Everything to Know About Lions vs Bengals: The official for this game has a bad past with the Lions, and more

Originally posted on A to Z Sports | By Mike Payton | Last updated Oct 2, 2025 2:09 PM ET

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.