2016 Cincinnati Bengals season

2016 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Marvin Lewis
Owner	Mike Brown
Home field	Paul Brown Stadium
Uniform

The 2016 Cincinnati Bengals season will be the franchise's upcoming 47th season in the National Football League, the 49th overall and the fourteenth under head coach Marvin Lewis.

Draft

2015 Cincinnati Bengals Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	24	William Jackson III	CB	Houston
2	55	Tyler Boyd	WR	Pittsburgh
3	87	Nick Vigil	MLB	Utah State
4	122	Andrew Billings	DT	Baylor
5	161	Christian Westerman	G	Arizona State
6	199	Cody Core	WR	Ole Miss
7	245	Clayton Fejedelem	S	Illinois

Staff

Cincinnati Bengals staff
	Front Office President&GM – Mike Brown Senior Vice President of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Executive Vice President – Katie Blackburn Vice President of Player Personnel – Paul Brown Director of Player Personnel – Duke Tobin Head Coaches Head Coach – Marvin Lewis Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach – Paul Alexander Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ken Zampese Quarterbacks – Bill Lazor Running Backs – Kyle Caskey Wide Receivers – James Urban Tight Ends – Jonathan Hayes Offensive Line Assistant and Quality Control – Brian Braswell Offensive Quality Control – Robert Couch Offensive Assistant – Dan Pitcher			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Paul Guenther Defensive Line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Jim Haslett Assistant Linebackers and Quality Control – David Lippincott Defensive Backs – Kevin Coyle Assistant Defensive Backs – Robert Livingston Defensive Assistant and Quality Control – Marcus Lewis Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Darrin Simmons Special Teams Assistant and Quality Control – Brayden Coombs Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Chip Morton Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Jeff Friday Coaching assistants Nick Silciliano → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Current roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks 14 Andy Dalton  5 AJ McCarron  3 Keith Wenning Running backs 25 Giovani Bernard 33 Rex Burkhead 34 Bronson Hill 32 Jeremy Hill 30 Cedric Peerman Wide receivers 15 Mario Alford 80 Michael Bennett 83 Tyler Boyd 16 Cody Core 18 AJ Green 84 Jake Kumerow 11 Brandon LaFell 19 Brandon Tate 86 James Wright Tight ends 85 Tyler Eifert 89 Ryan Hewitt 81 Tyler Kroft 88 Matt Lengel 48 John Peters 87 C.J. Uzomah		Offensive linemen 72 Darryl Baldwin T 61 Russell Bodine C 65 Clint Boling G 74 Jake Fisher T 66 Trey Hopkins G 60 T. J. Johnson C 70 Cedric Ogbuehi T 63 Christian Westerman G 77 Andrew Whitworth T 73 Eric Winston T 68 Kevin Zeitler G Defensive linemen 97 Geno Atkins DT 75 Andrew Billings DT 93 Will Clarke DE 96 Carlos Dunlap DE 91 Marcus Hardison DT 99 Margus Hunt DE 95 Dezmond Johnson DE 90 Michael Johnson DE 94 Domata Peko DT 92 Pat Sims DT 98 Brandon Thompson DT 69 DeShawn Williams DT		Linebackers 55 Vontaze Burfict OLB 56 Karlos Dansby MLB 47 Paul Dawson OLB 51 Jayson DiManche ILB 53 Marquis Flowers OLB 50 Jeff Luc LB 58 Rey Maualuga MLB 57 Vincent Rey OLB 45 Trevor Roach MLB 59 Nick Vigil MLB Defensive backs 23 Chykie Brown CB 21 Darqueze Dennard CB 42 Clayton Fejedelem S 43 George Iloka SS -- William Jackson III CB 24 Adam Jones CB 27 Dre Kirkpatrick CB 37 Chris Lewis-Harris CB 20 Taylor Mays SS 41 Floyd Raven FS 26 Josh Shaw CB 40 Derron Smith SS 36 Shawn Williams FS Special teams 46 Clark Harris LS 10 Kevin Huber P  4 Zach Hocker K  2 Mike Nugent K				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs 29 Leon Hall CB Rookies in italics Roster updated May 3, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions 53 Active, Inactive, 4 FAs, 7 Unsigned → AFC rosters → NFC rosters
AFC East BUF MIA NE NYJ North BAL CIN CLE PIT South HOU IND JAX TEN West DEN KC OAK SD NFC East DAL NYG PHI WAS North CHI DET GB MIN South ATL CAR NO TB West ARI LA SF SEA

Schedule

Preseason

The Bengals' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Week	Date	Kickoff (EDT)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	August 12	7:30 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings			Paul Brown Stadium	WKRC
2	August 18	7:30 p.m.	at Detroit Lions			Ford Field	WKRC
3	August 28	8:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Field	NBC
4	September 1	7:30 p.m.	Indianapolis Colts			Paul Brown Stadium	WKRC

Regular season

On November 25, 2015, the NFL announced that the Bengals will play host to the Washington Redskins in the International Series at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The game will occur during Week 8 on Sunday, October 30, and will be be aired by Fox in the United States. The kickoff time was announced on April 14.

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	1:00 p.m.	at New York Jets			MetLife Stadium	CBS
2	September 18	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Heinz Field	CBS
3	September 25	1:00 p.m.	Denver Broncos			Paul Brown Stadium	CBS
4	September 29	8:25 p.m.	Miami Dolphins			Paul Brown Stadium	NFLN
5	October 9	4:25 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	CBS
6	October 16	1:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS
7	October 23	1:00 p.m.	Cleveland Browns			Paul Brown Stadium	CBS
8	October 30	9:30 a.m.	Washington Redskins			Wembley Stadium (London, England)	Fox
9	Bye
10	November 14	8:30 p.m.	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	ESPN
11	November 20	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo Bills			Paul Brown Stadium	Fox
12	November 27	1:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	CBS
13	December 4	1:00 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles			Paul Brown Stadium	Fox
14	December 11	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			FirstEnergy Stadium	CBS
15	December 18	8:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers			Paul Brown Stadium	NBC
16	December 24	8:25 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	NFLN
17	January 1	1:00 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens			Paul Brown Stadium	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

References

External links

• Official website