2026 Cincinnati Bengals season

59th season in franchise history; 57th season in the National Football League From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2026 season is the Cincinnati Bengals' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 59th overall, their 27th playing their home games at Paycor Stadium, and their eighth under head coach Zac Taylor.^[1] The Bengals will seek to improve upon their 6–11 record from the previous season, make the playoffs after a three-year absence, and put an end to 3 consecutive seasons not winning the AFC North. On April 18, the Bengals traded the 10th overall pick to the New York Giants in exchange for DT Dexter Lawrence. This was the first time Cincinnati had ever traded a top-ten draft pick.^[2] The Bengals will also play in the NFL International Series for the first time since 2019. The Bengals finished the preseason undefeated for the first time since 2006.

OwnerMike Brown

Head coachZac Taylor

Home stadiumPaycor Stadium

Record2–2

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2026 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner	Mike Brown
Head coach	Zac Taylor
Home stadium	Paycor Stadium
Results
Record	2–2
Division place	4th AFC North
Uniform

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Offseason

Signings

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Position	Player	2025 Team	Date signed	Contract
CB	Jalen Davis	Cincinnati Bengals	February 20	1 year, $1.575 million
G	Dalton Risner	Cincinnati Bengals	March 2	1 year, $3.25 million
DE	Boye Mafe	Seattle Seahawks	March 12	3 years, $60 million
S	Bryan Cook	Kansas City Chiefs	March 12	3 years, $40.25 million
DT	Jonathan Allen	Minnesota Vikings	March 13	2 years, $25 million
QB	Joe Flacco	Cincinnati Bengals	March 24	1 year, $6 million
CB	Ja'Sir Taylor	New York Jets	April 2	1 year, $1.215 million
S	Kyle Dugger	Pittsburgh Steelers	April 2	1 year, $1.4025 million

Extensions

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Position	Player	Date signed	Contract
OT	Orlando Brown	March 12	2 years, $32 million
DT	Dexter Lawrence	April 19	1 year, $28 million

Departures

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Position	Player	2026 Team	Date signed	Contract
TE	Noah Fant	New Orleans Saints	March 11	2 years, $8.75 million
G	Cordell Volson	Tennessee Titans	March 12	1 year, $2.45 million
DE	Joseph Ossai	New York Jets	March 12	3 years, $34.5 million
DE	Trey Hendrickson	Baltimore Ravens	March 12	4 years, $112 million
QB	Jake Browning	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	March 13	1 year, $1.3325 million
CB	Marco Wilson	Miami Dolphins	March 13	1 year, $1.315 million
S	Geno Stone	Buffalo Bills	March 16	1 year, $1.4025 million
CB	Cam Taylor-Britt	Indianapolis Colts	March 17	1 year, $1.4025 million
S	Tycen Anderson	Denver Broncos	March 19	1 year, $1.5 million
G	Lucas Patrick	New York Giants	April 6	1 year, $1.4875 million
DE	Cameron Sample	San Francisco 49ers	April 13	1 year, $1.3935 million

Draft

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2026 Cincinnati Bengals draft selections
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	10	Traded to the New York Giants
2	41	Cashius Howell	DE	Texas A&M
3	72	Tacario Davis	CB	Washington
4	110	Traded to the New York Jets
	128	Connor Lew	C	Auburn	From Jets
	140	Colbie Young	WR	Georgia	From Jets via Lions
5	149	Traded to the Cleveland Browns
6	189	Brian Parker II	C	Duke
6	199	Traded to the New York Jets
7	221	Jack Endries	TE	Texas	From Giants via Cowboys
7	226	Landon Robinson	DT	Navy

Notes

Bengals traded a fifth-round selection (149th overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a sixth-round selection (199th overall) and QB Joe Flacco.
Bengals traded LB Logan Wilson to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a seventh-round pick (221st overall).
Bengals traded the 10th overall pick to the New York Giants in exchange for DT Dexter Lawrence.
Bengals traded the 110th and 199th overall picks to the New York Jets in exchange for the 128th and 140th overall picks.

