The Cincinnati Bengals won their conference championships in 1981 against the Chargers, but lost in the Super Bowl game that year. The Bengals also won their championship in 1988, but again lost in the Super Bowl. They have not appeared in a conference championship game since 1988.
The Cincinnati Bengals have been to the playoffs 8 times: 1970, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1990, 2005
Eagles (1980, 2004) and Bengals (1981, 1988)
In 1989, the Cincinnati Bengals made it to the Super Bowl (Super Bowl XXIII). They lost to the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers scored a touchdown with 34 seconds left in the game. The Bengals couldn't score in time leaving them a painful loss. They also played the 49ers in Super Bowl XVI (1982) and lost.
In 1988, the Cincinnati Bengals had a 12-4 record.
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None.The Bengals have played in two Super Bowls and lost both. In Super Bowl XVI they lost to the San Francisco 49ers 26-21 and in Super Bowl XXIII they again lost to the 49ers 20-16.The Cincinnati Bengals are 0-and-2 in Super Bowl appearances, having lost twice to the San Francisco 49ers.
1988
Cris Colinsworth (born January 27th, 1959) is a former NFL wide receiver who played eight seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals. During his playing career Collinsworth was a 3 time pro-bowler (1981, 1982, 1983) and twice went to the Super Bowl with the Bengals (1981, 1988). Collinsworth is now a broadcaster for NBC's Sunday Night Football NFL broadcasts.
The biggest impact player they drafted was Ickey Woods in the 1988 draft.
The Satanic Verses was created in 1988.
January 24, 1982 - Super Bowl XVI - Lost to the San Francisco 49ers (26-21)January 22, 1989 - Super Bowl XXIII - Lost to the San Francisco 49ers (20-16)