NFL · 2026

Cincinnati BengalsAFC North - .000 pct vSun 4 Oct, 1:00 PM EDT Jacksonville JaguarsAFC South - .000 pct

Match resultCincinnati 28%Tie <1%Jacksonville 72%

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 6% 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 Division race.

Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs32%
Division17%
Byeseason odds2%
Jacksonville Jaguars
Playoffs70%
Division39%
Conferenceseason odds14%
Super Bowlseason odds8%
Byeseason odds14%
Cincinnati winDivisionCincinnati Bengals17%12%▼ -5Jacksonville Jaguars39%35%▼ -4
TieDivisionCincinnati Bengals17%10%▼ -7Jacksonville Jaguars39%36%▼ -3
Jacksonville winDivisionCincinnati Bengals17%6%▼ -11Jacksonville Jaguars39%49%▲ +10

The race they're in

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

AFC North · winner qualifies direct

AFC South · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify