NFLStats2026 · Wk 2

Week 18 · Sunday, Jan 10 · 1:00 pm ET · Paycor Stadium

TBD referee · 7 rest days (CLE) / 10 (CIN)

Model

25%CLE75%CIN

Projected CLE 20.2 – CIN 29.3
margin +9.0 · total 49.5

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.

CLECIN
−6.5 32ndPower rating14th +1.0
−2.7 26thOffense rating18th −0.0
−3.8 30thDefense rating12th +1.1
−0.206 26thOffense EPA/play18th +0.001
+0.310 30thDefense EPA/play allowed12th −0.081
43.1% 17thOffense success rate10th 47.6%
59.3% 32ndDefense success rate allowed28th 51.8%
−0.257 28thPass EPA/dropback21st −0.030
+0.731 32ndPass EPA/dropback allowed8th −0.168
−0.119 21stRush EPA/carry8th +0.050
−0.053 20thRush EPA/carry allowed29th +0.118
7.8% 18thExplosive play rate7th 11.1%
16.7% 32ndExplosive rate allowed7th 5.4%
12.5% 32nd3rd-down conversion5th 57.1%
55.6% 25th3rd-down conversion allowed24th 50.0%
0.0% 30thRed-zone TD rate24th 40.0%
100.0% 23rdRed-zone TD rate allowed9th 50.0%
30.0% 31stPressure rate allowed21st 16.2%
12.5% 22ndPressure rate11th 16.7%
22.2% 30thTurnover rate15th 10.0%
0.0% 25thTakeaway rate1st 40.0%
10.0 28thPoints per game7th 33.0
34.0 27thPoints allowed per game18th 27.0
−9.7% Pass rate over expected +5.7%
38.8 32ndNeutral pace (sec/play)3rd 23.1
−0.206 Off epa last3 +0.001
+0.310 Def epa last3 −0.081
+6.1 2ndSpecial teams EPA3rd +5.6

CLE offense vs CIN defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CLECIN D

CIN offense vs CLE defense

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

PassRushSuccessExplosive3rd downRed zoneProtectionBall security
CINCLE D