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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-05 · 91 entries checked · 83 flagged · 212 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 212 still open
Who Dey? — The earlier Cincinnati Bengals played in two previous American Football Leagues, not three.
Cincinnati Zoo — The zoo originally began with 64.5 acres (26.1 ha) in the middle of the city, but the zoo's original size at founding was 66 acres, not 64.5 acres.
Cincinnati Zoo — The zoo was the first to successfully breed California sea lions, but the first successful breeding of California sea lions in a zoo is generally attributed to the Philadelphia Zoo in 1902, not the Cincinnati Zoo.
The Big Ben Era — The LORE section says 'The Bengals won the AFC championship in unspecified years', which contradicts the correct specification of 1981 and 1988 elsewhere in the entry.
Chad Johnson — The entry states Johnson holds nearly every Bengals receiving record, but he does not hold the single-season receiving yards record (broken by Ja'Marr Chase in 2021)
Chad Johnson — The entry says he set a then-NFL record with 450 receiving yards in back-to-back games in 2006, but the actual record was 449 yards
Eli Manning's 2015 Loss — The final score is incorrect. The Bengals won 34-31 in overtime, not 36-31.
Bruno the Bengal — The entry states Bruno debuted in 1967, but the Bengals' first NFL season was 1968, not 1967.
Bruno the Bengal — The entry claims Bruno has been the mascot since the Bengals' first NFL season in 1967, but the team's first season was 1968, so the mascot's debut should be 1968, not 1967.
Paul Brown Stadium — The stadium's total construction cost was approximately $455 million, not $555 million, and it was not the largest NFL subsidy at the time.
Paul Brown Stadium — The heating system under the field uses approximately 30 miles of piping, not five miles, and it heats the entire field surface, not specifically to keep rubber inlays heated.
Riverfront Stadium — The Bengals' only home playoff loss at Riverfront was to the New York Jets is incorrect; they also lost to the Los Angeles Raiders on January 4, 1991.
Riverfront Stadium — The movable stands were on the first-base side and moved toward right field, not the third-base side to left field.
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