NFL · 2026
Carolina PanthersNFC South - .000 pct vSun 20 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Cincinnati BengalsAFC North - .000 pct
Match resultCarolina 61%Tie <1%Cincinnati 38%
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.
Carolina Panthers
Playoffs32%
Division21%
Conferenceseason odds1%
Byeseason odds2%
Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs32%
Division17%
Byeseason odds2%
Carolina winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers32%20%▼ -12Cincinnati Bengals32%10%▼ -22
TiePlayoffsCarolina Panthers32%16%▼ -16Cincinnati Bengals32%17%▼ -15
Cincinnati winPlayoffsCarolina Panthers32%10%▼ -22Cincinnati Bengals32%20%▼ -12
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-NFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
0-0-0AtlantaDivision34%0-0-0.000-0-0-0New OrleansDivision24%0-0-0.000-0-0-0CarolinaDivision21%0-0-0.000-The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
0-0-0DenverPlayoffs79%0-0-0.0000-0-0HoustonPlayoffs76%0-0-0.0000-0-0CincinnatiPlayoffs32%0-0-0.000The wild card · top 7 in the NFC qualify