The Cincinnati Bengals are 1-0 for a second-straight season after beginning their 2026 schedule with a 33-27 home win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

This week, quarterback Joe Burrow and the Bengals embark on their first road contest of the campaign, venturing to Houston and playing the Texans for the first time since 2020.

Pregame

Essential resources

Cincinnati Bengals weekly release: https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/bengals/wox3e2ctwuqv1krgc5f1

Flip card: https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/bengals/bovx7vn2tvllkdi0ezz3

Benge Notes

McPherson earns AFC Special Teams POTW

Bengals kicker Evan McPherson is off to a positive start to the 2026 season.

McPherson was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week following Cincinnati’s victory over Tampa Bay. He went 4-4 on his field goal tries, which included boots of 58 and 55 yards, and kicked all three extra points. The sixth-year kicker was responsible for 15 of the Bengals’ 33 Week 1 points.

According to the Bengals, McPherson is “the first player in team history to make multiple FGs of 55 or more yards in the same game.”