It's not quite a Super Bowl parade, but any event with Bengal blood running through it is sure to be good.
Cincinnati Bengals fans can thank the team for a thrilling post-season during a rally at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, in Washington Park, 1230 Elm St. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, team owner Mike Brown and others will be on hand, according to a press release. The rally is being billed as a celebration of the AFC Championship.
The rally in Washington Park is being hosted by the city, 3CDC and Fifth Third Bank. No other details were available as of press time.
On Feb. 13, the Bengals lost 20-23 to the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LVI, Cincinnati's first shot at the Vince Lombardi trophy since 1989. After earning a 10-7 regular-season record, winning the AFC North, and pulling out magical win after magical win in the post-season — including the AFC Championship — the Bengals were thwarted by sacks and a lack of consistency.
But despite the Super Bowl defeat — which came near the very end of the game — this Bengals team let Cincinnati fans dare to dream again after years of constant loss. Fans contributed to the Bengals having the most-watched Super Bowl in the last five years. Leading up to the game, businesses and organizations throughout Greater Cincinnati plastered their buildings with Bengals signs and created special items to celebrate the playoffs. Governments even got in on the act, with Cincinnati City Hall flying a Bengals flag, Dayton, Kentucky, renaming itself as "Deyton," Cheviot changing its street signs to Bengals names, and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine declaring that Super Bowl Sunday would be called Cincinnati Bengals Day.
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