Friday, September 7, 2012

Notable Bengals Opener's the last 20 years

There have been a few notable Bengals Season Openers over the last twenty years. Here are a few:

1992: Bengals defeat the Seahawks in Seattle in Dave Shula's first game as a NFL Coach

1995: Bengals defeat the Colts in Indianapolis in Overtime

1997: Carl Pickens late touchdown helps Bengals defeat The Arizona Cardinals at Cinergy

2001: Jon Kitna, Takeo Spikes, Brian Simmons help the Bengals hold off the New England Patriots 23-17, A game I was at

2002: First offensive play of the game was a "delay of game" penalty. The Bengals go 2-14 in the "Delay of a Season" and Dick LeBeau gets fired on Black Monday

2005-2007: Bengals defeat the Browns, Chiefs and Ravens respectfully 27-13, 20-3 and 27-20 to open their seasons

2011: In Andy Dalton's first NFL Game, the Bengals defeat the Browns 27-17

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