Cincinnati Bengals
AFC North
Cincinnati, Ohio · Paycor Stadium2025 Season
6 – 10 – 0
7 – 9 – 0
Cover %: 44%
AFC North
Beat Writer — Paul Dehner Jr.
The AthleticNew | Understanding the #Bengals Plan A in free agency means remembering the good times. A look at the 2020-22 FA success and why it points to this year’s realistic targets. Who are those? I pinpoint most likely fits at every level of the defense. www.nytimes.com/athletic/708…
New | Dalton Risner re-signs with the #Bengals. Background of what it means, what you didn’t know about the OL last season, Risner’s impact and the internal pride of continuity up front. www.nytimes.com/athletic/708…
New | The #Bengals are running it back with Zac Taylor & Duke Tobin. Fans are furious. That doesn’t mean the decision was wrong. My column on why this unique moment in this unique organization called for an unpopular reliance on continuity. ✍️: www.nytimes.com/athletic/694…
Projected Starting Lineup
Joe Burrow
RBChase Brown
WRJa’Marr Chase
TEMike Gesicki
PKEvan McPherson
Orlando Brown Jr.
Dylan Fairchild
CTed Karras
RGCody Ford
RTAmarius Mims
LDEJoseph Ossai
LDTB.J. Hill
T.J. Slaton Jr.
Trey Hendrickson
SLBOren Burks
MLBLogan Wilson
WLBDemetrius Knight Jr.
LCBDJ Turner II
Dax Hill
Cam Taylor-Britt
SSJordan Battle
FSGeno Stone
PRyan Rehkow
LSCal Adomitis
HRyan Rehkow
KRCharlie Jones
PRCharlie Jones
2026 Rookie Class
Show draft picks (7)
| Rd | Pick | Pos | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | #41 | DE | Cashius Howell | Texas A&M |
| 3 | #72 | CB | Tacario Davis | Washington |
| 4 | #128 | C | Connor Lew | Auburn |
| 4 | #140 | WR | Colbie Young | Georgia |
| 6 | #189 | OT | Brian Parker II | Duke |
| 7 | #221 | TE | Jack Endries | Texas |
| 7 | #226 | NT | Landon Robinson | Navy |
2025 Schedule
Regular season (17 games)
| Wk | Opp | Result | Spread | ATS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @ | CLE | W 17–16 | +5.5 | cover |
| 2 | vs | JAX | W 31–27 | +3.5 | cover |
| 3 | @ | MIN | L 10–48 | -3.0 | no cover |
| 4 | @ | DEN | L 3–28 | -7.5 | no cover |
| 5 | vs | DET | L 24–37 | -10.5 | no cover |
| 6 | @ | GB | L 18–27 | -14.0 | no cover |
| 7 | vs | PIT | W 33–31 | -5.5 | no cover |
| 8 | vs | NYJ | L 38–39 | +5.5 | cover |
| 9 | vs | CHI | L 42–47 | -3.0 | no cover |
| 11 | @ | PIT | L 12–34 | -5.5 | no cover |
| 12 | vs | NE | L 20–26 | -7.5 | no cover |
| 13 | @ | BAL | W 32–14 | -7.0 | cover |
| 14 | @ | BUF | L 34–39 | -6.0 | no cover |
| 15 | vs | BAL | 2025-12-14 | ||
| 16 | @ | MIA | W 45–21 | +3.5 | cover |
| 17 | vs | ARI | W 37–14 | +7.0 | cover |
| 18 | vs | CLE | L 18–20 | +9.5 | cover |
Bengals News
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NFL nixes 2026 supplemental draft; Sorsby stuck
2026 NFL minicamp takeaways: Joe Burrow makes crazy Bengals comparison, Bo Nix downplays ankle injury, more
Hammon won’t apologize, says Brunson ‘outlier’
Kane’s late miss sees England frustrated by Ghana
Stadium
Paycor Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio