Cincinnati Bengals: Looking For Respect in the NFL by Kenny Watkins of http://www.sports-gift.com The Cincinnati Bengals got off to a crazy and unusual start. After Being fired from the Cleveland Browns it only took Paul Brown 5 years to land another franchise. This time it was in Cincinnati. Paul Brown decided on the name of the Bengals for his team. The Bengals jersey colors are black and orange. The Bengals history started off not to good. In their first full season in 1968 the Bengals would struggle. The following year was a lot different. Even though the record wouldn't reflect it. Two of the top teams in 1969 would fall to the Bengals including the eventual Super Bowl Champion the Kansas City Chiefs.
Everyone now new this team was a pushover no longer. In 1970 when the merger in the NFL happened the Bengals got an instant rivalry with the Cleveland Browns only a couple hours away from them. Plus playing them twice year would fuel it even more.
In 1973 the Bengals would win the AFC Central with a mark of 10-4. In the playoffs they would play the defending Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins. They played hard but Miami would win out 34-16
1975 led by Kenny Anderson the Bengals would roll through the season and end up with a 11-3 record. In the playoffs the met the Raiders in Oakland and came up a little short on the scoreboard and lost.
After a few years of struggles the Bengals would return to the playoffs in 1981 in a big way. Winning all their playoff games on route to their first Super Bowl appearance. The Bengals fought hard in the Super Bowl But the San Francisco 49ers and Joe Montana and Jerry Rice was too much for them and they lost 26-21.
In 1998 with Boomer Easison the league's reigning MVP leading the Charge the Bengals headed back to the Super Bowl. Again they would face the powerful San Francisco 49ers with Joe Montana. But the same result would happen as Joe Montana played almost a perfect game and led the 49ers to another Super Bowl win. After the Super Bowl losses the Bengals had some bad season and very few good things happen. But in 2003 Marvin Lewis took over the Bengals as their head coach and has brought a new breath of fresh air to the city and the team.
Again the Bengals are fun to watch. With a lot of young players do well. It seems the Bengals are poised for another Super Bowl run. They recently drafted a fine young quarterback out of USC named Carson Palmer and have a great running back that is a fan favorite named Rudi Johnson. The future is looking good for the Bengals again. The fans are back in the stadium wearing their Bengals hats and Bengals jerseys and rooting on their team. 
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About The Author Kenneth Watkins is an avid college football fan as well as a successful sports author and regular contributor to http://www.sports-gift.com. A free service for people to find the best sports fan gift idea for the sports fan in their life. | 
