NFL · 2026

Cleveland BrownsAFC North - .000 pct vSun 6 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Cincinnati BengalsAFC North - .000 pct

Match resultCleveland 53%Tie <1%Cincinnati 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 5% 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 10 points in the Playoffs race.

Cleveland Browns
Playoffs30%
Division15%
Byeseason odds2%
Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs32%
Division17%
Byeseason odds2%
Cleveland winPlayoffsCleveland Browns30%20%▼ -10Cincinnati Bengals32%9%▼ -23
TiePlayoffsCleveland Browns30%16%▼ -14Cincinnati Bengals32%15%▼ -17
Cincinnati winPlayoffsCleveland Browns30%10%▼ -20Cincinnati Bengals32%19%▼ -13

The race they're in

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

AFC North · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify