Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions projected starting lineup and depth chart for Week 5 | 2025 NFL season

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The Cincinnati Bengals (2-2) will square off against the Detroit Lions (3-1) in Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season on Sunday. The game will get underway at 4:25 p.m. ET from Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ahead of the Bengals vs. Lions game, here's a look at the projected lineups for both teams.

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions projected starting lineup for Week 5

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Cincinnati Bengals projected starting lineup

 ImagnCincinnati Bengals QB Jake Browning - Source: Imagn

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Here's a look at the Bengals' projected starters on offense vs. the Lions:

PositionStarter

QBJake Browning
RBChase Brown
WRJa'Marr Chase
WRTee Higgins
WRAndrei Iosivas
TENoah Fant
LTOrlando Brown Jr.
LGDylan Fairchild
CTed Karras
RGDalton Risner
RTAmarius Mims

Here's a look at the Bengals' projected starters on defense vs. the Lions:

PositionStarter

LDEJoseph Ossai
LDTT.J. Slaton Jr.
RDTB.J. Hill
RDETrey Hendrickson
WLBDemetrius Knight Jr.
MLBLogan Wilson
SLBOren Burks
LCBDJ Turner II
SSJordan Battle
FSGeno Stone
RCBCam Taylor-Britt
NBDax Hill

Here's a look at the Bengals' projected starters on special teams vs. the Lions:

PositionStarter

PKEvan McPherson
PRyan Rehkow
HRyan Rehkow
PRCharlie Jones
KRCharlie Jones
LSWilliam Wagner

Detroit Lions projected starting lineup

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Here's a look at the Lions' projected starters on offense vs. the Bengals:

PositionStarter

QBJared Goff
RBJahmyr Gibbs
WRAmon-Ra St. Brown
WRJameson Williams
WRKalif Raymond
TESam LaPorta
LTTaylor Decker
LGChristian Mahogany
CGraham Glasgow
RGTate Ratledge
RTPenei Sewell

Here's a look at the Lions' projected starters on defense vs. the Bengals:

PositionStarter

LDEAidan Hutchinson
LDTTyleik Williams
RDTDJ Reader
RDEAl-Quadin Muhammad
WLBAlex Anzalone
MLBJack Campbell
SLBDerrick Barnes
LCBTerrion Arnold
SSBrian Branch
FSKerby Joseph
RCBRock Ya-Sin
NBAmik Robertson

Here's a look at the Lions' projected starters on special teams vs. the Bengals:

PositionStarter

PKJake Bates
PJack Fox
HJack Fox
PRKalif Raymond
KRJacob Saylors
LSHogan Hatten

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions depth chart for Week 5

Cincinnati Bengals depth chart

Here's a look at the Bengals' depth chart for their offense:

PositionStarter2nd3rd4th

QBJake BrowningBrett RypienJoe Burrow (IR)-
RBChase BrownSamaje PerineTahj Brooks-
WRJa'Marr ChaseMitchell Tinsley--
WRTee HigginsCharlie Jones (Q)--
WRAndrei IosivasJermaine Burton--
TENoah FantMike GesickiDrew SampleCam Grandy
LTOrlando Brown Jr.Cody Ford--
LGDylan FairchildJalen RiversCordell Volson (IR)-
CTed KarrasMatt Lee--
RGDalton RisnerLucas Patrick (IR)--
RTAmarius Mims---

Here's a look at the Bengals' depth chart for their defense:

PositionStarter2nd3rd4th

LDEJoseph OssaiShemar Stewart (O)Cedric Johnson (IR)-
LDTT.J. Slaton Jr.Mike PennelMcKinnley Jackson-
RDTB.J. HillKris Jenkins Jr.Jordan Jefferson-
RDETrey HendricksonMyles MurphyCam Sample-
WLBDemetrius Knight Jr.Barrett Carter--
MLBLogan Wilson---
SLBOren BurksShaka Heyward--
LCBDJ Turner IIDJ Ivey--
SSJordan BattlePJ JulesDaijahn Anthony (IR)-
FSGeno StoneTycen Anderson--
RCBCam Taylor-BrittMarco Wilson--
NBDax HillJosh Newton--

Here's a look at the Bengals' depth chart for their special teams:

PositionStarter2nd3rd4th

PKEvan McPherson---
PRyan Rehkow---
HRyan Rehkow---
PRCharlie Jones (Q)Jermaine Burton--
KRCharlie Jones (Q)Jermaine BurtonSamaje Perine-
LSWilliam Wagner---

Detroit Lions depth chart

Here's a look at the Lions' depth chart for their offense:

PositionStarter2nd3rd4th

QBJared GoffKyle Allen--
RBJahmyr GibbsDavid MontgomeryCraig ReynoldsSione Vaki (O)
WRAmon-Ra St. BrownIsaac TeSlaa--
WRJameson WilliamsDominic Lovett--
WRKalif Raymond---
TESam LaPortaBrock WrightRoss DwelleyShane Zylstra (IR)
LTTaylor Decker (D)Giovanni ManuDevin CochranJustin Herron (IR)
LGChristian MahoganyMiles Frazier (O)--
CGraham GlasgowKingsley EguakunTrystan Colon-
RGTate RatledgeKayode AwosikaColby Sorsdal (IR)-
RTPenei SewellJamarco Jones (IR)--

Here's a look at the Lions' depth chart for their defense:

PositionStarter2nd3rd4th

LDEAidan HutchinsonTyrus Wheat--
LDTTyleik WilliamsMekhi WingoAlim McNeill (O)Levi Onwuzurike (O)
RDTDJ ReaderRoy LopezPat O'ConnorChris Smith
RDEAl-Quadin MuhammadTyler LacyMarcus Davenport (IR)Josh Paschal (O)
WLBAlex AnzaloneTrevor NowaskeMalcolm Rodriguez (O)-
MLBJack CampbellZach Cunningham (O)Ty Summers-
SLBDerrick BarnesGrant StuardEzekiel Turner (IR)-
LCBTerrion ArnoldKhalil Dorsey (O)--
SSBrian BranchThomas HarperLoren StricklandDan Jackson (IR)
FSKerby Joseph (Q)Daniel Thomas (IR)--
RCBRock Ya-SinTre FlowersD.J. Reed (IR)Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (IR)
NBAmik RobertsonAvonte Maddox--

Here's a look at the Lions' depth chart for their special teams:

PositionStarter2nd3rd4th

PKJake Bates---
PJack Fox---
HJack Fox---
PRKalif Raymond---
KRJacob SaylorsSione Vaki (O)Craig Reynolds-
LSHogan Hatten---

How to watch the Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions game? TV channel and live stream details for Week 5 contest

 Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase - Source: ImagnNFL: Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase - Source: Imagn

The Cincinnati Bengals vs. Detroit Lions game will be broadcast live on Fox. Fans can also live stream the contest on Fubo.

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