2026 · Week 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals
Sep 13, 2026 · Paul Brown Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf
Recap
Cincinnati Bengals defeated Tampa Bay Buccaneers 33–27. ScoutIndex had favored Bengals (58%) going in. Bengals improve to 1-0; Buccaneers fall to 0-1. Joe Burrow paced the offense with 254 passing yards and 1 TD; 20 rushing yards.
Team stats
| TB | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 24 |
| 305 | Total yards | 360 |
| 216 | Passing yards | 254 |
| 89 | Rushing yards | 106 |
| 23/28 | Comp / Att | 25/35 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:12) 4-C.McLaughlin 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q1(6:29) (No Huddle) 6-B.Mayfield sacked at TB 25 for -8 yards (sack split by 99-M.Murphy and 49-B.Carter). FUMBLES (99-M.Murphy) [49-B.Carter], touched at TB 26, RECOVERED by CIN-44-D.Knight at TB 27. 44-D.Knight for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q1(1:51) (Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short left to 88-M.Gesicki for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(5:35) 30-C.Brown up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q2(1:54) 7-B.Irving left end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q24-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q2(:10) 2-E.McPherson 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(10:08) 2-E.McPherson 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q3(3:46) 4-C.McLaughlin 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q3(2:24) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-J.Burrow pass short right intended for 80-A.Iosivas INTERCEPTED by 45-J.Trotter [50-V.Vea] at CIN 38. 45-J.Trotter for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q34-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
- Q4(14:09) 2-E.McPherson 58 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(5:23) 2-E.McPherson 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-W.Wagner, Holder-8-R.Rehkow.
- Q4(3:25) (Shotgun) 6-B.Mayfield scrambles up the middle for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q44-C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-86-E.Deckers, Holder-9-R.Dixon.
Box score
TB
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 23/28 | 216 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Mayfield | 5 | 30 | 1 |
| Bucky Irving | 8 | 45 | 1 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Tez Johnson | 1 | -4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Egbuka | 5 | 6 | 63 | 0 |
| Bucky Irving | 7 | 7 | 48 | 0 |
| Chris Godwin Jr. | 4 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Ted Hurst III | 3 | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Cade Otton | 3 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tez Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 25/35 | 254 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 16 | 56 | 1 |
| Samaje Perine | 5 | 20 | 0 |
| Dohnte Meyers | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gesicki | 5 | 7 | 78 | 1 |
| Tee Higgins | 3 | 6 | 59 | 0 |
| Chase Brown | 5 | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Drew Sample | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Dohnte Meyers | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Andrei Iosivas | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Ja'Marr Chase | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Tanner Hudson | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |