Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

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Information League NFL Conference AFC Division AFC North Established 1968 (joined NFL in 1970) Home field Paul Brown Stadium City Cincinnati, Ohio Uniforms Color White Alternate Home Field Championships League 0 None Super Bowls 0 None Conference 2 1981 • 1988 Division 9 1970 • 1973 • 1981 1988 • 1990 • 2005 2009 • 2013 • 2015

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). Their first two seasons, 1968 and 1969, were as an American Football League franchise. They joined the NFL as part of the 1970 AFL-NFL Merger, which had actually been agreed upon in 1966.

The Bengals play home games at Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati.

Team history

Founding

In 1967, an ownership group led by Paul Brown was granted a franchise in the American Football League (AFL). Brown named the team the Cincinnati Bengals in order "to give it a link with past professional football in Cincinnati." Another Bengals team had existed in the city and played in three previous American Football Leagues from 1937 to 1941. The city's world-renowned zoo was also home to a rare white Bengal Tiger.

Possibly as an insult to Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell, Paul Brown (whose namesake was picked as the Browns nickname) chose the exact shade of orange used by his former team. He added black as the secondary color.

Membership

League affiliations

American Football League (1968-1969) AFL West (1968–1969) National Football League (1970-present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) AFC North (2002-present)

Achievements

Achievements

AP Most Valuable Player Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Super Bowl MVP 1981 Ken Anderson 1981 Ken Anderson 1988 Boomer Esiason

Rivalry

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Green Bay Packers • Bengals lead series 7–5 •

Season Date Winning team Score Stadium Series Box 1971 Oct. 3 Green Bay Packers W 20–17 Lambeau Field 1–0 1976 Sep. 26 Cincinnati Bengals L 7–28 Riverfront Stadium 1–1 1977 Oct. 9 Cincinnati Bengals L 7–17 Milwaukee County Stadium 1–2 1980 Oct. 5 Green Bay Packers W 14–9 Lambeau Field 2–2 1983 Oct. 30 Cincinnati Bengals L 14–34 Riverfront Stadium 2–3 1986 Oct. 5 Cincinnati Bengals L 28–34 Milwaukee County Stadium 2–4 1992 Sep. 20 Green Bay Packers W 24–23 Lambeau Field 3–4 1995 Dec. 3 Green Bay Packers W 24–10 Lambeau Field 4–4 1998 Sep. 20 Green Bay Packers W 13–6 Cinergy Field 5–4 2005 Oct. 30 Cincinnati Bengals L 14–21 Paul Brown Stadium 5–5 2009 Sep. 20 Cincinnati Bengals L 24–31 Lambeau Field 5–6 2013 Sep. 22 Cincinnati Bengals L 30–34 Paul Brown Stadium 5–7

External links

References

• Pro Football Reference.com - Cincinnati Bengals franchise encyclopedia
• Wikipedia - Cincinnati Bengals page
• Chris Creamer's Sportslogos.net - Cincinnati Bengals logos