Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
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Thursday 2026-12-31 · 20:15 ET·Paycor Stadium·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
Field
outdoors · fieldturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
BAL 4d · CIN 4d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
BAL form
4-5PF 189 · PA 236Home 1-3Away 3-2
QB Jacoby Brissett 23–50 as starter · last 10: 3–7 · since 2016
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
| BAL | Season efficiency | CIN |
|---|---|---|
| -0.015 | Off EPA / play | 0.142 |
| 44.1 | Off success % | 50.4 |
| 9.7 | Off explosive % | 9.3 |
| 38.5 | 3rd-down conv % | 53.6 |
| 0.017 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.005 |
| 44.5 | Def success % allowed | 44.3 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken outWk 17 best ball playoffs
Coaching Intel
BAL staff
HCJesse Minter0–1 vs TaylorOCDeclan Doyle1–1 vs GoldenDCAnthony Weaver0–2 vs Pitcher
4th-down go 15.6% · PROE -6.9 · no-huddle 3.2%
CIN staff
HCZac Taylor1–0 vs MinterOCDan Pitcher2–0 vs WeaverDCAl Golden1–1 vs Doyle
4th-down go 17.2% · PROE +5.6 · no-huddle 3.1%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Jesse Minter0–1Zac TaylorTaylor leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | CIN @ BAL | 35–13 | 357–359 | Zac Taylor |
BAL offense vs CIN defense
Declan Doyle(OC)1–1Al Golden(DC)dead even2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | BAL | CIN | 13–35 | 359 | -22 | L |
| 2025-11-02 | CHI | CIN | 47–42 | 576 | +5 | W |
CIN offense vs BAL defense
Dan Pitcher(OC)2–0Anthony Weaver(DC)Pitcher leads2 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | CIN | BAL | 35–13 | 357 | +22 | W |
| 2025-12-21 | CIN | MIA | 45–21 | 407 | +24 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | CIN @ BAL | 35–13 | CIN | Zac Taylor / Jesse Minter |
| 2025-12-14 | BAL @ CIN | 24–0 | BAL | John Harbaugh / Zac Taylor |
| 2025-11-27 | CIN @ BAL | 32–14 | CIN | Zac Taylor / John Harbaugh |
| 2024-11-07 | CIN @ BAL | 34–35 | BAL | Zac Taylor / John Harbaugh |
| 2024-10-06 | BAL @ CIN | 41–38 | BAL | John Harbaugh / Zac Taylor |
| 2023-11-16 | CIN @ BAL | 20–34 | BAL | Zac Taylor / John Harbaugh |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded