by AP/WKRC
Sat, October 4th 2025 at 12:43 AM
FILE- Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) gets set to run a play against the Minnesota Vikings during an NFL football game in Detroit, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)
CINCINNATI (AP/WKRC) - Here is a look at Sunday's Bengals-Detroit Lions game with some key numbers, notes and tidbits and the official injury report for the game:
* **RECORDS:** Bengals 2-2, Lions 3-1
* **WHEN/WHERE:** 4:25p.m. in Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati
* **TV RADIO:** FOX/WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530), WEBN-FM (102.7)
* **OPENING LINE:** Lions by 9.5
* **RECORD AGAINST THE SPREAD:** Bengals 1-3, Lions 3-1
* **SERIES RECORD:** Bengals lead 10-3, including 4-2 in games played in Cincinnati
* **LAST MEETING:** Bengals won 34-11 on Oct. 17, 2021 in Detroit
* **SERIES NOTES:** The Bengals have won 10 of the past 11 meetings, losing only in 1992 at home.
* **LAST WEEK:** Bengals lost at Denver Broncos, 28-3; Lions beat Cleveland Browns, 34-10
* **BENGALS OFFENSE:** Overall (32nd, 205.3 ypg), Rush (32nd, 50.0 ypg), Pass (30th, 155.3 ypg), Scoring (30th, 15.3 ppg)
* **BENGALS DEFENSE:** Overall (30th, 397.8 ypg), Rush (26th, 135.8 ypg), Pass (30th, 262.0 ypg), Scoring (27th, 29.8 ppg)
* **LIONS OFFENSE:** Overall (10th, 365.0 ypg), Rush (6th, 139.0 ypg), Pass (10th, 226.0 ypg), Scoring (1st, 34.3 ppg)
* **LIONS DEFENSE:** Overall (12th, 293.0 ypg), Rush (7th, 94.0 ypg), Pass (13th, 199.0 ypg), Scoring (Tied-15th, 22.0 ppg)
* **TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL:** Bengals (Tied-26th, minus-3); Lions (Tied-4th, plus-4)
* **INJURY REPORT: Bengals -** OUT: DL Shemar Stewart (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: WR Charlie Jones (achilles). Lions - OUT: LB Zach Cunningham (hamstring); CB Khalil Dorsey (ankle/concussion); DT Alim McNeill (knee); RB Sione Vaki (groin). QUESTIONABLE: OT Taylor Decker (shoulder); S Kerby Joseph (knee).
* **BENGALS PLAYER TO WATCH:** WR Ja’Marr Chase was frustrated during Monday night’s loss at Denver after having five catches for only 23 yards. The 4.6 average yards per reception was his second lowest in a game with at least two catches. His 264 yards through four games is his lowest in his five-year NFL career. Chase’s best game this season though was at home when he had 14 receptions for 165 yards and a touchdown in the Week 2 win over Jacksonville.
* **LIONS PLAYER TO WATCH:** CB Rock Ya-Sin. With a banged-up secondary, the 29-year-old Ya-Sin will have a lot of opportunities to play. He started in 13 games as a rookie with Indianapolis in 2019 and his 39th and most recent start was in Baltimore during the 2023 season. The Lions signed him as a free agent during the offseason.
* **KEY MATCHUP:** Lions running backs against Bengals run defense. Detroit’s backs have forced 34 missed tackles (fourth in the league) for 215 yards (third). RB Jahmyr Gibbs has at least 95 yards from scrimmage and a rushing TD in three straight games. He has forced the 10th-most missed tackles with 21. David Montgomery is averaging 4.3 yards after contact, fourth highest in the league. He has gained 105 yards off missed tackles. The Bengals defense has missed 46 tackles (second most) and allowed 303 yards off missed stops (tied for first).
* **STATS AND STUFF:** The Lions, scoring an NFL-high 34.3 points per game, have averaged 41.3 points during a three-game winning streak after Green Bay held them to 13 points in a 14-point win in the opener. ... QB Jared Goff has nine TD passes, trailing only Lamar Jackson’s 10 TD throws for Baltimore. Goff has played the same number of regular-season games (69) with the Lions and Rams, going 42-26-1 in Detroit and 42-27 with Los Angeles. ... WR Amon-Ra St. Brown. He has 27 receptions for 307 yards and six touchdowns this season, scoring in three straight games. St. Brown is the first NFL player with 25-plus catches, at least 300 yards receiving and six receiving touchdowns through four games since Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss did it in 2007. ... DE Aidan Hutchinson has a sack in three straight games and is the first Lion to have five hits, four sacks and two forced fumbles in a three-game span. ... LB Jack Campbell, the No. 18 pick overall in 2023, is the only NFL player with at least 35 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a fumble recovering this season. ... All-Pro Kerby Joseph has two INTs in four games after leading the league with nine INTs last season. ... The Bengals have been outscored 76-13 in their past two games at Denver and at Minnesota. ... QB Jake Browning has thrown five interceptions, third most in the league and has lost both of his starts since Joe Burrow went down with a toe injury. ... RB Chase Brown had a season-high 71 scrimmage yards last week, including 40 yards rushing. ... WR Tee Higgins has only 10 catches, the lowest total in his six-year career through his first four games. ... DE Trey Hendrickson has had a sack the past two times he has faced Detroit. ... LB Demetrius Knight became the first rookie since Minnesota’s Ivan Pace in 2023 to have at least 10 tackles and an interception in a game. ... S Geno Stone had a career-high 10 tackles last week.
* **FANTASY TIP:** Detroit WR Jameson Williams is averaging 21.4 yards per catch, ranking second in the NFL.