Tags: National Football League Season.
QB Ken Anderson missed the first four games with a broken bone in his right hand and Homer Rice replaced Bill Johnson as head coach after the Bengals started 0–5. The team dipped to marks of 0–8 and 1–12 before rebounding under Rice to win the last three games. In the season finale the Bengals blasted Cleveland 48–16 setting series records for points and victory margin.