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Wk 13 · 2026

Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns — Sun, Dec 6

Sun, Dec 6 · Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland, OH · CBS

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 100 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
AFC North · no games yet
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CIN -4.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CIN by 5.6
AFC North · no games yet

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

Bengals: +2.5#8
Efficiency margin
Browns: -4.7#29
Bengals: +3.2#3
Offense
Browns: -4.8#32
Bengals: -0.7#22
Defense
Browns: +0.0#16
Bengals: 24.4
Points / game
Browns: 16.4
Bengals: 28.9
Points allowed / game
Browns: 22.3
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.

Bengals form

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Browns form

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Bengals this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Browns this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
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Common opponents · 10

OpponentBengalsBrowns
Buccaneers
NFC
vs Wk 1 · scheduled previewat Wk 2 · scheduled preview
Texans
AFC
at Wk 2 · scheduled previewvs Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Steelers
AFC
at Wk 3 · scheduled previewvs Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Jaguars
AFC
vs Wk 4 · scheduled previewat Wk 1 · scheduled preview
Ravens
AFC
at Wk 7 · scheduled previewvs Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Titans
AFC
vs Wk 8 · scheduled previewat Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Falcons
NFC
N Wk 9 · scheduled previewvs Wk 14 · scheduled preview
Saints
NFC
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Panthers
NFC
at Wk 15 · scheduled previewvs Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Colts
AFC
at Wk 16 · scheduled previewvs Wk 17 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Bengals leads 24–16 · Browns won the last one
40 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 4.2 points toward Bengals
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252026-01-04Browns 2018 Bengalsat CINBrowns
20252025-09-07Bengals 1716 Brownsat CLEBengals
20242024-12-22Browns 624 Bengalsat CINBengals
20242024-10-20Bengals 2114 Brownsat CLEBengals
20232024-01-07Browns 1431 Bengalsat CINBengals
20232023-09-10Bengals 324 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20222022-12-11Browns 1023 Bengalsat CINBengals
20222022-10-31Bengals 1332 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20212022-01-09Bengals 1621 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20212021-11-07Browns 4116 Bengalsat CINBrowns
20202020-10-25Browns 3734 Bengalsat CINBrowns
20202020-09-17Bengals 3035 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20192019-12-29Browns 2333 Bengalsat CINBengals
20192019-12-08Bengals 1927 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20182018-12-23Bengals 1826 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20182018-11-25Browns 3520 Bengalsat CINBrowns
20172017-11-26Browns 1630 Bengalsat CINBengals
20172017-10-01Bengals 317 Brownsat CLEBengals
20162016-12-11Bengals 2310 Brownsat CLEBengals
20162016-10-23Browns 1731 Bengalsat CINBengals
20152015-12-06Bengals 373 Brownsat CLEBengals
20152015-11-05Browns 1031 Bengalsat CINBengals
20142014-12-14Bengals 300 Brownsat CLEBengals
20142014-11-06Browns 243 Bengalsat CINBrowns
20132013-11-17Browns 2041 Bengalsat CINBengals
20132013-09-29Bengals 617 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20122012-10-14Bengals 2434 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20122012-09-16Browns 2734 Bengalsat CINBengals
20112011-11-27Browns 2023 Bengalsat CINBengals
20112011-09-11Bengals 2717 Brownsat CLEBengals
20102010-12-19Browns 1719 Bengalsat CINBengals
20102010-10-03Bengals 2023 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20092009-11-29Browns 716 Bengalsat CINBengals
20092009-10-04Bengals 2320 Brownsat CLEBengals
20082008-12-21Bengals 140 Brownsat CLEBengals
20082008-09-28Browns 2012 Bengalsat CINBrowns
20072007-12-23Browns 1419 Bengalsat CINBengals
20072007-09-16Bengals 4551 Brownsat CLEBrowns
20062006-11-26Bengals 300 Brownsat CLEBengals
20062006-09-17Browns 1734 Bengalsat CINBengals

Bengals leaders 2025 regular season

PassingJoe Burrow QB #9173/259, 1809 YDS, 17 TD, 5 INT
Joe Flacco QB #16158/256, 1664 YDS, 13 TD, 4 INT
RushingChase Brown RB #30232 CAR, 1019 YDS, 6 TD
Samaje Perine RB #3484 CAR, 382 YDS, 3 TD
Tahj Brooks RB #2516 CAR, 45 YDS
ReceivingJa'Marr Chase WR #1125 REC, 1412 YDS, 8 TD
Tee Higgins WR #559 REC, 846 YDS, 11 TD
Chase Brown RB #3069 REC, 437 YDS, 5 TD
Andrei Iosivas WR #8033 REC, 435 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesJordan Battle S #27125
Demetrius Knight Jr. LB #44106
Barrett Carter LB #49106
SacksMyles Murphy DE #995.5
Joseph Ossai DE #465
Trey Hendrickson LB #914
InterceptionsJordan Battle S #274
Geno Stone S #252
Demetrius Knight Jr. LB #442

Browns leaders 2025 regular season

PassingShedeur Sanders QB #2120/212, 1400 YDS, 7 TD, 10 INT
Dillon Gabriel QB #6110/185, 937 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT
RushingQuinshon Judkins RB #10230 CAR, 827 YDS, 7 TD
Dylan Sampson RB #2265 CAR, 175 YDS
Shedeur Sanders QB #221 CAR, 169 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingHarold Fannin Jr. TE #4472 REC, 731 YDS, 6 TD
Jerry Jeudy WR #350 REC, 602 YDS, 2 TD
Isaiah Bond WR #018 REC, 338 YDS
David Njoku TE #8333 REC, 293 YDS, 4 TD
Defense
TacklesCarson Schwesinger LB #49156
Devin Bush LB #12125
Ronnie Hickman S #33103
SacksMyles Garrett DE #9523
Maliek Collins DT #966.5
Alex Wright DE #915.5
InterceptionsDevin Bush LB #123
Ronnie Hickman S #332
Carson Schwesinger LB #492
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.