2026 · Week 11

Scheduled

Bengals

Cincinnati

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Commanders

Washington

Northwest Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+1.5est.

WAS perspective

Push chance

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Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Bengalsedge mapCommanders
  • +0.118EPA / play-0.005
  • 50.4%Success rate41.2%
  • +0.235EPA / dropback+0.061
  • -0.133EPA / rush-0.123
  • 8.1%Explosive rate7.5%
  • +9.08CPOE+2.73
  • 53.9%Third-down rate32.2%
  • 66.5%Red-zone TD rate64.4%
  • 2.60Points / drive1.92
  • 2.0%Turnover rate0.7%

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

CIN lead 3–2–1 since 1999

WAS have won 2 straight. Meetings average 47.2 points. WAS are 3-3 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W3WAS @ CIN38–33WAS
2020 · W11CIN @ WAS9–20WAS
2016 · W8WAS @ CIN27–27Tie
2012 · W3CIN @ WAS38–31CIN
2008 · W15WAS @ CIN13–20CIN
2004 · W10CIN @ WAS17–10CIN

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.97
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.24
  • Expected margin+1.49