MINNEAPOLIS – The Cincinnati Bengals suffered their worst loss in franchise history in their first outing without franchise quarterback Joe Burrow this season.

The Vikings scored on the opening drive of the Sept. 21 game and allowed the turnover-prone Bengals to bury themselves in an eventual 48-10 Minnesota victory at U.S. Bank Stadium. A crowd of 66,792 attended the rout,

CINCINNATI — The Bengals are 2-2 on the 2025 campaign, but have played more like a 0-4 team, and that's been stamped firmly by the underlying numbers. ESPN Contributor and DVOA pioneer Aaron Schatz broke down some first-quarter standout numbers from the opening stint of the season, and Cincinnati stood out in a bad way.

The Detroit Lions running back tandem of Jammer Gibbs and David Montgomery tied an NFL record in Sunday’s 37-24 win against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paycor Stadium. Gibbs and Montgomery each scored a touchdown in the victory marking this as the 14th game both scored, tying an NFL record, according to the Lions public relations staff.

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The Cincinnati Bengals, held back by the NFL’s worst offense, flopped again in Week 5, this time in a 37-24 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Lions. There, Jake Browning threw a trio of interceptions, consistently putting the Bengals defense in rough spots. He added three scores late to make the game seem closer than it really was.

The Cincinnati Bengals are struggling mightily and they need to trade for this $180 million Joe Burrow replacement.

According to Opta, over the past two games, the Bengals have lost by 25+ points, had under 200 total yards, had under 60 rushing yards, been outrushed by 100-plus yards, and taken three-plus sacks. No other NFL team in the Super Bowl era has done that in back-to-back games. On top of that, there's dubious team history in the works.