Red zone = inside the opponent's 20. Season totals, descriptive only.
InjuriesEach team's injury report, worst first: red = out, IR or suspended; amber = doubtful; grey = questionable.
Cincinnati Bengals4 listed
4 out
Kyle Dugger SQuadriceps · 45m agoOut
Erick All Jr. TEKnee - ACL · 45m agoIR
Swayze Bozeman LBForearm · 45m agoIR
Tanner Hudson TEPectoral · 45m agoIR
Injury newsOne row per player: his latest change on the report as we saw it, and the statuses he went through. A timeline of the report, not a forecast.◷History
○Josh Kattus TEOff the report (was Out)13 h ago
▼Erick All Jr. TERuled out (was Questionable) · Knee - ACLStill listed19 h ago
▼Kyle Dugger SRuled out (was Questionable) · QuadricepsQuestionable → Out → Questionable → Out → Questionable → OutStill listed43 h ago
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○Shemar Stewart DEOff the report (was Out)45 h ago
○Connor Lew COff the report (was Out)45 h ago
○Landon Robinson DTOff the report (was Out)45 h ago
○Russ Yeast SOff the report (was Out)45 h ago
○Myles Hinton OTOff the report (was Out)45 h ago
Times are when the report changed on our end, last 30 days.
ScheduleEvery game this season: results, upcoming kickoffs and spreads, and the model's locked call with its grade.
Props vs CINEveryone's props against this defense and the result: green = over (or yes) hit, red = didn't. Final games only.
Player & date
Result
Line
Odds
Tyler HuntleyQB
CIN @ BAL · 10/25
298✓
Over 196.5
-113
Malik WillisQB
CIN @ MIA · 10/11
137✕
Over 192.5
-115
Trevor LawrenceQB
JAX @ CIN · 10/4
227✕
Over 259.5
-115
Aaron RodgersQB
CIN @ PIT · 9/27
292✓
Over 222.5
-113
Full stat sheetEvery measure for CIN: offense (left) and defense (right), with league rank of 32 (1 = best).◷History
2026 season
OffenseDefense
Passing
EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback: the best single passing-efficiency number. Defense column: what it allows.
+0.21#5
−0.00#8
Pass success rate
52%#4
48%#24
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.
7.6%#20
8.6%#18
Yards / dropback
6.9#8
6.6#19
Completion % over expectedCompletions above what the throws' difficulty predicts, per attempt. Defense column: what it allows.
+7.3#1
+0.3#18
YAC / completion
4.1#28
6.7#32
Sack rateSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.
4.2%#7
9.0%#2
Interception rate
1.4%#7
2.0%#17
Rushing
EPA / rushExpected points added per rush. Defense column: what it allows.
−0.08#16
−0.11#11
Rush success rate
42%#13
34%#3
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.
8.9%#16
10.8%#26
Yards / rush
3.6#26
4.2#22
Situational
Third-down conversion
51%#1
48%#28
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.
64%#12
35%#3
Turnovers / game
0.83#10
1.50#4
Cincinnati Bengals · routes and coverage
2024–25 seasons
How the defense plays
Man
43%#9/32
league 40%
Pressure
30%
league 30%
Rushers
4.23
per dropback
Coverage
Share
League
Cover 1
30.1%
29.9%
Cover 3
23.8%
22.7%
Cover 2
20.6%
22.1%
2-man
7.1%
6.2%
Cover 4
6.5%
8.2%
Cover 0
6.0%
4.2%
Cover 6
3.5%
4.5%
Cover 9
2.4%
2.1%
What it has allowed, by route
Route
Tgt
Yds/tgt
AdjYards per target adjusted toward the league average when it rests on few targets.
League
Screen
114
6.5
6.2
5.8
Swing
62
5.1
5.2
5.3
Quick out
155
6.9
6.5
5.5
Slant
48
7.1
7.1
7.2
Hitch / curl
195
6.8
6.8
6.8
Shallow cross
86
8.9
7.9
6.5
Texas / angle
12
6.7
6.5
6.5
In / dig
109
8.2
8.7
9.6
Deep out
74
8.9
8.5
8.0
Corner
39
6.9
9.0
10.4
Post
66
11.7
12.0
12.3
Go
82
10.8
10.4
9.9
Wheel
7
10.0
10.2
10.2
Green: the defense allows fewer yards per target than average on that route (a strength); red: more (a weakness) — matching the panels above.
Where Cincinnati Bengals's targets come from
Screen
6%
Swing
6%
Quick out
17%
Slant
7%
Hitch / curl
21%
Shallow cross
7%
Texas / angle
1%
In / dig
8%
Deep out
10%
Corner
4%
Post
3%
Go
9%
Wheel
0%
Route and coverage labels come from play charting: the route is the targeted receiver's, the coverage is what the defense played on the dropback. Descriptions of games already played, not projections.
