Last Updated on setembro 21, 2026 4:01 pm by Erwin Noguera
Visão geral da equipe
Cincinnati’s 2025 season unraveled with Joe Burrow missing significant time and a defense that ranked among the league’s worst, leading to a 6-11 finish and a third straight year outside the playoffs. The offseason brought real investment on defense, with additions like Jonathan Allen, Boye Mafe, and Bryan Cook aimed at taking pressure off a offense that remains one of the most explosive in football when Burrow is healthy.
The Bengals have arguably the league’s best receiver duo and a favorable schedule working in their favor, but their season still hinges on one thing: keeping their franchise quarterback upright for all seventeen games.
Análise da linha ofensiva
Right tackle Amarius Mims took a step forward in his second season and is being counted on to keep developing, while left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. looks to bounce back toward his Kansas City form after re-signed guard Dalton Risner joins center Ted Karras and third-year guard Dylan Fairchild on the interior. Protection has been a recurring issue for Burrow throughout his career, so how this rebuilt group holds up will go a long way toward determining whether Cincinnati’s offense reaches its ceiling.
Análise da Linha Defensiva
Cincinnati’s defense was the offense’s biggest liability in 2025, and the front office responded by bringing in Jonathan Allen to pair with Boye Mafe and second-round rookie Cashius Howell on the edge, tasked with replacing the production lost when Trey Hendrickson departed in free agency. Until this retooled front proves it can generate pressure without last year’s sack leader, the Bengals’ defense remains the swing factor between a playoff team and another disappointing finish.
Temporada da NFL de 2026
Semana 1
Bengals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Sunday, September 13 | 1:00 PM ET | Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati opens as a healthy home favorite at -198 on the moneyline against Tampa Bay’s +164, with the total set at 50.5 points, one of the highest on the Week 1 slate. That elevated number reflects the firepower on both sides of the ball, with Burrow and Cincinnati’s receiver duo squaring off against a Buccaneers offense capable of putting up points of its own.
A healthy Burrow at home against a good-not-great Buccaneers defense sets up as an ideal spot for the Bengals to open the season with a statement win.
Semana 2
Bengals x Houston Texans | Domingo, 20 de setembro | 13h (horário do leste dos EUA) | NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Cincinnati hits the road as a short underdog at +124 on the moneyline against Houston’s -148, with the spread at -2.5 and the total set at 47.5 points. Both teams are coming off opening weekend results that cut against expectations, with the Bengals handling Tampa Bay at home while the Texans surrendered 36 points to Buffalo in a comeback loss, an alarming showing for a defense that led the NFL in EPA per play a season ago.
A healthy Burrow getting points against a Houston defense that just gave up its worst number in over a year is a spot worth backing, and Cincinnati is live to leave NRG at 2-0.
Semana 3
Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers | Sunday, September 27 | 1:00 PM ET | Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA
Cincinnati crosses the division line as a road favorite for the first time this season, priced at -170 on the moneyline against Pittsburgh’s +142, with the spread at -3.5 and the total set at 43.5 points. The Bengals are 2-0 after handling Houston 20-6 at NRG, a game in which Joe Burrow found Ja’Marr Chase for two touchdowns and the Cincinnati defense held the Texans to a single field goal’s worth of trouble all afternoon. Pittsburgh arrive at 1-1 and in worse shape than the record suggests, having opened with a 20-13 win over Atlanta before managing just three points in a 20-3 defeat at New England.
The market has moved a long way on Cincinnati in seven days, flipping them from a +124 underdog in Houston to a road favorite laying more than a field goal at Acrisure. That number is the question worth asking, because Pittsburgh have lost this fixture at home plenty of times without ever being a comfortable fade, and a 43.5 total points to exactly the kind of low-scoring division game that keeps bad teams alive. Cincinnati are the better side right now and should win it, just not by as much as the price implies.
Chances de ganhar a divisão e o Super Bowl
– Probabilidades de ganhar na AFC North: +200
– Chances de ganhar o Super Bowl: +2000
Previsões
– Registro geral: 10-7
– Chances de playoff: A solid bet to return to the postseason as a wild card
– Chances do Super Bowl: A long shot until the defense proves it can hold up against top competition
Cincinnati’s ceiling is as high as any team in the division when Burrow is on the field, but its floor is just as low if he isn’t. Look for the Bengals to be in the wild card mix all season, with their February outlook coming down to health and how quickly the new-look defense comes together.
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