The Cincinnati Bengals are headed overseas for a regular season game in 2026.Sources confirmed to WLWT on Tuesday that the Bengals will play the Atlanta Falcons in Madrid, Spain, this season.The game will either be played in Week 6 or Week 9, marking the third international game for the Bengals in team history. They played two games in London, in 2016 and 2019.The Bengals haven’t been able to grab a victory overseas yet, tying Washington in 2016 and losing to the Los Angeles Rams in 2019.It comes as the NFL embraces more games on international land, with three games this season in London, as well as games in Mexico City, Munich, Paris, Brazil and Australia, in addition to the Bengals-Falcons showdown.The full 2026 NFL schedule is set to be released on Thursday night.

CINCINNATI —

The Cincinnati Bengals are headed overseas for a regular season game in 2026.

Sources confirmed to WLWT on Tuesday that the Bengals will play the Atlanta Falcons in Madrid, Spain, this season.

The game will either be played in Week 6 or Week 9, marking the third international game for the Bengals in team history. They played two games in London, in 2016 and 2019.

The Bengals haven’t been able to grab a victory overseas yet, tying Washington in 2016 and losing to the Los Angeles Rams in 2019.

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Breaking: The Bengals are headed overseas! Expect an announcement from the team within the next hour… Joe Burrow and the guys will be headed to Madrid to take on the Falcons. It’ll be either week six or week nine… But it is a done deal. Watch @WLWT News 5 beginning at 4pm

— MikeDardisWLWT (@MikeDardisWLWT) May 12, 2026

It comes as the NFL embraces more games on international land, with three games this season in London, as well as games in Mexico City, Munich, Paris, Brazil and Australia, in addition to the Bengals-Falcons showdown.

The full 2026 NFL schedule is set to be released on Thursday night.