Bengals News (5/15): The schedule is here

We now know when and where the Bengals will be playing in 2025.

Bengals 2025 Schedule: Matchups to Watch
Happy 117th birthday to Bengals founder Paul Brown. For the 10th time, the Bengals open against the Browns and for the fifth time in Cleveland, where Brown coached a record-setting seven NFL titles. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow goes against his one-time nemesis seeking to beat his third different Browns starting quarterback.

Bengals 2025 Season Schedule Announced
Cincinnati will face two AFC North Division rivals in primetime, beginning with a Thursday Night Football clash against Pittsburgh at Paycor Stadium on Oct. 16 (8:15 p.m. on Prime Video). The Bengals also will travel to Baltimore for a Thanksgiving night game against the Ravens on Thursday, Nov. 27 (8:20 p.m. on NBC). It will mark the second time in team history Cincinnati plays on Thanksgiving, with the last instance coming in the 2010 season.

Cincinnati Bengals 2025 NFL schedule breakdown of games
The Cincinnati Bengals have known who they are playing and where those games will be for months. On Wednesday night, they found out when those games will be as the NFL announced the full schedule for all 32 NFL teams.

Bengals to play Ravens on Thanksgiving night; 3 more primetime games scheduled
The reigning AFC North champion Ravens played two thrilling games against Cincinnati in 2024, with both games ending Baltimore’s way.

Report: Long-Time Bengals Running Back Trayveon Williams Signing with New England Patriots
He’s played his entire six-year career with Cincinnati, tallying 62 carries for 307 rushing yards and 15 catches for 74 yards. The veteran’s was a stalwart special teamer in his career as a trusted option for coordinator Darring Simmons (873 career snaps).

Bengals push back Joe Burrow press conference
Rather than Burrow going back-and-forth with reporters in a typical fashion, a disgruntled Trey Hendrickson showed up on the practice sidelines in street clothes and talked for more than 20 minutes about his contract standoff with the team.

Sports Illustrated Projects Cincinnati Bengals to Post 9-8 Record During 2025 Season
“Cincinnati will benefit from a third-place schedule, but will the Bengals be able to stop anybody? They’ll play some high-flying offenses in Baltimore and perhaps a revamped Pittsburgh attack, along with the Packers, Vikings, Bills, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, and Detroit Lions. New defensive coordinator Al Golden will be tested early and often,” Verdarame wrote.

NFL royally screws Bengals by handing Packers an unfair advantage
While the Bengals are dealing with the Lions, the Packers will be resting and enjoying their bye week while also preparing for Joe Burrow & Co for an extra week. The Packers have won three of their last four games that followed a bye week. The last time Green Bay lost a home game after a bye week was way back in 2017 to the Lions. The Packers were a dreadful 7-9 that season, though.