Closing spread
CIN -7.5
Total
40
Model margin
+5.1est.
CIN perspective
Push chance
None
half-point line — cannot push
Availability
The injury report
The official league filing for this week — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.
Ravens
- OutBrandon StephensCBIllness· DNP
- OutLamar JacksonQBKnee· DNP
- OutTrystan ColonCIllness· Full
- OutTylan WallaceWRHamstring· DNP
- QuestionableTyler HuntleyQBright Shoulder· Full
- DNPBen PowersGNot injury related - resting player
- DNPCalais CampbellDENot injury related - resting player
- DNPJason Pierre-PaulDENot injury related - resting player
- DNPJustin HoustonLBNot injury related - resting player
- DNPMarcus PetersCBCalf
- DNPRonnie StanleyTNot injury related - resting player
Bengals
- OutAlex CappaGAnkle· DNP
Win probability
- Bengals
- Ravens
How each play moved the game.
Matchup
Where the edges are
Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.
- +0.004EPA / play+0.081
- 45.3%Success rate47.8%
- -0.020EPA / dropback+0.153
- +0.034EPA / rush-0.064
- 10.1%Explosive rate7.4%
- -1.40CPOE+2.74
- 42.2%Third-down rate47.3%
- 46.9%Red-zone TD rate72.1%
- 1.87Points / drive2.27
- 2.0%Turnover rate1.6%
Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.
The rivalry
BAL lead 30–26 since 1999
Meetings average 43.1 points. CIN are 29-25-2 ATS in the series.
Possession by possession
How it unfolded
Every drive: who had the ball, how far it went, how it ended, and the score as it settled.
| Ball | Start | Plays | Yards | Result | BAL–CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | Q1 15:00 | 13 | 54 | Field goal | 0–3 |
| BAL | Q1 8:22 | 5 | 25 | Turnover | 0–3 |
| CIN | Q1 6:03 | 11 | 60 | Touchdown | 0–9 |
| BAL | Q2 14:56 | 18 | 72 | Touchdown | 7–9 |
| CIN | Q2 4:53 | 6 | 14 | Turnover | 7–9 |
| BAL | Q2 2:38 | 8 | 40 | Field goal | 10–9 |
| CIN | Q2 0:07 | 0 | 0 | End of half | 10–9 |
| BAL | Q3 15:00 | 4 | 21 | Punt | 10–9 |
| CIN | Q3 12:10 | 13 | 88 | Touchdown | 10–17 |
| BAL | Q3 5:02 | 5 | 81 | Touchdown | 17–17 |
| CIN | Q3 2:13 | 3 | 8 | Punt | 17–17 |
| BAL | Q3 0:54 | 9 | 80 | Opp touchdown | 17–24 |
| BAL | Q4 11:39 | 3 | 1 | Punt | 17–24 |
| CIN | Q4 9:58 | 6 | -2 | Punt | 17–24 |
| BAL | Q4 7:18 | 5 | 20 | Punt | 17–24 |
| CIN | Q4 4:34 | 4 | 13 | Punt | 17–24 |
| BAL | Q4 3:14 | 12 | 24 | Turnover on downs | 17–24 |
Box score
Individual performances
Ravens
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Huntley | 17/29 | 226 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.K. Dobbins | 13 | 62 | 4.8 | 0 |
| Tyler Huntley | 9 | 54 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Gus Edwards | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Mark Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Andrews | 5 | 10 | 73 | 0 |
| Demarcus Robinson | 2 | 3 | 49 | 1 |
| J.K. Dobbins | 4 | 5 | 43 | 1 |
| Josh Oliver | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Gus Edwards | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Sammy Watkins | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Justice Hill | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Patrick Ricard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bengals
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 23/32 | 209 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | Avg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Joe Burrow | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 1 |
| Samaje Perine | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Marr Chase | 9 | 12 | 84 | 1 |
| Hayden Hurst | 4 | 6 | 45 | 0 |
| Tee Higgins | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Tyler Boyd | 3 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon | 3 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Samaje Perine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Where this game is likely to land
- Model
- Smooth (normal)
- Betting line
Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.
Positive margins favour Bengals; negative favour Ravens.
Half-point at risk
2.20%
outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5
Model home win
62.7%
Expected total
44.1est.
Model
Where the number comes from
Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.
- Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+2.53
- Home-field advantage+1.71
- Quarterback adjustment+0.88
- Rest differential0.00
- Expected margin+5.11



