Bengals at Browns: Week 13 preview, odds and injuries

Week 13 · Sun, Dec 6 · Huntington Bank Field1 PM ET

at1 PMET · CBS

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 2:14 PM ET

The Cincinnati Bengals (6-2) visit the Cleveland Browns (5-4) on Sun, Dec 6, 1 PM ET at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH (Week 13, 2026 season), on CBS.

When and where is Bengals vs Browns?

Sun, Dec 6, 1 PM ET at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, OH. TV: CBS.

Who is injured for Bengals vs Browns?

Bengals: Kyle Dugger (S, questionable, quadriceps). Browns: Deshaun Watson (QB, questionable, concussion) and Maliek Collins (DT, questionable, elbow).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Bengals at Browns: Week 13 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-12-06-cin-at-cle (updated 2026-11-10).

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Regular season through week 12 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Bengals pass rush vs Browns pass protection
The Bengals' pass rush ranks 9th in sack rate (7.3% of dropbacks, 316 dropbacks faced) and faces a Browns pass protection ranked 32nd (10.8% sacked, 353 dropbacks).
32ndCLE offense23 spots apart9thCIN defense
2Bengals red-zone defense vs Browns red-zone offense
The Bengals' red-zone defense ranks 5th in red-zone touchdown rate (41% allowed, 29 trips faced) and faces a Browns red-zone offense ranked 31st (41%, 22 trips).
31stCLE offense26 spots apart5thCIN defense
3Bengals third-down offense vs Browns third-down defense
The Bengals' third-down offense ranks 1st in third-down conversion rate (54.6%, 97 third downs) against a Browns third-down defense ranked 16th (40.5% allowed, 126 third downs faced).
1stCIN offense15 spots apart16thCLE defense

When the Bengals have the ballEdge CIN · +12 ranks

CIN dropback offenseEPA per dropbackCLE pass defense

3rd+0.26322 dropbacks

-0.02 allowed336 dropbacks faced9th

CIN run gameEPA per rushCLE run defense

18th-0.10162 rushes

CIN +12

-0.02 allowed231 rushes faced30th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Browns have the ballEdge CIN · +8 ranks

CLE dropback offenseEPA per dropbackCIN pass defense

22nd-0.01353 dropbacks

CIN +8

+0.03 allowed316 dropbacks faced14th

CLE run gameEPA per rushCIN run defense

29th-0.22194 rushes

-0.04 allowed176 rushes faced24th

Third downEdge CIN · +15 ranks

CIN third-down offensethird-down conversion rateCLE third-down defense

1st54.6%97 third downs

CIN +15

40.5% allowed126 third downs faced16th

CLE third-down offensethird-down conversion rateCIN third-down defense

30th34.5%119 third downs

47.5% allowed101 third downs faced28th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge CIN · +26 ranks

CIN red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateCLE red-zone defense

5th66%32 trips

48% allowed29 trips faced9th

CLE red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateCIN red-zone defense

31st41%22 trips

CIN +26

41% allowed29 trips faced5th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge CIN · +14 ranks

CIN big-play offenseexplosive-play rateCLE defense against big plays

17th9.3%484 plays

CIN +14

11.3% allowed567 plays faced31st

CLE big-play offenseexplosive-play rateCIN defense against big plays

21st8.4%547 plays

CLE +9

11.2% allowed492 plays faced30th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge CIN · +23 ranks

CIN pass protectionsack rateCLE pass rush

8th4.7% sacked322 dropbacks

7.7% of dropbacks336 dropbacks faced6th

CLE pass protectionsack rateCIN pass rush

32nd10.8% sacked353 dropbacks

CIN +23

7.3% of dropbacks316 dropbacks faced9th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge CIN · +8 ranks

CIN ball securityturnovers per gameCLE takeaway defense

16th1.1 giveaways a game8 games

1.2 takeaways a game9 games15th

CLE ball securityturnovers per gameCIN takeaway defense

13th1.1 giveaways a game9 games

CIN +8

1.5 takeaways a game8 games5th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesCIN 0 · CLE 0 regulars out or doubtful

Bengals1 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QKyle DuggerS66% defense · 4 wk

Browns2 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QDeshaun WatsonQB99% offense · 8 wk
QMaliek CollinsDT62% defense · 8 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · CIN travels 223 mi

AwayBengals

7days since last game

223miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 12 vs NO · 13,298 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 223 mi

HomeBrowns

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 12 vs LV · 7,213 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: CIN 8 games, 484 offensive and 492 defensive plays · CLE 9 games, 547 offensive and 567 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32