2021 Cincinnati Bengals season
54th season in franchise history
The 2021 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 52nd season in the National Football League and their third under head coach Zac Taylor.
2021 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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Owner | Mike Brown |
Head coach | Zac Taylor |
Home field | Paul Brown Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 10–7 |
Division place | 1st AFC North |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Raiders) 26–19 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Titans) 19–16 Won AFC Championship (at Chiefs) 27–24 (OT) Lost Super Bowl LVI (vs.[A] 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 | |
Draft
change2021 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Ja'Marr Chase * | Wide receiver | LSU | |
2 | 46 | Jackson Carman | Tackle | Clemson | from New England |
3 | 69 | Joseph Ossai | Defensive end | Texas | |
4 | 111 | Cameron Sample | Defensive end | Tulane | |
4 | 122 | Tyler Shelvin | Defensive tackle | LSU | from Arizona via Houston and New England |
4 | 139 | D'Ante Smith | Tackle | East Carolina | from New England |
5 | 149 | Evan McPherson | Kicker | Florida | |
6 | 190 | Trey Hill | Center | Georgia | |
6 | 202 | Chris Evans | Running back | Michigan | from Miami via Houston |
7 | 235 | Wyatt Hubert | Defensive end | Kansas State | from Detroit via Seattle |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Regular season
changeSchedule
changeThe Bengals 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.[1]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 12 | Minnesota Vikings | W 27–24 (OT) | 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 | September 30 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–21 | 3–1 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 10 | Green Bay Packers | L 22–25 (OT) | 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 (OT) | 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
changeDivision
changeAFC North | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(4) Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 460 | 376 | L1 |
(7) Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 343 | 398 | W2 |
Cleveland Browns | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 5–7 | 349 | 371 | W1 |
Baltimore Ravens | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 1–5 | 5–7 | 387 | 392 | L6 |
Conference
change# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division winners | |||||||||||
1[a] | Tennessee Titans | South | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .472 | .480 | W3 |
2[a] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .538 | .517 | W1 |
3 | Buffalo Bills | East | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .472 | .428 | W4 |
4 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .472 | .462 | L1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5[b] | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .510 | .515 | W4 |
6[b] | New England Patriots | East | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .481 | .394 | L1 |
7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .521 | .490 | W2 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
8[c] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .495 | .431 | L2 |
9[c][d] | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .464 | .379 | W1 |
10[c][d] | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .510 | .500 | L1 |
11[e] | Cleveland Browns | North | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .514 | .415 | W1 |
12[e] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .531 | .460 | L6 |
13 | Denver Broncos | West | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .484 | .357 | L4 |
14[f] | New York Jets | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 4–8 | .512 | .426 | L2 |
15[f] | Houston Texans | South | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .498 | .397 | L2 |
16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .512 | .569 | W1 |
Tiebreakers[g] | |||||||||||
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Postseason
changeSchedule
changeRound | Date | Time (EST) | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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Wild Card | January 15 | 4:35 p.m. | Las Vegas Raiders (5) | W 26–19 | 1–0 | Paul Brown Stadium | NBC | Recap |
Divisional | January 22 | 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 (OT) | 3–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | CBS | Recap |
Super Bowl LVI | February 13 | 6:30 p.m. | vs.[A] Los Angeles Rams (N4) | SoFi Stadium | NBC |
References
change- ↑ @Bengals (12 May 2021). "Week 1 AT HOME" (Tweet) – via Twitter.