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.

Draft

Regular season
Schedule
The Bengals 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. 

 Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 Minnesota Vikings W 27–24 ( 1–0 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 2 September 19 at Chicago Bears L 17–20 1–1 Soldier Field Recap 3 September 26 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–10 2–1 Heinz Field Recap 4  Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–21 3–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 5 October 10 Green Bay Packers L 22–25  3–2 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 6 October 17 at Detroit Lions W 34–11 4–2 Ford Field Recap 7 October 24 at Baltimore Ravens W 41–17 5–2 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 8 October 31 at New York Jets L 31–34 5–3 MetLife Stadium Recap 9 November 7 Cleveland Browns L 16–41 5–4 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 10 Bye 11 November 21 at Las Vegas Raiders W 32–13 6–4 Allegiant Stadium Recap 12 November 28 Pittsburgh Steelers W 41–10 7–4 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 13 December 5 Los Angeles Chargers L 22–41 7–5 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 14 December 12 San Francisco 49ers L 23–26  7–6 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 15 December 19 at Denver Broncos W 15–10 8–6 Empower Field at Mile High Recap 16 December 26 Baltimore Ravens W 41–21 9–6 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 17 January 2 Kansas City Chiefs W 34–31 10–6 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 18 January 9 at Cleveland Browns L 16–21 10–7 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
Division

Conference

Postseason

Schedule
 Round Date Time () Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue TV Recap Wild Card  4:35 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders (5) W 26–19 1–0 Paul Brown Stadium NBC Recap Divisional  4:35 p.m. at Tennessee Titans (1) W 19–16 2–0 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap AFC Championship January 30 3:05 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs (2) W 27–24  3–0 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap Super Bowl LVI February 13 6:30 p.m. vs. Los Angeles Rams (N4)   SoFi Stadium NBC 

References

Notes

Category:2021 National Football League season by team
Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons