NFL · 2026
Carolina Panthers1st NFC South - .500 pct vSun 20 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Cincinnati Bengals4th AFC North - .500 pct
Match resultCarolina 59%Tie <1%Cincinnati 41%
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 10% 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 21 points in the Playoffs race.
Carolina Panthers
Playoffs47%
Division38%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds3%
Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs38%
Division15%
Conferenceseason odds2%
Byeseason odds3%
Carolina winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers47%61%▲ +14Cincinnati Bengals38%24%▼ -14
TiePlayoffsCarolina Panthers47%45%▼ -2Cincinnati Bengals38%31%▼ -7
Cincinnati winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers47%42%▼ -5Cincinnati Bengals38%44%▲ +6
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
1ClevelandDivision34%3-1-0.750-2BaltimoreDivision32%3-1-0.750-4CincinnatiDivision15%2-2-0.5001NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1CarolinaDivision38%2-2-0.500-2AtlantaDivision40%2-2-0.500-3New OrleansDivision15%1-3-0.2501The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7New EnglandPlayoffs64%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8DenverPlayoffs58%2-2-0.50011CincinnatiPlayoffs38%2-2-0.500The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
6RamsPlayoffs49%2-2-0.5007CarolinaPlayoffs47%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8AtlantaPlayoffs51%2-2-0.5009DetroitPlayoffs39%2-2-0.500