Cincinnati schools closing on day after SB LVI for Bengals

Thanks to Joe Burrow and the Bengals, Cincinnati Public Schools will not be in session the day after the Super Bowl. Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

Cincinnati Public Schools closing on day after Super Bowl in support of Bengals

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 1/31/22

Even the most optimistic of Cincinnati Bengals fans were likely satisfied when their favorite team notched its first playoff victory in 31 years earlier this month. Quarterback and second-year pro Joe Burrow didn't feel that way, however, as he said after that win that postseason success was "the standard" and "the bare minimum every year going forward."

Little did anyone know Burrow was calling his shot with those comments, as he and the Bengals went on to earn wins at the Tennessee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs to set up a Super Bowl matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, who will be "hosting" the Bengals at their own SoFi Stadium on Feb. 13.

FanDuel Sportsbook lists the Rams as four-point favorites to win the Super Bowl as of Monday afternoon, but that isn't preventing Cincinnati Public Schools from giving children the Monday after the big game off just in case.

In honor of the Bengal’s first Super Bowl appearance since 1988, CPS will not have school on Monday, February 14! Staff and students will have the day off to celebrate what we believe will be our city’s first-ever Super Bowl victory! #WhoDey pic.twitter.com/VmaTzAM9HQ
— I Am CPS (@IamCPS) January 31, 2022

As Michael David Smith noted for Pro Football Talk, it's been indicated other schools in the Cincinnati area will also be closed the Monday after the Super Bowl.

The idea of so-called "sports holidays" often comes up each year around MLB Opening Day, during March Madness, and, of course, before a Super Bowl. As PFT's Mike Florio explained last March, it seems to be a matter of when, not if, future Super Bowl games will be played on Presidents' Day weekends to allow much of the country to enjoy those contests without having to worry about work the following Monday.

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