Bostonglobe.com's Ben Volin ranked Cincinnati dead last among the 30 National Football League cities, adding that there's "not much going on in downtown Cincinnati ... and Bengals games are rarely exciting."
Volin on ranking Cincinnati 30th out of 30 "based on the fan experience":
30. Cincinnati: The ribs at Montgomery Inn are great. And you can stay across the river in Covington to cross Kentucky off your list of states visited. But there’s not much going on in downtown Cincinnati, the stadium has no tailgating space, and Bengals games are rarely exciting.
Volin said his rankings "factor in tourist attractions, weather, stadium atmosphere, ticket availability, and accessibility to the stadium." He ranked New Orleans, Green Bay, Miami, Las Vegas and Buffalo in his top five.
Volin, who covers the Patriots, ranked New England 20th.
Last season, the Bengals earned three of their four wins at Paul Brown Stadium, and only lost two home games by more than three points.
The Patriots have played at Paul Brown Stadium five times since 2000, losing to Cincinnati in 2001 (23-17) and 2013 (13-6) and defeating the Bengals 34-13 in 2019, 34-13 in 2007 and 38-13 in 2006.
The Patriots were stripped of a third-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and fined $1.1 million as part of the organization's penalty for filming the Bengals' sideline during the game in Dec. 2019.
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