Team season

1988 Cincinnati Bengals

AFC North · 19 indexed games

12–4

Regular season

2–1

Playoffs

Conference rank

448–329

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

Seattle Seahawks vs Cincinnati Bengals

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1988

Conference Championship

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIII · Jan 22, 1989

Season highlights

Best games from 1988

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIII · Jan 22, 1989

Conference Championship

Buffalo Bills vs Cincinnati Bengals

Conference Championship · Jan 8, 1989

Seattle Seahawks vs Cincinnati Bengals

Divisional Round · Dec 31, 1988

WSH

WSH vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 17, 1988

Cincinnati Bengals vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 13, 1988

Cincinnati Bengals vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 11, 1988

Cincinnati Bengals vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Sep 18, 1988

Cincinnati Bengals vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 16, 1988

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