A month ago, the Cincinnati Bengals were well on pace for their lowest attendance in recent history. After Sunday’s victory over the Cleveland Browns, that unfortunate fate was realized.
Nearly 48,000 fans showed up for the Bengals’ final home game this past week, which confirmed the franchise’s worst seasonal attendance since 1993, per ESPN’s Ben Baby.
It's official. With a paid attendance of 47,759, this is the lowest total season attendance since Cincinnati's Paul Brown Stadium opened in 2000. Total of 377,342 is lowest since 1993.
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) December 29, 2019
Paul Brown Stadium opened seven years after that 1993 season, making 2019’s average attendance of 47,179 (per ESPN) the worst in the stadium’s now 20-year history.