NFL · 2026

Cincinnati Bengals 33-27Final Sun 13 Sep, 1:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay Buccaneers

What was at stake

Where each result would have left them, race by race, forecast before kickoff.

What happenedCincinnati winPlayoffsCincinnati Bengals40%38%▼ -2Tampa Bay Buccaneers40%34%▼ -6DivisionCincinnati Bengals22%20%▼ -2Tampa Bay Buccaneers25%23%▼ -2
If it had been a tiePlayoffsCincinnati Bengals40%33%▼ -7Tampa Bay Buccaneers40%36%▼ -4DivisionCincinnati Bengals22%17%▼ -5Tampa Bay Buccaneers25%23%▼ -2
If Tampa Bay had wonPlayoffsCincinnati Bengals40%23%▼ -17Tampa Bay Buccaneers40%51%▲ +11DivisionCincinnati Bengals22%11%▼ -11Tampa Bay Buccaneers25%36%▲ +11

What it changed

Their odds in each race at the nearest forecast each side of kickoff.

Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs40%48%▲ +8
Division22%25%▲ +3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Playoffs40%37%▼ -3
Division25%25%±0

Today: PlayoffsCincinnati 4th at 38%; Tampa Bay 4th at 9%.