Counting since their first NFL game, September 6, 1968. Lost their 1968 debut 29–13 in San Diego and have since dropped three Super Bowls — two of them snatched away by Joe Montana's 49ers.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Bengals have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first NFL game.
Closest calls: Super Bowl losses in 1981, 1988, and 2021.
That's 58 NFL seasons of waiting.
Since then: humans walked on the Moon, Facebook launched, and ChatGPT launched.