Cincinnati Bengals are 2-0 in 2026, 1-0 at home and 1-0 away, after Week 2. The Bengals beat the Buccaneers 33-27 at home in Week 1 and beat the Texans 20-6 on the road in Week 2.

The next Bengals game

The Bengals visit the Steelers in Week 3, Sun 27 Sep, 1:00 PM ET. Our full call on it is in the Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers prediction.

Cincinnati Bengals 2026 schedule

Every game of the regular season, in order, with the bye week. Kickoff times are Eastern.

Week	Kickoff	Home or away	Opponent
Week 1	Sun 13 Sep, 1:00 PM ET	Home	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 2	Sun 20 Sep, 1:00 PM ET	Away	Houston Texans
Week 3	Sun 27 Sep, 1:00 PM ET	Away	Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 4	Sun 4 Oct, 1:00 PM ET	Home	Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 5	Sun 11 Oct, 1:00 PM ET	Away	Miami Dolphins
Week 6			Bye week
Week 7	Sun 25 Oct, 1:00 PM ET	Away	Baltimore Ravens
Week 8	Sun 1 Nov, 1:00 PM ET	Home	Tennessee Titans
Week 9	Sun 8 Nov, 9:30 AM ET	Neutral site	Atlanta Falcons
Week 10	Sun 15 Nov, 8:20 PM ET	Home	Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 11	Mon 23 Nov, 8:15 PM ET	Away	Washington Commanders
Week 12	Sun 29 Nov, 1:00 PM ET	Home	New Orleans Saints
Week 13	Sun 6 Dec, 1:00 PM ET	Away	Cleveland Browns
Week 14	Sun 13 Dec, 4:25 PM ET	Home	Kansas City Chiefs
Week 15	Sun 20 Dec, 1:00 PM ET	Away	Carolina Panthers
Week 16	Not set yet	Away	Indianapolis Colts
Week 17	Thu 31 Dec, 8:15 PM ET	Home	Baltimore Ravens
Week 18	Not set yet	Home	Cleveland Browns

The Bengals roster

Zac Taylor is the head coach. ESPN lists 27 players on offense, 26 on defense and 3 on special teams, read 25 September 2026. The quarterbacks on the roster are Joe Burrow (#9), Joe Flacco (#16) and Josh Johnson (#11).

Cincinnati Bengals in 2025

The Bengals finished the 2025 regular season 6-11, 3-6 at home and 3-5 on the road. They scored 414 points and allowed 492. Their biggest win was 45-21 away at the Dolphins, and their heaviest defeat 48-10 away at the Vikings. They did not reach the playoffs.

Where to go next

This page is the record: schedule, results and roster. Our call on a game is written separately, on the Week 3 page and every NFL prediction.