Cincinnati.com · Jan 8, 2022
Cincinnati chilly: Remembering the Freezer Bowl as Bengals prepare for another playoff run
For 100 years, Cincinnati has been synonymous with its iconic take on Macedonian-inspired chili.
The dish was dubbed Cincinnati Chili, a name that lives on today.
But on one fateful day, 40 years ago Monday to be exact, the city became famous not for serving chili, but for simply being chilly. Add in a football championship and that legend lives on just as strong.
The Freezer Bowl, as it became known years later, was more than just an opportunity for the Bengals to breakthrough and earn the franchise's first Super Bowl trip. But rather was a defining moment for the team and the city of grit, those who experienced it recalled in interviews with The Enquirer last week.
