NFL team season
The 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League , and the 10th overall. Second-year Running Back Archie Griffin struggled to learn the NFL game rushing for only 549 yards while failing to cross the end zone. A loss to Houston in the final game cost the Bengals a spot in the playoffs. The team finished with an 8–6 record.
Offseason [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] [1]
Personnel [ edit ] 1977 Cincinnati Bengals staff Front office President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Strength and conditioning
1977 Cincinnati Bengals roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 18 Cleveland Browns L 3–13 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 52,847 2 September 25 Seattle Seahawks W 42–20 1–1 Riverfront Stadium 45,579 3 October 2 at San Diego Chargers L 3–24 1–2 San Diego Stadium 40,352 4 October 9 at Green Bay Packers W 17–7 2–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,653 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 2–3 Three Rivers Stadium 47,950 6 October 23 Denver Broncos L 13–24 2–4 Riverfront Stadium 54,395 7 October 30 Houston Oilers W 13–10 (OT) 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 53,194 8 November 6 at Cleveland Browns W 10–7 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,932 9 November 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–42 4–5 Metropolitan Stadium 45,371 10 November 20 Miami Dolphins W 23–17 5–5 Riverfront Stadium 46,733 11 November 27 New York Giants W 30–13 6–5 Riverfront Stadium 32,705 12 December 4 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–7 7–5 Arrowhead Stadium 38,488 13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 8–5 Riverfront Stadium 36,133 14 December 18 at Houston Oilers L 16–21 8–6 Astrodome 46,212 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary [ edit ] Week 5 at Steelers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers Top rushers Top receivers
Bob Trumpy was knocked out of the game by Mel Blount
1 2 3 4 Total • Bengals 7 0 3 0 10 Browns 0 7 0 0 7
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Week 11 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 6 0 7 13 • Bengals 20 7 0 3 30
Scoring summary 1 CIN Billy Brooks 58 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 7–0 1 CIN Boobie Clark 10 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 14–0 1 CIN Billy Brooks 30 yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick failed) Bengals 20–0 2 CIN Jim Corbett 47 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) Bengals 27–0 2 NYG Jimmy Robinson 5 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (kick failed)Bengals 27–6 4 CIN Chris Bahr 32 yard field goal Bengals 30–6 4 NYG Joe Pisarcik 1 yard run (Joe Danelo kick) Bengals 30–13
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Standings [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (11) Conference championships (3) Retired numbers Ring of Honor Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation