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==Contributions to NFL Culture==
The most commonly recognized contribution comes from the "'''Ickey Shuffle'''". A celebratory dance created by Bengals running back [[Ickey Woods]] in his rookie season of [[1988]] during the Bengals Super Bowl run. It has been suggested that this dance, done after Woods would score a touchdown, was the catalyst for the NFL instituting penalties against ''excessive'' celebratory performances and before the [[1989]] season was over, it was relegated to the sidelines.
'''No Huddle Offense'''
A '''[[No-Huddle Offense]]''' was commonly used by all teams when time in the game was running low. However, [[Sam Wyche]], the current head coach of the Bengals in 1988, made the high-paced offense the standard modality for the ball club regardless of time remaining. By quickly setting up for the next play (often within 5-10 seconds after the last play despite being afforded 45 seconds) this hindered the other teams' defense from substituting situational players, regrouping for tactics, and, some suggest, increased the defenses' rate of fatigue (This is attributed to the belief that the offense dictates when a play starts so they tend to be more mentally relaxed and prepared for the start of a play where the defense must remain on a different level of alert before the play starts). In response to this tactic the NFL instituted several rules related to this tactic:
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