Cincinnati Bengals Standings 2026: NFL Record

Cincinnati Bengals

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Venue: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati
Head coach: Zac Taylor
Record: 4-2 3rd in AFC North, AFC No. 7
Last win: October 25, 2026 0 days ago
Last loss: October 4, 2026 21 days ago
Last 3: WWLWins 2 · Losses 1
Next game: vs TitansSun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM ESTin 7 daysOpponent →

October 2026

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The Bengals are 4-2 in the NFL standings for the 2026 season and sit third in the AFC North. They trail the Cleveland Browns by half a game.

In the AFC they hold the No. 7 seed, inside the playoff line. Last time out they beat the Ravens 35-13 on October 25. They have won two in a row and are 3-2 over their last five.

They have scored 163 points and allowed 122, a differential of +41. They are 1-1 at home and 3-1 on the road. Last season they finished 6-11, 3rd of 4 in the AFC North. Their next game is against the Titans on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM EST.

Their division elimination number is 11. Once the Bengals drop 11 games more than the leader gains, the AFC North is gone. Their magic number for a playoff spot is 11.

Record4-2.667 pct

AFC North3rd0.5 back

AFC seedNo. 7in the playoffs

StreakW2won two straight

Last 53-2

Home1-1

Away3-1

Division1-1in division games

Conference3-2in conference games

PF / PA163 / 12227.2 / 20.3 per game

Diff+41

Playoff GB+0.5clear of the line

Projected11 winsat the current rate

Magic no.E11elimination number

Cincinnati Bengals Standings

AFC North AFC League

AFC North
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	PROJ	MAGIC	NEXT
1	Cleveland BrownsCLE	5	2	.714	-	3-0	2-2	2-0	3-2	133	146	-13	W2	4-1	12	11	@ PIT Sun 11/1
2	Pittsburgh SteelersPIT	5	2	.714	-	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-2	153	138	+15	W3	4-1	12	E11	vs CLE Sun 11/1
3	Cincinnati BengalsCIN	4	2	.667	0.5	1-1	3-1	1-1	3-2	163	122	+41	W2	3-2	11	E11	vs TEN Sun 11/1
4	Baltimore RavensBAL	4	3	.571	1	1-2	3-1	0-2	2-2	169	167	+2	L2	3-2	10	E10	@ BUF Sun 11/1

AFC
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	WCGB	PROJ	NEXT
1	Kansas City ChiefsKCAFC West leader	5	1	0	.833	3-0	2-1	3-0	5-0	143	103	+40	L1	4-1	+1.5	14	@ DEN Sun 11/1
2	Buffalo BillsBUFAFC East leader	5	1	0	.833	2-1	3-0	0-1	3-1	197	171	+26	W2	4-1	+1.5	14	vs BAL Sun 11/1
3	Cleveland BrownsCLEAFC North leader	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	2-0	3-2	133	146	-13	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ PIT Sun 11/1
4	Jacksonville JaguarsJAXAFC South leader	4	2	0	.667	3-1	1-1	0-1	3-2	154	104	+50	L1	3-2	+0.5	11	vs IND Sun 11/1
5	Denver BroncosDENAFC West	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-1	144	141	+3	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs KC Sun 11/1
6	Pittsburgh SteelersPITAFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-2	153	138	+15	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs CLE Sun 11/1
7	Cincinnati BengalsCINAFC North	4	2	0	.667	1-1	3-1	1-1	3-2	163	122	+41	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs TEN Sun 11/1
Playoff cutoff
8	New England PatriotsNEAFC East	4	3	0	.571	3-0	1-3	2-0	4-1	160	143	+17	L1	3-2	0.5	10	@ MIA Sun 11/1
9	Baltimore RavensBALAFC North	4	3	0	.571	1-2	3-1	0-2	2-2	169	167	+2	L2	3-2	0.5	10	@ BUF Sun 11/1
10	Las Vegas RaidersLVAFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	2-3	183	197	-14	L4	1-4	1.5	7	@ NYJ Sun 11/1
11	New York JetsNYJAFC East	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	0-2	2-2	137	150	-13	L2	1-4	2.5	5	vs LV Sun 11/1
12	Indianapolis ColtsINDAFC South	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	1-1	1-4	154	180	-26	L3	2-3	2.5	5	@ JAX Sun 11/1
13	Houston TexansHOUAFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	2-1	2-3	165	170	-5	L1	2-3	2.5	5	@ LAC Sun 11/8
14	Miami DolphinsMIAAFC East	1	5	0	.167	0-2	1-3	1-0	1-3	98	157	-59	W1	1-4	3	3	vs NE Sun 11/1
15	Tennessee TitansTENAFC South	1	6	0	.143	0-4	1-2	1-1	1-4	108	156	-48	L1	1-4	3.5	2	@ CIN Sun 11/1
16	Los Angeles ChargersLACAFC West	0	6	0	.000	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-4	90	151	-61	L6	0-5	4	0	@ LA Sun 11/1

