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Chicago Bears vs. Cincinnati Bengals: 2026 Preseason Week 2

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Uploaded: 2026-08-23
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Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Chicago Bears, 9–27. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Bears vs. Bengals Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Chicago Bears

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Preseason Week 2 Final CHI at CIN

Home team

Cincinnati Bengals

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Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Kickoff: 7:00 PM ET7:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: Bengals Preseason TV Network, FOX32
Venue: Paycor StadiumCincinnati, OH

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Bears vs. Bengals 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Bears vs. Bengals Final Score and Game Result

Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Chicago Bears, 9–27.

Winner

Cincinnati Bengals

9–27

CHI record

Chicago Bears

1-1

CIN record

Cincinnati Bengals

2-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Bears vs. Bengals Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 2

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 9–27 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
CHI Chicago Bears	3	6	0	0	9
CIN Cincinnati Bengals	3	14	7	3	27

Top performers

Bears vs. Bengals Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

CHI

Case Keenum

9/17, 119 YDS

CIN

Josh Johnson

15/23, 156 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing Yards

CHI

Roschon Johnson

12 CAR, 42 YDS

CIN

Tahj Brooks

3 CAR, 16 YDS

Receiving Yards

CHI

Maurice Alexander

5 REC, 60 YDS

CIN

Colbie Young

3 REC, 48 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

CHI

CIN

Landon Robinson

1.5

Tackles

CHI

Wayne Matthews III

CIN

Shaka Heyward

Game statistics

Bears vs. Bengals Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

CHIStatisticCIN

171st Downs19

2-143rd down efficiency6-13

1-34th down efficiency0-0

322Total Yards346

236Passing282

86Rushing64

0Turnovers1

11-81Penalties9-49

0-2Red Zone (Made-Att)2-3

30:36Possession29:24

Every scoring play

Bears vs. Bengals Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q111:41

CHI
Cairo Santos 45 Yd Field Goal
3–0
Q14:40

CIN
Evan McPherson 25 Yd Field Goal
3–3
Q211:00

CHI
Cairo Santos 26 Yd Field Goal
6–3
Q24:25

CIN
Colbie Young 17 Yd pass from Josh Johnson (Evan McPherson Kick)
6–10
Q20:23

CIN
Tanner Hudson 6 Yd pass from Josh Johnson (Evan McPherson Kick)
6–17
Q20:00

CHI
Cairo Santos 44 Yd Field Goal
9–17
Q311:57

CIN
Noah Thomas 20 Yd pass from Sean Clifford (Evan McPherson Kick)
9–24
Q414:11

CIN
Evan McPherson 58 Yd Field Goal
9–27

Individual statistics

Bears vs. Bengals Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Chicago Bears Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	SACKS	RTG
Case Keenum	9/17	119	7.0	0-0	75.4
Miller Moss	13/21	103	4.9	2-14	74.1
Caleb Williams	2/5	28	5.6	0-0	58.8

Cincinnati Bengals Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Josh Johnson	15/23	156	6.8	2	0	0-0	113.7
Sean Clifford	10/15	126	8.4	1	1	0-0	87.1

Rushing Stats

Chicago Bears Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Roschon Johnson	12	42	3.5	8
Salvon Ahmed	6	36	6.0	16
Miller Moss	1	5	5.0	5
Brittain Brown	3	3	1.0	3

Cincinnati Bengals Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tahj Brooks	3	16	5.3	10
Sean Clifford	4	11	2.8	8
Kentrel Bullock	6	10	1.7	7
Dohnte Meyers	1	9	9.0	9
Kendall Milton	2	9	4.5	5
Josh Johnson	1	7	7.0	7
Jamal Haynes	1	2	2.0	2
Gary Brightwell	1	0	0.0	0
Ke'Shawn Williams	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving Stats

Chicago Bears Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Maurice Alexander	5	60	12.0	18	5
JP Richardson	5	48	9.6	19	9
Jahdae Walker	1	36	36.0	36	2
Sam Roush	2	30	15.0	26	3
Rome Odunze	1	18	18.0	18	2
Scotty Miller	2	18	9.0	13	3
Salvon Ahmed	3	14	4.7	8	5
Colston Loveland	1	10	10.0	10	3
Brittain Brown	2	10	5.0	5	3
Omari Kelly	1	5	5.0	5	2
Roschon Johnson	1	1	1.0	1	1
Stephen Carlson	0	0	0.0	0	1
Qadir Ismail	0	0	0.0	0	2
Kaden Davis	0	0	0.0	0	1

Cincinnati Bengals Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Colbie Young	3	48	16.0	1	18	8
Ke'Shawn Williams	3	42	14.0	0	18	3
Dohnte Meyers	5	41	8.2	0	14	6
Charlie Jones	2	35	17.5	0	26	5
Jordan Moore	2	25	12.5	0	20	2
Mitchell Tinsley	2	21	10.5	0	17	3
Noah Thomas	1	20	20.0	1	20	1
Tahj Brooks	2	20	10.0	0	19	2
Tanner Hudson	2	17	8.5	1	11	3
Jamal Haynes	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
Jack Endries	1	7	7.0	0	7	3
Kendric Pryor	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1	1

