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American Football Conference · AFC North
The Cincinnati Bengals were founded in 1967 and play their home games at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The franchise is owned by Mike Brown, with Duke Tobin serving as general manager and Zac Taylor as head coach. The Bengals experienced a dramatic turnaround in the early 2020s after a rough stretch that included a 2–14 season in 2019. They reached the Super Bowl in 2021 with a 10–7 record and followed that with a 12–4 campaign in 2022. The roster features quarterback Joe Burrow, veteran Joe Flacco, running backs Chase Brown and Samaje Perine, and a receiving corps headlined by Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. The defense, coordinated by Al Golden, includes Dexter Lawrence, Jonathan Allen, and Boye Mafe.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 75 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 57 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–1 | — |
| 2025 | 6–11 | — |
| 2024 | 9–8 | — |
| 2023 | 9–8 | — |
| 2022 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
| 2021 | 10–7 | Reached the Super Bowl |
| 2020 | 4–11–1 | — |
| 2019 | 2–14 | — |
| 2018 | 6–10 | — |
| 2017 | 7–9 | — |
Each pundit’s standing lean on Cincinnati Bengals, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 95% of the room, across 2 articles · 15.0 accuracy on this team (2 settled)
more bullish than 95% of the room, across 2 articles · 15.0 accuracy on this team (2 settled)
Page 3 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“to get that guy in the start of round three, end of round two, I want him all day, every day”
| 2016 |
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| 6–9–1 |
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| 2015 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2010 | 4–12 | — |
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| 2009 | 10–6 | Made the playoffs |
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more bullish than 94% of the room, across 2 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (2 settled)
more bearish than 100% of the room, across 3 articles · 86.1 accuracy on this team (3 settled)
more bearish than 95% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 90% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
“the question is how well will former left tackle Jonah Williams fare on the right side?”
“I I don't think they're gonna win, but I think he's gonna get it.”
“Twenty seven twenty four Cincinnati beats the stumbling Ravens.”
“I gotta work the game in Baltimore... The Bengals Ravens game... But we finna win that game, Anna, and I're fin the talk track because I'm gonna be face to face with all the Ravens players.”
“I will give you guys a division if we lose to the Steelers, which I doubt we do.”
“I think we have a good chance at competing and beating the Steelers.”
“It's not calling a Cleveland win. I just don't think Cincinnati is gonna dominate the game”
“twenty one to seventeen Cincinnati is a pretty likely outcome for this game”
“So I'll go Bengals nineteen seventeen or some crazy score”
“I've got them winning the AFC North at thirteen and four, beating out Baltimore at twelve and five”
“In the AFC North, I've got the Bengals winning the division.”
“I do have Cincinnati a top of the AFC North.”
“I've got the Bengals in the North”
“I got Cincinnati into AFC, Buffalo, Houston and the Chargers as ... the division champion”
“so you know, we'll see I like Cleveland to cover, like the Bengals to win”
“takes the Bengals to the top of the AF seed”
“The Bengals are winning the AFC North. ... I think twelve and five wins the AFC North.”
“I had Cincinnati winning the division. So when I went through this, I had the Ravens as the wildcard team from that division.”
“When the Steelers play the Bengals, we know what's gonna happen. They still gonna get this work... I'm just letting you know we're gonna beat them again”
“When the Steelers play the Bengals, we know what's gonna happen. They still gonna get this work... We beat the Steelers. Okay, I'm just letting you know we're gonna beat them again”
“So I see the Cincinnati Bengals winning this game”
“I think that Cincinnati wins that wow, and they cover the spread on that one... Now we're going Cincinnati wins by two.”
“AFC North Cincinnati Bengals: 11-6 ... 4. Bengals”
“AFC Super Bowl Representative: Cincinnati Bengals”
“watching Joe Burrow, you know, breathe some life back into this team, I'm gonna take the Bengals”
“for me this year, it would be Sonny Stiles at ten... So he would be an absolute steal at 10 for the Bengals”
“I think this is a guy that I wouldn't be shocked to hear his name come off the board late first round”
“Jeremiah Love, the running back out of Notre Dame... he went number 10 to the Cincinnati Bengals.”
“The Bengals cannot mess this up. It is Caleb Downs from Ohio State.”
“The number one tight end... Kenyan Saddiq out of Oregon... That is top 10 at mock draft one point o.”
“I would bet right now that guy's a top 100 pick. In this class specifically”
“The Bengals are six and eleven, they'll be picking tenth.”
“The number one tight end, a guy who has in a good way, gotten some Kyle Pitts comps”
“Then Mansoor Lane corner at pick number 10 to the Cincinnati Bengals.”
“And at number 10, Mansour Delaine goes to the Cincinnati Bengals.”
“Cincinnati Bengals at 10. Ohio State safety Kale downs.”
“I would also go Caleb Downs here just because, like, obviously, like, he is, again, one of the best players in this draft class, and he fits what the Bengals want to do”
“Lock and stone, Caleb Downs, number 10 to the Bengals.”
“I think that Joe Burrow, surrounded by better defense, could be viewed as the best quarterback in the National Football Like right now if it stays healthy.”