{"id":727712,"date":"2026-06-10T15:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/727712\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:16:21","slug":"here-is-the-nfl-schedule-disadvantage-the-bengals-will-face-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/727712\/","title":{"rendered":"Here is the NFL schedule disadvantage the Bengals will face in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

On paper, the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> have a favorable schedule in 2026<\/a> after missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Bengals<\/a> will play just four games against three opponents who had winning records last season (Texans<\/a>, Steelers<\/a>, Jaguars<\/a>), with three of those four games coming in a row from Weeks 2-4.<\/p>\n

The fourth and final game against a winning club from last season comes with a scheduling disadvantage for the Bengals.<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals players stretch ahead of practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, inside the team\u2019s practice bubble in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals players stretch ahead of practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, inside the team\u2019s practice bubble in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor on the sidelines during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, inside the teams practice bubble.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals Owner Mike Brown attends practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) throws a pass to a teammate during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja\u2019Marr Chase runs drills during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II (97) unwraps his fingers during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals offense runs drills during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Landon Robinson (96) runs drills during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals safety PJ Jules (37) runs drills during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals safety Daijahn Anthony (33) runs drills during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Tacario Davis (20) runs drills during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals Brian Parker II (62) during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Erick All Jr. (83) runs drills during practice, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Colbie Young (86) runs drills during practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)\"\"<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Bengals OTAs at Kettering Health Practice Fields. See photos<\/p>\n

Cincinnati Bengals Owner Mike Brown attends practice on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Kettering Health Practice Fields in downtown Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

(Frank Bowen IV\/The Enquirer)<\/p>\n

John Breech<\/a> of CBS Sports pointed out that the Bengals are one of five teams<\/a> scheduled to play an international game, then play a team coming off a bye one week later. The Bengals are the only AFC team facing this situation as Minnesota<\/a>, Detroit<\/a>, Philadelphia<\/a> and San Francisco<\/a> are in similar spots.<\/p>\n

In Week 9, the Bengals will face the Falcons <\/a>at Santiago Bernab\u00e9u Stadium in Madrid. One week later, Cincinnati returns home to host the Steelers on “Sunday Night Football.” The Steelers will be coming off a Week 9 bye after back-to-back home games (New Orleans<\/a>, Cleveland<\/a>). Pittsburgh<\/a>‘s primetime trip to Paycor Stadium Nov. 15 will be its first road game in nearly a month (Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay).<\/p>\n

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Breech points out <\/a>that teams facing this scheduling situation are 0-4 all-time with the last instance happening last October, when Pittsburgh came out of a bye week against a team coming off an international game. The Browns<\/a> lost to Minnesota 21-17 in London on Oct. 5, then lost to the Steelers 23-9 at Acrisure Stadium one week later.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Here is the NFL schedule disadvantage the Bengals will face in 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On paper, the Cincinnati Bengals have a favorable schedule in 2026 after missing the playoffs for the third…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":727713,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[11442,49,48,1740,4850,8823,95398,2213,2598,2694,514,1518,4847,5886,262467,82,1626,11285,4848],"class_list":["post-727712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-browns","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-cleveland","tag-detroit","tag-international-game","tag-joe-burrow","tag-minnesota","tag-new-orleans","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia","tag-pittsburgh","tag-san-francisco","tag-santiago-bernabeu-stadium","tag-sports","tag-steelers","tag-texans","tag-the-steelers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=727712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/727712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=727712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=727712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=727712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}