Head to head
Cincinnati Bengals v Cleveland Browns — every meeting since 1999
Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns have met 54 times since 1999. CIN lead the regular-season series 32-22. Against the closing spread CIN are 35-19. The highest-scoring meeting produced 106 points in 2004; the widest margin was 34.
CIN record
32-22
regular season, 1999–2025
CIN v the spread
35-19
covered–against
Highest scoring
106
combined, 2004
Widest margin
34
2015 season
Every meeting
54 games, 1999–2025| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 WK 18 | CLE 20atCIN 18 | 47.5 | CIN +9.5 | CLE by 2 |
| 2025 WK 1 | CIN 17atCLE 16 | 47.5 | CLE -5.5 | CIN by 1 |
| 2024 WK 16 | CLE 6atCIN 24 | 46.5 | CIN +10 | CIN by 18 |
| 2024 WK 7 | CIN 21atCLE 14 | 42 | CLE -5.5 | CIN by 7 |
| 2023 WK 18 | CLE 14atCIN 31 | 37 | CIN +7.5 | CIN by 17 |
| 2023 WK 1 | CIN 3atCLE 24 | 46.5 | CLE -1 | CLE by 21 |
| 2022 WK 14 | CLE 10atCIN 23 | 47 | CIN +4.5 | CIN by 13 |
| 2022 WK 8 | CIN 13atCLE 32 | 45 | CLE -3 | CLE by 19 |
| 2021 WK 18 | CIN 16atCLE 21 | 38 | CLE +6.5 | CLE by 5 |
| 2021 WK 9 | CLE 41atCIN 16 | 47.5 | CIN +2.5 | CLE by 25 |
| 2020 WK 7 | CLE 37atCIN 34 | 50 | CIN -4.5 | CLE by 3 |
| 2020 WK 2 | CIN 30atCLE 35 | 44.5 | CLE +6 | CLE by 5 |
| 2019 WK 17 | CLE 23atCIN 33 | 44 | CIN -2.5 | CIN by 10 |
| 2019 WK 14 | CIN 19atCLE 27 | 43 | CLE +6.5 | CLE by 8 |
| 2018 WK 16 | CIN 18atCLE 26 | 44 | CLE +10 | CLE by 8 |
| 2018 WK 12 | CLE 35atCIN 20 | 46.5 | CIN -1 | CLE by 15 |
| 2017 WK 12 | CLE 16atCIN 30 | 39 | CIN +7.5 | CIN by 14 |
| 2017 WK 4 | CIN 31atCLE 7 | 41.5 | CLE -3 | CIN by 24 |
| 2016 WK 14 | CIN 23atCLE 10 | 42 | CLE -4 | CIN by 13 |
| 2016 WK 7 | CLE 17atCIN 31 | 46.5 | CIN +11.5 | CIN by 14 |
| 2015 WK 13 | CIN 37atCLE 3 | 44 | CLE -7.5 | CIN by 34 |
| 2015 WK 9 | CLE 10atCIN 31 | 45.5 | CIN +13 | CIN by 21 |
| 2014 WK 15 | CIN 30atCLE 0 | 44 | CLE +2.5 | CIN by 30 |
| 2014 WK 10 | CLE 24atCIN 3 | 45.5 | CIN +6.5 | CLE by 21 |
| 2013 WK 11 | CLE 20atCIN 41 | 40 | CIN +4 | CIN by 21 |
| 2013 WK 4 | CIN 6atCLE 17 | 42.5 | CLE -3.5 | CLE by 11 |
| 2012 WK 6 | CIN 24atCLE 34 | 42 | CLE -1 | CLE by 10 |
| 2012 WK 2 | CLE 27atCIN 34 | 39.5 | CIN +7 | CIN by 7 |
| 2011 WK 12 | CLE 20atCIN 23 | 38.5 | CIN +6.5 | CIN by 3 |
| 2011 WK 1 | CIN 27atCLE 17 | 36.5 | CLE +6.5 | CIN by 10 |
| 2010 WK 15 | CLE 17atCIN 19 | 41.5 | CIN +1 | CIN by 2 |
| 2010 WK 4 | CIN 20atCLE 23 | 36.5 | CLE -1.5 | CLE by 3 |
| 2009 WK 12 | CLE 7atCIN 16 | 39.5 | CIN +12 | CIN by 9 |
| 2009 WK 4 | CIN 23atCLE 20 | 37.5 | CLE -6 | CIN by 3 |
| 2008 WK 16 | CIN 14atCLE 0 | 31 | CLE +1 | CIN by 14 |
| 2008 WK 4 | CLE 20atCIN 12 | 42 | CIN +1 | CLE by 8 |
| 2007 WK 16 | CLE 14atCIN 19 | 43 | CIN -1 | CIN by 5 |
| 2007 WK 2 | CIN 45atCLE 51 | 41.5 | CLE -7 | CLE by 6 |
| 2006 WK 12 | CIN 30atCLE 0 | 44 | CLE -3 | CIN by 30 |
| 2006 WK 2 | CLE 17atCIN 34 | 40.5 | CIN +10.5 | CIN by 17 |
| 2005 WK 14 | CLE 20atCIN 23 | 41.5 | CIN +12.5 | CIN by 3 |
| 2005 WK 1 | CIN 27atCLE 13 | 44.5 | CLE -3.5 | CIN by 14 |
| 2004 WK 12 | CLE 48atCIN 58 | 37.5 | CIN +6 | CIN by 10 |
| 2004 WK 6 | CIN 17atCLE 34 | 40 | CLE +3 | CLE by 17 |
| 2003 WK 17 | CLE 22atCIN 14 | 42 | CIN +8.5 | CLE by 8 |
| 2003 WK 4 | CIN 21atCLE 14 | 40 | CLE +4.5 | CIN by 7 |
| 2002 WK 11 | CLE 27atCIN 20 | 41.5 | CIN -3 | CLE by 7 |
