03-29-2023, 02:18 PM
(03-29-2023, 10:16 AM)KillerGoose Wrote: I became a fan at some point in 2005 when I was 12 years old. I don't remember exactly when, and I don't really remember anything specific from that season. I don't think I even watched the playoff game! I wasn't a serious football fan at this point in my life, but I "liked" the Bengals. In 2006, I watched a little more but again, I don't have any specific memories from the season. I wasn't very invested. I do remember certain storylines from that season, such as the Bengals being 8-5 and losing out to finish the season, causing them to miss the playoffs. One of them was a game against the Broncos.
My first actual Bengals memory is from 2007, week two, when the Bengals played the Browns and lost 51-45 to Derek Anderson, who threw five TDs. I remember that game so vividly and I remember being absolutely stunned that the Bengals lost to the Browns. I went outside with my football and tossed it around thinking "man, what the hell?!". I have a lot of memories from that season. It was Leon Hall's rookie season and he struggled, as young CBs often do. I remember Chris Henry catching a bomb down the middle of the field against the 49ers on MNF. I had that game on my TV as I sat in bed with my homework. Glenn Holt returning a kickoff for a TD against Buffalo. Despite the team going 8-8 again, I have a lot of fond memories from that season. Probably a bunch of nostalgia covering it since I was still young, but I remember it being fun.
What are some of yours?
You are young KG lol
88-89 Super Bowl, I was 7 years old. My mom loved Joe Montana and the 49ers. I saw the other team in those cool striped
helmets and that became my team right there and then and ever since. We nearly won, barely lost in heartbreaking fashion
with that amazing drive by the first Joe Cool. Been a lot of heartbreak since, but I smell the Lombardi coming soon....
