# 2013 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 2013 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 44th in the National Football League (NFL), their 46th overall and their 11th under head coach Marvin Lewis. The Bengals improved on their 10–6 regular season record from 2012 and clinched the AFC North division title. However, the Bengals lost 27–10 to the San Diego Chargers in the playoffs – the third consecutive season that the Bengals had lost in the Wild Card round. Their training camp was featured on the HBO show Hard Knocks.

## 2013 draft class

| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 21 | Tyler Eifert | Tight end | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 37 | Giovani Bernard | Running back | North Carolina |
| 2 | 53 | Margus Hunt | Defensive end | SMU |
| 3 | 84 | Shawn Williams | Safety | Georgia |
| 4 | 118 | Sean Porter | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
| 5 | 156 | Tanner Hawkinson | Offensive tackle | Kansas |
| 6 | 190 | Rex Burkhead | Running back | Nebraska |
| 6 | 197 | Cobi Hamilton | Wide receiver | Arkansas |
| 7 | 240 | Reid Fragel | Offensive tackle | Ohio State |
| 7 | 251 | T. J. Johnson | Center | South Carolina |
Notes
    The Bengals acquired this second-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent quarterback Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders.
    The Bengals acquired this sixth-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent wide receiver Chad Johnson to the New England Patriots.
    The Bengals traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for safety Taylor Mays.
    Compensatory selection.

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 8 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 34–10 | 1–0 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 2 | August 17 | Tennessee Titans | W 27–19 | 2–0 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 24 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 18–24 | 2–1 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | August 29 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27–10 | 3–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 8 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–24 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 2 | September 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–10 | 1–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | Green Bay Packers | W 34–30 | 2–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 29 | at Cleveland Browns | L 6–17 | 2–2 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 6 | New England Patriots | W 13–6 | 3–2 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 13 | at Buffalo Bills | W 27–24 (OT) | 4–2 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 20 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–24 | 5–2 | Ford Field | Recap |
| 8 | October 27 | New York Jets | W 49–9 | 6–2 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | October 31 | at Miami Dolphins | L 20–22 (OT) | 6–3 | Sun Life Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 10 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 17–20 (OT) | 6–4 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 17 | Cleveland Browns | W 41–20 | 7–4 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 13 | December 1 | at San Diego Chargers | W 17–10 | 8–4 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | Indianapolis Colts | W 42–28 | 9–4 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–30 | 9–5 | Heinz Field | Recap |
| 16 | December 22 | Minnesota Vikings | W 42–14 | 10–5 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 29 | Baltimore Ravens | W 34–17 | 11–5 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| Wild Card | January 5, 2014 | San Diego Chargers (6) | L 10–27 | 0–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |

## Game summaries
### Regular season
#### Week 1: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 62,213
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CHI – Martellus Bennett 8-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 9:52. Bears 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:10.
CIN – A. J. Green 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:34. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:17.
Second quarter
CIN – A. J. Green 45-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:53. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 4:09.
CHI – Robbie Gould 58-yard field goal, 0:11. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:31.
Third quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 5-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 7:52. Bengals 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:08.
CHI – Matt Forte 1 yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 3:22. Bengals 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:30.
Fourth quarter
CHI – Brandon Marshall 19-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 7:58. Bears 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:41.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 26/33, 282 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
CHI – Jay Cutler – 21/33, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 14 rushes, 25 yards, TD
CHI – Matt Forte – 19 rushes, 50 yards, TD
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 9 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD
CHI – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 104 yards, TD :
The Bengals would build a 21–10 lead, but it would vanish as the Bears would rally to win.
With the loss, the Bengals started 0-1 for the second straight season.

#### Week 2: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bengals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: September 16
* Game time: 8:40 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 64,585
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Shaun Suisham 44-yard field goal, 10:52. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:26.
CIN – Giovani Bernard 7-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 0:57. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:45.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 13:16. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 1:45.
PIT – Derek Moye 1-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 1:54. Tied 10–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:19.
Third quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 27-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:08. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:08.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 7:51. Bengals 20–10. Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 6:51.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 20/37, 251 yards, TD, INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 25/45, 280 yards, TD
Top rushers
PIT – Felix Jones – 10 rushes, 37 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 22 rushes, 75 yards
Top receivers
PIT – Emmanuel Sanders – 5 receptions, 78 yards
CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 6 receptions, 66 yards :
With their second straight victory over the Steelers, the Bengals went to 1-1, and beat the Steelers at home for the first time since 2009.

#### Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 0 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| Bengals | 14 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 64,633
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:20. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 2-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:08. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 2 yards, 0:12.
Second quarter
GB – Mason Crosby 41-yard field goal, 14:57. Bengals 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:46.
GB – MD Jennings 24-yard fumble return (Mason Crosby kick), 11:22. Bengals 14–10.
GB – Mason Crosby 19-yard field goal, 6:32. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:11.
GB – Mason Crosby 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Packers 16–14. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:35.
Third quarter
GB – Johnathan Franklin 2-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 11:40. Packers 23–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:20.
GB – James Jones 7-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 5:30. Packers 30–14. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 1:48.
CIN – A. J. Green 20-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:50. Packers 30–21. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:40.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 11-yard pass from Andy Dalton (kick failed), 10:55. Packers 30–27. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:46.
CIN – Terence Newman 58-yard fumble return (Mike Nugent kick), 3:47. Bengals 34–30.
Top passers
GB – Aaron Rodgers – 26/43, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 20/28, 235 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
GB – Johnathan Franklin – 13 rushes, 103 yards, TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 rushes, 50 yards, TD
Top receivers
GB – Jordy Nelson – 8 receptions, 93 yards
CIN – Mohamed Sanu – 4 receptions, 68 yards :
The Bengals defeated the Green Bay Packers 34–30, and also became the first team in NFL history to lead by 14 points, then trail by 16 and eventually win.

#### Week 4: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Browns | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 71,481
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Jordan Cameron 2-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:13. Browns 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 6:29.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 10:48. Browns 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:25.
Third quarter'
CLE – Billy Cundiff 51-yard field goal, 5:10. Browns 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 17 yards, 3:25.
CIN – Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 0:37. Browns 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:33.
Fourth quarter
CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya 1-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Billy Cundiff kick), 4:54. Browns 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 6:37.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 23/42, 206 yards, INT
CLE – Brian Hoyer – 25/38, 269 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 10 rushes, 37 yards
CLE – Willis McGahee – 15 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 3 receptions, 53 yards
CLE – Jordan Cameron – 10 receptions, 91 yards, TD :
With the loss, the Bengals fell to 2–2.

#### Week 5: vs. New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bengals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: October 6
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 64,259
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 39-yard field goal, 3:12. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:42.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 42-yard field goal, 0:08. Tied 3–3. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:29.
Third quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 50-yard field goal, 5:43. Bengals 6–3. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 6:17.
Fourth quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 9:21. Bengals 13–3. Drive: 14 plays, 93 yards, 7:48.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 19-yard field goal, 6:28. Bengals 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:53.
Top passers
NE – Tom Brady – 18/38, 197 yards, INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 20/27, 212 yards, INT
Top rushers
NE – LeGarrette Blount – 12 rushes, 51 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD
Top receivers
NE – Danny Amendola – 4 receptions, 55 yards
CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 61 yards :
The Bengals improved to 3–2. They also defeated Tom Brady for the first time ever.

#### Week 6: at Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bengals | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Bills | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 67,739
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots and Boomer Esiason
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 12:14. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:46.
BUF – Thaddeus Lewis 3-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:01. Bills 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:13.
CIN – A. J. Green 18-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:26. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 4:35.
Second quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 20-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:34. Bengals 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 5:07.
BUF – Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, 4:14. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:20.
Third quarter
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 10-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:49. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:51.
Fourth quarter
BUF – Scott Chandler 22-yard pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 10:13. Bengals 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:33.
BUF – Marquise Goodwin 40-yard pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Dan Carpenter kick), 1:08. Tied 24–24. Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 1:32.
Overtime
CIN – Mike Nugent 43-yard field goal, 6:44. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:04.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 26/40, 337 yards, 3 TD, INT
BUF – Thaddeus Lewis – 19/32, 216 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 18 rushes, 86 yards
BUF – C. J. Spiller – 10 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 103 yards, TD
BUF – T. J. Graham – 4 receptions, 74 yards :
Mike Nugent would kick the game-winning field goal in overtime to seal the game for the Bengals. With the win, the Bengals went to 4-2 and picked up their first win in Buffalo since 1985, snapping their 6-game road losing streak against the Bills.

