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Week 14 · 2026-12-13 · 16:25 · Paycor Stadium (outdoors) · fieldturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: KAN 33 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

KAN OFFENSE vs CIN DEFENSE
CIN DEFENSE KAN OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 40% run Avg pace dual-threat QB
CIN OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
KAN 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

KAN OFFENSE vs CIN DEFENSE
+0.04 #14 Pass attack OFF +14 #28 +0.16
+0.03 #6 Run game OFF +23 #29 +0.09
232 #16 Pass yards OFF +9 #25 246
107 #25 Rush yards even #32 147
2.8 #22 Pass pro vs rush even #23 2.0
38% #23 3rd down even #27 44%
58% #25 Red zone even #26 69%
CIN OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
-0.03 #23 Pass attack DEF +8 #15 -0.00
+0.02 #8 Run game even #11 -0.04
250 #7 Pass yards even #8 205
94 #29 Rush yards DEF +20 #9 106
2.1 #14 Pass pro vs rush OFF +12 #26 1.9
44% #5 3rd down OFF +23 #28 44%
76% #1 Red zone even #6 55%
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

KAN PASS RUSH vs CIN PASS PRO
Chris Jones DE 7.0 sacks '25
George Karlaftis DE 6.0 sacks '25
Drue Tranquill LB 2.0 sacks '25
2.1 #14 sacks allowed /g #23 1.9
CIN PASS RUSH vs KAN PASS PRO
Myles Murphy DE 5.5 sacks '25
B.J. Hill DE 4.0 sacks '25
Jonathan Allen DE 3.5 sacks '25
2.8 #22 sacks allowed /g #26 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

KAN

Patrick Mahomes QB vs #28 PASS D 256.2 pass y/g 7/10
Kenneth Walker III RB 2025: SEA vs #29 RUN D 67.0 rush y/g 5/10
Rashee Rice WR1 vs #28 PASS D 71.4 rec y/g 4/8
Xavier Worthy WR2 vs #28 PASS D 38.0 rec y/g 5/10
Tyquan Thornton WR3 vs #28 PASS D 36.5 rec y/g 5/10
Travis Kelce TE vs #28 PASS D 50.1 rec y/g 4/10

CIN

Joe Burrow QB vs #15 PASS D 226.1 pass y/g 5/8
Chase Brown RB vs #11 RUN D 59.9 rush y/g 7/10
Ja'Marr Chase WR1 vs #15 PASS D 88.2 rec y/g 7/10
Tee Higgins WR2 vs #15 PASS D 56.4 rec y/g 7/10
Andrei Iosivas WR3 vs #15 PASS D 29.0 rec y/g 4/10
Mike Gesicki TE vs #15 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.