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{{NFL team | name = Cincinnati Bengals | logo = Cincinnati Bengals.svg |
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| founded = 1968 |
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| city = and '''headquartered''' in [[Paul Brown Stadium]]<br>[[Cincinnati, Ohio]] |
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| uniform = Image:AFCN-Uniform-CIN.PNG |
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| colors = Black, orange, white |
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{{color box|black}} {{color box|#f03a16}} {{color box|white}} |
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| coach = [[Marvin Lewis]] |
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| general manager = Mike Brown |
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| owner = [[Mike Brown (football team owner)|Mike Brown]] |
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| mascot = [[Who Dey]] |
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| hist_yr = 1968 |
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[[American Football League]] (1968-1969) |
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*Western Division (1968-1969) |
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| NFL_start_yr = 1970 |
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| division_hist = |
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*'''[[American Football Conference]] (1970-present)''' |
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**[[AFC Central]] (1970-2001) |
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**'''[[AFC North]] (2002-present)''' |
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| no_conf_champs = 2 |
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| no_div_champs = 6 |
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| conf_champs = |
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*'''AFC:''' 1981, 1988 |
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*'''AFC Central:''' 1970, 1973, 1981, 1988, 1990 |
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*'''AFC North:''' 2005 |
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| playoff_appearances = <ul><li>'''NFL:''' 1970, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990, 2005</li></ul> |
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| no_playoff_appearances = 8 |
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| stadium_years = |
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*[[Nippert Stadium]] (1968-1969) |
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*[[Riverfront Stadium]] (1970-1999) |
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**a.k.a. [[Riverfront Stadium|Cinergy Field]] (1996-99) |
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*'''[[Paul Brown Stadium]] (2000-present)''' |
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}} |
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{{ otheruses4|the current Cincinnati Bengals team of the National Football League|American Football League team of the same name (1937–1941)|Cincinnati Bengals (AFL)}} |
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The '''Cincinnati Bengals''' are a [[professional football]] team based in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]. They are currently members of the [[AFC North|North Division]] of the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC) in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). Their first two seasons, [[1968 in sports|1968]] and [[1969 in sports|1969]], were as an [[American Football League]] franchise. They joined the NFL as part of the 1970 [[AFL-NFL Merger]], which had actually been agreed to in [[1966 in sports|1966]]. |
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The Bengals currently conduct summer training camp at [[Georgetown College (Kentucky)|Georgetown College]] in [[Georgetown, Kentucky|Georgetown]], [[Kentucky]] and play home games at [[Paul Brown Stadium]] in [[Cityscape of Cincinnati|Downtown Cincinnati]]. |
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==Franchise history== |
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{{details|History of the Cincinnati Bengals}} |
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In 1966, [[Paul Brown]] wanted to become involved in professional football again. [[James A. Rhodes]], then the governor of Ohio, convinced Brown that Ohio needed a second team. Cincinnati was deemed the logical choice, in essence, splitting the state. |
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Brown named the team the Bengals in order "to give it a link with past professional football in Cincinnati." <ref>[http://www.cincinnatibengals.com/team/history.asp History - Cincinnati Bengals<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Another Bengals team had existed in the city and played in three previous American Football Leagues<ref>[[AFL II]] 1937, [[American Football League (1938)|AFL/APFA]] 1939, [[AFL III]] 1940-1941</ref> from [[1937 in sports|1937]] to [[1942 in sports|1942]]. The city's world-renowned [[Cincinnati Zoo|zoo]] was also home to a rare white [[Bengal Tiger]]. However, possibly as an insult to [[Art Modell]], Paul Brown chose the exact shade of orange used by his former team. He added black as the secondary color. Brown chose a very simple logo: the word "BENGALS" in black lettering. Ironically, one of the potential helmet designs Brown rejected was a striped motif that was similar to the helmets adopted by the team in [[1981 in sports|1981]] and which is still in use to this day; however, that design featured orange stripes on a black helmet which were more uniform in width. |
