Finally, a playoff win for the city of Cincinnati to celebrate!
After 31 long and at times extremely painful years, the Bengals won a game in the NFL playoffs, defeating the Las Vegas Raiders 26-19 in front of a record-breaking Paul Brown Stadium crowd.
This playoff drought coincided with Mike Brown’s ownership of the Bengals, as he took the reins in 1991 following the passing of legendary coach and owner Paul Brown.
So of course, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor made sure to honor Mike and the city of Cincinnati with game balls following the memorable win.