2015 Cincinnati Bengals
The 2015 Cincinnati Bengals went 12–4, finishing 1st in the AFC North, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 419 points and allowed 279.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 419–279
- AFC North
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 419 points, the seventh-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 279, the second-fewest. Their point differential was +140.
How the season unfolded
The Bengals opened with four straight wins and were 8–0 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was eight games, from Week 1 to Week 9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 37–3 over the Cleveland Browns in Week 13 (December 6, 2015).
Their heaviest loss was 33–20 to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 14 (December 13, 2015).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–3.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 5–1 against the AFC North, sweeping the Ravens and the Browns and splitting with the Steelers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 18–16 at home.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2014, when they went 10–5–1.
Their 12 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2016, they went 6–9–1 and missed the playoffs.
2015 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2015 | at Oakland Raiders | W 33–13 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2015 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 24–19 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2015 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 28–24 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2015 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | W 36–21 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2015 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 27–24 (OT) |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2015 | at Buffalo Bills | W 34–21 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2015 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16–10 |
| Week 9 | Nov 5, 2015 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 31–10 |
| Week 10 | Nov 16, 2015 | vs Houston Texans | L 6–10 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2015 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 31–34 |
| Week 12 | Nov 29, 2015 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 31–7 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2015 | at Cleveland Browns | W 37–3 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2015 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–33 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2015 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 24–14 |
| Week 16 | Dec 28, 2015 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–20 (OT) |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2016 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 24–16 |
| Wild Card | Jan 9, 2016 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16–18 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2015 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.