This NFL season didn’t go the way anyone in Cincinnati had hoped for.
The Bengals players fought through adversity all season long, but at the close of the season, we’re left with a disappointing 6-9-1 record. With 2016 in the rearview mirror, the team will turn to the new league year and hope 2017 will be a year to remember and a season that leads to a playoff run and hopefully a Super Bowl 52 Championship. One can only hope, right? At least the Bengals are 1-0 this year!
After the Bengals’ Week 17 win over the Ravens, the players and their families took to social media to celebrate the end to the season. Even if it’s not the outcome we all wanted for the Bengals, these players work hard all season and certainly deserve to celebrate the completion of the year. Sunday’s game was proof that the Bengals never gave up.
Much of the offense spent Sunday night at Jeff Ruby’s Precinct as Kevin and Sara Zeitler hosted a dinner for the offense and their plus ones. And, members of the defense attended a club party sponsored by Adam Jones.
Here are the players’ (and their wives’) reactions and responses and the Bengals’ sixth win and final game of the season.
Starting 2017 w/ a win. Hopefully that's the trend for us. Appreciate of the fan support this season. I know it was tough. #Thankful #WhoDey
— George Iloka (@George_iloka) January 1, 2017
#ThankYouLord #Year3Over #OnToTheNext
— Marquis Flowers (@MrHitThat_53) January 1, 2017
Time will tell
— Dre Kirkpatrick (@DreKirkSWAG) January 1, 2017
That's how u finish strong men. Now let's feed off this win and get it done next year. #whodey #Blessed2017
— Dre Kirkpatrick (@DreKirkSWAG) January 1, 2017
What a hell of a career @89SteveSmith Appreciate you taking me under your wing back in 2010 showing me how to be a pro on and off the field. pic.twitter.com/CoaiQJeUhH
— Jody Breeze (@Blafell1) January 2, 2017
Who would ever thought? @MHuff28 pic.twitter.com/dNjfzWvFQ0
— Tra Carson (@PlutoCarson) January 1, 2017
Happy New Year! #whodey
— Cody Core (@Cody16Core) January 1, 2017
@RBrex2022 is a ⭐️⚡️
— Jeremy Hill (@JeremyHill33) January 1, 2017
We made it to free agency healthy!!! Whew #praiseyoulord! pic.twitter.com/XPct8B5LWp
— Melissa Whitworth (@mrs_whit77) January 1, 2017
Great way to start the 2017 year... Blessed #WhoDey
— Keivarae Russell (@Keivarae1) January 2, 2017
Hang Loose. Today made 7 years in game. Beating the odds; Not too many kids from Low Country (N.Charleston, SC) get to fulfill their dreams
— Carlos Dunlap (@Carlos_Dunlap) January 2, 2017