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The Cincinnati Bengals are a National Football League team based in Cincinnati, Ohio.- Founded: 1966, as an American Football League expansion franchise. Played 1st game in 1968. Joined the NFL in 1970.
- Home stadium: Paul Brown Stadium (2000-present)
- Former stadiums: Riverfront Stadium/Cinergy Field (1970-1999), Nippert Stadium (1968-1969)
- Uniform colors: Black, orange and white
- Helmet design: Orange background with black tiger stripes
- Mascot: Who Dey
- League Championships won: none
- Conference Championships won: 1981, 1988
- Super Bowl appearances: XVI (lost), XXIII (lost)
1 Franchise history
In 1968 the Bengals played their first games as an expansion team. The first coach and majority owner, was Paul BrownPaul Eugene Brown ( September 7, 1908 August 5, 1991) was a pioneering figure in football history, and is considered the father of the modern offense. He was born in Norwalk, Ohio, in the "cradle of coaches" in northern Ohio. He graduated from Washington. Paul Brown was instrumental in bringing professional football to Cincinnati although some view his desire to create another Ohio-based football team was out of spite.
Paul Brown was considered to be the greatest coach of the Cleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a National Football League team based in Cleveland, Ohio. In some accounts there is confusion over the history of the Cleveland Browns. This is due to the unusual and unprecedented actions taken by the city of Cleveland and the Na, having lead them to many championship titles using innovative approaches to training, game plans, and other revolutionary approaches that earned him his enshrinement in the Football Hall of Fame. The Cleveland team's owner, Art ModellArthur B. Modell (born June 23, 1925, Brooklyn, NY) is a football team owner. He purchased the Cleveland Browns in 1961, ran it for many years, then incurred the lasting ire of Cleveland fans by moving the team to Baltimore in 1996 and renaming it to the, and Paul Brown had some interpersonal conflicts.
After the falling out Brown pushed to have an expansion team brought to Ohio with Cincinnati being a suitable location. The similarities between the clubs were suspicious. Cleveland's team colors are orange, brown, and white, and their helmets were a solid orange with a white dorsal stripe over the crest. The Bengal's team colors were orange, black, and white, and their helmets were the same shade of orange with a similar stripe, with the only variation being the word "Bengals" in block letters on either side of the helmet. The uniforms were changed to the tiger-striped helmets in 1981.
This sparked a bitter intrastate rivalry between the two pitting Brown versus Modell. The teams were in the same conference and so they played each other at least two times a year, sometimes up to four times when they met in the preseason and also playoffs.
2 Games of Note
1981 Season, AFC championship game versus the San Diego ChargersThe San Diego Chargers are a National Football League team based in San Diego, California. Founded 1959 (charter American Football League member) Formerly known as Los Angeles Chargers Home stadium Qualcomm Stadium (formerly Jack Murphy Stadium) Uniform c. This game is the coldest temperature (after wind-chill is factored) ever recorded for an NFL game. The ambient temperature with the wind combined for almost -50 degrees fahrenheit. The Bengals won 27-7 to proceed to Super Bowl XVI. The Bengal's offensive linemen were on the field with the standard sleeveless jerseys in an effort to intimidate the Charger team more accustomed to the warmer California weather.
1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du Super Bowl XVI versus the San Fransisco 49ers. Despite being one of the closest contested games versus the 49er dynasty, it was still a loss 26-21.
19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra Super Bowl XXIII versus the San Fransisco 49ers. The Bengals had the #1 offense in the 1988 season and were an amazing turnaround story after having a 4-12 record the year before. However, the San Fransisco dynasty rolled on, barely squeaking out a victory 20-16 leaving 34 seconds on the clock after Joe Montana orchestrated an impressive drive.
2003 Regular season game versus the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs were the only remaining undefeated team at 9-0. The Bengals were historically the losingest football team between 1990 and 2002 and at the time had a record of only 4-5 under a rookie head coach. Chad Johnson, their 2nd-year wide receiver, made a pre-game guarantee that the Bengals would win. This created a media buzz but also engendered general disdain from the Chiefs. They went on to beat the Chiefs 24-19 and then proceeded to even out their season ending at 8-8 with a last week bid to enter the playoffs.
2004 On October 25, 2004, with much fanfare from Cincinnati residents, Monday Night Football returned to Cincinnati after a fifteen-year absence. In their first MNF appearance in twelve years, the Bengals (1-4) were paired against the Denver Broncos (5-1), whose defense, at the time, was ranked the number one defense in the NFL. Considered a long shot, the Bengals defeated the Broncos 23-10. The previous time the Bengals hosted Monday Night Football on September 25, 1989, they defeated the Cleveland Browns by a score of 21-14 at Riverfront Stadium. The previous time they appeared on Monday Night Football, on October 19, 1992, the Bengals lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 20-0.
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