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Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Cincinnati Bengals NewsLatest news and information about the Cincinnati Bengals.Panthers QB Newton wins Offensive Rookie of Year (PA SportsTicker) By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Bengals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) After the 2009 season, when the Bengals won the division and lost in the first round, many wondered what the team would do for an encore. It resulted in a 4-12 campaign and the end of the Carson Palmer-Chad Ochocinco era. In the big-picture scheme of things, a 9-7 regular season and second playoff berth in three years was better than anyone could have hoped during training camp. In the narrow prism, a 6-2 mark at midseason raised the stakes that they didn't match. Instead, the Bengals dropped six of their final nine games including last Saturday's 31-10 loss at Houston. With Andy Dalton and A.J. Green forming a young nucleus, the Bengals are in the best position they have been in for a long time. Ten things to know about Super Bowl XLVI halftime (Yahoo! Sports) 10. The NFL is ready to accept women again. Madonna is the first female invited to headline the Super Bowl halftime show since Janet Jackson did what she did back in 2004 (technically, last year's act, the Black Eyes Peas ? Continue reading ? Pasquarelli: Friday Tip Sheet (Yahoo! Sports) By Len Pasquarelli INDIANAPOLIS - In his 13 NFL seasons, New England tailback Kevin Faulk, who might be playing in his final game in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday evening, can't recall exactly how many concussions he has suffered. Capsule look at Hall of Fame finalists (The Canadian Press) A capsule look at the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Tom Brady: Master of the schemes (Yahoo! Sports) Among all the many things that makes Tom Brady such a great quarterback, perhaps the most valuable and overlooked trait is his ability to change schemes through his career, master those different concepts, and keep playing at an elite level. ? Continue reading ? Ochocinco still an enigma (ProFootballWeekly.com) Media Day at the Super Bowl is more circus than journalistic endeavor, and I'm guessing most fans understand... Bengals eye Rod Woodson as secondary coach (The National Football Post) Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis told the Cincinnati Enquirer that he has no set timetable for filling the... Giants' raw DE Jason Pierre-Paul overwhelming opposition with freakish talent... Jason Pierre-Paul produced a Pro Bowl season despite the fact that he still has so much to learn. No Jail Time for Bengals' Jerome Simpson: Fan's Take (Yahoo! Contributor Net... Jerome Simpson, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, was arraigned Monday on charges of trafficking marijuana in excess of eight ounces. Simpson pled not guilty to the charge, which is a felony punishable by one to five years in prison. Top Five Team Surprises of 2011 NFL Season: Fan's Opinion (Yahoo! Contributo... The 2011 NFL season had many twists and turns, but these five teams proved to be quite surprising in a good way. Here are the top five team surprises of the 2011 NFL season. Cincinnati Bengals - 2011 was supposed to be a rebuilding year in Cincinnati. Bengals' Simpson enters not guilty plea (The National Football Post) Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson entered a not guilty plea on Monday to charges of marijuana... Super Bowl week begins, ice and snow no-shows (PA SportsTicker) By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer Bengals WR Simpson pleads not guilty in drug case (AP) Cincinnati Bengals receiver Jerome Simpson has pleaded not guilty to marijuana trafficking. Simpson entered the plea on Monday in Kenton County Circuit Court in Covington. A grand jury indicted the four-year veteran on one count of marijuana trafficking in excess of 8 ounces on Jan. 19. Simpson has been under investigation since September when agents from California tracked a package shipped to his... Marshall's 4 TD catches lifts AFC in Pro Bowl (The Canadian Press) HONOLULU, Hawaii - While everyone was playing at half-speed and ready to extend their Hawaiian vacation, Brandon Marshall played as if it was his last game. Marshall remains king of the islands, leads AFC to Pro Bowl win (Yahoo! Sports) If Hawaii ever were to land a professional football team, Brandon Marshall would be its first target. The Miami Dolphins receiver scored a single-game record four touchdowns, finishing with 176 receiving yards to lead the AFC to a 59-41 win over the NFC in the Pro Bowl on Sunday at... Pro Bowl to feature plenty of offence, new faces (The Canadian Press) HONOLULU, Hawaii - Tony Gonzalez, Ray Lewis and Champ Bailey know what to expect. The new faces at the Pro Bowl aren't so sure, and are curious how intense they should play in Sunday's all-star game. Pro Bowl to feature plenty of offense, new faces (AP) Tony Gonzalez, Ray Lewis and Champ Bailey know what to expect. The new faces at the Pro Bowl aren't so sure, and are curious how intense they should play in Sunday's all-star game. "I've never been in a Pro Bowl before, so I don't know what the tempo is going to be like," San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews said. It's a numbers game at the Pro Bowl (The Canadian Press) KAPOLEI, Hawaii - The Pro Bowl has turned into a numbers game. Ex-Bengals QB Greg Cook dead at age 65 (The National Football Post) Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Greg Cook, whose NFL career was cut short by injury, died Thursday at age... Dolphins hire Sherman, Coyle as coordinators (The National Football Post) Joe Philbin is busy putting together his first staff with the Miami Dolphins. According to Jason LaCanfora of... Bucs hire Rutgers' Greg Schiano as new coach (The Canadian Press) TAMPA, Fla. - The Buccaneers are counting on Greg Schiano to lead them back to respectability and transform Tampa Bay into consistent winners ? much in the same way he made Rutgers matter again. Pats WR Ochocinco, head down, heads to Super Bowl (PA SportsTicker) By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer Cincinnati Bengals Lucky to Keep Coaches Zimmer and Gruden: Fan's Take (Yaho... Just a couple of months ago, after it was clear the Cincinnati Bengals had indeed made many changes for the better and were likely on their way to the playoffs, talk began about key coaches moving onward and upward to head coach opportunities. Rookies Newton, Dalton ready to shine in Hawaii (AP) From the panorama of the Pacific outside his hotel window to watching NFC teammates Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees throw the ball, Cam Newton can't help but stare and be inspired by all the perfect views in paradise. "This is unbelievable, man. This is so gratifying and just to have the opportunity to be here is a blessing," the Carolina Panthers quarterback said in an interview with... Sherman gets second interview with Bucs (Yahoo! Sports) Mike Sherman is getting a second interview for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coaching position, according to a report on ESPN.com. Sherman, the ex-Packers and former Texas A&M coach, may be the team's second choice after Oregon's Chip Kelly decided not to take the position... Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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Up to the Minute NFL News from Yahoo Sports. Injuries, Trades, Firings... All the Latest in NFL Rumors & Gossip. Home Cincinnati Pro Football History In 1937, a team known as the Cincinnati Bengals was formed as a member of the American Football League. The 1937 Bengals finished with a 2-4-2 record in their first year, but the AFL folded after the season. The Bengals continued as an independent team in 1938, and in 1939 joined a new AFL, finishing in second place with a 6-2 record. But again, the league folded after the season. Once again in 1940, another new AFL emerged, and again the Bengals joined. But that AFL suffered the fate of the two AFLs before it, folding after the 1941 season as the United States entered World World II, and the Bengals folded along with it. Pro football returned to Cincinnati 26 years later in 1967 when Paul Brown headed an ownership group that landed an expansion franchise in the modern-era American Football League. Brown, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who founded and coached the Cleveland Browns from 1946-62, picked the name Bengals for the new team "to give it a link with past professional football in Cincinnati." |