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Wk 17 · 2026

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals — Thu, Dec 31

Thu, Dec 31 · Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH · Prime Video

Weather

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Baltimore Ravens
AFC North · 4-1
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8:15pET
CIN -2.5 · total 51.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CIN by 0.3
Cincinnati Bengals
AFC North · 3-2

What is at stake

An AFC North game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the AFC North finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Ravens: +2.7#10
Efficiency margin
Bengals: +1.2#14
Ravens: +2.7#5
Offense
Bengals: +2.3#8
Ravens: -0.1#16
Defense
Bengals: -1.0#21
Ravens: 24.9
Points / game
Bengals: 24.4
Ravens: 23.4
Points allowed / game
Bengals: 28.9
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.

Ravens form

W 30-23at ATLW 24-18vs TENW 34-31at DALL 17-24vs NOW 41-23at IND
2026 season

Bengals form

W 31-24at MIAL 17-22vs JAXL 27-30at PITW 20-6at HOUW 33-27vs TB
2026 season

Ravens this season

Straight up4-1 · 80% (5 games)
Against the spread2-2-1 · 50% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Bengals this season

Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-2-1 · 50% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 10

OpponentRavensBengals
Colts
AFC
at W 41-23 previewat Wk 16 · scheduled preview
Saints
NFC
vs L 17-24 previewvs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Titans
AFC
vs W 24-18 previewvs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Falcons
NFC
at W 30-23 previewN Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Browns
AFC
at Wk 6 · scheduled previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Jaguars
AFC
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewvs L 17-22 preview
Panthers
NFC
at Wk 11 · scheduled previewat Wk 15 · scheduled preview
Texans
AFC
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewat W 20-6 preview
Buccaneers
NFC
vs Wk 14 · scheduled previewvs W 33-27 preview
Steelers
AFC
at Wk 15 · scheduled previewat L 27-30 preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Ravens leads 21–20 · Ravens won the last one
41 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 1.8 points toward Ravens
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-12-14Ravens 24 — 0 Bengalsat CINRavens
20252025-11-27Bengals 32 — 14 Ravensat BALBengals
20242024-11-07Bengals 34 — 35 Ravensat BALRavens
20242024-10-06Ravens 41 — 38 Bengalsat CINRavens
20232023-11-16Bengals 20 — 34 Ravensat BALRavens
20232023-09-17Ravens 27 — 24 Bengalsat CINRavens
20222023-01-15Ravens 17 — 24 Bengalsat CINBengals playoffs
20222023-01-08Ravens 16 — 27 Bengalsat CINBengals
20222022-10-09Bengals 17 — 19 Ravensat BALRavens
20212021-12-26Ravens 21 — 41 Bengalsat CINBengals
20212021-10-24Bengals 41 — 17 Ravensat BALBengals
20202021-01-03Ravens 38 — 3 Bengalsat CINRavens
20202020-10-11Bengals 3 — 27 Ravensat BALRavens
20192019-11-10Ravens 49 — 13 Bengalsat CINRavens
20192019-10-13Bengals 17 — 23 Ravensat BALRavens
20182018-11-18Bengals 21 — 24 Ravensat BALRavens
20182018-09-13Ravens 23 — 34 Bengalsat CINBengals
20172017-12-31Bengals 31 — 27 Ravensat BALBengals
20172017-09-10Ravens 20 — 0 Bengalsat CINRavens
20162017-01-01Ravens 10 — 27 Bengalsat CINBengals
20162016-11-27Bengals 14 — 19 Ravensat BALRavens
20152016-01-03Ravens 16 — 24 Bengalsat CINBengals
20152015-09-27Bengals 28 — 24 Ravensat BALBengals
20142014-10-26Ravens 24 — 27 Bengalsat CINBengals
20142014-09-07Bengals 23 — 16 Ravensat BALBengals
20132013-12-29Ravens 17 — 34 Bengalsat CINBengals
20132013-11-10Bengals 17 — 20 Ravensat BALRavens
20122012-12-30Ravens 17 — 23 Bengalsat CINBengals
20122012-09-10Bengals 13 — 44 Ravensat BALRavens
20112012-01-01Ravens 24 — 16 Bengalsat CINRavens
20112011-11-20Bengals 24 — 31 Ravensat BALRavens
20102011-01-02Bengals 7 — 13 Ravensat BALRavens
20102010-09-19Ravens 10 — 15 Bengalsat CINBengals
20092009-11-08Ravens 7 — 17 Bengalsat CINBengals
20092009-10-11Bengals 17 — 14 Ravensat BALBengals
20082008-11-30Ravens 34 — 3 Bengalsat CINRavens
20082008-09-07Bengals 10 — 17 Ravensat BALRavens
20072007-11-11Bengals 21 — 7 Ravensat BALBengals
20072007-09-10Ravens 20 — 27 Bengalsat CINBengals
20062006-11-30Ravens 7 — 13 Bengalsat CINBengals
20062006-11-05Bengals 20 — 26 Ravensat BALRavens

Ravens leaders 2026 regular season

PassingLamar Jackson QB #868/96, 967 YDS, 6 TD, 1 INT
Tyler Huntley QB #58/9, 63 YDS
RushingDerrick Henry RB #2289 CAR, 374 YDS, 7 TD
Lamar Jackson QB #819 CAR, 144 YDS, 1 TD
Justice Hill RB #4314 CAR, 60 YDS
ReceivingZay Flowers WR #418 REC, 352 YDS, 2 TD
Rashod Bateman WR #711 REC, 171 YDS, 1 TD
Mark Andrews TE #8918 REC, 149 YDS, 1 TD
Matthew Hibner TE #885 REC, 70 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesRoquan Smith LB #034
Kyle Hamilton S #1433
Trenton Simpson LB #3226
SacksTavius Robinson LB #952
Trey Hendrickson LB #911
Roquan Smith LB #01
InterceptionsRoquan Smith LB #01
Trenton Simpson LB #321
full roster and per-player history

Bengals leaders 2026 regular season

PassingJoe Burrow QB #9112/157, 1171 YDS, 7 TD, 3 INT
RushingChase Brown RB #3058 CAR, 207 YDS, 1 TD
Samaje Perine RB #3413 CAR, 42 YDS
Joe Burrow QB #911 CAR, 38 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingTee Higgins WR #525 REC, 401 YDS, 1 TD
Ja'Marr Chase WR #121 REC, 212 YDS, 3 TD
Mike Gesicki TE #8811 REC, 155 YDS, 3 TD
Dohnte Meyers WR #8111 REC, 129 YDS
Defense
TacklesDemetrius Knight Jr. LB #4434
Barrett Carter LB #4930
Jordan Battle S #2727
SacksDexter Lawrence II DT #973
Jonathan Allen DT #932
Boye Mafe DE #532
InterceptionsJordan Battle S #271
full roster and per-player history
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.