
Reflections on Super Bowl LVI
The Cincinnati Bengals have lost all three of their Super Bowl appearances to NFC West teams. Their first two losses came at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers. All three of the Bengals games have been close. In their three appearances, the Bengals never lost by no more than five points. Lastly, while many have lauded Matthew Stafford’s end of the game drive as the best Super Bowl ending drive ever, it seems writers and sports pundits have forgotten their history. In 1989, with just three minutes and ten seconds to go, Joe Montana led the 49ers on a 11 play, 92 yard game winning drive leaving only 34 seconds on the clock.