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Bengals
5-2 · 29.4 pts/g
Preview · week 9
26–20
projected score · Sun 8 Nov 14:30 UK · 9:30 AM ET
Falcons
3-5 · 21.4 pts/g
Model
CIN 70%
Market
CIN 59%
Model pickCIN 70%Medium confidence
F&D score80out of 100
MarketCIN 59%draftkings, margin removed
vs market+10.9points, model minus market
Total45.9CIN by 6.6

This looks like a close contest, but we give a slight edge to CIN.

Matchups to watch

How each player gets his production, set against how this opponent has defended it over their last 17 games. After the game we grade who won each one.

Ja'Marr Chase · against ATL

Best way in: intermediate throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
62%
Intermediate
28%
Deep (20+)
10%
Left side
41%
Middle
23%
Right side
37%

How ATL defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
17th
Intermediate
26th
Deep (20+)
9th
Left side
13th
Middle
22nd
Right side
16th
Yards after catch allowed
7th
Sack rate forced
5th
The read
  1. Atlanta rank 26th against intermediate throws, which make up 28% of Chase's targets.
  2. Work the middle: 23% of his targets go that way and Atlanta rank 22nd defending throws there.
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Drake London · against CIN

The opening is underneath, not deep

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
51%
Intermediate
35%
Deep (20+)
14%
Left side
40%
Middle
18%
Right side
41%

How CIN defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
30th
Intermediate
19th
Deep (20+)
6th
Left side
32nd
Middle
17th
Right side
23rd
Yards after catch allowed
32nd
Sack rate forced
7th
The read
  1. Cincinnati rank 30th against short throws and 32nd for yards after the catch allowed. London takes 51% of his targets short and is 82nd percentile after the catch.
  2. Work the left side: 40% of his targets go that way and Cincinnati rank 32nd defending throws there.
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.

Unit by unit

Each unit ranked against all 32 teams on 2026 play-by-play through week 8. Longer bar is better; a gold rank marks the side with the edge.

When the Bengals have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
CIN offence
ATL defence
OverallEPA per play
5th
10th
PassingEPA per dropback
5th
11th
RushingEPA per carry
22nd
16th
Third downconversion rate
1st
20th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
8th
18th

Biggest gap: third down, where the Bengals offence has a 19-place edge.

When the Falcons have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
ATL offence
CIN defence
OverallEPA per play
28th
15th
PassingEPA per dropback
29th
13th
RushingEPA per carry
10th
20th
Third downconversion rate
29th
29th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
19th
4th

Biggest gap: passing, where the Bengals defence has a 16-place edge.

Form and history

Injury report

Bengalsmodel impact -0.5
Josh KattusTEOut
Andrei IosivasWR · ThumbIR
Erick All Jr.TE · Knee - ACLIR
Tanner HudsonTE · PectoralIR
Jalen DavisCB · HamstringIR
Swayze BozemanLB · ArmIR
Ja'Sir TaylorDBIR
Cashius HowellDL · WristIR
Cedric JohnsonDE · AnkleQuestionable
DJ Turner IIDB · AnkleQuestionable
Kyle DuggerDB · QuadricepsQuestionable
Falconsmodel impact 0.0
Zachariah BranchWR · HamstringOut
Beaux CollinsWRIR
Trey SermonRBIR
Samson EbukamDE · HamstringIR
JD BertrandLBIR
Yasir AbdullahLB · HamstringIR
Anterio ThompsonDTPUP
Da'Shawn HandDT · QuadricepsIR
Cameron WilliamsOL · AnkleIR
DeAngelo MaloneDLPUP
Jalon WalkerDL · Knee - ACLIR
Michael JerrellOT · BicepsIR

Player props

Every posted line with the market's view and each player's last ten games against it.

PlayerMarketLinePriceMarket overLast 10 gamesHit rate
Joe BurrowCINPassing yards270.51.8850%
70%
Michael Penix Jr.ATLPassing yards221.51.8850%
20%
Joe BurrowCINPassing TDs2.52.4539%
80%
Michael Penix Jr.ATLPassing TDs1.52.0346%
10%
Bijan RobinsonATLrole upRushing yards92.51.9050%
50%
Chase BrownCINrole upRushing yards51.51.8850%
70%
Samaje PerineCINrole upRushing yards17.51.8850%
0%
Bijan RobinsonATLrole upReceiving yards24.51.9050%
50%
Chase BrownCINrole upReceiving yards19.51.9150%
60%
Dohnte MeyersCINReceiving yards16.51.8751%
100%
Drake LondonATLrole upReceiving yards79.51.9150%
40%
Ja'Marr ChaseCINReceiving yards75.51.8850%
70%
Jahan DotsonATLrole upReceiving yards26.51.8850%
40%
Kyle PittsATLrole upReceiving yards41.51.8850%
30%
Mike GesickiCINrole upReceiving yards28.51.8751%
70%
Samaje PerineCINrole upReceiving yards5.51.8551%
80%
Tee HigginsCINReceiving yards77.51.8850%
50%
Bijan RobinsonATLrole upReceptions3.52.2442%
40%
Chase BrownCINrole upReceptions3.51.8850%
50%
Dohnte MeyersCINReceptions1.51.6159%
100%
Drake LondonATLReceptions5.51.7255%
40%
Ja'Marr ChaseCINrole upReceptions6.51.8052%
80%
Jahan DotsonATLrole upReceptions1.51.5760%
20%
Kyle PittsATLrole upReceptions3.51.6159%
40%
Mike GesickiCINrole upReceptions2.51.7654%
80%
Samaje PerineCINrole upReceptions1.52.6336%
30%
Tee HigginsCINrole upReceptions5.51.9349%
50%

"Market over" is the bookmaker's price with the margin taken out. Green bars are games that cleared the line. Our own prop model is switched off until it passes a public audit on 2026 data, so we show the market and the history, not a tip.

The betting view

Posted odds, the same odds with the bookmaker's margin removed, and where the model disagrees.

CIN odds1.62
ATL odds2.36
CIN fair odds1.69
ATL fair odds2.46
Model vs marketCIN +10.9
Kelly stake (capped)6.5%
Bookdraftkings
Rest0d

Read this before you bet: picking winners is not beating the price. At posted odds our 2025 flat-bet ROI was −6.9%. Use the model as one view of the game, not a tip.

What the model sees

Model favors CIN (70%) by 6.6 points.