The Cincinnati Bengals' 2010 schedule, released Tuesday 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.

The defending AFC North champions have quite a road ahead of them. Coming off 10 wins and a first-place finish in 2009, the Bengals have the fourth-toughest schedule in the NFL.

For only the second time in franchise history, the Bengals will open the season with three of their first four games on the road.

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

MORE LINKS
--AFC Schedule Analysis (ESPN.com)
--10 Intriguing Matchups for 2010 (NFL.com)
--Primetime Schedule Heavy On Marquee Teams (ProFootballTalk.com)

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