2012 Schedule

[Scottishbengal]

11 hours from now (which will be midnight here in the UK, 7:00pm ET in the USA), the fixture dates will be released.

http://www.nfl.com/

[ArmyBengal]

Well, we know we are opening on the road since the Reds are in town that weekend.

It should be interesting to see what kind of games we get this year.

[Sea Ray]

Well, we know we are opening on the road since the Reds are in town that weekend.

It should be interesting to see what kind of games we get this year.

Do they never schedule home games while the Reds are in town? I thought them having two stadiums changed that

[ArmyBengal]

Well, we know we are opening on the road since the Reds are in town that weekend.

It should be interesting to see what kind of games we get this year.

Do they never schedule home games while the Reds are in town? I thought them having two stadiums changed that

I haven't seen it done in recent memory, but I don't know all the specifics.

I just recall reading they will be starting out on the road this year and the Reds being in town as the reason.

[HoosierCat]

Per WNST Baltimore, Bengals @ Ravens on MNF week 1.

/>http://wnst.net/wordpress/baltimore-ravens/ravens-to-open-season-hosting-cincinnati-on-monday-night/

After publicly campaigning to play a Monday night game in Baltimore, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti will finally get his wish.

The Ravens will open the season by welcoming the AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals to town in a nationally-televised game on Monday, Sept. 10. It will be the first Monday night game played in Baltimore since the Ravens played the Patriots on Dec. 3, 2007, a game in which New England won in the closing seconds to remain undefeated.

Stay with WNST.net throughout the evening, follow WNST on Twitter, and be sure you’re subscribed to the WNST Text Service to have the entire schedule sent to your mobile device as the NFL announces it at 7:00 p.m.

Works for me!

[Scottishbengal]

I've not managed to find anything, anywhere giving a sniff of whats coming up (apart from the season opener NYG vs Dallas).

Starting the season with a divisional match isn't a new nor unusual thing, and if we do go to Baltimore for the Week 1 game AND it's a Monday Night game then fine, I'm happy with that .

[HoosierCat]

If I didn't miss anything skimming pro football reference, the Bengals have opened vs. a division rival 4 times in the Marvin era: 2x against the Browns, 2x against the Ravens. They have a 3-1 record in those games, including a MNF defeat of the Ravens at PBS back in 2007. So that bodes well if this report is true.

[Scottishbengal]

Our road record was better than our home record last season so I hope we continue to play well out of Cincy.

And, if we are on a Monday Night chances are pretty high it'll be picked up by one of the British channels and shown live over here (Channel 4, Channel 5, ESPN??, - SKY will probably stick to the Sunday night double headers).

[ArmyBengal]

Maybe I will be the only one who doesn't want to see them open with a division rival not named the Browns, on the road, and in primetime.

Who knows, maybe it will be something for them to get up for, but I would rather see on the road against Washington or something of that nature.

[HoosierCat]

Reedy passes along word from Mike Garafolo that the Giants come to PBS in week 10.

[Scottishbengal]

Steelers @ Chicago in week 1 Suday night game (apparantly)

[Scottishbengal]

Per WNST Baltimore, Bengals @ Ravens on MNF week 1.

http://wnst.net/word...n-monday-night/

After publicly campaigning to play a Monday night game in Baltimore, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti will finally get his wish.

The Ravens will open the season by welcoming the AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals to town in a nationally-televised game on Monday, Sept. 10. It will be the first Monday night game played in Baltimore since the Ravens played the Patriots on Dec. 3, 2007, a game in which New England won in the closing seconds to remain undefeated.

Stay with WNST.net throughout the evening, follow WNST on Twitter, and be sure you're subscribed to the WNST Text Service to have the entire schedule sent to your mobile device as the NFL announces it at 7:00 p.m.

Works for me!

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2012/4/17/2955409/nfl-schedule-2012-ravens-bengals-monday-night-football

Also being rumoured on SBNation too ....... perhaps there's some foundation in this. We'll know for sure in 40 minutes I guess.

[Takeo51]

Hey buddy, are you having a pint waiting for the fixture dates?

[Scottishbengal]

Reedy passes along word from Mike Garafolo that the Giants come to PBS in week 10.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2012/4/17/2955585/new-york-giants-2012-schedule/in/2718550

Again that appears to be the case according to SB Nation

[Scottishbengal]

Hey buddy, are you having a pint waiting for the fixture dates?

Hey Don, how ya doing? Nah, no beer for me - driving tomorrow morning .....just a mug of hot tea. Boy I'm really excited about the schedule release, need the info to start costing out the trip !!!

[HoosierCat]

Steelers @ Chicago in week 1 Suday night game (apparantly)

It appears it's actually Steelers @ Broncos. So Pitt gets to be the first to face Manning Mark II.

[Scottishbengal]

Is it a recent thing that the final game of the season is a divisional game?

