2026 Cincinnati Bengals Strength of Schedule
How tough the Bengals’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:30 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Weeks 14–17
- Wk 14KC#8
- Wk 15@ CAR#17
- Wk 16@ IND#23
- Wk 17BAL#9
Average opponent rank 14.3
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–11)
- 0-1
- 3 left · 1 on road
- vs Middle (12–22)
- 1-1
- 5 left · 3 on road
- vs Bottom (23–32)
- 2-0
- 4 left · 2 on road
2 of the Bengals’ 3 remaining games against the top third are at home.
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 | ||||
 Ravens4-2 | 31 | 23.5 | tied for 10 | 15.5 |
 Steelers4-2 | 24 | 18.0 | tied for 10 | 15.5 |
 Bengals3-2 | 23 | 17.8 | 27 | 18.6 |
 Browns4-2 | 17 | 16.8 | 30 | 19.5 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank