| 1990 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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| General manager | Paul Brown |
| Head coach | Sam Wyche |
| Home field | Riverfront Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 1st AFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 41–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 10–20 |
| Pro Bowlers | T Anthony Muñoz TE Rodney Holman RB James Brooks SS David Fulcher |
The 1990 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 23rd year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL). The Bengals won the AFC Central division for the second time in three seasons.
The Bengals would finish the season 9–7 and make the playoffs. In the postseason, Cincinnati won over the Houston Oilers in the wild-card round 41–14, but lost to the Los Angeles Raiders 20–10 in the divisional round. The Bengals would not make the playoffs again until the 2005 season and would not win a playoff game again until their Super Bowl-appearing 2021 season beginning what eventually became an 8-game playoff losing streak, tied with the Detroit Lions for longest in NFL history.