Coming off a disappointing 4-11 campaign in the strike-shortened 1987 season, the Cincinnati Bengals rolled through the following season, finishing 12-4 and tied for the NFL's best record. Defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau focused his attention on the secondary, and it paid dividends—the Cincinnati SWAT Team—Lewis Billups, David Fulcher, Eric Thomas, and Solomon Wilcots—combined to shut down opposing passing games, with Thomas and Fulcher making the Pro Bowl after combining for 12 interceptions. In 2008, the NFL Films series The Missing Rings included the '88 Bengals as one of the five best teams in league history not to have won the Super Bowl.