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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 14 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Paycor Stadium

CINvsKC

Bengals offensevsChiefs defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Bengals, 7 for Chiefs. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

KC offenseCIN offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Clean pockets

Bengals take a sack on 5% of dropbacks (8th). Chiefs get home on 4% (31st). League average is 7%.

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Chiefs are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.62 EPA per attempt. Bengals send 3% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Ground game stalls

Bengals average 3.7 yards per carry (26th). Chiefs allow 3.4 (2nd).

04
Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Bengals succeed on 50% of plays (2nd) against a defense that allows 40% (4th).

Players to watch

KC Chiefs

15Patrick MahomesQB · 154/232 · 1795 yds · 12 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.14 · 14th9Kenneth Walker IIIRB · 141 car · 770 yds · 8 TD · 22 recEPA per touch +0.05 · 14th87Travis KelceTE · 29 rec · 410 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target +0.52 · 7th1Xavier WorthyWR · 27 rec · 230 yds · 1 TD · 41 tgtEPA per target -0.0656George KarlaftisLeft Defensive End · 24 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 8 PD2 sacks20Nohl WilliamsLeft Cornerback · 32 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 7 PD1 INT

CIN Bengals

9Joe BurrowQB · 195/267 · 2115 yds · 20 TD · 6 INTEPA per dropback +0.24 · 7th30Chase BrownRB · 94 car · 340 yds · 1 TD · 36 recEPA per touch -0.211Ja'Marr ChaseWR · 43 rec · 492 yds · 6 TD · 61 tgtEPA per target +0.46 · 24th5Tee HigginsWR · 43 rec · 726 yds · 4 TD · 61 tgtEPA per target +0.85 · 3rd53Boye MafeLeft Defensive End · 18 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD5.5 sacks · T-9th in the NFL27Jordan BattleStrong Safety · 49 tackles · 3 INT · 6 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL
The series · Chiefs and Bengals since 1999, and this season's records15 meetings

The Bengals lead the series 9–6 since 1999 (they first met in 2003). The Chiefs have won the last 3. Sep 15, 2024, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium: the Chiefs won 26–25. Patrick Mahomes started at quarterback for the Chiefs and Joe Burrow for the Bengals; Andy Reid and Zac Taylor coached.

Chiefs at home6–3the Chiefs' record
In Cincinnati0–6the Chiefs' record
Most pointsChiefs 45 · Bengals 362018 · 2015
Biggest winChiefs by 35 · Bengals by 222018 · 2012
Playoffs1–1the Chiefs' record

The last 5

2024 · Wk 2CIN 25 at KC 26
2023 · Wk 17CIN 17 at KC 25
2022 · Wk 21 · playoffsCIN 20 at KC 23
2022 · Wk 13KC 24 at CIN 27
2021 · Wk 21 · OT · playoffsCIN 27 at KC 24

2026 records

ChiefsBengals
Overall5–25–2
Division3–11–1
Conference5–14–2
Other conference0–11–0
Home3–02–1
Away2–23–1
Last 5WWWLLLLWWW
StreakLost 2Won 3
Points a game23.9 – 18.729.4 – 22.6

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Chiefs' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Bengals offense against the Chiefs defenseDepth charts
Chiefs defense · 4-3 DBengals offense · 3WR 1TE75Brown63Fairchild64Karras66Risner71Mims88Gesicki9Burrow30Brown1Chase81Meyers5Higgins91Anudike-Uzomah92Tonga95Jones56Karlaftis23Tranquill32Bolton31Bassa5Delane20Williams22Canady27Conner17Gilman

Bengals offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBJoe Burrow#9 · 195/267 · 2115 yds · 20 TD · 6 INT
  • RBChase Brown#30 · 94 car · 340 yds · 1 TD · 36 rec
  • WRJa'Marr Chase#1 · 43 rec · 492 yds · 6 TD · 61 tgt
  • WRTee Higgins#5 · 43 rec · 726 yds · 4 TD · 61 tgt
  • WRDohnte Meyers#81 · 16 rec · 175 yds · 0 TD · 23 tgt
  • TEMike Gesicki#88 · 17 rec · 241 yds · 6 TD · 24 tgt
  • LTOrlando Brown Jr.#75
  • LGDylan Fairchild#63
  • CTed Karras#64
  • RGDalton Risner#66
  • RTAmarius Mims#71

Chiefs defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEFelix Anudike-Uzomah#91 · 11 tackles · 1 sack
  • RDTKhyiris Tonga#92 · 13 tackles · 1 PD
  • LDTChris Jones#95 · 13 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 2 PD
  • LDEGeorge Karlaftis#56 · 24 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 8 PD
  • WLBDrue Tranquill#23 · 52 tackles · 2 PD
  • MLBNick Bolton#32 · 67 tackles · 2 PD
  • SLBJeffrey Bassa#31 · 14 tackles
  • RCBMansoor Delane#5 · 26 tackles · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • LCBNohl Williams#20 · 32 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • NBJadon Canady#22 · 3 tackles
  • SSChamarri Conner#27 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • FSAlohi Gilman#17 · 29 tackles · 1 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · CIN offense against KC defense
StatCIN CIN offFavors CIN · Favors KCKC KC def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.12#5
-0.04#10+0.00
Success rate
50%#2
40%#444%
Yards per play
6.0#6
5.1#85.4
Explosive play rate
9%#21
8%#99%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.23#5
-0.01#12+0.03
Sack rate
5%#8
4%#317%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.13#22
-0.13#9-0.08
Yards per carry
3.7#26
3.4#24.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
55%#1
40%#1541%
Red zone TD rate
68%#9
42%#461%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
211#1
121#3147
TE yards per game
54#17
66#2555
TE targets per game
7.0#21
10.0#317.6
RB receiving yards per game
37#10
42#2632
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Bengals: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+1.003% of throws
+2.373% of throws
+0.8111% of throws
Short
+0.2429% of throws
+0.1418% of throws
+0.0836% of throws

Chiefs: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6220 throws
+0.2611 throws
-0.137 throws
Short
-0.1559 throws
+0.1358 throws
-0.0386 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.