Munoz was eventually inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998 and is well-deserving of a list like this. Another former Ohio State quarterback who has been compared to Burrow appreciates the comparison. Three-year veteran defensive back Dwight Hicks led the team with nine interceptions, which he returned for 239 yards and a touchdown, giving the secondary a total of 23. Even though the team came up short in Super Bowl XVI, Anderson is one of the best quarterbacks the Bengals have ever had. In the 1989 season, they once again went 12-4, won the AFC Central Division, and took the No. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Chargers linebacker Woodrow Lowe makes the stop during first half action. Taking advantage of their great starting field position, the Bengals marched 53 yards in 7 plays and scored a touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Anderson to Ross. He passed away earlier this year from COVID-19 complications at age 67. In 1982, the league reverted to the pre-1979 practice of assigning each official a different number. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. "But I remember thinking, 'what are we doing out here?'" Harris is carried by teammate Mike Wilson after scoring a touchdown on a pass from quarterback Ken Anderson in the first quarter of Sunday, Jan. 10, 1982 AFC title game with the San Diego Chargers in Cincinnati. Three running plays and Montana's 14-yard completion to Solomon moved the ball to the 1-yard line. As the designated home team, the Bengals wore their black home uniforms with white pants, while the 49ers donned their road white uniforms with gold pants. Collinsworth and Ross became the second pair of teammates to each have 100 yards receiving in a Super Bowl. The Eagles have some ground to make up if they want to rank among the most successful teams in Super Bowl history. Wersching ended the drive with a 40-yard field goal to give San Francisco a 2314 lead with just 5 minutes left. Ross would later perform at the halftime show for Super Bowl XXX. Dan Ross had 11 receptions for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. Fourteen of the previous 15 Super Bowls took place in either Miami, Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana or in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Ken Anderson was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft. Cincinnati went 12-4 during the regular season, winning the AFC Central and claiming the No. 1982 Cincinnati Bengals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees Previous Season Next Season Record: 7-2-0, 1st in AFC Central Division ( Schedule and Results ) Coach: Forrest Gregg (7-2-0) Points For: 232 (25.8/g) 4th of 28 Points Against: 177 (19.7/g) 15th of 28 Expected W-L: 5.9-3.1 SRS: 3.63 (9th of 28), SOS: -2.48 Playoffs: Lewis Billups Billups was the starting left cornerback and played for the Bengals between 1986-1991. [10][11], After hosting five previous Super Bowls, Miami was noticeably left out, largely due the aging condition of the Orange Bowl, and for a hotel room mix-up at Super Bowl XIII two months earlier. [5] Automotive executives Tom Murphy (GM), Henry Ford II (Ford), John J. Riccardo (Chrysler), and Gerald C. Meyers (AMC) were all members of the Detroit host committee. Anderson was also an outstanding scrambler, rushing for 320 yards and one touchdown, leading all NFL quarterbacks in rushing yards. Gregg remembers Lombardi never again practicing indoors on the way to five NFL titles. He died at age 38 in California in 1998. Jason Buck The Bengals first-round pick in 1987 was with the team through 1990. The game was played on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. Riley also collected an awe-inspiring 65 interceptions, fourth-most when he retired in 1983. Find out more. On Jan. 22, 1989, t he Bengals fell to those same 49ers, 20-16, in. (AP Photo/Harold P. Matosian), Cincinnati Bengals coach Forrest Gregg is carried off the field by jubilant players and fans after the Bengals defeated the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship playoff game in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 10, 1982. David Verser Verser was the Bengals' first-round pick in 1981 out of Kansas ahead of second-round receiver Cris Collinsworth. Hes the Bengals all-time passing leader with 32,838 yards and is easily worthy of a spot among the top Bengals players to ever play in a Super Bowl. The final national Nielsen rating was 49.1 (a 73 share), which is still a Super Bowl record, and ranks second to the final episode of M*A*S*H in 1983 among television broadcasts in general. How have they fared in their previous appearances to Super Bowl 56? The 49ers then ran the ball on five consecutive plays, taking 3 minutes off the clock, to advance to the Cincinnati 6-yard line. He also gained 14 rushing yards and a touchdown on 6 carries. During his career, Curtis played in 167 games for the Bengals, fourth-most all-time, and amassed 7,101 receiving yards. (AP Photo), San Diego Chargers running back Chuck Muncie (46) reaches for a pass from quarterback Dan Fouts during the AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati on Jan. 11, 1982. He is currently fifth all-time on the Bengals receiving list with 6,698 yards. The Bengals drafted Norman Julius Esiason, aka Boomer, in Round 2 of the 1984 NFL Draft. Ken Anderson's moustache. Bo Harris In the Bengals 1981 3-4 scheme, Harris was the left outside linebacker. San Diego Chargers running back Chuck Muncie (46) reaches for a pass from quarterback Dan Fouts during the AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati on Jan. 11, 1982.. