Everything to Know About Lions vs Bengals: The official for this game has a bad past with the Lions, and more
The Detroit Lions are back on the road for their Week 5 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. Here's everything you need to know about the game:
How To Watch Lions vs Bengals
When: Sunday, October 5th at 4:25 p.m. EST
Where: Paycor Stadium (Cincinnati, OH)
Broadcast: Fox
Streaming: You can stream the game live on YouTubeTV via NFL Sunday Ticket packages. You can also stream the game on the Fox Sports app by logging in through your TV provider.
Listen: Locally, you can listen to the game on 97.1 The Ticket. If you’re outside of the Detroit area, refer to the Lions radio map here.
Where you can watch Lions vs Bengals out of state (Broadcast Map)
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If you live in the blue area, you'll be able to watch this game on your local Fox channel. Before Joe Burrow's injury, this was likely the game that was going to be shown all over the country. Now it's just in the area, and Fox is giving the rest of the country to the Chargers vs Commanders game.
Offcials for Lions vs Bengals
This one might scare you a little bit. Carl Cheffers and his crew are officiating this game. You might remember Cheffers as the guy who called the infamous phantom face mask on Devin Taylor at the end of the Lions vs Packers game. That set up the Rodgers Hail Mary touchdown that essentially booted the Lions out of playoff contention and killed thier season. They never recovered from that.
On top of that, Cheffers' crew is currently in the top three for most penalties called this season. So get ready to see a lot of laundry on the field for both teams.
Commentators for Lions vs Bengals
Play-by-Play: Kevin Kugler
Analyst: Daryl Johnston
Sideline: Allison Williams
Moon Stats for Lions vs Bengals
The Lions are playing the Bengals on a Waxing Gibbous moon. Detroit is 6-2 on this moon in the last two seasons, with the losses coming against the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving in 2023 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 2 of the 2024 season.
History of Lions at Bengals
This will be the Lions' 14th matchup against the Bengals. They're 3-10 all-time against Cincinnati, with the last win coming in November of 1992. That was also the last time the Lions had won in Cincinnati. So a win there would end a 33-year streak.
Odds for Lions at Bengals
Line: Lions -10.5
Over/Under: 49.5
It only took 4 games for Jets fans to start calling for Aaron Glenn‘s job
The New York Jets had every opportunity to sit at .500, holding leads against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Weeks 1 and 3. They also should have shown more fight against the Miami Dolphins in Week 4.
Instead, the Jets sit at 0-4, drawing mounting criticism for the same issues: poor discipline and head-scratching mistakes that keep costing them games.
Fans and media have directed plenty of blame toward head coach Aaron Glenn, who preached a different mindset in the offseason as the path to turning New York around. A new regime promised to patch roster holes as well.
The offensive line looks improved, but everywhere else remains a mess. Nothing feels fixed. That’s why the finger-pointing at Glenn grows louder by the week, even if it’s still premature.
While Glenn deserves criticism, it's way too early to call for his job
It’s fair to point out the mistakes, as they’ve piled up fast.
Through four weeks, the Jets already rank dead last in turnover margin at –7, and no team in the last 20 years has gone this long without recording a single takeaway. They’ve committed 29 penalties for 268 yards, an early-season lack of discipline that has stalled drives on offense and extended them on defense.
In Week 4 against Miami, rookie Braelon Allen fumbled at the goal line on the opening drive, then left with a knee injury on special teams, the kind of sequence that summed up the Jets’ season so far.
Glenn deserves criticism for that sloppiness because accountability ultimately falls on the head coach. But the calls to fire him after four games ignore both the roster he inherited and the history of this franchise.
The Jets have been down this road too many times, moving on from Todd Bowles, Adam Gase, and Robert Saleh without ever giving most of them enough time to establish continuity. The result has been a carousel of systems and voices, a constant churn that has defined the “same old Jets” reputation more than the talent on the field.
This year’s team isn’t without bright spots. Justin Fields threw for 218 yards and rushed for 48 more in Week 1, showing flashes of why the front office brought him in, as well as in Week 4.
Breece Hall already has a 100-yard rushing game, proving he can still carry the offense when given lanes. The offensive line looks sturdier than in past years. Those pieces don’t flip a record in a month, but they do suggest there’s something to build on if the staff is given time to shape it.
Patience isn’t easy in New York, especially with an 0-4 start, but firing Glenn now would send the same tired message of panic. If the Jets want to break the cycle, they have to stick with a coach long enough to let the vision take hold. Otherwise, nothing changes, and the “same old Jets" mantra will live on.
