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The
Bengals
played in the American Football League in 1968-69 before the
AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Cincinnati reached Super Bowl XVI in
1982 and Super Bowl XXIII in 1989, losing to the San Francisco
49ers on both occasions. Prior to last season, the Bengals won
just 19 games in five seasons and were perennial cellar
dwellers. However, 2003 saw a marked improvement and the
Cincinnati
Bengals
are a team on the rise who should challenge for a playoff spot
in 2004. The Bengals are 5-6, and
their slimmest of playoff hopes could get a boost with a victory
Sunday at Baltimore where their season
fell apart last season with a Game 13 loss. |