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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 5 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“He's an OK three, he's not a plus three. He'll get you buy three”
| 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
“despite Higgins's injuries, he is at that level. He's a top twenty five receiver in the league.”
“my AFC playoff predictions Bill's Ravens, Texans, Chargers, Patriots, Bengals are new in chiefs”
“wild card teams are the Patriots, Bengals, and Chiefs”
“I think I'll take Jami and McCoy here right now... Give me your mama McCoy out of Tennessee.”
“Number ten, Caleb Downs, Ohio State ... Caleb Downs stays in state. He goes to the Bengals at ten”
“then ten Manster Delaine going to the Cincinnati Beingles”
“Caleb Downs is the pick for the Cincinnati Bengals.”
“and the Cincinnati Bengals. Caleb Downs from Ohio State.”
“at ten, I had the Cincinnati Bengals going with McCoy, Jamal McCoy corner from Tennessee”
“FITZI you are, You're a high man here. You've got him at eighteen.”
“Fitzi you've got him at nine ... I don't think it's crazy to rank this undeniably great player as a mid range or low end wide receiver one”
“Ericson you've got him at six ... this is when you buy the dip on Jamar Chase. So I'm starting him no matter what.”
“and then I'm going to the game in Cincinnati against the Lions, and we're gonna beat the Lions.”
“I'm gonna tell you what God told me. Were going on a two game win streak. We're gonna beat the Broncos Monday Night”
“I have them winning by six... so I think Cincinnati wins by more than three and a half points at home against the Jacks.”
“the winner, I'll say the Cincinnati Bengals finally get their Super Bowl ring.”
“Joe Burrow takes home the MVP honors for the game”
“Or the Cincinnati Bengals thirteen and four”
“and the Bengals beating the New England Patriots the seventh seed to advance”
“and the Bengals beating the New England Patriots the seventh seed to advance”
“We've got the Bengals advancing to take on the Buffalo bill and I have the Bengals advancing to the AFC Championship Game”
“The Cincinnati Bengals because Joe Burrow is always a playoff direct.”
“and this is going to sound like a Homer take, but Joe Burrow will win the MVP this year”
“Jamar Chase, I think, is my Offensive Player of the Year pick this year.”
“So it could get up to fifty this year.”
“This is a guy who I project to lead the league in passing touchdowns and it's not even close.”
“I'm gonna take another number two. I'm gonna take t Higgins here at this point”
“I feel like that Mike Green in terms of tools and explosiveness, really makes sense to the Bengals in my mind”
“Let's go Mike Green, Cincinnati Bengals.”
“I'm going to go with Derek Harmon here from Oregon (Bengals)”
“We get keep it going here at seventeen one of my favorite players in the draft and Jaday... Baron from Texas... Their next pick for Cincinnati is forty nine.”
“Comeback Player of the Year. Burrow's probably gonna win it”
“and Caleb downs to the Bengals”
“if I'm doing how I would do it, I would take Ruby Baine. So I'm just going to take Bane.”
“Yeah, I got him taking Caleb Downs... So we just snuck him in here at pick number ten.”
“and that means Chase is going to catch fifteen, sixty, maybe twenty touchdowns”
“I wouldn't blink twice if Joe Burrow throws forty five touchdowns next year if he's healthy”
“next year he likely becomes the NFL's first ever three times Comeback Player of the Year winner”
“He's going to be playing for months now. Unless the Bengals go out there and make a trade ... So it's gonna be Jake Browning”