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The Cincinnati Bengals play in the National Football League’s AFC North division along with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens. The Bengals were established in 1967 by Paul Brown, former head coach of the Cleveland Browns. They began play in 1968 as a member of the AFL and joined the NFL in 1970 after the AFL-NFL merger. They have played their home games at Paul Brown Stadium since 2000. Prior to that, they played at Riverfront Stadium from 1970-1999 and Nippert Stadium in 1968-1969.
The Bengals won two AFC Championships, in 1981 and 1988, but lost both ensuing title games – Super Bowl XVI to the San Francisco 49ers, 26-21, and Super Bowl XXII again to San Francisco, 20-16. Among the greatest Bengals include Anthony Munoz, Boomer Esiason, A.J. Green, Geno Atkins, Chad Ochocinco, Corey Dillon, Andrew Whitworth, Ickey Woods, Tim Krumrie, James Brooks, Isaac Curtis, Cris Collinsworth, Carson Palmer, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, David Fulcher and Carl Pickens. Head coaches have included Brown, Forrest Gregg, Sam Wyche, Dick LeBeau, Bruce Coslet, Dave Shula and Marvin Lewis.