Next season will kick off in Week 1 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coming to Paycor Stadium, while the season will end in that same venue when the Cleveland Browns come to town.
After starting the season with seven straight 1 PM ET kickoffs, the Bengals get a Week 9 trip to Spain to face the Atlanta Falcons in Madrid. The Bengals won’t get a bye following that trip, as that instead comes in Week 6, so they’ll have one of the earliest byes of any NFL team this season.
The Bengals won’t get a primetime game until Week 10 when they host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday Night Football, then get a road matchup with the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football the following week.
Cincinnati’s lone Thursday Night Football game will come in Week 17 when they host the Baltimore Ravens for a primetime showdown that could have massive implications on who wins the AFC North.
The biggest game on the schedule may very well be the Week 14 showdown with three-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.
The path is set. Now, it’s time to get back into the postseason and make another run at the franchise’s first Super Bowl title!
2026 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
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