• Tue. Dec 3rd, 2024

Bengals Break 31-Year Curse to Play in the Super Bowl

The Cincinnati Bengals are heading to the Super Bowl for the first time in 33-years, after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, 27 – 24, on Sunday, Jan. 30. 

The Bengals will make their third Super Bowl appearance in their franchise history and will be playing the Los Angeles Rams.

This is new for the Bengals as they have played the San Francisco 49ers in the last two Super Bowls they were in, the 1982 Super Bowl, Super Bowl XVI, and the 1989 Super Bowl, Super Bowl XXIII. 

The Rams beat the San Francisco 49ers, 20 -17, on Sunday, Jan. 30 to claim their spot in the 2022 Super Bowl, also known as Super Bowl LVI, against the Bengals. 

Going to the Super Bowl isn’t the only big thing to happen to the Bengals this season. They were also able to break a 31-year “curse” known as the “Curse of Bo Jackson.” This “curse” started after the Bengals played the then Los Angeles Raiders in a playoff game back in 1991. During this game, Bengals linebacker Kevin Walker tackled Raiders quarterback Bo Jackson and ended up dislocating his hip and eventually ending Jackson’s NFL career altogether. Since then, the Bengals hadn’t won a playoff game but their luck changed this season after beating the now Las Vegas Raiders 26-19, in their first playoff game in decades. 

Heading into the Super Bowl, the Rams have only won once, back in 2000, while the Bengals have yet to win a Super Bowl. 

Super Bowl LVI aired Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. on NBC, with halftime performances by Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar. Those without cable could stream the game live on Peacock, Hulu with Live TV, DirecTV Stream, FuboTV, Sling TV, and YouTube TV.  

For more details on Super Bowl LVI, visit our website, sinclairclarion.com, and look for the article titled “The Bengals Head To The Super Bowl Again After 33-Years”.

Harley Johnson

Executive Editor