{"id":21942,"date":"2025-05-03T23:20:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=21942"},"modified":"2025-05-03T23:20:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T23:20:11","slug":"look-cincinnati-bengals-rise-in-power-rankings-following-2025-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=21942","title":{"rendered":"Look: Cincinnati Bengals Rise in Power Rankings Following 2025 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-mm-id=\"_0yn7fjzkb\">\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3563,h_2004,x_942,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_bengals\/01jtbvefqj7kgw66pw1p.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) smiles toward Houston Texans linebacker Denzel Perryman (6) on a fourth-down play in the second quarter of a Week 10 NFL football game between the Houston Texans and the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_hf1hkpusu\"><strong>CINCINNATI \u2014 <\/strong>The Cincinnati Bengals added six players to their roster in the 2025 NFL Draft, including Shemar Stewart, Demetrius Knight Jr., and Dylan Fairchild.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_gkzyuvcdl\">Cincinnati is hoping the influx in talent can help them get back to the playoffs after back-to-back 9-8 seasons.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_fz2uwqvnm\">The Bengals moved up one spot to 12th in Fox Sports&#8217; first post-draft power rankings.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_tt1cnoitt\">&#8220;I didn\u2019t love the Bengals\u2019 draft, but the good news is they have the least amount of work to do among any of the non-playoff teams,&#8221; David Helman wrote. &#8220;The offense is going to average 28 points per game. New defensive coordinator Al Golden just has to have his unit be decent for this to be a playoff team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_kyndxp9fs\">How did the rest of the AFC North stack up? The Browns were 31st, the Steelers were 30th and the Ravens were fourth.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pv3fsp16w\">Overall, it&#8217;s a pretty fair assessment of the division. Cleveland has a huge question mark at quarterback. Pittsburgh seems to be hoping that Aaron Rodgers signs with them in the near future.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_uyaosqxpv\">Meanwhile, the Bengals have Joe Burrow and the Ravens have Lamar Jackson. Baltimore has won back-to-back division titles and are trying to become the first team in AFC North history to win the division three-straight times.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_sprp7yq70\">Cincinnati had a chance to accomplish that feat in 2023, but finished 9-8 after Burrow suffered a season-ending wrist injury in November.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_z5oc22g9n\">Check out the complete power rankings here. 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