Joe Burrow will have all eyes on him as he tried to turn around one of the worst teams in the NFL. This will not happen overnight, but the Cincinnati Bengals are hoping they have their next great quarterback.

Believe it or not, there have been some good ones in team history. The Bengals have had great moments and created some big rivalries along the way. Here are the Bengals’ five biggest rivals since the beginning of their franchise.

5. The Playoffs

Sometimes a rival is not a team or a player, but a moment. For the Bengals, that moment is the playoffs. The Bengals have just five playoff wins since their first season in 1968. All five of those wins came in just three postseason trips.

Cincinnati has made the playoffs 14 times in history. They have gone one-and-done nine times. The Bengals have not made the playoffs since 2015 (and haven't won one since 1981) but this most important time of the year really became a rival in the early 2010s.

The Bengals made the playoffs seven times in the Marvin Lewis era, including five years in a row from 2011-2016. In those games, the team went 0-7. Five of the seven losses came by double-digits. This is still one of the wildest stretches of futility the modern NFL has seen.

4. Joe Montana

This one hits close to home for longtime Bengals fans.. If there was a high point of Bengals’ football, it would be the 1980s. The Bengals made two Super Bowl appearances led by two MVP quarterbacks in Ken Anderson and Boomer Esiason. The only problem is that they ran into Joe Montana in both.

During their first meeting after the 1981 season, Cincinnati fell behind 20-0. They would score two touchdowns but would not be able to get any closer. The next meeting in 1988 was full of more drama. The Bengals held a 13-6 lead heading into the fourth quarter but were outscored 14-3 in the final period.

In the two meetings, Montana combined for 514 passing yards and three touchdowns. He added a rushing touchdown in the first game. The silver lining for the Bengals: No team was able to take down Montana in a Super Bowl, as he finished 4-0 in his career.

3. Baltimore Ravens

The Bengals began playing the Ravens twice a year in 1996. The last 24 years have been very even between the two AFC teams.

The Ravens lead the all-time series, 25-23, over the Bengals. Cincinnati did not start off well against Baltimore, losing 12 of the first 17 meetings, but it has evened off since. There has only been one overtime matchup and it came in 2013. It ended up being a 20-17 victory for Baltimore.

A rivalry intensifies when both sides win and the games are competitive. This will not be the case until the Bengals improve. In 2019, the Ravens outscored Cincinnati 72-30 on their way to a two-game sweep.

2. Cleveland Browns

The Bengals have matched up against the Browns 93 times, their second-most games against any opponent in team history. This is a series that the Bengals have the upper hand in. They are 51-42 all time against their AFC North rival.

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The Bengals have won eight of the last 11 games against Cleveland. They have scored 30 or more points in seven of those wins. The Battle of Ohio was at its peak in the 80s. Cincinnati was Super Bowl contenders and the Browns played in three AFC Championship games.

The 90s belonged to the Browns and so far, the 2000s have belonged to the Bengals. Both teams have young quarterbacks who they hope can tip the rivalry in their respective team's favor.

1. Pittsburgh Steelers

There is just something about a Steelers-Bengals game that brings extra excitement. It could be the history, which hasn't been kind to the Bengals. Pittsburgh leads the regular-season series, 64-35. It could be the crowds or the great players that makes this the Bengals' biggest rival. And recently, the energy has been carried over from the memory of 2015.

The Bengals have lost the last 10 games against Pittsburgh. The 2015 season marked Cincinnati's last win. In the game played in Cincinnati, Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict delivered a hit that would change the rivalry forever. He knocked out receiver Antonio Brown in the middle of the field and it lit a fire under the Steelers. This led to one of the ugliest playoff games ever seen, in the Wild Card round. The Steelers came out on top, 16-10.

Cincinnati has played the Steelers 99 times, the most of any team in their history. It has been one-sided but there are endless stories, memories and great games to look back on — and a rivalry that has become as heated as ever.