2011 Cincinnati Bengals
The 2011 Cincinnati Bengals went 9–7, finishing 3rd in the AFC North, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 344 points and allowed 323.
- Record
- 9–7
- Home
- 4–4
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 344–323
- AFC North
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 344 points, the 15th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 323, the ninth-fewest. Their point differential was +21.
How the season unfolded
The Bengals started 2–2 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 4 to Week 9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 34–12 over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 8 (October 30, 2011).
Their heaviest loss was 35–7 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13 (December 4, 2011).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–6.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the AFC North, sweeping the Browns and getting swept by the Steelers and the Ravens.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–7 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Houston Texans 31–10 on the road.
Before and after
That was a five-win improvement on 2010, when they went 4–12.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2009.
In 2012, they went 10–6 and returned to the playoffs.
2011 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2011 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2011 | at Denver Broncos | L 22–24 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2011 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 8–13 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2011 | vs Buffalo Bills | W 23–20 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2011 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 30–20 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2011 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 27–17 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2011 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 34–12 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2011 | at Tennessee Titans | W 24–17 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2011 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–24 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2011 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 24–31 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2011 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 23–20 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2011 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–35 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2011 | vs Houston Texans | L 19–20 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2011 | at St. Louis Rams | W 20–13 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2011 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 23–16 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2012 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 16–24 |
| Wild Card | Jan 7, 2012 | at Houston Texans | L 10–31 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2011 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.