Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Their home stadium is Paul Brown Stadium in downtown Cincinnati and their headquarters and practice facilities are located at the nearby Riverfront Stadium complex on the banks of the Ohio River.
The franchise was founded by former Cleveland Browns head coach Paul Brown in 1968 as an expansion team which began play during that season before joining with other NFL teams for 1970 onward; they have since remained members of both conferences ever since its inception despite changes to divisions within each conference from time-to-time throughout their history. Despite having limited success over much of its existence, between 1981–1990—a period known affectionately amongst fans as “the Freezer Bowl Era”—they reached three AFC Championship Games consecutively, only losing out post-season berths due to eventual Super Bowl Champions such as Joe Montana’s San Francisco 49ers or John Elway’s Denver Broncos respectively taking those spots instead on numerous occasions during that time frame alone; this earned them respect among analysts who compared them favorably against similar sized markets/teams like Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings – two franchises known for consistent playoff appearances over multiple decades prior to this stretch too – making it all that more impressive regardless if outcomes were ultimately not met beforehand either way per se!
Over recent years though, while still competitively relevant even now under new Head Coach Zac Taylor leading current starting quarterback Andy Dalton into 2020, they unfortunately remain one of few remaining teams yet without any championship titles won nor indeed even just reaching another Superbowl Final itself across all these 50+ seasons gone so far..
