2010 Bengals Schedule released

From the Bengals
The Bengals' 2010 schedule, released today by the National Football League, features nationally televised night games on ESPN, the NFL Network and NBC.
Two of the three national games are scheduled at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals will host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 8 on ESPN's Monday Night Football, and the San Diego Chargers are slated to visit on Dec. 26 on NBC's Sunday Night Football.
The NFL Network game on the schedule is at the New York Jets on Thursday night, Nov. 25. It will be the first Thanksgiving game in Bengals history.
With two prime-time telecasts on the Bengals' preseason schedule, the club is slated for five total national prime-time broadcasts for only the second time. In 1990, the Bengals played one prime-time game in preseason and four in the regular season.
The NFL's flexible scheduling program is in effect for the season's last seven weeks, however, and six of Cincinnati's last seven games are subject to possible kickoff time and network changes. This includes the Dec. 26 night game against San Diego, and the Bengals? five 1 p.m. Sunday games during the last seven weeks could be moved to either late-afternoon or night kickoffs. In 2009, Cincinnati's scheduled 1 p.m. game at the New York Jets on the season's final Sunday was moved to prime time on NBC.
Cincinnati's Thanksgiving game this season is the one among the final seven that is not subject to change
For only the second time in franchise history, the Bengals will open the season with three of their first four games on the road. The first instance was in 1973, and the Bengals went 2-2 in those games, en route to a 10-4 season and the AFC Central Division championship.
Cincinnati opens the year on Sept. 12 at New England and will play the home opener on Sun., Sept. 19 against division rival Baltimore.
"As a defending division champion, we knew we were scheduled against the other three division winners in the AFC," said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis, "and today's release of the dates and kickoff times brings the anticipated challenges.
"We open with two games against 2009 playoff teams (Patriots and Ravens), and we will have the players' attention right away regarding having three of the first four away from home. We do get the payback of having two of the last three games at home, and you are looking for great support from your home crowd in those crucial finishing games."
The Bengals will play their season opener on the road for the fifth time in the last six years.

CINCINNATI BENGALS 2010 SCHEDULE
All times are Eastern.
A single asterisk (*) denotes the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio.
Double asterisks (**) denote a game subject to flexible scheduling.

PRESEASON
Sun Aug. 8 vs. Dallas* (NBC), 8 p.m.
Sun Aug. 15 DENVER, 7 p.m.
Fri Aug. 20 PHILADELPHIA (FOX), 8 p.m.
Sat Aug. 28 at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.
Thurs Sept. 2 at Indianapolis, 7 p.m.

REGULAR SEASON
Sun Sept. 12 at New England, 1:00
Sun Sept. 19 BALTIMORE, 1:00
Sun Sept. 26 at Carolina, 1:00
Sun Oct. 3 at Cleveland, 1:00
Sun Oct. 10 TAMPA BAY, 1:00
Sun Oct. 17 --BYE---
Sun Oct. 24 at Atlanta, 1:00
Sun Oct. 31 MIAMI, 1:00
Mon Nov. 8 PITTSBURGH (ESPN), 8:30
Sun Nov. 14 at Indianapolis, 1:00
Sun Nov. 21 BUFFALO**, 1:00
Thurs Nov. 25 at N.Y. Jets (NFL Network), 8:20
Sun Dec. 5 NEW ORLEANS**, 1:00
Sun Dec. 12 at Pittsburgh**, 1:00
Sun Dec. 19 CLEVELAND**, 1:00
Sun Dec. 26 SAN DIEGO** (NBC), 8:20
Sun Jan. 2 at Baltimore**, 1:00