The
Cleveland Browns kick off the 2025 season in Week 1 today against the Cincinnati Bengals. Here are some notes about the matchup & information on how you can watch or listen to the game.
Game Information
- Game Time/Date: Sunday, September 6, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. ET
- Location: Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH
- TV Channel: FOX – Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) & Daryl Johnston (analyst).
- Local Radio: 92.3 The Fan (WKRK-FM), ESPN 850 WKNR, WNCX (98.5 FM) with Andrew Siciliano, Nathan Zegura, Je’Rod Cherry (sidelines)
- Weather: 64 degrees (feels like 63). 0% chance of rain, 11 mph winds from the NW
- Odds: Bengals by 5.5
- Over/under: 47.5
TV Distribution Map
The game will be televised on FOX. Fans in the orange areas will get to see the game.
Uniform & Poster
- The Browns’ uniform will be brown jerseys, orange pants, and orange helmets.
- Here is the Week 1 poster for the Browns vs. Bengals game:
Connections
- Bengals Offensive Line Coach Scott Peters was an Assistant Coach for the Cleveland Browns from 2020-23.
- Bengals Assistant Offensive Line Coach Michael McCarthy worked for the Browns as an Offensive Quality Control Coach in 2015.
- Bengals Assistant Special Teams coach Ben Jacobs played linebacker for the Browns from 2011-12.
- Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor coached Myles Garrett at Texas A&M during the 2014-15 seasons.
- Browns Quarterbacks Coach Bill Musgrave coached Bengals Tight Ends coach
- James Casey when he played Linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2014.
- Bengals Quarterbacks Coach Brad Kragthorpe coached Browns Safety Grant Delpit at LSU in 2018.
- Bengals Defensive Coordinator Al Golden coached Browns Tight End David Njoku and Safety Rayshawn Jenkins at Miami (Fla.) during the 2014-15 seasons.
History
- The Browns have a 48-55 all-time record against the Bengals.
- The last time these two teams met was in Cincinnati on December 22, 2024, when the Browns lost to the Bengals 24-6. The Browns trailed 17-0 at the half, and a Jerome Ford touchdown mid-way through the third quarter seemed to give the team possible life — but Dustin Hopkins missed the extra point, deflating the mood. Dorian Thompson-Robinson was the Browns’ starting quarterback in the game.
- After winning 9 of 11 games against the Bengals from 2018-2023, the Browns faced the Bengals three times in 2024 and lost all three games.
