Mike Brown, the team's de facto general manager, was rated as among the worst team owners in American professional sports Compounding matters were off-field problems of several players, notably receiver Chris Henry, who was suspended several times during his short professional career and was actually released by the Bengals at one point, but was then re-signed for the season.

The Bengals ' fortunes changed for the worse as the team posted 14 consecutive non-winning seasons.

The Bengals have worn their black uniforms at home throughout their history, with some exceptions such as the 1970 season when the Bengals wore white at home for the entire season, and most of the 1971 season.

Since 2005, the Bengals wear white for September home games where the heat could become a factor.

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.

The West Coast Offense, is the popular name for the high-percentage passing scheme designed by former Bengals assistant Bill Walsh.

Walsh formulated what has become popularly known as the West Coast Offense during his tenure as assistant coach for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1968 to 1975, while working under the tutelage of Paul Brown.

The inaugural class for the Bengals Hall of Fame, hosted on the Bengals official website, was announced in 2011.

In the Wildcard Round they hosted a playoff game for the first time, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 31-10.

Both the Jaguars and the Panthers ( 7 – 9 ) broke the previous record for most wins by an expansion team ( 3 ) set by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968.

Jacksonville most recently wore white in their 2011 regular season game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and for the 2011 regular season home opener wore all white against the Tennessee Titans.

The Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals did not agree to the switch, forcing the Saints to wear white jerseys for that game.

Meanwhile, the Dolphins defeated the AFC Central Champion Cincinnati Bengals 34-16 in the divisional round, and the AFC Western Champion Oakland Raiders, 27-10 for the AFC Championship.

Super Bowl XVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Cincinnati Bengals to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1981 season.

The Bengals main deep threat was rookie wide receiver Cris Collinsworth, who caught 67 passes for 1, 009 yards and 8 touchdowns.

After returning the opening kickoff 17 yards, San Francisco's Amos Lawrence was hit by Bengals linebacker Guy Frazier and fumbled at his own 26-yard line ( the first time in a Super Bowl that a turnover took place on the opening kick ), where John Simmons recovered for Cincinnati.

Wilson's reception was a play Bill Walsh specifically designed for the Super Bowl that capitalized on the Bengals ' doing a long-run coverage on Wilson anytime he ran a pass route over 20 yards ; Wilson simply ran 25 yards straight out and then cut back to receive Montana's precision pass.

The Bengals tried an onside kick, but Clark recovered the ball for the 49ers, allowing San Francisco to run out the clock to win the game.

Both players finished their careers as backups, Brown returning to the Cowboys in 1998 and O ' Donnell playing for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tennessee Titans until his retirement in 2003.

* Colin Cochart-tight end for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals

* Barney Bussey-Former NFL player, played for the Cincinnati Bengals and then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

* James Logan-1991 graduate of Opp High School who played football in the NFL for the Houston Oilers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Seattle Seahawks from 1995 – 2000, and played college football at Memphis State University.

* Lamar Rogers-Played football in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1991-1992.

Controversy erupted when the Bengals claimed Wyche had resigned, relieving the team of any future payments, but Wyche stated he was fired.

The Bengals played in their first AFC Championship Game defeating San Diego 27 – 7, limited a San Diego offense – which featured three future members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame: quarterback Dan Fouts, receiver Charlie Joiner, and tight end Kellen Winslow ; the offense also featured two superb running backs, Chuck Muncie, who led the NFL with 19 touchdowns, and multi-talented rookie James Brooks – to only 7 points at Riverfront Stadium in a temperature of nine degrees below zero with a wind-chill factor of minus 59.

Oregon State is where he and future Cincinnati Bengals teammate Chad Johnson first met as Beaver teammates.

At Georgia, one of Greene's roommates was friend and future Cincinnati Bengals defensive line David Pollack, who was drafted 17th in 2005.

As part of the settlement between the NFL and the City of Cleveland as a result of the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, any future realignment required the Browns to be in the same division as the Steelers and Bengals.

The Bills ' defense dominated the Raiders ' offense, which was without running back Bo Jackson, who suffered a career-ending injury against the Cincinnati Bengals the week before, limiting them to an early field goal and intercepting five passes from quarterback Jay Schroeder.

But after that, he set set a Bengals record by kicking 21 consecutive field goals without a miss over the season's first 10 games.

He later returned his reported $ 300, 000 signing bonus to the Bengals and left town and retired a few days later without playing a game.

Quarterback Carson Palmer, wide receiver # 84 T. J. Houshmandzadeh, and the rest of the Bengals line up to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006.

He joined Carson Palmer and Chad Ochocinco, both of whom lobbied for the Bengals to sign Owens.

He played for the Bengals from 2001 to 2005 as their starting quarterback, and, later, the mentor to Carson Palmer.

Kitna's secondary role with the team was to prepare young quarterback Carson Palmer ( the Bengals ' # 1 draft pick in 2003 ).

Carson signed a six year contract extension through the 2014 season with the Bengals on December 29, 2005.

On the Bengals ' first pass play, Carson Palmer threw a 66-yard pass to rookie receiver Chris Henry.

In the 2010 NFL Draft, the Bengals drafted 3 more receivers for Carson Palmer: Oklahoma tight end Jermaine Gresham in the first round, Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley in the third round, and Kansas wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe in the sixth round.

" Palmer's agent said, " Because of the lack of success that Carson and the Bengals have experienced together, Carson strongly feels that a separation between him and the Bengals would be in the best interest of both parties.

On July 26, 2011 a video posted on NFL. com showed a press conference held by Mike Brown, the president of the Bengals, stating that he did not expect Carson Palmer to return to the Bengals for the 2011-2012 season, the organization wished him well, and that there were no plans to trade him.

After consecutive 8-8 seasons, Lewis shaped the Bengals into contenders with a nucleus of young players such as quarterback Carson Palmer, running back Rudi Johnson, and receivers Chad Johnson and T. J. Houshmandzadeh, defensive backs Tory James and Deltha O ' Neal.

He was the second quarterback selected from the Pac-10 conference after the Cincinnati Bengals selected Carson Palmer from USC with the first overall pick.

As a freshman the next year, he understudied senior quarterback Carson Palmer, who went on to win the Heisman Trophy and join the Cincinnati Bengals.

" They're both unique ," says former Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer of his primary receivers.

The Bengals ' first playoff appearance in 15 years began when Pro Bowl quarterback Carson Palmer was knocked out of the game on their opening drive.

To replace him, the Raiders traded draft picks to the Cincinnati Bengals for veteran quarterback Carson Palmer.

However, he battled back and had the highlight of his career on November 18 when he intercepted 3 passes by Carson Palmer of the Cincinnati Bengals, returning the first two for touchdowns of 55 and 54 yards.

During the 2005 Wildcard Playoff game against Cincinnati, Von Oelhoffen fell into Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer's left knee.

One play after the miscue, Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer hit wide receiver T. J. Houshmandzadeh for a score.

Due to an injury to starting quarterback Carson Palmer, Fitzpatrick made his first Bengals start on September 28, 2008 against the Cleveland Browns.

In the same game, Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer threw for six touchdown passes.