NFL · 2026

Cincinnati BengalsAFC North - .000 pct vSun 13 Sep, 1:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay BuccaneersNFC South - .000 pct

Match resultCincinnati 54%Tie <1%Tampa Bay 46%

What this game means

The three ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.

At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 7% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.

The result is worth up to 15 points in the Playoffs race.

Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs32%
Division17%
Byeseason odds2%
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Playoffs34%
Division22%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Cincinnati winPlayoffsCincinnati Bengals32%19%▼ -13Tampa Bay Buccaneers34%23%▼ -11
TiePlayoffsCincinnati Bengals32%16%▼ -16Tampa Bay Buccaneers34%23%▼ -11
Tampa Bay winPlayoffsCincinnati Bengals32%7%▼ -25Tampa Bay Buccaneers34%38%▲ +4

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AFC North · winner qualifies direct

NFC South · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify

The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify