The 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League, and the 10th overall. Second-year Running Back Archie Griffin struggled to learn the NFL game rushing for only 549 yards while failing to cross the end zone. A loss to Houston in the final game cost the Bengals a spot in the playoffs. The team finished with an 8–6 record.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 18 Cleveland Browns L 3–13 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 52,847 2 September 25 Seattle Seahawks W 42–20 1–1 Riverfront Stadium 45,579 3 October 2 at San Diego Chargers L 3–24 1–2 San Diego Stadium 40,352 4 October 9 at Green Bay Packers W 17–7 2–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,653 5 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 2–3 Three Rivers Stadium 47,950 6 October 23 Denver Broncos L 13–24 2–4 Riverfront Stadium 54,395 7 October 30 Houston Oilers W 13–10 (OT) 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 53,194 8 November 6 at Cleveland Browns W 10–7 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,932 9 November 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–42 4–5 Metropolitan Stadium 45,371 10 November 20 Miami Dolphins W 23–17 5–5 Riverfront Stadium 46,733 11 November 27 New York Giants W 30–13 6–5 Riverfront Stadium 32,705 12 December 4 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–7 7–5 Arrowhead Stadium 38,488 13 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 8–5 Riverfront Stadium 36,133 14 December 18 at Houston Oilers L 16–21 8–6 Astrodome 46,212 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
Week 5 at Steelers
Bob Trumpy was knocked out of the game by Mel Blount Week 8
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Week 11
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Standings
References
Bengals on Pro Football Reference Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com Bengals History on Official Site