Cincinnati Bengals stadium is now called Paycor. It's the 5th name for a Bengals stadium

The Cincinnati Bengals sold the naming rights for what was called Paul Brown Stadium since 2000 on Aug. 9, 2022.

One of the few teams without a stadium naming rights deal in the NFL, the Bengals finally decided to reached for the millions of available dollars when they agreed to a 16-year deal with Paycor HCM Inc. 

Paycor Stadium is now the name for the Cincinnati Bengals stadium.

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The Bengals have played in three different stadiums since 1968, but this is the fifth time the stadium will have a new name.

Here are the names of the all the different stadiums the Bengals played in over the years.

The first Cincinnati Bengals stadium was Nippert Stadium

The Bengals became a franchise in 1968 and played their first two seasons in Nippert Stadium, the home of the University of Cincinnati Bearcats since 1902.

Nippert is the oldest stadium the Bengals have played in and even in 1968. Nippert Stadium, which was once known as Carson Field, opened in 1902 and was 66 years old when the Bengals played there.

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The Cincinnati Bengals' stadium became Riverfront Stadium in 1970

The Bengals moved into the new 1970s multi-use style stadium known as Riverfront Stadium in 1970.

From 1970 to 1995, the Bengals called Riverfront their home.

Some things that happened at Riverfront for the Bengals: 

• A 43 game sellout streak from 1988-1992

• The Freezer Bowl, also the AFC Championship Game, in 1981

• The 1988 AFC Championship Game

• Sam Wyche, who would take the microphone and remind the crowd that they don't live in Cleveland, scored the first touchdown at Riverfront on Sept. 20, 1970

• Largest crowd: 60,284 on Oct. 17, 1971, when the Browns beat the Bengals 27-24.

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Cinergy Field becomes the first Bengals stadium with a naming rights deal

The Bengals didn't move out of Riverfront Stadium following the 1995 season. But Riverfront changed. The stadium, which saw the Cincinnati Reds win three World Series titles, became the first football stadium in Cincinnati with a naming rights deal.

Cinergy, the name of the local power company that would later be bought by Duke Energy, purchased the naming rights.

From 1996 to 1999, the Bengals played in Cinergy Field. They went 22-42. Cinergy was imploded in 2002. 

Cincinnati Bengals move into Paul Brown Stadium

In 2000, and after years of debate and construction, the Bengals moved into Paul Brown Stadium. Named after the Pro Football Hall of Fame founder of the organization, "PBS" was the first stadium the Bengals didn't have to share with another organization.

Some Paul Brown Stadium facts: 

• The stadium sits 65,515 fans

• The stadium covers 22 acres along the Cincinnati riverfront

• A record 57 game sell out streak took place from 2003-2010

Former Enquirer columnist Paul Daughtery wrote when it was built: 

Paycor Stadium is new Cincinnati Bengals stadium

It's not really new. No more so than Cinergy Field was "new" in 1996. But for the first time since moving into the taxpayer-built stadium in 2000, the Bengals are selling the naming rights.

What is Paycor? Here's what the Enquirer wrote: 

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