Report: Cincinnati Bengals to Open 2025 Regular Season Against Division Rival Cleveland Browns

The Bengals need to get off to a better start after opening the season 0-3 last year.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) takes the field for a drive in the second quarter of the NFL Week 16 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. The Bengals led 17-0 at halftime. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — The Bengals' 2025 regular season is going to start with a rivalry game: The Battle of Ohio.

The Cincinnati Bengals will head to Cleveland to play the Browns in the 104th Battle of Ohio on September 7.

Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reported the news.

The Bengals lead the all-time series 55-48. Joe Burrow is 3-5 against Cleveland in eight starts against the Browns.

This will be the second time in three years that the Bengals will start the season in Cleveland. The Bengals lost to the Browns 24-3 to start the 2023 season.

The entire 2025 NFL schedule will be released on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET. We'll react to the schedule reveal here.

Sources: An AFC North showdown is set for Week 1, as Joe Burrow and the #Bengals will take on Myles Garrett and the #Browns at 1:00 ET. pic.twitter.com/GzV9t9avHU
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) May 14, 2025

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