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The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals are currently members of the Northern Division of the AFC in the NFL. The Bengals began play in the American Football League as a 1968 expansion team, and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger. Founder Paul Brown coached the team for its first three seasons, accumulating 15 wins and 27 losses and one tie. On November 28, 1971 the Bengals earned their first shutout as Cincinnati shorted the San Diego Chargers 31-0. In their second playoff game on December 22, 1973, the Bengals were once again on the road and fell to the eventual Super Bowl champions. In one of the more memorable games in the history of Monday Night Football, the Buffalo Bills' running back, O.J. Simpson ran for 197 yards, but the Bengals' quarterback Ken Anderson passed for 447 yards as the Bengals defeated the Bills 33-24 in front of a sellout crowd in Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium. In the regular season's final game on December 21, 1975, the Bengals blew up the San Diego Chargers 47-17. Despite their 11-3 season record, the Bengals finished second in the AFC Central division to the defending and eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, who finished 12-2. The 11-3 record enabled the Bengals to capture the AFC Wild Card. On December 28, 1975 the Bengals played their third playoff game and despite a 14-10 victory over the Oakland Raiders in week five of the regular season, the Raiders top the Bengals in Oakland, 31-28. The Bengals were an entertaining and successful team in the 1980s; reaching the Super Bowl twice, but overall, the 1980s was a decade of missed opportunities for the team. Paul Brown, legendary NFL personality and innovator, died in 1991. Shortly after his passing, the Bengals' fortunes changed for the worse for a long time. In the 2000s the Bengals began to emerge from more than a decade of being the worst-performing team of that era into a new era of increased consistency under Marvin Lewis. 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. Despite Kitna's success, Carson was promoted to starting quarterback the following season. 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. With much fanfare from Cincinnati residents, Monday Night Football returned to Cincinnati after a fifteen-year absence on October 25, 2004. In their first MNF appearance in twelve years, the Bengals were matched against the Denver Broncos, whose defense was ranked number one in the NFL. Considered a long shot, the Bengals defeated the Broncos, 23-10. On January 8, 2006 the Bengals hosted their first ever playoff game at Paul Brown Stadium, against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers defeated the Bengals in the wild-card playoff game, 31-17 which only intensified the already bitter rivalry between the teams.

CINCINNATI BENGALS FACTS AND INFORMATION

1965 - Paul Brown began exploring the possibility of a second pro football franchise Bengals Tickets in Ohio.
1966 - Cincinnati leaders approved construction of a new multi-purpose stadium to open in 1970.
1967 - Brown was granted an American Football League franchise on May 24, to begin play in the 1968 season.
1968- Cincinnati Bengals lost 29-13 to San Diego in the franchise's first game on September 6.
1968 - Cincinnati got its first win, defeating Denver 24-10 on September 15.
1970 - The Bengals moved into Riverfront Stadium and posted their first winning season (8-6).
1970 - Cincinnati Bengals qualified for the playoffs for the first time but lost 17-0 to the Baltimore Colts on December 26.
1981 - The Bengals unveiled new uniforms with tiger stripes on the helmets and pants.
1982 - San Francisco defeated the Bengals 26-21 in the Super Bowl on January 24.
1991 - Franchise founder Paul Brown died on August 5.
2000 - The Bengals moved into Paul Brown Stadium.
2003 - Marvin Lewis was hired as head coach in January.
2003 - With the top pick in the draft, the Bengals selected quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer of Southern California.