Overview
- The Bengals announced Monday that the inaugural White Bengal Stripe will be played Dec. 31 at Paycor Stadium when the Baltimore Ravens visit in Week 17.
- Cincinnati confirmed it will wear its White Bengal uniform with white helmets and asked fans to dress by section to create a stadium-wide black-and-white tiger-stripe effect.
- The game is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday Night Football and will stream nationally on Prime Video.
- The matchup carries divisional stakes and added drama because Joe Burrow had sought a prime-time home game and former Bengals pass rusher Trey Hendrickson now plays for Baltimore.
- The event builds on the team’s Stripe The Jungle crowd tradition from 2023 and recent NFL rules that allow alternate helmets, and the Bengals also listed separate White Bengal and Stripe The Jungle dates for Nov. 15 and Dec. 13.