SUN 8 NOV 2026 - 2:30PM
NFL Madrid 2026: Bengals vs Falcons
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
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About
The Cincinnati Bengals play the Atlanta Falcons at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on Sunday 8 November 2026, kicking off at 3:30pm CET, which is 2:30pm UK time, with the Falcons designated as home team. Madrid is a returning host on a 2026 international schedule of nine games worldwide, announced by the NFL on 13 May 2026. Of the six European fixtures this is the one most naturally bought as a weekend rather than a day.
What time does the Madrid game start?
3:30pm CET on Sunday 8 November 2026, which is 2:30pm in the UK. The later local start is the reason this fixture reads as a weekend: the final whistle falls in the early evening Madrid time, which puts a Sunday flight home uncomfortably late for most groups and a Monday morning return in play instead.
Where is it played?
The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the home of Real Madrid, in the centre of the city on the Paseo de la Castellana. Its position inside Madrid rather than on the outskirts is the practical advantage: hotels, dinner and the ground sit within the same evening. Venue detail is on our Santiago Bernabéu Stadium page.
Who is the home team?
The Atlanta Falcons. The designation makes the fixture one of their home games for the season and gives the matchday their branding and identity, regardless of where the club is based. The Bengals travel as the visiting side.
Why Madrid works as a weekend rather than a day
A 3:30pm local kick-off is an hour later than the London games and lands the end of the day close to Madrid’s own dinner hour, which is late by UK habits and suits an evening built around the fixture rather than a dash for the airport. Groups that treat this as a Saturday to Monday get a city out of it; groups that treat it as a Sunday spend most of the day in transit.
How does Madrid fit the European run?
It is the fifth of the six European games, after the three London fixtures in October and Paris on 25 October, and a week before Munich on 15 November. If the choice is still between cities rather than fixtures, the six are compared side by side in our 2026 Europe travel and hospitality guide, with the whole slate on our NFL International Series page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sunday 8 November 2026, Cincinnati Bengals against Atlanta Falcons at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, kicking off at 3:30pm CET, which is 2:30pm UK time. The Falcons hold the home designation.
A weekend. The 3:30pm local kick-off finishes in the early evening, which makes a same-day return from Madrid awkward for most groups. Arriving Saturday and leaving Monday morning turns the awkward part into the best part of the trip.
Central. The Santiago Bernabéu sits inside Madrid rather than on its edge, on the Paseo de la Castellana, which means hotels, restaurants and the ground are within the same evening and guests are not building a travel plan around a distant venue.
No, it is a returning one. The 2026 debut cities are Paris, Melbourne and Rio de Janeiro; Madrid, London, Munich and Mexico City are all return fixtures, per the NFL's announcement of 13 May 2026.
2:30pm. The local start is 3:30pm CET on a November Sunday, and the UK sits an hour behind central European time once both clocks have changed in late October.