2026 Week 5 · Final
Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins, final 31–24
Pregame first read
CIN pass defense has the stronger league profile.
MIA passing attack #30/32 · CIN pass defense #8/32 · 143 offense / 181 defense EPA plays.
Principal uncertainty · The model’s 80% range includes either team winning.
- Model spread
- CIN -9.5
- Model total
- 44
- 80% range (MIA margin)
- -24.3 to +9.9
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 BurrowCIN190 pass yds
- RushingOllie Gordon IIMIA88 rush yds
- ReceivingJa'Marr ChaseCIN77 rec yds
Unit matchups
Rank among qualified teams by EPA per play, from each team's last five games before kickoff.
- MIA passing attack#30/32CIN pass defense#8/32
- MIA run game#26/32CIN run defense#13/32
- CIN passing attack#15/32MIA pass defense#30/32
- CIN run game#11/32MIA run defense#16/32
Players to watch
Per-game averages from 2026 games before kickoff, minimum two games. Availability is not verified.
CINCincinnati Bengals
- Joe BurrowQB · 4 games293pass yds/g
- Chase BrownRB · 4 games51.8rush yds/g
- Tee HigginsWR · 4 games100rec yds/g
- Ja'Marr ChaseWR · 4 games53rec yds/g
MIAMiami Dolphins
- Malik WillisQB · 4 games178pass yds/g
- Ollie Gordon IIRB · 3 games49.3rush yds/g
- Caleb DouglasWR · 2 games56.5rec yds/g
- Malik WashingtonWR · 4 games54.8rec yds/g