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Brown was not a supporter of the rival American Football League, stating that "I didn't pay ten million dollars to be in the AFL." <ref>[http://www.conigliofamily.com/PaulBrown.htm Paul Brown<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. He only acquiesced to joining the AFL when he was guaranteed that the team would become an NFL franchise after the impending [[AFL-NFL merger|merger of the two leagues]]. |
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There was also a complication: [[Major League Baseball]]'s [[Cincinnati Reds]] were in need of a facility to replace the antiquated, obsolete [[Crosley Field]], which they had used since [[1912 in sports|1912]]. Parking nightmares had plagued the city as far back as the 1950s, the little park lacked modern amenities, and [[New York City]], which in [[1957 in sports|1957]] had lost both its [[National League]] teams (the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]] and the [[San Francisco Giants|Giants]]) to [[Los Angeles]] and [[San Francisco]], respectively, was actively courting Reds owner [[Powel Crosley]]. However, Crosley was adamant that the Reds remain in Cincinnati and tolerated worsening problems with the Crosley Field location, which were exacerbated by the [[Millcreek Expressway]] ([[I-75]]) project that ran alongside the park. |
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With assistance from Ohio governor James A. Rhodes, [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] and the Cincinnati city council agreed to build a single multi-purpose facility on the dilapidated riverfront section of the city. The new facility had to be ready by the opening of the [[1970 in sports|1970]] NFL season and was officially named [[Riverfront Stadium]], which was its working title. |
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With the completion of the merger in 1970, the Cleveland Browns were moved to the AFL-based American Football Conference and placed in the [[AFC Central]], the same division as the Bengals. An instant [[Battle_of_Ohio_(NFL)|rivalry was born]], fueled initially by Paul Brown's rivalry with [[Art Modell]]. |
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For their inaugural season, the Bengals played at [[Nippert Stadium]] which is the current home of the [[University of Cincinnati]] [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Bearcats]]. The team finished its first season with a 3–11 record, although one bright spot was running back [[Paul Robinson (American football player)|Paul Robinson]]. Robinson rushed for 1,023 yards and was named the AFL Rookie of the Year. |
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Founder Paul Brown coached the team for its first eight seasons. One of Brown’s college draft strategies was to draft players with above-average intelligence. [[punter (football position)|Punter]]/[[wide receiver]] [[Pat McInally]] attended [[Harvard University]] and [[linebacker]] Reggie Williams attended [[Dartmouth College]] and served on [[Cincinnati]] city council while on the Bengals’ roster. Because of this policy, many former players were highly articulate and went on to have successful careers in [[Play-by-play|commentary]] and [[broadcasting]] as well as the arts. In addition, Brown had a knack for locating and recognizing pro football talent in unusual places. |
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In the '70s the Bengals moved to play at Riverfront Stadium, a home they shared with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] until the team moved to [[Paul Brown Stadium]] in 2000. The team would reach the playoffs three times during that decade, but could not win any of those postseason games. In [[1975 NFL season|1975]], the [[1975 Cincinnati Bengals season|team]] posted an 11–3 record, giving them what is to this day the highest winning percentage (.786) in franchise history. But it only earned them a Wild Card spot in the playoffs, behind the 12–2 [[1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], who went on to win the Super Bowl, and Bengals lost to the [[1975 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] 31–28 in the divisional playoffs. |
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The Bengals would reach the Super Bowl twice during the 1980s, but lost both times to the [[San Francisco 49ers]]. Then, after appearing in the playoffs in 1990, Paul Brown died. He had already transferred control to his son, [[Mike Brown (football team owner)|Mike Brown]], but was reported to still influence the daily operations of the team. The Bengals' fortunes changed for the worse as the team would post 14 consecutive non-winning seasons. The Bengals began to emerge from that dismal period into a new era of increased consistency after hiring Marvin Lewis as head coach in 2003. [[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 (voted NFL Comeback Player of the Year). Despite Kitna's success, Carson was promoted to starting quarterback the following season. Under Carson, the team advanced to the playoffs for the first time since 1990 in the [[2005 NFL season|2005 season]], which marked the first time the team had a winning percentage above .500 since 1990. |
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Meanwhile, Paul Brown Stadium was built for the [[2000 NFL season|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 which became a trend in the NFL and other sports teams around that time. |
