Cincinnati Bengals vs Detroit Lions:All-Time Matchup History

Matchup Overview

The Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions have met 14 times in NFL regular-season and playoff games since 1970. Cincinnati Bengals hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 10–4. Cincinnati Bengals have been dominant in recent meetings, winning 4 of their last 5. Their most recent matchup ended 37–24 in favor of Detroit Lions on October 5, 2025.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 14 games from available historical data. Preseason games are not included.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Oct 5, 25	2025 W5	DET	37–24	CIN
Oct 17, 21	2021 W6	CIN	34–11	DET
Dec 24, 17	2017	DET	17–26	CIN
Oct 20, 13	2013	CIN	27–24	DET
Dec 5, 09	2009	DET	13–23	CIN
Dec 17, 05	2005	CIN	41–17	DET
Oct 27, 01	2001	CIN	31–27	DET
Sep 12, 98	1998	CIN	34–28	DET
Nov 21, 92	1992	DET	19–13	CIN
Nov 18, 89	1989	DET	7–42	CIN
Nov 1, 86	1986	CIN	24–17	DET
Dec 10, 83	1983	DET	9–17	CIN
Dec 7, 74	1974	DET	23–19	CIN
Sep 26, 70	1970	CIN	3–38	DET

Games before the 2010 season: Data from FiveThirtyEight, used under the MIT License and limited to today's franchises.