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Cincinnati Bengals at Atlanta Falcons

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 9 · Bernabeu · International

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Cincinnati Bengals—Away
Atlanta Falcons—Home

Game details

Venue designation
Neutral site

Matchup preview

Cincinnati Bengals 2–1 · Road 1–1 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 12 · 7 days of rest
Atlanta Falcons 1–2 · Home 0–1 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 20 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · CIN 3 games, ATL 3 games
MetricCINATL
Points per game26.711th17.027th
Points allowed per game21.012th22.715th
Total yards per game323.315th340.711th
Passing yards per game247.715th181.329th
Rushing yards per game91.327th173.02nd
Turnovers per game1.012th2.731st
Sacks allowed per game2.315th2.315th
Penalty yards per game55.015th72.726th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Cincinnati Bengals: recent results

  1. L 27–30 @ PIT Week 3
  2. W 20–6 @ HOU Week 2
  3. W 33–27 vs TB Week 1

Atlanta Falcons: recent results

  1. W 35–14 @ GB Week 3
  2. L 3–34 vs CAR Week 2
  3. L 13–20 @ PIT Week 1

Cincinnati Bengals: season leaders

Passing
Joe Burrow 743 yds · 3 g
Rushing
Chase Brown 197 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Tee Higgins 244 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Jonathan Allen 2.0 · 2 g

Atlanta Falcons: season leaders

Passing
Michael Penix Jr. 256 yds · 1 g
Rushing
Bijan Robinson 349 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Drake London 274 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Za'Darius Smith 2.5 · 2 g

Cincinnati Bengals: injury report

  • Out Kyle Dugger SS
  • Questionable Bryan Cook FS
  • Questionable Colbie Young WR
  • Questionable Ja'Marr Chase WR
  • Questionable Swayze Bozeman SLB
  • Questionable Tee Higgins WR

4 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Atlanta Falcons: injury report

  • Out Anterio Thompson NT
  • Out DeAngelo Malone SLB
  • Out Storm Norton RT
  • Out Za'Darius Smith WLB
  • Questionable Divine Deablo RILB
  • Questionable Jake Matthews LT
  • Questionable Samson Ebukam SLB

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 9. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

CIN 3 · ATL 3 in 6 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2022 · Week 7 ATL 17, CIN 35
  2. 2018 · Week 4 CIN 37, ATL 36
  3. 2014 · Week 2 ATL 10, CIN 24
  4. 2010 · Week 7 CIN 32, ATL 39
  5. 2006 · Week 8 ATL 29, CIN 27

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

CIN 69.0% · ATL 30.7%

Matchup quality 45.7 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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