CINCINNATI - NOVEMBER 21: A Cincinnati Bengals fan watches the Bengals 49-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills at Paul Brown Stadium on November 21, 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Posted: 01/26/2011
CINCINNATI - After a more-than-disappointing year and the realization that Cincinnati has only had two winning seasons in the past two decades, Bengals fans feel pretty down in the dumps about the quality of the pro football in the Queen City.
Just how depressed is the city of Cincinnati compared to the rest of the cities in the U.S. with an NFL team? One website compiled a list of the most depressed pro football cities to find out.
Avvo.com compiled the list made up of the 14 NFL cities that have never won a Super Bowl, basing their rankings on factors including overall team performance, psychiatrists per capita, unemployment, heavy drinking, adults with hypertension, average yearly sunshine and average commute time to and from work.
Avvo found that Philadelphia was the most depressed football city, followed by Atlanta and Cincinnati.
Houston and San Diego rounded out the top 5. Cleveland came in at 8th most depressed.
As the offseason turmoil of trade requests and questionable hiring decisions made by owner Mike Brown, it's likely Cincinnati's depression won't be lifted anytime soon.
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