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2023 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 2023 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 56th overall and their fifth under head coach Zac Taylor. The Bengals failed to improve upon their 12–4 record from 2022 after a 34–20 week 11 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.[1] With a Week 17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, coupled with wins by the Steelers and Bills earlier in the day, the Bengals were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 2020.

2023 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerMike Brown
Head coachZac Taylor
Home fieldPaycor Stadium
Results
Record9–8
Division place4th AFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Ja'Marr Chase
DE Trey Hendrickson
Uniform

Already struggling to a 5–4 start, the Bengals were dealt a critical blow in week 11 when they lost franchise quarterback Joe Burrow for the season to a wrist injury. Despite this, backup Jake Browning managed to perform above expectations, as the team went 8–6 and were still in the playoff picture. However, back to back losses to the Steelers and Chiefs kept the Bengals out of the playoff picture. This is the first season since 2008 that Kevin Huber is not on the roster, as he announced his retirement on July 7.[2]

A 31–14 home win over the Browns to end the season gave the Bengals their 9th win of the season, meaning that every team in the AFC North finished above .500, the first time a division in the NFL had done this since 1935.

Offseason

Free agents

As of March 14, 2023

Unrestricted

PositionPlayer2023 TeamDate signedContract
SJessie Bates IIIAtlanta FalconsMarch 13[3]4 years, $64 million
SVonn BellCarolina PanthersMarch 13[4]3 years, $22.5 million
CBEli AppleMiami DolphinsJuly 29[5]1 year, $1.6 million
TEHayden HurstCarolina PanthersMarch 15[6]3 years, $21.75 million
CBTre FlowersAtlanta FalconsMay 8[7]1 year, $1.232 million
RBSamaje PerineDenver BroncosMarch 14[8]2 years, $7.5 million
QBBrandon AllenSan Francisco 49ersMay 3[9]1 year, $1.232 million
TEDrew SampleCincinnati BengalsApril 141 year, $1.232 million
LSClark Harris
GMax ScharpingCincinnati BengalsMarch 20[10]1 year, $1.28 million
SMichael ThomasCincinnati BengalsMarch 13[11]1 year, $1.165 million
WRTrent TaylorCincinnati BengalsMarch 27[12]1 year, $1.232 million
CBJalen DavisCincinnati BengalsMarch 9[13]2 years, $2.43 million
LBGermaine PrattCincinnati BengalsMarch 14[14]3 years, $20.25 million
CBChris LammonsIndianapolis ColtsJuly 27[15]1 year, $1.01 million
RBTrayveon WilliamsCincinnati BengalsMarch 16[16]1 year, $1.232 million

Restricted

PositionPlayer2023 TeamDate signedContract
LBJoe BachieCincinnati BengalsMarch 9[17]1 year, $1.16 million

Exclusive-Rights

PositionPlayer2023 TeamDate signedContract
LSCal AdomitisCincinnati BengalsFebruary 22[18]1 year, $870K
LBClay Johnston
TEMitchell WilcoxCincinnati BengalsJuly 24[19]1 year, $1.04 million

Signings

PositionPlayer2022 TeamDate signedContract
GCody FordArizona CardinalsMarch 16[20]1 year, $1.08 million
TOrlando Brown Jr.Kansas City ChiefsMarch 17[21]4 years, $64.09 million
SNick ScottLos Angeles RamsMarch 20[22]3 years, $12 million
CBSidney JonesLas Vegas RaidersMarch 27[23]1 year, $1.13 million
TEIrv Smith Jr.Minnesota VikingsMarch 28[24]1 year, $1.75 million
DETarell BashamTennessee TitansMarch 31[25]1 year, $1.131 million
QBTrevor SiemianChicago BearsMay 3[26]1 year, $1.317 million
QBReid SinnettSan Antonio Brahmas (XFL)July 30[27]1 year, $870K

Draft

2023 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
128Myles MurphyDEClemson
260D. J. TurnerCBMichigan
392Traded to Kansas City[A]
95Jordan BattleSAlabamaFrom Kansas City[A]
4131Charlie JonesWRPurdue
5163Chase BrownRBIllinois
6206Andrei IosivasWRPrinceton
217Brad RobbinsPMichiganFrom Kansas City[A]
7246D. J. IveyCBMiami (FL)

Draft trades

2023 Cincinnati Bengals undrafted free agents
NamePositionCollegeRef.
Larry BrooksSTulane[29]
Malachi CarterWRGeorgia Tech
Shaka HeywardLBDuke
Mac HippenhammerWRMiami (OH)
Shedrick JacksonWRAuburn
Jaxson KirklandGWashington
Devonnsha MaxwellDTChattanooga
Jaylen MoodyLBAlabama
Tyler MurrayLBMemphis
Tautala PesefeaDTArizona State
Jacob SaylorsRBE. Tennessee
Christian TrahanTEHouston
Calvin Tyler Jr.RBKentucky

