2026 · Week 13 · Division

Scheduled

Bengals

Cincinnati

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Browns

Cleveland

Huntington Bank Field · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

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Total

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Model margin

+1.0est.

CLE 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 mapBrowns
  • +0.108EPA / play-0.040
  • 48.7%Success rate42.7%
  • +0.206EPA / dropback+0.039
  • -0.087EPA / rush-0.175
  • 7.8%Explosive rate7.8%
  • +7.31CPOE-1.22
  • 50.7%Third-down rate32.8%
  • 64.8%Red-zone TD rate59.3%
  • 2.52Points / drive1.65
  • 1.4%Turnover rate1.8%

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 32–22 since 1999

Meetings average 42.7 points. CLE are 24-29-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W18CLE @ CIN20–18CLE
2025 · W1CIN @ CLE17–16CIN
2024 · W16CLE @ CIN6–24CIN
2024 · W7CIN @ CLE21–14CIN
2023 · W18CLE @ CIN14–31CIN
2023 · W1CIN @ CLE3–24CLE
2022 · W14CLE @ CIN10–23CIN
2022 · W8CIN @ CLE13–32CLE

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-1.18
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.04