{"id":40978,"date":"2025-02-12T08:35:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/?p=40978"},"modified":"2025-05-03T07:33:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T12:33:44","slug":"a-deep-dive-into-the-history-of-the-cincinnati-bengals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/a-deep-dive-into-the-history-of-the-cincinnati-bengals\/","title":{"rendered":"A Deep Dive into the History of the Cincinnati Bengals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"578\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cincinnati-bengals-logo.png\" alt=\"cincinnati bengals logo jumping tiger\" class=\"wp-image-21827 lazyload\" style=\"width:1012px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cincinnati-bengals-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cincinnati-bengals-logo-600x385.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cincinnati-bengals-logo.png\" alt=\"cincinnati bengals logo jumping tiger\" class=\"wp-image-21827 lazyload\" style=\"width:1012px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cincinnati-bengals-logo.png 900w, https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cincinnati-bengals-logo-600x385.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Cincinnati Bengals<\/strong> played their first season in 1968. The brainchild of Browns founder Paul Brown. In a possible insult to&nbsp;Art Modell, or possibly as a homage to the&nbsp;Massillon Tigers, Brown chose the exact shade of orange used by his former team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/football\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/\">Brown<\/a> was notoriously strict and controlling, which often brought him into conflict with players who wanted a greater say in play-calling. These disputes, combined with Brown\u2019s failure to consult Modell on major personnel decisions, led to his firing as the Browns\u2019 coach in 1963.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Bengals&nbsp;came into existence when&nbsp;Brown&nbsp;was fired from the team that bore his name by Art Modell.&nbsp;Brown&nbsp;responded by founding the&nbsp;Bengals shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bengals won the AFC championship in 1981, 1988, and 2021. After the first two conference championships, they lost to the <a href=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/football\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\/\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a> in Super Bowls XVI and XXIII. The 1990s and the 2000s were a period of great struggle. During that era they were referred to as \u201cThe Bungles\u201d because they sucked so bad. A slew of terrible first round picks to numerous to mention here (except for David Klingler who I will mention here) led to them sucking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, the Cincinnati Bengals had the worst record by a team, with a record of 52-108.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the 1990 season, the team went fourteen years without posting a winning record, nor qualifying to play in the NFL playoffs. Mainly because they fired head coach Sam Wyche, who detailed his firing here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a 2011 survey, Brown was rated as among the worst team owners in American professional sports \u2013 OUCH, but well-deserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cincinnati Bengals Stadium<\/strong>: Riverfront Stadium, then Paul Brown Stadium<br><strong>Cincinnati Bengals Logo<\/strong>: A leaping tiger, and it was added to the uniform sleeves. The orange helmet with black tiger stripes that Paul Brown hated continued to be the trademark.<br><strong>Cincinnati Bengals Colors<\/strong>: Black, orange, and white.<br><strong>Cincinnati Bengals Mascot<\/strong>: A tiger named Who Dey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How Many Super Bowls Have the Cincinnati Bengals Won?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZERO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati Bengals played their first season in 1968. The brainchild of Browns founder Paul Brown. 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