Breaking down the Bengals’ 2026 primetime games
These are great matchups.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase (1) runs with a catch in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 7 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. The Bengals won, 33-31.
| Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Coming off a 6-11 season, one of the key questions this offseason was how many primetime games the Cincinnati Bengals would get in 2026. The answer to that is three, with two of them coming at home. And the best part is they’re both against AFC North opponents.
All three primetime games are in the second half of the regular season, and the Bengals get one of each on Sunday, Monday, and Thursday Night Football. Let’s look at all three primetime games and what we are most excited for about each one of them. Week 10: vs.
Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday Night Football) I love this game. A primetime game, on Sunday Night Football with Cris Collinsworth on the call. We didn’t get to see a matchup between Joe Burrow and Aaron Rodgers in 2025.