3 things you probably didn’t know about the Bengals

Paul Brown was awarded an American Football League (AFL) franchise to become that league’s 10^th club.

The original Cincinnati Bengals played in the second league that called themselves the American Football League, commonly referred to as AFL2. This eight team entity lasted from 1936-1937 and is where the Cleveland Rams, later relocated to become the Los Angeles Rams, were born.

The Bengals joined the AFL2 in 1967 and posted a 2-3-2 record. When the AFL2 folded after the 1937 season, the Bengals became an Independent team and played other regional clubs as well as filled in on many NFL schedules.