Wk 18 · 2026
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals — Sun, Jan 10
Sun, Jan 10 ·
Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 85 days away and has no kickoff time yet. 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 · 3-2
at
TBDET
CIN -7.5 · total 43.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CIN by 5.9
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. Flex Game: 1/9 or 1/10.
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
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.
Browns form
L 12-17at NYJW 27-24vs PITW 21-18vs CARW 23-19at TBL 10-34at JAX
2026 season
Bengals form
W 31-24at MIAL 17-22vs JAXL 27-30at PITW 20-6at HOUW 33-27vs TB
2026 season
Browns this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (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
| Opponent | Browns | Bengals |
|---|---|---|
| Jaguars AFC | at L 10-34 preview | vs L 17-22 preview |
| Buccaneers NFC | at W 23-19 preview | vs W 33-27 preview |
| Panthers NFC | vs W 21-18 preview | at Wk 15 · scheduled preview |
| Steelers AFC | vs W 27-24 preview | at L 27-30 preview |
| Ravens AFC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Titans AFC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Saints NFC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Texans AFC | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at W 20-6 preview |
| Falcons NFC | vs Wk 14 · scheduled preview | N Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Colts AFC | vs Wk 17 · scheduled preview | at Wk 16 · 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 | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026-01-04 | Browns 20 — 18 Bengals | at CIN | Browns |
| 2025 | 2025-09-07 | Bengals 17 — 16 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2024 | 2024-12-22 | Browns 6 — 24 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2024 | 2024-10-20 | Bengals 21 — 14 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2023 | 2024-01-07 | Browns 14 — 31 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2023 | 2023-09-10 | Bengals 3 — 24 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2022 | 2022-12-11 | Browns 10 — 23 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2022 | 2022-10-31 | Bengals 13 — 32 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2021 | 2022-01-09 | Bengals 16 — 21 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2021 | 2021-11-07 | Browns 41 — 16 Bengals | at CIN | Browns |
| 2020 | 2020-10-25 | Browns 37 — 34 Bengals | at CIN | Browns |
| 2020 | 2020-09-17 | Bengals 30 — 35 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2019 | 2019-12-29 | Browns 23 — 33 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2019 | 2019-12-08 | Bengals 19 — 27 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2018 | 2018-12-23 | Bengals 18 — 26 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2018 | 2018-11-25 | Browns 35 — 20 Bengals | at CIN | Browns |
| 2017 | 2017-11-26 | Browns 16 — 30 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2017 | 2017-10-01 | Bengals 31 — 7 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2016 | 2016-12-11 | Bengals 23 — 10 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2016 | 2016-10-23 | Browns 17 — 31 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2015 | 2015-12-06 | Bengals 37 — 3 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2015 | 2015-11-05 | Browns 10 — 31 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2014 | 2014-12-14 | Bengals 30 — 0 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2014 | 2014-11-06 | Browns 24 — 3 Bengals | at CIN | Browns |
| 2013 | 2013-11-17 | Browns 20 — 41 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2013 | 2013-09-29 | Bengals 6 — 17 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2012 | 2012-10-14 | Bengals 24 — 34 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2012 | 2012-09-16 | Browns 27 — 34 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2011 | 2011-11-27 | Browns 20 — 23 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2011 | 2011-09-11 | Bengals 27 — 17 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2010 | 2010-12-19 | Browns 17 — 19 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2010 | 2010-10-03 | Bengals 20 — 23 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2009 | 2009-11-29 | Browns 7 — 16 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2009 | 2009-10-04 | Bengals 23 — 20 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2008 | 2008-12-21 | Bengals 14 — 0 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2008 | 2008-09-28 | Browns 20 — 12 Bengals | at CIN | Browns |
| 2007 | 2007-12-23 | Browns 14 — 19 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2007 | 2007-09-16 | Bengals 45 — 51 Browns | at CLE | Browns |
| 2006 | 2006-11-26 | Bengals 30 — 0 Browns | at CLE | Bengals |
| 2006 | 2006-09-17 | Browns 17 — 34 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
Browns leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Deshaun Watson QB #4 | 80/115, 855 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT |
| Shedeur Sanders QB #2 | 1/1, 0 YDS | |
| Rushing | Quinshon Judkins RB #10 | 59 CAR, 177 YDS, 1 TD |
| Deshaun Watson QB #4 | 31 CAR, 127 YDS | |
| Jaleel McLaughlin RB #38 | 2 CAR, 31 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Denzel Boston WR #12 | 13 REC, 284 YDS, 2 TD |
| Harold Fannin Jr. TE #44 | 17 REC, 153 YDS, 3 TD | |
| KC Concepcion WR #1 | 17 REC, 144 YDS | |
| Quinshon Judkins RB #10 | 15 REC, 96 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Carson Schwesinger LB #49 | 35 |
| Ronnie Hickman S #33 | 24 | |
| Quincy Williams LB #5 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Mason Graham DT #94 | 4 |
| Isaiah McGuire DE #57 | 2 | |
| Maliek Collins DT #96 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Denzel Ward CB #21 | 1 |
| Grant Delpit S #9 | 1 | |
| Ronnie Hickman S #33 | 1 |
Bengals leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Joe Burrow QB #9 | 112/157, 1171 YDS, 7 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Chase Brown RB #30 | 58 CAR, 207 YDS, 1 TD |
| Samaje Perine RB #34 | 13 CAR, 42 YDS | |
| Joe Burrow QB #9 | 11 CAR, 38 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Tee Higgins WR #5 | 25 REC, 401 YDS, 1 TD |
| Ja'Marr Chase WR #1 | 21 REC, 212 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Mike Gesicki TE #88 | 11 REC, 155 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Dohnte Meyers WR #81 | 11 REC, 129 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Demetrius Knight Jr. LB #44 | 34 |
| Barrett Carter LB #49 | 30 | |
| Jordan Battle S #27 | 27 | |
| Sacks | Dexter Lawrence II DT #97 | 3 |
| Jonathan Allen DT #93 | 2 | |
| Boye Mafe DE #53 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Jordan Battle S #27 | 1 |
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.