Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals
Founded in 1967 playing in Cincinnati , Ohio
league
American Football League (1968-1969) Western Division (1968–1969) National Football League (1970-present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) AFC North (2002-present)
Current uniforms
Team colors	Black, orange, white
mascot	Who Dey
staff
owner	Mike Brown
General manager	Mike Brown
Head coach	Zac Taylor
Team history
Cincinnati Bengals (1968-present)
successes
NFL Champion (0)
Conference winner (2) AFC: 1981 , 1988
Division Winner (9) AFC Central: 1970 , 1973 , 1981, 1988, 1990 AFC North: 2005 , 2009 , 2013 , 2015
Play-off participations (14)
NFL: 1970, 1973, 1975 , 1981, 1982 , 1988, 1990, 2005, 2009, 2011 , 2012 , 2013, 2014 , 2015
Stages
Nippert Stadium (1968–1969) Riverfront Stadium (1970-1999) aka Cinergy Field (1996-1999) Paul Brown Stadium (2000-present)

The Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati.

The Cincinnati Bengals are an American football team of the National Football League (NFL) from Cincinnati , Ohio and play in the American Football Conference (AFC) , in the Northern Division ( AFC North ). The Bengals reached the Super Bowl twice , but lost both times to the San Francisco 49ers ( Super Bowl XVI 21:26, Super Bowl XXIII 16:20).

The team is named after the Bengal tiger and the club colors are (according to the tiger's coat colors) orange, black and white.

history

In 1966, the American Football League and the older and more prestigious National Football League agreed to merge. The conditions for the conclusion of the contract included the AFL's request to be allowed to found a new team so that there would be an even number of teams in the future. On May 23, 1967, a group of investors around Paul Brown got permission to set up a franchise in the American Football League. The franchise got its name from a previous team called the Cincinnati Bengals, which existed from 1937 to 1941. He also refers to Paul Brown's roots in Massillon, Ohio, where he coached a high school team called the Tigers. In addition, the Cincinnati Zoo owned a rare white Bengal tiger at the time.

For the first two seasons, the Bengals played at Nippert Stadium , which is now used by the University of Cincinnati Bearcats . The team ended their first season with a record of three wins and eleven losses. One ray of hope was running back Paul Robinson , who ran for 1,034 yards and was named AFL Rookie of the Year. Founder Paul Brown was the head coach in Cincinnati for the first eight seasons and developed a draft strategy that aimed to draft above-average intelligent players. Based on this fact, the fact that many players from that time were very successful in other areas even after their sporting career is based. In 1970 the Bengals moved to Riverfront Stadium and shared it with the Cincinnati Reds until they moved to Paul Brown Stadium in 2000 . In the 1970s, the team reached the play-offs three times , but could not win any of these postseason games. In the 1980s, the Bengals reached the Super Bowl twice , but lost each time to the San Francisco 49ers . In 1990 Paul Brown, who had previously given the franchise to his son Mike Brown , died. From that point on, things went badly in terms of sport and the Bengals had a negative record for fourteen years in a row. It was only with the signing of Marvin Lewis as head coach in 2003 that an upward trend could be seen. In addition, with Carson Palmer, a real franchise quarterback was drafted in 2003, with whom it was again possible in 2005 to raise the win rate over 50% and to reach the play-offs. In 2014, the Bengals with quarterback Andy Dalton took part in the play-offs for the fourth time in a row, but the team has not won any of these games since 1990. 2015 had the best start to the season in franchise history, when the first eight games could all be won. After a somewhat weaker second half of the season, it was still possible to secure first place in the division. With AJ McCarron in place of the injured Dalton, the Bengals lost their play-off opening game by a late field goal for the fifth year in a row, setting a new NFL record. After the 2018 season , the Bengals split from Lewis.

Special players

Players and coaches in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Jersey number	Surname	position	Active for Cincinnati	Year of admission
-	Paul Brown	Trainer	1968-1979	1967
18th	Charlie Joiner	WR	1972-1975	1996
78	Anthony Muñoz	T	1980-1992	1998
81	Terrell Owens	WR	2010	2018

Jersey numbers that are no longer assigned

Retired Numbers of the Cincinnati Bengals
No.	player	position	Period
54	Bob Johnson	C.	1968-1979