Staff

2023 Cincinnati Bengals 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 coaches

Offensive coaches

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

Final roster

2023 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 6 inactive, 14 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 11Green Bay PackersL 19–360–1Paycor StadiumRecap
2August 18at Atlanta FalconsT 13–130–1–1Mercedes-Benz StadiumRecap
3August 26at Washington CommandersL 19–210–2–1Fedex FieldRecap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 10at Cleveland BrownsL 3–240–1Cleveland Browns StadiumRecap
2September 17Baltimore RavensL 24–270–2Paycor StadiumRecap
3September 25Los Angeles RamsW 19–161–2Paycor StadiumRecap
4October 1at Tennessee TitansL 3–271–3Nissan StadiumRecap
5October 8at Arizona CardinalsW 34–202–3State Farm StadiumRecap
6October 15Seattle SeahawksW 17–133–3Paycor StadiumRecap
7Bye
8October 29at San Francisco 49ersW 31–174–3Levi's StadiumRecap
9November 5Buffalo BillsW 24–185–3Paycor StadiumRecap
10November 12Houston TexansL 27–305–4Paycor StadiumRecap
11November 16at Baltimore RavensL 20–345–5M&T Bank StadiumRecap
12November 26Pittsburgh SteelersL 10–165–6Paycor StadiumRecap
13December 4at Jacksonville JaguarsW 34–31 (OT)6–6EverBank StadiumRecap
14December 10Indianapolis ColtsW 34–147–6Paycor StadiumRecap
15December 16Minnesota VikingsW 27–24 (OT)8–6Paycor StadiumRecap
16December 23at Pittsburgh SteelersL 11–348–7Acrisure StadiumRecap
17December 31at Kansas City ChiefsL 17–258–8Arrowhead StadiumRecap
18January 7Cleveland BrownsW 31–149–8Paycor StadiumRecap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Cleveland Browns

Week 1: Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals00303
Browns01031124

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Game information

The Bengals opened the season on the road with an AFC North matchup against the in-state rival Cleveland Browns, marking the 100th meeting between the two franchises.

The Browns defense dominated the game, forcing ten Cincinnati punts including seven three-and-outs, and limiting the Bengals offense to six first downs. Quarterback Joe Burrow was limited to a career-low 82 passing yards. Joe Mixon led the Bengals' rushing attack with 13 carries for 56 yards. Defensively, the Bengals allowed Quarterback Deshaun Watson 154 passing yards, 45 rushing yards, a passing touchdown, and a rushing touchdown, a 55.2% completion percentage and one interception, and Nick Chubb's 106 rushing yards on 18 carries. Kicker Dustin Hopkins converted all three of his field goal attempts. The Bengals' lone score came on an Evan McPherson field goal, as he failed to connect on his second field goal attempt.

With the loss, the Bengals opened the season 0–1 for the second consecutive year.

Week 2: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 2: Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Ravens767727
Bengals0107724

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

The Bengals were upset at home against their division rival. With their second straight loss, the Bengals dropped to 0-2 for the second straight season. They were the only AFC North team without any victories following their game.

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 3: Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rams333716
Bengals0610319

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

In a rematch of Super Bowl LVI, the Bengals got revenge on the Rams, winning the game to get their first victory of the regular season.

Week 4: at Tennessee Titans

Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals30003
Titans3213027

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

This would mark the first time Joe Burrow lost to the Titans, ending a 3-game winning streak (including playoffs) against the team. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 1-3.

Week 5: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals10771034
Cardinals0146020

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 6: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 6: Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks733013
Bengals770317

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 66,385
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals14031431
49ers730717

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 9: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 9: Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bills703818
Bengals1470324

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

In a rematch of the 2022 AFC Divisional Round, the Bengals continued their winning streak by defeating a Buffalo team that struggled their way to a 5–3 record before this important Week 9 contest. Cincinnati struck first on their opening drive on a touchdown pass from Burrow to tight end Irv Smith Jr.. Buffalo would respond with a two-yard touchdown run by quarterback Josh Allen on their opening drive, but the Bengals would then score 14 unanswered points (which came on a Mixon touchdown run and a Burrow touchdown pass to tight end Drew Sample) before halftime. In the second half, Cincinnati's offense could not get much going against Buffalo's injury-riddled defense, but Cincinnati's defense prevented Buffalo's offense from fully erasing the deficit. Buffalo would eventually cut Cincy's lead to six points on an 17-yard Allen touchdown pass to star wide receiver Stefon Diggs (and a successful two-point conversion from Allen to Diggs), but the Bengals ran out the clock on their next possession.[30]

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans

Week 10: Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Texans010101030
Bengals70101027

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 11: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 11: Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals373720
Ravens7146734

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

In addition to losing the game, the Bengals suffered a devastating blow when QB Joe Burrow suffered a wrist injury in the 2nd quarter; it was later revealed to be season-ending.

