1986 Cincinnati Bengals

The 1986 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 19th year in professional football and its 17th with the National Football League. The Bengals were one of two teams with ten wins that failed to make the AFC playoffs in 1986.

On December 12, 2011, Sports Illustrated published an article about the current lives and issues faced by the men who comprised that roster 25 years later, which was the first time the magazine had looked at injury and aging issues through the prism of a single team's entire roster.

Awards and records

 * Boomer Esiason, Franchise Record (since broken), Most Passing Yards in One Game, 425 yards (vs. New York Jets, on December 21, 1986)
 * Boomer Esiason, Franchise Record (since broken), Most Passing Yards in One Season, 3,959 yards
 * Boomer Esiason, Franchise Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Game, 5 Passes (Achieved on December 21, 1986)

Milestones

 * James Brooks, 1000 yard rushing season (1,087)
 * Cris Collinsworth, 1000 yard receiving season (1,024)