2022 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerMike Brown
Head coachZac Taylor
Home fieldPaycor Stadium
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st AFC North
Playoff finishLost AFC Championship (vs. Chiefs)
Pro BowlersQB Joe Burrow
WR Ja'Marr Chase
DE Trey Hendrickson
Uniform

The 2022 season is the Cincinnati Bengals' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 55th overall and their fourth under head coach Zac Taylor.

Draft

See the main article: 2022 NFL Draft
2022 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 31 Daxton Hill S Michigan
2 60 Cam Taylor-Britt CB Nebraska from Tampa Bay via Buffalo[A]
63 Traded to Buffalo[A]
3 95 Zachary Carter DT Florida
4 136 Cordell Volson OT North Dakota State
5 166 Tycen Anderson S Toledo from Arizona via Philadelphia, Houston and Chicago[B]
174 Traded to Chicago[B]
6 209 Traded to Buffalo[A]
7 226 Traded to Chicago[B] from NY Giants[C]
252 Jeffrey Gunter DE Coastal Carolina

Current roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 25 Chris Evans
  • 28 Joe Mixon
  • 34 Samaje Perine
  • 32 Trayveon Williams

Wide receivers

  • 83 Tyler Boyd
  •  1 Ja'Marr Chase
  • 16 Trenton Irwin
  • 85 Tee Higgins
  • 17 Stanley Morgan Jr.
  • 11 Trent Taylor

Tight ends

  • 86 Devin Asiasi
  • 88 Hayden Hurst
  • 84 Mitchell Wilcox
 Offensive linemen
  • 77 Hakeem Adeniji T
  • 65 Alex Cappa G
  • 79 Jackson Carman G
  • 63 Trey Hill C
  • 64 Ted Karras C
  • 74 Max Scharping G
  • 70 D'Ante Smith T
  • 67 Cordell Volson G
  • 73 Jonah Williams T

Defensive linemen

  • 95 Zachary Carter DT
  • 93 Jeffrey Gunter DE
  • 91 Trey Hendrickson DE
  • 92 B. J. Hill DT
  • 94 Sam Hubbard DE
  • 58 Joseph Ossai DE
  • 98 D. J. Reader NT
  • 96 Cameron Sample DE
  • 68 Josh Tupou NT
  • 97 Jay Tufele NT
 Linebackers
  • 49 Joe Bachie MLB
  • 51 Markus Bailey MLB
  • 59 Akeem Davis-Gaither OLB
  • 44 Clay Johnston OLB
  • 57 Germaine Pratt OLB
  • 55 Logan Wilson MLB

Defensive backs

  • 20 Eli Apple CB
  • 30 Jessie Bates FS
  • 24 Vonn Bell SS
  • 35 Jalen Davis CB
  • 33 Tre Flowers CB
  • 42 Allan George CB
  • 23 Daxton Hill FS
  • 21 Mike Hilton CB
  • 29 Cam Taylor-Britt CB
  • 31 Michael Thomas SS

Special teams

  • 48 Cal Adomitis LS
  •  4 Drue Chrisman P
  •  2 Evan McPherson K
 Reserve lists
  • 26 Tycen Anderson FS (IR)
  • 22 Chidobe Awuzie CB (IR)
  • 62 Ben Brown C (IR)
  • 71 La'el Collins T (IR)
  • 46 Clark Harris LS (IR)
  • 36 Elijah Holyfield RB (IR)
  • 89 Drew Sample TE (IR)
  • 40 Brandon Wilson FS (PUP)

Practice squad

  • 82 Nick Bowers TE
  •  6 Jake Browning QB
  • 90 Owen Carney OLB
  • 76 Devin Cochran T
  • 37 Yusuf Corker SS
  • 72 Domenique Davis DT
  • 66 Nate Gilliam G
  • 10 Kevin Huber P
  • 87 Tanner Hudson TE
  • 69 Raymond Johnson DE
  • 12 Tyron Johnson WR
  • 47 Keandre Jones OLB
  • 18 Kwamie Lassiter II WR
  • 75 Isaiah Prince T
  • 39 Marvell Tell CB


