2026 Week 1 · Regular season

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cincinnati Bengals: 2026 Week 1

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Uploaded: 2026-09-13
Description: Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cincinnati Bengals official game highlights from NFL.com

Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27–33. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Buccaneers vs. Bengals Game Details

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

Away team

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Home team

Cincinnati Bengals

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Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026
Kickoff: 1:00 PM ET1:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: FOX
Venue: Paycor StadiumCincinnati, OH

Postgame video

Buccaneers vs. Bengals 2026 Game Highlights

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Completed game

Buccaneers vs. Bengals Final Score and Game Result

Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 27–33.

Winner

Cincinnati Bengals

27–33

TB record

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

0-1

CIN record

Cincinnati Bengals

1-0

Quarter-by-quarter result

Buccaneers vs. Bengals Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 27–33 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	7	10	7	27
CIN Cincinnati Bengals	14	10	3	6	33

Top performers

Buccaneers vs. Bengals Player Stat Leaders

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

Passing Yards

Baker Mayfield

23/28, 216 YDS

CIN

Joe Burrow

25/35, 254 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT

Rushing Yards

Bucky Irving

8 CAR, 45 YDS, 1 TD

CIN

Chase Brown

16 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving Yards

Emeka Egbuka

5 REC, 63 YDS

CIN

Mike Gesicki

5 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Josiah Trotter

CIN

Jonathan Allen

Tackles

Josiah Trotter

CIN

Jordan Battle

Game statistics

Buccaneers vs. Bengals Team Stats Comparison

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

TBStatisticCIN

191st Downs26

5-103rd down efficiency8-14

0-04th down efficiency0-0

282Total Yards351

193Passing245

89Rushing106

4Turnovers1

8-39Penalties7-47

2-4Red Zone (Made-Att)2-5

28:35Possession31:25

Every scoring play

Buccaneers vs. Bengals Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

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

Q19:09

TB
Chase McLaughlin 34 Yd Field Goal
3–0
Q16:18

CIN
Demetrius Knight Jr. 27 Yd Fumble Return (Evan McPherson Kick)
3–7
Q11:48

CIN
Mike Gesicki 2 Yd pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson Kick)
3–14
Q25:32

CIN
Chase Brown 5 Yd Rush (Evan McPherson Kick)
3–21
Q21:49

TB
Bucky Irving 10 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
10–21
Q20:06

CIN
Evan McPherson 20 Yd Field Goal
10–24
Q310:03

CIN
Evan McPherson 55 Yd Field Goal
10–27
Q33:41

TB
Chase McLaughlin 51 Yd Field Goal
13–27
Q32:16

TB
Josiah Trotter 38 Yd Interception Return (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
20–27
Q414:04

CIN
Evan McPherson 58 Yd Field Goal
20–30
Q45:19

CIN
Evan McPherson 32 Yd Field Goal
20–33
Q43:19

TB
Baker Mayfield 9 Yd Rush (Chase McLaughlin Kick)
27–33

Individual statistics

Buccaneers vs. Bengals Player Box Score and Individual Stats

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

Passing Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Baker Mayfield	23/28	216	7.7	0	0	4-23	36.1	98.8

Cincinnati Bengals Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Joe Burrow	25/35	254	7.3	1	1	1-9	74.4	89.5

Rushing Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bucky Irving	8	45	5.6	1	10
Baker Mayfield	5	30	6.0	1	9
Kenny Gainwell	5	15	3.0	0	7
Chris Godwin Jr.	1	3	3.0	0	3
Tez Johnson	1	-4	-4.0	0	-4

Cincinnati Bengals Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Chase Brown	16	56	3.5	1	13
Samaje Perine	5	20	4.0	0	8
Joe Burrow	5	20	4.0	0	12
Dohnte Meyers	1	10	10.0	0	10

Receiving Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Emeka Egbuka	5	63	12.6	17	6
Bucky Irving	7	48	6.9	22	7
Chris Godwin Jr.	4	40	10.0	30	4
Ted Hurst III	3	36	12.0	16	3
Cade Otton	3	26	8.7	13	5
Kenny Gainwell	1	3	3.0	3	1
Tez Johnson	0	0	0.0	0	1

Cincinnati Bengals Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Mike Gesicki	5	78	15.6	1	25	7
Tee Higgins	3	59	19.7	0	29	6
Samaje Perine	3	30	10.0	0	14	3
Chase Brown	5	22	4.4	0	9	6
Drew Sample	3	19	6.3	0	11	3
Dohnte Meyers	1	18	18.0	0	18	1
Ja'Marr Chase	2	12	6.0	0	16	4
Andrei Iosivas	2	12	6.0	0	12	3
Tanner Hudson	1	4	4.0	0	4	1

Defensive Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Josiah Trotter	11	4	1	2	1	1	1
Zyon McCollum	9	8	0	1	2	0	0
Antoine Winfield Jr.	9	7	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Anzalone	7	2	0	0	0	0	0
A'Shawn Robinson	5	3	0	0	0	1	0
Benjamin Morrison	4	4	0	1	1	0	0
Keionte Scott	4	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tykee Smith	4	3	0	0	1	0	0
Jacob Parrish	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Anthony Nelson	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Knowles	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Miles Killebrew	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al-Quadin Muhammad	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
SirVocea Dennis	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Yaya Diaby	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Rueben Bain Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bauer Sharp	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
David Walker	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rakeem Nunez-Roches	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vita Vea	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Calijah Kancey	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Bengals Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
Jordan Battle	9	6	0	0	0	0	0
Barrett Carter	8	5	0.5	1	0	1	0
Dax Hill	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
Demetrius Knight Jr.	7	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bryan Cook	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Davis	5	2	0	1	1	0	0
DJ Turner II	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Allen	3	2	1	1	0	1	0
Samaje Perine	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Murphy	2	1	0.5	0	0	1	0
Swayze Bozeman	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Boye Mafe	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
Kris Jenkins Jr.	1	1	1	1	0	1	0
T.J. Slaton Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Evan McPherson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Oren Burks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Giles-Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cedric Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tacario Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dexter Lawrence II	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking Stats

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chase McLaughlin	2/2	100.0	51	3/3	9

Cincinnati Bengals Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Evan McPherson	4/4	100.0	58	3/3	15

Game flow

Buccaneers vs. Bengals Win Probability and Momentum

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

TB 0%Home win probabilityCIN 100%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Buccaneers vs. Bengals Drive Summary

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

Show all 18 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
TB	Field Goal11 plays, 56 yards, 5:51	11	56	5:51	TB 28	CIN 16
CIN	Punt3 plays, 4 yards, 1:31	3	4	1:31	CIN 26	CIN 30
TB	Fumble Touchdown3 plays, -6 yards, 1:20	3	-6	1:20	TB 32	TB 33
TB	Fumble3 plays, 3 yards, 0:56	3	3	0:56	TB 29	TB 25
CIN	Touchdown7 plays, 33 yards, 3:34	7	33	3:34	TB 33	TB 0
TB	Fumble7 plays, 62 yards, 4:44	7	62	4:44	TB 34	CIN 12
CIN	Touchdown12 plays, 80 yards, 6:32	12	80	6:32	CIN 20	TB 0
TB	Touchdown6 plays, 75 yards, 3:43	6	75	3:43	TB 25	CIN 0
CIN	Field Goal10 plays, 70 yards, 1:43	10	70	1:43	CIN 28	TB 2
TB	End of Half1 play, -1 yard, 0:06	1	-1	0:06	TB 35	TB 35
CIN	Field Goal8 plays, 36 yards, 4:57	8	36	4:57	CIN 27	TB 37
TB	Field Goal10 plays, 38 yards, 6:22	10	38	6:22	TB 29	CIN 33
CIN	Interception Touchdown3 plays, 5 yards, 1:25	3	5	1:25	CIN 29	CIN 34
CIN	Field Goal8 plays, 43 yards, 3:12	8	43	3:12	CIN 17	TB 40
TB	Fumble6 plays, 16 yards, 3:33	6	16	3:33	TB 27	TB 46
CIN	Field Goal8 plays, 31 yards, 5:12	8	31	5:12	TB 44	TB 13
TB	Touchdown7 plays, 51 yards, 2:00	7	51	2:00	TB 49	CIN 0
CIN	End of Game8 plays, 59 yards, 3:19	8	59	3:19	CIN 24	TB 16

Official game information

Buccaneers vs. Bengals Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

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

Attendance66,625

Reported crowd at Paycor Stadium.

Playing surfaceArtificial turf

Surface listed for Paycor Stadium.

Game officials

Allen Baynes — Side Judge
John Hussey — Referee
Tim Podraza — Line Judge
Matt Edwards — Back Judge
Duane Heydt — Umpire
Brett Bergman — Line Judge
Gabriel DeLeon — Field Judge

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Kickoff time

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Stadium

Where Is Buccaneers vs. Bengals Being Played?

Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH.

Why this game matters

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When is Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Cincinnati Bengals?

The game is scheduled for Sunday, September 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.

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Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH.

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