2023 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerMike Brown
Head coachZac Taylor
Home fieldPaycor Stadium
Results
Record5–6
Division place4th AFC North
Uniform

The 2023 season is the Cincinnati Bengals' 54th season in the National Football League, their 56th overall and their fifth under head coach Zac Taylor. They failed to improve upon their 12–4 record from 2022 after a 34–20 week 11 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Bengals are attempting to clinch their third consecutive AFC North title. This is the first season since 2008 that Kevin Huber is not on the roster, as he announced his retirement on July 7.

Offseason

Free agents

As of March 14, 2023

Unrestricted

Position Player 2023 Team Date signed Contract
S Jessie Bates III Atlanta Falcons March 13[1] 4 years, $64 million
S Vonn Bell Carolina Panthers March 13[2] 3 years, $22.5 million
CB Eli Apple Miami Dolphins July 29[3] 1 year, $1.6 million
TE Hayden Hurst Carolina Panthers March 15[4] 3 years, $21.75 million
CB Tre Flowers Atlanta Falcons May 8[5] 1 year, $1.232 million
RB Samaje Perine Denver Broncos March 14[6] 2 years, $7.5 million
QB Brandon Allen San Francisco 49ers May 3[7] 1 year, $1.232 million
TE Drew Sample Cincinnati Bengals April 14 1 year, $1.232 million
LS Clark Harris
G Max Scharping Cincinnati Bengals March 20[8] 1 year, $1.28 million
S Michael Thomas Cincinnati Bengals March 13[9] 1 year, $1.165 million
WR Trent Taylor Cincinnati Bengals March 27[10] 1 year, $1.232 million
CB Jalen Davis Cincinnati Bengals March 9[11] 2 years, $2.43 million
LB Germaine Pratt Cincinnati Bengals March 14[12] 3 years, $20.25 million
CB Chris Lammons Indianapolis Colts July 27[13] 1 year, $1.01 million
RB Trayveon Williams Cincinnati Bengals March 16[14] 1 year, $1.232 million

Restricted

Position Player 2023 Team Date signed Contract
LB Joe Bachie Cincinnati Bengals March 9[15] 1 year, $1.16 million

Exclusive-Rights

Position Player 2023 Team Date signed Contract
LS Cal Adomitis Cincinnati Bengals February 22[16] 1 year, $870K
LB Clay Johnston
TE Mitchell Wilcox Cincinnati Bengals July 24[17] 1 year, $1.04 million

Signings

Position Player 2022 Team Date signed Contract
G Cody Ford Arizona Cardinals March 16[18] 1 year, $1.08 million
T Orlando Brown Jr. Kansas City Chiefs March 17[19] 4 years, $64.09 million
S Nick Scott Los Angeles Rams March 20[20] 3 years, $12 million
CB Sidney Jones Las Vegas Raiders March 27[21] 1 year, $1.13 million
TE Irv Smith Jr. Minnesota Vikings March 28[22] 1 year, $1.75 million
DE Tarell Basham Tennessee Titans March 31[23] 1 year, $1.131 million
QB Trevor Siemian Chicago Bears May 3[24] 1 year, $1.317 million
QB Reid Sinnett San Antonio Brahmas (XFL) July 30[25] 1 year, $870K

Draft

2023 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
128 Myles MurphyDEClemson
260 D. J. TurnerCBMichigan
392 Traded to Kansas City[upper-alpha 1]
95 Jordan BattleSAlabamaFrom Kansas City[upper-alpha 1]
4131 Charlie JonesWRPurdue
5163 Chase BrownRBIllinois
6206 Andrei IosivasWRPrinceton
217 Brad RobbinsPMichiganFrom Kansas City[upper-alpha 1]
7246 D. J. IveyCBMiami (FL)

Draft trades

  1. 1 2 3 The Bengals traded their third-round selection (92nd overall) in exchange for the Chiefs' third selection (95th overall) and sixth-round selection (217th overall).[26]
2023 Cincinnati Bengals undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Larry Brooks S Tulane [27]
Malachi Carter WR Georgia Tech
Shaka Heyward LB Duke
Mac Hippenhammer WR Miami (OH)
Shedrick Jackson WR Auburn
Jaxson Kirkland G Washington
Devonnsha Maxwell DT Chattanooga
Jaylen Moody LB Alabama
Tyler Murray LB Memphis
Tautala Pesefea DT Arizona State
Jacob Saylors RB E. Tennessee
Christian Trahan TE Houston
Calvin Tyler Jr. RB Kentucky

