The Bengals end their fourteen-year playoff drought.
If there was ever a city desperate for an NFL playoff came, it was Cincinnati, Ohio. Suffering through a playoff drought that had lasted since 1991, Cincinnati Bengals fans entered the 2005 season hopeful that their young quarterback and receiver tandem, Carson Palmer and Chad Johnson, would lead them to the promised land. Ultimately, the Cincinnati Bengals reached their goal, only to see an injury to Carson Palmer end their Super Bowl dreams.