Cincinnati Bengals Schedule 2026: Printable PDF, Times, TV Channels
The Cincinnati Bengals schedule 2026 opens at home. Cincinnati hosts the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Paycor Stadium on Sunday, September 13 at 1:00 PM ET on FOX.
Two dates stand out. Week 9 is played in Madrid, the first Bengals game ever staged in Spain, and Week 17 is a Thursday night meeting with Baltimore on New Year’s Eve.
The bye lands early in Week 6, there is no Thanksgiving or Christmas fixture at all, and two weeks still have no date or network attached.
Every kickoff time and channel is below, plus a free printable schedule and a wall calendar sized for US Letter paper.
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Cincinnati Bengals Schedule 2026 Quick Facts
| Season and home opener | Sun, Sept 13 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:00 PM ET (FOX) |
| Season span | September 2026 through January 2027 |
| Stadium | Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH (65,515 seats, open air) |
| Head coach | Zac Taylor (8th season) |
| Coordinators | Dan Pitcher (offense), Al Golden (defense) |
| Quarterback | Joe Burrow, with Joe Flacco backing up |
| Division | AFC North |
| Home / road games | 8 / 9 |
| Bye week | Week 6, weekend of October 18 |
| Prime time games | 3 (Week 10 NBC, Week 11 ESPN, Week 17 Prime Video) |
| International game | Week 9 at Atlanta, Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid, Nov 8 |
| Networks | CBS 7, FOX 4, NBC 1, ESPN 1, Prime Video 1, NFL Network 1, Weeks 16 and 18 TBD |
| Radio | Bengals Radio Network: WCKY 1530 AM, WEBN 102.7 FM and WLW 700 AM |
| 2025 season | 6-11, missed the playoffs for a third straight year |
Cincinnati Bengals Regular Season Schedule 2026
Home games are marked “vs” and road games “at.” Cincinnati sits in the Eastern zone, so every time below is also the time on the clock at Paycor Stadium.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun, Sept 13 | vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 2 | Sun, Sept 20 | at Houston Texans | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 3 | Sun, Sept 27 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | at Miami Dolphins | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 6 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | at Baltimore Ravens | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | vs Tennessee Titans | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | at Atlanta Falcons (Madrid) | 9:30 AM | NFL Network |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | 8:20 PM | NBC |
| 11 | Mon, Nov 23 | at Washington Commanders | 8:15 PM | ESPN |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 29 | vs New Orleans Saints | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | at Cleveland Browns | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | 4:25 PM | FOX |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | at Carolina Panthers | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| 16 | TBD | at Indianapolis Colts | TBD | TBD |
| 17 | Thu, Dec 31 | vs Baltimore Ravens | 8:15 PM | Prime Video |
| 18 | TBD | vs Cleveland Browns | TBD | TBD |
Two rows carry no date. Week 16 at Indianapolis sits on the Christmas weekend, and the league holds those kickoffs back while it settles the holiday slate. Week 18 against the Cleveland Browns is fixed only after Week 17 ends, then placed on either Saturday, January 9 or Sunday, January 10, 2027. The league sets the Week 16 slate no later than immediately after Week 14.
Flexible scheduling can also move the 1:00 PM slots. Under the NFL’s 2026 procedures, a Bengals game can be lifted into Sunday night from Week 5, Monday night from Week 12 and Thursday night from Week 13. Notice is at least 12 days for most moves, 21 days for Thursday night, and as little as 6 days for Sunday night in Weeks 14 through 17.
The Battle of Ohio bookends the closing stretch, at Cleveland in Week 13 and at home in Week 18, while the two Baltimore games sit more than two months apart. Five of the last six games are against AFC opponents and three of those are division games, so tiebreakers are decided late.
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Bengals Preseason Schedule 2026
Cincinnati plays two of its three 2026 NFL preseason games at Paycor Stadium. Detroit and Chicago visit first, then the Bengals close out in Philadelphia on a Friday night.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Aug 13 | vs Detroit Lions | 7:00 PM | Bengals Preseason TV Network |
| 2 | Sat, Aug 22 | vs Chicago Bears | 7:00 PM | Bengals Preseason TV Network |
| 3 | Fri, Aug 28 | at Philadelphia Eagles | 8:00 PM | CBS |
Both home games air free on the Bengals Preseason TV Network, carried by WXIX FOX19 in Cincinnati plus affiliates in Columbus, Dayton, Lima, Lexington and Louisville. The Philadelphia finale is the only preseason game on a national broadcaster, airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
What Channel is the Bengals Game On? TV Schedule
CBS carries the bulk of the season. Seven games sit with CBS and four with FOX, leaving one each for NBC, ESPN, Prime Video and NFL Network. Two weeks are still open.
