Venue & Event Details
Kickoff: Sunday, October 5, 2025 – Kickoff 4:25 p.m. ET
Venue: Paycor Stadium, One Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Broadcast: FOX: Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston, Allison Williams (field reporter)
Weather Update (Cincinnati, OH)
Forecast: Partly cloudy, mild
Temperature at Kickoff: ~70°F (21°C)
Humidity: ~58%
Wind: 6–9 mph
Impact: Excellent football conditions; no weather disruptions expected.
Injury / Suspension Report
Detroit Lions ^3][^6]
OUT: WR Jameson Williams (ankle)
QUESTIONABLE: LT Taylor Decker (shoulder)
QUESTIONABLE: CB Brian Branch (hamstring)
QB: Jared Goff (929 yards, 9 TDs, 2 INTs through 4 games)
Cincinnati Bengals ^2][^6]
OUT: QB Joe Burrow (toe, IR)
STARTING: Jake Browning (5 INTs in 2 starts, 0 TDs since Burrow’s injury)
OUT: RB Chase Brown (hamstring)
QUESTIONABLE: WR Tee Higgins (ribs)
AVAILABLE: WR Ja’Marr Chase (264 yards, 1 TD through 4 games)
Key Player Matchups
Jared Goff (DET) vs. Bengals Secondary: Goff has been elite when kept clean (131.4 passer rating, 9 TDs). Bengals rank bottom‑10 in pressure rate and sacks.
Amon‑Ra St. Brown (DET) vs. Dax Hill (CIN): St. Brown has 27 catches, 307 yards, 6 TDs. Hill is Cincinnati’s best coverage DB.
Jahmyr Gibbs & David Montgomery (DET) vs. Bengals Run Defense: Detroit averages 139 rush YPG (6th). Bengals allow 100+ rush YPG and rank 29th in yards per carry allowed (2.6 YPC offensively themselves).
Aidan Hutchinson (DET) vs. Bengals O‑Line: Hutchinson has 3 straight games with a sack. Bengals’ line has allowed sacks on nearly 10% of dropbacks.
Ja’Marr Chase (CIN) vs. Cam Sutton (DET): Chase is frustrated with usage but remains Cincinnati’s only consistent weapon. Sutton will shadow him often.
Team Records & Recent Form
Detroit Lions
Record: 3‑1 (1st in NFC North)
Last 5: L‑W‑W‑W
Last Game: 34‑10 win vs. Cleveland (Week 4)
Offense: 34.3 PPG (1st), 226 pass YPG (10th), 139 rush YPG (6th)
Defense: 22.0 PPG allowed (15th), 199 pass YPG allowed (11th), 94 rush YPG allowed (8th)
Cincinnati Bengals
Record: 2‑2 (3rd in AFC North)
Last 5: W‑W‑L‑L
Last Game: 28‑3 loss at Denver (Week 4)
Offense: 13.0 PPG (31st), 205 total YPG (32nd), 50 rush YPG (32nd)
Defense: 27.5 PPG allowed (28th), 350 YPG allowed (25th)
Series History
All-time: Bengals lead 10‑3 [^5]
Last Meeting: Oct. 17, 2021 – Bengals 34, Lions 11 (at Detroit)
At Cincinnati: Bengals 5‑1 all-time vs. Lions
Betting Trends
Lions are 3‑1 ATS this season.
Bengals are 1‑3 ATS.
Lions have scored 30+ points in 3 straight games.
Bengals have scored 13 total points in last 2 games.
Detroit has not allowed a sack in 3 straight games.
Cincinnati has lost 2 straight by 25+ points.
LIONS NOTES
• DETROIT leads NFL in scoring offense (34.3 points per game) in 2025. • QB JARED GOFF had 2 TD passes last week & has 32 games with 2+ TD passes since 2022, 2nd-most in NFL. Leads NFC with 9 TD passes. Has 100+ rating in 3 of his past 4 road starts. Has 70+ comp. pct. in 9 of his past 10 road starts. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 30th-career rush TD last week & became 7th RB in SB era with 30 rush TDs prior to 24th birthday. Aims for his 4th in row with 95+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Has rush TD in 4 of his past 5 on road. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY has 15 rush TDs in 16 road games with Det. since 2023, incl. rush TD in 3 of his past 4 road games. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 2 rec. TDs last week, his 5th-career game with 2+ TD catches. Leads NFL with 6 rec. TDs in 2025. Aims for his 4th in row with 7+ catches, 70+ rec. yards & TD catch. Has 6+ catches & 50+ rec. yards in 7 of his past 8 road games. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS has 2nd-highest yards per reception (17.3) in NFL since 2022, min. 75 receptions. • WR KALIF RAYMOND had 3rd-career PR-TD last week. • DE AIDAN HUTCHINSON had 2 sacks & 6th-career FF last week, his 7th-career game with 2+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row with FF & 4th in row with sack. • LB ALEX ANZALONE had 12th-career sack last week. • LB JACK CAMPBELL had 10 tackles last week, his 6th-career game with 10+ tackles. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • CB D.J. REED had 3 PD & 7th-career INT last week. • DB BRIAN BRANCH had TFL & tied career high with 3 PD last week, his 9th game with TFL & PD, tied-most in NFL since 2023. • S KERBY JOSEPH had 19th-career INT last week, most in NFL since 2022. Can become 6th player since 2000 with 20 INTs in 1st 4 career seasons.
BENGALS NOTES
• QB JAKE BROWNING completed 14 of 25 atts. (56 pct.) for 125 yards with 0 INTs last week. Is 3-1 with 106.3 rating in 4 career home starts, with 95+ rating in each start & 2+ TD passes in each of past 3. • RB CHASE BROWN led team with season-high 71 scrimmage yards (40 rush 31 rec.) last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 3 of 4 games this season & 65+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3. Has 522 scrimmage yards (104.4 per game) over his past 5 at home. Has TD in 4 of his past 5 vs. NFC. • WR JA’MARR CHASE aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches. Has 50+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3. Has 450 rec. yards (112.5 per game) & 3 rec. TDs in his past 4 at home, with 85+ rec. yards in each game & 100+ rec. yards in each of his past 2. Had 97 rec. yards in last meeting. • WR TEE HIGGINS aims for his 6th in row at home with 55+ rec. yards & TD catch. Had 44 rec. yards in last meeting. • TE MIKE GESICKI had TD catch in his last game vs. Det. (10/30/22 w/ Mia.). • DE TREY HENDRICKSON had season-high 4 tackles last week. Aims for his 4th in row at home with 0.5+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Det. with sack. • DE JOSEPH OSSAI has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of his past 4 at home. • DT B.J. HILL had 5 tackles & TFL in Week 4. • LB DEMETRIUS KNIGHT tied for team lead with 10 tackles & had 1st-career INT in Week 4, becoming 1st rookie since 2023 (Ivan Pace) with 10+ tackles & INT in a game. Leads all rookies with 31 tackles this season. • LB LOGAN WILSON has 5+ tackles in each of his past 28 games. • CB DAX HILL had 9 tackles & PD in Week 4. Has 8+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season & PD in 2 of past 3. • CB DJ TURNER has PD in 3 of 4 games this season. • S GENO STONE led team with career-high 10 tackles last week. Has 5+ tackles in 3 of 4 games this season. Had INT in last meeting.
Game Odds
Detroit Lions – 10.5
Cincinnati Bengals 49.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, October 4, 2025
