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2024 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerMike Brown
Head coachZac Taylor
Home fieldPaycor Stadium
Results
Record4–6
Division place3rd AFC North
Uniform

The 2024 season is the Cincinnati Bengals' 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall, their 25th playing their home games at Paycor Stadium and their sixth under head coach Zac Taylor. They will attempt to improve on their 9–8 record from last year and make the playoffs after a one-year absence.

Offseason

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Free agents

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As of June 17, 2024[1]

Unrestricted

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Position Player 2024 Team Date signed Contract
CB Chidobe Awuzie Tennessee Titans March 11[2] 3 years, $36 million[3]
LB Joe Bachie Cincinnati Bengals April 15[4] 1 year, $1.275 million
LB Markus Bailey Arizona Cardinals May 7[5] 1 year, $1.275 million
WR Tyler Boyd Tennessee Titans May 7[6] 1 year, $4.5 million
LB Akeem Davis-Gaither Cincinnati Bengals March 11[7] 1 year, $2.742 million[8]
G Cody Ford Cincinnati Bengals March 9[9] 1 year, $1.35 million
WR Tee Higgins Cincinnati Bengals June 17[10] 1 year, $21.8 million (Franchise Tag)
QB A.J. McCarron
DT D.J. Reader Detroit Lions March 14[11] 2 years, $22 million
TE Drew Sample Cincinnati Bengals March 11[12] 3 years, $10.5 million
G Max Scharping Philadelphia Eagles June 3[13] 1 year
TE Irv Smith Jr. Kansas City Chiefs March 12[14] 1 year, $1.292 million
DT Josh Tupou Baltimore Ravens May 28[15] 1 year, $1.275 million
T Jonah Williams Arizona Cardinals March 13[16] 2 years, $30 million
RB Trayveon Williams Cincinnati Bengals March 11[17] 1 year, $1.292 million

Restricted

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Position Player 2024 Team Date signed Contract
TE Tanner Hudson Cincinnati Bengals March 15[18] 1 year, $1.292 million
WR Trenton Irwin Cincinnati Bengals March 15[19] 1 year, $2 million
TE Mitchell Wilcox New England Patriots April 22[20] 1 year, $1.075 million

Exclusive-Rights

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Position Player 2024 Team Date signed Contract
LS Cal Adomitis Cincinnati Bengals April 15[4] 1 year, $985K
QB Jake Browning Cincinnati Bengals April 23[21] 2 years

Signings

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Position Player 2023 Team Date signed Contract
S Geno Stone Baltimore Ravens March 11[22] 2 years, $14 million
RB Zack Moss Indianapolis Colts March 11[23] 2 years, $8 million[24]
TE Mike Gesicki New England Patriots March 12[25] 1 year, $2.25 million
DT Sheldon Rankins Houston Texans March 13[26] 2 years, $24.5 million
S Vonn Bell Carolina Panthers March 14 [27] 1 year, $6 million
OT Trent Brown New England Patriots March 19[28] 1 year, $4.75 million
QB Logan Woodside Atlanta Falcons April 23[21] 1 year, $1.125 million

Releases

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Position Player Date released 2024 Team Date signed Contract
S Nick Scott March 13[29] Carolina Panthers March 22[30] 1 year, $1.292 million

Trades

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Draft

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2024 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 18 Amarius Mims OT Georgia
2 49 Kris Jenkins DT Michigan
3 80 Jermaine Burton WR Alabama
3* 97 McKinnley Jackson DT Texas A&M
4 115 Erick All TE Iowa
5 149 Josh Newton CB TCU
6 194 Tanner McLachlan TE Arizona
6* 214 Cedric Johnson DE Mississippi
7 224 Daijahn Anthony S Mississippi
7 237 Matt Lee C Miami

