Ep 5. Episode 6: The Story of the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals

The story of the 1988 Cincinnati Bengals is best told by three men: quarterback Boomer Esiason, head coach Sam Wyche, and nose tackle Tim Krumrie. For the 1988 season coach Wyche had performed a little magic with the Bengals and it was the greatest tricks football history has seen. One year earlier the Bengal fans were booing the team at home games, in '88 the fans were causing a ruckus in the jungle. The Bengals made it to Super Bowl XXIII, with a suspension and an in-game devastating injury hanging over their heads, the Bengals missed the win by just that much. The season serves great memories for the '88 Bengals, but the feeling of the missing ring still lingers.