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The Bengals will try to claim their first NFL championship on
Sunday after losing to the San Francisco 49ers in both 1981 and
1988 in their only two Super Bowl appearances.
"Oh it feels great," Bengals fan Al Davenport said while
watching the team buses pull out of Paul Brown Stadium en route
to the airport.
"Last time they won a playoff game, I was about seven years old.
Things are changing, it's definitely a new era here in
Cincinnati."
Jimmy Deaton was among the few fans who showed up and chanted
"Who Dey" as the buses drove past, a reference to the team's
decades old fight song.
Despite being the underdogs in the contest, Deaton was confident
in his team.
"They're going to win the Super Bowl. I guarantee it like Joe
Namath said, 'I guarantee it,'" he said.
"I saw the first two Super Bowls. We lost against the 49ers.
Third time's a charm. We're going to win this one this time."
The 56th Super Bowl will be held Sunday at SoFi Stadium in
Inglewood.
(Writing by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Editing by Toby Davis)
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