Undrafted free agents

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2026 Cincinnati Bengals draft selections
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Corey Robinson II	OT	Arkansas	^[3]
Jack Dingle	LB	Cincinnati
Noah Thomas	WR	Georgia
Jamal Haynes	RB	Georgia Tech
Josh Kattus	TE	Kentucky
Liam Brown	G	Montana
Ceyair Wright	CB	Nebraska
Christian Jones	OT	San Diego State
Kentrel Bullock	RB	South Alabama
Eric Gentry	LB	USC
Isaiah Nwokobia	S	SMU	^[4]

Staff

**Cincinnati Bengals staff**
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	Front office Owner/president – Mike Brown Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn Vice president – Troy Blackburn Vice president of player personnel – Paul H. Brown Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin Assistant general manager – Trey Brown Assistant general manager – Mike Potts Assistant general manager – Steven Radicivec Scouting executive – Andrew Johnson Director of football research – Sam Francis Head coach Head coach – Zac Taylor Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Darrin Simmons Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dan Pitcher Passing game coordinator – Justin Rascati Quarterbacks – Brad Kragthorpe Assistant quarterbacks – Jordan Salkin Running backs – Justin Hill Wide receivers – Troy Walters Assistant wide receivers – Davis Koetter Tight ends/run game coordinator – James Casey Offensive line – Scott Peters Assistant offensive line – Michael McCarthy			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Al Golden Defensive line/run game coordinator – Jerry Montgomery Assistant defensive line – Mike Moon Linebackers – Michael Hodges Assistant linebackers – Ronnie Regula Secondary/cornerbacks – Charles Burks Secondary/safeties – Jordan Kovacs Senior defensive assistant – Sean Desai Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Ben Jacobs Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Joey Boese Assistant strength and conditioning – Todd Hunt Assistant strength and conditioning – Garrett Swanson Football operations Chief of coaching staff – Doug Rosfeld → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 9 Joe Burrow 16 Joe Flacco Running backs (RB) 25 Tahj Brooks 30 Chase Brown 34 Samaje Perine Wide receivers (WR) 1 Ja'Marr Chase 5 Tee Higgins 81 Dohnte Meyers PR 82 Mitchell Tinsley 86 Colbie Young Tight ends (TE) 83 Erick All 84 Jack Endries 88 Mike Gesicki 87 Tanner Hudson 89 Drew Sample		Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Jacob Bayer C 75 Orlando Brown T 63 Dylan Fairchild G 73 Javon Foster T 77 Myles Hinton T 64 Ted Karras C 65 Connor Lew C 71 Amarius Mims T 66 Dalton Risner G 74 Jalen Rivers G Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Jonathan Allen DT 92 B. J. Hill DT 55 Cashius Howell DE 90 Kris Jenkins Jr. DT 52 Cedric Johnson DE 97 Dexter Lawrence DT 53 Boye Mafe DE 99 Myles Murphy DE 96 Landon Robinson DT 98 Tedarrell Slaton DT 94 Shemar Stewart DE		Linebackers (LB) 47 Swayze Bozeman 42 Oren Burks 49 Barrett Carter 43 Joe Giles-Harris 44 Demetrius Knight Defensive backs (DB) 27 Jordan Battle S 6 Bryan Cook S 20 Tacario Davis CB 29 Kyle Dugger S 23 Daxton Hill CB 38 D. J. Ivey CB 37 P. J. Jules S 28 Josh Newton CB 0 DJ Turner CB Special teams (ST) 2 Evan McPherson K 8 Ryan Rehkow P 46 William Wagner LS		Practice squad 33 Beau Brade S 24 Trikweze Bridges CB 31 Kentrel Bullock RB 4 Sean Clifford QB 95 Howard Cross III DT 51 Isaiah Foskey DE 76 Blake Freeland T 11 Josh Johnson QB 21 Bralyn Lux CB 36 Kendall Milton RB 14 Jordan Moore WR 41 Isaiah Nwokobia S 56 Garmon Randolph DE 17 Noah Thomas WR 12 Ke'Shawn Williams WR 39 Russ Yeast S Reserve 35 Jalen Davis CB (IR) 80 Andrei Iosivas WR (IR) 62 Brian Parker II G (IR) 26 Ja'Sir Taylor CB (IR) 53 active, 16 practice squad, 4 reserve As of October 2, 2026. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	Detroit Lions	W 16–14	1–0	Paycor Stadium	Recap
2	August 22	Chicago Bears	W 27–9	2–0	Paycor Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 30–13	3–0	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