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Under the ownership of Mike Brown, the Bengals remain one of five NFL teams without a [[General Manager]] – the other four being the [[Dallas Cowboys]] (with owner [[Jerry Jones]] legally serving as his own GM), the [[New England Patriots]], the [[Oakland Raiders]] (with owner [[Al Davis]] in a similar capacity to Jones) and the [[Washington Redskins]] (with [[Daniel Snyder]] in a similar role to Mike Brown and serving as the ''de facto'' GM without the title). |
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==Logos and uniforms== |
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[[Image:AFC-Throwback2-Uniform-CIN.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Cincinnati Bengals uniform: 1973-1980]] |
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[[Image:AFCN-Uniform-combination-CIN.png|thumb|left|250px|Cincinnati Bengals uniform combinations]][[Image:AFC-Throwback-Uniform-CIN.PNG|thumb|right|250px|Cincinnati Bengals uniform: 1997-2003]] |
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When the team debuted in 1968, the Bengals' uniforms were modeled after the [[Cleveland Browns]]. When Paul Brown was fired by [[Art Modell]], Brown still had ownership of the equipment used by Cleveland. So after the firing, Paul Brown packed up all his equipment, which he then used for his new team in Cincinnati. The Cleveland Browns' team colors were orange, brown and white, and their helmets were solid orange with a white dorsal stripe over the crest. |
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The Bengals' team colors were orange, black and white, and their helmets were a similar shade of orange, with the only variations being the word "Bengals" in block letters on either side of the helmet and no stripe on the helmet. The Cincinnati Bengals were unique in the NFL as they did not have uniform numbers on the players sleeves until the 1980 season. |
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[[File:CinLeapTiger.png|left|thumb|150px|The sleeve design of the Bengals added to the uniform in 1997.]]The team did not discard their Cleveland-like uniforms until 1981. During that year, a then-unique uniform design was introduced. Although the team kept black jerseys, white jerseys, and white pants, they were now trimmed with orange and black tiger stripes. The team also introduced orange helmets with black tiger stripes. |
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[[File:CinTigerHead.png|left|thumb|125px|An alternate logo of the Bengals introduced in 1997.]]In 1997, the Bengals designed an alternate logo consisting of a leaping tiger, and it was added to the uniform sleeves. They also designed an alternate logo consisting of a Bengal's head facing to the left. However, the orange helmet with black tiger stripes continued to be the team's primary trademark. |
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In 2004, a new tiger stripe pattern and more accents were added to the uniforms. The black jerseys now featured orange sleeves, while the white jerseys began to use black sleeves and orange shoulders. A new logo consisting of an orange "B" covered with black tiger stripes was introduced. The team also started rotating black pants and debuted an alternate orange jersey. |
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The Bengals have primarily worn their black uniforms at home throughout their history, except during the 1970 and 1971 seasons, when the Bengals wore white at home for the entire season. In 2001 and 2002 the Bengals wore white at home for preseason games as well as September home games due to the heat. Since 2005, the Bengals only wear white during early September home games. |
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==Contributions to NFL culture== |
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===No Huddle Offense=== |
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A '''[[No-Huddle Offense]]''' was commonly used by all teams when time in the game was running low. However, [[Sam Wyche]], the head coach of the Bengals in 1988, along with offensive coordinator [[Bruce Coslet]], made the high-paced offense the standard modality for the ball club regardless of time remaining. By quickly setting up for the next play (often within 5-10 seconds after the last play despite being afforded 45 seconds) this hindered the other teams' defense from substituting situational players, regrouping for tactics, and, some suggest, increased the defenses' rate of fatigue (This is attributed to the belief that the offense dictates when a play starts so they tend to be more mentally relaxed and prepared for the start of a play where the defense must remain on a different level of alert before the play starts). In response, the NFL instituted several rules related to this tactic: |
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* Allowing the defense ample time for substitutions (if offensive substitutions are made) |
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* If a player's injury causes the play-clock to stop, the player must sit out at least one play |
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* Charging a time-out to a team when a player is injured within a certain time period of the game |
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The tactic was used by the franchise from the late 80s while Sam Wyche was the coach. The main rivals for AFC supremacy were the [[Buffalo Bills]], coached by [[Marv Levy]]. Most of the high-profile games (the various games for AFC Conference titles and regular season games) between the two led to these changes in NFL rules. |
