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| 1996 Yards per Game (NFL rank) - 1996 Record: 8-8 (third) |
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Rushing | Passing | Total |
| OFFENSE | 112.1 (13) | 214.5 (12) | 326.6 (10) |
| DEFENSE | 102.7 (12) | 239.1 (29) | 341.8 (25) |
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Their Crimes Didn't Pay |
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Cincinnati's plus-19 turnover differential last year was the best such figure in the NFL since the 1990 Kansas City Chiefs finished plus-26. But the Bengals became only the sixth team since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger to lead the league in turnover differential while failing to notch a winning record.
Best Turnover Differential Year by Year in the 1990s |
| | Record | Takeaways | Giveaways | Diff. |
| 1996 Bengals | 8-8 | 44 | 25 | +19 |
| 1995 Chiefs | 13-3 | 33 | 21 | +12 |
| 1994 Steelers | 12-4 | 31 | 17 | +14 |
| 1993 Chargers | 8-8 | 34 | 19 | +15 |
| 1992 Chiefs | 10-6 | 39 | 21 | +18 |
| 1991 Saints | 11-5 | 48 | 30 | +18 |
| 1990 Chiefs | 11-5 | 45 | 19 | +26 |
| Nonwinning Teams That Led in Turnover Differential since 1970 |
| | Record | Takeaways | Giveaways | Diff. |
| 1996 Bengals | 8-8 | 44 | 25 | +19 |
| 1993 Chargers | 8-8 | 34 | 19 | +15 |
| 1982 Chiefs | 3-6 | 22 | 12 | +10 |
| 1977 Falcons | 7-7 | 48 | 25 | +23 |
| 1976 Bears | 7-7 | 47 | 28 | +19 |
| 1971 Saints | 4-8-2 | 45 | 25 | +20 |
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