Granted, Cincinnati Bengals fans have suffered through hard seasons, but big wins aren’t totally non-existent. Sunday’s 45-10 rout of the Chicago Bears, a team with a marquee quarterback and a 4-2 record coming in, is one for the books. Carson Palmer’s 20-for-24 performance and five touchdowns will go down as a career highlight, as will the Bengals manhandling of a Chicago defense that stacked as many as 10 men in the box during the fourth quarter and still had trouble stopping the run.

The game brought back memories of other big performances. Here’s a few.

2005: Cincinnati 37, Minnesota 8: Daunte Culpepper was fresh off MVP hype and explosive seasons with Randy Moss. With no Moss, he looked hapless against a Cincinnati secondary that was a turnover machine in 2005. Palmer had one of his best days as a young pro and the Bengals announced themselves as a serious contender in the AFC North.

1990: Wildcard Playoffs: Cincinnati 41, Houston 14. Reggie Williams said goodbye at halftime and the Bengals enjoyed their last playoff win, a smashing of the rival Oilers. A win sure to put a smile on Sam Wyche’s face as his team pummeled Jerry Glanville. The game followed a 40-20 drubbing of the Oilers just a few weeks earlier.

1985: Cincinnati 50, Dallas 24. The NFL’s glamor franchise had never played in Cincinnati prior to 1985, when the Bengals took down the once NFC East-stalwart. Still stacked with names like White, Jones, Pearson and Dorsett, the Cowboys couldn’t handle the up and coming Bengals. Boomer Esiason had his coming out party in his first year as Bengals starter. Cincinnati set a team record for points scored in a quarter.