Defensive Stats

Chicago Bears Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Wayne Matthews III	8	5	0	0	0
Ruben Hyppolite II	7	3	0	0	0
Dontae Manning	6	5	0	3	0
Daniel Hardy	3	3	1	0	0
Jordan van den Berg	3	2	0	0	0
Skyler Thomas	3	2	0	1	0
Neville Gallimore	3	1	0	0	1
D'Marco Jackson	3	1	0	0	0
Xavier Woods	2	2	0	0	0
Josh Blackwell	2	1	0	1	0
Anthony Johnson Jr.	2	1	0	0	0
Dillon Thieneman	2	0	0	0	0
Cam Lewis	1	1	0	0	0
Jaylon Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
Jeremiah Martin	1	1	1	0	1
De'Antre Prince	1	1	0	1	0
Beau Gardner	1	1	0	0	0
Malik Muhammad	1	1	0	0	0
Kaden Davis	1	1	0	0	0
Montez Sweat	1	0	0	0	0
Devin Bush	1	0	0	0	0
Nephi Sewell	1	0	0	0	1
Salvon Ahmed	1	0	0	0	0
James Lynch	1	0	0	0	0
Beanie Bishop Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Sanborn	1	0	0	0	0
Marlen Sewell	1	0	0	0	0
Dayo Odeyingbo	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Bengals Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Tacario Davis	7	5	0	1	0	0
Shaka Heyward	7	4	0	0	0	0
Jack Dingle	6	5	0	0	0	0
PJ Jules	6	4	0	0	0	0
Swayze Bozeman	5	3	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Foskey	5	2	0.5	1	0	2
Liam Anderson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Eric Gentry	3	3	0	0	0	0
Daijahn Anthony	3	2	0	1	0	0
Landon Robinson	3	1	1.5	1	1	2
Bralyn Lux	3	1	0	0	0	0
McKinnley Jackson	3	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Newton	2	2	0	0	0	0
Matthew McDoom	2	2	0	0	0	0
Russ Yeast	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Endries	2	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Giles-Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Cross III	2	0	0	0	1	0
Cedric Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tahj Brooks	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kris Jenkins Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ja'Sir Taylor	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking Stats

Chicago Bears Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Cairo Santos	3/4	75.0	45	0/0	9

Cincinnati Bengals Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan McPherson	2/2	100.0	58	3/3	9

Game flow

Bears vs. Bengals Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

CHI 0%Home win probabilityCIN 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Bears vs. Bengals Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 24 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
CHI	Field Goal8 plays, 33 yards, 3:19	8	33	3:19	CHI 40	CIN 27
CIN	Field Goal14 plays, 62 yards, 7:01	14	62	7:01	CIN 31	CHI 7
CHI	Punt5 plays, 9 yards, 3:10	5	9	3:10	CHI 29	CHI 38
CIN	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 1:22	3	0	1:22	CIN 20	CIN 20
CHI	Field Goal10 plays, 50 yards, 4:08	10	50	4:08	CHI 42	CIN 8
CIN	Punt3 plays, 5 yards, 0:58	3	5	0:58	CIN 31	CIN 36
CHI	Downs5 plays, 42 yards, 2:08	5	42	2:08	CHI 17	CIN 41
CIN	Touchdown7 plays, 59 yards, 3:29	7	59	3:29	CIN 41	CHI 0
CHI	Punt7 plays, 13 yards, 3:04	7	13	3:04	CHI 6	CHI 19
CIN	Touchdown5 plays, 63 yards, 0:58	5	63	0:58	CIN 37	CHI 0
CHI	Field Goal5 plays, 39 yards, 0:23	5	39	0:23	CHI 35	CIN 26
CIN	Touchdown6 plays, 70 yards, 3:03	6	70	3:03	CIN 30	CHI 0
CHI	Punt3 plays, -5 yards, 1:28	3	-5	1:28	CHI 20	CHI 15
CIN	Punt3 plays, 0 yards, 2:04	3	0	2:04	CIN 47	CIN 47
CHI	Punt6 plays, 36 yards, 3:49	6	36	3:49	CHI 17	CIN 47
CIN	Field Goal10 plays, 53 yards, 5:25	10	53	5:25	CIN 7	CHI 40
CHI	Punt3 plays, 4 yards, 1:53	3	4	1:53	CHI 21	CHI 25
CIN	Interception1 play, 0 yards, 0:07	1	0	0:07	CIN 30	CIN 30
CHI	Missed FG7 plays, 13 yards, 3:01	7	13	3:01	CIN 48	CIN 35
CIN	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 1:35	3	1	1:35	CIN 43	CIN 44
CHI	Punt6 plays, 15 yards, 2:54	6	15	2:54	CHI 5	CHI 20
CIN	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 2:21	3	7	2:21	CIN 44	CHI 49
CHI	Downs6 plays, 19 yards, 1:19	6	19	1:19	CHI 19	CHI 38
CIN	End of Game2 plays, -2 yards, 1:01	2	-2	1:01	CHI 38	CHI 39

Official game information

Bears vs. Bengals Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Paycor Stadium.

Game officials

Barry Anderson — Umpire
Ronald Torbert — Referee
Keith Washington — Side Judge
Ryan Dickson — Field Judge
Danny Short — Down Judge
Tripp Sutter — Line Judge
Courtney Brown — Back Judge

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 7:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Bears vs. Bengals Being Played?

Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH.

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When is Chicago Bears vs. Cincinnati Bengals?

The game is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH.

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