Staff

Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • Owner/president – Mike Brown
  • Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn
  • Vice president – Troy Blackburn
  • Vice president of player personnel – Paul Brown Jr.
  • Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin
  • Senior personnel executive – Trey Brown
  • College scouting director – Mike Potts
  • Pro scouting director – Steven Radicivec
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Brian Callahan
  • Quarterbacks – Dan Pitcher
  • Assistant quarterbacks – Brad Kragthorpe
  • Running backs – Justin Hill
  • Wide receivers – Troy Walters
  • Tight ends – James Casey
  • Offensive line/run game coordinator – Frank Pollack
  • Assistant offensive line – Derek Frazier
  • Offensive Assistant – Fredi Knighten
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Joey Boese
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Todd Hunt
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Garrett Swanson
Football operations
  • Chief of coaching staff – Doug Rosfeld

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Current roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 26 Tycen Anderson FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  9 Joe Burrow QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 76 Devin Cochran T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 69 Devonnsha Maxwell DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated November 25, 2023

53 active, 4 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 Green Bay Packers L 19–36 0–1 Paycor Stadium Recap
2 August 18 at Atlanta Falcons T 13–13 0–1–1 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
3 August 26 at Washington Commanders L 19–21 0–2–1 Fedex Field Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns L 3–24 0–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 17 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens L 24–27 0–2 Paycor Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 25 8:15 p.m. Los Angeles Rams W 19–16 1–2 Paycor Stadium ESPN Recap
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans L 3–27 1–3 Nissan Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 8 4:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals W 34–20 2–3 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks W 17–13 3–3 Paycor Stadium CBS Recap
7 Bye
8 October 29 4:25 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers W 31–17 4–3 Levi's Stadium CBS Recap
9 November 5 8:20 p.m. Buffalo Bills W 24–18 5–3 Paycor Stadium NBC Recap
10 November 12 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans L 27–30 5–4 Paycor Stadium CBS Recap
11 November 16 8:15 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens L 20–34 5–5 M&T Bank Stadium Prime Video Recap
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–16 5–6 Paycor Stadium CBS Recap
13 December 4 8:15 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Stadium ESPN/ABC
14 December 10 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts Paycor Stadium CBS
15 December 16 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Paycor Stadium NFLN
16 December 23 4:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium NBC
17 December 31 4:25 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD Cleveland Browns Paycor Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • The network and time for Week 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Cleveland Browns

Week 1: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 0 303
Browns 0 10 31124

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

The Bengals opened the season on the road with an AFC North matchup against the in-state rival Cleveland Browns, marking the 100th meeting between the two franchises.

The Browns defense dominated the game, forcing ten Cincinnati punts including seven three-and-outs, and limiting the Bengals offense to six first downs. Quarterback Joe Burrow was limited to a career-low 82 passing yards. Joe Mixon led the Bengals' rushing attack with 13 carries for 56 yards. Defensively, the Bengals allowed Quarterback Deshaun Watson 154 passing yards, 45 rushing yards, a passing touchdown, and a rushing touchdown, a 55.2% completion percentage and one interception, and Nick Chubb's 106 rushing yards on 18 carries. Kicker Dustin Hopkins converted all three of his field goal attempts. The Bengals' lone score came on an Evan McPherson field goal, as he failed to connect on his second field goal attempt.

With the loss, the Bengals opened the season 0–1 for the second consecutive year.

Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 2: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Ravens 7 6 7727
Bengals 0 10 7724

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

The Bengals were upset at home against their division rival. With their second straight loss, the Bengals dropped to 0-2 for the second straight season. They were the only AFC North team without any victories following their game.

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 3: Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 3 3 3716
Bengals 0 6 10319

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

In a rematch of Super Bowl LVI, the Bengals got revenge on the Rams, winning the game to get their first victory of the regular season.

Week 4: at Tennessee Titans

Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 3 0 003
Titans 3 21 3027

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

This would mark the first time Joe Burrow lost to the Titans, ending a 3-game winning streak (including playoffs) against the team. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 1-3.