Rookies in italics

Roster updated January 4, 2022

53 active, 8 inactive, 15 practice squad

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 Arizona Cardinals L 23–36 0–1 Paycor Stadium Recap
2 August 21 at New York Giants L 22–25 0–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
3 August 27 Los Angeles Rams W 16–7 1–2 Paycor Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–23 (OT) 0–1 Paycor Stadium Recap
2 September 18 at Dallas Cowboys L 17–20 0–2 AT&T Stadium Recap
3 September 25 at New York Jets W 27–12 1–2 MetLife Stadium Recap
4 September 29 Miami Dolphins W 27–15 2–2 Paycor Stadium Recap
5 October 9 at Baltimore Ravens L 17–19 2–3 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
6 October 16 at New Orleans Saints W 30–26 3–3 Caesars Superdome Recap
7 October 23 Atlanta Falcons W 35–17 4–3 Paycor Stadium Recap
8 October 31 at Cleveland Browns L 13–32 4–4 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
9 November 6 Carolina Panthers W 42–21 5–4 Paycor Stadium Recap
10 Bye
11 November 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–30 6–4 Acrisure Stadium Recap
12 November 27 at Tennessee Titans W 20–16 7–4 Nissan Stadium Recap
13 December 4 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–24 8–4 Paycor Stadium Recap
14 December 11 Cleveland Browns W 23–10 9–4 Paycor Stadium Recap
15 December 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 34–23 10–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap
16 December 24 at New England Patriots W 22–18 11–4 Gillette Stadium Recap
17 January 2[upper-roman 1] Buffalo Bills No contest[2]
18 January 8 Baltimore Ravens W 27–16 12–4 Paycor Stadium Recap

Standings

Division

AFC North
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Cincinnati Bengals 12 4 0 .750 3–3 8–3 418 322 W8
(6) Baltimore Ravens 10 7 0 .588 3–3 6–6 350 315 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 8 0 .529 3–3 5–7 308 346 W4
Cleveland Browns 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 361 381 L1

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 14 3 0 .824 6–0 9–3 .453 .422 W5
2 Buffalo Bills East 13 3 0 .813 4–2 9–2 .489 .470 W7
3 Cincinnati Bengals North 12 4 0 .750 3–3 8–3 .507 .490 W8
4 Jacksonville Jaguars South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 8–4 .465 .438 W5
Wild cards
5[a] Los Angeles Chargers West 10 7 0 .588 2–4 7–5 .443 .341 L1
6[a] Baltimore Ravens North 10 7 0 .588 3–3 6–6 .509 .456 L2
7[b] Miami Dolphins East 9 8 0 .529 3–3 7–5 .537 .454 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[b] Pittsburgh Steelers North 9 8 0 .529 3–3 5–7 .519 .451 W4
9 New England Patriots East 8 9 0 .471 3–3 6–6 .502 .411 L1
10[c] New York Jets East 7 10 0 .412 2–4 5–7 .539 .462 L6
11[c][d] Tennessee Titans South 7 10 0 .412 3–3 5–7 .510 .339 L7
12[c][d] Cleveland Browns North 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 .524 .492 L1
13 Las Vegas Raiders West 6 11 0 .353 3–3 5–7 .474 .397 L3
14 Denver Broncos West 5 12 0 .294 1–5 3–9 .481 .465 W1
15 Indianapolis Colts South 4 12 1 .265 1–4–1 4–7–1 .512 .500 L7
16 Houston Texans South 3 13 1 .206 3–2–1 3–8–1 .481 .402 W1
Tiebreakers[e]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 LA Chargers finished ahead of Baltimore based on conference record.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Miami finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NY Jets and Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record. NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record.
  5. ↑ 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.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bengals traded second- and sixth-round selections (63rd and 209th overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for a second-round selection (60th overall).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Bengals traded fifth- and seventh-round selections (174th and 226th overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fifth-round selection (166th overall).
  3. ↑ The Bengals traded C Billy Price to the New York Giants in exchange for DL B. J. Hill and a conditional seventh-round selection.
  1. ↑ Game started on January 2. Due to an injury involving Damar Hamlin, the game was postponed part way through the first quarter.[1] On January 5, the game was canceled.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Getzenberg, Alaina (January 2, 2023). "Damar Hamlin in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest; Bills-Bengals postponed". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "AP sources: NFL will not resume Bills-Bengals game". MSN. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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