bengals week 1 record in past 50 seasons

The Cincinnati Bengals are 20-29 in Week 1 from 1977 through 2026.

Regular season

	TEAM	DATE	REC	TM		OPP	RESULT	W%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Bengals	9/18/1977	0-1	CIN	vs	CLE	L 3-13	.000	0	16	245	285
2	Bengals	9/3/1978	0-1	CIN	vs	KC	L 23-24	.000	3	12	205	388
3	Bengals	9/2/1979	0-1	CIN	@	DEN	L 0-10	.000	0	16	232	399
4	Bengals	9/7/1980	0-1	CIN	vs	TB	L 12-17	.000	1	9	128	246
5	Bengals	9/6/1981	1-0	CIN	vs	SEA	W 27-21	1.000	3	24	375	290
6	Bengals	9/12/1982	1-0	CIN	vs	HOU	W 27-6	1.000	3	26	419	171
7	Bengals	9/4/1983	0-1	CIN	vs	RAI	L 10-20	.000	1	17	261	257
8	Bengals	9/2/1984	0-1	CIN	@	DEN	L 17-20	.000	2	29	433	323
9	Bengals	9/8/1985	0-1	CIN	vs	SEA	L 24-28	.000	3	19	344	297
10	Bengals	9/7/1986	0-1	CIN	@	KC	L 14-24	.000	2	17	283	325
11	Bengals	9/13/1987	1-0	CIN	@	IND	W 23-21	1.000	3	25	403	291
12	Bengals	9/4/1988	1-0	CIN	vs	PHX	W 21-14	1.000	3	21	403	374
13	Bengals	9/10/1989	0-1	CIN	@	CHI	L 14-17	.000	2	23	330	365
14	Bengals	9/9/1990	1-0	CIN	vs	NYJ	W 25-20	1.000	2	18	303	342
15	Bengals	9/1/1991	0-1	CIN	@	DEN	L 14-45	.000	2	10	246	471	20.0
16	Bengals	9/6/1992	1-0	CIN	@	SEA	W 21-3	1.000	3	18	269	202	20.0	66.7
17	Bengals	9/5/1993	0-1	CIN	@	CLE	L 14-27	.000	2	12	227	263	23.1	33.3
18	Bengals	9/4/1994	0-1	CIN	vs	CLE	L 20-28	.000	2	23	331	256	26.7	100.0
19	Bengals	9/3/1995	1-0	CIN	@	IND	W 24-21	1.000	1	18	336	390	0.0
20	Bengals	9/1/1996	0-1	CIN	@	STL	L 16-26	.000	1	14	242	209	50.0	0.0
21	Bengals	8/31/1997	1-0	CIN	vs	ARI	W 24-21	1.000	3	21	317	323	30.8	100.0
22	Bengals	9/6/1998	0-1	CIN	vs	TEN	L 14-23	.000	2	16	292	353	25.0	0.0
23	Bengals	9/12/1999	0-1	CIN	@	TEN	L 35-36	.000	4	28	398	403	43.8
24	Bengals	9/9/2001	1-0	CIN	vs	NE	W 23-17	1.000	2	18	353	292	30.8	100.0
25	Bengals	9/8/2002	0-1	CIN	vs	SD	L 6-34	.000	0	13	203	401	36.4
	Average							.408	2.0	18.2	307.1	323.8
	Total		20-29					.408	99	891	15,048	15,867

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Team Leaders

PASS

254

Burrow

RUSH

56

Brown

REC

78

Gesicki

Team Rankings

PPG

33.0

7th

OPP PPG

27.0

18th

RUSH YDS/G

106.0

19th

PASS YDS/G

254.0

9th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	1	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	1.000
Ravens	1	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	CIN	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	JAX	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Buccaneers

0 - 1

Final

Bengals

1 - 0

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

2

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

15

Sanders

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	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)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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NFL Fantasy 2026

34.3

31.4

31.1

26.7

25.8

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15

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