NFL Matchup Hub 2026 › Week 7 matchup

Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens

Week 7 · Sun, Oct 25 · Line: Ravens -3 (Circa)

Every number below comes from the two team pages. The highlighted side and the arrow mark the better number in each row; ties are marked even, n/a = nothing to compare yet. No predictions.

Side by side

BengalsRavens
#9Power rank ▶#3
3-2Record (straight up) ▶4-2
2-2-1Against the spread ◀2-3-1
1-1-1on the roadATS on the road / at home ◀0-2at home
1-0as underdogATS as favorite / underdog ◀1-3-1as favorite
+1pts per gameAvg. cover margin ◀-0.8pts per game
+19Point differential ▶+24
17.8avg. opp. rankStrength of schedule so far ◀21.3avg. opp. rank
#10Net EPA rank ▶#3

Strength of schedule: average power rank of opponents at kickoff, lower = tougher, so the tougher schedule is marked. EPA ranks: Weeks 2-6, #1 is best on both sides of the ball.

Bengals offense vs. Ravens defense

Bengals offenseRavens defense
#8EPA per play even#8
#7Dropback EPA ◀#13
#23Rush EPA ▶#10
#8Success rate ◀#12
#726.0% of dropbacksPressure rate allowed vs. pressure rate ◀#1928.8% of dropbacks

Ravens offense vs. Bengals defense

Bengals defenseRavens offense
#15EPA per play ▶#7
#12Dropback EPA ▶#6
#19Rush EPA ▶#9
#16Success rate ▶#7
#732.2% of dropbacksPressure rate vs. pressure rate allowed ◀#2230.0% of dropbacks

Season so far

Every game in order, Week 1 first. Opp. rank = where I had the opponent in my power rankings in effect at kickoff. Recaps are mine, word for word.

Opponent's group in my power rankings at kickoff: Group A Group B Group C Group D Group F

Cincinnati Bengals

Week 1Sun, Sep 13 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Opp. rank #18Group C
W 33-27 Line -3.5 ATS: Covered (+2.5)

BENGALS 33, Buccaneers 27 (CIN -3.5). The Buccaneers gave this game away with four lost fumbles. They were down big, but made the game interesting. They couldn't get off the field on the final Cincinnati drive, however. 351-282 CIN, 5.6-5.4 CIN

Week 2Sun, Sep 20 at Houston Texans Opp. rank #5Group B
W 20-6 Line +2.5 ATS: Covered (+16.5)

Bengals 20, TEXANS 6 (HOU -2.5). The Texans botched some early scoring opportunities. The Bengals had two amazing touchdowns to Ja'Marr Chase, and then Cincinnati's pass rush smothered C.J. Stroud. 374-267 HOU, 4.8-4.5 HOU

Week 3Sun, Sep 27 at Pittsburgh Steelers Opp. rank #27Group D
L 27-30 Line -3.5 ATS: Did not cover (-6.5)

STEELERS 30, Bengals 27 (PIT +3.5). The Bengals couldn't stop Aaron Rodgers in the first half, but tightened up defensively for the most part in the second half. The Bengals had the lead twice and were set to get possession but they roughed the punter and later muffed the punt. Joe Burrow moved into field goal range at the end, but lost a strip-sack. 411-352 PIT, 7.0-6.3 PIT

Week 4Sun, Oct 4 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Opp. rank #7Group B
L 17-22 Line -2.5 ATS: Did not cover (-7.5)

Jaguars 22, BENGALS 17 (CIN -2.5). The Bengals lost Ja'Marr Chase early and Joe Burrow threw two interceptions. The Jaguars couldn't distance themselves because of countless penalties and mistakes. 437-323 CIN, 6.2-6.0 CIN

Week 5Sun, Oct 11 at Miami Dolphins Opp. rank #32Group F
W 31-24 Line -7 ATS: Push (0)

Bengals 31, DOLPHINS 24 (MIA +7). This was a 28-10 game after three quarters and a 31-18 game with two minutes left, but the Dolphins engineered a backdoor push and would have covered if they didn't miss the extra point. Malik Willis was awful for most of the game. 331-307 MIA, 5.2-4.9 MIA

Week 6Bye week

Baltimore Ravens

Week 1Sun, Sep 13 at Indianapolis Colts Opp. rank #20Group C
W 41-23 Line -3.5 ATS: Covered (+14.5)

Ravens 41, COLTS 23 (IND +3.5). The Ravens dominated this game with so many big plays from the three primary players. This was a 28-6 game when the Colts did stuff in garbage time. 506-251 BAL, 7.9-4.7 BAL

Week 2Sun, Sep 20 vs. New Orleans Saints Opp. rank #23Group D
L 17-24 Line -8.5 ATS: Did not cover (-15.5)

Saints 24, RAVENS 17 (BAL -8.5). The Ravens got out to an early double-digit lead and could have led by more if they didn't make mistakes, but they fell asleep at the wheel in the second half, allowing Tyler Shough to mount a great comeback. 312-298 BAL, 5.6-4.7 BAL

Week 3Sun, Sep 27 vs. Dallas Cowboys (neutral) Opp. rank #16Group C
W 34-31 Line -3 ATS: Push (0)

Ravens 34, Cowboys 31 (DAL +3). This was a back-and-forth game where the Cowboys went up 10, and then the Ravens were up 11. They exchanged leads in the fourth quarter but this game was tied at 31 with seven seconds remaining. Lamar Jackson hit Zay Flowers for 26 yards, setting up Tyler Loop for a 56-yard kick that went through. 415-378 DAL, 6.5-5.8 BAL

Week 4Sun, Oct 4 vs. Tennessee Titans Opp. rank #31Group F
W 24-18 Line -11.5 ATS: Did not cover (-5.5)

RAVENS 24, Titans 18 (BAL -11.5). The Ravens were up 24-7 at halftime, as the Titans had no answer for Lamar Jackson. Jackson got hurt right before halftime, and the Ravens didn't score a single time in the second half. The Titans got a garbage-time back-door cover at the end. 384-297 BAL, 6.3-5.1 BAL

Week 5Sun, Oct 11 at Atlanta Falcons Opp. rank #15Group C
W 30-23 Line +3.5 ATS: Covered (+10.5)

Ravens 30, FALCONS 23 (ATL -3.5). The Falcons led for most of the game because of Mark Andrews' mistakes, but Tyler Huntley caught fire at the end of the game leading drives to tie at the end of regulation and in overtime to win it. Michael Penix got hurt at the end. 391-367 BAL, 5.7-5.5 ATL

Week 6Sun, Oct 18 at Cleveland Browns Opp. rank #23Group D
L 10-13 Line -5.5 ATS: Did not cover (-8.5)

BROWNS 13, Ravens 10 (CLE +5.5). The Ravens ran well with Derrick Henry early in the game, going up 10-0. They forgot to run him in the second half and couldn't do anything offensively in the second half. The Browns eventually got enough together to win with a field goal at the end. 237-235 CLE, 4.1-4.0 BAL

Injuries

Cincinnati Bengals

QBs

  • Joe Burrow LLF 2

WR/TE

  • Ja'Marr Chase DLF 5
  • Tee Higgins DDF 5

OL

  • Dalton Risner DDF 4

Int DL

  • B.J. Hill DLD 2 (out)
  • B.J. Hill out 3

Pass Rush

  • Shemar Stewart out 1
  • Shemar Stewart returns 2

Safeties

  • Kyle Dugger out 1-2
  • Kyle Dugger returns 3
  • Kyle Dugger out 4-5
  • Bryan Cook LLL 4 (out)
  • Bryan Cook DLF 5

Baltimore Ravens

QBs

  • Lamar Jackson out 5-6

WR/TE

  • Ja'Kobi Lane out 2-5
  • Zay Flowers out 2
  • Zay Flowers DDL 3 (returns)
  • Zay Flowers LFL 4 (in)
  • Zay Flowers LLL 5 (in)
  • Ja'Kobi Lane FFF 6

OL

  • Danny Pinter out 1-IR
  • John Simpson DDL 2 (in)
  • Ronnie Stanley DDL 2 (in)
  • Ronnie Stanley out 3
  • Ronnie Stanley LLD 4 (returns)
  • Ethan Pocic out 4-IR
  • Jovaughn Gwym out 4-IR
  • Cam Jurgens added 5
  • Cam Jurgens out 5-6
  • Andrew Vorhees DLL 5 (out)
  • Andrew Vorhees LLL 6

Int DL

  • Nnamdi Madubuike out 1-2
  • Nnamdi Madubuike returns 3

Pass Rush

  • Trey Hendrickson DDL 2 (in)
  • Trey Hendrickson out 4-5
  • Trey Hendrickson returns 6

LBs

  • Teddye Buchanan out 1-2
  • Teddye Buchanan returns 3

CBs

  • Marlon Humphrey DDL 5 (in)

Key: F = Full in practice · L = Limited in practice · D = Did not practice · IR = Injured Reserve · PUP = Physically unable to perform · CE = Commissioner's Exempt List. Numbers are game weeks.