NFL · 2026
Cincinnati Bengals4th AFC North - .500 pct vSun 10 Jan, 1:00 PM EST Cleveland Browns1st AFC North - .750 pct
Match resultCincinnati 51%Tie <1%Cleveland 49%
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 14% 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 18 points in the Division race.
Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs38%
Division15%
Conferenceseason odds2%
Byeseason odds3%
Cleveland Browns
Playoffs63%
Division34%
Conferenceseason odds7%
Super Bowlseason odds3%
Byeseason odds9%
Cincinnati winDivisionCincinnati Bengals15%11%▼ -4Cleveland Browns34%30%▼ -4
TieDivisionCincinnati Bengals15%7%▼ -8Cleveland Browns34%45%▲ +11
Cleveland winDivisionCincinnati Bengals15%4%▼ -11Cleveland Browns34%48%▲ +14
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%2-2-0.5001The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify
PlayoffsW-L-TPCTWCGB
5ClevelandPlayoffs63%3-1-0.7507New EnglandPlayoffs64%2-2-0.500Playoff line
8DenverPlayoffs58%2-2-0.50011CincinnatiPlayoffs38%2-2-0.500