Scoring by quarter and halfPoints scored (solid) and allowed (striped) per quarter and half over the last 17 games; tick = league average.◷History
Points in the 1st half:CIN scores 50% · allows 46%league 50%
CIN trendsRank 1 = highest in the league, even for points against (allowed most). A rank is not a grade.◷History
17 games · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
Record
8-9
17 games
Points for
27.9
#5 of 32 · league 22.9
Points against
25.4
#9 of 32 · league 23.0
Scoring margin
+2.5
#11 of 32 · league 0.0
Regular season only, the last 17 regular-season games (Oct 2025 – Oct 2026) (6 in 2026, 11 in 2025). Every rank is among the 32 teams with a full sample.
Points by quarter and halfPoints scored and allowed in each quarter, per game. The second half includes overtime.◷History
per game · n = 17
Points in the
For
Against
League avg
1st quarter
5.5#9 of 32
5.0#14 of 32
4.7
2nd quarter
8.5#6 of 32
6.6#17 of 32
6.8
3rd quarter
7.0#1 of 32
4.9#13 of 32
4.8
4th quarter
6.9#13 of 32
8.9#2 of 32
6.4
1st half
13.9#7 of 32
11.6#14 of 32
11.5
2nd half
13.9#6 of 32
13.8#4 of 32
11.5
First half against second halfThe share of a team's points that came before halftime, and the share of the points it allowed.◷History
Measure
CIN
League
n
Share of points scored in the 1st half
50.0%#15 of 32
49.8%
17
Share of points allowed in the 1st half
45.7%#26 of 32
49.8%
17
PaceOffensive plays per game, plays the defense faced, and how often the offense dropped back to pass.◷History
Measure
CIN
League
n
Plays per game
63.4#7 of 32
60.9
17
Plays faced per game
58.8#26 of 32
60.7
17
Dropback rate
64.8%#3 of 32
59.9%
17
Red zoneDrives that reached the opponent's 20, and how often they ended in a touchdown. Counted by drive.◷History
Measure
CIN
League
n
Red-zone trips per game
3.71#7 of 32
3.22
17
Red-zone touchdown rate
63.5%#7 of 32
57.2%
17
Red-zone trips allowed per game
3.18#15 of 32
3.21
17
Red-zone touchdown rate allowed
48.1%#27 of 32
57.3%
17
Home, road, recent form and restSlices of the same games. Ranks compare the same slice across teams; a slice with few games is unranked.◷History
CIN
Games
Record
Points for
Points against
Scoring margin
Plays per game
All games
17
8-9
27.9#5 of 32
25.4#9 of 32
+2.5#11 of 32
63.4#7 of 32
At home
9
3-6
26.4#8 of 32
27.8#5 of 32
−1.3#18 of 32
65.8#2 of 32
On the road
8
5-3
29.5#4 of 32
22.6#18 of 32
+6.9#5 of 32
60.6#17 of 32
Last 5 games
5
3-2
26.0#7 of 32
19.0#26 of 32
+7.0#2 of 32
59.4#22 of 32
Short rest
2
2-0
32.5—
22.5—
+10.0—
74.5—
Normal rest
10
4-6
25.7#10 of 32
23.4#15 of 32
+2.3#11 of 32
63.9#6 of 32
Long rest
4
1-3
29.8#2 of 12
31.3#1 of 12
−1.5#10 of 12
56.8#10 of 12
Neutral-site games count as neither home nor road. A slice with few games moves a lot from one game; read it with its n.
Roster · 2026 · 15Players at quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end and kicker who recorded a stat for the team in the 2026 season, by position.
Records and scoring from final scores; ranks and tendencies from play-by-play. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.
Tee HigginsWR5023.4%
Ja'Marr ChaseWR4521.0%
Chase BrownRB3315.4%
Dohnte MeyersWR209.3%
Mike GesickiTE188.4%
Samaje PerineRB104.7%
Erick AllTE94.2%
Drew SampleTE83.7%
Mitchell TinsleyWR83.7%
Tanner HudsonTE73.3%
Andrei IosivasWR41.9%
Colbie YoungWR20.9%
Cincinnati Bengals4 listed
TBTampa Bay BuccaneersW 33–27CIN 60%✓
HOUHouston TexansW 20–6HOU 67%✗
PITPittsburgh SteelersL 27–30CIN 59%✗
JAXJacksonville JaguarsL 17–22CIN 55%✗
MIAMiami DolphinsW 31–24CIN 73%✓
BALBaltimore RavensW 35–13CIN 56%✓
TENTennessee TitansNextCIN -10.5—
ATLAtlanta FalconsCIN -3—
WSHWashington Commanders——
NONew Orleans Saints——
CLECleveland Browns——
KCKansas City Chiefs——
CARCarolina Panthers——
INDIndianapolis Colts——
