THE WHY BEHIND THE GAME
Cincinnati Bengals vs Detroit Lions.
Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs.
The Bengals and Lions have met 7 times since 2001. Oddly, the road team has won 5 of the 7 decided meetings. The most recent meeting, in 2025, went to the Lions, 37–24.
- Regular season
- CIN 6 · DET 1
- Playoffs
- No meetings
- Home record
- CIN 2–1 · DET 0–4
- Points per meeting
- CIN 29.4 · DET 20.9
- Current streak
- DET won the last meeting
- CIN biggest win
- By 24 · CIN 41, DET 17 (2005)
- DET biggest win
- By 13 · DET 37, CIN 24 (2025)
Every meeting
| Season | Game | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Week 5 | DET 37, CIN 24 | DET |
| 2021 | Week 6 | CIN 34, DET 11 | CIN |
| 2017 | Week 16 | DET 17, CIN 26 | CIN |
| 2013 | Week 7 | CIN 27, DET 24 | CIN |
| 2009 | Week 13 | DET 13, CIN 23 | CIN |
| 2005 | Week 15 | CIN 41, DET 17 | CIN |
| 2001 | Week 7 | CIN 31, DET 27 | CIN |
Results through (Eastern time).
From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999. Regular season and playoffs, counted by franchise: Raiders games include Oakland, Chargers games San Diego, Rams games St. Louis.