Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team 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. Their current quarterback is Joe Burrow.
Cincinnati Bengals | |
Established 1968 Play in Cincinnati, Ohio | |
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League/Conference affiliations | |
American Football League (1968-1969)
National Football League (1970–present)
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Team Details | |
Team colors | Black, Orange, White |
Mascot | Who Dey |
Personnel | |
Owner | Mike Brown |
General Manager | {{{general manager}}} |
Head Coach | Zac Taylor |
Team history | |
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Championships | |
League Championships (0)
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Conference Championships (2) | |
Division Championships (6) | |
Home fields | |
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The Bengals' stadium is Paul Brown Stadium, in Cincinnati. Their uniforms are an orange, black, or white jersey with tiger stripes and black or white pants.
The team chose its name for the fierce and dangerous big cat called the Bengal tiger.
Cincinnati Bengals Media
Bob Johnson, Bengals center from 1968 to 1979
Chad Johnson, Bengals wide receiver from 2001 to 2010
Joe Burrow, Bengals quarterback since 2020
Other websites
- Cincinnati Bengals official web site
- Sports E-Cyclopedia.com
- Bengals History Archived 2007-05-10 at the Wayback Machine