#### Week 7: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Lions | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
* Date: October 20
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 63,207
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – A. J. Green 82-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:59. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 0:55.
DET – Brandon Pettigrew 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 3:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:57.
Second quarter
DET – David Akers 36-yard field goal, 11:43. Lions 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 5:27.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 12-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:41. Bengals 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 1:36.
Third quarter
CIN – Tyler Eifert 32-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:42. Bengals 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:18.
DET – Calvin Johnson 27-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 8:17. Bengals 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:25.
CIN – Mike Nugent 48-yard field goal, 3:37. Bengals 24–17. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:40.
Fourth quarter
DET – Calvin Johnson 50-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 11:59. Tied 24–24. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:53.
CIN – Mike Nugent 54-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 0:26.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/34, 372 yards, 3 TD
DET – Matthew Stafford – 28/51, 337 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 7 rushes, 27 yards
DET – Reggie Bush – 20 rushes, 50 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 155 yards, TD
DET – Calvin Johnson – 9 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD :
Mike Nugent would come through with the clutch as the Bengals won 27–24 for the second week in a row. With their 5th straight win in Detroit, the Bengals went to 5–2.

#### Week 8: vs. New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jets | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Bengals | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 4:05 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 62,576
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 9-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 9:59. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 4:21. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:01.
Second quarter
NYJ – Nick Folk 45-yard field goal, 9:09. Bengals 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:51.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 6-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:13. Bengals 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:56.
NYJ – Nick Folk 47-yard field goal, 1:08. Bengals 21–6. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 5:05.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 14-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:16. Bengals 28–6. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 0:52.
Third quarter
CIN – Chris Crocker 32-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 14:45. Bengals 35–6.
NYJ – Nick Folk 50-yard field goal, 4:49. Bengals 35–9. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:37.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 6-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 1:13. Bengals 42–9. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:36.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Pacman Jones 60-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 13:09. Bengals 49–9.
Top passers
NYJ – Geno Smith – 20/30, 159 yards, 2 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 19/30, 325 yards, 5 TD, INT
Top rushers
NYJ – Matt Simms – 3 rushes, 35 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 11 rushes, 33 yards
Top receivers
NYJ – David Nelson – 8 receptions, 80 yards
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. – 8 receptions, 122 yards, 4 TD :
With the blowout win, the Bengals improved to 6–2. This win also remains the largest in the Marvin Lewis era, as of 2016. The 49 points were also the most scored by the Bengals since 2009 against the Bears.

#### Week 9: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Dolphins | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 8:25 pm. EDT
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 52,388
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 31-yard field goal, 11:56. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 5:57.
MIA – Ryan Tannehill 1-yard run (Caleb Sturgis kick), 2:39. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 5:51.
MIA – Caleb Sturgis 36-yard field goal, 0:06. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 0:22.
Third quarter
MIA – Brent Grimes 94-yard interception return (Caleb Sturgis kick), 7:37. Dolphins 17–3.
CIN – Giovani Bernard 3-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 2:10. Dolphins 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:27.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 35-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 12:37. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 2:15.
CIN – Mike Nugent 54-yard field goal, 1:24. Bengals 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 35 yards, 1:43.
MIA – Caleb Sturgis 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 1:13.
Overtime
MIA – Andy Dalton sacked in endzone by Cameron Wake for a safety, 6:38. Dolphins 22–20.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 32/58, 338 yards, 3 INT
MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 20/28, 208 yards
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 9 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD
MIA – Lamar Miller – 16 rushes, 105 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 11 receptions, 128 yards
MIA – Mike Wallace – 6 receptions, 82 yards :
Andy Dalton would have a rough night, as he was intercepted 3 times. The game would end with him getting sacked in the end zone by Cameron Wake. This was also the first overtime game to end on a safety since 2004.

#### Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Ravens | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 70,992
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Dallas Clark 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 9:42. Ravens 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:26.
BAL – Justin Tucker 36-yard field goal, 4:39. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:55.
Second quarter
BAL – Torrey Smith 7-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 6:30. Ravens 17–0. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:49.
Third quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 32-yard field goal, 10:37. Ravens 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:23.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Giovani Bernard 18-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:22. Ravens 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:08.
CIN – A. J. Green 51-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:00. Tied 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:28.
Overtime
BAL – Justin Tucker 46-yard field goal, 5:27. Ravens 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 4:34.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/51, 274 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
BAL – Joe Flacco – 20/36, 140 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 14 rushes, 58 yards
BAL – Bernard Pierce – 8 rushes, 31 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 8 receptions, 151 yards, TD
BAL – Torrey Smith – 5 receptions, 46 yards, TD :
Despite out-gaining Baltimore in total yardage, 364–189, and a Hail Mary at the end of regulation to force overtime, Andy Dalton threw 3 interceptions in the loss. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 6–4.

#### Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Bengals | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 63,856
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CLE – Billy Cundiff 20-yard field goal, 4:10. Browns 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:51.
CLE – Billy Cundiff 21-yard field goal, 3:04. Browns 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:58.
CLE – Joe Haden 29-yard interception return (Billy Cundiff kick), 2:19. Browns 13–0.
Second quarter
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 25-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 14:52. Browns 13–7. Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:52.
CIN – Mohamed Sanu 6-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:49. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:34.
CIN – Tony Dye 24-yard return of blocked punt (Mike Nugent kick), 4:35. Bengals 21–13.
CIN – Vontaze Burfict 13-yard fumble return (Mike Nugent kick), 2:45. Bengals 28–13.
CIN – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 0:01. Bengals 31–13. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:19.
Third quarter
CLE – Josh Gordon 74-yard pass from Jason Campbell (Billy Cundiff kick), 9:29. Bengals 31–20. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:46.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Alex Smith 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 11:50. Bengals 38–20. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:27.
CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 8:04. Bengals 41–20. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 2:44.
Top passers
CLE – Jason Campbell – 27/56, 248 yards, TD, 3 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 13/27, 93 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
CLE – Chris Ogbonnaya – 8 rushes, 69 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 16 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
CLE – Josh Gordon – 5 receptions, 125 yards, TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 4 receptions, 41 yards :
The Bengals set a franchise record for most points scored in 1 quarter with 31 in this game.
With the win, the Bengals improved to 7–4.

#### Week 13: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Chargers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 1
* Game time: 4:25 pm. EST/1:25 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 61,536
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 14:56. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:40.
SD – Ladarius Green 30-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 11:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:45.
Third quarter
CIN – A. J. Green 21-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 1:42. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 9:16. Bengals 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:27.
SD – Nick Novak 48-yard field goal, 4:43. Bengals 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:07.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 14/23, 190 yards, TD, INT
SD – Philip Rivers 23/37, 252 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 20 rushes, 92 yards, TD
SD – Ryan Matthews – 14 rushes, 61 yards
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD
SD – Keenan Allen – 8 receptions, 106 yards :
The Chargers opened the game by driving 45 yards to the Bengals 31, but on 3rd-and-10, Philip Rivers completed a 13-yard pass to Antonio Gates who was stripped by Reggie Nelson with George Iloka recovering for Cincinnati. After both teams swapped punts, the Bengals marched 67 yards in 10 plays with BenJarvus Green-Ellis rushing for a 4-yard touchdown on the first play of the 2nd quarter. The Bengals responded on their very next drive, driving 78 yards in only 8 plays with Rivers bombing a 30-yard touchdown pass to Ladarius Green. After both teams swapped punts again, Andy Dalton was intercepted by Eric Weddle who returned it 21 yards to the Chargers 45. The game was a 7–7 deadlock at halftime. However, on the Chargers opening drive of the second half Rivers was intercepted by Dre Kirkpatrick at the Bengals 25. The Bengals responded by driving 59 yards on a 10-play drive with Dalton connecting with superstar receiver A. J. Green on a 21-yard touchdown pass for a 14–7 lead. The Chargers drove to the Bengals 31, but were forced to punt. But the Bengals drove 61 yards before Mike Nugent booted a 47-yard field goal, extending the lead to 17–7. On their next drive, Rivers hit Keenan Allen for 14 yards, but Iloka forced Allen to fumble and Vincent Rey recovered for the Bengals. The Bengals took over at the Chargers 34. Two plays later Dalton threw a short pass to for 5 yards, but was stripped by Marcus Gilchrist with Weddle recovering and returning the ball 27 yards to the Bengals 43. The Chargers reached the Bengals 30 and Nick Novak made it a 7-point game at 17–10 with his 48-yard field goal. The Bengals ended the game with a Green-Ellis 5-yard run to the Chargers 3-yard line with less than two minutes remaining. With the win the Bengals improved to 8–4.

#### Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Bengals | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: December 8
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), cloudy, chance of snow
* Game attendance: 62,507
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 29-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 8:03. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:22.
Second quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 1:06. Bengals 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:54.
Third quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 10:41. Bengals 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:19.
IND – Da'Rick Rogers 69-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:57. Bengals 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:44.
IND – LaVon Brazill 19-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:20. Bengals 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:02.
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 1-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:05. Bengals 28–14. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:15.
Fourth quarter
CIN – A. J. Green 9-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 13:25. Bengals 35–14. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 3:25.
IND – LaVon Brazill 29-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:48. Bengals 35–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:37.
CIN – Andy Dalton 8-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 4:03. Bengals 42–21. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 3:15.
IND – Da'Rick Rogers 2-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:20. Bengals 42–28. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:43.
Top passers
IND – Andrew Luck – 29/46, 326 yards, 4 TD
CIN – Andy Dalton – 24/35, 275 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
IND – Andrew Luck – 2 rushes, 32 yards
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 12 rushes, 99 yards
Top receivers
IND – Da'Rick Rogers – 6 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
CIN – A. J. Green – 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD :
With the win, the Bengals improved to 9–4.

#### Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Steelers | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 15
* Game time: 8:30 pm. EST
* Game weather: 26 °F (−3 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 45,873
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
PIT – Le'Veon Bell 1-yard run (Shaun Suisham kick), 9:58. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:42.
PIT – Antonio Brown 12-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 2:16. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:20.
PIT – Antonio Brown 67-yard punt return (Shaun Suisham kick), 1:12. Steelers 21–0.
Second quarter
PIT – Shaun Suisham 25-yard field goal, 9:36. Steelers 24–0. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 4:55.
CIN – Giovani Bernard 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 5:14. Steelers 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:22.
PIT – Shaun Suisham 45-yard field goal, 1:14. Steelers 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:00.
Third quarter
PIT – Shaun Suisham 26-yard field goal, 6:18. Steelers 30–7. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:19.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Tyler Eifert 1-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 14:09. Steelers 30–14. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:09.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 13-yard pass from Andy Dalton (pass failed), 5:46. Steelers 30–20. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26.
Top passers
CIN – Andy Dalton – 25/44, 230 yards, 2 TD
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 20/25, 191 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 13 rushes, 33 yards, TD
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 24 rushes, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
CIN – A. J. Green – 9 receptions, 93 yards
PIT – Antonio Brown – 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD :
With the loss, the Bengals fell to 9–5 and enabled their division rival Ravens to be in the running for the AFC North title.

#### Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Vikings | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bengals | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: December 22
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 61,555
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis 4-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 13:12. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:12.
MIN – Jarius Wright 36-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Blair Walsh kick), 10:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:57.
CIN – A. J. Green 29-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:57. Bengals 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 5:21.
Second quarter
CIN – Vincent Ray 25-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 10:02. Bengals 21–7.
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 16-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:22. Bengals 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:09.
Third quarter
CIN – Mohamed Sanu 7-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 10:35. Bengals 35–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:25.
CIN – A. J. Green 2-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 3:19. Bengals 42–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:12.
MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 35-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:34. Bengals 42–14. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:45.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
MIN – Matt Cassel – 13/27, 114 yards, TD, 3 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 27/38, 363 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson – 3 rushes, 54 yards, TD
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 12 rushes, 24 yards, TD
Top receivers
MIN – Jarius Wright – 1 reception, 36 yards, TD
CIN – A. J. Green – 7 receptions, 97 yards, TD :
With the win, the Bengals improved to 10–5, and with the Ravens' loss to the Patriots later in the evening, they clinched the AFC North title.

