2012 Cincinnati Bengals season
| 2012 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mike Brown |
| Head coach | Marvin Lewis |
| Home stadium | Paul Brown Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC North |
| Playoffs | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 13–19 |
| Pro Bowlers | 4 |
| Uniform | |
The 2012 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 43rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 45th overall, their 22nd under the leadership of owner and team president Mike Brown and their 10th under head coach Marvin Lewis. The team improved on their 2011 season, finishing tied with the Baltimore Ravens for the AFC North division title, but lost the tiebreaker to the Ravens. The Bengals, however, made the playoffs as a wild card team, finishing as the 6th seed in the AFC playoffs, but lost to the Houston Texans for a second consecutive season.
2012 was the first non-strike season in Bengals history in which they made it to the NFL playoffs for a second consecutive year.