Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio, that competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team was established in 1968 as an expansion franchise in the American Football League (AFL) and joined the NFL in 1970 following the AFL-NFL merger. They play their home games at Paycor Stadium (formerly Paul Brown Stadium). The Bengals have won the AFC Championship three times (1981, 1988, 2021), leading to three Super Bowl appearances, though they have not yet won a Super Bowl. The team's colors are black, orange, and white, and their mascot is a Bengal Tiger. The team is currently owned by Mike Brown and coached by Zac Taylor. Their current starting quarterback is veteran Joe Flacco, who is filling in for the injured Joe Burrow.