| 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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| Head coach | Dave Shula |
| Home field | Riverfront Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Jeff Blake WR Carl Pickens |
The 1995 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League.
With Jeff Blake firmly entrenched as the starting quarterback, the Bengals won their first two games. However, the Bengals would lose their next two, heading into a rematch with Don Shula and the Miami Dolphins, in which the Bengals also lost, 26–23. The Bengals went on to play fairly well the rest of the season, but could not avoid their fifth straight losing season, ending with a 7–9 win–loss record.
One of the season's biggest disappointments was running back Ki-Jana Carter who the Bengals took with first overall pick out of Penn State. Carter would suffer a knee injury in his first preseason game, forcing him to miss his entire rookie season. He would never fully recover, in an injury plagued career.[1]