#### Week 17: vs. Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| Bengals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: December 29
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EST
* Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 62,406
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 38-yard field goal, 13:48. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:54.
BAL – Justin Tucker 22-yard field goal, 2:26. Ravens 6–0. Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 6:37.
CIN – A. J. Green 53-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 0:17. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 2:09.
Second quarter
CIN – Mike Nugent 39-yard field goal, 6:36. Bengals 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:17.
CIN – Marvin Jones Jr. 16-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 1:51. Bengals 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:50.
Third quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 34-yard field goal, 9:30. Bengals 17–9. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:44.
BAL – Marlon Brown 8-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Ray Rice run), 5:13. Tied 17–17. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:21.
Fourth quarter
CIN – Andy Dalton 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 13:29. Bengals 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:44.
CIN – Mike Nugent 38-yard field goal, 12:19. Bengals 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:57.
CIN – Dre Kirkpatrick 21-yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 4:07. Bengals 34–17.
Top passers
BAL – Joe Flacco – 30/50, 192 yards, TD, 3 INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 21/36, 281 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
BAL – Bernard Pierce – 5 rushes, 28 yards
CIN – BenJarvus Green-Ellis – 11 rushes, 66 yards
Top receivers
BAL – Dennis Pitta – 8 receptions, 63 yards
CIN – Andrew Hawkins – 3 receptions, 74 yards :
With the win, the Bengals surpassed their win total from 2012.

### Postseason
#### AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (6) San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| Bengals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: January 5, 2014
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 62,277
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
SD – Danny Woodhead 5-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 0:48. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 6:56.
Second quarter
CIN – Jermaine Gresham 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 5:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:07.
CIN – Mike Nugent 46-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:14.
Third quarter
SD – Ladarius Green 4-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 6:46. Chargers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:40.
SD – Nick Novak 25-yard field goal, 2:00. Chargers 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 3:41.
Fourth quarter
SD – Nick Novak 23-yard field goal, 14:16. Chargers 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, −2 yards, 1:55.
SD – Ronnie Brown 58-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 2:17. Chargers 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:50.
Top passers
SD – Philip Rivers – 12/16, 128 yards, 1 TD
CIN – Andy Dalton – 29/51, 334 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SD – Ronnie Brown – 8 rushes, 77 yards, 1 TD
CIN – Giovani Bernard – 12 rushes, 45 yards
Leading receivers
SD – Ladarius Green – 3 rec, 34 yards, 1 TD
CIN – Marvin Jones – 8 rec, 130 yards :
The Bengals lost the AFC Wild Card playoff game against the Chargers, 27–10, thus eliminating them. This loss also gives the team their 6th straight playoff loss dating back to the 1990 playoffs.

## Standings
### Division

AFC North :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 430 | 305 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 379 | 370 | W3 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 320 | 352 | L2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 308 | 406 | L7 |

### Conference

AFC
viewtalkedit :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division winners ||||||||||||
| 1 | Denver Broncos | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .469 | .423 | W2 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .473 | .427 | W2 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .480 | .494 | W2 |
| 4 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .484 | .449 | W3 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .445 | .335 | L2 |
| 6 | San Diego Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .496 | .549 | W4 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .469 | .441 | W3 |
| 8 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .484 | .418 | L2 |
| 9 | New York Jets | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .488 | .414 | W2 |
| 10 | Miami Dolphins | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .523 | .523 | L2 |
| 11 | Tennessee Titans | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .504 | .375 | W2 |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .520 | .500 | L1 |
| 13 | Oakland Raiders | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .523 | .359 | L6 |
| 14 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .504 | .234 | L3 |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .516 | .477 | L7 |
| 16 | Houston Texans | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .559 | .500 | L14 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| ↑ Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28). ↑ Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore. ↑ Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6). ↑ Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3). ↑ The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami. ↑ Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland. ↑ Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9). ↑ Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28). ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division. ||||||||||||

## Statistics
### Team

Updated December 31, 2013
| | Bengals | Opponent |
| Total First Downs | 330 | 282 |
| Rushing First Downs | 101 | 72 |
| Passing First Downs | 205 | 178 |
| By Penalty First Downs | 24 | 32 |
| Third Down Conversions | 92/225 | 74/225 |
| Fourth Down Conversions | 12/21 | 5/16 |
| Total Offensive Yards | 5,894 | 4,888 |
| Offensive Plays | 1,097 | 1,042 |
| Average Yards per Play | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| Total Rushing Yards | 1,755 | 1,544 |
| Rushing Plays | 481 | 385 |
| Rushing Yards per Play | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| Total Passing Yards | 4,139 | 3,344 |
| Passing Completions/Attempts | 364/587 | 362/612 |
| Interceptions | 20 | 20 |
| Passing Yards per Play | 7.4 | 5.9 |
| Sacks | 43.0 | 29.0 |
| Field Goals | 18/22 | 26/31 |
| Touchdowns | 54 | 32 |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 14 | 6 |
| Passing Touchdowns | 33 | 22 |
| Return Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Defensive Touchdowns | 6 | 3 |
| Time of Possession | 32:49 | 28:48 |
| Turnover Ratio | +1 | +1 |

