The good news for the Ravens is they are lining up against the most hospitable defense in the NFL. Cincinnati is allowing 31.8 points per game. They have held just two opponents to fewer than 26 all season...but one of those two was Baltimore on Thanksgiving. The Ravens scored just 14 points that evening.

Cincinnati’s 2025 season has been a roller-coaster ride marked by early promise, injury setbacks, and heartbreak. With a 4–9 record and the calendar rolling through December like a runaway train, the Bengals find themselves clinging to a postseason dream that looks highly unlikely.

ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter said on “Get Up” he believes Burrow was speaking “through the media” and sending a bigger message. “I don’t know if [Burrow] said, ‘I don’t want to be here [in Cincinnati]’ as much as, ‘I don’t know if I want to be here,’” Schefter said.

Cincinnati held the lead for most of the game, but in the end, Sunday saw another late collapse to cripple any playoff hopes.

CINCINNATI, Ohio — The NFL finalized its Week 17 schedule on Wednesday, and that includes when the matchup between the Bengals and Cardinals will be. The two teams will play on Sunday, Dec. 28, at 1 p.m. with FOX broadcasting the game.

CINCINNATI — ESPN's Field Yates dropped his latest 2026 NFL mock draft on Wednesday morning and slotted a defensive mauler with the Bengals at Pick 10. Cincinnati selected Miami (FL) edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. with the top-tier selection. ESPN's Football Power Index gives Cincinnati a 52.4% chance of landing a top-10 pick at 4-9 overall.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor has one more year left on his current contract, locking him in for the 2026 season. Unlike other organizations around the NFL, the old-sch