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Week 4 · 2026-10-04 · 13:00 · Paycor Stadium (outdoors) · fieldturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: JAC 03 CIN
Vegas line (context)
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

JAC OFFENSE vs CIN DEFENSE
CIN DEFENSE JAC OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 44% run Avg pace
CIN OFFENSE vs JAC DEFENSE
JAC DEFENSE CIN OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Pass-heavy · 35% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

JAC OFFENSE vs CIN DEFENSE
+0.06 #11 Pass attack OFF +17 #28 +0.16
-0.01 #18 Run game OFF +11 #29 +0.09
237 #11 Pass yards OFF +14 #25 246
115 #20 Rush yards OFF +12 #32 147
2.4 #20 Pass pro vs rush even #23 2.0
40% #18 3rd down OFF +9 #27 44%
65% #12 Red zone OFF +14 #26 69%
CIN OFFENSE vs JAC DEFENSE
-0.03 #23 Pass attack DEF +20 #3 -0.14
+0.02 #8 Run game even #13 -0.04
250 #7 Pass yards OFF +12 #19 231
94 #29 Rush yards DEF +28 #1 86
2.1 #14 Pass pro vs rush OFF +13 #27 1.9
44% #5 3rd down OFF +12 #17 41%
76% #1 Red zone OFF +24 #25 68%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

JAC PASS RUSH vs CIN PASS PRO
Josh Hines-Allen DE 9.0 sacks '25
Arik Armstead DE 5.5 sacks '25
Travon Walker DE 3.5 sacks '25
2.1 #14 sacks allowed /g #23 1.9
CIN PASS RUSH vs JAC PASS PRO
Myles Murphy DE 5.5 sacks '25
B.J. Hill DE 4.0 sacks '25
Jonathan Allen DE 3.5 sacks '25
2.4 #20 sacks allowed /g #27 2.0
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

JAC

Trevor Lawrence QB vs #28 PASS D 234.1 pass y/g 6/10
Bhayshul Tuten RB vs #29 RUN D 22.4 rush y/g 4/10
Brian Thomas Jr. WR1 vs #28 PASS D 48.5 rec y/g 5/10
Jakobi Meyers WR2 vs #28 PASS D 49.8 rec y/g 4/10
Parker Washington WR3 vs #28 PASS D 56.1 rec y/g 6/10
Brenton Strange TE vs #28 PASS D 42.2 rec y/g 5/10

CIN

Joe Burrow QB vs #3 PASS D 226.1 pass y/g 5/8
Chase Brown RB vs #13 RUN D 59.9 rush y/g 7/10
Ja'Marr Chase WR1 vs #3 PASS D 88.2 rec y/g 7/10
Tee Higgins WR2 vs #3 PASS D 56.4 rec y/g 7/10
Andrei Iosivas WR3 vs #3 PASS D 29.0 rec y/g 4/10
Mike Gesicki TE vs #3 PASS D 25.6 rec y/g 4/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.