Cincinnati BengalsvTampa Bay Buccaneers
Mon, 14 Sept 2026, 3:00 am AEST
Paycor Stadium · Forecast: · 33°C · 9 km/h wind
Match result
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 Bengals | 2025 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Played | 17 |
| 6 | Won | 8 |
| 0 | Drawn | 0 |
| 11 | Lost | 9 |
| 414 | Points for | 380 |
| 492 | Points against | 411 |
| LWWLL | Last 5 | WLLLL |
Key stats
- 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 Buccaneers23–34Cincinnati Bengals2022 · 19 Dec
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Defence vs position
2025 regular season - 2026 has no data yet.
| Conceded per game | Cincinnati Bengals | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
|---|---|---|
| Passing yards to QBs | 245.18th | 254.86th |
| Passing TDs to QBs | 1.86th | 1.86th |
| Rushing yards to RBs | 119.21st | 78.827th |
| Rushing TDs to RBs | 0.810th | 0.623rd |
| Receptions to RBs | 4.67th | 4.69th |
| Receiving yards to WRs | 115.230th | 147.610th |
| Receptions to WRs | 8.632nd | 11.710th |
| Receiving TDs to WRs | 0.529th | 0.820th |
| Receiving yards to TEs | 84.91st | 57.012th |
| Receptions to TEs | 6.81st | 5.98th |
Odds
Line4.5
| Selection | Best | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengals-4.5 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Buccaneers+4.5 | — | — | — | — |
Total points50.5
| Selection | Best | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Injury report
Out, Doubtful and Questionable designations only.
Nobody at either club carried an Out, Doubtful or Questionable designation in this round.