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Cincinnati Bengals Milestones

Order these Cincinnati Bengals franchise moments by the year they happened. Place all 30 cards on one timeline, one at a time — three wrong guesses and the run is over.

Cincinnati Bengals Milestones
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How Cincinnati Bengals Milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

28 of the 30 cards you could be dealt, plus 2 more. The values stay hidden until you place them.

  • Cincinnati awarded an AFL franchise Paul Brown's ownership group won approval to put a team in the Queen City
  • Played their first season Paul Brown returned to the sideline as the expansion team debuted at Nippert Stadium
  • Won the AFC Central in year three The franchise's first playoff berth came the same season Riverfront Stadium opened and the AFL-NFL merger took effect
  • Drafted Ken Anderson A third-round pick from tiny Augustana College became the franchise quarterback
  • Paul Brown retired from coaching The founder stepped down on New Year's Day after his final season, staying on to run the front office
  • Drafted Anthony Munoz The USC tackle went third overall despite knee concerns and became an all-time great
  • Ken Anderson won MVP in new tiger stripes The team debuted its striped uniforms and rolled to its best record yet
  • Won the Freezer Bowl In a minus-59 wind chill they beat San Diego for the AFC title, then lost Super Bowl XVI to the 49ers two weeks later
  • Drafted Boomer Esiason The left-handed Maryland quarterback lasted until the second round
  • Boomer's MVP season and the Ickey Shuffle A no-huddle offense and a shuffling rookie fullback powered a 12-4 run to the AFC crown
  • Lost Super Bowl XXIII in the final seconds Joe Montana's 92-yard drive ended with John Taylor's touchdown with 34 seconds left
  • Paul Brown died The 82-year-old founder passed away in August, and son Mike Brown took control of the team
  • Drafted Dan Wilkinson first overall 'Big Daddy' from Ohio State was the top pick of the entire draft
  • Drafted Ki-Jana Carter first overall The Penn State running back tore his ACL on his third preseason carry
  • Opened Paul Brown Stadium The team left Cinergy Field for a new riverfront home named for its founder
  • Hired Marvin Lewis and drafted Carson Palmer A new head coach and a Heisman-winning first overall pick arrived in the same offseason
  • Won the AFC North for the first time The franchise's first division title and winning season in a decade and a half
  • Carson Palmer's knee shredded on his first playoff pass A 66-yard completion against Pittsburgh was wiped out by a devastating low hit
  • Swept the AFC North The Bengals won all six division games on the way to the crown
  • Drafted A.J. Green and Andy Dalton A new receiver-quarterback pairing arrived in the first two rounds of one draft
  • Started the season 8-0 Andy Dalton's hot streak carried the team to a franchise-record unbeaten first half
  • Wild-card meltdown against Pittsburgh A late fumble and two 15-yard penalties handed the Steelers a chip-shot winning field goal
  • Hired Zac Taylor The 35-year-old Rams assistant took over from Marvin Lewis after 16 seasons
  • Drafted Joe Burrow first overall The LSU Heisman winner's rookie year ended with a torn ACL in November
  • Drafted Ja'Marr Chase The fifth overall pick reunited Joe Burrow with his LSU teammate, who won Offensive Rookie of the Year
  • Won the AFC Championship in Kansas City An overtime upset ended a 31-year playoff-win drought era, but Super Bowl LVI slipped away late to the Rams
  • Made Joe Burrow the NFL's highest-paid player A $275 million extension was signed days before a season derailed by a wrist injury
  • Ja'Marr Chase won the receiving triple crown He led the NFL in catches, yards, and touchdowns in the same season

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