'The people here in Cincinnati in part because of this team have so much optimism, so much joy, so much hope for the future, that it’s overwhelming,' Mayor Aftab Pureval said.
CINCINNATI — Even in the worst years, when fans sat freezing in the stands of the old Riverfront Stadium here wearing paper bags over their heads while rooting for the losing Bengals, Ricardo Grant’s dad always said the same thing: “This year they’re going to go to the Super Bowl.”
“Took him 30 years to predict it right. Now that statement is true,” said Grant, 36, a Cincinnati entrepreneur.This sports-crazy, blue-collar town on the banks of the Ohio River didn’t have much to celebrate until recently, when the Bengals’ young quarterback Joe Burrow — the NFL’s number one draft pick in 2020 — led the team in a thrilling come-from-behind overtime victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, earning a trip to Sunday’s Super Bowl.
pandemic has stubbornly persisted. The omicron variant sent the state’s hospitalization levels to an all-time high in December, and Gov. Mike DeWine sent in the Ohio National Guard to help overwhelmed hospitals.three state parks in honor of the Bengals, including Burr Oak State Park in southeastern Ohio to “Burrow Oak State Park” in honor of Burrow, who grew up in nearby The Plains and went to Athens High School.
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