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57th season in franchise history
The 2024 season will be the Cincinnati Bengals ' upcoming 55th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 57th overall 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
Free agents
As of June 17, 2024 [ 1]
Unrestricted
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
Exclusive-Rights
Signings
Releases
Trades
Draft
Notes
Pick 97 and 214 were compensatory draft picks.
Pick 224 was acquired as part of Joe Mixon trade from Houston Texans.
Staff
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
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Current roster
Preseason
Game summaries
Preseason Week 1: vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Preseason Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Buccaneers
7
0
3 7 17
Bengals
7
0
0 7 14
at Paycor Stadium , Cincinnati, Ohio
Date : August 10Game 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
Schedule
Notes
Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 5–16 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
Week 1: vs. New England Patriots
Week 1: New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Patriots
0
0
0 0 0
Bengals
0
0
0 0 0
at Paycor Stadium , Cincinnati, Ohio
Standings
Division
Conference
#
Team
Division
W
L
T
PCT
DIV
CONF
SOS
SOV
STK
Division leaders
1
Kansas City Chiefs
West
7
0
0
1.000
2–0
4–0
.455
.455
W7
2[ a]
Pittsburgh Steelers
North
6
2
0
.750
0–0
4–1
.444
.438
W3
3[ a]
Buffalo Bills
East
6
2
0
.750
2–0
4–2
.422
.340
W3
4
Houston Texans
South
6
3
0
.667
3–0
5–1
.507
.468
L1
Wild cards
5[ b]
Denver Broncos
West
5
3
0
.625
1–1
2–2
.406
.293
W2
6[ b]
Baltimore Ravens
North
5
3
0
.625
1–1
2–3
.532
.564
L1
7
Los Angeles Chargers
West
4
3
0
.571
2–1
2–2
.491
.313
W1
In the hunt
8
Indianapolis Colts
South
4
4
0
.500
1–3
3–3
.524
.448
L1
9
Cincinnati Bengals
North
3
5
0
.375
1–1
1–3
.484
.208
L1
10
New York Jets
East
3
6
0
.333
1–2
3–4
.521
.375
W1
11
Miami Dolphins
East
2
5
0
.286
1–1
2–3
.418
.250
L2
12[ c]
Cleveland Browns
North
2
6
0
.250
1–1
2–2
.452
.438
W1
13[ c] [ d]
Las Vegas Raiders
West
2
6
0
.250
0–3
2–4
.541
.438
L4
14[ c] [ d] [ e]
Jacksonville Jaguars
South
2
6
0
.250
1–1
2–4
.508
.375
L1
15[ c] [ d] [ e]
New England Patriots
East
2
6
0
.250
1–2
2–4
.409
.353
W1
16
Tennessee Titans
South
1
6
0
.143
0–1
1–3
.574
.286
L3
Tiebreakers [ f]
^ a b Pittsburgh wins tie break over Buffalo based on conference record.
^ a b Denver wins tie break over Baltimore based on conference record.
^ a b c d Cleveland wins tie break over Las Vegas, Jacksonville and New England based on conference record.
^ a b c Las Vegas wins tie break over Jacksonville and New England based on strength of victory.
^ a b Jacksonville wins tie break over New England based on head-to-head victory.
^ 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.
References
^ "2024 Free Agency Tracker" . Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 6 March 2024 .
^ "Source: Titans agree to 3-year deal with CB Chidobe Awuzie" . ESPN.com . 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-11 .
^ Spotrac.com. "Chidobe Awuzie" . Spotrac.com . Retrieved 2024-03-11 .
^ a b "Bengals Re-Sign Joe Bachie, Cal Adomitis" . bengals.com . 15 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024 .
^ Rapien, James. "Former Bengals Linebacker Markus Bailey Says Goodbye to Cincinnati in Letter to City" . si.com . Retrieved 8 May 2024 .
^ Shook, Nick. "Former Bengals WR Tyler Boyd signing with Titans on one-year contract" . nfl.com . Retrieved 8 May 2024 .
^ "Bengals re-sign LB Akeem Davis-Gaither" . Bengals Wire . 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^ "Bengals re-sign LB Akeem Davis-Gaither" . Bengals Wire . 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^ "Bengals Re-Sign Ford" . Cincinnati Bengals. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024 .
^ "Bengals Re-Sign Tee Higgins" . bengals.com . Retrieved 18 June 2024 .
^ Patra, Kevin. "D.J. Reader agrees to two-year, $27.25M contract with Lions" . nfl.com . Retrieved 3 June 2024 .
^ "Bengals Re-Sign Drew Sample" . Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 11 March 2024 .
^ McPherson, Chris. "Eagles sign Max Scharping" . eagles.com . Retrieved 5 June 2024 .
^ Simmons, Myles. "Chiefs agree to terms with TE Irv Smith Jr" . NBC Sports. Retrieved 12 March 2024 .
^ Marcum, Jason. "Josh Tupou signs with Ravens" . cincyjungle.com . Retrieved 3 June 2024 .
^ Marcum, Jason (13 March 2024). "Jonah Williams to Cardinals, per report" . cincyjungle.com . Retrieved 14 March 2024 .
^ "Bengals Re-Sign Trayveon Williams" . Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 11 March 2024 .
^ "Bengals Re-Sign Tanner Hudson" . Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 15 March 2024 .
^ @RapSheet (March 15, 2024). "#Bengals FA WR Trenton Irwin is signing back with Cincy, source said, as he gets a shot at being the third WR. He gets a 1-year deal worth $2M" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Patriots sign TE Mitchell Wilcox" . patriots.com .
^ a b "Bengals Roster Moves: Bengals Re-Sign Jake Browning, Sign Logan Woodside" . bengals.com .
^ @JFowlerESPN (March 11, 2024). "Source: Geno Stone to the #Bengals on a two-year, $15M deal with a $6M signing bonus" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Bengals releasing RB Joe Mixon, signing ex-Colts RB Zack Moss" . NFL.com . Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^ Spotrac.com. "Zack Moss" . Spotrac.com . Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^ Heltman, Russ (2024-03-12). "Bengals Signing Free Agent Tight End to One-Year Deal" . Sports Illustrated Cincinnati Bengals News, Analysis and More . Retrieved 2024-03-12 .
^ Hobson, Geoff (13 March 2024). "Reports: Bengals Beef Up D-Line With Vet Three-Technique Sheldon Rankins" . bengals.com . Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 14 March 2024 .
^ Hobson, Geoff (14 March 2024). "Reports: Bengals Playoff Hero And Mentor Vonn Bell In Line For Reunion" . bengals.com . Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 14 March 2024 .
^ "Bengals expected to sign OT Trent Brown to one-year contract" . National Football League. Retrieved 19 March 2024 .
^ "Bengals Roster Moves: Nick Scott Released" . Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 13 March 2024 .
^ Gantt, Darin (22 March 2024). "Panthers agree to terms with safety Nick Scott" . panthers.com . Retrieved 26 March 2024 .
^ Patra, Kevin. "Cincinnati Bengals trading RB Joe Mixon to Houston Texans" . National Football League. Retrieved 12 March 2024 .
^ "Bengals Sign 14 College Free Agents" . Bengals.com . May 10, 2024.
^ "Meet The Bengals 2024 College Free Agents" . Bengals.com . May 10, 2024.
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