The Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens are playing again after playing just 17 days ago on Thanksgiving. Then again, these teams are no strangers to short turnarounds. Only a few years ago, Cincinnati and Baltimore met
in the final week of the season before playing again in the Wildcard Round. The Bengals won both of those games.
The Bengals would like to repeat that history, as it will keep their very faint postseason hopes potentially alive (as long as the Pittsburgh Steelers also lose). Then again, just getting a sweep against the Ravens might be a bittersweet treat during a lost season.
The Ravens aren’t in much better of a spot. They are coming off a loss to the Steelers last week. They went into Thanksgiving with an opportunity to put a real chokehold on the division. Instead, they have fallen behind the Steelers yet again.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson has been in a real funk the last few weeks. Last week was the first time he had multiple touchdowns in a game since playing the Miami Dolphins at the end of October. The team was still able to win three of those five games. However, he needs to be better in order to win these AFC North games. We will see if Cincinnati’s defense is up for the challenge again.
How to Watch Bengals vs. Ravens
- Game Time: 1:00 PM ET on December 14th, 2025
- Location: Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH
- Series Leader: The Ravens currently hold a five-game advantage in the regular season, 32-27, while the Bengals hold a 1-0 lead in the postseason. The Bengals won the matchup just a few weeks ago on Thanksgiving.
- TV Channel: The game will air on CBS-TV. In the Bengals’ home region, it will be carried by WKRC-TV (Ch. 12) in Cincinnati, WHIO-TV (Ch. 7) in Dayton, and WKYT-TV (Ch. 27) in Lexington. Broadcasters are Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Adam Archuleta (analyst), and Aditi Kinkhabwala (sideline reporter).
- Online Stream: Paramount+, NFL+ (mobile only), NFL Game Pass International (International, excluding China)
- Replay: NFL+ and NFL Network (check local listings)
- Radio Broadcast: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship radio stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530), and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst).
- SB Nation Ravens’ site: Baltimore Beatdown
- Rosters: CIN | BAL
- Stats to Know: CIN | BAL
- Weather: According to NFL Weather, the game will be just under 20 degrees with clear skies.
- Odds: The Bengals are currently 2.5-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook
Expert Predictions
CBS Sports has four of their seven experts taking Cincinnati
Five of ESPN’s 11 experts are sticking with the Bengals at home
NFL Pickwatch, which takes into account picks from across the web, has 51% of the picks going with Cincinnati.
Cincy Jungle Prediction: This team just had a very disappointing loss that just adds to the about half a dozen games they had serious reason to believe they would win. It is also easy to recognize that this team has been different since Burrow’s return. The defense has been getting stops, and the offense has been humming.
Many will point out the five turnovers from the game these two had on Thanksgiving as a reason the Bengals won’t be able to win this game again. There were a lot of fluky things from that game that took points off the board for the Ravens. However, you can also look at the Bengals struggling to get into the end zone for most of the game as a reason it was eve so close.
It is also worth noting that Tee Higgins was not a part of this game last time. It looks like he has a good chance of being out there this week, but even if he isn’t, Burrow is far from being as rusty as he was early in that game.
The game still ends up close, but the Bengals complete the sweep of the Ravens to potentially keep their postseason hopes alive. Bengals win 30-28.
