NFL · 2026

Cincinnati Bengals

6-2 · #11 of 32 by Elo

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PIT· Sun, Nov 15 · 8:20 PM ETPlayoffs: 97% with a win, 90% with a loss61%to win

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Elo rating

1574

#11 of 32 · 1500 is average

Market rating

1568

#12 of 32 by recent lines

This season

+104

Elo change since opening night

Forecasts on their games

63%

5–3 this season

Offense

+2.9 pts

#3 of 32 · scored a game above average

Defense

−1.7 pts

#24 of 32 · allowed a game below average

By the numbers

This season, regular season, each with its league rank. Scoring and margin are a game; opponent Elo is how strong the teams they've played are. Home and road leave out their neutral-site game.

Points scored: 30.0; 2nd of 32
Points allowed: 21.9; 14th fewest of 32
Margin: +8.1; 4th of 32
Yards per play: 6.08; 3rd of 32
Yards allowed per play: 5.71; 27th of 32
At home: 2–1; 14th of 32
On the road: 3–1; 2nd of 32
Opponent Elo: 1485; 21st toughest of 32

Season outlook

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the 2026 season and the playoffs, with standings ties broken by coin flip. Every team and how it works

Projected record

12-5

Now 6-2 · middle 80%: 10–14 wins

Make the playoffs

94%

Division: 62% · Top seed: 8%
About 10 wins usually gets them in

Reach the Super Bowl

Win it all

In 425 of 10,000 simulations

Playoff chances this season

Their chance to make the playoffs from each day's simulation of the rest of the season, since Nov 3. Now 94%.

Upcoming

Forecasts for their next games. Their next 3 opponents average 1467 Elo, the 11th-easiest stretch of the league's 32.

Sun, Nov 15 · 8:20 PM ETNBC

Steelers

6-2

39%

Bengals

6-2

61%

Pick CINLeanLine CIN -3.5

Mon, Nov 23 · 8:15 PM ETESPN

Bengals

6-2

65%

Commanders

2-5-1

35%

Pick CINSolidLine CIN -3.5

Sun, Nov 29 · 1:00 PM ETCBS

Saints

3-5

24%

Bengals

6-2

76%

Pick CINStrongPre-line forecast

Players

Who's been playing, busiest first. Each has projections, prop lines and recent games against the line.

Rating history

Elo over the last two seasons. The dashed line is league average.

Bengals

Against the line

This season, against each game's closing spread and total.

Against the spread: 4–4
Last 10: 4–4
As the favorite: 3–4
As the underdog: 1–0
Overs–unders: 5–3
Overs–unders, last 10: 5–3

Against each game's closing line. Books set every line knowing these records: across 3,901 past games, the team with the better record against the spread so far that season covered 51.2%, short of the 52.4% a standard −110 bet needs, and over/under streaks held 48.0% of the time. They describe the past.

Recent results

Last ten games and whether the forecast hit.

Injury report

Current ESPN report, with what the model subtracts for their next game.

Dohnte Meyers WR
Active
Meyers caught two passes for 47 yards on three targets in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Falcons.
Kyle Dugger S
Questionable
questionable
Samaje Perine RB
Active
Perine rushed 11 times for 43 yards during Sunday's 34-17 win over the Falcons.
Myles Hinton OT
Active
Connor Lew C
Active
Landon Robinson DT
Active
Andrei Iosivas WR
Injured Reserve
Head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Iosivas is doing well in his recovery from left thumb surgery, and the Bengals will "continue to work through this week" to determine when the receiver might return from injured reserve, Laurel Pfahler of the Dayton Daily News reports.
Evan McPherson PK
Active
McPherson went 2-for-2 on field-goal attempts while making all four of his extra-point tries during Sunday's 34-17 win over the Falcons.
Mike Gesicki TE
Active
Gesicki caught both of his targets for 11 yards during Sunday's 34-17 win versus Atlanta.
Chase Brown RB
Active
Brown carried the ball nine times for 57 yards and caught all three of his targets for 18 yards in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Falcons.
Tee Higgins WR
Active
Higgins caught five of six targets for 32 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 34-17 win over Atlanta.
Ja'Marr Chase WR
Active
Chase caught 10 of 12 targets for 155 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Falcons.
Joe Burrow QB
Active
Burrow completed 24 of 29 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 34-17 win over the Falcons. He added seven yards and a TD on three carries.
Cedric Johnson DE
Active
Johnson (ankle) is listed as active Sunday against the Falcons in Madrid.
Jordan Battle S
Active
DJ Turner II CB
Active
Turner (ankle) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
Cashius Howell DE
Injured Reserve
Howell (wrist) was placed on injured reserve by the Bengals on Tuesday.
Mitchell Tinsley WR
Active
Colbie Young WR
Active
Young went without a target while playing 19 of the Bengals' 74 snaps on offense in Sunday's 43-36 overtime win over the Titans.
Joe Giles-Harris LB
Active