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Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 13	1:00 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 33–27	1–0	Paycor Stadium	Fox	Recap
2	September 20	1:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans	W 20–6	2–0	Reliant Stadium	CBS	Recap
3	September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–30	2–1	Acrisure Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	October 4	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–22	2–2	Paycor Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	Fox
6	Bye
7	October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens			M&T Bank Stadium	CBS
8	November 1	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			Paycor Stadium	CBS
9	November 8	9:30 a.m.	at Atlanta Falcons			Bernabéu (Madrid)	NFLN
10	November 15	8:20 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers			Paycor Stadium	NBC
11	November 23	8:15 p.m.	at Washington Commanders			Northwest Stadium	ESPN
12	November 29	1:00 p.m.	New Orleans Saints			Paycor Stadium	CBS
13	December 6	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			Huntington Bank Field	CBS
14	December 13	4:25 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs			Paycor Stadium	Fox
15	December 20	1:00 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
16	December 27	TBD	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	TBD
17	December 31	8:15 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens			Paycor Stadium	Prime Video
18	January 10	TBD	Cleveland Browns			Paycor Stadium	TBD

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exceptions of Weeks 9 and 11.^[5]
The date, time and network for Week 16 will be finalized by no later than the end of Week 14.^[6]
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.^[5]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	3	7	10	7	27
Bengals	14	10	3	6	33

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 66,625
Referee: John Hussey
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Allison Williams
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First quarter TB – Chase McLaughlin 34-yard field goal, 9:09. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:51. CIN – Demetrius Knight 27-yard fumble return, 6:18. Bengals 7–3. CIN – Mike Gesicki 2-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 1:48. Bengals 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:34. Second quarter CIN – Chase Brown 5-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 5:32. Bengals 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:32. TB – Bucky Irving 10-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 1:49. Bengals 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:43. CIN – Evan McPherson 20-yard field goal, 0:06. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 1:43. Third quarter CIN – Evan McPherson 55-yard field goal, 10:03. Bengals 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 4:57. TB – Chase McLaughlin 51-yard field goal, 3:41. Bengals 27–13. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 6:22. TB – Josiah Trotter 38-yard interception return, 2:16. Bengals 27–20. Fourth quarter CIN – Evan McPherson 58-yard field goal, 14:04. Bengals 30–20. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:12. CIN – Evan McPherson 32-yard field goal, 5:19. Bengals 33–20. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 5:12. TB – Baker Mayfield 9-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 3:19. Bengals 33–27. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:00. Top passers TB – Baker Mayfield – 23/28, 216 yards CIN – Joe Burrow – 25/35, 254 yards, TD, INT Top rushers TB – Bucky Irving – 8 rushes, 45 yards, TD CIN – Chase Brown – 16 rushes, 56 yards, TD Top receivers TB – Emeka Egbuka – 5 receptions, 63 yards CIN – Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Game information

First quarter

TB – Chase McLaughlin 34-yard field goal, 9:09. Buccaneers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:51.
CIN – Demetrius Knight 27-yard fumble return, 6:18. Bengals 7–3.
CIN – Mike Gesicki 2-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 1:48. Bengals 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:34.

Second quarter

CIN – Chase Brown 5-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 5:32. Bengals 21–3. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:32.
TB – Bucky Irving 10-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 1:49. Bengals 21–10. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:43.
CIN – Evan McPherson 20-yard field goal, 0:06. Bengals 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

CIN – Evan McPherson 55-yard field goal, 10:03. Bengals 27–10. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 4:57.
TB – Chase McLaughlin 51-yard field goal, 3:41. Bengals 27–13. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 6:22.
TB – Josiah Trotter 38-yard interception return, 2:16. Bengals 27–20.

Fourth quarter

CIN – Evan McPherson 58-yard field goal, 14:04. Bengals 30–20. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:12.
CIN – Evan McPherson 32-yard field goal, 5:19. Bengals 33–20. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 5:12.
TB – Baker Mayfield 9-yard run (Chase McLaughlin kick), 3:19. Bengals 33–27. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:00.

Top passers

TB – Baker Mayfield – 23/28, 216 yards
CIN – Joe Burrow – 25/35, 254 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

TB – Bucky Irving – 8 rushes, 45 yards, TD
CIN – Chase Brown – 16 rushes, 56 yards, TD

Top receivers

TB – Emeka Egbuka – 5 receptions, 63 yards
CIN – Mike Gesicki – 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Week 2: at Houston Texans

Week 2: Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	10	3	20
Texans	0	3	3	0	6

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 70,747
Referee: Adrian Hill
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
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First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 32-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 3:29. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:24. HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 37-yard field goal, 1:17. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 2:12. Third quarter CIN – Evan McPherson 51-yard field goal, 12:28. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:02. CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 18-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 3:03. Bengals 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:26. HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 45-yard field goal, 0:39. Bengals 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:19. Fourth quarter CIN – Evan McPherson 57-yard field goal, 12:16. Bengals 20–6. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:19. Top passers CIN – Joe Burrow – 20/31, 207 yards, 2 TD HOU – C. J. Stroud – 30/55, 353 yards Top rushers CIN – Chase Brown – 20 rushes, 80 yards HOU – C. J. Stroud – 3 rushes, 29 yards Top receivers CIN – Tee Higgins – 5 receptions, 95 yards HOU – Dalton Schultz – 12 receptions, 140 yards

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 32-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 3:29. Bengals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:24.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 37-yard field goal, 1:17. Bengals 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 2:12.

