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2004 Cincinnati Bengals season
2004 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner	Mike Brown
General manager	Mike Brown
Head coach	Marvin Lewis
Home field	Paul Brown Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Chad Johnson; T Willie Anderson
AP All-Pros	T Willie Anderson (1st team)
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The 2004 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 37th year in professional football and its 35th with the National Football League (NFL). The Bengals began to focus on the future, trading All-Pro running back Corey Dillon to the New England Patriots. That cleared the way for Rudi Johnson to start at running back. Carson Palmer was given the starting quarterback job. Palmer and the young Bengals would struggle early, losing five of their first seven games. As the season wore on, the Bengals began to hit their stride, as they climbed back to .500, at 6–6, before a sprained knee sent Palmer to the sidelines during a 35–28 road loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.

With wins in their final two games, the Bengals would finish 8–8 for the second year in a row. Rudi Johnson finished sixth in the NFL in rushing with 1,454 yards, giving Bengals fans hope for the future.^[1]

This season would see the Bengals make their first appearance on Monday Night Football since 1992, a win at home against the Denver Broncos on October 25.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2004 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	26	Chris Perry	RB	Michigan
2	49	Keiwan Ratliff	CB	Florida
2	56	Madieu Williams	S	Maryland
3	80	Caleb Miller	LB	Arkansas
3	96	Landon Johnson	LB	Purdue
4	114	Matthias Askew	DT	Michigan State
4	117	Robert Geathers	DE	Georgia
4	123	Stacy Andrews	OT	Ole Miss
5	149	Maurice Mann	WR	Nevada
6	183	Greg Brooks	DB	North Texas
7	218	Casey Bramlet	QB	Wyoming
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

**2004 Cincinnati Bengals staff**
	Front office President – Mike Brown Head coaches Head coach – Marvin Lewis Assistant head coach/offensive line – Paul Alexander Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Ken Zampese Running backs – Jim Anderson Wide receivers – Hue Jackson Tight ends – Jonathan Hayes Assistant offensive line – Bob Surace			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Leslie Frazier Defensive line – Jay Hayes Linebackers – Ricky Hunley Defensive backs – Kevin Coyle Assistant defensive backs – Louie Cioffi Assistant – Chuck Bresnahan Special teams coaches Special teams – Darrin Simmons Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Chip Morton Assistant strength and conditioning – Ray Oliver

Roster

**2004 Cincinnati Bengals roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 4 Casey Bramlet 3 Jon Kitna 9 Carson Palmer Running backs (RB) 31 Jeremi Johnson FB 32 Rudi Johnson 33 Kenny Watson KR 35 Quincy Wilson Wide receivers (WR) 14 Matt Cherry WR 84 T. J. Houshmandzadeh 85 Chad Johnson 88 Cliff Russell KR 83 Kevin Walter 87 Kelley Washington Tight ends (TE) 82 Reggie Kelly 89 Matt Schobel 86 Tony Stewart		Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Willie Anderson T 79 Stacy Andrews T 67 Jerry Fontenot C 76 Levi Jones T 75 Scott Kooistra T 61 Pete Lougheed T 50 Larry Moore C/G 65 Eric Steinbach G 62 Alex Sulfsted G/T 63 Bobbie Williams G Defensive linemen (DL) 92 Duane Clemons DE 91 Robert Geathers DE/DT 98 Terrance Martin DT 72 Carl Powell DE 93 Greg Scott DE 90 Justin Smith DE 99 Shaun Smith DT 97 John Thornton DT		Linebackers (LB) 51 Kevin Hardy OLB 59 Landon Johnson MLB 58 Caleb Miller 56 Brian Simmons OLB 95 Larry Stevens OLB 55 Marcus Wilkins OLB Defensive backs (DB) 45 Rogers Beckett SS 22 Kim Herring S 20 Tory James CB 34 Kevin Kaesviharn S 42 Anthony Mitchell FS 37 Reggie Myles CB 24 Deltha O'Neal 25 Keiwan Ratliff 30 Terrell Roberts CB 40 Madieu Williams CB/S Special teams 17 Shayne Graham K 19 Kyle Larson P 48 Brad St. Louis LS		Rookies in italics 53 active, 16 reserve, 7 practice squad

Regular season

The 2004 season constituted the first time since 1991 that the Bengals played the Washington Redskins, and the match produced their first ever away win over that franchise.^[3] The reason for this is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team’s division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season.^[4]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at New York Jets	L 24–31	0–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Miami Dolphins	W 16–13	1–1	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	Baltimore Ravens	L 9–23	1–2	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–28	1–3	Heinz Field	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 17	at Cleveland Browns	L 17–34	1–4	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
7	October 25	Denver Broncos	W 23–10	2–4	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	at Tennessee Titans	L 20–27	2–5	The Coliseum	Recap
9	November 7	Dallas Cowboys	W 26–3	3–5	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
10	November 14	at Washington Redskins	W 17–10	4–5	FedEx Field	Recap
11	November 21	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–19	4–6	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	Cleveland Browns	W 58–48	5–6	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at Baltimore Ravens	W 27–26	6–6	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
14	December 12	at New England Patriots	L 28–35	6–7	Gillette Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	Buffalo Bills	L 17–33	6–8	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	New York Giants	W 23–22	7–8	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–10	8–8	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text

Season summary

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	3	0	10	13
• Bengals	0	0	13	3	16

Date: September 19
Location: Paul Brown Stadium
Game start: 8:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 65,705
Game weather: 72 °F or 22.2 °C, relative humidity 41%, wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (ESPN): Pat Summerall, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, and Suzy Kolber

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Standings

AFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Pittsburgh Steelers	15	1	0	.938	5–1	11–1	372	251	W14
Baltimore Ravens	9	7	0	.563	3–3	6–6	317	268	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	374	372	W2
Cleveland Browns	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	276	390	W1

AFC^[6] view talk edit
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	15	1	0	.938	5–1	11–1	.484	.479	W14
2	New England Patriots	East	14	2	0	.875	5–1	10–2	.492	.478	W2
3^[a]	Indianapolis Colts	South	12	4	0	.750	5–1	8–4	.500	.458	L1
4^[a]	San Diego Chargers	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.477	.411	W1
Wild cards
5^[b]	New York Jets	East	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.523	.406	L2
6^[b]	Denver Broncos	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	.484	.450	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[c]^[d]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	9	7	0	.563	2–4	6–6	.527	.479	W1
8^[c]^[d]	Baltimore Ravens	North	9	7	0	.563	3–3	6–6	.551	.472	W1
9^[c]	Buffalo Bills	East	9	7	0	.563	3–3	5–7	.512	.382	L1
10	Cincinnati Bengals	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	.543	.453	W2
11^[e]	Houston Texans	South	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.504	.402	L1
12^[e]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.551	.509	L1
13^[f]	Oakland Raiders	West	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.570	.450	L2
14^[f]	Tennessee Titans	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.512	.463	W1
15^[g]	Miami Dolphins	East	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.555	.438	L1
16^[g]	Cleveland Browns	North	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.590	.469	W1
Tiebreakers^[h]
^ ^a ^b Indianapolis clinched the AFC #3 seed instead of San Diego based upon head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b New York Jets clinched the AFC #5 seed instead of Denver based upon better record against common opponents (New York Jets were 5–0 to Denver’s 3–2 against San Diego, Cincinnati, Houston, and Miami). ^ ^a ^b ^c Jacksonville and Baltimore finished ahead of Buffalo because they each defeated Buffalo head-to-head. ^ ^a ^b Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based upon better record against common opponents (Jacksonville were 3–2 against Baltimore’s 2–3 versus Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo and Kansas City). ^ ^a ^b Houston finished ahead of Kansas City based upon head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based upon head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Miami finished ahead of Cleveland based upon head-to-head victory. ^ 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.

