2026 Cincinnati Bengals Strength of Schedule
How tough the Bengals’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 10, 2026, 3:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 10–13
- Wk 10PIT#12
- Wk 11@ WSH#23
- Wk 12NO#24
- Wk 13@ CLE#21
Average opponent rank 20.0
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 0-1
- Home 0-1
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 4-1
- 6 left · 2 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 2-0
- 3 left · 2 on road
AFC North division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Steelers6-2 | 28 | 19.1 | 17 | 16.3 |
 Ravens4-5 | 23 | 17.6 | 23 | 17.1 |
 Browns5-4 | 27 | 19.0 | 24 | 17.8 |
 Bengals6-2 | 25 | 18.4 | 30 | 20.1 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank