Cincinnati Bengals History: Lucky Moments

The Bengals narrowly pulled out a 37-34 victory over the Buccaneers on Sunday, but there have been luckier moments in franchise history.

Still, after a 20-16 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XXIII and eight consecutive playoff letdowns between the 1991-2005 campaigns, it's fair to say the franchise has had more downs than ups in the luck department and may be overdue. Here we take a look at the moment the Bengals were at their luckiest, back in the 1990 season.

After finishing fourth place in the AFC Central in 1989, Cincinnati battled back as contenders during the following year. In Week 17, the Bengals faced the 3-12 Cleveland Browns in a game with playoff implications. The…