We asked you to select your Bengals 40th Anniversary team through voting on bengals.com. Each position on offense and defense was represented by the best players in franchise history, and you the fans selected your favorite at those positions.
The results of the voting have comprised the All-Anniversary Team, which will be recognized by a commemorative poster that will be distributed to fans atttending the Dec. 23 Bengals vs. Browns game at Paul Brown Stadium.
A total of 16,617 votes were cast, and the voting results are listed below. Thank you to all that voted.
| **QUARTERBACK (1)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Carson Palmer** |
**6,305** |
| Boomer Esiason |
5,725 |
| Ken Anderson |
4,587 | |
| **RUNNING BACK (1)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **James Brooks** |
**8,720** |
| Corey Dillon |
4,967 |
| Rudi Johnson |
2,676 |
| Harold Green |
254 | |
| **FULLBACK (1)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Ickey Woods** |
**10,126** |
| Pete Johnson |
6,491 | |
| **WIDE RECEIVER (2)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Chad Johnson** |
**11,205** |
| **T.J. Houshmandzadeh** |
**7,215** |
| Isaac Curtis |
5,583 |
| Cris Collinsworth |
5,466 |
| Carl Pickens |
2,355 |
| Eddie Brown |
1,409 | |
| **TIGHT END (1)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Dan Ross** |
**5,046** |
| Tony McGee |
5,005 |
| Rodney Holman |
3,419 |
| Bob Trumpy |
3,147 | |
| **TACKLE (2)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Anthony Munoz** |
**15,453** |
| **Willie Anderson** |
**14,808** |
| Joe Walter |
2,226 |
| Vernon Holland |
746 | |
| **GUARD (2)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Max Montoya** |
**13,292** |
| **Dave Lapham** |
**12,233** |
| Rufus Mayes |
3,725 |
| Pat Matson |
2,544 |
| Howard Fest |
1,439 | |
| **CENTER (1)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Rich Braham** |
**7,650** |
| Bruce Kozerski |
4,384 |
| Bob Johnson |
3,305 |
| Blair Bush |
1,278 | |
| **KICKER (1)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Shayne Graham** |
**8,024** |
| Jim Breech |
6,634 |
| Doug Pelfrey |
1,462 |
| Horst Muhlmann |
497 | |
| **PUNTER (1)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Lee Johnson** |
**6,312** |
| Pat McInally |
5,055 |
| Kyle Larson |
4,574 |
| Dave Lewis |
676 | |
| **DEFENSIVE END (2)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Justin Smith** |
**9,624** |
| **Ross Browner** |
**9,559** |
| Eddie Edwards |
7,872 |
| Coy Bacon |
6,178 | |
| **DEFENSIVE TACKLE (2)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Tim Krumrie** |
**14,554** |
| **Mike Reid** |
**12,425** |
| Wilson Whitley |
6,254 | |
| **LINEBACKER (3)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Reggie Williams** |
**12,936** |
| **Takeo Spikes** |
**10,424** |
| **Brian Simmons** |
**10,324** |
| Jim LeClair |
8,754 |
| Bill Bergey |
7,409 | |
| **CORNERBACK (2)** |
| **Player** |
**Votes** |
| **Ken Riley** |
**10,991** |
| **Lemar Parrish** |
**9,112** |
| Eric Thomas |
7,221 |
| Louis Breeden |
5,909 | |
| SAFETY (2) |
| Player | Votes |
| David Fulcher | 13,525 |
| Solomon Wilcots | 7,660 |
| Tommy Casanova | 5,352 |
| Daryl Williams | 4,175 |
| Bobby Kemp | 2,351 |
