NFL · 2026
Indianapolis ColtsAFC South - .000 pct vSun 27 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Cincinnati BengalsAFC North - .000 pct
Match resultIndianapolis 60%Tie <1%Cincinnati 39%
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 12 points in the Playoffs race.
Indianapolis Colts
Playoffs33%
Division11%
Byeseason odds2%
Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs32%
Division17%
Byeseason odds2%
Indianapolis winPlayoffsIndianapolis Colts33%26%▼ -7Cincinnati Bengals32%10%▼ -22
TiePlayoffsIndianapolis Colts33%19%▼ -14Cincinnati Bengals32%16%▼ -16
Cincinnati winPlayoffsIndianapolis Colts33%14%▼ -19Cincinnati Bengals32%21%▼ -11
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