Wk 9 · 2026
Cincinnati Bengals vs Atlanta Falcons — Sun, Nov 8
Sun, Nov 8 ·
Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
· NFL Net
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
AFC North · no games yet
vs
9:30aET
CIN -5.5 · total 49.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CIN by 5.4
NFC South · no games yet
What is at stake
An interconference game, AFC against NFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record. Neither team is at home for this one: it is played at a neutral site. NFL Madrid Game.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
no home-field adjustment at a neutral site.
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
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
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
No completed games on record.
Falcons form
No completed games on record.
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.
Falcons 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.
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 · 8
| Opponent | Bengals | Falcons |
|---|---|---|
| Buccaneers NFC | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Steelers AFC | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Ravens AFC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Commanders NFC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview |
| Saints NFC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Browns AFC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview |
| Chiefs AFC | vs Wk 14 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Panthers NFC | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Bengals leads 3–2 · Bengals has won the last 3
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.8 points toward Bengals
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-10-23 | Falcons 17 — 35 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | Bengals 37 — 36 Falcons | at ATL | Bengals |
| 2014 | 2014-09-14 | Falcons 10 — 24 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2010 | 2010-10-24 | Bengals 32 — 39 Falcons | at ATL | Falcons |
| 2006 | 2006-10-29 | Falcons 29 — 27 Bengals | at CIN | Falcons |
Bengals leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Joe Burrow QB #9 | 173/259, 1809 YDS, 17 TD, 5 INT |
| Joe Flacco QB #16 | 158/256, 1664 YDS, 13 TD, 4 INT | |
| Rushing | Chase Brown RB #30 | 232 CAR, 1019 YDS, 6 TD |
| Samaje Perine RB #34 | 84 CAR, 382 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Tahj Brooks RB #25 | 16 CAR, 45 YDS | |
| Receiving | Ja'Marr Chase WR #1 | 125 REC, 1412 YDS, 8 TD |
| Tee Higgins WR #5 | 59 REC, 846 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Chase Brown RB #30 | 69 REC, 437 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Andrei Iosivas WR #80 | 33 REC, 435 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jordan Battle S #27 | 125 |
| Demetrius Knight Jr. LB #44 | 106 | |
| Barrett Carter LB #49 | 106 | |
| Sacks | Myles Murphy DE #99 | 5.5 |
| Joseph Ossai DE #46 | 5 | |
| Trey Hendrickson LB #91 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Jordan Battle S #27 | 4 |
| Geno Stone S #25 | 2 | |
| Demetrius Knight Jr. LB #44 | 2 |
Falcons leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Michael Penix Jr. QB #9 | 166/276, 1982 YDS, 9 TD, 3 INT |
| Kirk Cousins QB #8 | 166/269, 1721 YDS, 10 TD, 5 INT | |
| Rushing | Bijan Robinson RB #7 | 287 CAR, 1478 YDS, 7 TD |
| Tyler Allgeier RB #22 | 143 CAR, 514 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Michael Penix Jr. QB #9 | 21 CAR, 70 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kyle Pitts Sr. TE #8 | 88 REC, 928 YDS, 5 TD |
| Drake London WR #5 | 68 REC, 919 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Bijan Robinson RB #7 | 79 REC, 820 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Darnell Mooney WR #17 | 32 REC, 443 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Kaden Elliss LB #55 | 107 |
| Jessie Bates III S #3 | 98 | |
| Xavier Watts S #31 | 96 | |
| Sacks | James Pearce Jr. LB #27 | 10.5 |
| Brandon Dorlus DT #54 | 8.5 | |
| Jalon Walker LB #11 | 5.5 | |
| Interceptions | Xavier Watts S #31 | 5 |
| Jessie Bates III S #3 | 3 | |
| Dee Alford CB #23 | 3 |
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.