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Wyche recalled that before the '88 AFC title game the Buffalo Bills had seemingly convinced league officials to penalize the Bengals for running a no-huddle offense. In a statement made to the Bengals' press in 2005, he relayed "The NFL was nice enough to come to us an hour and 55 minutes before the game and tell us we would be given a 15-yard penalty every time we used it. Of course we had practiced it all week. We told them if they wanted to answer to the public for changing the competitive balance of the AFC championship game, that was up to them, but we were using it. They never dropped a flag." |
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===West Coast Offense/Paul Brown's Offense=== |
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The [[West Coast Offense]], which is commonly employed by many teams (most notably, it was used by San Francisco during their dynasty, and the Buffalo Bills during their domination of the AFC) is the popular name for the high-percentage passing scheme designed by former Bengals assistant [[Bill Walsh (American football coach)|Bill Walsh]]. This play scheme was used by Ken Anderson during the Bengals' initial Super Bowl run. |
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===Paul Brown Stadium=== |
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Mike Brown, the current owner of the Bengals, named the new stadium after his [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]r father, Paul Brown, resisting offers to sell the naming rights for the stadium. |
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==Season-by-season records== |
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{{main|Cincinnati Bengals seasons}} |
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==Players of note== |
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===Current roster=== |
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{{Cincinnati Bengals roster}} |
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===Pro Football Hall of Famers=== |
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*[[Anthony Muñoz]], OL |
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*[[Paul Brown]], Head coach and owner. |
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===Retired numbers=== |
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*54 [[Bob Johnson (American football)|Bob Johnson]], OL |
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===NFL Most Valuable Player=== |
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*[[Ken Anderson (American football)|Ken Anderson]], 1981 |
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*[[Boomer Esiason]], 1988 |
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===AFL/NFL Rookie of the Year=== |
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*[[Paul Robinson (American football player)|Paul Robinson]], 1968 |
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*[[Greg Cook]], 1969 |
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*[[Eddie Brown (wide receiver)|Eddie Brown]], 1985 |
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===Coach of the Year=== |
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*[[Paul Brown]], 1969, 1970 |
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*[[Forrest Gregg]], 1981 |
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==Coaches of note== |
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===Head coaches=== |
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{{main|List of Cincinnati Bengals head coaches}} |
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*[[Paul Brown]] (1968–1975) |
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*[[Bill "Tiger" Johnson]] (1976–1978) |
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*[[Homer Rice]] (1978–1979) |
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*[[Forrest Gregg]] (1980–1983) |
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*[[Sam Wyche]] (1984–1991) |
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*[[Dave Shula]] (1992–1996) |
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*[[Bruce Coslet]] (1996–2000) |
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*[[Dick LeBeau]] (2000–2002) |
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*[[Marvin Lewis]] (2003–present) |
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===Current staff=== |
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{{Cincinnati Bengals staff}} |
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==Radio and television== |
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{{As of|2008}}, the Bengals flagship radio stations are [[WCKY (AM)|WCKY]], "1530 The Homer" and [[WEBN]]-FM, with [[WLW]] AM 700 joining in following the end of the [[Cincinnati Reds|Reds']] season. [[Brad Johansen]] and former Bengals [[offensive lineman]] [[Dave Lapham]], who started in 1985, form the announcing team. Most preseason and regular season games, are telecast on [[WKRC-TV]], channel 12, the [[CBS]] affiliate. [[Paul Keels]] and [[Anthony Munoz]] are the TV announcers for the preseason games. Games that feature an NFC opponent playing at Paul Brown Stadium will be televised on [[WXIX]], channel 19, the local FOX affiliate. |
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Phil Samp was the Bengals original play-by-play announcer from 1968-1990. Ken Broo (1991-1995), [[Paul Keels]] (1996) and [[Pete Arbogast]] (1997-2000) have also done radio play-by-play for the Bengals. |
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==Notes and references== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.bengals.com/ Cincinnati Bengals official web site] |
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*[http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html Sports E-Cyclopedia.com] |
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