Hope — [noun] a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen
Hope is something Cincinnati Bengals fans had had for numerous years entering the 2019 season, but it’s starting to wither away. Since 2005, Cincinnati has had seven trips to the playoffs — with every single one resulting in a Wild Card Round loss — and haven’t made it to the Divisional Round since 1990. In the past four seasons, specifically, the Bengals have had a losing record. And in 2019, the franchise produced its worst season since 2002.