List of Cincinnati Bengals seasons


The Cincinnati Bengals franchise was founded in 1968 as a member of the West division of the American Football League. The Bengals joined the National Football League as a result of the AFL-NFL merger prior to. This list documents the franchise's completed seasons from 1968 to present, including postseason records and results from postseason games. The Bengals have played over 750 games in their history, including two conference championships, eight division championships, and 12 playoff appearances.
The franchise has experienced several extended periods of success in their history. These periods came from to when the Bengals qualified for the playoffs four times and played in two Super Bowls, and from to 2015. However, during a 14-year span—1991 to 2004—the Bengals did not qualify for the playoffs. During this time, the franchise had nine seasons with 10 or more losses, and three of those seasons the franchise had the league's worst record. Until recently, since 2005 the Bengals had been more successful, posting seven winning seasons, three division titles and seven wild card playoff berths.

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