2013 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 2013 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League, the 46th overall, and the 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 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerMike Brown
Head coachMarvin Lewis
Home fieldPaul Brown Stadium
Results
Record11–5
Division place1st AFC North
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Chargers) 10–27
Uniform

2013 draft class
Main article: 2013 NFL Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
121 Tyler EifertTight endNotre Dame
237[a] Giovani BernardRunning backNorth Carolina
53 Margus HuntDefensive endSMU
384 Shawn WilliamsSafetyGeorgia
4118 Sean PorterLinebackerTexas A&M
5156 Tanner HawkinsonOffensive tackleKansas
6190 Rex BurkheadRunning backNebraska
197[b] Cobi HamiltonWide receiverArkansas
7[c]240[d] Reid FragelOffensive tackleOhio State
251[d] T. J. JohnsonCenterSouth Carolina

Notes

^[a] The Bengals acquired this second-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent quarterback Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders.
^[b] The Bengals acquired this sixth-round selection as part of a 2011 trade that sent wide receiver Chad Johnson to the New England Patriots.
^[c] The Bengals traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 227 overall) to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for safety Taylor Mays.
^[d] Compensatory selection.

Staff
2013 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • President – Mike Brown
  • Senior Vice President of Player Personnel – Pete Brown
  • Executive Vice President – Katie Blackburn
  • Vice President of Player Personnel – Paul Brown
  • Director of Player Personnel – Duke Tobin

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster
2013 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 16 inactive, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
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
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
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
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
Main article: 2013–14 NFL playoffs
Playoff roundDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
Wild Card January 5, 2014 San Diego Chargers (6) L 10–27 0–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: at Chicago Bears
Week One: Cincinnati Bengals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 7 7021
Bears 7 3 7724

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

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
Week Two: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Steelers 3 7 0010
Bengals 7 3 7320

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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
Week Three: Green Bay Packers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Packers 0 16 14030
Bengals 14 0 71334

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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.[1]

Week 4: at Cleveland Browns
Week Four: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 3 306
Browns 7 0 3717

at FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

With the loss, the Bengals fell to 2–2.

Week 5: vs. New England Patriots
Week Five: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 3 036
Bengals 0 3 3713

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

The Bengals improved to 3-2. They also defeated Tom Brady for the first time ever.

Week 6: at Buffalo Bills
Week Six: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Bengals 10 7 70327
Bills 7 3 014024

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

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
Week Seven: Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 7 10327
Lions 7 3 7724

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. 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

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
Week Eight: New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jets 0 6 309
Bengals 14 14 14749

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. 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

With the easy 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
Week Nine: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Bengals 0 3 710020
Dolphins 0 10 73222

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

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
Week Ten: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Bengals 0 0 314017
Ravens 10 7 00320

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. 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

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
Week Eleven: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Browns 13 0 7020
Bengals 0 31 01041

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. 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

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
Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 7 7317
Chargers 0 7 0310

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

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
Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 141428
Bengals 7 7 141442

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. 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

With the win, the Bengals improved to 9-4.

Week 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week Fifteen: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 7 01320
Steelers 21 6 3030

at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

With the loss, the Bengals fell to 9–5 and enabled their division rival Ravens in the running for the AFC North title.

Week 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week Sixteen: Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 0 7014
Bengals 14 14 14042

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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
Week Seventeen: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ravens 6 0 11017
Bengals 7 10 01734

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. 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

With the win, the Bengals surpassed their win total from 2012.

AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: vs. #6 San Diego Chargers
AFC Wild Card Playoff Game: #6 San Diego Chargers at #3 Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 0 101027
Bengals 0 10 0010

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

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
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
# 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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 .469 .441 W3
8[lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .484 .418 L2
9[lower-alpha 5] 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[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 4–8 .523 .359 L6
14[lower-alpha 8] 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[lower-alpha 9]
  1. Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28).
  2. Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore.
  3. Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6).
  4. Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3).
  5. The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami.
  6. Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland.
  7. Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9).
  8. Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28).
  9. 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[4]

