A.J. Green has been spectacular in his first 4 NFL seasons. Green and Randy Moss are the only two players to record four 1,000 yard receiving seasons to begin their careers. Green�s 4,874 receiving yards in his first 4 NFL seasons ranks 4th in NFL history, behind only Randy Moss (5,396), Torry Holt (5,088) and Jerry Rice (4,881). His 329 receptions are 3rd-best, behind only Anquan Boldin (342) and Larry Fitzgerald (330).

The Bengals are 0-6 in playoff games under Head Coach Marvin Lewis. Lewis is only the second coach in the Super Bowl era to remain in his position after 10 seasons without winning a playoff game. Jim Mora coached the Saints from 1986-1996 and went 0-4 in the playoffs over that span. The Bengals have not won a playoff game since the 1990 season, when they defeated the Houston Oilers 41-14 at home in the Wild Card round. That is the longest current drought between playoff wins in the NFL.

2014 was the Bengals 6th winning season in the past 24 years. All 6 have come under Marvin Lewis, including 5 in the last 6 seasons. Also, the Bengals have made the playoffs in four straight seasons for the first time in franchise history. Prior to hiring Lewis, the franchise did not have a winning record in 12 consecutive seasons. Dave Shula (1992-1996), Bruce Coslet (1996-2000) and Dick LeBeau (2000-2002) were the coaches prior to Lewis not to have a winning record during a season.

It�s not often that you hear Andy Dalton put in the same class as Dan Marino and Peyton Manning. But Dalton is one of five players in NFL history to pass for at least 20 touchdowns in each of his first three seasons (33 in 2013; 27 in 2012; 20 in 2011). Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino, future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, and Russell Wilson have accomplished this feat. Through his first 4 seasons in the NFL, Dalton ranks 4th all-time in both passing yards (14,758) and passing TD (99). Dan Marino, Peyton Manning, and Carson Palmer are the only QBs with more passing yards and TDs in their first 4 years.

Ickey Woods exploded onto the scene in his rookie season 1988, rushing for 1,066 yards and 15 touchdowns, and leading the Bengals to the Super Bowl. His 5.3 yards per rush average led the league and his 15 rushing touchdowns tied for the second most by a rookie in NFL history. Woods was the leading rusher in Super Bowl XXIII with 79 yards, but the Bengals fell to the 49ers 20-16. In the three seasons following his rookie year, he rushed for a combined 459 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Ken Anderson is unlikely to be enshrined in Canton, but he put up deserving numbers during his 16-year tenure in Cincinnati. In 1974 and 1975, Anderson led the league in passing yards - something Joe Montana never did even once. Anderson also led the league in passer rating four times (1974, 1975, 1981, 1982) - twice as many as Montana. In 1982, Anderson set the single-season completion percentage record (70.6), which stood until Drew Brees broke it 27 years later. In 1981, Anderson was named NFL MVP and led the Bengals to Super Bowl XVI. The Bengals lost to Montana�s 49ers, but Anderson threw for 300 yards, compared to Montana�s 157.

On January 10, 1982 the Bengals hosted the Chargers in the AFC Championship at Riverfront Stadium with the coldest wind chill ever recorded for an NFL game (-59 degrees). The Bengals dominated the game, forcing four turnovers (2 interceptions, 2 fumbles). The Bengals held the Chargers to their lowest yardage total of the year (301) and won the game 27-7. That year, the average temperature on game days for the Chargers was 62.6 degrees. Their previous coldest game had been 39 degrees in Chicago. With an actual temperature of -9 degrees, the 1981 AFC Championship Game is considered the 2nd-coldest game behind the infamous �Ice Bowl� 1967 NFL Championship between the Packers and Cowboys.

The Bengals had the 4th-fewest passing yards from 1979-1980, so they drafted two wide receivers with their first two picks of the 1981 draft. Their second round pick, Chris Collinsworth would lead the team with 1,009 yards and 8 touchdowns as a rookie. The Bengals jumped up to the 3rd-ranked passing offense that season, and made a run to the Super Bowl. In fact, Collinsworth led the team in receiving for six straight seasons. The only other Bengals receiver to have 1,000 yards in his rookie season was A.J. Green in 2011.

In 2005, the Bengals went 11-5 and won their division for the first time since 1990, which also happened to be the last time they made the playoffs. On the team�s second offensive play of the Wild Card playoffs, Carson Palmer threw a 66-yard pass to Chris Henry but tore his ACL after being rolled up on by Kimo von Oelhoffen. Just like that, the Bengals 15-year playoff wait was over before it started.

Anthony Munoz was voted First Team All-Pro 9 times during his career. Only one player has been voted to the team more often -- Jerry Rice, who was voted to the team 10 times. However, Rice played 20 NFL seasons, while Munoz played for only 13 years. This means Rice was voted to the team in half his seasons, while Munoz was placed on the team in nearly 70 percent of his NFL seasons.