| 2002 WK 2 | CIN 7atCLE 20 | 39 | CLE +3.5 | CLE by 13 |
| 2001 WK 11 | CIN 0atCLE 18 | 35.5 | CLE +6 | CLE by 18 |
| 2001 WK 5 | CLE 14atCIN 24 | 35 | CIN +1.5 | CIN by 10 |
| 2000 WK 9 | CIN 12atCLE 3 | 35.5 | CLE -3 | CIN by 9 |
| 2000 WK 2 | CLE 24atCIN 7 | 40.5 | CIN +6 | CLE by 17 |
| 1999 WK 14 | CLE 28atCIN 44 | 41 | CIN +7 | CIN by 16 |
| 1999 WK 5 | CIN 18atCLE 17 | 36 | CLE -3 | CIN by 1 |
CIN in the last meetings
- Last 32-1
- Last 54-1
- Last 105-5
The extremes
- Highest scoring2004 week 12 · CLE 48 at CIN 58106 points
- Lowest scoring2008 week 16 · CIN 14 at CLE 014 points
- Widest margin2015 week 13 · CIN 37 at CLE 334 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 1999–2025| CIN | CLE | Met | CIN record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Kitna | Tim Couch | 5 | 2-3 |
| Joe Burrow | Deshaun Watson | 3 | 2-1 |
| Joe Burrow | Baker Mayfield | 3 | 0-3 |
| Andy Dalton | Baker Mayfield | 3 | 1-2 |
| Carson Palmer | Derek Anderson | 3 | 2-1 |
| Carson Palmer | Charlie Frye | 3 | 3-0 |
| Andy Dalton | DeShone Kizer | 2 | 2-0 |
| Andy Dalton | Johnny Manziel | 2 | 2-0 |
| Andy Dalton | Brian Hoyer | 2 | 0-2 |
| Andy Dalton | Brandon Weeden | 2 | 1-1 |
| Andy Dalton | Colt McCoy | 2 | 2-0 |
| Akili Smith | Tim Couch | 2 | 1-1 |
22 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 1999–2025| CIN | CLE | Met | CIN record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Taylor | Kevin Stefanski | 12 | 5-7 |
| Marvin Lewis | Romeo Crennel | 8 | 6-2 |
| Marvin Lewis | Hue Jackson | 4 | 4-0 |
| Marvin Lewis | Mike Pettine | 4 | 3-1 |
| Marvin Lewis | Pat Shurmur | 4 | 3-1 |
| Marvin Lewis | Eric Mangini | 4 | 3-1 |
| Marvin Lewis | Butch Davis | 4 | 2-2 |
| Dick LeBeau | Butch Davis | 4 | 1-3 |
| Bruce Coslet | Chris Palmer | 3 | 2-1 |
| Zac Taylor | Freddie Kitchens | 2 | 1-1 |
| Marvin Lewis | Gregg Williams | 2 | 0-2 |
| Marvin Lewis | Rob Chudzinski | 2 | 1-1 |
1 further pairing met once each and is left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 1999 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 5 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 1999.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 10 meetings
- Joe Burrow QB · CIN · 6g13 TD
- Nick Chubb RB · CLE · 3g5 TD
- Joe Mixon RB · CIN · 2g4 TD
- Tee Higgins WR · CIN · 4g4 TD
- Ja'Marr Chase WR · CIN · 4g4 TD
- Deshaun Watson QB · CLE · 2g3 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 10 meetings
- Joe Burrow QB · CIN · 8g1617 yds
- Deshaun Watson QB · CLE · 3g558 yds
- Joe Flacco QB · CLE · 1g290 yds
- Jacoby Brissett QB · CLE · 1g278 yds
- Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB · CLE · 2g239 yds
- Baker Mayfield QB · CLE · 1g218 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 10 meetings
- Nick Chubb RB · CLE · 6g458 yds
- Joe Mixon RB · CIN · 5g354 yds
- Chase Brown RB · CIN · 5g293 yds
- D'Ernest Johnson RB · CLE · 3g156 yds
- Jerome Ford RB · CLE · 4g142 yds
- Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB · CLE · 2g93 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 10 meetings
- Ja'Marr Chase WR · CIN · 9g526 yds
- Tee Higgins WR · CIN · 6g367 yds
- Donovan Peoples-Jones WR · CLE · 5g331 yds
- David Njoku TE · CLE · 7g291 yds
- Amari Cooper WR · CLE · 3g210 yds
- Cedric Tillman WR · CLE · 4g199 yds