BengalsOpponent
Total First Downs 330282
Rushing First Downs 10172
Passing First Downs 205178
By Penalty First Downs 2432
Third Down Conversions 92/22574/225
Fourth Down Conversions 12/215/16
Total Offensive Yards 5,8944,888
Offensive Plays 1,0971,042
Average Yards per Play 5.44.7
Total Rushing Yards 1,7551,544
Rushing Plays 481385
Rushing Yards per Play 3.64.0
Total Passing Yards 4,1393,344
Passing Completions/Attempts 364/587362/612
Interceptions 2020
Passing Yards per Play 7.45.9
Sacks 43.029.0
Field Goals 18/2226/31
Touchdowns 5432
Rushing Touchdowns 146
Passing Touchdowns 3322
Return Touchdowns 21
Defensive Touchdowns 63
Time of Possession 32:4928:48
Turnover Ratio +1

Passing

Updated December 31, 2013[4]

Regular season
Player ATT COMP YDS COMP % YDS/ATT TD TD % INT INT % LONG SCK LOST RATING
Andy Dalton5863634,29661.97.3335.6203.4822918288.8
Mohamed Sanu1125100.025.000.000.02500118.8

Rushing

Updated January 3, 2014[4]

Regular season
Player ATT YDS YDS/ATT LONG TD
BenJarvus Green-Ellis2207563.4257
Giovani Bernard1706954.1355
Andy Dalton611833.06122
Marvin Jones8658.1340
Josh Johnson7202.9100
Cedric Peerman8172.150
Mohamed Sanu4164.090
Andrew Hawkins231.560
Kevin Huber100.000
Total 4811,7553.63514

Receiving

Updated January 3, 2014[4]

Regular season
Player REC YDS YDS/REC LONG TD
A.J. Green981,42614.68211
Giovani Bernard565149.2413
Marvin Jones3571214.04510
Mohamed Sanu474559.7322
Jermaine Gresham4645810.0304
Tyler Eifert3944511.4612
Andrew Hawkins1219916.6500
Dane Sanzenbacher66110.2230
BenJarvus Green-Ellis4225.5100
Alex Smith3124.071
Brandon Tate166.060
Orson Charles188.080
Total 3644,13611.48233

Field Goals

Updated January 10, 2014[4]

Regular season
Player 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+
Mike Nugent0/02/26/77/93/4
Total0/02/26/77/93/4
Opponent Total2/26/65/89/114/4

Punting

Updated January 10, 2014[4]

Regular season
Player Punts AVG TB In 20 LONG BLK
Kevin Huber6645.2424750
Shawn Powell738.303520
Mike Nugent240.000430
Total7544.4427750
Opponent Total8944.3137651

Punt Returns

Updated January 14, 2014[4]

Regular season
Player RT FC YDS/RET LONG TD
Brandon Tate36169.3430
Adam Jones1108.0270
Total47169.0430
Opponent Total27229.4671

Kick Returns

Updated January 14, 2014[4]

Regular season
Player RT YDS YDS/RET LONG TD
Brandon Tate3591426.1710
Cedric Peerman46616.5260
Total3998025.1710
Opponent Total521,21923.4480

Defense

Updated December 7, 2013[4]

Regular season
Player T S A SCK F
Vontaze Burfict131884311
Terence Newman4842600
Rey Maualuga61431810
Adam Jones4436801
Carlos Dunlap44321274
George Iloka55342102
Vincent Rey46291730
Reggie Nelson44321211
Michael Johnson39241532
Chris Crocker272070.50
Wallace Gilberry201556.51
Leon Hall2014600
James Harrison27131420
Taylor Mays1912700
Domata Peko3515202.50
Brandon Thompson191271.50
Geno Atkins209116.00
Dre Kirkpatrick9811.00
Cedric Peerman87100
Jayson DiManche126600
Tyler Eifert55000
Michael Boley64200
Shawn Williams106400
Brandon Ghee63300
A.J. Green33000
Andrew Hawkins33000
Marvin Jones43100
Devon Still73400
Orson Charles42200
BenJarvus Green-Ellis22000
Andre Smith22000
Giovani Bernard11000
Clint Boling21100
Andy Dalton21100
Jermaine Gresham11000
Clark Harris11000
Chris Lewis-Harris21100
Jeromy Miles11000
Mike Nugent11000
Mohamed Sanu11000
J.K. Schaffer21100
Alex Smith21100
Ryan Whalen11000
Andrew Whitworth11000
Kevin Zeitler11000
Total7585062523410
Opponent Total8125272852611

References
  1. Mayer, Larry (September 22, 2013). "Larry Mayer's Bears at Steelers blog". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013. Cincinnati became the first team in NFL history to win a game after first leading by 14 and then trailing by 16.
  2. "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  3. "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  4. "Cincinnati Bengals | Team Statistics". Cincinnati Bengals.
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