Record 11–3–0 | Division place 2nd AFC Central | |
Playoff finish Lost Divisional Playoffs | ||
The 1975 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's eighth year in professional football and its sixth with the National Football League.
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The Bengals opened with six straight wins and went on to post an 11–3 record, their best regular-season mark. The Bengals qualified as the AFC wild card team for the playoffs, but they lost to Oakland, 31–28, in the playoffs. Ken Anderson won his second NFL passing championship. A serious blow was the loss of defensive tackle Mike Reid, who retired at age 26 to pursue a career in music.
The team qualified for the postseason for the third time in just eight years of existence, but 1975 would be the last time that the Bengals would do so until 1981. Despite the Bengals great record, they were only 3-3 in division play, losing twice to the eventual champion Steelers, and losing on the road to what was an 0-9 Cleveland Browns team. Other than division play, the Bengals were 8-0 against teams outside of the NFC Central.