Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  We have a new one to unveil today, that of the Cincinnati Bengals. 

If you want you to name a team that exemplifies hard luck in the National Football League, it would have to be the Cincinnati Bengals. 

Formed in 1968 as the last member of the American Football League, the Bengals joined the NFL with the official merger two years later.  Cincinnati always seems to be a team that struggles, but they have appeared in two Super Bowls, losing both to the San Francisco 49ers.  While they have never been a champion, two Super Bowl appearances are the envy of a few teams in the NFL.  

As for all of our top 50 players in football we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the NFL.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2019 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always, we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Antony Munoz

2. Ken Anderson

3. Geno Atkins

4. Boomer Esiason

5. Ken Riley

We will continue our adjustments on our existing lists and will continue developing our new lists.  

Look for our more material coming soon!

Up next, will be the top 50 Cincinnati Bengals.

As always we thank you for your support.

Mike Tolbert played his college ball at Coastal Carolina, and though he was at a small school and played at Fullback, he managed to carve out a successful career in the NFL.

Lawrence Timmons had a good career at Florida State, and the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him in the First Round (15^thOverall) in 2007. Timmons was a backup in his first two seasons and won a Super Bowl when the Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals to win the 2008 Season.

Jairus Byrd was a First Team All-Pac 10 Selection in 2008 and the Defensive MVP of the 2008 Holiday Bowl was an instant sensation for the Buffalo Bills, who took him with their Second Round Pick in 2009,