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Week 13 · 2026-12-06 · 13:00 · Huntington Bank Field (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: CIN 55 CLE
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

CIN OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
CLE 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
CLE OFFENSE vs CIN DEFENSE
CIN DEFENSE CLE OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 41% 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

CIN OFFENSE vs CLE DEFENSE
-0.03 #23 Pass attack DEF +19 #4 -0.13
+0.02 #8 Run game even #5 -0.05
250 #7 Pass yards even #3 189
94 #29 Rush yards DEF +13 #16 116
2.1 #14 Pass pro vs rush DEF +11 #3 3.1
44% #5 3rd down even #8 37%
76% #1 Red zone OFF +19 #20 66%
CLE OFFENSE vs CIN DEFENSE
-0.29 #32 Pass attack even #28 +0.16
-0.05 #25 Run game even #29 +0.09
185 #31 Pass yards even #25 246
97 #27 Rush yards even #32 147
3.0 #26 Pass pro vs rush even #23 2.0
34% #28 3rd down even #27 44%
55% #28 Red zone even #26 69%
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

CIN PASS RUSH vs CLE PASS PRO
Myles Murphy DE 5.5 sacks '25
B.J. Hill DE 4.0 sacks '25
Jonathan Allen DE 3.5 sacks '25
3.0 #26 sacks allowed /g #3 2.0
CLE PASS RUSH vs CIN PASS PRO
Jared Verse DE 8.5 sacks '25
Maliek Collins DT 6.5 sacks '25
Alex Wright DE 5.5 sacks '25
2.1 #14 sacks allowed /g #23 3.1
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

CIN

Joe Burrow QB vs #4 PASS D 226.1 pass y/g 5/8
Chase Brown RB vs #5 RUN D 59.9 rush y/g 7/10
Ja'Marr Chase WR1 vs #4 PASS D 88.2 rec y/g 7/10
Tee Higgins WR2 vs #4 PASS D 56.4 rec y/g 7/10
Andrei Iosivas WR3 vs #4 PASS D 29.0 rec y/g 4/10
Mike Gesicki TE vs #4 PASS D 25.6 rec y/g 4/10

CLE

Deshaun Watson QB vs #28 PASS D pass y/g
Quinshon Judkins RB vs #29 RUN D 59.1 rush y/g 3/10
Jerry Jeudy WR1 vs #28 PASS D 35.4 rec y/g 4/10
KC Concepcion WR2 vs #28 PASS D rec y/g
Denzel Boston WR3 vs #28 PASS D rec y/g
Harold Fannin Jr. TE vs #28 PASS D 45.7 rec y/g 3/10
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.