AFC North · 2026

Cincinnati Bengals

Record

5-2

Seed

#6

Playoffs

69%est.

median 9.9 wins

Net EPA

+0.083est.

Efficiency

How this team plays

Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.

Offence

Higher is better.

  • EPA / play+0.108
  • Success rate48.7%
  • EPA / dropback+0.206
  • EPA / rush-0.087
  • Explosive rate7.8%
  • CPOE+7.31
  • Third-down rate50.7%
  • Red-zone TD rate64.8%
  • Points / drive2.52
  • Turnover rate1.4%
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Defence

Oriented so that further right is always better.

  • EPA / play allowed-0.034
  • Success rate allowed43.6%
  • EPA / dropback allowed-0.001
  • EPA / rush allowed-0.094
  • Explosive rate allowed8.9%
  • Pressure rate (proxy)23.8%
  • Sack rate8.5%
  • Points / drive allowed1.78
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Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.108 · 83th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.034 · 36th %ile

Form

The shape of the season

Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.

4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.

  • Offense
  • Defense (prevented)

Betting profile

Against the number

Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.

ATS

3-2-1

+4.1 vs line

Home

1-1

Away

2-1-1

As favorite

2-2-1

As dog

1-0

O/U

4-2

+0.7 vs total

Availability

Week 8 injury report

The official league filing — game designations first, then who missed or was limited in practice.

Roster

77 players

53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.

Quarterbacks4

Quarterbacks
#PlayerPosSt
4Sean CliffordQBDEV
9Joe BurrowQBACT
11Josh JohnsonQBDEV
16Joe FlaccoQBACT

Backs & receivers22

Backs & receivers
#PlayerPosSt
1Ja'Marr ChaseWRACT
5Tee HigginsWRACT
12Ke'Shawn WilliamsWRDEV
14Jordan MooreWRDEV
17Noah ThomasWRDEV
25Tahj BrooksRBACT
30Chase BrownRBACT
31Kentrel BullockRBDEV
34Samaje PerineRBACT
36Kendall MiltonRBDEV
40Caden PrieskornTEDEV
48Josh KattusTEDEV
80Andrei IosivasWRRES
81Dohnte MeyersWRACT
82Mitchell TinsleyWRACT
83Cam GrandyTEACT
83Erick AllTERES
84Jack EndriesTEACT
86Colbie YoungWRACT
87Tanner HudsonTERES
88Mike GesickiTEACT
89Drew SampleTEACT

Offensive line12

Offensive line
#PlayerPosSt
62Brian Parker IIOLRES
63Dylan FairchildOLACT
64Ted KarrasOLACT
65Connor LewOLACT
66Dalton RisnerOLACT
69Jacob BayerOLACT
71Amarius MimsOLACT
73Javon FosterOLACT
74Jalen RiversOLACT
75Orlando BrownOLACT
76Blake FreelandOLDEV
77Myles HintonOLACT

Defensive front21

Defensive front
#PlayerPosSt
42Oren BurksLBACT
43Joe Giles-HarrisLBACT
44Demetrius Knight Jr.LBACT
45Jack KiserLBACT
47Swayze BozemanLBRES
49Barrett CarterLBACT
50Emany JohnsonLBDEV
51Isaiah FoskeyDLDEV
52Cedric JohnsonDLACT
53Boye MafeDLACT
55Cashius HowellDLACT
56Garmon RandolphLBDEV
90Kris JenkinsDLACT
92B.J. HillDLACT
93Jonathan AllenDLACT
94Shemar StewartDLACT
95Howard Cross IIIDLDEV
96Landon RobinsonDLACT
97Dexter LawrenceDLACT
98Tedarrell SlatonDLACT
99Myles MurphyDLACT

Secondary15

Secondary
#PlayerPosSt
0DJ Turner IIDBACT
6Bryan CookDBACT
20Tacario DavisDBACT
21Bralyn LuxDBDEV
22Russ YeastDBACT
23Daxton HillDBACT
24Trikweze BridgesDBDEV
26Ja'Sir TaylorDBRES
27Jordan BattleDBACT
28Josh NewtonDBACT
29Kyle DuggerDBACT
33Beau BradeDBDEV
35Jalen DavisDBRES
37PJ JulesDBACT
38D.J. IveyDBACT

Specialists3

Specialists
#PlayerPosSt
2Evan McPhersonKACT
8Ryan RehkowPACT
46William WagnerLSACT

Schedule

17 games

Cincinnati Bengals schedule
WkOpponentResult
1vs BuccaneersW 33-27
2@ TexansW 20-6
3@ SteelersL 27-30
4vs JaguarsL 17-22
5@ DolphinsW 31-24
7@ RavensW 35-13
8vs Titans—
9@ Falcons—
10vs Steelers—
11@ Commanders—
12vs Saints—
13@ Browns—
14vs Chiefs—
15@ Panthers—
16@ Colts—
17vs Ravens—
18vs Browns—