Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

First Season
1968
Team History
Cincinnati Bengals (1968-present)
Conference/Division
National Football League (1970-present) American Football Conference (2002-present) AFC North (2002-present) AFC Central (1970-2001) American Football League (1968-69) Western Division (1968-69)
Venue
Paycor Stadium (2000-present) Cinergy Field (1970-99) Nippert Stadium (1968-69)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football franchise based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The Bengals began as the final expansion franchise of the American Football League.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1968
preseason	August 3	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Nippert Stadium
preseason	August 10	at Denver Broncos	DU Stadium
preseason	August 17	vs. Buffalo Bills	Nippert Stadium
preseason	August 25	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Mountaineer Field
preseason	August 30	vs. New York Jets	Memphis Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 6	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 2	September 15	vs. Denver Broncos	Nippert Stadium
Week 3	September 22	vs. Buffalo Bills	Nippert Stadium
Week 5	October 6	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 6	October 13	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 8	October 27	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 10	November 10	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Nippert Stadium
Week 13	December 1	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 14	December 8	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
1969
preseason	August 10	vs. Boston Patriots	Doyt Perry Stadium
preseason	September 6	vs. Denver Broncos	Nippert Stadium
Week 1	September 14	vs. Miami Dolphins	Nippert Stadium
Week 3	September 28	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Nippert Stadium
Week 4	October 4	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 6	October 19	vs. Denver Broncos	Nippert Stadium
Week 9	November 9	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 11	November 23	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 13	December 7	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 14	December 14	at Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
Week 9	November 15	vs. Cleveland Browns	Riverfront Stadium
Week 13	December 13	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Postseason	December 26	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
1971
Preseason	August 14	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Preseason	September 4	vs. Green Bay Packers	Riverfront Stadium
Preseason	September 11	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 2	September 26	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 3	October 3	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 4	October 10	vs. Miami Dolphins	Riverfront Stadium
Week 6	October 24	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 7	October 31	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 9	November 14	at Denver Broncos	Mile High Stadium
Week 10	November 21	vs. Houston Oilers	Riverfront Stadium
Week 12	December 5	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 13	December 12	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Riverfront Stadium
Week 14	December 19	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
1972
Week 3	October 1	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 4	October 8	vs. Denver Broncos	Riverfront Stadium
Week 4	October 22	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 7	November 12	vs. Oakland Raiders	Riverfront Stadium
1973
preseason	August 19	at Cleveland Browns	Ohio Stadium
preseason	September 8	vs. Green Bay Packers	Riverfront Stadium
Week 2	September 23	vs. Houston Oilers	Riverfront Stadium
Week 4	October 7	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 13	December 9	vs. Cleveland Browns	Riverfront Stadium
1974
Week 1	September 15	vs. Cleveland Browns	Riverfront Stadium
Week 14	December 14	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1975
Preseason	August 28	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 1	September 21	vs. Cleveland Browns	Riverfront Stadium
Week 6	October 26	at Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Week 9	November 17	vs. Buffalo Bills	Riverfront Stadium
Week 10	November 23	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 13	December 13	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
postseason	December 28	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1976
Preseason	August 22	at Minnesota Vikings	Metropolitan Stadium
Week 9	November 8	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Riverfront Stadium
Week 13	December 6	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1977
Week 1	September 18	vs. Cleveland Browns	Riverfront Stadium
Week 5	October 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 7	October 30	vs. Houston Oilers	Riverfront Stadium
1978
preseason	August 5	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
preseason	August 12	vs. Detroit Lions	Riverfront Stadium
preseason	August 26	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 3	September 17	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Riverfront Stadium
Week 9	October 29	vs. Houston Oilers	Riverfront Stadium
Week 12	November 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 15	December 11	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
Week 5	October 5	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 6	October 12	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 10	November 9	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1981
Week 5	October 4	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 6	October 11	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 15	December 13	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
postseason	January 3, 1982	vs. Buffalo Bills	Riverfront Stadium
postseason	January 10, 1982	vs. San Diego Chargers	Riverfront Stadium
Super Bowl XVI	January 24, 1982	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Pontiac Silverdome
1982
preseason	August 20	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 2	September 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1983
Week 12	November 20	vs. Houston Oilers	Riverfront Stadium
Week 14	December 4	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1984
Preseason	August 11	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
preseason	August 18	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Preseason	September 16	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 7	October 14	at New England Patriots	Sullivan Stadium
Week 8	October 21	vs. Cleveland Browns	Riverfront Stadium
Week 11	November 11	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Riverfront Stadium
1985
Week 1	September 8	vs. Seattle Seahawks	Riverfront Stadium
Week 10	November 10	vs. Cleveland Browns	Riverfront Stadium
Week 15	December 15	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
1986
Preseason	August 16	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 2	September 14	vs. Buffalo Bills	Riverfront Stadium
1987
Week 7	November 1	vs. Houston Oilers	Riverfront Stadium
Week 12	November 29	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 15	December 27	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
1989
Week 4	October 1	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium
Week 13	December 3	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 16	December 25	at Minnesota Vikings	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

1990s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
Week 9	November 4	vs. New Orleans Saints	Riverfront Stadium
1991
Week 3	September 15	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
1992
Week 3	September 20	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
1993
Week 3	September 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1995
Week 3	September 17	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
Week 11	November 19	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Riverfront Stadium
Week 14	December 10	vs. Chicago Bears	Riverfront Stadium
1996
Preseason	August 10	at Arizona Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium
1997
Week 9	November 2	vs. San Diego Chargers	Cinergy Field
1998
Week 8	November 1	vs. Denver Broncos	Cinergy Field
Week 15	December 20	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1999
Week 1	September 12	at Tennessee Titans	Adelphia Coliseum

2000s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
Week 10	October 29	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Browns Stadium
Week 13	December 3	vs. Arizona Cardinals	Paul Browl Stadium
Week 16	December 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
2001
Week 3	October 7	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
2002
Week 11	November 24	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
2006
Week 8	November 5	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
2007
Week 8	November 4	at Buffalo Bills	Ralph Wilson Stadium

2010s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
Week 13	December 12	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
Week 16	January 2, 2011	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
2011
Week 10	November 20	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
Week 13	December 11	vs. Houston Texas	Paul Brown Stadium
2012
preseason	August 23	vs. Green Bay Packers	Paul Brown Stadium
Week 1	September 10	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
Week 7	October 21	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Brown Stadium
postseason	January 5, 2013	at Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium
2013
preseason	August 17	vs. Tennessee Titans	Paul Brown Stadium
Week 4	September 29	at Cleveland Browns	FirstEnergy Stadium
Week 10	November 10	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
2014
Week 1	September 7	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
2015
Week 8	November 1	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
2016
Week 8	October 30	vs. Washington Redskins	Wembley Stadium
2017
Week 7	October 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field
2018
Week 5	October 7	vs. Miami Dolphins	Paul Brown Stadium
2019
Week 1	September 8	at Seattle Seahawks	CenturyLink Field
Week 8	October 27	at Los Angeles Rams	Wembley Stadium

2020s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2021
Super Bowl LVI	February 13, 2022	vs. Los Angeles Rams	SoFi Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Yearbooks

1990s	1999

Other publications

1980s	1985 Prospectus

Head Coaches

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