NFL · 2026
Houston TexansAFC South - .000 pct vSun 20 Sep, 1:00 PM EDT Cincinnati BengalsAFC North - .000 pct
Match resultHouston 84%Tie <1%Cincinnati 16%
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 4% 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 14 points in the Playoffs race.
Houston Texans
Playoffs76%
Division47%
Conferenceseason odds19%
Super Bowlseason odds11%
Byeseason odds17%
Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs32%
Division17%
Byeseason odds2%
Houston winPlayoffsHouston Texans76%92%▲ +16Cincinnati Bengals32%10%▼ -22
TiePlayoffsHouston Texans76%90%▲ +14Cincinnati Bengals32%19%▼ -13
Cincinnati winPlayoffsHouston Texans76%85%▲ +9Cincinnati Bengals32%24%▼ -8
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AFC North · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0PittsburghDivision39%0-0-0.000-0-0-0BaltimoreDivision29%0-0-0.000-0-0-0CincinnatiDivision17%0-0-0.000-AFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0HoustonDivision47%0-0-0.000-0-0-0JacksonvilleDivision39%0-0-0.000-0-0-0IndianapolisDivision11%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify