Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals
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6-2CIN
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Sunday 2027-01-10 · 13:00 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
CLE 7d · CIN 10d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
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 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 | Season efficiency | CIN |
|---|---|---|
| -0.084 | Off EPA / play | 0.142 |
| 41.3 | Off success % | 50.4 |
| 8.4 | Off explosive % | 9.3 |
| 34.5 | 3rd-down conv % | 53.6 |
| -0.02 | Def EPA / play allowed | 0.005 |
| 42.3 | Def success % allowed | 44.3 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
CLE staff
HCTodd MonkenOCTravis SwitzerDCMike Rutenberg
4th-down go 17.6% · PROE -0.9 · no-huddle 4.2%
CIN staff
HCZac TaylorOCDan PitcherDCAl Golden
4th-down go 17.2% · PROE +5.6 · no-huddle 3.1%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
CLE offense vs CIN defense
Travis Switzer(OC)vsAl Golden(DC)first career meeting
CIN offense vs CLE defense
Dan Pitcher(OC)vsMike Rutenberg(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