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The Cincinnati Bengals play in the American Football Conference (AFC) North division, part of the National Football League (NFL). The team was founded in 1967 as an expansion team. Throughout their history, the Bengals have won division championships nine times (1970, 1973, 1981, 1988, 1990, 2005, 2009, 2013, and 2015), won the conference championship twice (1981 and 1988), and appeared in the playoffs 14 times.
The Bengals franchise is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and play their home games at Paul Brown Stadium, named after the team's founder.
Note: Be aware that there are a host of manufacturer variants of these and other fan flags being marketed for "Bengals" fans. This includes garden flags, banners, and pennants.
Randy Young, 2 February 2017
There are two flags used by the Cincinnati Bengals organization at the football games. The flags are carried on the field and used to introduce the players prior to the game, then are carried on the sidelines during the game to keep the crowd engaged and cheering.
image by Randy Young, 2 February 2017
The first of these flags features the Bengals team logo (an orange capital "B" with black tiger stripes, fimbriated white) centered on an orange field.
image by Randy Young, 2 February 2017
The second flag features the team's alternative logo (a growling Bengal tiger's head, fimbriated white) with the team name appearing beneath the logo, on an orange field with black tiger stripes.
Randy Young, 2 February 2017
images by Randy Young, 2 February 2017
These helmet-style flags done in team colors are being made for most NFL teams and have become very popular.
Randy Young, 2 February 2017
images by Randy Young, 2 February 2017
These flags use the team's alternate logo – a tiger head – as the central motif of the design. The first shows a tiger head centered on an orange field, with the bottom third of the flag bearing the team's name in white letters on a black field. The second design shows a tiger head centered on a black field with orange, black, and white vertical stripes on the hoist and fly.
Randy Young, 2 February 2017
image by Randy Young, 2 February 2017
This flag is a cross between a Cincinnati Bengals fan flag and Star Wars fan flag. A similar flag is being made for most NFL teams. The flag has a profile of Star Wars villain Darth Vader on the hoist and the team's logo on the fly. In between are the words "YOU UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE" in one of the team's primary colors on a field of another of the team's colors, with the result being a vision of Darth Vader saying "You underestimate the power of the [NFL team name]."
Randy Young, 2 February 2017
image by Randy Young, 2 February 2017
This flag is for fans who have pledged their allegiance to their team. Based on the Stars and Stripes of the US flag, with the colors of the stripes changed to orange and black, with black stars on an orange canton superimposed by the team's "B" logo.
Randy Young, 2 February 2017
image by Randy Young, 2 February 2017
This is another popular design for fans of many of the NFL teams. It refers to the territory of fans of the team. The design shows the team's logo in the upper hoist and upper fly corners on a field of one of the team's primary colors. Between the logos are the words "YOU'RE IN" above the name of the team, with the word "COUNTRY" in the bottom, all in the team's other primary colors.
Randy Young, 30 January 2017