Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
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Sunday 2026-12-06 · 13:00 ET·Huntington Bank Field·No line yet
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Maliek Collins (RDT) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
CIN 7d · CLE 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
CIN form
6-2PF 240 · PA 175Home 2-1Away 4-1
QB Joe Burrow 49–35–1 as starter · playoffs 5–2 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2020
CLE form
5-4PF 161 · PA 196Home 3-0Away 2-4
QB Deshaun Watson 42–38 as starter · playoffs 1–2 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2017
| CIN | Season efficiency | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| 0.142 | Off EPA / play | -0.084 |
| 50.4 | Off success % | 41.3 |
| 9.3 | Off explosive % | 8.4 |
| 53.6 | 3rd-down conv % | 34.5 |
| 0.005 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.02 |
| 44.3 | Def success % allowed | 42.3 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CIN staff
HCZac TaylorOCDan PitcherDCAl Golden
4th-down go 17.2% · PROE +5.6 · no-huddle 3.1%
CLE staff
HCTodd MonkenOCTravis SwitzerDCMike Rutenberg
4th-down go 17.6% · PROE -0.9 · no-huddle 4.2%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
CIN offense vs CLE defense
Dan Pitcher(OC)vsMike Rutenberg(DC)first career meeting
CLE offense vs CIN defense
Travis Switzer(OC)vsAl Golden(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | CLE @ CIN | 20–18 | CLE | Kevin Stefanski / Zac Taylor |
| 2025-09-07 | CIN @ CLE | 17–16 | CIN | Zac Taylor / Kevin Stefanski |
| 2024-12-22 | CLE @ CIN | 6–24 | CIN | Kevin Stefanski / Zac Taylor |
| 2024-10-20 | CIN @ CLE | 21–14 | CIN | Zac Taylor / Kevin Stefanski |
| 2024-01-07 | CLE @ CIN | 14–31 | CIN | Kevin Stefanski / Zac Taylor |
| 2023-09-10 | CIN @ CLE | 3–24 | CLE | Zac Taylor / Kevin Stefanski |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded