Bengals History - 2006 - Cincinnati Bengals

WEEK 1
Ravens
9/7 1:00
WEEK 10
Texans
11/9 1:00
WEEK 2
Titans
9/14 1:00
WEEK 11
Eagles
11/16 1:00
WEEK 3
Giants
9/21 1:00
WEEK 12
Steelers
11/20 8:15
WEEK 4
Browns
9/28 1:00
WEEK 13
Ravens
11/30 1:00
WEEK 5
Cowboys
10/5 4:15
WEEK 14
Colts
12/7 1:00
WEEK 6
Jets
10/12 1:00
WEEK 15
Redskins
12/14 1:00
WEEK 7
Steelers
10/19 1:00
WEEK 16
Browns
12/21 1:00
WEEK 9
Jaguars
11/2 1:00
WEEK 17
Chiefs
12/28 1:00

CINCINNATI BENGALS HISTORY: 2006

2006 FINAL RESULTS
Record: 8-8-0 (2nd in AFC North); 4-4 at home, 4-4 on road Head Coach: Marvin Lewis
Date	Opponent	W-L	Score	Att.	Stadium
September 10	at Kansas City	W	23-10	77,956	Arrowhead
September 17	Cleveland	W	34-17	66,072	Paul Brown
September 24	at Pittsburgh	W	28-20	64,922	Heinz Field
October 1	New England	L	13-38	66,035	Paul Brown
October 15	at Tampa Bay	L	13-14	65,732	Raymond James
October 22	Carolina	W	17-14	65,964	Paul Brown
October 29	Atlanta	L	27-29	65,978	Paul Brown
November 5	at Baltimore	L	20-26	70,792	M&T Bank
November 12	San Diego	L	41-49	65,917	Paul Brown
November 19	at New Orleans	W	31-16	68,001	Louisiana Superdome
November 26	at Cleveland	W	30-0	72,926	Cleveland Browns
November 30	Baltimore	W	13-7	65,973	Paul Brown
December 10	Oakland	W	27-10	65,882	Paul Brown
December 18	at Indianapolis	L	16-34	57,292	RCA Dome
December 24	at Denver	L	23-24	75759	INVESCO Field at Mile High
December 31	Pittsburgh	L	17-23 (OT)	66,049	Paul Brown

BENGALS 2006 SUMMARY
The Bengals went into their season finale against the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers with an outside shot at securing a Wild Card playoff berth. They needed a win plus help from two other teams to make the playoffs. But a disappointing season came to an end with a 23-17 overtime loss to Pittsburgh at Paul Brown Stadium. The loss left the defending AFC North Division champions with an 8-8 record. The Bengals opened the year with three straight wins, then dipped to 4-5. They followed with four straight wins, and at 8-5 were widely rated as one of the league's most dangerous clubs. But Cincinnati dropped its final three contests � on the road at Indianapolis and Denver, and at home to the Steelers. Quarterback Carson Palmer made an amazing comeback from a knee injury that he suffered in the 2005 Wild Card playoffs. Originally uncertain if he would be ready in time for the start of the 2006 regular season, Palmer started all 16 games in 2006 and set a team record with 4035 passing yards. Other individual achievements included an NFL receiving yards title for Chad Johnson (1,369), the first such crown in Bengals history, and Johnson also became the first player to lead the AFC or NFC in receiving yards for a fourth consecutive season. Defensive end Robert Geathers became the first Bengals player since 1992 to reach double digits in sacks (10.5). Palmer, Johnson and tackle Willie Anderson each were named to the AFC All-Star team for the Pro Bowl.

2006 HELMET/UNIFORM

2006 LOGO

WRs CHAD JOHNSON and T.J. HOUSHMANDZADEH

DE ROBERT GEATHERS

2006: A CLOSER LOOK

PRO BOWL PLAYERS

T Willie Anderson
WR Chad Johnson
QB Carson Palmer

2006 SEASON LEADERS

Passing: Carson Palmer (520 Att, 324 Comp, 4035 Yds, 62.3 Pct, 28 TD, 13 Int, 93.9 Rating)
Rushing: Rudi Johnson (341 Att, 1309 Yds, 3.8 Avg, 22 Long, 12 TD)
Receiving: Chad Johnson (87 Rec, 1369 Yds, 15.7 Avg, 74 Long, 7 TD)
Scoring: Shayne Graham, 115 points (25 FG; 40 PAT)

2006 NEWS AND NOTES

Chad Johnson set an NFL record for most receiving yards in back-to-back games with 450 (Nov. 12 vs. San Diego and Nov. 19 at New Orleans). He had a Bengals-record 260 yards against the Chargers, and came back with 190 against the Saints.

Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh became the first pair of Bengals receivers to reach 1000 yards receiving in the same season. Houshmandzadeh finished with 1081 yards, a career high.

With a Bengals-record tying five 100-yard rushing games, Rudi Johnson passed James Brooks into second place on the all-time Bengals list.

The Bengals allowed only 17 points over three games in Games 11-13 (Cleveland 0, Baltimore 7 and Oakland 10). That broke the previous franchise mark of 23, which had been achieved three times, including Games 10-12 of this season.