Notes

  • Pick 97 and 214 were compensatory draft picks.
  • Pick 224 was acquired as part of Joe Mixon trade from Houston Texans.
2024 Cincinnati Bengals undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Justin Blazek DE UW–Platteville [32][33]
Cole Burgess WR Cortland
Noah Cain RB LSU
Aaron Casey LB Indiana
Elijah Collins RB Oklahoma State
Michael Dowell S Miami (OH)
Cam Grandy TE Illinois State
P. J. Jules S Southern Illinois
Rocky Lombardi QB Northern Illinois
Austin McNamara P Texas Tech
Eric Miller OT Louisville
Tre Mosley WR Michigan State
Maema Njongmeta LB Wisconsin
Lance Robinson CB Tulane

Staff

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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 – Dan Pitcher
  • Passing game coordinator – Justin Rascati
  • Quarterbacks – Brad Kragthorpe
  • Assistant quarterbacks – Fredi Knighten
  • 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 – Jordan Salkin
 
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

Coaching staff
Front office
More NFL staffs

Current roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of November 2, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 7 reserve, 15 practice squad

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 14–17 0–1 Paycor Stadium Recap
2 August 17 at Chicago Bears L 3–27 0–2 Soldier Field Recap
3 August 22 Indianapolis Colts L 14–27 0–3 Paycor Stadium Recap

Game summaries

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Preseason Week 1: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Preseason Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 7 0 3717
Bengals 7 0 0714

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: August 10
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (WXIX): Mike Watts (play-by-play), Anthony Munoz (color analyst), and Marisa Contipelli (sideline reporter)

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots L 10–16 0–1 Paycor Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 15 4:25 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs L 25–26 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 23 8:15 p.m. Washington Commanders L 33–38 0–3 Paycor Stadium ABC Recap
4 September 29 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers W 34–24 1–3 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 6 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens L 38–41 (OT) 1–4 Paycor Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 13 8:20 p.m. at New York Giants W 17–7 2–4 MetLife Stadium NBC Recap
7 October 20 1:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns W 21–14 3–4 Huntington Bank Field CBS Recap
8 October 27 1:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles L 17–37 3–5 Paycor Stadium CBS Recap
9 November 3 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders W 41–24 4–5 Paycor Stadium Fox Recap
10 November 7 8:15 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium [[NFL on CBS @9:30 Sunday morning
11 November 17 8:20 p.m. at New York Giants SoFi Stadium NBC
12 Bye
13 December 1 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Paycor Stadium CBS
14 December 9 8:15 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium ESPN/ABC
15 December 15 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium Fox
16 December 19 8:15 p.m. Cleveland Browns Paycor Stadium
17 December 28/29 TBD Denver Broncos Paycor Stadium TBD
18 January 4/5 TBD at Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 13–16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

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Week 1: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 10 3316
Bengals 0 0 7310

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

The Bengals started their season at home against the Patriots. After a scoreless first quarter, the Patriots were able to put up a 10-0 lead in the second, going into halftime. In the third quarter, the Pats made it 13-0 by way of Joey Slye's 35-yard field goal. The Bengals finally got on the board when Zack Moss ran for a 5-yard touchdown to make it 13-7. Slye would put the Pats up 16-7 by way of a 37-yard field goal. The Bengals would end the scoring when Evan McPherson kicked a 51-yard field goal to make the final score 16-10.

With the loss, the Bengals started 0-1 for the third consecutive year.

Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs

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Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 3 13 6325
Chiefs 3 7 7926

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

After a tough loss at home, the Bengals then traveled to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. In the first quarter, the Bengals scored first when Evan McPherson kicked a 22-yard field goal to make it 3-0. The Chiefs then made it 3-3 when Harrison Butker kicked a 19-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Bengals took the lead when Joe Burrow found Andrei Iosivas on a 5-yard touchdown pass to make it 10-3. The Chiefs tied it up at 10-10 when Patrick Mahomes connected with Rashee Rice on a 44-yard touchdown pass. The Bengals then made it 16-10 at halftime by way of a couple field goals by McPherson from 33 and 48 yards out. In the third quarter, the Chiefs retook the lead when Mahomes found Wayna Morris on a 1-yard touchdown pass to make it 17-16. The Bengals took the lead back later on in the quarter when Burrow and Iosivas connected again on a 3-yard touchdown pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make it 22-17. In the fourth quarter, The Chiefs moved ahead 23-22 when Chamarri Conner returned a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown. The Bengals moved back into the lead when McPherson kicked a 52-yard field goal. Finally, the Chiefs completed the comeback when Butker kicked a 51-yard field goal to make the final score 26-25.

