NFL · 2026

Cincinnati BengalsAFC North - .000 pct vSun 10 Jan, 1:00 PM EST Cleveland BrownsAFC North - .000 pct

Match resultCincinnati 60%Tie <1%Cleveland 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 7% 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 13 points in the Playoffs race.

Cincinnati Bengals
Playoffs32%
Division17%
Byeseason odds2%
Cleveland Browns
Playoffs30%
Division15%
Byeseason odds2%
Cincinnati winPlayoffsCincinnati Bengals32%23%▼ -9Cleveland Browns30%11%▼ -19
TiePlayoffsCincinnati Bengals32%15%▼ -17Cleveland Browns30%19%▼ -11
Cleveland winPlayoffsCincinnati Bengals32%10%▼ -22Cleveland Browns30%24%▼ -6

The race they're in

Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.

AFC North · winner qualifies direct

The wild card · top 7 in the AFC qualify