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STADIUM , NFL & MEDIA RECORDS HISTORY 2008 REVIEW COLLEGE FREE AGENTS 2009 DRAFT CHOICES VETERANS ROSTERS STAFF
(Cedric Benson, cont'd)
at Vero Beach, Fla., while attending Texas … Stopped
playing baseball in 2003 to concentrate on football.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Midland, Texas …
CEDRIC BENSON’S STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Scoring
YEAR TEAM G-S ATT YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt 2-PtC PTS
2005 Chicago 9-1 67 272 4.1 36 0 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Chicago 15-0 157 647 4.1 30 6 8 54 6.8 22 0 6 6 0 0 0 36
2007 Chicago 11-11 196 674 3.4 43t 4 17 123 7.2 19 0 4 4 0 0 0 24
2008 Cincinnati 12-10 214 747 3.5 46 2 20 185 9.3 79 0 2 2 0 0 0 12
CHI. TOTALS 35-12 420 1593 3.8 43t 10 26 180 6.9 22 0 10 10 0 0 0 60
CIN. TOTALS 12-10 214 747 3.5 46 2 20 185 9.3 79 0 2 2 0 0 0 12
CAREER 47-22 634 2340 3.7 46 12 46 365 7.9 79 0 12 12 0 0 0 72
—— BENSON'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS ——
RUSHING — Attempts: 38 at Cle. 12-21-08 (for Cin.); Yards: 171 at Cle. 12-21-08 (for Cin.); Long: 46 at Cle. 12-21-08 (for Cin.);
Touchdowns: 2 vs Buff. 10-8-06 (for Chi.).
RECEIVING — Receptions: 6 vs Phil. 11-16-08 (for Cin.); Yards: 88 vs. Wash. 12-14-08 (for Cin.); Long: 79 vs. Wash. 12-14-08
(for Cin.).
—— BENSON’S 2008 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ——
Rushing
Receiving
DATE OPPONENT ATT YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD
9-7 at Baltimore NOT WITH AN NFL TEAM NOT WITH AN NFL TEAM
9-14 TENNESSEE NOT WITH AN NFL TEAM NOT WITH AN NFL TEAM
9-21 at N.Y. Giants NOT WITH AN NFL TEAM NOT WITH AN NFL TEAM
9-28 CLEVELAND NOT WITH AN NFL TEAM NOT WITH AN NFL TEAM
10-5 at Dallas 10 30 3.0 10 0 0 0 — — 0
10-12 at N.Y. Jets 4 6 1.5 3 0 0 0 — — 0
10-19 PITTSBURGH 14 52 3.7 15 0 1 10 10.0 10 0
10-26 at Houston 13 49 3.8 12 0 2 20 10.0 14 0
11-2 JACKSONVILLE 24 104 4.3 30 1 1 5 5.0 5 0
11-9 —BYE—
11-16 PHILADELPHIA 23 42 1.8 13 0 6 37 6.2 21 0
11-20 at Pittsburgh 16 35 2.2 7 0 1 4 4.0 4 0
11-30 BALTIMORE 10 17 1.7 7 0 2 1 0.5 6 0
12-7 at Indianapolis 16 57 3.6 13 0 2 1 0.5 2 0
12-14 WASHINGTON 21 73 3.5 13 0 3 88 29.3 79 0
12-21 at Cleveland 38 171 4.5 46 0 0 0 — — 0
12-28 KANSAS CITY 25 111 4.4 14 1 2 19 9.5 16 0
TOTALS 214 747 3.5 46 2 20 185 9.3 79 0
—— POSTSEASON ——
Rushing Receiving Scoring
YEAR TEAM G-S ATT YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD TD TD-R TD-P TD-Rt 2-PtC PTS
2005 Chicago 0-0 DID NOT PLAY* DID NOT PLAY* DID NOT PLAY*
2006 Chicago 3-0 38 104 2.7 12t 1 3 24 8.0 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
CAREER 3-0 38 104 2.7 12t 1 3 24 8.0 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
*NOTE: Benson was active but did not play in one postseason game with Chicago in 2005.
Attended Lee High School, where he was a Parade
All-American and three-time Texas 5A Offensive Player
of the Year … His 8423 prep rushing yards ranked fi rst
in Texas Class 5A history … Majored in social work at
Texas.
BENGALS QBs AS LEAGUE MVPS
Two Bengals, both quarterbacks from the club’s Super Bowl teams, have been named by nationwide panels
of media as winners of the Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
Ken Anderson was the winner in 1981, leading the NFL with a 98.4 passer rating. He completed 300 of
479 passes (62.6%) for 3754 yards, with a then-club record 29 TD passes against 10 interceptions.
Boomer Esiason was the 1988 winner, leading the league with a 97.4 rating and tying for the AFC lead
in TDs with 28. He completed 223 of 388 passes (57.5%) for 3572 yards, with 14 interceptions.
Both QBs led their teams to 12-4 records in the regular season.
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