The Cincinnati Bengals might have secured their first win of 2019 during Sunday’s 22-6 victory over the New York Jets.
But hardly anyone besides the teams themselves seemed interested in being there.
According to the team, 39,804 was the official ticket number. And according to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic, that’s the worst announced Bengals attendance number since 1995.
Perhaps just as interesting is Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer noting it’s the smallest reported attendance number in Paul Brown Stadium history.
Keep in mind this is “reported” attendance too. That’s number of tickets sold, not necessarily the number of ticket holders who actually showed up at the game.
Shots of the stadium during the game looked preseason-esque at best:
Today’s crowd shortly after kickoff. #Bengals #Jets pic.twitter.com/ryflmvH8PC
— Laurel Pfahler (@LaurelPfahler) December 1, 2019
Waited until 10 minutes after kickoff to take the crowd shot to be fair to those who begrudgingly/drunkenly slogged in late.
It made little difference. pic.twitter.com/bnULTHi6iO
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) December 1, 2019
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