Current squad

Squad of the Cincinnati Bengals
Quarterbacks 14 Andy Dalton  7 Jake Dolegala  5 Ryan Finley Running backs 25 Giovani Bernard 28 Joe Mixon 32 Trayveon Williams Wide receiver 83 Tyler Boyd PR 12 Alex Erickson KR / PR 16 Trenton Irwin 17 Stanley Morgan 11 John Ross WR 15 Damion Willis Tight ends 82 Cethan Carter 85 Tyler Eifert 88 Jordan Franks 86 Mason fright 87 CJ Uzomah	Offensive linemen 77 Cordy Glenn T 68 Bobby Hart T. 66 Trey Hopkins C 64 John Jerry G 74 Fred Johnson G 60 Michael Jordan G 67 John Miller G 53 Billy Price C 71 Isaiah Prince T Defensive linemen 92 Freedom Akinmoladun DT 97 Geno Atkins DT 99 Andrew Billings NT 93 Andrew Brown DE 96 Carlos Dunlap DE 94 Sam Hubbard DE 58 Carl Lawson DE 91 Josh Tupou NT	Linebacker 50 Jordan Evans OLB 56 Hardy Nickerson MLB 57 Germaine Pratt OLB / MLB 55 LaRoy Reynolds OLB 45 Brady Sheldon MLB 59 Nick Vigil OLB Defensive backs 30 Jessie Bates FS 21 Darqueze Dennard CB 42 Clayton Fejedelem SS 41 Trayfrom Henderson FS 26 Greg Mabin CB 29 Tony McRae CB 20 Torry McTyer CB 24 Darius Phillips CB 23 BW Webb PR 36 Shawn Williams SS Special teams  4 Randy Bullock K 46 Clark Harris LS 10 Kevin Huber P	Reserve List 33 Rodney Anderson RB (IR) 70 O'Shea Dugas T (IR) 98 Ryan Glasgow DT (IR) 18 AJ Green WR (IR) 22 William Jackson III CB (IR) 27 Dre Kirkpatrick CB (IR) 62 Alex Redmond G (IR) 89 Drew Sample TE (IR) 69 Niles Scott NT (IR) 19 Auden Tate WR (IR) 40 Brandon Wilson FS (IR) 95 Renell Wren NT (IR) 72 Kerry Wynn DE (IR) 73 Jonah Williams T (PUP) Practice Squad 75 Davin Bellamy DE 49 Moritz Böhringer TE 18 DaMarkus Lodge WR 80 Cody Thompson WR  3 Kaare Vedvik P.
			Rookies in italics Roster as of January 1, 2010 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 active, 14 inactive, 5 practice squad

Trainer (Head Coaches)

Marvin Lewis was Head Coach of the Bengals from 2003 to 2018 .

#	Surname	Period	Regular season					Play-offs			Achievements / Awards	reference
			Games	S.	N	UE	Won%	Games	S.	N
Cincinnati Bengals
1	Paul Brown	1968-1975	112	55	56	1	.495	3	0	3	UPI NFL Trainer of the Year (1969, 1970)
2	Bill Johnson *	1976-1988	33	18th	15th	0	.545	-	-	-
3	Homer Ricel *	1978-1979	27	8th	19th	0	.296	-	-	-
4th	Forrest Gregg	1980-1983	57	32	25th	0	.561	4th	2	2	UPI NFL Trainer of the Year (1981)
5	Sam Wyche	1984-1991	121	61	66	0	.480	5	3	2
6th	Dave Shula *	1992-1996	71	19th	52	0	.268	-	-	-
7th	Bruce Coslet	1996-2000	60	21st	39	0	.350	-	-	-
8th	Dick LeBeau *	2000-2002	45	12	33	0	.267	-	-	-
9	Marvin Lewis *	2003-2018	256	131	122	3	.518	7th	0	7th	AP NFL Trainer of the Year (2009)
10	Zac Taylor *	2019–	8th	0	8th	0	.000	-	-	-

#	Order of trainers
Games	Play as a coach
S.	Victories
N	Defeats
UE	draw
Won%	Win rate
*	Exclusively active as head coach for the Bengals

(Status: 2019 , Week 8)

All seasons since 1968

AFL 1968–1969

season	Victories	Defeats	UE	placement	Play-off result
1968	3	11	0	5. AFL-West
1969	4th	9	1	5. AFL-West