Team leaders

Passing

Player	Att	Comp	Yds	TD	INT	Rating
Carson Palmer	432	263	2897	18	18	77.3

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	YPC	Long	TD
Rudi Johnson	361	1454	4.0	52	12

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Chad Johnson	95	1274	13.4	53	9

Defensive

Player	Tackles	Sacks	INTs	FF	FR
Landon Johnson	133	2.0	0	1	1
Justin Smith	97	8.0	0	2	2
Tory James	74	0.0	8	2	1

Kicking and punting

Player	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	Points
Shayne Graham	31	27	87.1%	41	41	100.0%	122

Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Blkd	Avg.
Kyle Larson	83	3499	66	1	42.2

Special teams

Player	KR	KRYards	KRAvg	KRLong	KRTD	PR	PRYards	PRAvg	PRLong	PRTD
Cliff Russell	39	872	22.4	40	0	0	0	0.0	0	0
Keiwan Ratliff	0	0	0.0	0	0	17	207	12.2	49	0

Awards and records

Pro Bowl Selections

Rudi Johnson RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
Chad Johnson WR, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
Willie Anderson RT, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
Tory James CB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection

All-Pro Award

Willie Anderson RT, 1st Team All-Pro

Milestones

Rudi Johnson, 1st 1000 yard rushing season (1,454 yards)^[7]
Chad Johnson, 3rd 1000 yard receiving season (1,274 yards)^[8]

NFL Records

2nd Highest scoring regular season game in NFL history (58–48 win over the Cleveland Browns on November 28, 2004)

References

^ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing".
^ Cincinnati Bengals v Washington Redskins
^ "History of the NFL's Structure and Formats". Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ "Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals — September 19th, 2004". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
^ "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "Rudi Johnson Stats, News and Video - RB".
^ "Chad Johnson Stats, News and Video - WR".

External links

[12–4-7] Indianapolis clinched the AFC #3 seed instead of San Diego based upon head-to-head victory.

[10–6-8] New York Jets clinched the AFC #5 seed instead of Denver based upon better record against common opponents (New York Jets were 5–0 to Denver’s 3–2 against San Diego, Cincinnati, Houston, and Miami).

[9–7a-9] Jacksonville and Baltimore finished ahead of Buffalo because they each defeated Buffalo head-to-head.

[9–7b-10] Jacksonville finished ahead of Baltimore based upon better record against common opponents (Jacksonville were 3–2 against Baltimore’s 2–3 versus Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Buffalo and Kansas City).

[7–9-11] Houston finished ahead of Kansas City based upon head-to-head victory.

[5–11-12] Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based upon head-to-head victory.

[4–12-13] Miami finished ahead of Cleveland based upon head-to-head victory.

[14] 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.

[1] Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia

[2] "2004 NFL Draft Listing".

[3] Cincinnati Bengals v Washington Redskins

[4] "History of the NFL's Structure and Formats". Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[5] "Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals — September 19th, 2004". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[standings-conf-NFL-6] "2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

[15] "Rudi Johnson Stats, News and Video - RB".

[16] "Chad Johnson Stats, News and Video - WR".

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v t e Cincinnati Bengals
Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches All-time roster First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paycor Stadium
Culture	Paul Brown Sam Wyche Ickey Shuffle "Welcome to the Jungle" Ben–Gals Laura Vikmanis Bengalized
Lore	Freezer Bowl
Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Kansas City Chiefs Pittsburgh Steelers
Division championships (11)	1970 1973 1981 1988 1990 2005 2009 2013 2015 2021 2022
Conference championships (3)	1981 1988 2021
Retired numbers	54
Ring of Honor	Anthony Muñoz Paul Brown Ken Anderson Ken Riley Willie Anderson Isaac Curtis Boomer Esiason Chad Johnson
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Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)