Hopes are once again high in Cincinnati. As well they should after five straight playoff appearances. For many fans Including myself the sting of last seasons finale is still freshly seared into our minds. Perhaps what made the sting so severe was the lingering pain and scars of the Bengals Dark Ages.
It was undoubtedly the most terrible era in Bengals history. Lasting from the 1991 season until it’s official end with a playoff berth in 2005. That’s 14 seasons without a winning record. For those of us who were in the infancy of our Bengals fan-hood these days were trying and tough.