The Cincinnati Bengals begin the 2026 regular season with a home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Cincinnati is playing Week 1 at home for the fifth time in the Joe Burrow era. The Bengals are 2-4 in season-opening games this decade, and last won a Week 1 game at home in 2021. They of course went on to play in the Super Bowl at the end of that season. Everyone in Cincinnati is hoping for the same outcome this year, only with the Super Bowl offering a different result.

Will you be able to watch the Bengals play the Bucs on Sunday? If you live in the yellow areas on the map below, you’ll get this game on your local FOX channel at 1:00 p.m. ET, according to 506sports.com.

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

When: Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH

NFL Week 1 broadcast map

How to watch, listen & stream Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Broadcast: FOX
Crew: Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Live stream: Fox One (any device, in market), NFL Sunday Ticket (out of market), NFL Game Pass International (International, excluding China)
Radio: Bengals Radio Network: WCKY (1530), WEBN-FM (102.7), and WLW700, SiriusXM Ch. 193

What uniforms are the Bengals wearing?

Cincinnati will be wearing its orange jerseys, white pants with orange stripes, orange socks, and the standard orange helmet.

This is the same uniform combination the Bengals wore in their first home game last year. Cincinnati is in its third year of “Open In Orange,” as fans will be decked out in orange to match the jerseys the players are wearing.

Bengals’ 2026 football schedule

• Week 1: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Sunday, Sept. 13, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 2: at Houston Texans – Sunday, Sept. 20, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 3: at Pittsburgh Steelers – Sunday, Sept. 27, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars – Sunday, Oct. 4, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 5: at Miami Dolphins – Sunday, Oct. 11, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 6: BYE WEEK
• Week 7: at Baltimore Ravens – Sunday, Oct. 25, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 8: vs. Tennessee Titans – Sunday, Nov. 1, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 9: at Atlanta Falcons – Sunday, Nov. 8, 9:30 a.m. ET
• Week 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (Sunday Night Football) – Sunday, Nov. 15, 8:20 p.m. ET
• Week 11: at Washington Commanders (Monday Night Football) – Monday, Nov. 23, 8:15 p.m. ET
• Week 12: vs. New Orleans Saints – Sunday, Nov. 29, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 13: at Cleveland Browns – Sunday, Dec. 6, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Sunday, Dec. 13, 4:25 p.m. ET
• Week 15: at Carolina Panthers – Sunday, Dec. 20, 1:00 p.m. ET
• Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts – Saturday, Dec. 26 OR Sunday, Dec. 27
• Week 17: vs. Baltimore Ravens (Thursday Night Football) – Thursday, Dec. 31, 8:15 ET
• Week 18: vs. Cleveland Browns – Saturday, Jan. 9 OR Sunday, Jan. 10