The NFL released the Cincinnati Bengals schedule on Thursday. We break it down, including a full list of games, prime-time matchups, and strength of schedule.
The NFL published the complete 2022 schedule on Thursday, and the Cincinnati Bengals are officially set to kick off their 2022 season at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. This is, of course, a divisional matchup, and their next game will be on Sunday Night Football in Week 5 against the Baltimore Ravens.
Cincinnati went 10-7 in 2021 and won the AFC North. They made the playoffs and rode their momentum to Super Bowl 56, falling to the Los Angeles Rams. The Bengals signed La’el Collins, Alec Gappa, and Ted Karras in free agency to better protect quarterback Joe Burrow. They focused on secondary depth in the draught, using their first two selections on safeties.
All times stated are Eastern.
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2022 Cincinnati Bengals schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep. 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 2 | Sep. 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | 4:25 PM | CBS |
| 3 | Sep. 25 | at New York Jets | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 4 | Sep. 29 | Miami Dolphins (Thu) | 8:15 PM | Prime Video |
| 5 | Oct. 9 | at Baltimore Ravens | 8:20 PM | NBC |
| 6 | Oct. 16 | at New Orleans Saints | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 7 | Oct. 23 | Atlanta Falcons | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 8 | Oct. 31 | at Cleveland Browns (Mon) | 8:15 PM | ESPN |
| 9 | Nov. 6 | Carolina Panthers | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 10 | BYE | |||
| 11 | Nov. 20 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | 8:20 PM | NBC |
| 12 | Nov. 27 | at Tennessee Titans | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 13 | Dec. 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | 4:25 PM | CBS |
| 14 | Dec. 11 | Cleveland Browns | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 15 | Dec. 18 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4:25 PM | CBS |
| 16 | Dec. 24 | at New England Patriots (Sat) | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 17 | Jan. 2 | Buffalo Bills (Mon) | 8:30 PM | ESPN/ABC |
| 18 | Jan. 7 or 8 | Baltimore Ravens | TBD | TBD |
Primetime games
Week 4: TNF vs. Dolphins
Week 5: SNF at Ravens
Week 8: MNF at Browns
Week 11: SNF at Steelers
Week 17: MNF vs. Bills
Odds on DraftKings Sportsbook
Win total, over/under: 10
Division winner: +200
Conference winner: +1100
Super Bowl odds: +2000
Strength of schedule
2022 win totals: 26
2021 record: 30
Quick Hits: Burrow, Bengals Turn Page; Chase Eyes Encore With 10,000 Catches; Hilton Ready To Mentor
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow met the press Tuesday for the first time since that night in Los Angeles after Super Bowl LVI and promptly set head coach Zac Taylor’s offseason tone.
“I treated it like any other loss. I went through that week and watched the film,” Burrow said after Tuesday’s voluntary workout on the Paul Brown Stadium practice fields. “Saw where I could get better. Saw the things we did well. Then I moved on. I put it behind me. We are into the 2022 season.”
_This week the Bengals moved into phase two of the offseason program, which is reserved largely for positional drills with no offense vs. defense, and it is Burrow’s first look at his revamped offensive line with three free-agent starters on the right side.
“They have been great so far. Taking ownership of what they need to do to understand the offense,” Burrow said. “Coming here and give everything they have in the little OTAs or whatever you want to call them, the individual periods that we are having. They have been great in the weight room, great in the locker room, they have been exactly what we wanted.”
_The feeling is mutual. This is why La’el Collins, the massive former Cowboys right tackle, called himself Burrow’s “Bodyguard,” the day he signed back in March.
“‘Oh my goodness.’ He’s all about the game “According to Collins, so. “Every day he is laser-focused. He’s ahead of his time. He’s going to be terrific. How he approaches the game, and how he goes about diagnosing specific things. A young player’s potential is obvious when you see this in him.”
_How does Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase expect to have an encore for his outstanding NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year season?
“Many of my actions have astonished even me. To be honest, I’m so humbled that I have no idea what I’m capable of until I try it out for myself “Chase had this to say.
So he’s on his way to catching 10,000 balls this offseason, which he believes is somewhere between 100 and 200 a day.
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