 1994 1994 NFL AFC Central 3rd 13 0 Dave Shula 1995 1995 NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 9 0 Dave Shula NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 8 0 Dave Shula ( 1 -- 6 ) Bruce Coslet ( 7 -- 2 ) 1997 1997 NFL AFC Central 4th 7 9 0 Bruce Coslet 1998 1998 NFL AFC Central 5th 13 0 Bruce Coslet 1999 1999 NFL AFC Central 5th 12 0 Bruce Coslet 2000 2000 NFL AFC Central 5th 12 0 Bruce Coslet ( 0 -- 3 ) Dick LeBeau ( 4 -- 9 ) 2001 2001 NFL AFC Central 6th 6 10 0 Dick LeBeau 2002 2002 NFL AFC North 4th 14 0 Dick LeBeau 2003 2003 NFL AFC North 2nd 8 8 0 Jon Kitna ( CBPOY ) Marvin Lewis NFL AFC North 3rd 8 8 0 Marvin Lewis 2005 2005 NFL AFC North 1st 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Steelers ) 17 -- 31 Marvin Lewis 2006 2006 NFL AFC North 2nd 8 8 0 Marvin Lewis 2007 2007 NFL AFC North 3rd 7 9 0 Marvin Lewis 2008 2008 NFL AFC North 3rd 11 Marvin Lewis 2009 2009 NFL AFC North 1st 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Jets ) 14 -- 24 Marvin Lewis ( COY ) Marvin Lewis NFL AFC North 4th 12 0 Marvin Lewis 2011 2011 NFL AFC North 3rd 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Texans ) 10 -- 31 Marvin Lewis 2012 2012 NFL AFC North 2nd 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Texans ) 13 -- 19 Marvin Lewis 2013 2013 NFL AFC North 1st 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Chargers ) 10 -- 27 Marvin Lewis 2014 2014 NFL AFC North 2nd 10 5 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( at Colts ) 10 -- 26 Marvin Lewis 2015 2015 NFL AFC North 1st 12 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs ( Steelers ) 16 -- 18 Marvin Lewis 2016 2016 NFL AFC North 3rd 6 9 Marvin Lewis Totals 344 408 All - time regular season record ( 1968 -- 2016 ) 5 14 0 All - time postseason record ( 1968 -- 2016 ) 349 422 All - time regular season and postseason record ( 1968 -- 2016 ) 2 Conference Championships, 9 Divisional Championships Footnotes The 1982 season was a strike - shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment. The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from 16 to 15 games. References General `` Cincinnati Bengals History ''. CBSSports.com. CBS. Retrieved June 17, 2011. `` NFL Standings : Divisions ''. NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved June 17, 2011. `` Pro Football Hall of Fame -- Cincinnati Bengals ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 17, 2011. `` Cincinnati Bengals Team Encyclopedia ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 1, 2013. Specific Jump up ^ Note : The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list can only regularity season game results and exclude any postseason play records. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1968 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1969 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1970 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1971 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1972 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1973 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1974 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1975 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1976 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1977 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1978 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1979 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1980 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1981 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1982 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1983 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1984 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1985 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1986 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1987 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1988 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1989 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1990 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1991 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1992 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1993 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1994 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1995 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1996 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1997 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1998 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 1999 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 2000 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 2001 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 2002 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 2003 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 2004 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Cincinnati Bengals History : 2005 ''. bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 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