One of the more fun things the Cincinnati Bengals have done in recent years is lean harder in to the fan experience at Paycor Stadium. On top of ongoing stadium renovations, the team has added lighting effects, new imagery around the stadium, and has started to implement the crowd into themes to help the home-field advantage.
Fans typically circle these games on their calendars, and over the course of the last week, the Bengals have announced when these games will be.
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For the third straight season, the Bengals will continue their “Open in Orange” campaign, where the team will wear their orange alternate jerseys and the crowd is encouraged to wear orange as well. That game will be on September 13th.
The Bengals are 1-1 in open in orange games, with the loss coming to the New England Patriots in 2024. They did beat the Jacksonville Jaguars last season, but that game cost Joe Burrow 10 weeks with a turf toe injury.
They are also continuing their “Stripe the Jungle” game, where fans in certain sections are encouraged to wear orange or black depending on what section they are in. The stadium looks especially cool on TV broadcasts. They will do the Stripe the Jungle game on December 13th against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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For an outline of the stadium showing which sections are orange and which sections are black, go to this link.
As they renew the rivalry with the Kansas City Chiefs, they will display the striped stadium to a national audience. The Bengals are 2-1 since they introduced this theme in 2023, with the only loss coming last year at the hands of the Detroit Lions.
Finally, the oldest, and perhaps most celebrated theme game, is their White Bengal alternate uniforms. The white helmets were an instant hit, and the team went all out around the stadium. The end zones and midfield logo are painted white, the walls on the field level are covered in white designs, and the entire crowd shows up in white, making it one of the most electric environments in the NFL.
A November 15th Sunday Night Football showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers feels like the perfect night for a fan favorite uniform combination. Perhaps the best win of the 2025 season was the White Bengal game, where Joe Flacco torched the Steelers’ defense. The Bengals are 4-1 in this uniform combination since 2022.
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Nothing has been released regarding the Thursday Night Football clash with the Baltimore Ravens. If there is going to be a special theme, it will be one we haven’t seen before. There haven’t been any indications that there will be anything, but it seems like a good opportunity to introduce something new if they wanted to.
