Overview
- The team’s flight was scheduled to depart CVG at 5:00 p.m. ET but did not take off until 10:32 p.m., according to FlightAware and WLWT.
- The aircraft landed at BWI at 12:03 a.m. ET, and players reached their hotel after 12:30 a.m., per multiple reports.
- Sources said the Bengals switched from their charter to a smaller commercial plane before receiving clearance to depart.
- No official explanation for the delay has been released by the team, the airline, or the NFL.
- Kickoff remains set for 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC, continuing a four-year run of Cincinnati playing its Baltimore road trip in prime time and a third straight Thursday visit.