Best Bengals team of all time

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(10-18-2023, 11:42 PM)ElkValleyBengal Wrote: Don't get me wrong, I adored that '88 team.  James Brooks might be my favorite player ever to wear stripes.  I do give that team a nod offensively over the '81 and '82 teams because of Brooks and the running game.  They led the league in rushing in '88 and '89 and finished top 4 or better in both '86 and '87.  People remember Boomer and the no-huddle passing game for good reason, but it was largely predicated on their ability to gash teams on the ground.  That offensive line was one of the five best I've seen in my opinion.

Anderson won MVP in '81 for what that's worth.  As was mentioned previously, the '81 team shot themselves repeatedly in the first half of SB 16.  The '88 team unfortunately couldn't hold on late in SB 23.  Both terrific teams which gave us many great memories.

Absolutely, and I certainly didn't want to slight Kenny at all with his MVP. I was just mentioning Boomer's MVP because they could throw the ball too. As you noted, that run game was totally legit, and set up the pass with Boomer's brilliant play fake. He was maybe the best I've seen at it. Agree about that offensive line too. Not only did 81 shoot themselves in the foot in the first half, they couldn't punch it in to win. Both were outstanding teams.