Week 5: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 10 7 71034
Cardinals 0 14 6020

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 6: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 3013
Bengals 7 7 0317

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,385
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 14 0 31431
49ers 7 3 0717

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 9: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 9: Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 0 3818
Bengals 14 7 0324

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

In a rematch of the 2022 AFC Divisional Round, the Bengals continued their winning streak by defeating a Buffalo team that struggled their way to a 5-3 record before this important Week 9 contest. Cincinnati struck first on their opening drive on a touchdown pass from Burrow to tight end Irv Smith Jr.. Buffalo would respond with a two-yard touchdown run by quarterback Josh Allen on their opening drive, but the Bengals would then score 14 unanswered points (which came on a Mixon touchdown run and a Burrow touchdown pass to tight end Drew Sample) before halftime. In the second half, Cincinnati's offense could not get much going against Buffalo's injury-riddled defense, but Cincinnati's defense prevented Buffalo's offense from fully erasing the deficit. Buffalo would eventually cut Cincy's lead to six points on an 17-yard Allen touchdown pass to star wide receiver Stefon Diggs (and a successful two-point conversion from Allen to Diggs), but the Bengals ran out the clock on their next possession.[28]

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans

Week 10: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 10 101030
Bengals 7 0 101027

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 11: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 11: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 3 7 3720
Ravens 7 14 6734

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

In addition to losing the game, the Bengals suffered a devastating blow when QB Joe Burrow suffered a wrist injury in the 2nd quarter; it was later revealed to be season-ending.

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 12: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 7616
Bengals 0 7 0310

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,090
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 13: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 0 000
Jaguars 0 0 000

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Standings

Division

AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Ravens 9 3 0 .750 3–2 6–3 324 187 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 0 .636 3–1 5–3 182 205 W1
Cleveland Browns 7 4 0 .636 3–2 5–3 239 209 L1
Cincinnati Bengals 5 6 0 .455 0–4 1–6 212 242 L3

Conference

AFC
Place # Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division
leaders
1 Baltimore Ravens North 9 3 0 .750 3–2 6–3 .500 .465 W2
2[lower-alpha 1] Kansas City Chiefs West 8 3 0 .727 3–1 6–1 .556 .495 W1
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Jacksonville Jaguars South 8 3 0 .727 4–1 6–2 .549 .506 W2
4[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Miami Dolphins East 8 3 0 .727 3–1 6–2 .419 .311 W2
Wild
cards
5[lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers North 7 4 0 .636 3–1 5–3 .561 .506 W1
6[lower-alpha 3] Cleveland Browns North 7 4 0 .636 3–2 5–3 .552 .519 L1
7[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South 6 5 0 .545 2–2 4–3 .484 .388 W3
In the
hunt
8[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] Houston Texans South 6 5 0 .545 1–2 3–3 .488 .463 L1
9[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6] Denver Broncos West 6 5 0 .545 1–2 3–4 .516 .522 W5
10 Buffalo Bills East 6 6 0 .500 2–2 3–5 .474 .420 L1
11 Cincinnati Bengals North 5 6 0 .455 0–4 1–6 .548 .466 L3
12 Las Vegas Raiders West 5 7 0 .417 1–2 3–5 .489 .375 L2
13[lower-alpha 7] Los Angeles Chargers West 4 7 0 .364 1–1 2–4 .556 .404 L3
14[lower-alpha 7] Tennessee Titans South 4 7 0 .364 0–2 2–5 .500 .341 W1
15[lower-alpha 7] New York Jets East 4 7 0 .364 1–3 2–6 .540 .565 L4
16 New England Patriots East 2 9 0 .182 2–2 2–4 .548 .435 L4

Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8]

  1. 1 2 3 Kansas City wins tie break over Jacksonville and Miami based on head-to-head sweep.
  2. 1 2 Jacksonville wins tie break over Miami based on strength of victory.
  3. 1 2 Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on division record.
  4. 1 2 Indianapolis wins tie break over Denver based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Houston (see below).
  5. 1 2 Indianapolis wins tie break over Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  6. 1 2 Houston wins tie break over Denver based on conference record.
  7. 1 2 3 LA Chargers, Tennessee and NY Jets are ranked based on conference record.
  8. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Legend

w – Clinched wild card
x – Clinched playoff berth
y – Clinched division
z – Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References

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  13. ↑ "Colts sign CB Chris Lammons". colts.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
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  18. ↑ "Bengals Sign Cody Ford". bengals.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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  21. ↑ "Bengals Sign Sidney Jones IV". bengals.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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  24. ↑ Rapien, James. "Bengals Signing Quarterback Trevor Siemian to One-Year Contract". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
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  26. ↑ Foote, Jordan (April 28, 2023). "Chiefs Trade Up, Select Wanya Morris With No. 92 Overall Pick". SI.com. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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