NFL since 1970

season	Victories	Defeats	UE	placement	Play-off result
1970	8th	6th	0	1. AFC Central	0-17 loss to Baltimore Colts Divisional
1971	4th	10	0	4. AFC Central
1972	8th	6th	0	3. AFC Central
1973	10	4th	0	1. AFC Central	16:34 loss to Miami Dolphins Divisional
1974	7th	7th	0	2. AFC Central
1975	11	3	0	2. AFC Central	28:31 loss to Oakland Raiders Divisional
1976	10	4th	0	2. AFC Central
1977	8th	6th	0	3. AFC Central
1978 A 1	4th	12	0	4. AFC Central
1979	4th	12	0	4. AFC Central
1980	6th	10	0	4. AFC Central
1981	12	4th	0	1. AFC Central	28-21- win against Buffalo Bill's Divisional 27-7- win against San Diego Chargers AFC-Title 21-26- loss against the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl
1982 A 2	7th	2	0	3. AFC	14:44 loss to New York Jets First Round
1983	7th	9	0	3. AFC Central
1984	8th	8th	0	2. AFC Central
1985	7th	9	0	2. AFC Central
1986	10	6th	0	2. AFC Central
1987 A 3	4th	11	0	4. AFC Central
1988	12	4th	0	1. AFC Central	21:13 - win against Seattle Seahawks Divisional 21: 10 - win against Buffalo Bill's AFC title 16:20 loss to the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl
1989	8th	8th	0	4. AFC Central
1990	9	7th	0	1. AFC Central	41:14 win against Houston Oilers Wildcard 10:20 loss against Oakland Raiders Divisional
1991	3	13	0	4. AFC Central
1992	5	11	0	4. AFC Central
1993	3	13	0	4. AFC Central
1994	3	13	0	3. AFC Central
1995	7th	9	0	2. AFC Central
1996	8th	8th	0	3. AFC Central
1997	7th	9	0	4. AFC Central
1998	3	13	0	5. AFC Central
1999	4th	12	0	5. AFC Central
2000	4th	12	0	5. AFC Central
2001	6th	10	0	6. AFC Central
2002	2	14th	0	4. AFC-North
2003	8th	8th	0	2. AFC-North
2004	8th	8th	0	3. AFC-North
2005	11	5	0	1. AFC-North	17:31 loss to Pittsburgh Steelers Wildcard
2006	8th	8th	0	2. AFC-North
2007	7th	9	0	3. AFC-North
2008	4th	11	1	3. AFC-North
2009	10	6th	0	1. AFC-North	14:24 loss to New York Jets Wildcard
2010	4th	12	0	4. AFC-North
2011	9	7th	0	3. AFC-North	10:31 loss to Houston Texans Wildcard
2012	10	6th	0	2. AFC-North	13:19 loss to Houston Texans Wildcard
2013	11	5	0	1. AFC-North	10:27 loss to San Diego Chargers Wildcard
2014	10	5	1	2. AFC-North	10:26 loss to Indianapolis Colts Wildcard
2015	12	4th	0	1. AFC-North	16:18 loss to Pittsburgh Steelers Wildcard
2016	6th	9	1	3. AFC-North
2017	7th	9	0	3. AFC-North
2018	6th	10	0	4. AFC-North
2019	2	14th	0	4. AFC-North
total
	359	441	4th		1968–2019, regular season only
	5	14th	0		1968–2019, play-offs only
	364	455	4th		1968–2019, regular season and play-offs

Remarks

^{A 1}The NFL increased the regular season by two games - from 14 to 16.

^{A 2}In the 1982 season , only nine instead of 16 games were played due to a strike by the players. Eight teams per conference were qualified for the play-offs, depending on their balance sheets in the regular season.

^{A 3}The 1987 season was shortened to 15 games because of a player strike.

owner

As part of the merger of the American Football League and the National Football League in 1967, it was agreed that the AFL would award another franchise. A consortium led by the former coach of the Cleveland Browns , Paul Brown , applied for this franchise . $ 7.7 million was paid for the franchise.

Paul Brown originally only owned 10% of the shares (59 of 586 shares). In the next few years he was able to acquire another 10%. In 1983, he sold 117 of his 118 shares to co-founder, owner and agribusiness entrepreneur John Sawyer, but retained control of the team. As part of the sale, it was agreed that the sons of Brown (Mike and Pete) would buy Sawyer’s shares for $ 25,000 a share ten years later. In 1993, the Browns acquired 329 of the 330 shares in Sawyer for around $ 8 million.

Paul Brown died on August 5, 1991. He was succeeded by his son Mike Brown . In 2011, Brown increased the stake by a further 30% for $ 200 million by acquiring the shares in contractor Austin “Dutch” Knowlton. Since then, Brown has owned around 500 of the 586 shares (85.3%).

Web links

Commons : Cincinnati Bengals  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• www.bengals.com
• Detailed information on the Cincinnati Bengals in German
• The Bengals on pro-football-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ Cincinnati Bengals Franchise Encyclopedia (English) profootballreference.com, Retrieved September 17, 2015
2. ↑ Another bengals season goes up in smoke (English) wdtn.com, accessed on January 10, 2016
3. ↑ Bengals, Marvin Lewis Mutually Decide To Part Ways. Accessed December 31, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Paul Brown . Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
5. ^ Charlie Joiner . Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
6. ↑ Anthony Muñoz . Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
7. ↑ Terrell Owens . Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
8. ↑ Retired Numbers. Retrieved November 28, 2015 . 
9. ↑ Statistics by Paul Brown . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
10. ^ Statistics from Bill Johnson . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
11. ↑ Statistics by Homer Rice . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
12. ^ Statistics by Forrest Gregg . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
13. ^ Statistics by Sam Wyche . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
14. ^ Statistics by Dave Shula . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
15. ↑ Statistics by Bruce Coslet . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
16. ^ Statistics by Dick LeBeau . Retrieved October 22, 2015.
17. ^ Statistics from Marvin Lewis . Accessed December 31, 2018.
18. ^ Statistics by Zac Taylor . Retrieved November 2, 2019.
19. ↑ Josh Kirkendall: Bengals Co-Founder, John Sawyer Passed Away. July 9, 2015, accessed February 13, 2020 . 
20. ↑ Justin Williams: The Inheritance. In: Cincinnati Magazine. October 28, 2014, accessed February 13, 2020 (American English). 
21. ↑ Justin Williams: The Inheritance. In: Cincinnati Magazine. October 28, 2014, accessed February 13, 2020 (American English).