Cincinnati Bengals 2026 Travel Schedule
The Cincinnati Bengals travel 15,420 round-trip miles in 2026, 24th most of the 32 teams, with 2 short weeks, 1 kickoff before 11 a.m. on the body clock, and a bye in Week 6. Week 18's kickoff time is not set yet, so its rest and body-clock cells read TBD.
Cincinnati Bengals travel miles 2026 by week
Home: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati. Miles are round trips from home. Body clock is the kickoff in Bengals home time.
| Week | Opponent | Venue | Rest days | Miles | Time zones | Body clock | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs TB | Cincinnati | — | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W2 | @ HOU | Houston | 7 | 1,800 | 1 | 1:00 PM | |
| W3 | @ PIT | Pittsburgh | 7 | 520 | 0 | 1:00 PM | B2B road |
| W4 | vs JAX | Cincinnati | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W5 | @ MIA | Miami Gardens | 7 | 1,880 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W6 | BYE | ||||||
| W7 | @ BAL | Baltimore | 14 | 840 | 0 | 1:00 PM | Long rest · B2B road |
| W8 | vs TEN | Cincinnati | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W9 | @ ATL | Madrid (Santiago Bernabéu) | 7 | 8,260 | 6 | 9:30 AM | Early · Intl |
| W10 | vs PIT | Cincinnati | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8:20 PM | |
| W11 | @ WAS | Landover | 8 | 820 | 0 | 8:15 PM | Long rest |
| W12 | vs NO | Cincinnati | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1:00 PM | Short |
| W13 | @ CLE | Cleveland | 7 | 440 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W14 | vs KC | Cincinnati | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4:25 PM | |
| W15 | @ CAR | Charlotte | 7 | 660 | 0 | 1:00 PM | |
| W16 | @ IND | Indianapolis | 7 | 200 | 0 | 1:00 PM | B2B road |
| W17 | vs BAL | Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:15 PM | Short |
| W18 | vs CLE | Cincinnati | TBD | 0 | 0 | TBD |
- Miles (round trip):
- 15,420
- Short weeks (under 7 days rest):
- 2
- Early kickoffs (before 11 a.m. body clock):
- 1
- Longest road trip (games):
- 2
- Longest home gap (days):
- 28
- Time zones crossed:
- 7
- International games:
- 1
Cincinnati Bengals short weeks 2026
- Week 12, vs New Orleans Saints: 6 days after the previous game.
- Week 17, vs Baltimore Ravens: 4 days after the previous game.
How MockSlate counts travel miles
Every game is a round trip from Paycor Stadium to the game venue, as the crow flies, rounded to ten miles. A home game counts zero; a neutral or international site counts from home even when the Bengals are the designated home team. Rest days are the days since the previous game, a short week is fewer than seven, and the body clock is the kickoff in Bengals home time. Back-to-back road games are flagged rather than modeled as one trip. All 32 teams ranked →
Cincinnati Bengals rest advantage 2026 by week
Since 2002, home teams win 56% of games with even rest. With a rest edge of three days or more that rises to 58%. On the short side of three days or more it drops to 53%.
| Week | Opponent | Own rest | Opp rest | Edge | Situation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | vs TB | — | — | ||
| W2 | @ HOU | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W3 | @ PIT | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W4 | vs JAX | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W5 | @ MIA | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W6 | BYE | ||||
| W7 | @ BAL | 14 | 7 | +7 | Off bye |
| W8 | vs TEN | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W9 | @ ATL | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W10 | vs PIT | 7 | 14 | -7 | |
| W11 | @ WAS | 8 | 11 | -3 | |
| W12 | vs NO | 6 | 7 | -1 | |
| W13 | @ CLE | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W14 | vs KC | 7 | 10 | -3 | |
| W15 | @ CAR | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W16 | @ IND | 7 | 7 | 0 | |
| W17 | vs BAL | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| W18 | vs CLE | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Edge is the Bengals’ rest days minus the opponent’s. Green is an edge, red a deficit, white even. Week 1 has no edge. Thursday games usually show 0: both teams are on a short week, so the edge cancels out.
Bengals’ season rest edge is -7, 27th in the league, through the scheduled weeks.
Cincinnati Bengals games off a bye 2026
- Week 7, at Baltimore Ravens: 14 days of rest against the opponent’s 7, an edge of +7.
NFL win rate by rest advantage since 2002
Every regular-season game from 2002 to 2025 after Week 1, bucketed by the home team’s rest edge over the visitor. The win rate is the home team’s, so the Even row is the plain home-field baseline to read the others against.
| Home rest edge | Games | Home record | Home win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| −3 or worse | 650 | 345-303-2 | 53.2% |
| −2 to −1 | 469 | 269-198-2 | 57.6% |
| Even | 3,790 | 2131-1653-6 | 56.3% |
| +1 to +2 | 364 | 199-165 | 54.7% |
| +3 or more | 565 | 326-237-2 | 57.9% |
5,838 games bucketed: 6,223 in the file minus 383 Week 1 games and 2 later games where a team had no earlier game that season. Ties count as half a win.
Cincinnati Bengals hardest stretch of the 2026 schedule
The Bengals’ hardest three-game stretch is Weeks 2 to 4: @HOU, @PIT, JAX, at an average model win chance of 51.3%, 29th hardest three-game run in the league. Difficulty is 100 minus each game’s win chance, so home field and rest are already counted.
Hardest 3-game stretch: Weeks 2 to 4, @HOU, @PIT, JAX. Average win chance 51.3%.
Easiest 3-game stretch: Weeks 8 to 10, TEN, @ATL, PIT. Average win chance 69.3%.
These are MockSlate model numbers, not sportsbook lines. All 32 teams ranked by hardest stretch →
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Updated: September 6, 2026