| Network | Games | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| CBS | 7 | 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 13 |
| FOX | 4 | 1, 5, 14, 15 |
| NBC | 1 | 10 |
| ESPN | 1 | 11 |
| Prime Video | 1 | 17 |
| NFL Network | 1 | 9 |
| TBD | 2 | 16, 18 |
Three things to know:
- Three prime time games, each on a different platform. Week 10 against Pittsburgh is Sunday night on NBC, Week 11 at Washington is Monday night on ESPN, and Week 17 against Baltimore is Thursday night on Prime Video.
- The earliest kickoff is Madrid. Week 9 starts at 9:30 AM ET on NFL Network, the only NFL Network broadcast of the season. Set an alarm.
- Ten of the 15 dated games kick at 1:00 PM ET. The Week 14 Chiefs game at 4:25 PM is the only late afternoon slot, and Madrid is the only morning one.
CBS and FOX hold 11 of the 15 dated games between them, so a digital antenna covers most of the local slate for free. Out of market viewers can use NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube. Radio runs through the Bengals Radio Network, with Dan Hoard on play by play and Dave Lapham on analysis. In Cincinnati that is WCKY 1530 AM, WEBN 102.7 FM and WLW 700 AM.
Bengals Kickoff Times in Every Time Zone
Cincinnati is on Eastern time, so the schedule table is already local for Paycor Stadium. This grid is for everyone watching from elsewhere.
| Eastern (Cincinnati) | Central | Mountain | Pacific |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 AM (Madrid) | 8:30 AM | 7:30 AM | 6:30 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 11:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 4:25 PM | 3:25 PM | 2:25 PM | 1:25 PM |
| 8:15 PM | 7:15 PM | 6:15 PM | 5:15 PM |
| 8:20 PM | 7:20 PM | 6:20 PM | 5:20 PM |
Only one domestic road trip leaves the Eastern zone: Week 2 at Houston, where the clock reads noon rather than 1:00 PM. The other seven road cities are all in the Eastern zone. Madrid is the outlier, kicking at 3:30 PM local.
Arizona is the exception. The state skips daylight saving time, so the Mountain column runs an hour late for anyone in Phoenix or Tucson through Week 7. Subtract three hours from Eastern instead of two until daylight saving ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026. From Week 8 on, the column reads correctly.
Free Printable Cincinnati Bengals Schedule 2026 (PDF)
The whole season on one page: three preseason games and all 18 regular season weeks with dates, opponents, kickoff times and TV channels. The eight Paycor Stadium dates are bold, so home weekends stand out.
A facts strip across the top carries the 8 and 9 home and road split, the Week 6 bye, the stadium and the head coach. The notes box flags the 9:30 AM Madrid kickoff, the three prime time games and the two undated weeks. US Letter, 8.5 by 11 inches, free with no sign up.
Want every team on one page? Get the full 2026 NFL schedule with all 32 teams, week by week.
Bengals 2026 Wall Calendar Printable (PDF)
If a month grid suits you better, this version runs August 2026 through January 2027. Paycor Stadium dates are filled black, road dates outlined in Bengals orange, and every square carries the opponent and kickoff time.
November is the page worth pinning up: Tennessee, Madrid, Pittsburgh under the lights, Monday night in Washington and New Orleans, five games in 29 days. The empty third weekend of October is the bye. Also US Letter, also free.
Printing tip: choose “Actual size” or “100%” instead of “Fit to page” so the small type stays sharp.
Bengals in Madrid: Week 9 at the Bernabéu
Sunday, November 8 at Bernabéu Stadium, 9:30 AM ET on NFL Network, which is a 3:30 PM local kickoff. It is the first Bengals game ever played in Spain and only the third in Europe, after London in 2016 and 2019.
One detail is easy to get wrong. Some club listings show this as a Bengals home game. It is not. Atlanta is the designated host, which is why Cincinnati has eight home dates at Paycor Stadium rather than nine.
It is a first for Joe Burrow, who has never played an international game and publicly campaigned to be sent to Madrid. Three of the four AFC North clubs travel abroad in 2026: the Bengals to Spain, the Ravens to Rio de Janeiro and the Steelers to Paris. Only Cleveland stays home.
When is the Bengals Bye Week in 2026?
