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Cincinnati Bengals

3-2 in the 2026 regular season so far · points 128–109

Showing the 2021–2026 regular seasons (covered history). Regular season and playoffs are separate unless a window says otherwise.

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Metric	Value	Comparison	Games	Evidence
Blown double-digit leads	7	Tied 9th-most of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Late fourth-quarter losses	7	Tied 17th-most of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Giveaways	107	Tied 22nd-most of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Giveaway rate	1.91%	20th-highest of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Turnover margin	+17	27th-worst of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Longest losing run	4	Tied 25th-longest of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Points allowed per game	23.8	10th-most of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Points scored per game	25.4	27th-fewest of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Scoring margin per game	+1.6	21st-worst of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Sack rate allowed	6.9%	14th-highest of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Win percentage	49-40 (.551)	20th-worst of 32 teams	89	Strong sample
Penalty yards per game	40.2	32nd-most of 32 teams	89	Strong sample

Misery Timeline

Dated evidence

Sep 27, 2026 · Late loss
Late loss to Pittsburgh Steelers
Led or tied (27-27) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 27-30.
Dec 14, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 24 to Baltimore Ravens
0-24 · Week 15
Dec 7, 2025 · Blown lead
Blew a 11-point lead vs Buffalo Bills
Lost 34-39 after leading by 11.
Nov 23, 2025 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs New England Patriots
Lost 20-26 after leading by 10.
Nov 23, 2025 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Oct 26, 2025 to Nov 23, 2025
Nov 16, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 22 to Pittsburgh Steelers
12-34 · Week 11
Oct 26, 2025 · Blown lead
Blew a 15-point lead vs New York Jets
Lost 38-39 after leading by 15.
Oct 12, 2025 · Losing run
4 straight losses
Sep 21, 2025 to Oct 12, 2025
Sep 29, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 25 to Denver Broncos
3-28 · Week 4
Sep 21, 2025 · Blowout loss
Lost by 38 to Minnesota Vikings
10-48 · Week 3
Dec 1, 2024 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Nov 7, 2024 to Dec 1, 2024
Nov 17, 2024 · Late loss
Late loss to Los Angeles Chargers
Led or tied (27-27) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 27-34.
Nov 7, 2024 · Blown lead
Blew a 14-point lead vs Baltimore Ravens
Lost 34-35 after leading by 14.
Oct 27, 2024 · Blowout loss
Lost by 20 to Philadelphia Eagles
17-37 · Week 8
Oct 6, 2024 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Baltimore Ravens
Lost 38-41 in overtime after leading by 10.
Sep 23, 2024 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Sep 8, 2024 to Sep 23, 2024
Sep 15, 2024 · Late loss
Late loss to Kansas City Chiefs
Led or tied (25-23) inside the final 5 minutes, lost 25-26.
Dec 31, 2023 · Blown lead
Blew a 10-point lead vs Kansas City Chiefs
Lost 17-25 after leading by 10.
Dec 23, 2023 · Blowout loss
Lost by 23 to Pittsburgh Steelers
11-34 · Week 16
Nov 26, 2023 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Nov 12, 2023 to Nov 26, 2023
Oct 1, 2023 · Blowout loss
Lost by 24 to Tennessee Titans
3-27 · Week 4
Sep 10, 2023 · Blowout loss
Lost by 21 to Cleveland Browns
3-24 · Week 1
Oct 31, 2022 · Blowout loss
Lost by 19 to Cleveland Browns
13-32 · Week 8
Sep 18, 2022 · Losing run
3 straight losses
Jan 9, 2022 to Sep 18, 2022
Dec 5, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 19 to Los Angeles Chargers
22-41 · Week 13
Nov 7, 2021 · Blowout loss
Lost by 25 to Cleveland Browns
16-41 · Week 9
Oct 31, 2021 · Blown lead
Blew a 11-point lead vs New York Jets
Lost 31-34 after leading by 11.

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