With the loss, the Bengals fell to 0-2 for the third consecutive year.

Week 3: vs. Washington Commanders

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Week 3: Washington Commanders at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commanders 7 14 71038
Bengals 7 6 71333

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Despite the loss, which dropped Cincinnati to 0–3 for the first time since 2019, this game became the sixth regular season "no punt game" in recorded NFL history. In particular, both Washington and Cincinnati finished the game without a punt or a turnover, the first time this has occurred since at least 1940, when NFL stats began to be regularly recorded.[34]

Week 4: at Carolina Panthers

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Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 14 10334
Panthers 0 14 7324

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 5: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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Week 5: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Ravens 7 7 717341
Bengals 0 17 714038

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 6: at New York Giants

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Week 6: Cincinnati Bengals at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 0 3717
Giants 0 0 707

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

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Week 7: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 0 14021
Browns 0 6 0814

at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

This was Joe Burrow's first win in Cleveland and the Bengals first win in Cleveland since 2017.

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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Week 8: Philadelphia Eagles at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 10 141337
Bengals 7 3 7017

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 67,239
  • Referee: Scott Novak[A]
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

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Week 9: Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 3 01424
Bengals 7 10 141041

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,962
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 10: at Baltimore Ravens

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Week 10: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 0 000
Ravens 0 0 000

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Standings

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Division

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AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 2 0 .750 0–0 4–1 187 119 W3
Baltimore Ravens 6 3 0 .667 1–1 3–3 283 219 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 4 5 0 .444 1–1 2–3 236 227 W1
Cleveland Browns 2 7 0 .222 1–1 2–3 148 213 L1

Conference

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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 8 0 0 1.000 2–0 4–0 .471 .471 W8
2 Buffalo Bills East 7 2 0 .778 3–0 5–2 .410 .333 W4
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 6 2 0 .750 0–0 4–1 .429 .434 W3
4 Houston Texans South 6 3 0 .667 3–0 5–1 .481 .434 L1
Wild cards
5 Baltimore Ravens North 6 3 0 .667 1–1 3–3 .532 .566 W1
6 Los Angeles Chargers West 5 3 0 .625 2–1 3–2 .457 .289 W2
7 Denver Broncos West 5 4 0 .556 1–1 2–3 .430 .289 L1
In the hunt
8[a] Indianapolis Colts South 4 5 0 .444 1–3 3–3 .526 .438 L2
9[a] Cincinnati Bengals North 4 5 0 .444 1–1 2–3 .468 .222 W1
10 New York Jets East 3 6 0 .333 1–2 3–4 .519 .385 W1
11[b] Tennessee Titans South 2 6 0 .250 0–1 2–3 .507 .235 W1
12[b] Miami Dolphins East 2 6 0 .250 1–2 2–4 .465 .222 L3
13[c] Cleveland Browns North 2 7 0 .222 1–1 2–3 .474 .444 L1
14[c][d] Jacksonville Jaguars South 2 7 0 .222 1–1 2–4 .500 .333 L2
15[c][d][e] Las Vegas Raiders West 2 7 0 .222 0–3 2–5 .545 .444 L5
16[c][d][e] New England Patriots East 2 7 0 .222 1–2 2–5 .385 .389 L1
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b Indianapolis wins tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Tennessee wins tie break over Miami based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b c d Cleveland wins tie break over Jacksonville, Las Vegas and New England based on conference record.
  4. ^ a b c Jacksonville wins tie break over Las Vegas and New England based on conference record.
  5. ^ a b Las Vegas wins tie break over New England based on strength of victory.
  6. ^ 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.

Notes

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  1. ^ John Hussey was originally assigned as the referee for this game. However, due to an unknown injury, Hussey was replaced by Scott Novak.[35]

References

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