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Week 17 · 2026-12-31 · 20:15 · Paycor Stadium (outdoors) · fieldturf
Last 5 yrs H2H: BAL 65 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

BAL OFFENSE vs CIN DEFENSE
CIN DEFENSE BAL OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Run-heavy · 51% run Ball-control dual-threat QB
CIN OFFENSE vs BAL DEFENSE
BAL 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

BAL OFFENSE vs CIN DEFENSE
-0.04 #24 Pass attack even #28 +0.16
+0.10 #2 Run game OFF +27 #29 +0.09
193 #28 Pass yards even #25 246
157 #2 Rush yards OFF +30 #32 147
2.6 #21 Pass pro vs rush even #23 2.0
41% #15 3rd down OFF +12 #27 44%
60% #22 Red zone even #26 69%
CIN OFFENSE vs BAL DEFENSE
-0.03 #23 Pass attack even #21 +0.07
+0.02 #8 Run game even #7 -0.05
250 #7 Pass yards OFF +22 #29 259
94 #29 Rush yards DEF +19 #10 107
2.1 #14 Pass pro vs rush OFF +16 #30 1.8
44% #5 3rd down even #10 38%
76% #1 Red zone even #7 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

BAL PASS RUSH vs CIN PASS PRO
Calais Campbell DE 6.5 sacks '25
Travis Jones DT 5.0 sacks '25
Tavius Robinson LB 4.5 sacks '25
2.1 #14 sacks allowed /g #23 1.8
CIN PASS RUSH vs BAL PASS PRO
Myles Murphy DE 5.5 sacks '25
B.J. Hill DE 4.0 sacks '25
Jonathan Allen DE 3.5 sacks '25
2.6 #21 sacks allowed /g #30 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

BAL

Lamar Jackson QB vs #28 PASS D 196.1 pass y/g 4/10
Derrick Henry RB vs #29 RUN D 93.8 rush y/g 7/10
Zay Flowers WR1 vs #28 PASS D 71.2 rec y/g 5/10
Rashod Bateman WR2 vs #28 PASS D 17.2 rec y/g 3/10
Devontez Walker WR3 vs #28 PASS D 17.0 rec y/g 4/8
Mark Andrews TE vs #28 PASS D 24.8 rec y/g 3/10

CIN

Joe Burrow QB vs #21 PASS D 226.1 pass y/g 5/8
Chase Brown RB vs #7 RUN D 59.9 rush y/g 7/10
Ja'Marr Chase WR1 vs #21 PASS D 88.2 rec y/g 7/10
Tee Higgins WR2 vs #21 PASS D 56.4 rec y/g 7/10
Andrei Iosivas WR3 vs #21 PASS D 29.0 rec y/g 4/10
Mike Gesicki TE vs #21 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.