The Cincinnati Bengals won 33-27 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1 on September 13, 2026 at Paycor Stadium. Baker Mayfield threw for 216 yards for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while Joe Burrow had 254 for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Scoring plays
Q1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Field goal · 9:09C.McLaughlin 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon.TB 3, CIN 0
Cincinnati Bengals, Touchdown · 6:18(No Huddle) B.Mayfield sacked at TB 25 for -8 yards (sack split by M.Murphy and B.Carter). FUMBLES (M.Murphy) [B.Carter], touched at TB 26, RECOVERED by CIN-D.Knight at TB 27. D.Knight for 27 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.TB 3, CIN 7
Cincinnati Bengals, Touchdown · 1:48(Shotgun) J.Burrow pass short left to M.Gesicki for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.TB 3, CIN 14
Q2
Cincinnati Bengals, Touchdown · 5:32C.Brown up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN. E.McPherson extra point is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.TB 3, CIN 21
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Touchdown · 1:49B.Irving left end for 10 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon.TB 10, CIN 21
Cincinnati Bengals, Field goal · 0:06E.McPherson 20 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.TB 10, CIN 24
Q3
Cincinnati Bengals, Field goal · 10:03E.McPherson 55 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.TB 10, CIN 27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Field goal · 3:41C.McLaughlin 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon.TB 13, CIN 27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Touchdown · 2:16(No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Burrow pass short right intended for A.Iosivas INTERCEPTED by J.Trotter [V.Vea] at CIN 38. J.Trotter for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon.TB 20, CIN 27
Q4
Cincinnati Bengals, Field goal · 14:04E.McPherson 58 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.TB 20, CIN 30
Cincinnati Bengals, Field goal · 5:19E.McPherson 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-W.Wagner, Holder-R.Rehkow.TB 20, CIN 33
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Touchdown · 3:19(Shotgun) B.Mayfield scrambles up the middle for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN. C.McLaughlin extra point is GOOD, Center-E.Deckers, Holder-R.Dixon.TB 27, CIN 33
Team stats
Team stats: Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cincinnati Bengals