2021 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 2021 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 52nd season in the National Football League and their third under head coach Zac Taylor.

### Schedule

The Bengals 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

|style=""|Week|style=""|Date|style=""|Opponent|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|Recap|
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|September 12|Minnesota Vikings|**W** 27–24 (|1–0|Paul Brown Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|September 19|at Chicago Bears|**L** 17–20|1–1|Soldier Field|Recap|||||||||
|September 26|at **Pittsburgh Steelers**|**W** 24–10|2–1|Heinz Field|Recap|||||||||
||Jacksonville Jaguars|**W** 24–21|3–1|Paul Brown Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|October 10|Green Bay Packers|**L** 22–25|3–2|Paul Brown Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|October 17|at Detroit Lions|**W** 34–11|4–2|Ford Field|Recap|||||||||
|October 24|at **Baltimore Ravens**|**W** 41–17|5–2|M&T Bank Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|October 31|at New York Jets|**L** 31–34|5–3|MetLife Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|November 7|**Cleveland Browns**|**L** 16–41|5–4|Paul Brown Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|colspan="6"|_Bye_|||||||||||||
|November 21|at Las Vegas Raiders|**W** 32–13|6–4|Allegiant Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|November 28|**Pittsburgh Steelers**|**W** 41–10|7–4|Paul Brown Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|December 5|Los Angeles Chargers|**L** 22–41|7–5|Paul Brown Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|December 12|San Francisco 49ers|**L** 23–26|7–6|Paul Brown Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|December 19|at Denver Broncos|**W** 15–10|8–6|Empower Field at Mile High|Recap|||||||||
|December 26|**Baltimore Ravens**|**W** 41–21|9–6|Paul Brown Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|January 2|Kansas City Chiefs|**W** 34–31|10–6|Paul Brown Stadium|Recap|||||||||
|January 9|at **Cleveland Browns**|**L** 16–21|10–7|FirstEnergy Stadium|Recap|||||||||
**Note:** Intra-division opponents are in **bold** text.

### Schedule

|style=""|Round|style=""|Date|style=""|Time (Eastern Time Zone)|style=""|Opponent (seed)|style=""|Result|style=""|Record|style=""|Venue|style=""|TV|style=""|Recap|
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||4:35 p.m.|Las Vegas Raiders (5)|**W** 26–19|1–0|Paul Brown Stadium|NBC|Recap|||||||||||
||4:35 p.m.|at Tennessee Titans (1)|**W** 19–16|2–0|Nissan Stadium|CBS|Recap|||||||||||
|January 30|3:05 p.m.|at Kansas City Chiefs (2)|**W** 27–24|3–0|Arrowhead Stadium|CBS|Recap|||||||||||
|February 13|6:30 p.m.|vs. Los Angeles Rams (N4)|||SoFi Stadium|NBC||||||||||||

## Infobox (nfl team season)

- **team**: Cincinnati Bengals
- **logo**:
- **year**: 2021
- **record**: 10–7
- **division place**: 1st AFC North
- **coach**: Zac Taylor
- **owner**: Mike Brown (Cincinnati Bengals owner), Mike Brown
- **stadium**: Paul Brown Stadium
- **playoffs**: **Won 2021–22 NFL playoffs, Wild Card Playoffs** (vs. 2021 Las Vegas Raiders season, Raiders) 26–19
**Won 2021–22 NFL playoffs, Divisional Playoffs** (at 2021 Tennessee Titans season, Titans) 19–16
**Won 2021–22 NFL playoffs, AFC Championship** (at 2021 Kansas City Chiefs season, Chiefs) 27–24
Lost Super Bowl LVI (vs. 2021 Los Angeles Rams season, Rams) 20–23
- **pro bowlers**: WR Ja'Marr Chase
RB Joe Mixon
DE Trey Hendrickson
- **ap all-pros**: WR Ja'Marr Chase _(2nd team)_
- **uniform**:
- **shortnavlink**: Bengals seasons