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• 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 to in 1966. The Bengals currently conduct summer training camp at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky and play home games at Paul Brown Stadium in Downtown Cincinnati.

• Fast Facts

  1. Inaugural Season: 1968
  2. AFC Titles: 2
  3. Super Bowl Wins: 0
  4. Home: Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati
  5. Team colors: Black, orange, white
  6. Mascot: Who Dey
  7. Owner/General Manager: Mike Brown
  8. Head Coach: Marvin Lewis

• History

  The team was founded by Paul Brown, who has previously founded and coached the Cleveland Browns in 1946. The Bengals began as an American Football League franchise in 1968 before joining the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger in 1970. The Bengals have played their home games at Paul Brown Stadium since moving from Riverfront Stadium after the 1999 season.

  The Bengals would reach the Super Bowl in 1982 and 1989, losing both times to the San Francisco 49ers. After making the playoffs in 1990, the Bengals would record 14 straight non-winning seasons. In 2003, The Bengals hired Marvin Lewis as head coach and drafted quarterback Carson Palmer in hopes of turning the team around. The Bengals won the AFC North in 2005, posting their first winning season and playoff appearance since 1990. The Bengals would lose their first round playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after Carson Palmer was injured on the Bengals second offensive play. Since the playoff loss, the Bengals have posted records of 8-8 in 2006 and 7-9 in 2007.

• Players and Alumni

  • Ryan Fitzpatrick
  • Cedric Benson
  • Chris Perry
  • T.J. Houshmandzadeh
  • Chad Johnson
  • Carson Palmer
  • Anthony Munoz
  • Boomer Esiason
  • Tim Krumrie
  • Cris Collinsworth

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