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Cincinnati Bengals schedule 2022: Opponents, release date, strength of schedule, and more

The Cincinnati Bengals' 2022 schedule will feature their regular division matchups and several opponents that will be worth tuning in for.

Coming off their Super Bowl appearance, the Cincinnati Bengals’ 2022 schedule will feature their regular division matchups as well as other notable opponents. There is a lot to be excited about for the Bengals. They have a young core and made some good additions this offseason. However, after their success in winning the division last year, Cincinnati’s schedule is set to look significantly harder this season. Let’s take a look at the Bengals’ opponents and their 2022 strength of schedule.

Cincinnati Bengals 2022 schedule

The schedule in the table below was released by the NFL on Thursday, May 12 at 8 p.m. ET. You can sort by week, team, and more using the different filters. Be sure to keep refreshing as we load in the schedule for each team.

Cincinnati will have the following teams on their home schedule for the 2022 season: Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Miami Dolphins.

The Bengals will travel to play the following away schedule for the 2022 season: Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Tennessee Titans.

The Bengals’ strength of schedule is one of the toughest in the league

However you look at the Bengals’ schedule in 2022, things look difficult for the reigning AFC champions. Based on last year’s results, their schedule is the fourth hardest in the league. If we look at their strength of schedule based on projected win totals for 2022, it does look a little easier, but not much.

Overall, the Bengals’ strength of schedule based on those projected win totals is tied for the fifth toughest with their AFC North rivals, the Steelers. Cincinnati is set to face four opponents who are projected to win 10 or more games. They then have a further six games against teams projected to win nine or more.

In terms of their home and road splits, things do look easier for the Bengals at home. Their home strength of schedule ranks as the 12th toughest, compared to the sixth-toughest road schedule in the league. Two games hosting the Falcons and Panthers help ease the difficulty of that home schedule. Meanwhile, the only team they travel to that is projected to win fewer than seven games is the Jets.

If the Bengals want to repeat as AFC North champions and potentially head back to the Super Bowl, they’re certainly going to have to do it the hard way.

When does the 2022 NFL season begin?

The 2022 NFL season will begin on Thursday, Sept. 8. The NFL has stuck to tradition and the Los Angeles Rams will host the first game. The majority of the rest of the NFL gets underway on Sunday, Sept. 11.

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