The Cincinnati Bengals will play three primetime games and one international matchup during the 2026 NFL season. The Bengals’ schedule, released Thursday night, includes nationally televised home games against division rivals Pittsburgh and Baltimore, along with a Monday Night Football road game at Washington. Cincinnati opens the regular season Sept. 13 at Paycor Stadium against Tampa Bay. The team’s annual “Open in Orange” game will encourage fans to wear orange for the home opener. One of the biggest highlights of the season comes Nov. 8, when the Bengals face the Atlanta Falcons in Madrid, Spain. The game marks the third international appearance in franchise history and will air on NFL Network.

The Bengals’ primetime schedule includes a Sunday Night Football matchup against Pittsburgh on Nov. 15 at Paycor Stadium, followed by a Monday Night Football game at Washington on Nov. 23. Cincinnati then hosts Baltimore on New Year’s Eve in a Thursday Night Football showdown. The Bengals will also host Kansas City on Dec. 13 in a featured late-afternoon national broadcast on FOX. Cincinnati’s preseason schedule includes home games against Detroit on Aug. 13 and Chicago on Aug. 22 before closing the preseason at Philadelphia on Aug. 28. Single-game tickets for all Bengals home games are now on sale through the team’s website.

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