What to know about Bernabéu Stadium before Bengals-Falcons game in Spain
Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium hosts the Bengals in November. Here are five facts about the historic stadium.
Bust out the passports and find a flight. The Bengals are heading to Madrid Spain. Announced on May 12, the Cincinnati Bengals will play the Atlanta Falcons at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Nov.
8. Here are five things to know about the historic venue that will host the Bengals in 2026. Bengals-Falcons will be Bernabéu Stadium's second NFL game The Bengals and the Falcons won't be the first (American) football game at the stadium.
In November last season, Bernabéu Stadium was host to the Miami Dolphins and Washington Commanders in Spain's first NFL contest. Tua Tagovailoa and Marcus Mariota battled in front of over 78,000 fans as the Dolphins won 16-13 in overtime. Mariota threw an interception on the first play of overtime, giving Dolphins kicker Riley Patterson a 29-yard field goal to win the game.
It is named after a former Real Madrid player and president As the home stadium for Real Madrid, the stadium is named for the man that had it built. Bernabéu played for the club from 1911 to 1920 and again from 1921 to 1926. After fighting in the Spanish Civil War, he helped rebuild the club and with it a new stadium.