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History / NFL Records of the Cincinnati Bengals
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Quick StatsLeague ChampionshipsNone Conference Championships1981 (AFC) 1988 (AFC) Division Championships1970 (AFC Central) 1973 (AFC Central) 1981 (AFC Central) 1988 (AFC Central) 1990 (AFC Central) Years in Playoffs1970 1973 1975 1981 1982 1988 1990 Retired Numbers#54 Bob Johnson Hall of Fame MembersPaul Brown 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 Charlie Joiner 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975 Forrest Gregg 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 Anthony Munoz 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 Previous StadiumsNippert Stadium (26,500) 1968-69 Cinergy Field (60,389) 1970-99 ** Renamed to Riverfront Stadium 1970-96 |
Cincinnati Bengals Team History
Cincinnati Bengals Franchise InformationFranchise Granted: 1968 First Season: 1968 Franchise History: 1968 - 1969 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) 1970 - Present (NFL) Paul Brown selected the name because there had once been a pro football team in Cincinnati named the Bengals and adopting that name “would provide a link with past professional football in Cincinnati." Cincinnati Bengals - Stadium
Cincinnati Bengals Chronological HistoryThe Cincinnati Bengals are named after the original Cincinnati Bengals that played in the AFL from 1937 to 1941. 1939 - The Bengals joined a new AFL, finishing in second place with a 6-2 record. But again, the league folded after the season. 1940 - Another new AFL emerged, and again the Bengals joined. They recorded 1-7-0 and 1-5-2 marks in 1940 and 1941, respectively. That AFL suffered the fate of the two AFLs before it, folding after the 1941 season as the United States entered World World II. Only this time, the Bengals folded along with it. 1967 - Pro football returned to Cincinnati after 26 years hiatus when Paul Brown headed an ownership group which landed an expansion franchise in the modern-era American Football League. Brown, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who founded and coached the Cleveland Browns from 1946-62, picked the name Bengals for the new team "to give it a link with past professional football in Cincinnati." 1968 - The current incarnation of the Bengals joined a different AFL. 1970 - The Bengals join the NFL when the AFL and NFL merge. In their very first NFL season, the team won the AFC Central Division. 1973 - The Bengals qualify for postseason. 1975 - They qualify for postseason play yet again. 1981 - The Bengals win the division crown. 1982 - Super Bowl XVI Lost to San Francisco 49ers, 26-21 1985 - Boomer Esiason replaces Ken Anderson as QB and goes on to become an NFL star player. 1989 - Super Bowl XXIII Lost to San Francisco 49ers, 20-16 1988 - The team finished with a 12-4 win-loss record. Esiason wins the first of two NFC passing titles and also wins player of the year honors. The Bengals qualify for the Super Bowl but fall to the San Francisco 49er's when they score a last minute touchdown. 1990 - Cincinnati won its fifth division title. Esiason notched his sixth consecutive 3,000 yard season, a club record. The Bengals won a total of just 11 games from 1992 to 1994, and the team continued to struggle for much of the rest of the 1990s. |
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