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2. Game Attendance
The Bengals were not as successful after Paul Brown stopped
coaching in 1975. The team's record was 4-12 in both 1978 and
1979. In 1980, the Bengals had a 6-10 record and finished last
in their division. This poor performance hurt the Bengals'
season ticket sales and attendance. From 1978 to 1980, the
Bengals' season ticket sales dropped from 43,712 to 38,527.
In 1981, the Bengals played in the Super Bowl for the first
time. In 1982, the Bengals finished second in their division
with a record of 7-2, and lost in the first round of the
playoffs. Season ticket sales and attendance improved in the
early 1980's. Season ticket sales increased to 48,273 in 1982.
The NFL set attendance records in 1979, 1980, and 1981.
Attendance dropped in 1982 because of the players' strike. NFL
game attendance in those years was as follows:
NFL Game Attendance
1979 1980 1981 1982
NFL
Total 13,182,039 13,400,000 13,606,990 7,367,438
Average 58,848 59,787 60,745 58,472
% of Stadium
Capacity 92.4% 93.8%
Bengals
Average 49,657 54,900 57,397
NFL gate receipts are shared as follows: 66 percent to the
home team (15 percent of which is to pay stadium rent and day-of-
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