The Cincinnati Bengals head to Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, to face the Miami Dolphins in Week 5 of the NFL season. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on FOX, according to Yahoo Sports.
The matchup pairs two teams in very different places early in the year. The Bengals sit at 2-2, while the Dolphins are 0-4 and still searching for their first victory.
How to watch
Viewers can catch the game on FOX at 1:00 p.m. ET. For those without a TV setup, the game will also be available to stream on NFL+ at the same time.
Yahoo Sports notes that the Bengals-Dolphins game is part of a Week 5 slate that runs from Thursday, Oct. 8, through Monday night, Oct. 12. That schedule includes Thursday Night Football, a full Sunday afternoon lineup, Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football.
What is at stake
The records frame the afternoon. Cincinnati arrives with an even split through four games and a chance to climb above .500. Miami, at 0-4, is playing at home with a clear need to stop a slide that has defined its season so far.
The sources provided do not include injury reports, betting lines or player-level details, so the standings are the clearest picture of where each club stands heading into kickoff. A result either way will shift the early-season outlook for both: the Bengals could build on an uneven start, and the Dolphins could finally get on the board in the win column.
Reporting sources: sports.yahoo.com, “What channel is Bengals-Dolphins game today live? Streaming, NFL TV schedule”.