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The '''Cincinnati Bengals''' are a professional American 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 season, 1968, was as an American Football League franchise, but 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.
Franchise history
In 1967 a Cincinnati-based ownership group led by Paul Brown was granted a franchise in the American Football League. As the founder and head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 1946 to 1962, Brown led his team to a .759 winning percentage and seven championships, which includes four championships earned while a member of the All-America Football Conference. Brown became a recognized innovator for his approach to training, game planning, and the passing game. However, Brown sold his minority interest in the team in 1961 to businessman Art Modell. On January 9, 1963, Modell fired Brown.
By 1966, Paul Brown wanted to become involved in professional football again. James A. Rhodes, then the governor of Ohio, convinced Brown that Ohio needed a second team. Cincinnati was deemed the logical choice, in essence, splitting the state.
Brown named the team the Bengals in order "to give it a link with past professional football in Cincinnati." [AFL II 1937, AFL/APFA 1939, AFL III 1940-1941] from 1937 to 1942. The city's renowned zoo was also home to a rare white Bengal Tiger. However, possibly as an insult to Art Modell, Paul Brown chose the exact shade of orange used by his former team. He added black as the secondary color. Brown chose a very simple logo: the word "BENGALS" in black lettering. Ironically, one of the potential helmet designs Brown rejected was a striped motif that was similar to the helmets adopted by the team in 1981 and which is still in use to this day; however, that design featured orange stripes on a black helmet which were more uniform in width.
However, Brown was not a supporter of the rival American Football League, stating that "I didn't pay ten million dollars to be in the AFL."
There was also a complication: the Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds were in need of a facility to replace the antiquated, obsolete Crosley Field, which they had used since 1912. Parking nightmares had plagued the city as far back as the 1950s, the little park lacked modern amenities, and New York City, which in 1957 had lost both their National League teams, the Dodgers and the Giants to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively, were actively courting Powel Crosley. However, Crosley was adamant that the Reds remain in Cincinnati and tolerated worsening problems with the Crosley Field location, which were increased with the Millcreek Expressway (I-75) project that ran alongside the park.
With assistance from Ohio governor James A. Rhodes, Hamilton County and the Cincinnati city council agreed to build a single multi-purpose facility on the dilapidated riverfront section of the city. The new facility had to be ready by the opening of the 1970 NFL season and was officially named Riverfront Stadium, which was its working title.
With the completion of the merger in 1970, the Cleveland Browns were moved to the AFL-based American Football Conference and placed in the AFC Central, the same division as the Bengals. An instant rivalry was born, fueled initially by Paul Brown's rivalry with Art Modell.
For their inaugural season they played at Nippert Stadium which is the current home of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. The team finished its first season with a 3-11 record, although one bright spot was running back Paul Robinson. Robinson rushed for 1,023 yards and was named the AFL Rookie of the Year.
Founder Paul Brown coached the team for its first eight seasons. One of Brown’s college draft strategies was to draft players with above average intelligence. Punter/wide receiver Pat McInally attended Harvard and linebacker Reggie Williams attended Dartmouth College and served on Cincinnati city council while on the Bengals’ roster. Because of this policy, many former players were highly articulate and went on to have successful careers in commentary and broadcasting as well as the arts. In addition, Brown had a knack for locating and recognizing pro football talent in unusual places.
In the '70s the Bengals moved to play at Riverfront Stadium, a home they shared with the Cincinnati Reds until the team moved to Paul Brown Stadium in 2000. The team would reach the playoffs three times during that decade, but could not win any of those postseason games. In 1975, the team posted an 11-3 record, giving them what is to this day the highest winning percentage (.786) in franchise history. But it only earned them a Wild Card spot in the playoffs, behind the 12-2 Pittsburgh Steelers, who went on to win the Super Bowl, and Bengals lost to the Oakland Raiders 31-28 in the wild card round.
