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Cincinnati Bengals

2026 Schedule

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8
Home Games
8
Away Games
1
Int'l Games
Preseason
Date
Opponent
Time (ET)
Aug. 13
vs. Detroit Lions
7:00 PM
Aug. 22
vs. Chicago Bears
7:00 PM
Aug. 28
at Philadelphia Eagles
8:00 PM
Regular Season Schedule
Wk
Date
Opponent
Location
TV
1
Sun, Sept. 13
vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Home
FOX
2
Sun, Sept. 20
at Houston Texans
Away
CBS
3
Sun, Sept. 27
at Pittsburgh Steelers
Away
CBS
4
Sun, Oct. 4
vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Home
CBS
5
Sun, Oct. 11
at Miami Dolphins
Away
FOX
BYE
Sun, Oct. 18
BYE
—
—
7
Sun, Oct. 25
at Baltimore Ravens
Away
CBS
8
Sun, Nov. 1
vs. Tennessee Titans
Home
CBS
9
Sun, Nov. 8
at Atlanta Falcons
Madrid
NFLN
10
Sun, Nov. 15
vs. Pittsburgh SteelersSNF
Home
NBC
11
Mon, Nov. 23
at Washington CommandersMNF
Away
ESPN
12
Sun, Nov. 29
vs. New Orleans Saints
Home
CBS
13
Sun, Dec. 6
at Cleveland Browns
Away
CBS
14
Sun, Dec. 13
vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Home
FOX
15
Sun, Dec. 20
at Carolina Panthers
Away
FOX
16
Sun, Dec. 27*
at Indianapolis Colts
Away
TBD
17
Thu, Dec. 31
vs. Baltimore RavensTNF
Home
Prime Video
18
Sun, Jan. 10*
vs. Cleveland Browns
Home
TBD

*Weeks 16–18 may flex to Saturday. Check NFL listings for final times.

S³ Toughest Stretch

Weeks 12–14

vs Saints

at Browns

vs Chiefs

Weeks 16–18

at Colts

vs Ravens (TNF)

vs Browns

Prime-Time & International Games · 4 Total
Wk 9
at Falcons
Madrid, Spain
NFLN
Wk 10
vs Steelers
Sunday Night Football
NBC/Peacock
Wk 11
at Commanders
Monday Night Football
ESPN
Wk 17
vs Ravens
Thursday Night Football
Prime Video
Rivalry Games

Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 3 — Away

Week 10 — Home (SNF)

Baltimore Ravens

Week 7 — Away

Week 17 — Home (TNF)

Cleveland Browns

Week 13 — Away

Week 18 — Home

S³ Schedule Notes
  • — The Bengals open at home against Tampa Bay before back-to-back road trips to Houston and Pittsburgh.
  • — The bye falls in Week 6, giving Cincinnati a mid-season reset before a brutal second-half stretch.
  • — A Week 9 trip to Madrid to face the Falcons highlights the NFL's International Series.
  • — Three prime-time games in a four-week span (Weeks 10–11, 17) put the Bengals in the national spotlight.
  • — The regular season closes with two AFC North battles in the final two weeks.
  • — A Week 14 showdown with the Chiefs could have playoff seeding implications.

A schedule featuring a Madrid international game, four prime-time appearances, and a closing stretch of three consecutive AFC North showdowns.