NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 17 · Thursday, Dec 31 · 8:15 pm ET · Paycor Stadium

TBD referee · 4 rest days (BAL) / 4 (CIN)

Model

59%BAL41%CIN

Projected BAL 25.4 – CIN 22.5
margin −2.9 · total 48.0

Market

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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.

BALCIN
+5.5 3rdPower rating14th +1.0
+2.6 6thOffense rating18th −0.0
+2.9 6thDefense rating12th +1.1
+0.209 6thOffense EPA/play18th +0.001
−0.225 6thDefense EPA/play allowed12th −0.081
46.9% 12thOffense success rate10th 47.6%
42.6% 13thDefense success rate allowed28th 51.8%
+0.316 7thPass EPA/dropback21st −0.030
−0.410 3rdPass EPA/dropback allowed8th −0.168
+0.102 6thRush EPA/carry8th +0.050
+0.116 28thRush EPA/carry allowed29th +0.118
10.9% 8thExplosive play rate7th 11.1%
13.0% 29thExplosive rate allowed7th 5.4%
37.5% 17th3rd-down conversion5th 57.1%
30.0% 11th3rd-down conversion allowed24th 50.0%
75.0% 13thRed-zone TD rate24th 40.0%
100.0% 23rdRed-zone TD rate allowed9th 50.0%
10.3% 8thPressure rate allowed21st 16.2%
26.5% 4thPressure rate11th 16.7%
7.7% 12thTurnover rate15th 10.0%
16.7% 10thTakeaway rate1st 40.0%
41.0 2ndPoints per game7th 33.0
23.0 14thPoints allowed per game18th 27.0
−5.8% Pass rate over expected +5.7%
30.8 19thNeutral pace (sec/play)3rd 23.1
+0.209 Off epa last3 +0.001
−0.225 Def epa last3 −0.081
+4.8 6thSpecial teams EPA3rd +5.6

BAL offense vs CIN defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
BALCIN D

CIN offense vs BAL defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CINBAL D