National Football League
#	Team	W	L	T	PCT	HOME	AWAY	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L5	WCGB	PROJ	NEXT
1	Minnesota VikingsMINNFC North leader	6	0	0	1.000	3-0	3-0	2-0	4-0	125	74	+51	W6	5-0	+2.5	17	@ DET Sun 11/1
2▲	San Francisco 49ersSFNFC West leader	6	1	0	.857	4-0	2-1	3-0	4-1	197	139	+58	L1	4-1	+2	15	vs LV Sun 11/8
3▼	Kansas City ChiefsKCAFC West leader	5	1	0	.833	3-0	2-1	3-0	5-0	143	103	+40	L1	4-1	+1.5	14	@ DEN Sun 11/1
4	Buffalo BillsBUFAFC East leader	5	1	0	.833	2-1	3-0	0-1	3-1	197	171	+26	W2	4-1	+1.5	14	vs BAL Sun 11/1
5	Chicago BearsCHINFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-1	2-1	0-2	3-2	180	143	+37	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ SEA Mon 11/2
6	Pittsburgh SteelersPITAFC North	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-2	153	138	+15	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs CLE Sun 11/1
7	Denver BroncosDENAFC West	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	1-1	2-1	144	141	+3	W3	4-1	+1	12	vs KC Sun 11/1
8	Cleveland BrownsCLEAFC North leader	5	2	0	.714	3-0	2-2	2-0	3-2	133	146	-13	W2	4-1	+1	12	@ PIT Sun 11/1
9	Jacksonville JaguarsJAXAFC South leader	4	2	0	.667	3-1	1-1	0-1	3-2	154	104	+50	L1	3-2	+0.5	11	vs IND Sun 11/1
10	Cincinnati BengalsCINAFC North	4	2	0	.667	1-1	3-1	1-1	3-2	163	122	+41	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs TEN Sun 11/1
11	Detroit LionsDETNFC North	4	2	0	.667	3-0	1-2	1-0	3-1	184	165	+19	W2	3-2	+0.5	11	vs MIN Sun 11/1
12	New York GiantsNYGNFC East leader	4	2	1	.643	3-1	1-1-1	1-0-1	2-2-1	163	161	+2	W1	3-1-1	+0.5	10	@ PHI Sun 11/8
13▲	Seattle SeahawksSEANFC West	4	3	0	.571	3-1	1-2	1-1	1-2	168	125	+43	W1	2-3	-	10	vs CHI Mon 11/2
14▼	New England PatriotsNEAFC East	4	3	0	.571	3-0	1-3	2-0	4-1	160	143	+17	L1	3-2	0.5	10	@ MIA Sun 11/1
15▼	Baltimore RavensBALAFC North	4	3	0	.571	1-2	3-1	0-2	2-2	169	167	+2	L2	3-2	0.5	10	@ BUF Sun 11/1
16▼	Green Bay PackersGBNFC North	4	3	0	.571	2-1	2-2	1-2	3-3	144	145	-1	L1	3-2	-	10	vs CAR Thu 10/29
17	Carolina PanthersCARNFC South leader	3	3	0	.500	1-2	2-1	1-1	3-2	159	166	-7	L1	3-2	-	9	@ GB Thu 10/29
18	Los Angeles RamsLANFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	0-2	2-2	170	159	+11	W1	2-3	1	7	vs LAC Sun 11/1
19	Atlanta FalconsATLNFC South	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	3-2	171	173	-2	W1	3-2	1	7	@ TB Sun 11/1
20	Las Vegas RaidersLVAFC West	3	4	0	.429	1-3	2-1	1-1	2-3	183	197	-14	L4	1-4	1.5	7	@ NYJ Sun 11/1
21	Dallas CowboysDALNFC East	2	4	0	.333	1-2	1-2	1-1	1-3	151	159	-8	L2	2-3	1.5	6	@ PHI Mon 10/26
22	Philadelphia EaglesPHINFC East	2	4	0	.333	1-2	1-2	1-0	1-3	106	137	-31	L4	1-4	1.5	6	vs DAL Mon 10/26
23	Tampa Bay BuccaneersTBNFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	1-0	2-2	162	151	+11	W1	2-3	2	5	vs ATL Sun 11/1
24	Houston TexansHOUAFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	2-1	2-3	165	170	-5	L1	2-3	2.5	5	@ LAC Sun 11/8
25	New York JetsNYJAFC East	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	0-2	2-2	137	150	-13	L2	1-4	2.5	5	vs LV Sun 11/1
26	Indianapolis ColtsINDAFC South	2	5	0	.286	1-2	1-3	1-1	1-4	154	180	-26	L3	2-3	2.5	5	@ JAX Sun 11/1
27	New Orleans SaintsNONFC South	2	5	0	.286	0-4	2-1	0-1	1-3	162	194	-32	L1	1-4	2	5	vs CLE Sun 11/8
28	Arizona CardinalsARINFC West	2	5	0	.286	0-3	2-2	1-2	1-4	142	208	-66	L1	1-4	2	5	@ DAL Sun 11/1
29	Washington CommandersWASNFC East	1	4	1	.250	1-1-1	0-3	0-2-1	1-3-1	132	172	-40	L1	1-3-1	2	3	vs PHI Sun 11/1
30	Miami DolphinsMIAAFC East	1	5	0	.167	0-2	1-3	1-0	1-3	98	157	-59	W1	1-4	3	3	vs NE Sun 11/1
31	Tennessee TitansTENAFC South	1	6	0	.143	0-4	1-2	1-1	1-4	108	156	-48	L1	1-4	3.5	2	@ CIN Sun 11/1
32	Los Angeles ChargersLACAFC West	0	6	0	.000	0-3	0-3	0-3	0-4	90	151	-61	L6	0-5	4	0	@ LA Sun 11/1

Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Playoff Race

Denver BroncosAFC West5-2

Pittsburgh SteelersAFC North5-2

Cincinnati BengalsAFC North4-2

New England PatriotsAFC East4-3

Baltimore RavensAFC North4-3

Las Vegas RaidersAFC West3-4

wins losses · bars scale to the most games played in the AFC. Dashed line = seed 7, the last playoff spot.

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Cincinnati Bengals Season Charts

Games over .500 tap a dot

Points scored vs allowed scored allowed

Point margin by game green wins, red losses

Points per game27.2

Allowed per game20.3

Average margin+6.8

Biggest win+22 @ BAL

Worst loss-5 vs JAX

Cincinnati Bengals Schedule and Scores

Date

Opponent

Result

Sun, Sep 13Final

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

W 33-27

Sun, Sep 20Final

Houston Texans

W 20-6

Sun, Sep 27Final

Pittsburgh SteelersDivision

L 27-30

Sun, Oct 4Final

Jacksonville Jaguars

L 17-22

Sun, Oct 11Final

Miami Dolphins

W 31-24

Bye week

Times shown in Eastern Time. vs = home, @ = away. Tap ▾ on a final for the quarter-by-quarter score.

Cincinnati Bengals Season by Season

Season

Record

Win %

PF / PA

2026In progress

4-2.667

163/122+41

20253rd of 4 in AFC North

6-11.353

414/492-78

20243rd of 4 in AFC North

9-8.529

472/434+38

20234th of 4 in AFC North

9-8.529

366/384-18

20221st of 4 in AFC North

12-4.750

418/322+96

🏆 Division titleBest recent

20211st of 4 in AFC North

10-7.588

460/376+84

🏆 Division title

Bar = winning percentage (green at .500 or better). PF / PA with differential. Seasons open the archived standings in a new tab.

Cincinnati Bengals last 5 seasons

Since 2021 the Bengals have won two division titles in five seasons and averaged 9.2 wins a year. Four of the five seasons finished at .500 or better. Their best season in that span was 2022, when they went 12-4 and finished 1st of 4.

Their worst was 2025 at 6-11, 3rd of 4. Their strongest point differential was +96 in 2022 and their weakest was -78 in 2025. The offense peaked at 472 points in 2024. This season they are 4-2, a .667 winning percentage that is ahead of last year's .353.

Figures cover the seasons in the table above, taken from final regular-season standings.

Cincinnati Bengals Standings FAQ

What is the Cincinnati Bengals record?

The Bengals are 4-2 as of October 26, 2026, third in the AFC North.

Where are the Bengals in the AFC North?

Third of four. They are half a game behind the leader.

Are the Bengals in playoff position?

Yes. They hold the No. 7 seed in the AFC right now.

What is the Bengals current streak?

They have won two in a row and are 3-2 over their last five games.

When do the Bengals play next?

Against the Titans on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM EST.

How many points have the Bengals scored and allowed?

They have scored 163 and allowed 122 in six games, a differential of +41.

What is the Bengals home and away record?

They are 1-1 at home and 3-1 on the road.

What was the Bengals record last season?

They went 6-11 in 2025 and finished 3rd of 4 in the AFC North.

Which division are the Bengals in?

The AFC North, in the AFC. Their division rivals are the Browns, the Steelers and the Ravens.

Updated Oct 26, 2026 10:54 AM EDT · last result change Oct 25