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Bengals thinking playoffs? 4-1 doesn't guarantee it
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12:44 AM Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Cincinnati Bengals are in first place and riding high with a 4-1 record, but being above .500 through five games doesn’t exactly guarantee anything. This is the seventh time it’s happened since 1988. Only three of those seasons contained playoff appearances.
| Year | Five games | Final record |
| *1988 | 5-0 | 12-4 |
| 1989 | 4-1 | 8-8 |
| *1990 | 4-1 | 9-7 |
| 2001 | 3-2 | 6-10 |
| *2005 | 4-1 | 11-5 |
| 2006 | 3-2 | 8-8 |
| 2009 | 4-1 | ?-? |
| * — Qualified for playoffs | ||
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