What did Bengals do in 1991?

The Bengals won the division title when the Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 34-14 in the final week of the season. All three teams finished 9-7, but the Bengals owned the tiebreakers. That set up a first-round matchup between the Bengals and Oilers at Riverfront Stadium on Jan. 6, 1991.

Who did the Bengals play in 1991?

Before defeating the Las Vegas Raiders last Saturday, the Cincinnati Bengals' last playoff victory was on January 6, 1991, a 41-14 thrashing of the Houston Oilers.

What was the Bengals worst season?

From 2016 to 2020, the Bengals suffered five straight losing seasons, including having the league's worst record in the 2019 season (finishing 2–14 that season), before winning the AFC North and qualifying for the playoffs again in 2021, which included an AFC Championship Game win and a berth in their first Super Bowl ...

What was the Bengals best year?

In 1981 the Bengals won a conference-best 12 regular-season games and had their first two postseason wins to advance to Super Bowl XVI the following January, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers.

Why are Cincinnati called Bengals?

Founded by Paul Brown

Brown chose the name Bengals as a link to a local pro team called the Cincinnati Bengals that had played from 1937 to 1941. The original Bengals had been named by founder Hal Pennington after the Bengal stove in his mother's kitchen.

Looking back at Bengals' 1991 playoff win

When was the last time the Bengals were good?

The closest they came to winning a championship was in 1981, 1988 and 2021 when they lost the Super Bowl.

How many years in a row did the Bengals make the playoffs?

2015. The Bengals extended their franchise record for consecutive playoff seasons to five and stood as one of only four NFL teams to qualify those five consecutive years.

Who did the Bengals lose to in 1991?

Looking back: Bengals' playoff drought started with loss to Raiders in 1991. 13 Jan 1991: Running back Ickey Woods of the Cincinnati Bengals runs with the ball during a playoff game against the Los Angeles Raiders at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The Raiders won the game, 20-10.

Who was Bengals coach in 1991?

Sam Wyche. Wyche was the head coach for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1984-1991 seasons, a total of eight years. The team made it to the playoffs two times (1988, 1990) and had a 3-2 record under Coach Wyche in playoff games.

When did the Bengals go to the Super Bowl?

30 years ago the Bengals won the AFC Championship earning a berth to Super Bowl XXIII. To this day that team remains one of the greatest Bengals teams in franchise history.

How long since Bengals were in Super Bowl?

The turning point for the Bengals was during the 2021 season, when they won their first playoff game in 31 years and advanced to Super Bowl LVI, their first appearance in the Super Bowl in 33 years, where they lost to the Los Angeles Rams.

Has Cincinnati ever won a Super Bowl?

Cincinnati is the only team of the conference finalists that has not won a Super Bowl. Their only other appearance came in the 1981 season, also against Joe Montana and the 49ers.

What NFL team has gone the longest without a playoff win?

The longest drought since a championship of any kind is that of the Cardinals, at 74 seasons.

What is Cincinnati famous for?

Why do Bengals fans say Who Dey?

Over time, Hudepohl was sold in the stadium by beer vendors during games. Walking up and down aisles, vendors could be heard shouting, “Hudy,” short for Hudepohl, which sounds a lot like “HuDey,” or “Who Dey.” A catchphrase was born.

What does Bengals mean in English?

British Dictionary definitions for Bengal

Bengal. / (bɛnˈɡɔːl, bɛŋ-) / noun. a former province of NE India, in the great deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers: in 1947 divided into West Bengal (belonging to India) and East Bengal (Bangladesh) Bay of Bengal a wide arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Myanmar.

How did Bengals get to Super Bowl?

Offensive schemes that can thwart the Rams' D-line

It's no secret the Bengals offensive line is severely outmatched on paper. Realistically, though, that o-line was outmatched on paper most weeks, yet the Bengals managed to win a division title and advance to the Super Bowl.

How did the Bengals make it to the Super Bowl?

There is much to celebrate this season in Cincinnati. Behind Burrow, rookie wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, and an unheralded but talented defense, the Bengals turned a 4-11-1 team in 2020 into the AFC champion and a Super Bowl participant.

Has any NFL team gone 0 16 twice?

The Browns had widely been known as one of the least successful franchises in NFL history. The issues that they faced both on and off the field explained why the team went 0-16 in 2017. In fact, the Browns almost went 0-16 twice in a row, so they earned their mediocre reputation.