at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio The Bengals began their season in a Week 1 duel with the Denver Broncos.
Both teams' defenses held each other in check, with Broncos kicker Matt Prater scoring the game's only points through three-quarters.
On the ensuing possession Broncos WR Brandon Stokley caught a pass off a deflection by Bengals CB Leon Hall and raced into the end zone for an improbable 87-yard touchdown reception in the game's final seconds.
6 minutes later, Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger threw a 27-yard touchdown pass to RB Willie Parker to increase Pittsburgh's lead to 10–0 at the end of the first quarter.
Not until the final seconds of the first half would the Bengals make a mark on the scoreboard, with a 34-yard field goal by Cincinnati K Shayne Graham.
At the 3-minute mark in the third quarter the Steelers would extend the lead on a quarterback sneak by Roethlisberger to put Pittsburgh ahead by 11 points, 20–9.
In the final two minutes of the game, Bengals QB Carson Palmer drove his team down the field converting both fourth down opportunities, one being a 4th and 10 completion to RB Brian Leonard for 11 yards.
With 18 seconds left in the game, on the Steeler 4, Carson Palmer threw a touchdown pass to WR Andre Caldwell, putting the Bengals in the lead for good, with a successful two-point conversion by Leonard.
Cincinnati would start out fast in the first quarter with quarterback Carson Palmer's 5-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.
In the second quarter, the Bengals would add to their lead with defensive end Robert Geathers returning a fumble 75 yards for a touchdown.
The Browns would then close out the half with quarterback Derek Anderson's 1-yard touchdown pass to tight end Steve Heiden.
Jonathan Fanene, Rey Maualuga, and Domata Peko all have family in American Samoa, which was hit by a major tsunami the Tuesday before the game.
[1] at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland Coming off their overtime win over the Browns, the Bengals looked to win for Defensive Coordinator Mike Zimmer who had lost his wife during the week as they flew to M&T Bank Stadium for a Week 5 AFC North duel with the Baltimore Ravens.
Baltimore then came back in the fourth quarter when Ray Rice caught a screen pass and ran it 48 yards for the go-ahead touchdown, but with 27 seconds left, Cincinnati would complete their comeback with a 20-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Carson Palmer to wide receiver Andre Caldwell, which led to Gus Johnson's line, "The Cardiac Cats strike again."
With the win, not only did the Bengals take the division lead at 4–1, but Benson (27 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD) would snap the Ravens defense's 40-game streak of not allowing a 100-yard rusher.
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Coming off their thrilling road win over the Ravens, the Bengals went home for a Week 6 duel with the Houston Texans.
Cincinnati would trail in the first quarter as Texans quarterback Matt Schaub hooked up with tight end Owen Daniels on a 12-yard touchdown pass.
Houston would retake the lead with Schaub's 38-yard touchdown pass to running back Steve Slaton, yet Cincinnati would get the halftime lead with quarterback Carson Palmer's 8-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Laveranues Coles and kicker Shayne Graham's 50-yard field goal.
The Bears would then end the game with quarterback Jay Cutler hooking up with wide receiver Devin Hester on a 5-yard touchdown pass.
Oakland replied with QB Bruce Gradkowski making a 10-yard touchdown pass to TE Zach Miller.
In the fourth quarter Oakland rallied as Gradkowski hooked up with WR Louis Murphy on 29-yard touchdown pass to tie the game.
Later in the 2nd quarter, with 5:50 left, Chad Ochocinco caught a 36-yard pass from Carson Palmer for a touchdown, which made the Bengals lead by 7.
Later in the second quarter, Sidney Rice caught a 9-yard touchdown pass from Brett Favre to make the score 10–0.
The Bengals also scored in the second quarter with a 15-yard touchdown pass caught by Chad Ochocinco from Carson Palmer.
Near the end of the first half, Shayne Graham kicked another field goal, this time from 25 yards, to make the score 14–13 at halftime.
The Bengals finally managed to score in the 4th quarter when Laveranues Coles caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Carson Palmer.
Due to the Baltimore Ravens win over the Chicago Bears, The Bengals were unable to claim the AFC North Division title.
At the end of the first half, Ryan Succop kicked a 30-yard field goal for the chiefs, making the halftime score a tie, 3–3.
With the win, the Cincinnati Bengals clinched the AFC Northern Division Title and improved their regular season record to 10–5.
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey After clinching the AFC north the previous week, the Bengals traveled to take on the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football.