The Bengals would reach the Super Bowl twice during the 1980s, but lost both times to the San Francisco 49ers. Then after appearing in the playoffs in 1990, Paul Brown died. He had already transferred control to his son, Mike Brown, but was reported to still influence the daily operations of the team. Shortly after his passing, the Bengals' fortunes changed for the worse as the team would post 14 consecutive non-winning seasons. The team was so horrible for a long time that in the early 2000's, a running gag with detractors was that college football's Miami Hurricanes could beat the Bengals in a head-to-head matchup.
The Bengals began to emerge from that dismal period into a new era of increased consistency after hiring Marvin Lewis as head coach in 2003. Carson Palmer, the future star quarterback, was drafted in 2003 but did not play a snap that whole season, as Jon Kitna had a comeback year (voted NFL Comeback Player of the Year). Despite Kitna's success, Carson was promoted to starting quarterback the following season. Under Carson, the team advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1990.
Meanwhile, Paul Brown Stadium was built for the 2000 season using private and public money. In tribute to his father, Mike Brown refused corporate offers to have the stadium renamed for their company which became a trend in the NFL and other sports teams around that time.
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The Cincinnati Bengals made a strong start in 2006: They won every pre-season game, including one against future Super Bowl champs, the Indianapolis Colts. However, the team had a series of ups and downs all season long and finished out at 8-8. Some say they might have been distracted by the high-profile legal troubles of several players when they missed their nearly clinched wild-card opportunity. Some think it was a tightening of the coach’s reins that led to their mixed bag of emotions and play. But one thing is for sure. The Cincinnati Bengals are planning to come back with a vengeance in 2007. New coach Marvin Lewis, the former defensive coordinator in Baltimore, sees the team as “being close” to a Super Bowl victory; and with fresh talent like first-round draft pick Leon Hall on board they may just get there. Tigers don’t change their stripes often, and this team is bound and determined to show the word how fierce they can be. See them rumble in the gridiron jungle with Cincinnati Bengals tickets from Tickets3D.com. We have exclusive 3D venue maps that let you buy your tickets in about a minute, and see a view of the field from your seat. It’s no wonder we’re the fans’ favorite online NFL ticket broker. We have an awesome selection of great Cincinnati Bengals tickets, and football tickets for all of the other NFL football teams. Rain or shine, at home or away, come out and watch the play with Cincinnati Bengals tickets from Tickets3D.com.
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The Cincinnati Bengals have had a strong fan following since their formation in 1968, even though they may not be one of the most consistent teams in the NFL.
They began at the bottom of the division in their first two years with the American Football League, but it took them only two years to reach the top in the AFC Central division of the NFL (after the merger between the two leagues).
The Colts kicked them out at the division level, but the young Bengals continued to strut their stuff and finished in the top three in the AFC Central for the next few seasons. In 1981, the Cincinnati Bengals won the AFC championship and made their first Super Bowl appearance. The San Francisco 49ers would not be denied the victory, however, and the Bengals had to go home with their tails tucked between their legs. History would repeat itself seven years later, in 1988, when the Bengals again lost their Super Bowl bid against San Francisco. The defeat seemed to crush Cincinnati’s spirit for the next decade, during which they failed to make the playoffs. Needless to say it was time for the team to rebuild itself, but it took until the 2005 season for those efforts to make a difference. Their fifth year into the new millennium, the Cincinnati Bengals posted their first winning season since 1990 and went on to claim the AFC North division title. Last season may have been a dead heat, but you can bet that in 2007 the Bengals will be more ferocious than ever. Watch them take it to the mat for all the marbles this year with Cincinnati Bengals tickets from Tickets3D.com. We have a great inventory of Cincinnati Bengals tickets and tickets for all NFL football games. It doesn’t matter whether they’re playing at home at Paul Brown Stadium, or away at a competitor’s field. With Cincinnati Bengals tickets from Tickets3D.com, you can catch every minute of the action. So buy your Cincinnati Bengals tickets today.
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