If so, we start with a divisional (rumoured), and end with a divisional.......so I hope we avoid a 4 game streak of divisionals somewhere in the middle like we had last year. I know you gotta play 'em all at some stage but 4 divisionals in a row was tough

[HoosierCat]

Here it is. 3 primetime games.

/>http://cincinnati.com/blogs/bengals/2012/04/17/three-prime-time-games-highlight-schedule/

Sept. 10 – at Baltimore 7 p.m., ESPN: Second time Bengals have opened season on Monday Night Football. Last time was at home in ’07 when they beat Ravens.

Sept. 16 – Cleveland, 1 p.m., CBS: Marks first time since 2007 that they are opening with two straight division games. Have won 5 of last 6 against Browns.

Sept. 23 – at Washington, 1 p.m., CBS: A possible early-season meeting against Robert Griffin III. First trip to FedEx Field since 2004.

Sept. 30 – at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m., CBS: Bengals broke a seven-game losing streak in Jacksonville with a fourth-quarter rally last season.

Oct. 7 – vs. Miami, 1 p.m., CBS: Former secondary coach Kevin Coyle is now Miami’s defensive coordinator. But who will be their QB?

Oct. 14 – at Cleveland, 1 p.m., CBS: First time since 1993 that both games in the Battle of Ohio will have been played by Week 6.

Oct. 21 – vs. Pittsburgh, 8:20 p.m., NBC: After sweeping the season series in 2009, Bengals have lost four straight to Steelers.

Week 8 – Bye week: Couldn’t come at a better time.

Nov. 4 – vs. Denver, 1 p.m., CBS: Peyton Manning is unbeaten in seven meetings against the Bengals and Broncos have won last three.

Nov. 11 – vs. Giants, 1 p.m., FOX: Fifth time a defending Super Bowl champion has played at Paul Brown Stadium. Bengals are 2-2 in those games.

Nov. 18 – at Kansas City, 1 p.m., CBS: From 2003-09 these teams met five times in six years but haven’t faced each other since a Week 16 meeting in ’09.

Nov. 25 – vs. Oakland, 1 p.m., CBS: Many thought that Carson Palmer’s return to Cincinnati would be a Prime Time game.

Dec. 2 – at San Diego, 4:15 p.m., CBS: Bengals have not won two straight games in the Pacific Time Zone since 1990.

Dec. 9 – vs. Dallas, 1 p.m., FOX: This is only the fifth trip by the Cowboys to Cincinnati, where they are 1-3.

Dec. 13 – at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m., NFLN: This will be the eighth Thursday night game in franchise history. They are 4-3 and 1-2 under Lewis.

Dec. 23 – at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m., CBS: This will be the third straight year that the Bengals will be making a December trip to Heinz Field.

Dec. 30 – vs. Baltimore, 1 p.m., CBS: First time since 2001 that the schedule concludes with two straight division games.

[bwillycuse]

good opportunity to get to a fast start

[Stripes]

I quite like the soft early schedule, that should set them up to get in the race. Starting with that first Steelers game though it gets really tough almost every single week.

[combatbengal]

We should be 5-1 or 6-0 when we play the Steelers in week 7!!!

We better win week 12's game. I want to see Palmer go down to the Dalton gang!!

OMG, who did we tick off, the last three games are against the Eagles, Steelers and Ravens!!!

[HoosierCat]

OMG, who did we tick off, the last three games are against the Eagles, Steelers and Ravens!!!

I think that's true of everyone now. Remember the league now adjusts the sked to discourage teams resting guys late in the year.

This is as good a sked as I could ask for. As has already been noted by several others the bengals have a chance to pile up a few wins early before it gets tough. They just have to do a better job on the back 9 than they did in 2011.

[ArmyBengal]

They have to do a better job against the Steelers and Ravens this season as well.

I know they made the playoffs with out beating them last year, but lets not pretend that's a given year in and year out either.

Yes, staying strong down the stretch is certainly something to improve.

[HoosierCat]

Some schedule trivia:

Bengals are 4-5 on opening day under Marvin. However, they are 3-1 vs. the AFCN, 1-4 vs. everyone else. The division record includes the MNF win over the Ravens at PBS. They have played the Ravens in Baltimore on opening day before, and lost.

Week 2 is a good week to be home. In the Marvin era, Bengals are 4-1 at home, 1-3 away in week 2.

Week 3 they play the NFC as usual (5 of the last 9 seasons). Bengals are 2-3 vs. the NFC in week 3 under Lewis.

Week 4 -- Bengals have never played an away game in week 4 that wasn't an AFCN game in the Lewis era until this year. Bengals are .500 on the road, 2-3 at home in week 4 under Marvin, so there's that.

More as I get around to it...

[kingwilly]

I am liking the schedule. Dont want to sleep on a competitive AFC west. Plus NFC east could be dangerous or terrible. I think we.could go 9-7, or 10-6. Will have to go look at Pit and Baltimore schedules.

Liking the idea of a Carson Turkey holiday weekend, and a game @SD (whales vagina), can get to the game and have a great day. Might mean something, too.