Wk 14 · 2026
Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals — Sun, Dec 13
Sun, Dec 13 ·
Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
· FOX
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 107 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 West · no games yet
at
4:25pET
CIN -1.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential CIN by 2.0
AFC North · no games yet
What is at stake
An AFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 AFC playoff places. 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
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.
Chiefs form
No completed games on record.
Bengals form
No completed games on record.
Chiefs 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.
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.
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 · 3
| Opponent | Chiefs | Bengals |
|---|---|---|
| Colts AFC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Dolphins AFC | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Falcons NFC | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | N Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Bengals leads 8–5 · Chiefs has won the last 3
13 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
1.7 points toward Bengals
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-09-15 | Bengals 25 — 26 Chiefs | at KC | Chiefs |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | Bengals 17 — 25 Chiefs | at KC | Chiefs |
| 2022 | 2023-01-29 | Bengals 20 — 23 Chiefs | at KC | Chiefs playoffs |
| 2022 | 2022-12-04 | Chiefs 24 — 27 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2021 | 2022-01-30 | Bengals 27 — 24 Chiefs | at KC | Bengals playoffs |
| 2021 | 2022-01-02 | Chiefs 31 — 34 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2018 | 2018-10-21 | Bengals 10 — 45 Chiefs | at KC | Chiefs |
| 2015 | 2015-10-04 | Chiefs 21 — 36 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2012 | 2012-11-18 | Bengals 28 — 6 Chiefs | at KC | Bengals |
| 2009 | 2009-12-27 | Chiefs 10 — 17 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2008 | 2008-12-28 | Chiefs 6 — 16 Bengals | at CIN | Bengals |
| 2007 | 2007-10-14 | Bengals 20 — 27 Chiefs | at KC | Chiefs |
| 2006 | 2006-09-10 | Bengals 23 — 10 Chiefs | at KC | Bengals |
Chiefs leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Patrick Mahomes QB #15 | 315/502, 3587 YDS, 22 TD, 11 INT |
| Chris Oladokun QB #19 | 35/55, 235 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Kareem Hunt RB #29 | 163 CAR, 611 YDS, 8 TD |
| Isiah Pacheco RB #10 | 118 CAR, 462 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Patrick Mahomes QB #15 | 64 CAR, 422 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Travis Kelce TE #87 | 76 REC, 851 YDS, 5 TD |
| Hollywood Brown WR #0 | 49 REC, 587 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Rashee Rice WR #4 | 53 REC, 571 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Xavier Worthy WR #1 | 42 REC, 532 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Nick Bolton LB #32 | 154 |
| Chamarri Conner S #27 | 117 | |
| Drue Tranquill LB #23 | 103 | |
| Sacks | Chris Jones DT #95 | 7 |
| George Karlaftis DE #56 | 6 | |
| Charles Omenihu DE #90 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Jaylen Watson CB #35 | 2 |
| Mike Danna DE #51 | 1 | |
| Jack Cochrane LB #43 | 1 |
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 |
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.