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Detroit Lions vs. Cincinnati Bengals: 2026 Preseason Week 1

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Uploaded: 2026-08-14
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Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Detroit Lions, 14–16. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Lions vs. Bengals Game Details

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

Away team

Detroit Lions

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Preseason Week 1 Final DET at CIN

Home team

Cincinnati Bengals

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Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026
Kickoff: 7:00 PM ET7:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: Bengals Preseason TV Network, Lions TV Network
Venue: Paycor StadiumCincinnati, OH

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Lions vs. Bengals 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Lions vs. Bengals Final Score and Game Result

Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Detroit Lions, 14–16.

Winner

Cincinnati Bengals

14–16

DET record

Detroit Lions

0-1

CIN record

Cincinnati Bengals

1-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Lions vs. Bengals Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 14–16 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
DET Detroit Lions	0	6	0	8	14
CIN Cincinnati Bengals	3	7	3	3	16

Top performers

Lions vs. Bengals Player Stat Leaders

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

Passing Yards

DET

Luke Altmyer

13/22, 130 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT

CIN

Josh Johnson

10/19, 84 YDS

Rushing Yards

DET

Jacob Saylors

8 CAR, 55 YDS

CIN

Kendall Milton

9 CAR, 21 YDS

Receiving Yards

DET

Jacob Saylors

3 REC, 28 YDS

CIN

Dohnte Meyers

3 REC, 29 YDS

Sacks

DET

Ahmed Hassanein

CIN

Kris Jenkins Jr.

Tackles

DET

Aamaris Brown

CIN

Joe Giles-Harris

Game statistics

Lions vs. Bengals Team Stats Comparison

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

DETStatisticCIN

161st Downs15

4-113rd down efficiency7-18

0-14th down efficiency1-2

274Total Yards256

145Passing159

129Rushing97

3Turnovers1

9-84Penalties10-83

0-0Red Zone (Made-Att)1-3

26:31Possession33:29

Every scoring play

Lions vs. Bengals Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

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

Q13:42

CIN
Evan McPherson 56 Yd Field Goal
0–3
Q29:35

CIN
Jack Endries 4 Yd pass from Joe Flacco (Evan McPherson Kick)
0–10
Q20:34

DET
Jake Bates 41 Yd Field Goal
3–10
Q20:00

DET
Jake Bates 52 Yd Field Goal
6–10
Q36:55

CIN
Evan McPherson 33 Yd Field Goal
6–13
Q410:31

CIN
Evan McPherson 41 Yd Field Goal
6–16
Q41:28

DET
Tarik Black 24 Yd pass from Luke Altmyer (Luke Altmyer Run for Two-Point Conversion)
14–16

Individual statistics

Lions vs. Bengals Player Box Score and Individual Stats

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

Passing Stats

Detroit Lions Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Luke Altmyer	13/22	130	5.9	1	2	1-12	53.2
Joshua Dobbs	4/8	32	4.0	0	0	1-5	60.4

Cincinnati Bengals Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
Josh Johnson	10/19	84	4.4	0	1-8	64.4
Joe Flacco	5/8	51	6.4	1	0-0	120.3
Joe Burrow	5/6	39	6.5	0	1-9	93.8
Sean Clifford	1/3	2	0.7	0	0-0	42.4

Rushing Stats

Detroit Lions Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jacob Saylors	8	55	6.9	27
Raheem Blackshear	5	33	6.6	24
Kye Robichaux	8	31	3.9	13
Joshua Dobbs	1	9	9.0	9
Luke Altmyer	4	1	0.3	1

Cincinnati Bengals Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kendall Milton	9	21	2.3	7
Chase Brown	5	16	3.2	5
Dohnte Meyers	1	13	13.0	13
Tahj Brooks	4	11	2.8	5
Gary Brightwell	4	10	2.5	5
Ke'Shawn Williams	1	8	8.0	8
Samaje Perine	1	7	7.0	7
Kentrel Bullock	1	6	6.0	6
Josh Johnson	2	6	3.0	5
Joe Flacco	2	0	0.0	0
Sean Clifford	1	-1	-1.0	-1

