Bengals to ‘Open in Orange’ to start 2026 season, host Ravens on New Year’s Eve

Bengals, Browns release 2026 schedules The Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns released the 2026 schedules. Cincinnati will host Tampa Bay in Week 1 while Cleveland plays at Jacksonville.

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals will host two of three primetime matchups in 2026.

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All 32 teams released the full 17-game regular season schedule on Thursday night.

The Bengals will start the 2026 season hosting Tampa Bay on Sept. 13 at 1 p.m.

The Stripes will “Open in Orange,” encouraging fans to wear all orange for the team’s home opener. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.

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For the third time in franchise history, the Bengals will play abroad. They will play the Atlanta Falcons in Madrid, Spain, on Nov. 8 at 9:30 a.m.

Cincinnati will host Pittsburgh on Nov. 15 at 8:20 p.m. for Sunday Night Football and then face Baltimore on New Year’s Eve in a Thursday Night Football battle at 8:15 p.m.

Their third primetime game will be on Nov. 23 when they play at Washington on Monday Night Football at 8:15 p.m.

The rest of Cincinnati’s schedule includes a home game against Kansas City on Dec. 13 at 4:25 p.m.

For the second straight season, the Bengals will host Cleveland in Week 18.

The Bengals are coming off a 6-11 season and missed the playoffs for the third straight year.

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