First Ever Playoff Win vs Baltimore Colts (1976)
From the jungle to the Super Bowl: the Cincinnati Bengals' legacy of grit and orange-and-black pride.
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its home games at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati
- Result
- Bengals 34, Colts 10
- Key mvp
- Ken Anderson (QB)
- Historical significance
- First Playoff Win in Franchise History
Lore & Background
The Bengals were founded in 1967 when a group headed by Paul Brown received franchise approval by the American Football League (AFL) on May 23, 1967, and began play in the 1968 season. The team won the AFC championship in 1981, 1988, and 2021. After each of the 1981 and 1988 conference championships, they lost to the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowls XVI and XXIII. In 2021, they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 in overtime and advanced to Super Bowl LVI, where they lost to the Los Angeles Rams 23–20. They advanced to the AFC Championship game again in 2022 but lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs by a score of 23–20.
Reader's Guide
The Bengals play their home games at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati. The team does not have an official general manager; Duke Tobin is the Bengals' 'de facto general manager' because he handles most personnel decisions.
Did You Know?
- The Bengals were named by Paul Brown to give the team a link with past professional football in Cincinnati; another Cincinnati Bengals team had existed in the city from 1937 to 1942.
- The team's colors are orange and black; Brown chose the exact shade of orange used by his former team, the Cleveland Browns.
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