In terms of win-loss record, the Cincinnati Bengals will have a favorable referee for their game this Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.
Adrian Hill gets the call Sunday. This will be the eighth time Hill has called a Bengals game. Cincinnati is 4-2-1 in the previous seven games — the tie was in 2020 against the Philadelphia Eagles, whom the Bengals see in Week 8.
The last time the Bengals had Hill as their referee was the Week 11 Thursday night game last season against the Baltimore Ravens, a game the Bengals lost 34-20. The Bengals did win a game in 2023 with Hill as their official, Week 5 against the Seattle Seahawks.
Hill’s crew is averaging 15.5 penalties called per game which is 4th-most in the league. Only Clete Blakeman (18.67), Ron Torbert (18) and Land Clark (16.67) are averaging more. For those wondering, Carl Cheffers is averaging the fewest with just eight per game.