Third quarter

CIN – Evan McPherson 51-yard field goal, 12:28. Bengals 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:02.
CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 18-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 3:03. Bengals 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:26.
HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 45-yard field goal, 0:39. Bengals 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:19.

Fourth quarter

CIN – Evan McPherson 57-yard field goal, 12:16. Bengals 20–6. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:19.

Top passers

CIN – Joe Burrow – 20/31, 207 yards, 2 TD
HOU – C. J. Stroud – 30/55, 353 yards

Top rushers

CIN – Chase Brown – 20 rushes, 80 yards
HOU – C. J. Stroud – 3 rushes, 29 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Tee Higgins – 5 receptions, 95 yards
HOU – Dalton Schultz – 12 receptions, 140 yards

With their best defensive performance in years, the Bengals improved to 2–0 for the second year in a row and 1–0 on the road and against the AFC South.

Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 3: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	7	10	3	7	27
Steelers	14	3	7	6	30

at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: September 27
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 66,816
Referee: Clay Martin
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker and Evan Washburn
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First quarter PIT – Roman Wilson 38-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell kick), 13:10. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:50. CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 3-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 5:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 7:20. PIT – Ben Skowronek 23-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell kick), 0:52. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 4:58. Second quarter CIN – Evan McPherson 50-yard field goal, 10:16. Steelers 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 5:36. PIT – Chris Boswell 44-yard field goal, 7:05. Steelers 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:11. CIN – Tee Higgins 28-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 0:34. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:06. Third quarter CIN – Evan McPherson 38-yard field goal, 8:22. Bengals 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:38. PIT – DK Metcalf 6-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell kick), 2:43. Steelers 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:39. Fourth quarter CIN – Mike Gesicki 25-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 13:29. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:14. PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 8:45. Tied 27–27. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:07. PIT – Chris Boswell 33-yard field goal, 2:15. Steelers 30–27. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 5:24. Top passers CIN – Joe Burrow – 28/37, 282 yards, 3 TD PIT – Aaron Rodgers – 19/34, 292 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers CIN – Chase Brown – 13 rushes, 61 yards PIT – Jaylen Warren – 17 rushes, 127 yards Top receivers CIN – Ja'Marr Chase – 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD PIT – Darnell Washington – 3 receptions, 67 yards

Game information

First quarter

PIT – Roman Wilson 38-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell kick), 13:10. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:50.
CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 3-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 5:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 7:20.
PIT – Ben Skowronek 23-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell kick), 0:52. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 4:58.

Second quarter

CIN – Evan McPherson 50-yard field goal, 10:16. Steelers 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 5:36.
PIT – Chris Boswell 44-yard field goal, 7:05. Steelers 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:11.
CIN – Tee Higgins 28-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 0:34. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

CIN – Evan McPherson 38-yard field goal, 8:22. Bengals 20–17. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:38.
PIT – DK Metcalf 6-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Chris Boswell kick), 2:43. Steelers 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 5:39.

Fourth quarter

CIN – Mike Gesicki 25-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 13:29. Bengals 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 4:14.
PIT – Chris Boswell 36-yard field goal, 8:45. Tied 27–27. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:07.
PIT – Chris Boswell 33-yard field goal, 2:15. Steelers 30–27. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 5:24.

Top passers

CIN – Joe Burrow – 28/37, 282 yards, 3 TD
PIT – Aaron Rodgers – 19/34, 292 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

CIN – Chase Brown – 13 rushes, 61 yards
PIT – Jaylen Warren – 17 rushes, 127 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Ja'Marr Chase – 9 receptions, 98 yards, TD
PIT – Darnell Washington – 3 receptions, 67 yards

This marked the Bengals' second straight loss to Pittsburgh.

Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 4: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	10	3	6	22
Bengals	0	3	7	7	17

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: October 4
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 66,624
Referee: Alex Moore
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Robert Turbin and Tiffany Blackmon
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First quarter JAX – Cam Little 55-yard field goal, 2:18. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:25. Second quarter CIN – Evan McPherson 29-yard field goal, 10:03. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:15. JAX – Cam Little 28-yard field goal, 4:16. Jaguars 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:47. JAX – Brian Thomas Jr. 7-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick), 1:23. Jaguars 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:26. Third quarter CIN – Mike Gesicki 15-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 8:44. Jaguars 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:16. JAX – Cam Little 54-yard field goal, 3:00. Jaguars 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:44. Fourth quarter JAX – Chris Rodriguez Jr. 25-yard run (pass failed), 6:35. Jaguars 22–10. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:54. CIN – Joe Burrow 1-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 3:28. Jaguars 22–17. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:07. Top passers JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 18/23, 227 yards, TD CIN – Joe Burrow – 39/54, 428 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers JAX – Bhayshul Tuten – 17 rushes, 73 yards CIN – Chase Brown – 9 rushes, 10 yards Top receivers JAX – Brenton Strange – 7 receptions, 95 yards CIN – Tee Higgins – 11 receptions, 157 yards

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Cam Little 55-yard field goal, 2:18. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 5:25.

Second quarter

CIN – Evan McPherson 29-yard field goal, 10:03. Tied 3–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 7:15.
JAX – Cam Little 28-yard field goal, 4:16. Jaguars 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:47.
JAX – Brian Thomas Jr. 7-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick), 1:23. Jaguars 13–3. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

CIN – Mike Gesicki 15-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 8:44. Jaguars 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:16.
JAX – Cam Little 54-yard field goal, 3:00. Jaguars 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 5:44.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Chris Rodriguez Jr. 25-yard run (pass failed), 6:35. Jaguars 22–10. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:54.
CIN – Joe Burrow 1-yard run (Evan McPherson kick), 3:28. Jaguars 22–17. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:07.

Top passers

JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 18/23, 227 yards, TD
CIN – Joe Burrow – 39/54, 428 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

JAX – Bhayshul Tuten – 17 rushes, 73 yards
CIN – Chase Brown – 9 rushes, 10 yards

Top receivers

JAX – Brenton Strange – 7 receptions, 95 yards
CIN – Tee Higgins – 11 receptions, 157 yards

This marked the Bengals' first loss to the Jaguars since 2019. During the game, Ja'Marr Chase suffered a concussion, and Tee Higgins suffered an adductor injury.^[7]

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	0	0	0	0
Dolphins	0	0	0	0	0

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: October 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
TV: Fox
Preview

Standings

Division

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AFC North
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	3	1	0	.750	1–0	1–1	81	95	W3
Baltimore Ravens	3	1	0	.750	0–0	2–0	116	96	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	2	0	.500	1–1	1–2	77	87	L1
Cincinnati Bengals	2	2	0	.500	0–1	1–2	97	85	L2

Conference

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AFC v t e
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Kansas City Chiefs	West	4	0	0	1.000	2–0	4–0	.438	.438	W4
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	1	0	.750	0–0	3–1	.563	.583	W2
3	Buffalo Bills	East	3	1	0	.750	0–1	2–1	.250	.167	L1
4	Cleveland Browns	North	3	1	0	.750	1–0	1–1	.438	.333	W3
Wild cards
5	Baltimore Ravens	North	3	1	0	.750	0–0	2–0	.333	.333	W2
6	Las Vegas Raiders	West	3	1	0	.750	1–1	2–1	.333	.091	L1
7	New England Patriots	East	2	2	0	.500	1–0	2–1	.688	.625	W1
In the hunt
8	Denver Broncos	West	2	2	0	.500	0–1	1–1	.813	.625	L1
9	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	2	2	0	.500	1–1	1–2	.533	.429	L1
10	Indianapolis Colts	South	2	2	0	.500	1–0	1–2	.500	.125	W2
11	Cincinnati Bengals	North	2	2	0	.500	0–1	1–2	.313	.000	L2
12	New York Jets	East	1	3	0	.250	0–0	1–0	.438	.000	L3
13	Miami Dolphins	East	0	4	0	.000	0–0	0–2	.938	.000	L4
14	Los Angeles Chargers	West	0	4	0	.000	0–1	0–2	.625	.000	L4
15	Tennessee Titans	South	0	4	0	.000	0–0	0–2	.563	.000	L4
16	Houston Texans	South	0	4	0	.000	0–1	0–3	.563	.000	L4

2026 Cincinnati Bengals season

Offseason

Signings

Extensions

Departures

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Staff

Current roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 2: at Houston Texans

Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 5: at Miami Dolphins

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks