2026 Cincinnati Bengals schedule release date and time set

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) and quarterback Joe Burrow (9) celebrate a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 17 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. The Bengals took a 30-24 win in overtime to remain in the post season chase. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

We now have a date for when we'll learn the 2026 Cincinnati Bengals schedule.

On Friday, the NFL announced that this year's schedule release will take place on Thursday, May 14, at 8:00 PM ET on the NFL Network.

However, according to Bengals.com's Michael Hall, the Bengals' 2026 schedule will be announced at 7:30 PM ET, so it looks like we could learn their schedule before the big breakdown show happens at 8.

We already know who will make up the Bengals' 2026 slate. Now, it's just a matter of finding out when each game takes place this fall as the Bengals look to make it back to the NFL Playoffs for the first time since the 2022 season.

The NFL schedule is coming.

: NFL Schedule Release - Thursday, May 14 at 8pm ET on @nflnetworkpic.twitter.com/mVsyC21hCG

- NFL (@NFL) May 8, 2026

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