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Cincinnati Bengals
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Founded: 1968 · Metro Area: Cincinnati · AFC · AFC North · Home: Paycor Stadium
Rating through time
Where Cincinnati Bengals sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1968 to 2026. Above average in 28 of 59 seasons.
One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
Title chances
This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.
Full odds: NFL · every title race
RivalriesBengals–Browns rivalryvs Cleveland Brownstwo-wayBengals–Steelers rivalryvs Pittsburgh Steelerstwo-wayBengals–Ravens rivalryvs Baltimore Ravensone-way
The Heartbreak Index22.6 · #48
The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1968
The Heartbreak Index22.6 · #48
The Damned · Never won it, waiting since 1968
22.6
Heartbreak
#48
of 1,138 clubs
#10
in NFL
21.2
agony · 1.4 despair
The clocks
- First NFL title since 196813.7
- NFL final appearance since 20210.2
- NFL deep run since 20220.1
Heaviest wounds
lost the final, 2021 · fell one round short, 2022 · lost the final, 1988 · lost the final, 1981
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Who controls the club
The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.
How this is measured
Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.
The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.
Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.
Who controls the clubMike Brown
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League titles
0 pre-SB · 0 SB era
11
Division titles
16
Playoff appearances
Postseason 10-16
0.455
All-time win pct
59
Seasons
since 1968
Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
No league championships yet.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
SB XVI (1981)SB XXIII (1988)SB LVI (2021)
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 409-490-5 |
| Win pct | 0.455 |
| Playoff record | 10-16-0 (0.385) |
| Championship appearances | 3 (0 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 4 (3 wins) |
| Total seasons | 59 |
| .500 or better seasons | 29 |
| Most recent championship | — |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
Paycor Stadium
2000-presentCincinnati, Ohio
- Paul Brown Stadium 2000-2021
- Paycor Stadium 2022-2026
Cinergy Field
1970-1999Cincinnati, Ohio
- Riverfront Stadium 1970-1996
- Cinergy Field 1997-1999
Nippert Stadium
1968-1969Cincinnati, Ohio
Season-by-season1968 to 2026 · 59 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Season-by-season
1968 to 2026 · 59 seasons · click to expand
2026Cincinnati Bengals
LiveRecord
5-2-0
Win%
0.714
Finish
—
PF
206
PA
158
Division
AFC North
In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
#1 · 2023-01-291.862
L2022 AFC Champ · Wk 21
Arrowhead Stadium· Kansas City, MO
#2 · 2023-01-221.812
W2022 Div. Playoff · Wk 20
Highmark Stadium· Orchard Park, NY
#3 · 1982-01-241.801
L1981 SB XVI · Wk 20
Pontiac Silverdome· Pontiac, MI
#4 · 1989-01-221.729
L1988 SB XXIII · Wk 20
Joe Robbie Stadium· Miami Gardens, FL
#5 · 2022-01-301.722
W · OT2021 AFC Champ · Wk 21
Arrowhead Stadium· Kansas City, MO
#6 · 2022-02-131.381
L2021 SB LVI · Wk 22
SoFi Stadium· Inglewood, CA
#7 · 1976-11-281.359
L1976 Reg. Season · Wk 12
Riverfront Stadium· Cincinnati, OH
#8 · 2022-12-041.346
W2022 Reg. Season · Wk 13
Paycor Stadium· Cincinnati, OH
#9 · 1989-01-081.319
W1988 AFC Champ · Wk 19
Riverfront Stadium· Cincinnati, OH
#10 · 1983-01-091.288
L1982 AFC Round 1 · Wk 18
Riverfront Stadium· Cincinnati, OH
#11 · 1976-12-061.253
L1976 Reg. Season · Wk 13
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum· Oakland, CA
#12 · 2023-10-291.250
W2023 Reg. Season · Wk 8
Levi's Stadium· Santa Clara, CA
Award winners
League-wide awards held by Cincinnati Bengals players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 134 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
AP NFL MVP
- 1981Ken Anderson · QB
- 1988Boomer Esiason · QB
AP Offensive Player
- 1981Ken Anderson · QB
AP Coach of the Year
- 1970Paul Brown
- 2009Marvin Lewis
Bert Bell Award
- 1981Ken Anderson · QB
Walter Payton MOY
- 1975Ken Anderson · QB
- 1986Reggie Williams · ROLB
- 1991Anthony Munoz · LT
AP Comeback Player
- 2003Jon Kitna · QB
- 2021Joe Burrow · QB
- 2024Joe Burrow · QB
AP Offensive Rookie
- 1985Eddie Brown · WR
- 1992Carl Pickens · WR
- 2021Ja'Marr Chase · WR