Bengals team flight delayed more than 5 hours ahead of AFC North battle vs Ravens

The Cincinnati Bengals didn’t person a large commencement to their Thanksgiving Day.

The team’s formation connected Wednesday nighttime from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport was scheduled for 5 p.m. ET, but they weren’t capable to get into the aerial for their travel to Baltimore until 10:32 p.m. ET, per FlightAware.

As a result, the Bengals, who play their AFC North rival Ravens connected Thanksgiving night, didn’t get to their edifice until aft midnight.

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Ja'Marr Chase of the Cincinnati Bengals looks connected anterior to an NFL shot crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Paycor Stadium connected Oct. 16, 2025, successful Cincinnati. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)

The squad was expected to onshore successful Baltimore astatine 6:19 p.m. ET, but they technically landed connected Thanksgiving, arriving astatine Baltimore/Washington International Airport astatine 12:03 a.m.

WLWT successful Cincinnati besides reported the Bengals had to power planes, though determination was nary connection connected wherefore they were forced to change.

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It wasn’t an perfect concern for the Bengals; however, it could’ve been worse if the formation had been delayed immoderate later. If the crippled were played earlier successful the day, it surely would person been much of an issue.

The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions had the archetypal crippled connected Thanksgiving Day, portion the Dallas Cowboys hosted the Kansas City Chiefs for the 4:25 p.m. ET start.

While the Bengals are 3-8, this is simply a monolithic crippled for the franchise arsenic they invited backmost starting backmost Joe Burrow, who recovered from toed country aft an wounded successful Week 2 this season.

Joe Burrow of the Cincinnati Bengals looks to walk during the crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars astatine Paycor Stadium connected Sept. 14, 2025, successful Cincinnati. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Burrow didn’t play this past Sunday contempt being a afloat signifier participant, but caput manager Zac Taylor made the telephone with the abbreviated week up and the Thursday nighttime matchup successful mind.

Cincinnati has mislaid its past 4 games. However, Burrow hasn’t mislaid a crippled since December 2024, going 7-0 successful his past 7 starts.

Burrow besides had qualms with playing the Ravens for the 4th consecutive twelvemonth successful premier clip connected the road.

"Maybe we tin get 1 of those successful Cincinnati adjacent year, please," Burrow said backmost successful May.

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Meanwhile, Lamar Jackson and the Ravens are winners of their past 5 games aft starting the play 1-5 successful shocking fashion. They stock the AFC North pb with the Pittsburgh Steelers, making this different important crippled for the franchise’s playoff hopes.

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