The 2004 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 37th year in professional football and its 35th with the National Football League. 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 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
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Personnel
2004 Cincinnati Bengals staff |
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Chip Morton
- Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Ray Oliver
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Roster
2004 Cincinnati Bengals final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics 53 Active, 16 Inactive, 7 Practice squad
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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
Season summary
Week 2
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Dolphins |
0 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
13 |
• Bengals |
0 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
16 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q2 |
12:39
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MIA |
Mare 43 yard field goal |
MIA 3–0 |
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Q3 |
12:01
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CIN |
Simmons 50 yard interception return (Graham kick) |
CIN 7–3 |
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Q3 |
5:11
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CIN |
Graham 48 yard field goal |
CIN 10–3 |
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Q3 |
0:13
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CIN |
Graham 36 yard field goal |
CIN 13–3 |
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Q4 |
3:39
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MIA |
Chambers 4 yard pass from Feeley (Mare kick) |
CIN 13–10 |
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Q4 |
1:53
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MIA |
Mare 47 yard field goal |
Tie 13–13 |
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Q4 |
0:02
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CIN |
Graham 39 yard field goal |
CIN 16–13 |
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Standings
Team leaders
Passing
Player |
Att |
Comp |
Yds |
TD |
INT |
Rating |
Carson Palmer |
432 |
263 |
2897 |
18 |
18 |
77.3 |
Rushing
Receiving
Defensive
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
All-Pro Award
Milestones
NFL Records
- 2nd Highest scoring regular season game in NFL history (58-48 win over the Cleveland Browns on November 28, 2004)
References
External links
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Franchise |
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Stadiums |
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Culture |
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Lore |
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Rivalries |
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Division championships (10) |
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Conference championships (3) |
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Retired numbers |
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Media |
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Current league affiliations |
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Former league affiliation |
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