Can the Cincinnati Bengals Survive Their Brutal 2023 Schedule?

The time has come to discuss the road the Cincinnati Bengals must take to reach Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

The NFL officially announced schedules for all teams, and Dave Lapham In The Trenches, presented by First Star Logistics, gives his early thoughts on what the Bengals will face as two-time defending AFC North Champions.

Like last season, the Bengals will open against an AFC North rival; however, this season, it will be on the road against the Cleveland Browns, never an easy place for Joe Burrow and the Bengals to try and win a game.

Fans will learn early about this edition of the Bengals led by head coach Zac Taylor as Week Two of the season will see another North rival, the Baltimore Ravens, come to Paycor Stadium.

The success of Burrow and the Bengals over the past two seasons has many wanting to see the Bengals' explosive offense in action, and the NFL placed the Bengals in two Monday Night Football slots to go with Thursday night and Sunday night national games.

The list of quarterbacks Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo will have to scheme against is impressive, led by Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Add in the likes of Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville), Josh Allen (Buffalo), Lamar Jackson (Baltimore), Deshaun Watson (Cleveland), Matthew Stafford (LA Rams), and Kirk Cousins (Minnesota), and the possibility of facing rookie signal callers C.J. Stroud (Houston), Anthony Richardson (Indianapolis), and Will Levis (Tennessee) mean a lot of exciting games. 

So sit back and enjoy as Lapham takes a look at what should be another exciting season of Cincinnati Bengals football.

THE 2023 CINCINNATI BENGALS SCHEDULE

WEEK 1: @ CLEVELAND BROWNS
WEEK 2:  BALTIMORE RAVENS
WEEK 3: LA RAMS (MNF)
WEEK 4: @ TENNESSEE TITANS
WEEK 5: @ ARIZONA CARDINALS
WEEK 6: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
WEEK 7: BYE WEEK
WEEK 8: @ SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 
WEEK 9: BUFFALO BILLS
WEEK 10: HOUSTON TEXANS
WEEK 11: @ BALTIMORE RAVENS  
WEEK 12: PITTSBURGH STEELERS
WEEK 13: @ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS   
WEEK 14: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
WEEK 15: MINNESOTA VIKINGS
WEEK 16: @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS   
WEEK 17: @ KANSAS CITY CHIEFS   
WEEK 18: CLEVELAND BROWNS