Receiving Stats

Detroit Lions Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Jacob Saylors	3	28	9.3	0	16	5
Dominic Lovett	3	28	9.3	0	15	8
Tarik Black	1	24	24.0	1	24	2
Cedrick Wilson Jr.	1	23	23.0	0	23	1
Jackson Meeks	1	17	17.0	0	17	1
Tay Martin	1	14	14.0	0	14	1
Malik Cunningham	1	8	8.0	0	8	1
Tom Kennedy	1	5	5.0	0	5	1
Thomas Gordon	1	5	5.0	0	5	2
Tyler Conklin	2	5	2.5	0	5	2
Zach Horton	2	5	2.5	0	3	2
Greg Dortch	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Isaac TeSlaa	0	0	0.0	0	0	3

Cincinnati Bengals Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Dohnte Meyers	3	29	9.7	0	13	4
Colbie Young	2	28	14.0	0	20	4
Jack Endries	3	25	8.3	1	17	3
Tanner Hudson	2	20	10.0	0	15	3
Andrei Iosivas	2	20	10.0	0	11	2
Ja'Marr Chase	1	16	16.0	0	16	1
Samaje Perine	2	12	6.0	0	7	2
Tahj Brooks	1	8	8.0	0	8	3
Kendall Milton	1	7	7.0	0	7	1
Josh Kattus	1	4	4.0	0	4	1
Noah Thomas	1	3	3.0	0	3	2
Drew Sample	1	2	2.0	0	2	1
Gary Brightwell	1	2	2.0	0	2	2
Mike Gesicki	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Charlie Jones	0	0	0.0	0	0	2
Ke'Shawn Williams	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Detroit Lions Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Aamaris Brown	5	5	0	0	0	0
Keith Abney II	5	4	0	0	0	0
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.	5	2	0	0	1	0
Erick Hunter	4	4	0	0	0	0
Ahmed Hassanein	4	3	2	2	0	2
Troy Reeder	4	2	0	0	0	0
Amen Ogbongbemiga	4	2	0	1	0	0
Roger McCreary	4	1	0	0	1	0
Trevor Nowaske	4	1	0	1	0	0
Thomas Harper	3	3	0	0	1	0
Devin White	3	2	0	0	0	0
Myles Adams	3	1	0	0	0	0
Khalil Dorsey	2	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony Lucas	2	1	0	0	0	0
Eric O'Neill	2	1	0	1	0	1
Christian Izien	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Bachie	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chris Smith	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dan Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mekhi Wingo	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jake Bates	1	1	0	0	0	0
Loren Strickland	1	1	0	0	0	0
Skyler Gill-Howard	1	1	0	0	0	2
Isaac TeSlaa	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chuck Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ben Stille	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tay Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kye Robichaux	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Whiteside	1	0	0	0	1	0
Ryan Cooper Jr.	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Bengals Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Joe Giles-Harris	9	6	0	1	0	0
Kris Jenkins Jr.	5	3	1	1	0	1
Cedric Johnson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Oren Burks	4	1	0	0	0	0
Shaka Heyward	4	1	0	0	0	0
Liam Anderson	3	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Foskey	3	1	0	0	0	0
Swayze Bozeman	3	1	0	1	1	0
DJ Ivey	2	2	0	0	1	0
PJ Jules	2	2	0	0	0	0
Ceyair Wright	2	2	0	0	0	0
Bralyn Lux	2	2	0	0	1	0
Tanner Hudson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Russ Yeast	2	1	0	0	1	0
Kyle Dugger	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen Kimber	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Battle	2	1	0	0	1	0
McKinnley Jackson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Boye Mafe	2	0	0	0	0	0
Howard Cross III	2	0	0	0	1	0
Landon Robinson	2	0	0.5	0	0	2
Demetrius Knight Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jalen Rivers	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jamal Haynes	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daijahn Anthony	1	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Newton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Antwaun Powell-Ryland	1	0	0.5	0	0	1
William Wagner	1	0	0	0	0	0
T.J. Slaton Jr.	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking Stats