Week 6, the weekend of October 18. Only Kansas City and Carolina break earlier in 2026, and the Bengals share the Week 6 slot with Detroit, Miami and Minnesota. Cincinnati plays 5 games before the break and 12 after it.
The Bengals come out of it at Baltimore in Week 7, then close with a 12 game run and no scheduled break. Compare every club on our NFL bye weeks page.
Bengals 2026 Coaching Staff and Key Players
Cincinnati went 6-11 in 2025 and missed the playoffs for a third straight year. The front office kept its leadership anyway, retaining head coach Zac Taylor and personnel executive Duke Tobin in January 2026.
- Zac Taylor enters his eighth season. Three straight years out of the postseason have put clear pressure on 2026.
- Dan Pitcher is in his third year as offensive coordinator and eleventh on the staff. Al Golden returns for a second year running a defense that finished near the bottom of the league in 2025.
- Joe Burrow returns for year seven after a toe injury cost him nine games in 2025. He still made the Pro Bowl, throwing 17 touchdowns in eight starts.
- Joe Flacco re-signed in March as the backup after starting 10 games in 2025 and earning his first Pro Bowl nod.
- Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins remain the receiving pair, with Chase a five time Pro Bowler.
How to Get Cincinnati Bengals Tickets
Home tickets run through the official Bengals ticket page, with Ticketmaster handling single game sales and verified resale on StubHub, Vivid Seats and SeatGeek.
With only eight dates at Paycor Stadium, the home calendar is tight. Pittsburgh on Sunday night, Kansas City in Week 14 and Baltimore on New Year’s Eve move first. The Chiefs game is the annual Stripe The Jungle promotion and the Week 1 opener is Open in Orange. Madrid is sold through the NFL international series instead.
Cincinnati Bengals Schedule 2026 FAQ
When do the Bengals play their first game in 2026?
Sunday, September 13, 2026 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Paycor Stadium, 1:00 PM ET on FOX. It is the Open in Orange home opener. Cincinnati then goes on the road to Houston on September 20.
Where can I get a free printable Cincinnati Bengals schedule 2026?
Use the download buttons above. The printable is a one page US Letter PDF with all three preseason games and all 18 regular season weeks, including dates, kickoff times and TV channels. A wall calendar version covers August 2026 through January 2027. Both are free, with no sign up or email required.
What channel are Cincinnati Bengals games on in 2026?
CBS carries 7 games and FOX carries 4. NBC has Week 10 against Pittsburgh, ESPN has Week 11 at Washington, Prime Video has Week 17 against Baltimore, and NFL Network has the Week 9 Madrid game. Weeks 16 and 18 are still TBD. Both home preseason games air on the Bengals Preseason TV Network, and the Philadelphia finale is on CBS.
When is the Bengals bye week in 2026?
Week 6, the weekend of October 18, 2026. Only Kansas City and Carolina have an earlier bye in 2026, and Cincinnati shares Week 6 with Detroit, Miami and Minnesota. The Bengals play 5 games before the break and 12 after it, restarting at Baltimore on October 25.
Are the Bengals playing in Madrid in 2026?
Yes. Cincinnati faces the Atlanta Falcons at Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday, November 8, 2026 at 9:30 AM ET on NFL Network, a 3:30 PM local kickoff. Atlanta is the designated home team, so it counts as a Bengals road game. It is the first Bengals game played in Spain and the third in Europe, after London in 2016 and 2019.
How can I get Cincinnati Bengals tickets in 2026?
Buy through the official Bengals ticket page at bengals.com, where Ticketmaster handles single game sales. Verified resale runs through StubHub, Vivid Seats and SeatGeek. There are only eight home dates at Paycor Stadium in 2026, so Pittsburgh in Week 10, Kansas City in Week 14 and Baltimore on New Year’s Eve tend to sell first. Madrid tickets are sold through the NFL international series instead.
How many Super Bowls have the Bengals won?
None. Cincinnati has reached the Super Bowl three times and lost each one: Super Bowl XVI after the 1981 season and Super Bowl XXIII after the 1988 season, both to the San Francisco 49ers, and Super Bowl LVI after the 2021 season, a 23-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. The franchise has won six AFC North titles since the division formed in 2002, in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2022.
The Cincinnati Bengals schedule 2026 gives you eight home Sundays at Paycor Stadium, one early morning kickoff in Madrid, three night games and a bye that arrives in Week 6.
Save the printable or the wall calendar above, circle November 8 and December 31, and check back once the league fills in Weeks 16 and 18. For every other club, see the full 2026 NFL schedule.
Last Updated: August 10, 2026
