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Cincinnati BengalsvTampa Bay Buccaneers

Mon, 14 Sept 2026, 3:00 am AEST

Paycor Stadium · Forecast: · 33°C · 9 km/h wind

2026 · Week 1

Match result

54% Cincinnati Bengals46% Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Points

Cincinnati Bengals

25.3

expected points

49.4 total

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

24.1

Cincinnati Bengals by 1.2 on the model’s numbers

  • Cincinnati Bengals -4.5Unlikely40%@ 2.05
  • Over 50.5 pointsEven47%@ 1.95
  • team ratings only; a starting quarterback change is not in this number

Season comparison

2026 has no stat lines yet, so these are 2025 figures.

Cincinnati Bengals2025Tampa Bay Buccaneers
17Played17
6Won8
0Drawn0
11Lost9
414Points for380
492Points against411
LWWLLLast 5WLLLL

Key stats

Cincinnati BengalsPer match · 2025Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • 343.2Total yards335.4

    Total yards: Cincinnati Bengals 343.2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 335.4. Passing plus rushing. Not a published column -- summed here so it means the same thing everywhere it appears.

  • 249.6Passing yards220.9

    Passing yards: Cincinnati Bengals 249.6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 220.9. Net of sacks, as the league counts it.

  • 93.6Rushing yards114.5

    Rushing yards: Cincinnati Bengals 93.6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 114.5. Yards gained on the ground.

  • 18.5First downs17

    First downs: Cincinnati Bengals 18.5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17. Passing and rushing only — a first down awarded by penalty is not published and is not counted.

  • 2.0Sacks2.2

    Sacks: Cincinnati Bengals 2.0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2.2. Sacks by this defence.

  • 4.6QB hits5.3

    QB hits: Cincinnati Bengals 4.6, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5.3. Hits on the opposing quarterback, sacks included.

  • 3.3Tackles for loss4.9

    Tackles for loss: Cincinnati Bengals 3.3, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4.9. Runs and short passes stopped behind the line.

  • 1.2Takeaways1.4

    Takeaways: Cincinnati Bengals 1.2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1.4. Interceptions caught plus opposition fumbles recovered.

  • 5.2Penalties5.6

    Penalties: Cincinnati Bengals 5.2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5.6. Penalties accepted against this team.

  • 37.2Penalty yards43.4

    Penalty yards: Cincinnati Bengals 37.2, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 43.4. Yards conceded to penalties.

  • 0.8Passing EPA-0.7

    Passing EPA: Cincinnati Bengals 0.8, Tampa Bay Buccaneers -0.7. Expected points added by the passing game. Above nought is better than an average offence would have managed from the same downs.

  • 0.4Rushing EPA0.0

    Rushing EPA: Cincinnati Bengals 0.4, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0.0. The same for the running game.

Head to head

1 Cincinnati Bengals · 0 drawn · 0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers1 meeting on record, 57.0 points a game

  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers2334Cincinnati Bengals2022 · 19 Dec

Players to watch

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Defence vs position

2025 regular season - 2026 has no data yet.

Conceded per gameCincinnati BengalsTampa Bay Buccaneers
Passing yards to QBs245.18th254.86th
Passing TDs to QBs1.86th1.86th
Rushing yards to RBs119.21st78.827th
Rushing TDs to RBs0.810th0.623rd
Receptions to RBs4.67th4.69th
Receiving yards to WRs115.230th147.610th
Receptions to WRs8.632nd11.710th
Receiving TDs to WRs0.529th0.820th
Receiving yards to TEs84.91st57.012th
Receptions to TEs6.81st5.98th
Rank 1 of 32 concedes the MOST, so a low rank is a soft matchup for that position and not a strong defence.

Odds

Line4.5

SelectionBestBetRightBetrDabbleLadbrokesPointsBetSportsbetTABUnibetbet365
Bengals-4.5
Buccaneers+4.5

Total points50.5

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Over
Under

Injury report

Out, Doubtful and Questionable designations only.

Nobody at either club carried an Out, Doubtful or Questionable designation in this round.