Detroit Lions Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Bates	2/2	100.0	52	0/0	6

Cincinnati Bengals Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan McPherson	3/3	100.0	56	1/1	10

Game flow

Lions vs. Bengals Win Probability and Momentum

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

DET 0%Home win probabilityCIN 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Lions vs. Bengals Drive Summary

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

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Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
DET	Interception5 plays, 38 yards, 2:16	5	38	2:16	DET 29	CIN 33
CIN	Punt5 plays, 21 yards, 3:24	5	21	3:24	CIN 26	CIN 47
DET	Punt3 plays, -3 yards, 1:15	3	-3	1:15	DET 12	DET 9
CIN	Field Goal9 plays, 32 yards, 4:23	9	32	4:23	CIN 30	DET 38
DET	Downs6 plays, 40 yards, 2:58	6	40	2:58	DET 31	CIN 29
CIN	Fumble12 plays, 46 yards, 5:07	12	46	5:07	CIN 30	DET 25
DET	Fumble1 play, -9 yards, 0:16	1	-9	0:16	DET 13	DET 7
CIN	Touchdown2 plays, 7 yards, 0:46	2	7	0:46	DET 7	DET 0
DET	Punt9 plays, 30 yards, 5:45	9	30	5:45	DET 27	CIN 43
CIN	Punt3 plays, 1 yard, 1:00	3	1	1:00	CIN 20	CIN 21
DET	Field Goal9 plays, 41 yards, 2:16	9	41	2:16	DET 36	CIN 23
CIN	Downs4 plays, -10 yards, 0:27	4	-10	0:27	DET 47	DET 44
DET	Field Goal2 plays, 9 yards, 0:07	2	9	0:07	CIN 43	CIN 34
CIN	Punt3 plays, -1 yard, 1:07	3	-1	1:07	CIN 30	CIN 29
DET	Punt3 plays, 3 yards, 0:51	3	3	0:51	DET 7	DET 10
CIN	Field Goal11 plays, 38 yards, 6:07	11	38	6:07	CIN 47	DET 15
DET	Punt6 plays, 24 yards, 3:58	6	24	3:58	DET 26	50
CIN	Field Goal14 plays, 65 yards, 7:26	14	65	7:26	CIN 12	DET 23
DET	Punt3 plays, -17 yards, 1:59	3	-17	1:59	DET 29	DET 12
CIN	Punt5 plays, 16 yards, 2:23	5	16	2:23	CIN 29	CIN 45
DET	Touchdown12 plays, 80 yards, 4:41	12	80	4:41	DET 20	CIN 0
CIN	Punt3 plays, -1 yard, 1:03	3	-1	1:03	DET 42	DET 43
DET	Interception1 play, 0 yards, 0:09	1	0	0:09	DET 9	DET 9
CIN	End of Game1 play, -1 yard, 0:16	1	-1	0:16	DET 11	DET 11

Official game information

Lions vs. Bengals Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

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

Attendance62,795

Reported crowd at Paycor Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Paycor Stadium.

Game officials

Max Causey — Line Judge
Frank Steratore — Side Judge
Craig Wrolstad — Referee
Rich Martinez — Back Judge
Jeff Shears — Field Judge
John Braun — Down Judge
Sheldon Davis — Umpire

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Kickoff time

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The scheduled kickoff is 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, August 13, 2026.

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Stadium

Where Is Lions vs. Bengals Being Played?

Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH.

Why this game matters

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When is Detroit Lions vs. Cincinnati Bengals?

The game is scheduled for Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET.

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Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH.

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