2022 Cincinnati Bengals season

2022 Cincinnati Bengals season
2022 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner	Mike Brown
Head coach	Zac Taylor
Home field	Paycor Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC North
Playoff finish	Lost AFC Championship (vs. Chiefs)
Pro Bowlers	QB Joe Burrow; WR Ja'Marr Chase; DE Trey Hendrickson
Uniform
	← 2021; Bengals seasons; 2023 →;

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

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]
2	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]
5	174	Traded to Chicago^[B]
6	209	Traded to Buffalo^[A]
7	226	Traded to Chicago^[B]			from NY Giants^[C]
7	252	Jeffrey Gunter	DE	Coastal Carolina

Current roster

**Cincinnati Bengals roster**
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Quarterbacks 8 Brandon Allen 9 Joe Burrow 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 Depth chart Transactions 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
view talk edit	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 v t e
#	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]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 LA Chargers finished ahead of Baltimore based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Miami finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^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. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record. ↑ 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

↑ ^1.0 ^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).
↑ ^2.0 ^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).
↑ The Bengals traded C Billy Price to the New York Giants in exchange for DL B. J. Hill and a conditional seventh-round selection.

↑ 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

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

Other websites

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[10-7-7] 1.0 ^1.1 LA Chargers finished ahead of Baltimore based on conference record.

[9-8-8] 2.0 ^2.1 Miami finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-9] 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.

[7-10b-10] 4.0 ^4.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record.

[11] 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.

[Bills-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).

[Bears-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).

[Giants-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.

[Week17-6] 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]

[4] Getzenberg, Alaina (January 2, 2023). "Damar Hamlin in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest; Bills-Bengals postponed". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[BUF-CIN-5] 2.0 ^2.1 "AP sources: NFL will not resume Bills-Bengals game". MSN. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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v t e Cincinnati Bengals
Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paycor Stadium
Culture	Ickey Shuffle "Welcome to the Jungle" Sam Wyche Ben–Gals Bengalized Laura Vikmanis Paul Brown
Lore	Freezer Bowl Collapse of Damar Hamlin
Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Division championships (10)	1970 1973 1981 1988 1990 2005 2009 2013 2015 2021 2022
Conference championships (3)	1981 1988 2021
Retired numbers	54
Ring of Honor	Anthony Muñoz Paul Brown Ken Anderson Ken Riley
Media	Broadcasters Radio network Flagships: WCKY WEBN WLW Television: WKRC-TV
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)