After an appearance in the Super Bowl, the Cincinnati Bengals will kick off their 2022 season in Week 1 with a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
As a whole, the oft-requested Bengals will play in primetime five times and the usual 1 p.m. ET starts are dramatically decreased compared to the norm.
Here's a look at the full schedule:
Week
Date
Opponent
Time (ET)
1
Sept. 11
vs
Pittsburgh Steelers
1 p.m. (CBS)
Tickets
2
Sept. 18
at
Dallas Cowboys
4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Tickets
3
Sept. 25
at
New York Jets
1 p.m. (CBS)
Tickets
4
Sept. 29
vs
Miami Dolphins
8:15 p.m. (TNF, Prime Video)
Tickets
5
Oct. 9
at
Baltimore Ravens
8:15 p.m. (SNF, NBC)
Tickets
6
Oct. 16
at
New Orleans Saints
1 p.m. (CBS)
Tickets
7
Oct. 23
vs
Atlanta Falcons
1 p.m. (Fox)
Tickets
8
Oct. 31
at
Cleveland Browns
8:15 p.m. (MNF, ESPN)
Tickets
9
Nov. 6
vs
Carolina Panthers
1 p.m. (Fox)
Tickets
10
Nov. 13
BYE
Tickets
11
Nov. 20
at
Pittsburgh Steelers
8:20 p.m. (SNF, NBC)
Tickets
12
Nov. 27
at
Tennessee Titans
1 p.m. (CBS)
Tickets
13
Dec. 4
vs
Kansas City Chiefs
4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Tickets
14
Dec. 11
vs
Cleveland Browns
1 p.m. (CBS)
Tickets
15
Dec. 18
at
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
4:25 p.m. (CBS)
Tickets
16
Dec. 24
at
New England Patriots
1 p.m. (CBS)
Tickets
17
Jan. 2
vs
Buffalo Bills
8:30 p.m. (MNF, ESPN)
Tickets
18
Jan. 7 or 8
vs
Baltimore Ravens
TBD (TBD)
Tickets
As expected, one of the league's toughest schedules, thanks to playing the top seeds from other divisions, asks the Bengals to close out the year with a tough stretch.
That anticipated game where Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase will return to NOLA to play the New Orleans Saints occurs in Week X and is/isn't on primetime.
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