Ravens at Bengals: Week 17 preview, odds and injuries

Week 17 · Thu, Dec 31 · Paycor Stadium8:15 PM ET

at8:15 PMET · Prime Video

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 4:15 PM ET

The Baltimore Ravens (4-5) visit the Cincinnati Bengals (6-2) on Thu, Dec 31, 8:15 PM ET at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH (Week 17, 2026 season), on Prime Video.

When and where is Ravens vs Bengals?

Thu, Dec 31, 8:15 PM ET at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. TV: Prime Video.

Who is injured for Ravens vs Bengals?

Ravens: Adisa Isaac (LB, questionable, hamstring), Jaylinn Hawkins (S, questionable, knee), Kyle Hamilton (S, questionable, hip) and Nate Wiggins (CB, questionable, illness). Bengals: Kyle Dugger (S, questionable, quadriceps).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Ravens at Bengals: Week 17 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-12-31-bal-at-cin (updated 2026-11-10).

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Regular season through week 16 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Bengals dropback offense vs Ravens pass defense
The Bengals' dropback offense ranks 3rd in EPA per dropback (+0.26, 322 dropbacks) against a Ravens pass defense ranked 21st (+0.08 allowed, 329 dropbacks faced).
3rdCIN offense18 spots apart21stBAL defense
2Ravens big-play offense vs Bengals defense against big plays
The Ravens' big-play offense ranks 13th in explosive-play rate (9.7%, 528 plays) against a Bengals defense against big plays ranked 30th (11.2% allowed, 492 plays faced).
13thBAL offense17 spots apart30thCIN defense
3Bengals pass rush vs Ravens pass protection
The Bengals' pass rush ranks 9th in sack rate (7.3% of dropbacks, 316 dropbacks faced) and faces a Ravens pass protection ranked 24th (7.9% sacked, 290 dropbacks).
24thBAL offense15 spots apart9thCIN defense

When the Ravens have the ballEdge BAL · +8 ranks

BAL dropback offenseEPA per dropbackCIN pass defense

18th+0.03290 dropbacks

+0.03 allowed316 dropbacks faced14th

BAL run gameEPA per rushCIN run defense

16th-0.07238 rushes

BAL +8

-0.04 allowed176 rushes faced24th

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

When the Bengals have the ballEdge CIN · +18 ranks

CIN dropback offenseEPA per dropbackBAL pass defense

3rd+0.26322 dropbacks

CIN +18

+0.08 allowed329 dropbacks faced21st

CIN run gameEPA per rushBAL run defense

18th-0.10162 rushes

-0.07 allowed224 rushes faced19th

Third downEdge CIN · +12 ranks

BAL third-down offensethird-down conversion rateCIN third-down defense

18th38.5%109 third downs

BAL +10

47.5% allowed101 third downs faced28th

CIN third-down offensethird-down conversion rateBAL third-down defense

1st54.6%97 third downs

CIN +12

39.0% allowed118 third downs faced13th

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

Red zoneEdge CIN · +17 ranks

BAL red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateCIN red-zone defense

15th59%27 trips

CIN +10

41% allowed29 trips faced5th

CIN red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateBAL red-zone defense

5th66%32 trips

CIN +17

64% allowed33 trips faced22nd

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 BAL · +17 ranks

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

13th9.7%528 plays

BAL +17

11.2% allowed492 plays faced30th

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

17th9.3%484 plays

BAL +8

7.8% allowed553 plays faced9th

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

Pressure & sacksEdge CIN · +15 ranks

BAL pass protectionsack rateCIN pass rush

24th7.9% sacked290 dropbacks

CIN +15

7.3% of dropbacks316 dropbacks faced9th

CIN pass protectionsack rateBAL pass rush

8th4.7% sacked322 dropbacks

CIN +14

5.2% of dropbacks329 dropbacks faced22nd

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

BAL ball securityturnovers per gameCIN takeaway defense

13th1.1 giveaways a game9 games

CIN +8

1.5 takeaways a game8 games5th

CIN ball securityturnovers per gameBAL takeaway defense

16th1.1 giveaways a game8 games

1.0 takeaways a game9 games22nd

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

AbsencesBAL 0 · CIN 0 regulars out or doubtful

Ravens4 listed

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

QNate WigginsCB95% defense · 8 wk
QKyle HamiltonS92% defense · 9 wk
QJaylinn HawkinsS81% defense · 6 wk
QAdisa IsaacLBno snaps

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

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

Rest & travelSame rest · BAL travels 423 mi

AwayRavens

4days since last game

423miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 16 vs CLE · 12,937 mi flown this season

Thursday after Sunday

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 423 mi

HomeBengals

4days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 16 at IND · Indianapolis · 13,298 mi flown this season

Thursday after Sunday

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: BAL 9 games, 528 offensive and 553 defensive plays · CIN 8 games, 484 offensive and 492 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