Cincinnati Bengals Football Tickets

Paul Brown, who had founded and coached the Cleveland Browns, led the group that received an American Football League franchise for Cincinnati in May 1967. The Bengals played their first season in the AFL in 1968, with Brown as head coach, and joined the NFL when the leagues fully merged in 1970. Brown coached through 1975.

Cincinnati has reached the Super Bowl three times without a win. The Bengals lost Super Bowl XVI after the 1981 season and Super Bowl XXIII after the 1988 season, both to the San Francisco 49ers. After the 2021 season they returned to the big game and lost Super Bowl LVI to the Los Angeles Rams, 23-20.

Zac Taylor has been head coach since 2019. The current offense is built around quarterback Joe Burrow and receiver Ja'Marr Chase, who won the receiving triple crown in 2024 while Burrow led the league in passing yards.

Paycor Stadium stands on the Ohio River at the edge of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. It opened in 2000 as Paul Brown Stadium and took the Paycor name in 2022. The open-air stadium seats about 65,500, and its open corners frame views of the downtown skyline and the river. In 2025 the Bengals and Hamilton County signed a new lease that keeps the team at the stadium through at least 2036, and a multi-phase renovation began. The first phase, finished ahead of the 2026 season, reworked club lounges, suites, concessions and restrooms. A later phase planned from 2027 adds escalators and a new videoboard.

The free Cincinnati Bell Connector streetcar links downtown, Over-the-Rhine and The Banks, the riverfront district next to the stadium. Metro buses serve downtown, and from Northern Kentucky the TANK Southbank Shuttle runs on game days. Rideshare drop-off and pickup is on 2nd Street between Vine and Walnut.

Bengals parking areas surround the stadium, along with downtown garages and lots across the river in Northern Kentucky. Parking can be reserved ahead of time through the team's parking partner. Tailgating is allowed in the Bengals lots around the stadium, including lots A, B, D, E, 1U, Hilltop, Hilltop North and Longworth Hall. Open flames are not allowed in any parking garage.

Tickets are mobile and live in the Bengals app, which the team says allows contact-free entry. The Bengals follow the NFL bag policy, so plan on a clear bag or a small clutch. Check the team's A-to-Z fan guide for gate opening times and the current list of prohibited items before game day.

Paycor Stadium has a lower bowl, a club level with about 7,600 club seats, 114 private suites and an upper deck. Club seats include in-seat service and access to lounges that were renovated for 2026. Lower-level sideline seats near midfield give the best overall view, and the corners are open, so some upper seats look out over the river and the city skyline.

End zone seats in the lower bowl put you close to scoring plays, while the upper deck gives a wider view of the field. There is no roof, so late-season games are played in the open.

The Steelers, Ravens and Browns games tend to draw the most demand, and the Browns matchup carries extra weight because Paul Brown founded both franchises. Prime-time home games also sell well. Use the seat map to compare club, lower sideline and end zone sections, and review each listing's seat notes and ticket quantity before you buy. Never fees for buyers.