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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1997 Cincinnati BengalsW1997 Cincinnati Bengals↗

NFL · AFC Central · 7–9 (.438) · 4th in division · PF 355 · PA 405 · Coach Bruce Coslet · Did not qualify

◀ 1996 1998 ▶

Schedule (18 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
1997-08-16	4	vs Minnesota Vikings	W 37–13		Cinergy Field	44,316
1997-08-22	4	vs Seattle Seahawks	L 28–31		Cinergy Field
1997-08-31	1	vs Arizona Cardinals	W 24–21	1–0	Cinergy Field	53,644
1997-09-07	2	@ Baltimore Ravens	L 10–23	1–1	Memorial Stadium	52,968
1997-09-21	4	@ Denver Broncos	L 20–38	1–2	Mile High Stadium	73,871
1997-09-28	5	vs New York Jets	L 14–31	1–3	Cinergy Field	57,209
1997-10-05	6	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	L 13–21	1–4	Alltel Stadium	67,128
1997-10-12	7	@ Tennessee Oilers	L 7–30	1–5	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	17,071
1997-10-19	8	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–26	1–6	Cinergy Field	60,020
1997-10-26	9	@ New York Giants	L 27–29	1–7	Giants Stadium	72,584
1997-11-02	10	vs San Diego Chargers	W 38–31	2–7	Cinergy Field	53,754
1997-11-09	11	@ Indianapolis Colts	W 28–13	3–7	RCA Dome	58,473
1997-11-16	12	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–20	3–8	Three Rivers Stadium	55,226
1997-11-23	13	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	W 31–26	4–8	Cinergy Field	55,158
1997-11-30	14	@ Philadelphia Eagles	L 42–44	4–9	Veterans Stadium	66,623
1997-12-04	15	vs Tennessee Oilers	W 41–14	5–9	Cinergy Field	49,086
1997-12-14	16	vs Dallas Cowboys	W 31–24	6–9	Cinergy Field	60,043
1997-12-21	17	vs Baltimore Ravens	W 16–14	7–9	Cinergy Field	50,917

Roster (64)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
4	Erik Wilhelm	QB	6-3	217	Oregon State		CUT
7	Boomer Esiason	QB	6-5	224	Maryland		ACT
8	Jeff Blake	QB	6-1	223	East Carolina		ACT
15	Eric Kresser	QB	6-2	223	Marshall; Florida		ACT
21	Eric Bieniemy	RB	5-7	205	Colorado		ACT
28	Corey Dillon	RB	6-1	225	Washington; Dixie College (UT); Garden City CC		ACT
32	Ki-Jana Carter	RB	5-10	226	Penn State		ACT
41	Scottie Graham	RB	5-9	217	Ohio State		RES
44	Brian Milne	RB	6-3	254	Penn State		ACT
45	Ty Douthard	RB	6-1	215	Illinois		ACT
80	David Dunn	WR	6-3	220	Fresno State; Bakersfield College		ACT
81	Carl Pickens	WR	6-2	206	Tennessee		RES
83	Gunnard Twynner	WR	5-10	165	Western Illinois		TRC
84	Mike Jenkins	WR	6-3	191	Hampton		ACT
85	James Hundon	WR	6-1	173	Portland State; City College (SF)		ACT
86	Darnay Scott	WR	6-1	204	San Diego State		ACT
82	Tony McGee	TE	6-4	241	Michigan		ACT
88	Steve Bush	TE	6-3	267	Arizona State		ACT
89	Marco Battaglia	TE	6-3	249	Rutgers		ACT
22	Jimmy Spencer	DB	5-9	188	Florida		ACT
23	Corey Sawyer	DB	5-11	177	Florida State		ACT
24	Roger Jones	DB	5-9	175	Tennessee State		TRT
26	Bo Orlando	DB	5-10	180	West Virginia		ACT
27	Tito Paul	DB	6-0	195	Ohio State		ACT
30	Cory Gilliard	DB	6-0	210	Ball State		ACT
30	Anthone Lott	DB	5-9	194	Florida		CUT
31	Greg Myers	DB	6-1	202	Colorado State		ACT
33	Ashley Ambrose	DB	5-11	195	Mississippi Valley State University		ACT
34	Tremain Mack	DB	6-0	193	Miami		ACT
35	Sam Shade	DB	6-0	211	Alabama		ACT
42	Lawrence Wright	DB	6-1	211	Florida		ACT
67	Kimo von Oelhoffen	DL	6-4	299	Boise State; Hawaii; Walla Walla Community College		ACT
79	Ramondo Stallings	DL	6-7	290	San Diego State		RES
92	John Copeland	DL	6-3	287	Alabama; Hinds CC		ACT
94	Jevon Langford	DL	6-3	293	Oklahoma State		ACT
96	Brentson Buckner	DL	6-2	310	Clemson		ACT
96	Mike Thompson	DL	6-4	296	Wisconsin		ACT
97	Andre Purvis	DL	6-4	310	North Carolina		ACT
99	Dan Wilkinson	DL	6-4	340	Ohio State		ACT
50	James Francis	LB	6-5	257	Baylor		ACT
51	Gerald Dixon	LB	6-3	250	South Carolina; Garden City CC		ACT
52	Tim Terry	LB	6-2	240	Temple		RES
53	Tom Tumulty	LB	6-3	247	Pittsburgh		RES
55	Andre Collins	LB	6-1	240	Penn State		ACT
56	Ricardo McDonald	LB	6-2	252	Pittsburgh		ACT
57	Reinard Wilson	LB	6-2	272	Florida State		ACT
58	Steve Tovar	LB	6-3	245	Ohio State		ACT
91	Billy Granville	LB	6-3	246	Duke		ACT
98	Canute Curtis	LB	6-2	257	West Virginia		ACT
59	Greg Truitt	OL	6-0	235	Penn State		ACT
60	Rod Jones	OL	6-5	355	Kansas		ACT
62	Brock Gutierrez	OL	6-3	304	Central Michigan		ACT
63	Joe Walter	OL	6-7	292	Texas Tech		CUT
64	Rod Payne	OL	6-4	305	Michigan		ACT
65	Darrick Brilz	OL	6-3	300	Oregon State		ACT
66	Ken Blackman	OL	6-6	320	Illinois		ACT
66	Joel Davis	OL	6-5	310	Army		EXE
71	Willie Anderson	OL	6-5	340	Auburn		ACT
72	Scott Brumfield	OL	6-8	325	BYU; Dixie College (UT)		ACT
74	Rich Braham	OL	6-4	305	West Virginia		ACT
75	Anthony Brown	OL	6-5	315	Utah; Mesa CC		ACT
77	Kevin Sargent	OL	6-6	300	Eastern Washington		ACT
9	Doug Pelfrey	SPEC	5-11	185	Kentucky		ACT
11	Lee Johnson	SPEC	6-2	202	BYU		ACT