Buccaners vs. Seahawks

Buccaneers vs. Bengals: All-Time Matchup History

Head-to-Head Snapshot

• All-Time Record: Series is tied 7–7 (.500)
• First Meeting: 1976
• Most Recent Meeting: 2026 season
• Postseason Meetings: None

Last Five Matchups

• 2026: Bengals 33, Buccaneers 27 (away)bucs
• 2022: Bengals 34, Buccaneers 23 (home)
• 2018: Bengals 37, Buccaneers 34 (away)
• 2014: Bengals 14, Buccaneers 13 (home)
• 2010: Buccaneers 24, Bengals 21 (away)

Series Overview

The Buccaneers beat the Bengals six consecutive times from 1995-2010 to open up a 7-3 series lead, but Cincinnati has erased the gap winning the last four matchups. Tampa Bay has actually been better on the road in this series, winning five of their eight games in Cincinnati.

Notable Matchups

• 2010 Regular Season: Cody Grimm's 11-yard pick six off Carson Palmer sparked the Bucs to a 24-21 Week Five win in Cincinnati on a field goal with one second left.
• 2002 Regular Season: Tampa Bay's Week Four blowout win in Cincinnati (35-7), sparked by a Shelton Quarles pick-six, was part of a five-game winning streak for the eventual Super Bowl champs.
• 1998 Regular Season: The Buccaneers finish the season with a 35-0 shutout powered by three Mike Alstott touchdowns, briefly staying in the playoff race before they were eliminated later that afternoon.

Series Trends

• Tampa Bay's six straight wins from 1995-2010 included two blowouts and four gamedecided by three or fewer points
• Cincinnati is 4-2 against the Buccaneers in games played in Tampa
• The all-time scoring battle between the two teams is almost even, with the Bengals up 300-297
• The Bucs and Bengals have met only seven times since the 2002 expansion and realignment.

2025-26 Cincinnati Bengals Season Snapshot

• 2025 Record: 9–8
• Division Finish: 3rd in AFC North
• Playoffs: None
• 2026 Head Coach: Zac Taylor (eighth year)

Key Additions

OLB Boye Mafe, S Bryan Cook, DL Jonathan Allen, OLB Cashius Howell, CB Tacario Davis, C Conner Lew, WR Colbie Young, QB Josh Johnson, S Kyle Dugger, CB Ja'Sir Taylor

Key Departures

DE Trey Hendrickson, DE Joseph Ossai, TE Noah Fant, S Geno Stone CB Cam Taylor-Britt, QB Jake Browning

Notable Players

QB Joe Burrow, WR Ja'Marr Chase, WR Tee Higgins, RB Chase Brown, DE Myles Murphy, CBDax Hill, CB D.J. Turner

Full Matchup History

Historical Note

The Buccaneers' run of six straight victories against the Bengals from 1995-2010 is tied for the longest winning streak Tampa Bay has ever had against any opponent.