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Leon White A Bengal from 1986-1991, White started at left outside linebacker. The Bengals last made the Super Bowl in 2022, where Burrow and co. fell to the Los Angeles Rams in what turned out to be a thriller. CBS, for this game, used the theme for the CBS Sports Saturday/Sunday for the intro (CBS had aired a special CBS Sports Sunday prior to the beginning of Super Bowl XVI coverage). Cincinnati Bengals tight end Dan Ross (89) celebrates his touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XVI Jan. 24, 1982, at the Silverdome. Anthony Munoz is easily the best lineman the team has ever had. Super Bowl XXIII was held at Joe Robbie Stadium near Miami, FL, on January 22, 1989, and was a rematch between Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco. The Bengals finished with the best regular-season record in the AFC at 124. He completed 25 of 34 passes for 300 yards, with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in the game. Before we start, lets set the rules for the selection process. Find out more. Esiason finished his Bengals career third all-time in passing with 27,149 yards. 1 seed. Ken Anderson An inaugural selection into the Bengals Ring of Honor, Anderson was the NFL MVP and Bert Bell Award winner in 1981. He didnt do much in the Super Bowl game itself, but in his 15-year career (all with the Bengals), he played in an astounding 207 contests. It is the second coldest game in NFL history. After calling a timeout, rather than attempting a field goal on fourth down, the Bengals sent Johnson into the middle of the line one last time. Pro Football Network strives to passionately deliver purposeful, captivating, and exceptional football content. Newer generations of Cincinnati Bengals fans may not know the players who twice faced the San Francisco 49ers in the team's two Super Bowls in the 1980s.. Super Bowl XVI was Jan. 24, 1982, at the . South Florida would not be selected to host another Super Bowl until Joe Robbie Stadium was built, and it hosted XXIII.[12][13]. Kevin Skiver is a content producer at The Sporting News. Rick Razzano Razzano was a Bengal linebacker between 1980-1984. 1 Dates in the list denote the season, not necessarily the calendar year in which the championship game was played. Furthermore, Anderson had advanced through the playoffs without throwing a single interception, while Montana had been intercepted 4 times, 3 of them in the NFC title game. 60 Minutes was broadcast after the game on CBS, representing the Super Bowl lead-out program. This seemed to fire up Cincinnati's defense, which limited the 49ers to only 8 plays and 4 offensive yards for the entire third quarter. In my mind, hes already on the list of best Bengals players to ever play in a Super Bowl, and he hasnt even taken the field in the Super Bowl yet. But after catching a 19-yard pass from Anderson at the 5-yard line, wide receiver Cris Collinsworth lost a fumble while being tackled by 49ers defensive back Eric Wright. 1982 Oct 01, 2000 at 10:27 AM Summary The Bengals finished a strike-shortened season at 7-2, tied for the second-best record in the AFC. Bruce Reimers Reimers was a Bengal from 1984-1991 and started at left guard in the Super Bowl. The loss by the Raiders was their only loss of the season. INDIANAPOLIS _ Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin says he only compares Joe Burrow, his quarterback, to Joe Burrow, a Pro Bowler and two-time winner of the AFC North. Wersching scored 14 points on 4 field goals and 2 PATs. Pro Football Network, LLC. Forrest GreggIn the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player, Gregg coached the Bengals between 1980-1983. A win over the Chiefs would turn the clocks back to the 80s in Cincinnati, given it made two Super Bowl appearances before a serious team drought in the 90s and 2000s. [6][7], Michigan governor William Milliken, Detroit mayor Coleman Young, and Pontiac mayor Wallace E. Holland were part of the delegation, and notably offered the Silverdome rent-free. Glenn Cameron The former first-round pick was the starting right inside linebacker. He had 65 career interceptions. He became a mortgage banker in Seattle after his career. Knee injuries curtailed his career by 1991. Bruce Kozerski A Bengal from 1984-1995, the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) grad has gone on to coach Holy Cross High School in Covington. . (AP Photo), San Diego Chargers defensive back Bob Gregor, left, walks off the field with a Cincinnati Bengal in Cincinnati on Jan. 10, 1982. 1 seed. Singer Diana Ross (a Detroit native) then performed the U.S. national anthem, which followed a moment of silence in support of the Polish trade union Solidarity following the crackdown by the communist government of Poland on the pro-democracy union. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken. However, despite the Bengals once again taking the lead 16-13 in the fourth quarter, a touchdown pass from Joe Montana to John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining would see the 49ers victorious once again. Jim LeClair LeClair started as the left inside linebacker and played for the Bengals between 1972-1983. Reggie Williams The Dartmouth grad was in year six of a 14-year career. It marked the first time that a Super Bowl was held in a cold-weather city. A big reason for Cincinnati's production on offense was their line, led by future Hall of Fame tackle Anthony Muoz and guard Max Montoya. This is the only Super Bowl to be played at the Pontiac Silverdome. Record: 7-2-0, 1st in The 1982 Cincinnati Bengals roster for the NFL regular season and playoffs He was also a good receiver out of the backfield, catching 46 passes for another 320 yards and 4 touchdowns. He was with the Bengals as a player from 1971-1986 and then again as a coach from 1993-2002. He also didnt do much in the game, only catching 3 passes for 42 yards. Except tight end M.L. Subsequently, they beat both the Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills to head to Super Bowl XXIII in Miami. Gregg, Vince Lombardi's Hall-of-Fame right tackle, plays in the coldest game ever 14 years before in the iconic Ice Bowl in Green Bay when he digs in with the rest of the Packers offensive line with 13 seconds left on Bart Starr's fourth-down-do-or-die QB sneak that gives them the title. However, the quality of the player and their career, including their time away from the Bengals franchise, if any, will be considered. Is this Siberia?'" Fuller gained 35 yards on 4 punt returns. At the end of CBS' telecast, they played ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All" over a montage of the 49ers playing in the game and the city of San Francisco. In Canton. Copyright 2019-2023. Free shipping for many products! In recent years he was the head football coach at Cincinnati Christian High School and briefly was head coach at Cincinnati Christian University. The Bengals faced the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982. Joe Walter Walter was a Bengals offensive tackle between 1985-1997. [8][9] New Orleans (XV) and Pasadena (XVII) were other cities chosen at the meeting. The last remaining active member of the 1982 Cincinnati Bengals was tight end Rodney Holman, who retired after the 1995 season. The Bengals managed to score their final touchdown with 16 seconds left, but could not recover the ensuing onside kick. For the first time, three Super Bowl host cities were deliberated and selected at the same meeting (XV, XVI, and XVII). "That was the difference," Muoz says. Defensive end Fred Dean and linebacker Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds were big contributors up front, making it difficult for the opposing teams to rush the ball; Dean became a 49er after an in-season trade with the San Diego Chargers and piled up 12 sacks for San Francisco. Ken Riley "The Rattler" is in the inaugural Bengals Ring of Honor and was with the team from 1969-1983. Subzero temperatures curtailed the aerial duel expected by the two teams. He earned a doctoratein finance. The Bengals first Super Bowl appearance came at the end of the 1981 season. 218 for 309, 2,495 yards, 12 td, 9 int, & 25 rushes for 85 yards and 4 td, 64 rushes for 207 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 85 yards and 1 td, 156 rushes for 622 yards, 7 td, & 31 catches for 267 yards and 0 td, 49 catches for 700 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -11 yards and 0 td, 23 catches for 320 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td, 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered, 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered, 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered, 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered, 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered, 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered. He was on ABC's Monday Night Football, did 19 Super Bowls on Westwood One radio and most recently has been on the NFL Today on CBS as a studio analyst. 5Times targeted. As a result, they did not arrive at the stadium until 90 minutes before kickoff time. Cincinnati Bengals tight end Dan Ross (89) celebrates his touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XVI Jan. 24, 1982, at the Silverdome. For the first time, a northern, cold weather climate city was picked to host a Super Bowl. In the first Super Bowl appearance in Bengals franchise history, they found themselves down 20-0 at the half. When Joe Burrow said his career is the Bengals' Super Bowl window, he wasn't kidding. Rodney Holman A Bengal from 1982-1992, Holman made the Pro Bowl in three consecutive years from 1988-1990. Cris Collinsworth (the game's leading receiver) caught 5 passes for 107 yards, an average of 21.4 yards per catch. The trainers calling the plays."