Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals: How to watch, TV schedule, history, betting odds and more

Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals: How to watch, TV schedule, history, betting odds and more
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The Cleveland Browns face the Cincinnati Bengals on the road today. Here are some notes about the matchup & information on how you can watch or listen to the game.


Game Information

  • Game Time/Date: Sunday, January 4, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. ET
  • Location: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
  • TV Channel: CBS – Tom McCarthy (play-by-play) & Logan Ryan (analyst).
  • Local Radio: 92.3 The Fan (WKRK-FM), ESPN 850 WKNR, WNCX (98.5 FM) with Andrew Siciliano, Nathan Zegura, Je’Rod Cherry (sidelines)
  • Weather: 35 degrees (feels like 35), 1% chance of rain, 2 MPH winds from the Southeast
  • Odds: Bengals by 7.5
  • Over/under: 45.5

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Uniform & Poster

  • The Browns’ uniform will be white jerseys, orange pants, and orange helmets.

  • Here is the poster for the Browns vs. Bengals:


Connections

  • Bengals Offensive Line Coach Scott Peters spent four seasons as the assistant offensive line coach for the Browns from 2020-23.
  • Cincinnati Assistant Offensive Line Coach Michael McCarthy worked for the Browns as offensive quality control coach in 2015.
  • Bengals Assistant Special Teams Coach Ben Jacobs played linebacker for the Browns from 2011-2012
  • Cincinnati QB Joe Flacco played for the Browns part of the 2023 and 2025 seasons. Browns DE KJ Henry played for the Bengals in 2024.
  • Cleveland RB Trayveon Williams played for Cincinnati from 2019-24.

History

  • The Browns have an 48-56 all-time record against the Bengals.
  • The last time these two teams met was in Pittsburgh on September 7, 2025, when the Browns lost 17-16. It was the opening week of the season with Joe Flacco as the Browns’ quarterback. Cleveland completely shut the Bengals down in the second half, but they still managed to win as the Browns had some key kicking errors from Andre Szmyt.