It will be the second time in five years for the Bengals.

From John Reedy of the Cincinnati.com:

While the series has been popular with football fans because of the inside access it gives them, it is the bane of existence for head coaches. Only one other team had expressed serious interest in appearing.

The Bengals were the team in 2009 and won the AFC North with a 10-6 record. When asked over the past couple years about possibly doing the series again, coach Marvin Lewis has been leery of making a return, but with a young team and a more mature locker room, this might be a good time to do it again.

However, the reasons why Lewis did the series four years ago could ring true this time — he has a young but mature roster and he feels like they can handle it. It will also give Andy Dalton and A.J. Green more national recognition.