Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2026 · Week 4

Scheduled

Jaguars

Jacksonville

@

Bengals

Cincinnati

Paycor Stadium · outdoors · fieldturf

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

-8.4est.

CIN perspective

Push chance

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Jaguarsedge mapBengals
  • +0.310EPA / play+0.001
  • 59.3%Success rate47.6%
  • +0.731EPA / dropback-0.030
  • -0.053EPA / rush+0.050
  • 16.7%Explosive rate11.1%
  • +22.32CPOE+6.35
  • 55.6%Third-down rate57.1%
  • 100.0%Red-zone TD rate40.0%
  • 3.76Points / drive2.11
  • 0.0%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

All square 9–9 since 1999

CIN have won 4 straight. Meetings average 42.4 points. CIN are 7-8-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W2JAX @ CIN2731CIN
2023 · W13CIN @ JAX3431CIN
2021 · W4JAX @ CIN2124CIN
2020 · W4JAX @ CIN2533CIN
2019 · W7JAX @ CIN2717JAX
2017 · W9CIN @ JAX723JAX
2014 · W9JAX @ CIN2333CIN
2012 · W4CIN @ JAX2710CIN

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-10.58
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-8.36