Game Weekend

Week 17 · 2026 season

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals

Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati

Date
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Kickoff
8:15 PM stadium local time

NFL dates and kickoff times can change. Check the Cincinnati Bengals schedule before booking travel you cannot change. Listing reviewed 2026-09-11.

Plan this game weekendHotels near Paycor Stadium

Where visiting fans stay

Each area changes how you reach Paycor Stadium and how you get back.

The Banks & southern downtownA game-first weekend

Keep the hotel and game on the Ohio riverfront.

To the stadium
Walk toward Paycor using the current event access map and your ticketed gate.
After the game
Walk back to your hotel along your planned street route.
The tradeoff
Hotel parking may have separate game-day terms.
Northern downtown / OTR gatewayDinner-led trips

Stay downtown and make Over-the-Rhine a restaurant outing.

To the stadium
Walk south or take the Connector to The Banks and finish on foot.
After the game
Walk back or use the Connector before its final departure; Sunday core service ends at 9:30 p.m.
The tradeoff
These hotels are downtown, not in the heart of OTR.
CovingtonA two-sided river weekend

Make a Kentucky neighborhood your evening base.

To the stadium
Plan a walk across the Roebling Bridge toward the riverfront, or use the current TANK route and stop guidance.
After the game
Reverse your planned bridge walk, or catch the specific TANK departure you checked. Do not rely on an unconfirmed night-game shuttle.
The tradeoff
River crossings add outdoor walking; winter shuttle service ends at 7 p.m.

Hotels for this game

All 6 hotels

The Banks & southern downtown

AC Hotel Cincinnati at The Banks

Riverfront sports weekend. Hotel explicitly warns that game-day parking charges may differ.

  • Walk route
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Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk toward Paycor using the current event access map and your ticketed gate.
Getting back
Walk back to your hotel along your planned street route.
Address
135 Joe Nuxhall Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Hotel website

Covington

Hotel Covington

A neighborhood-first Kentucky stay.

  • Walk route
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Confirm room terms and parking for your exact game dates.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Plan a walk across the Roebling Bridge toward the riverfront, or use the current TANK route and stop guidance.
Getting back
Reverse your planned bridge walk, or catch the specific TANK departure you checked. Do not rely on an unconfirmed night-game shuttle.
Address
638 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011
Hotel website

Northern downtown / OTR gateway

21c Museum Hotel Cincinnati

Contemporary art in the hotel adds a non-football part of the weekend.

  • Rail / transit
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Confirm room terms and parking for your exact game dates.

Stadium travel & hotel details
Getting to the game
Walk south or take the Connector to The Banks and finish on foot.
Getting back
Walk back or use the Connector before its final departure; Sunday core service ends at 9:30 p.m.
Address
609 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202
Hotel website

Tickets

To the game and back

The return is its own decision. Read it before you choose where to stay.

From The Banks & southern downtownThe Banks & southern downtownwalk
Getting there
Walk toward Paycor using the current event access map and your ticketed gate.
Getting back
Walk back to your hotel along your planned street route.

Hotel parking may have separate game-day terms.

Route information
From Northern downtown / OTR gatewayNorthern downtown / OTR gatewaytransit
Getting there
Walk south or take the Connector to The Banks and finish on foot.
Getting back
Walk back or use the Connector before its final departure; Sunday core service ends at 9:30 p.m.

These hotels are downtown, not in the heart of OTR.

Route information
From CovingtonCovingtonwalk
Getting there
Plan a walk across the Roebling Bridge toward the riverfront, or use the current TANK route and stop guidance.
Getting back
Reverse your planned bridge walk, or catch the specific TANK departure you checked. Do not rely on an unconfirmed night-game shuttle.

River crossings add outdoor walking; winter shuttle service ends at 7 p.m.

Route information

Before kickoff

All food picks
Breakfast and lunch

Maplewood Kitchen and Bar

A daytime downtown meal that fits before heading to the riverfront.

Breakfast/lunch; not a postgame dinner fallback.

Website

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Put the whole weekend together.

A base, a good meal and both stadium journeys, built around Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals.

Plan this game weekend