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Who are dey? A brief history of the Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals aren’t often in the national spotlight. Until this season, it had been 31 years since the Bengals had won a playoff game, and 33 years since the team’s last appearance in the Super Bowl.

That has changed as quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals are set to face the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl 56.

Now that the team is back in the limelight, here’s a brief rundown on Bengals history.

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Founded by Paul Brown

The Bengals franchise was added as an expansion team to the American Football League in 1968 with the promise of joining the NFL when the leagues merged in 1970. The team was co-founded by legendary Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown, who led the Cleveland Browns to seven championships in the pre-Super Bowl era.

Brown chose the name Bengals as a link to a local pro team called the Cincinnati Bengals that had…

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