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Indianapolis (2-5) hosts Cincinnati (4-2) at Lucas Oil Stadium on Dec 27, 2026.
Lines post about a week before the game.
The model's winner call: locked before the start, graded in public, built on the market's price.
CIN end zone ← 100 yards → IND end zone
A longer bar = a better setup for the offense: half from how high the offense ranks, half from how low the defense across from it ranks (of 32). A full bar is the best offense against the worst defense; the dashed tick is an even matchup. Biggest advantage first.
CIN has the clear advantage in turnovers, passing, sacks and rushing.
IND has the clear advantage in third-down conversion and rushing; CIN's defense has it in red-zone touchdown rate, sacks, passing and turnovers.
CIN offensevs
IND defenseCIN offense ranks better in 6 of 6 matchups (4 by a clear margin) · IND defense in 0
IND offensevsCIN defenseIND offense ranks better in 2 of 6 matchups (2 by a clear margin) · CIN defense in 4 (4 by a clear margin)
Each measure, offense vs opposing defense, ranked of 32 (1 = best). Favors: big rank gap. ▲▼: recent trend.
244 a game, league 227 · last 17 games (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025)
IND pressures on 28% of dropbacks (#22 of 32); he completes 41% under pressure (league 34%).
97.2 a game, league 96.0 · last 17 games (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025)
155 a game, league 141 · last 17 games (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025)
His routes (Hitch / curl 23%, Go 19%, Deep out 12%): IND allowed 8.6 yds a target, league 8.3.
Same IND readings against WRs as above.
His routes (Hitch / curl 16%, Deep out 15%, Quick out 11%): IND allowed 7.7 yds a target, league 7.5.
58.8 a game, league 54.0 · last 17 games (7 in 2026, 10 in 2025)
His routes (Hitch / curl 26%, Quick out 21%, Deep out 14%): IND allowed 8.1 yds a target, league 7.8.
240 a game, league 227 · last 17 games (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025)
CIN pressures on 30% of dropbacks (#13 of 32); he completes 43% under pressure (league 34%).
106 a game, league 96.0 · last 17 games (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025)
110 a game, league 141 · last 17 games (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025)
Both readings tough
His routes (Quick out 26%, Hitch / curl 20%, Deep out 9%): CIN allowed 7.6 yds a target, league 7.2.
Same CIN readings against WRs as above.
His routes (Hitch / curl 25%, Quick out 20%, In / dig 10%): CIN allowed 7.8 yds a target, league 7.6.
91.6 a game, league 54.0 · last 17 games (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025)
Mixed: lots of yards allowed, but stingy per play this season
His routes (Quick out 28%, Hitch / curl 18%, Corner 12%): CIN allowed 7.6 yds a target, league 7.4.
Players: this season's attempts, carries and targets (last season before a team's first game); anyone ruled out on the injury report is left off. Routes are where his targets came from over 2024–25, each route's yards shrunk toward the league's. Books already price these matchups.
Rank 1 allows the most. Each defense's last 17 games from box scores (early in a season that reaches back into last season; each row shows how many of its games are from each season), against the average defense. Books already price matchups: this is where to look, not a bet.
Where a player's own strength meets something tonight's opponent gives up more than most, measured against the league. Matchups like these were tested as inputs for player props and added nothing the books' lines do not already reflect: research, not a pick.
Lines from regulated US sportsbooks; the fair chance is the books' own, with their margin taken out.
Cincinnati Bengals4 listedIndianapolis Colts7 listedTimes are when the report changed on our end, last 30 days.
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Not division rivals — the schedule brings them together every few seasons (6 of the 15 seasons in our history).
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The 6 measures where these two sit furthest apart among the league's 32 ranked teams, over each team's last 17 regular-season games (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026; 6–7 in 2026, 10–11 in 2025). A longer bar = higher in the league (rank 1 = highest, even for points allowed). A rank says where a number sits, not which side it points to.