# 2022 Cincinnati Bengals season

| 2022 Cincinnati Bengals season |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 1 | 31 | Daxton Hill | S | Michigan |  |
| 2 | 60 | Cam Taylor-Britt | CB | Nebraska | from Tampa Bay via Buffalo |
| 63 | *Traded to Buffalo* |  |
| 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 |
| 174 | *Traded to Chicago* |  |
| 6 | 209 | *Traded to Buffalo* |  |
| 7 | 226 | *Traded to Chicago* | from NY Giants |
| 252 | Jeffrey Gunter | DE | Coastal Carolina |  |

## Current 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 | Buffalo Bills | *No contest* |
| 18 | January 8 | **Baltimore Ravens** | **W** 27–16 | 12–4 | Paycor Stadium | Recap |

### Standings

#### Division

| AFC North |
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 | 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

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| # | 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 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .443 | .341 | L1 |
| 6 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .509 | .456 | L2 |
| 7 | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .537 | .454 | W1 |
| **Did not qualify for the postseason** |
| 8 | 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 | New York Jets | East | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .539 | .462 | L6 |
| 11 | Tennessee Titans | South | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .510 | .339 | L7 |
| 12 | 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** |
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