### Individual
#### Passing

Updated December 31, 2013
Regular season :
| Player | ATT | COMP | YDS | COMP % | YDS/ATT | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | LONG | SCK | LOST | RATING |
| Andy Dalton | 586 | 363 | 4,296 | 61.9 | 7.3 | 33 | 5.6 | 20 | 3.4 | 82 | 29 | 182 | 88.8 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | 1 | 25 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |

#### Rushing

Updated January 3, 2014
Regular season :
| Player | ATT | YDS | YDS/ATT | LONG | TD |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 220 | 756 | 3.4 | 25 | 7 |
| Giovani Bernard | 170 | 695 | 4.1 | 35 | 5 |
| Andy Dalton | 61 | 183 | 3.06 | 12 | 2 |
| Marvin Jones | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 34 | 0 |
| Josh Johnson | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Cedric Peerman | 8 | 17 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Huber | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 481 | 1,755 | 3.6 | 35 | 14 |

#### Receiving

Updated January 3, 2014
Regular season :
| Player | REC | YDS | YDS/REC | LONG | TD |
| A. J. Green | 98 | 1,426 | 14.6 | 82 | 11 |
| Giovani Bernard | 56 | 514 | 9.2 | 41 | 3 |
| Marvin Jones | 35 | 712 | 14.0 | 45 | 10 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 47 | 455 | 9.7 | 32 | 2 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 46 | 458 | 10.0 | 30 | 4 |
| Tyler Eifert | 39 | 445 | 11.4 | 61 | 2 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 12 | 199 | 16.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Dane Sanzenbacher | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 23 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Alex Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 |
| Brandon Tate | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Orson Charles | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 364 | 4,136 | 11.4 | 82 | 33 |

#### Field Goals

Updated January 10, 2014
Regular season :
| Player | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ |
| Mike Nugent | 0/0 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 7/9 | 3/4 |
| Total | 0/0 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 7/9 | 3/4 |
| Opponent Total | 2/2 | 6/6 | 5/8 | 9/11 | 4/4 |

#### Punting

Updated January 10, 2014
Regular season :
| Player | Punts | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | BLK |
| Kevin Huber | 66 | 45.2 | 4 | 24 | 75 | 0 |
| Shawn Powell | 7 | 38.3 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Mike Nugent | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Total | 75 | 44.4 | 4 | 27 | 75 | 0 |
| Opponent Total | 89 | 44.3 | 1 | 37 | 65 | 1 |

#### Punt Returns

Updated January 14, 2014
Regular season :
| Player | RT | FC | YDS/RET | LONG | TD |
| Brandon Tate | 36 | 16 | 9.3 | 43 | 0 |
| Adam Jones | 11 | 0 | 8.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 16 | 9.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Opponent Total | 27 | 22 | 9.4 | 67 | 1 |

#### Kick Returns

Updated January 14, 2014
Regular season :
| Player | RT | YDS | YDS/RET | LONG | TD |
| Brandon Tate | 35 | 914 | 26.1 | 71 | 0 |
| Cedric Peerman | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 980 | 25.1 | 71 | 0 |
| Opponent Total | 52 | 1,219 | 23.4 | 48 | 0 |

#### Defense

Updated December 7, 2013
Regular season :
| Player | T | S | A | SCK | F |
| Vontaze Burfict | 131 | 88 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
| Terence Newman | 48 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Maualuga | 61 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Jones | 44 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Dunlap | 44 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| George Iloka | 55 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| Vincent Rey | 46 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Reggie Nelson | 44 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | 39 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Chris Crocker | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Wallace Gilberry | 20 | 15 | 5 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Leon Hall | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Taylor Mays | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Domata Peko | 35 | 15 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Brandon Thompson | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Geno Atkins | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Dre Kirkpatrick | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Cedric Peerman | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayson DiManche | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Eifert | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boley | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Williams | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Ghee | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| A. J. Green | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Hawkins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvin Jones | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Still | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Orson Charles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giovani Bernard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Boling | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Dalton | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Gresham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Lewis-Harris | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeromy Miles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Nugent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohamed Sanu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.K. Schaffer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Whalen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Whitworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Zeitler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 758 | 506 | 252 | 34 | 10 |
| Opponent Total | 812 | 527 | 285 | 26 | 11 |