Even though they’ll be playing in the postseason for the second year in a row, the Cincinnati Bengals have not won a playoff game since the 1990 season. Which got us thinking… what exactly was the world like the last time the Bengals found postseason success? The last time the Bengals won a playoff game…
The "Ickey Shuffle" was all the rage in Cincinnati.
Al Behrman
George H.W. Bush was president of the United States. George W. Bush was a part-owner of the Texas Rangers.
Associated Press
Ghost was the highest grossing movie of the year, and Macaulay Culkin was Home Alone for the first time.
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Andy Dalton was three years old. A.J. Green was two.
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"Hold On" by Wilson Phillips was the #1 Hot 100 Single on Billboard. Kristen Wiig, who brought the song back to relevance in Bridesmaids, was wrapping up high school in 1990.
Sam Jones/Associated Press
1990 was Chris Farley's first year on SNL.
Justin Sutcliffe/Associated Press
Pete Carroll was the defensive coordinator of the New York Jets.
National Football League
We still couldn't touch MC Hammer. "U Can't Touch This" came out in January of 1990.
Sam Jones/Associated Press
The Hubble Telescope launched.
NASA
The Simpsons aired for the first time in 1990.
20th Century Fox
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