Cincinnati Bengals Schedule

In 2002 the NFL changed its scheduling formula to insure that all 32 teams would play each other on a rotating basis. It sounds a little complicated, but can be broken down fairly easily. Since the NFL currently plays in a 16 game schedule each teams yearly schedule is determined like this:

Each team will play the other teams in their division twice, once at home, and once on the road. For a total of six games.
The four teams from another division within the team conference. In the case of the Cincinnati Bengals who are in the AFC North, they would play the four teams from another AFC division. This is on a rotating basis insuring each team gets to visit each NFL city. For 2010 the teams of the AFC North have drawn the AFC East. For a total of four games.
The four teams from a division in the other conference. This is also done on a four year rotation. For 2010 the Bengals have drawn the NFC South. For a total of four games.
The final two games are intraconference games and are scheduled for in the divisions that the team will not play based on the rules above. These games are also determined by the previous season record.

While that sounds complicated but let us do a for instance, In 2010 the teams of the AFC North are on a rotation to play all of the teams in the AFC East, and the NFC South. That means their final two games come from the AFC South and AFC West. Based on their 2010 record they have drawn the Indianapolis Colts and the San Diego Chargers.http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/10551681

2010 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule

Week	Date	Time	Opponent	Location
2010 Broncos Schedule
Preseason 1	August 8	8:00PM	Dallas Cowboys	Hall of Fame, Canton, OH
Preseason 1	August 15	7:00PM	Denver Broncos	Cincinnati
Preseason 2	August 20	8:00PM	Philaelphia Eagles	Cincinnati
Preseason 3	August 28	6:30PM	Buffalo Bills	Buffalo
Preseason 4	September 2	7:00PM	Indianapolis Colts	Indianapolis
Week 1	September 12	1:00PM	New England Patriots	New England
Week 2	September 19	1:00PM	Baltimore Ravens	Cincinnati
Week 3	September 26	1:00PM	Carolina Panthers	Carolina
Week 4	October 3	1:00PM	Cleveland Browns	Cleveland
Week 5	October 10	1:00PM	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Cincinnati
Week 6	Bye Week
Week 7	October 24	1:00PM	Atlana Falcons	Cincinnati
Week 8	October 31	1:00PM	Miami Dolphins	Cincinnati
Week 9	November 8	8:30PM	Pittsburgh Steelers	Cincinnai
Week 10	November 14	1:00PM	Indianapolis Colts	Indianapolis
Week 11	November 21	1:00PM	Buffalo Bills	Cincinnati
Week 12	November 25	8:20PM	New York Jets	New York
Week 13	December 5	1:00PM	New Orleans Saints	Cincinnati
Week 14	December 12	1:00PM	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pittsburgh
Week 15	December 19	1:00PM	Cleveland Browns	Cincinnati
Week 16	December 26	8:20PM	San Diego Chargers	Cincinnati
Week 17	January 2	1:00PM	Baltimore Ravens	Baltimore

While the final NFL Schedules are not released until April we do already know who and where the Bengals will play their 2010 games.

Home Games: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, San Diego, New Orleans Saints, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Away Games: Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Indianapolis, Atlanta Falcons, and Carolina Panthers

2010 Cincinnati Bengals Pre-season schedule

August 8, 2010 7PM EST- The Bengals will take on the Dallas Cowboys in the Hall of Fame game played at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio