The Cincinnati Bengals are set for their second Thanksgiving Day game ever and their first time playing on the holiday in 15 years, facing off against a division opponent and joining a slate of recurring Thanksgiving teams.
Entering a Nov. 23 home game against the New England Patriots, the Bengals are 3-7. Though a potential return for star quarterback Joe Burrow is on the horizon after he participated in 11-on-11 drills for the first time since returning to practice. Burrow has been sidelined since suffering a toe injury in Week 2 against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The Bengals’ only game on Thanksgiving before 2025 was on Nov. 25, 2010, when they lost to the New York Jets 25-10. With Rex Ryan as head coach, the Jets overcame a 7-3 halftime deficit and scored two touchdowns in the third quarter to get past the Bengals, who fell to 2-9 after the game and finished the season with a 4-12 record.
The Bengals join a holiday slate of NFL games featuring the Detroit Lions, who have played 85 Thanksgiving games, and the Dallas Cowboys, who have played 57 times on the holiday.
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Who do the Cincinnati Bengals play on Thanksgiving Day in 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals will play an AFC North Division matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving Day at 8:20 p.m.
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1 p.m. game: Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers
One of two divisional games on Thanksgiving, the Lions and Packers will play on the holiday for the 23rd time, with Detroit holding a 12-9-1 record in the holiday series.
4:30 p.m. game: Dallas Cowboys vs. Kansas City Chiefs
It’s been 19 years since the Kansas City Chiefs last played on Thanksgiving Day, but the 2025 holiday will mark quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ first Thanksgiving appearance. They face off against the Cowboys and Dak Prescott, who is making his eighth start on the holiday.
8:20 p.m. game: Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals
With both teams dealing with injuries to their star quarterbacks early in the season, the Bengals and Ravens play a key matchup to hunt down the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North Division. The Ravens have not played on Thanksgiving since 2013.
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Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions
Kansas City Chiefs vs Dallas Cowboys
Cincinnati Bengals vs Baltimore Ravens
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: What NFL teams are playing on Thanksgiving Day? See who the Cincinnati Bengals face
Reporting by Dan Aulbach, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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