[14]. (AP Photo), San Diego Chargers linebacker Ray Preston kneels on the turf after the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Chargers 27-7 in the AFC championship game in Cincinnati on Jan. 10, 1982. The 49ers' success surprised many because they finished with a 610 record during the previous season and a 214 record in 1979 (they even still had home blackouts early on in the 1981 season, the last blackouts for the 49ers to date). Ross scored two touchdowns and had . How many Super Bowls have the Bengals won? 3Long gain Finally, Montana scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak, giving San Francisco a 70 lead. Here's what to know about the Bengals' Super Bowl history. "You weren't going to like it, but you had to do it, so let's just concentrate on getting through it.". Eric Kattus Out of Colerain and Michigan, Kattus was a Bengals tight end between 1986-1991 before ending his career with the Jets in 1992. Up with People provided the halftime entertainment featuring a salute to the 1960s and Motown. January 25, 1982 PONTIAC, Mich., Jan. 24 The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21, today to complete a three-year journey from ineptitude to glory. That alone makes him deserving of a spot on this list, even though the team didnt win in his only Super Bowl appearance. He played his entire 16-year NFL career in Cincinnati, leading them to the Super Bowl following the 1981 season. Award is part of $3 million in new grants to athletic fields nationwide, 2023 The Cincinnati Bengals. As mentioned, the left tackle for the Bengals in both Super Bowls was Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz. Following the touchdown came a squib kick by kicker Ray Wersching that was finally recovered by Bengal receiver David Verser, who was quickly tackled at the 2-yard line. A string of wild card losses later and here they are, playing to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl for the second time in as many years. Charles Alexander started off the drive with a 13-yard carry, with a facemask penalty on Hicks giving an additional 5 yards. Anderson led the Bengals to a 12-4 record that year, and he won both the Offensive Player of the Year and the MVP that season. He caught three passes for 32 yards in the game. Dan Ross Ross had 11 catches for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Reggie WilliamsThe former Charterite city councilman started at right outside linebacker as he did in Super Bowl XVI. After returning the interception 25 yards, Wright fumbled while being tackled by Bengals guard Max Montoya, but San Francisco linebacker Willie Harper recovered the ball at the Bengals' 22. Do you have a blog? To be eligible for the list, each player has to have represented the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl. However, things did not go to plan for the Bengals in the Super Bowl itself. Cincinnati Bengals tight end (89) Dan Ross celebrates his 3-yard 4th quarter touchdown during Super Bowl XVI against the San Francisco 49ers at the Silverdome. Wilson's reception was a play Walsh specifically designed for the Super Bowl that capitalized on the Bengals doing a long-run coverage on Wilson anytime he ran a pass route over 20 yards; Wilson simply ran 25 yards straight out and then cut back to receive Montana's precision pass. Still in use today, it enables players and areas of play to be highlighted by the superimposing of lines and rings drawn by a freehand operator. The 1982 season was the Cincinnati Bengals ' 13th season in the National Football League, their 15th overall and their third under head coach Forrest Gregg. Cincinnati tight end Dan Ross recorded a Super Bowl-record 11 receptions (still the most ever by a tight end in a Super Bowl) for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. No gloves. The Bengals went to 0-2 in title game appearances. The Bengals also had a good defense that had not given up more than 30 points in any game that season. Nothing. The Bengals went 40 at home in 1982. On third down, 49ers linebacker Dan Bunz made probably the key defensive play of the game. Meanwhile, the 49ers would defeat the New York Giants 3824, then narrowly beat the Dallas Cowboys 2827 on a last-minute touchdown pass known as The Catch. The Bengals joined the American Football League (AFL) as an expansion team in 1968. One of those landmarks stands as the right guard for the Bengals greatest team ever, their first Super Bowl team. David Fulcher Fulcher was a strong safety in a linebacker's body playing at 6-foot-3-inches and 236 pounds. Again, while Chase hasnt played in a Super Bowl just yet, hes already proven himself worthy. The 1982 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 13th season in the National Football League, their 15th overall and their third under head coach Forrest Gregg. We present them here for purely educational purposes. McInally also developed Starting Lineup action figures in 1986. Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl appearances. He now lives in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area working in operations, facilities and finance. The domed stadium saved the crowd at the game from the cold and snowy weather, but the weather did affect traffic and other logistical issues related to the game. This was the first Super Bowl to be played in the Midwest. Jim Breech Again, three field goals in Super Bowl XXIII may have earned him MVP honors, but after spotting actor John Candy on the sidelines, Joe Montana led the Niners on a drive that left Cincinnati short with 34 seconds to go.

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