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 12: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Steelers037616
Bengals070310

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Rain, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,090
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 13: Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Bengals014710334
Jaguars77143031

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 14: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Colts0140014
Bengals7714634

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 15: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 15: Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Vikings70107024
Bengals30021327

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 16: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 16: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals0011011
Steelers7177334

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

After a tough win at home, the Bengals traveled to Pittsburgh for Round 2 against the Steelers. Heading into halftime, they fell behind 24-0 before finally scoring in the third quarter when Jake Browning found Tee Higgins on an 80-yard touchdown pass (with a successful two-point conversion), making the score 24-8. They fell behind 31-8 after Mason Rudolph found George Pickens on a 66-yard touchdown pass for the Steelers to increase their lead. The Bengals managed to somewhat shorten their deficit 31-11 when Evan McPherson kicked a 35-yard field goal. They would be kept from scoring the whole fourth quarter as the Steelers scored one last time off of Chris Boswell's 30-yard field goal to make the final score 34-11.

With their 3-game winning streak snapped, the Bengals fell to 8-7. They would also be swept by the Steelers for the first time since 2019.

Week 17: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 17: Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bengals3140017
Chiefs763925

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,565
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

After a tough road loss, the Bengals traveled to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs. The Bengals scored first in the first quarter when Evan McPherson kicked a 34-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. The Chiefs then took the lead when Patrick Mahomes found Isiah Pacheco on an 8-yard touchdown pass to make it 7-3. In the second quarter, the Bengals were able to move up by 10, making the score 17-7 by way of Jake Browning's 8-yard touchdown pass to Joe Mixon, followed by his own QB sneak touchdown. Though, the Chiefs were able to make it 17-13 by way of 2 field goals kicked by Harrison Butker from 54 and 43 yards out. In the second half, it was all Chiefs scoring as Butker kicked 4 more field goals to make the final score 25-17. On the Bengals final drive, they converted a 4th and 18 at their own 32-yard line, but following two sacks to Jake Browning pushing them back to their own 38-yard line, and facing 4th and 27, Burrow’s throw to Tee Higgins fell incomplete, sealing the loss.

With their second straight loss, the Bengals fell to 8-8. Coupled with wins by the Steelers and Bills, they were also eliminated from postseason contention. The Steelers' win over the Seahawks also assures they will finish last place in the AFC North.

Week 18: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 18: Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Browns0001414
Bengals14107031

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Date: January 7
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,865
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, James Lofton, Jay Feely and Tiffany Blackmon
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the win, the Bengals improved and finished the regular season at 9-8, meaning that every team in the AFC North finished above .500, marking the first time each team within an entire division finished the regular season with winning records since 1935.

Standings

Division

AFC North
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) Baltimore Ravens1340.7653–38–4483280L1
(5) Cleveland Browns1160.6473–38–4396362L1
(7) Pittsburgh Steelers1070.5885–17–5304324W3
Cincinnati Bengals980.5291–54–8366384W1

Conference

AFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1Baltimore RavensNorth1340.7653–38–4.543.529L1
2[a][b]Buffalo BillsEast1160.6474–27–5.471.471W5
3[a]Kansas City ChiefsWest1160.6474–29–3.481.428W2
4Houston TexansSouth1070.5884–27–5.474.465W2
Wild cards
5[c]Cleveland BrownsNorth1160.6473–38–4.536.513L1
6[b][c]Miami DolphinsEast1160.6474–27–5.450.358L2
7Pittsburgh SteelersNorth1070.5885–17–5.540.571W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[d]Cincinnati BengalsNorth980.5291–54–8.574.536W1
9[d][e]Jacksonville JaguarsSouth980.5294–26–6.533.477L1
10[e]Indianapolis ColtsSouth980.5293–37–5.491.444L1
11[f]Las Vegas RaidersWest890.4714–26–6.488.426W1
12[f]Denver BroncosWest890.4713–35–7.488.485L1
13New York JetsEast7100.4122–44–8.502.454W1
14Tennessee TitansSouth6110.3531–54–8.522.422W1
15Los Angeles ChargersWest5120.2941–53–9.529.388L5
16New England PatriotsEast4130.2352–44–8.522.529L2
Tiebreakers[g]

References

External links

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