bengals week 1 record in past 40 seasons

The Cincinnati Bengals have an 18-21 record in Week 1 from 1987 through 2026.

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Bengals	9/13/1987	1-0	CIN	@	IND	W 23-21	1.000	3	25	403	291
2	Bengals	9/4/1988	1-0	CIN	vs	PHX	W 21-14	1.000	3	21	403	374
3	Bengals	9/10/1989	0-1	CIN	@	CHI	L 14-17	.000	2	23	330	365
4	Bengals	9/9/1990	1-0	CIN	vs	NYJ	W 25-20	1.000	2	18	303	342
5	Bengals	9/1/1991	0-1	CIN	@	DEN	L 14-45	.000	2	10	246	471	20.0
6	Bengals	9/6/1992	1-0	CIN	@	SEA	W 21-3	1.000	3	18	269	202	20.0	66.7
7	Bengals	9/5/1993	0-1	CIN	@	CLE	L 14-27	.000	2	12	227	263	23.1	33.3
8	Bengals	9/4/1994	0-1	CIN	vs	CLE	L 20-28	.000	2	23	331	256	26.7	100.0
9	Bengals	9/3/1995	1-0	CIN	@	IND	W 24-21	1.000	1	18	336	390	0.0
10	Bengals	9/1/1996	0-1	CIN	@	STL	L 16-26	.000	1	14	242	209	50.0	0.0
11	Bengals	8/31/1997	1-0	CIN	vs	ARI	W 24-21	1.000	3	21	317	323	30.8	100.0
12	Bengals	9/6/1998	0-1	CIN	vs	TEN	L 14-23	.000	2	16	292	353	25.0	0.0
13	Bengals	9/12/1999	0-1	CIN	@	TEN	L 35-36	.000	4	28	398	403	43.8
14	Bengals	9/9/2001	1-0	CIN	vs	NE	W 23-17	1.000	2	18	353	292	30.8	100.0
15	Bengals	9/8/2002	0-1	CIN	vs	SD	L 6-34	.000	0	13	203	401	36.4
16	Bengals	9/7/2003	0-1	CIN	vs	DEN	L 10-30	.000	1	15	294	293	25.0	0.0
17	Bengals	9/12/2004	0-1	CIN	@	NYJ	L 24-31	.000	3	19	351	438	66.7
18	Bengals	9/11/2005	1-0	CIN	@	CLE	W 27-13	1.000	3	26	420	373	25.0	0.0
19	Bengals	9/10/2006	1-0	CIN	@	KC	W 23-10	1.000	2	12	236	289	30.8
20	Bengals	9/10/2007	1-0	CIN	vs	BAL	W 27-20	1.000	3	13	236	314	23.1
21	Bengals	9/7/2008	0-1	CIN	@	BAL	L 10-17	.000	1	8	154	358	15.4	0.0
22	Bengals	9/13/2009	0-1	CIN	vs	DEN	L 7-12	.000	1	16	307	302	33.3	50.0
23	Bengals	9/12/2010	0-1	CIN	@	NE	L 24-38	.000	3	26	428	376	53.3	100.0
24	Bengals	9/11/2011	1-0	CIN	@	CLE	W 27-17	1.000	3	17	294	285	41.2
25	Bengals	9/10/2012	0-1	CIN	@	BAL	L 13-44	.000	1	20	322	430	26.7	66.7
	Average							.462	2.1	18.1	310.8	330.4
	Total		18-21					.462	81	706	12,123	12,886

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More Bengals Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

2,115

Burrow

RUSH

340

Brown

REC

726

Higgins

Team Rankings

PPG

29.4

2nd

OPP PPG

22.6

14th

RUSH YDS/G

80.3

30th

PASS YDS/G

302.1

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	6	2	.750
Bengals	5	2	.714
Browns	5	3	.625
Ravens	4	5	.444

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Mon 11/23	CIN	@	WAS	8:15 PM
Sun 11/29	NO	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	CIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Titans

1 - 7

Final

Bengals

5 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

18

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

111.7

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.6

28.1

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

134.8

134.1

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

130.3

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-7

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM

The Cincinnati Bengals have an 18-21 record in Week 1 from 1987 through 2026.

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340

726

NFL 2026 Leaders

2,246

2,146

2,124

780

773

770

985

726

709

20

19

18

10

9

8

9

6

6

111.7

111.6

110.1

7.5

7.5

7.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

161.8

138.1

130.3

156

108.3

104.8

84.4

82.7

71.5

90

89

83

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule