2024 Week 14 · Final
Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys, final 27–20
Pregame first read
CIN run game has the stronger league profile.
CIN run game #20/32 · DAL run defense #31/32 · 104 offense / 136 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- CIN -5
- Model total
- 53.5
- 80% range (DAL margin)
- -18.7 to +13.3
League profiles describe different prior opponents. They do not measure this game’s head-to-head outcome. The model is a historical scoring estimate, not a betting line, and it does not know injuries or availability.
Recorded leaders
- PassingJoe BurrowCIN369 pass yds
- RushingRico DowdleDAL131 rush yds
- ReceivingJa'Marr ChaseCIN177 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- DAL passing attack#31/32CIN pass defense#31/32
- DAL run game#31/32CIN run defense#23/32
- CIN passing attack#10/32DAL pass defense#2/32
- CIN run game#20/32DAL run defense#31/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2024 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
CINCincinnati Bengals
- Joe BurrowQB · 12 games278pass yds/g
- Chase BrownRB · 12 games56.4rush yds/g
- Ja'Marr ChaseWR · 12 games95.2rec yds/g
- Tee HigginsWR · 7 games79.7rec yds/g
DALDallas Cowboys
- Dak PrescottQB · 8 games247pass yds/g
- Rico DowdleRB · 11 games54.5rush yds/g
- CeeDee LambWR · 12 games73.3rec yds/g
- Jake FergusonTE · 9 games41rec yds/g