NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 15 · Sunday, Dec 20 · 1:00 pm ET · Bank of America Stadium

TBD referee · 7 rest days (CIN) / 7 (CAR)

Model

57%CIN43%CAR

Projected CIN 28.4 – CAR 25.9
margin −2.5 · total 54.3

Market

No market line yet.

Edge

Model minus market. Small numbers are noise; a few points is a real disagreement.

Spread edge
Total edge

Side by side

Season to date with league ranks.

CINCAR
+1.0 14thPower rating25th −2.9
−0.0 18thOffense rating9th +1.6
+1.1 12thDefense rating31st −4.5
+0.001 18thOffense EPA/play9th +0.130
−0.081 12thDefense EPA/play allowed31st +0.361
47.6% 10thOffense success rate11th 47.1%
51.8% 28thDefense success rate allowed29th 53.3%
−0.030 21stPass EPA/dropback9th +0.242
−0.168 8thPass EPA/dropback allowed29th +0.551
+0.050 8thRush EPA/carry19th −0.106
+0.118 29thRush EPA/carry allowed31st +0.143
11.1% 7thExplosive play rate6th 11.8%
5.4% 7thExplosive rate allowed28th 12.0%
57.1% 5th3rd-down conversion12th 44.4%
50.0% 24th3rd-down conversion allowed30th 71.4%
40.0% 24thRed-zone TD rate1st 100.0%
50.0% 9thRed-zone TD rate allowed23rd 100.0%
16.2% 21stPressure rate allowed10th 11.6%
16.7% 11thPressure rate28th 7.9%
10.0% 15thTurnover rate19th 15.4%
40.0% 1stTakeaway rate22nd 7.1%
33.0 7thPoints per game4th 37.0
27.0 18thPoints allowed per game32nd 59.0
+5.7% Pass rate over expected +3.1%
23.1 3rdNeutral pace (sec/play)4th 24.7
+0.001 Off epa last3 +0.130
−0.081 Def epa last3 +0.361
+5.6 3rdSpecial teams EPA24th −0.5

CIN offense vs CAR defense

Offense percentiles for CIN against the matching defensive percentiles for CAR. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CINCAR D

CAR offense vs CIN defense

Offense percentiles for CAR against the matching defensive percentiles for CIN. Where the offense polygon reaches beyond the defense, the attack has the edge.

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CARCIN D