Your First Bengals Game

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(10-20-2021, 10:07 AM)Earendil Wrote: I went to a couple of preseason games at Riverfront in the 90s.  My first (and only) regular season game was the 2006 game in Denver that they lost on a bad snap for the PAT.

Ah yes, the year we only needed one more win for the wildcard and we dropped the last three games, including one to the Steelers in OT.  Earlier in the season we were at Tampa and winning late and the D held and the ball should have been turned over to us on downs.  But Justin Smith was called for the most blatant bullshit roughing the passer penalty.  I was at a family member's baby shower (ugh) watching on the tv in the rec room with a few other guys who were trapped as well, and let out an expletive that later had me apologizing to the attendees of said shower.  Anyway, the Tampa drive continued and we all know the rest 

My first in-person game was in November of '81.  My Mom was (and still is) a Denver fan and took me to the Broncos/Bengals game at Riverfront for my birthday present.  It was the SB year, and the atmosphere was electric.  I remember I froze my ass off, but I didn't care as we rolled up 500+ yards and handily beat Denver.  

I kept the program from that day, and a few years ago there was a new Menard's opening in Centerville and Kenny Anderson was appearing.   I had to stand in line forever, but he signed my program and we talked about that game for a bit.  That present, now 40 years past, turned out to be a present I have enjoyed to this day.