After missing the playoffs for the second year in a row, the Cincinnati Bengals are itching to get back on the field and prove that they're true contenders for a Super Bowl in 2025.
On Wednesday, Cincinnati will find out when all 17 of their games (and their bye week) will be this upcoming year, as the NFL is set to announce the full schedule for all 32 teams.
While the full slates won't be made official until tonight, there have been plenty of reports and leaks coming out in recent days, and those will likely continue until the league's announcement.
This announcement will finally give us dates and times for these matchups, but we've known who Baltimore will play in 2025 since the final whistle of their Week 18 matchup last year. Here's a look at who they'll take on in Zac Taylor's seventh in Cincinnati.
Bengals 2025 opponents
Home games: Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers
Road games: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Bengals 2025 schedule leaks
Week 1: at Browns (rumor)
Week 2: vs. Jaguars (rumor)
Week 3: at Vikings (rumor)
Week 4:
Week 5: vs. Lions, 4:25 p.m. ET (rumor)
Week 6:
Week 7: vs. Steelers, 10/16, 8:15 p.m. ET TNF (rumor)
Week 8:
Week 9: vs. Bears (rumor)
Week 10:
Week 11:
Week 12: vs. Patriots (rumor)
Week 13:
Week 14: at Bills, 4:25 p.m. ET (rumor)
Week 15: vs. Ravens (rumor)
Week 16: at Dolphins, SNF (rumor)
Week 17:
Week 18:
Note: MNF = Monday Night Football | TNF = Thursday Night Football | SNF = Sunday Night Football
Bengals 2025 strength of schedule
According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Bengals are right in the middle of the league with the 16th-toughest schedule by projected win totals from Las Vegas. However, the three other teams in the AFC North (Steelers, Browns and Ravens) all have a tougher schedule than Cincinnati in 2025.
Bengals schedule release date and time
When: Wednesday, May 14, 8 p.m. ET
Watch: NFL Network, ESPN
You can catch the announcement on the aforementioned channels, or you can check out Cincinnati's social media channels, as the schedule release is like the Super Bowl for NFL content teams.
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