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NFL Schedule Switch: Bengals Get Home Game
19 May
Summary
- NFL moved a Thanksgiving game from Baltimore to Cincinnati last year.
- Bengals coach Zac Taylor noted the imbalance of primetime road games.
- The Bengals will host Baltimore on New Year's Eve this season.
The NFL made a late decision to move last year's Thanksgiving game against the Baltimore Ravens from Cincinnati to Baltimore. This move was part of an effort to improve the overall schedule, according to NFL Executive Vice President Hans Schroeder. This adjustment addressed a long-standing frustration for the Bengals, who had experienced an abnormal number of primetime divisional road games since 2019.
Coach Zac Taylor had publicly expressed his desire for the Bengals to host more of these high-profile matchups. The NFL acknowledged the trend and aimed to create more equitable scheduling. As a result, the Bengals will now host the Ravens on New Year's Eve for a 'Thursday Night Football' finale, reversing the previous trend and providing a prominent home game for the team.
