The Week That Defined The Bengals' 1981 Super Bowl Season
They talk about the November to Remember. Or the win in Pittsburgh that clinched the division and spawned the Hollywood reception at the airport. Or the iconic Freezer Bowl that sent them to their first Super Bowl and chilled the 1981 Bengals in an eternity of slashing stripes.
Bengals Notebook: Joe Burrow, Joe Mixon among seven team captains, Eli Apple draws fourth opening day start
The Bengals already had a sense where their leadership group was headed in the first post-Green-Dalton season of 2021 long before Monday's vote for captains.