Cincinnati Bengals - AFC North
Overall 2011 NFL Rankings (Average per game)
| Passing Yards | Rushing Yards | Points For | Points Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 212.4 | 107.7 | 21.8 | 20.2 |
| 20th | 19th | 18th | 10th |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
Cincinnati Bengals 2011/12 Schedule - *All Times ET
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 11 | @ Cleveland | W 27-17 | Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 18 | @ Denver | L 22-24 | Sports Authority Field |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 25 | vs San Francisco | L 8-13 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 2 | vs Buffalo | W 23-20 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 9 | @ Jacksonville | W 30-20 | EverBank Field |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 16 | vs Indianapolis | W 27-17 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 7 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 8 | Sun, Oct 30 | @ Seattle | W 34-12 | CenturyLink Field |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 6 | @ Tennessee | W 24-17 | LP Field |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 13 | vs Pittsburgh | L 17-24 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 20 | @ Baltimore | L 24-31 | M&T Bank Stadium |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 27 | vs Cleveland | W 23-20 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 4 | @ Pittsburgh | L 24-31 | Heinz Field |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 11 | vs Houston | L 19-20 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 18 | @ St. Louis | W 20-13 | Edward Jones Dome |
| 16 | Sat, Dec 24 | vs Arizona | 1:00 PM | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 1 | vs Baltimore | 1:00 PM | Paul Brown Stadium |
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Fri, Aug 12 | @ Detroit | L 34-3 | Ford Field |
| 2 | Sun, Aug 21 | @ NY Jets | L 27-7 | MetLife Stadium |
| 3 | Thu, Aug 25 | vs Carolina | W 24-13 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 4 | Thu, Sep 1 | vs Indianapolis | L 17-13 | Paul Brown Stadium |
| Team's name: Cincinnati Bengals Conference: AFC Division: North  Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Nickname: Bengals Mascot: Who Dey Team Colours: Black, Orange, White Joined the League: 1968 Team's Owner: Mike Brown Football Head Coach: Marvin Lewis Football Stadium: Paul Brown Stadium Current Capacity: 65,790 First Year of Football: 1967 Team Titles: Super Bowl Champs: none AFC Championships: 1981, '88 Division Championships: AFC Central: 1970, '73, '81, '88, '90 AFC North: 2005 |
Cincinnati Bengals
Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Cincinnati Bengals are members of the National Football League’s North Division of the American Football Conference. First established in 1968, the Bengals began as members of the NFL’s rival league, the American Football League. They joined the NFL after the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. Owner and founder Paul Brown also acted as coach for the team’s first eight years; even after his coaching years, he would continue to oversee operations until his death.
It was in 1970 that the Bengals made their first postseason appearance; in fact, the Cincinnati team would go on to make three appearances in the playoffs that decade, but would not clinch a Super Bowl title.
In the 1980s, the Bengals would find themselves in the Super Bowl twice, but both times were defeated by the San Francisco 49ers.
In 1990, Brown died. His death signaled a new era for the Bengals, one that would drag the team into a slump for over a decade. The Bengals would not see another winning season for 14 years. It wasn’t until 2003, with the hiring of Marvin Lewis as head coach and the signing of future star quarterback, Carson Palmer, that the team would claw its way back to respectability.
In his first two seasons, Lewis brought the team from a 2-14 record to an even 8-8. In 2005, he brought the team its first winning season since 1991-92, with an 11-5 record. In 2006, the Bengals would host their first playoff game in franchise history, at Paul Brown Stadium, against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 2009 season was extremely positive for the Cincinnati Bengals, that not only recovered from a deceiving 2008 that ended with a 4-11 record, but also because they reached 10 victories (10-6), something that didn’t happen since 2005, and that served them to clinched division. Unfortunately all things come to an end, and theirs came in the AFC Wild Card Round against N.Y. Jets with a 24-14 defeat. On the individual highlights, wide receiver Chad Ochocinco ended one touchdown behind the franchise record that Carl Pickens holds with 63. And he also extended the franchise records for receptions and receiving yards to 684 and 9,952 respectively. While running back Cedric Benson rushed 1,251 yards, becoming the fourth player in the Bengals’ history to rush for 1,200+ yards.