Cincy Jungle · Feb 20, 2025
ESPN considers Bengals a teetering contenders in 2025
Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesNow that the 2024 season is officially over, all eyes are on 2025. Free agency will begin soon, and after that, the Cincinnati Bengals—along with every other team—will shift their focus to the draft. It won’t be long before a very different 2025 team emerges from the ashes of 2024.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler recently categorized all 32 NFL teams into 11 tiers, ranging from “Still Major Contenders” to “Yep, Still Rebuilding.” He ranked them from No. 1 to No. 32 based on their likelihood of winning the Super Bowl in February 2026. Fowler placed the Bengals in the “Teetering Contenders” category at No. 8.
