Week 1 of the NFL season is here. The Cincinnati Bengals will be taking on the Cleveland Browns for the right to start the season (1-0).
The Bengals have a stellar offense led by Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins that will be looking to start the season strong against a talented Browns defense led by Myles Garrett.
However, both of these teams have serious question marks coming into the season. For Cincinnati, we have to see if Al Golden has been able to turn things around for this defense that struggled just a year ago. Fortunately, he will have Trey Hendrickson out there after he and the team agreed on a raise for 2025.
Cleveland’s issue is an all but too familiar one. The quarterback position doesn’t have a clear answer. They are trotting out Joe Flacco as the Week 1 starter, but rookie quarterbacks Dillion Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders are likely to see action at some point this season. The offense as a whole just seems to be lacking a lot of talent at most positions with a few bright spots here and there.
How will the Bengals start the season?
Here is how you can watch Bengals vs. Browns in NFL Week 1.
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
- Date/Time: Sep. 7th, 2025 at 1:00 pm ET
- Location: Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH
- Series Leader: The Bengals lead the series 55-48. Cincinnati has also won four of the last five meetings.
- TV Channel: The game will air on FOX. In the Bengals’ home region, it will be carried by WXIX-TV (Ch. 19) in Cincinnati, WGRT-TV (Ch. 45) in Dayton, and WDKY-TV (Ch. 56) in Lexington.
- Broadcasters: Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline reporter).
- Online Stream: FOX
- Replay: NFL+ and NFL Network (check local listings)
- Radio Broadcast: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship radio stations WCKY-AM (1530) and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst).
- SB Nation Browns’ site: Dawgs by Nature
- Rosters: CIN | CLE
- Stats to Know: CIN | CLE
- Weather: According to NFL Weather,
- Odds: The Bengals are currently 5.5-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Expert Predictions:
- Sporting News is predicting a 31-21 win for the Bengals
- CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco is taking the Bengals in a 30 to 27 victory
- Five of ESPN’s five experts (at the time of writing) are expecting a Bengals’ victory
- NFL Pick Watch — which takes into account expert picks from across the web — has Cincinnati receiving 96% of the picks.
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