NFL · 2026
Indianapolis Colts2nd AFC South - .500 pct vSun 27 Dec, 1:00 PM EST Cincinnati Bengals4th AFC North - .500 pct
Match resultIndianapolis 58%Tie <1%Cincinnati 42%
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 11% 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 24 points in the Playoffs race.
Indianapolis Colts
Playoffs40%
Division24%
Conferenceseason odds3%
Super Bowlseason odds1%
Byeseason odds2%
Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs38%
Division15%
Conferenceseason odds2%
Byeseason odds3%
Indianapolis winPlayoffsIndianapolis Colts40%52%▲ +12Cincinnati Bengals38%23%▼ -15
TiePlayoffsIndianapolis Colts40%39%▼ -1Cincinnati Bengals38%32%▼ -6
Cincinnati winPlayoffsIndianapolis Colts40%28%▼ -12Cincinnati 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%2-2-0.5001AFC South · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-L-TPCTGB
1JacksonvilleDivision68%3-1-0.750-2IndianapolisDivision24%2-2-0.50013*TennesseeDivision3%0-4-0.0003The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
7New EnglandPlayoffs64%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8DenverPlayoffs58%2-2-0.50010IndianapolisPlayoffs40%2-2-0.50011CincinnatiPlayoffs38%2-2-0.500